5 technologies that have changed our lives are email, iPods, smartphones, Facebook and other social media, and Skype. Email allows communication without barriers of distance or time but lacks personalization. iPods store vast music libraries portably but reduce aesthetic album experiences. Smartphones integrate computer functions into phones, enabling constant connectivity but reducing eye contact. Facebook and social media enable immediate sharing and connections but risk oversharing and lack of time. Skype enables video calls internationally but can feel intrusive with spotty connections. Emerging technologies discussed include Google Glass, smartwatches, geolocation services, 3D printing, and Google Fiber's ultra-fast internet.

1. 5 Technologies that
have changed our lives
• And 5 that we are really
excited about seeing!

2. EMAIL
• When was the last time you bought stamps?
• Some advantages of Email
– Distance is no factor
– Time is no factor
– Can send to multiple people at
once
• Some disadvantages of Email
– A birthday card by Email?
– Reply all, whoops!
– Less personal

3. iPods
• Instead of 5 shelves of albums, you have one iPod
• Advantages of iPods:
– All of your music is within reach
– Portable: Can be played anywhere
– Playlists for events and parties
– Can get music directly from Internet
• Disadvantages of iPods
– Aesthetic experience of holding the
new album
– Less value

4. Smartphones
• Phones are no longer just for talking
• Advantages:
– Can do everything that a computer can do
– No such time as “dead time”
– Find everything (files, pictures)
– Latest news, weather, games
– Great resource for price checking
• Disadvantages:
– Less eye contact
– More accidents

5. Facebook (and other social media)
• Watch the grandkids grow up before your eyes
• Advantages of Facebook:
– Immediate updates on family & friends
– Touch bases with people from past
– Create events and track attendees
– Send private, instant messages
– Chat with a group of users at once
• Disadvantages of Facebook:
– Too much information?
– Not enough time for it all

6. Skype
• Video calling is finally here!
• Advantages:
– Keep in touch with loved ones, see
how they are really doing
– Conference instead of face to face
– Can talk with several at once
– Can be used in place of a home
phone, and used internationally
• Disadvantages:
– Intrusive?
– Connections not always so good

7. And now some highly
anticipated technologies

8. Google Glass
• Think of a computer without the computer
• What is it? Take a look!
• Consider the possibilities:
– Interactive Gaming
– Skype without a computer
– Quick reference
– Navigating
– Driver’s education (in a simulator!)

9. Smartwatch
• Now, think of a computer that you wear on your wrist
• Curious? Take a look!
• What can you do with it?
– Everything that you do with your computer
– And, things like unlock doors, operate
speakers in your home, access control
panels in home
– Can integrate with features like sleep
analysis, fingerprint sensors and other health
data

10. Geolocation
• Goodbye privacy, Hello real time advertising
• Previously, Internet helped us find the What
• Geolocation technology provides the who, where
and when
• Works with social networking such as 4Square
which provides “check in” potential
• Possible uses:
– Marketing to the person based on
where they are and what they like
– Find your friends who are nearby
– Provide reviews on businesses
– Find local deals

11. 3D Printing
• And you thought ink was expensive!
• How can we explain it? Try this short video.
• If you can sketch it, you can create it
• Think of the possibilities:
– Plastic toys that look like the kids
– Quick replacement parts
– Medical implants (yes, it is
possible!)
– Quick prototypes for inventions

12. Google Fiber
• Internet for all (quick and free to boot!)
• Superfast (up to 1000 Mb/sec, compared to
average 10Mb/sec most of us have)
• OK, so it is only in one place now (Kansas City)
• And, there have been some problems
• Main problems: Infrastructure and money
• Good news: Other providers are searching for
similar products (Gigabit Squared in Chicago)
• Note on Gigabit Squared: They are working with
senior care service that uses 2 way video to reduce
costs of health care. Allows recently released
patients to confer with doctors from home.

13. Bottom line on technologies
• New technologies are cropping up quicker than we
can develop them
• Technologies on the horizon may not become
viable
• And a future technology that can change our world
may be completely out of our range now
• Exciting though to consider all of the possibilities.

14. Thanks for listening!