How does portable computing devices affect our everyday lives?
by: Jacob Lin
Introduction
Nowadays people are totally immersed in portable devices.
Everywhere we go at least one person is using a portable device.
Technology pays a big role in today's society, it helps us with everyday needs.
For example: calling your friends, shopping online doing research and much more.
Cell Phones
Here's an old cell phone
The Old Cellphone website
Before cell phones their was telephones.
Telephones could only be used in a certain areas and you couldn't take it on the go with you.
The reason why people made cell phones is because was not convenient how you had to go to the nearest telephone box or go home.
Just to make a phone call.
Cell phones started popping out the 1973.
It was the Motorola Dyna TAC 8000x.
However, the first mobile phone was invented in 1908 but it wasn't actually a mobile phone it was a two way radio that allowed people like emergency services to communicate.
Motorola was the first company to mass produce a hand held mobile phone.
Now one of the mass producers for cell phones is the tech company Apple.
Cell phones have evolved since it first existed from no screen to oled display, from heavy to light, and from no camera to camera.
Cell phones are very important for everyday use.
We use it for communication, entertainment, shopping and to take photos.
Cell phones have impacted many people's lives.
Here's the evolution of the iPhone
The evolution of the iPhone website
Pros
Cons
Call and send people messages
Check and make emails
Shop online
Listen to music
Watch videos
Fingerprint sensor
Voice assistant
Addictive
Radiation
Cyber attacks
Identity theft
Tablets
Tablets are as known as portable pcs.
They had mobile operating systems rather than a pc operating system.
The first tablet that could recognize handwriting motion was granted in 1914.
In 1956, the first public demonstration of a computer tablet recognized handwriting.
Tablets are mostly used by artists that make art using the tablet because you have different strokes, colours and etc.
It also saves all your work in a local file so you will never lose it.
Tablet affect our daily lives because it is easy and convenient to use just like a computer but with a touch screen.
Here are the different tablets The Tablet and iPad website
Pros
Cons
Big display
Fingerprint sensor
Do homework
Attach a keyboard
Check and make emails
Shop online
Listen to music
Voice assistant
Cyber attacks
Identity theft
Can't make phone calls
Laptops
The purpose of a laptop is to take it on the go, wherever you go.
Many people use laptops like students and business personale.
Most of these people take their laptops to school or to work.
Computers makes your lives easier.
You can do research, buy things online, do homework, play games, and much more.
The first laptop that was invented was called the Dynabook.
It was invented by Alan Key. At the time it was unpopular, you couldn't do much with it.
But the first laptop that was sold, was the Grid Compass 1100, in 1979.
It was created by William Moggridge. They were sold to NASA and the American army for $8150.
The company IBM created the first commercial laptop, in 1982.
It could only carry one task at the time.
These creations encouraged other companies like HP and Dell to make their own Laptops.
In the 21st century, laptops affect our daily lives because we use it for so many things and it makes our lives so much easier than before.
Here's the modern laptop
The laptop's website
Pros
Cons
Light weight
Portable
Wireless internet connection
Touch screen
Voice assistant
Chance of dropping it, sat on, stepped on and etc
Chances of it being stolen
Wireless internet connection
Can't upgrade processors, gpu and much more
Addiction
GPS
Gps stands for "Global Positioning System".
It was invented by the US Navy in 1959.
It was used to locate submarines. The GPS was mainly used by the US military to locate vehicles on land and in air.
Many airlines now require the use of a GPS in order to improve navigation ,air safety and staying on route.
For example Korean Air flight 007 was shot down by the Soviets due to it wandering off course into Soviet airspace, without the use of a GPS.
Nowadays with the use of a GPS you can get to places without a using map.
The GPS is more accurate then most maps because maps go out of date and GPS maps never go out of date.
Many people depend on the use of a GPS like airlines, companies and ordinary citizens because of its easy use and low price.
Here's the GPS
The GPS's website
Pros
Cons
It locates your position
It helps navigate you to your destination
It has functions like a compass, date and time
System issues like signal loss when in caves or other places
The Old Cellphone website
The evolution of the iPhone website
The Tablet and iPad website
The laptop's website
The GPS's website