Reaction on Three Technologies to Watch by Tim Bajarin

As what the author says about his article “Three technologies to watch”, exposing top 3 technologies that he has been using for over the past three weeks convincing his own self to look forward and that represent breakthrough development of technologies nowadays revealing most of the advantages. But the question is what was the downside of this technology? How would it affect people lives especially those small children whom there parents can afford to buy this device. Or is it better in the long run considering education and work? Probably, with the fast changing technology today, the whole world would be technology driven as it would rely mostly on technology that makes people more comfortable of. 

Microsoft introduces Kinect which is a motion sensing input device. Though to some, this was a great invention made since it relies mostly on the gestures and spoken command of a person. Things that first time user would really call it “awesome”. However, the downside is, it can make you inactive with the sports outdoor since you are more comfortable and enjoy most of time playing with an xbox. Another thing is that, the more you are exposing to this device can harm you. The rays and radiation released may cause skin infection and other health problems. With this Kinect, children are become lazier playing outdoors and might affect their grades in school.

Next one is the augmented reality. AR term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. It is related to a more general concept called mediated reality, in which a view of reality is modified. As a result, the technology functions by enhancing one’s current perception of reality. By contrast, virtual reality replaces the real world with a simulated one (what is augmented reality). It is very surprising seeing things in reality using this software. But the question is, does it cover your own privacy?  Nevertheless, all of this causes great concern for the privacy of its users and realistically Augmented Reality cannot come without its drawbacks. The author mentions face technology recognition and directly connects it to his ID and instantly to his/her Facebook account. Though it can enhance our digital lives, still it has its drawbacks that needs to be reviewed. Augmented reality can increase knowledge and information, but it is also a confusing tool that has potential to decrease productivity especially in the business field. 

The last one was the Apple Macbook Air which hits the market with its tiny and sleek appearance comparing to other laptops. Macbook Air is an ultra thin notebook computer that Apple's recently introduced. For the author, he simply put and sees through mostly on the advantages. Though I personally did not see a real Macbook Air, still it is one of the newest and high marketable devices that every fan of Macbook Air must see. Apart from this, though several reviews take place on the advantages of this Macbook Air, we should also consider the benefits on the other side. Considering this as another trend of technology people can look forward to.