The document discusses communication technology of the past, present, and future. In 2004, smartphones and social media did not exist yet and communication was different. By 2014, smartphones became common and communication shifted to texting, email, and social media. The document predicts that by 2024, printed books will be rare, hologram phones will replace touchscreens, virtual classrooms and remote work will be popular, and entertainment will be streamed. A new technology allowing devices to be controlled by thoughts will also be introduced.

1. Welcome to the Year
2024
Danielle Nall
COMM 303-50

2. Before we dive into what the future of
communication technology holds for us,
let’s first compare what our world of
technology was like 10 years ago, in 2004.

3. 2004
• No Smart Phones
– The iPhone was not released until 2007.
• Online bookings
– In 2004, it was finally becoming more common to book
hotels online instead of calling to reserve.
• No YouTube
– YouTube would wait another year to open for use.
• Razrs
– The Motorola Razr was the phone to have!
• What’s Facebook and Twitter?
– Social media sites we use today were not even heard of
yet.
(Corbin Ball) (The Guardian)

4. What We’re Workin’ With
In 2014, it is now a rare site to see
someone without an iPhone or Android
smart phone. It seems to be more
common to communicate through text,
email, or social media. A simple phone
call has become a seldom use. Most
people have laptops or tablets to work
on. Netflix, On Demand, DVR, and e-readers
have replaced going to the
theater and hard copies of books.

5. C’mon, Let’s Get to the Point!
THE FUTURE OF
COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY

6. E-Books
• In the year 2024, printed books will be
almost non-existent. Students will be using
e-readers/tablets for access to required
textbooks.
• It will be rare to see anything printed on
paper. This will do wonders in the future for
the environment.
• Libraries and Book Stores will be only an
online source.

7. Holographs
• Touch screens are a thing of the past, it will be
all about a hologram phone. (See Pictures)
• Holograms are nothing new for 2024, it’s been
popular for a few years and is becoming a
norm.

8. Hologram Use
• Hologram technology will replace video
chatting technology in 2024. It will not
be the most used form of
communication technology though.
People will still mainly communicate via
text, although most likely through voice
command or a hologram keyboard.
• Hologram concerts will be a popular
entertainment source as it will be
cheaper to attend than a real, live
concert.

9. Work/School
• Work and school from home will
be much more common.
• Virtual classrooms will be popular
and easily used.
• Many office jobs will be performed
from home utilizing video and
hologram communication with
other people.

10. • Movie theaters are alive but slowly decreasing.
• Scheduled televised programs are hardly viewed or
advertised anymore. Instead, all shows will be
scheduled to be accessible through things like On
Demand. The date in which you can access these
shows and movies is what is advertised.
• Hard copies of movies are not bought and sold
anymore. People only stream movies or buy them
from their TV/computer/tablet/phones and they are
stored on a cloud.
Television and
Movies

11. The Next Big Thing
In 2024, a brand new technology
will be introduced. Your phone,
mp3 players, tablets, etc. will be
able to perform based on your
thoughts. A technique called
electroencephalography has been
modified to use our brainwaves to
create messages.

12. Mind Reading
Communication Technology
• No more searching for a song. Think
of the song you want to hear and
your phone/mp3 player will
automatically start playing it.
• No more texting while driving.
Simply think of the message you
need to send and who needs to
receive it and your phone will do all
the work for you.
• This is the beginning of mind
reading technology.
(Vox)

13. Critical Mass Theory
Certain technologies, like the hologram, will take awhile
to launch into its full potential. This is probably
because of the critical mass theory. Communicating
with the hologram is only beneficial and useful if other
people have access to it as well. This is why we needed
the critical mass to take the chance and see how they
liked it. Eventually, it became popular enough and so
easily attainable, the hologram technology seemed to
be on every phone and tablet out there. It is more
useful now that you can communicate with almost
anyone with the hologram features on all our devices.
(Grant and Meadows 25)

14. Principle of Relative Consistency
The principle of relative consistency is very
present in the rise of e-readers and the way
we watch television and movies. To transform
into our new technologies, we slowly but
surely gave up print books, VHS movies, DVDs,
BluRay, and scheduled television. These new
options were appealing enough to give up
older technologies.
(Grant and Meadows 29)

15. Uses and Gratifications Theory
The new technologies reflect the uses and
gratifications theory because of the reasons
we use them. We transform and develop
these new communication technologies
because of our “needs.” We use technologies
for information, entertainment, socializing,
and convenience.
(Grant and Meadows 26-27)

16. The Future is
Coming
This new world of
communication
technology is only 10
years away!

17. Sources
Corbin Ball Associates: “Technology-How to Use it Better”
http://www.corbinball.com/articles_technology/index.cfm?fuseaction=cor_av&artID=8878
Grant and Meadows. (2010). Communication technology update and fundamentals (14th ed., pp.
25-29). Amsterdam: Focal Press/Elsevier.
The Guardian: “The History of Smartphones Timeline”
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/jan/24/smartphones-timeline
Vox: “Brain-to-Brain Communication is Finally Possible”
http://www.vox.com/2014/9/7/6115573/telepathy-brain-communication-EEG-TMS