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My husband likes to watch science fiction motion pictures from time to time, which has greatly elevated my expertise about the future. For instance, I know that as outlined by Hollywood, in 2065, there will probably be a species of super robots which will use their ultra sophisticated technologies to take more than the planet and make our future generations their slaves. But when I consider it, I really feel that technology has been super sneaky and has already made our young generation its devoted slaves. I f you don’t believe me, just take a look at an average group of teenage boys and girls today. There was a time in my childhood when we had a VCR and a tape recorder and we felt really privileged. Computers created us wide-eyed and cell phones produced our jaws drop open.
Now our kids have DVD players, IPods, Nintendo’s, MP3 players, webcams, net books, and smart phones and still they treat all these gadgets and gizmos with disdain and contempt. This is because by the time they examine the latest device, buy and pay for it; a newer and more sophisticated version is currently in the market, making the one in their hand redundant and out-dated. In the past, friendships used to be formed on the basis of similar backgrounds and locality. Now they depend upon RAMS in computers and gigabyte memories in cell phones. Even the language our children speak nowadays depends upon whether they are texting or discussing a latest release by Sony or Samsung. Kids can say “Pentium Dual Core T4500, 2.3GHz with 1MB cache” without pausing for breath but ask them about their homework and they will likely be scratching their head in utter confusion.
With improved onslaught of technology in our homes, the language has also evolved and simple words have taken on new meanings. When our mothers asked for a hdmi dongle tablet, we knew she had a headache and wanted the white round thing that came in blister packs. When our child asks (read demands) for a tablet, it means the ultimate personal mobile computer with touch screen system that should probably cost you a leg and an arm and your sanity thrown in.
In my vocabulary, a notebook is a single lined copy that I usually buy for a few cents and use for writing down the recipes. The notebook my son talks about is an F Series top notch piece of equipment which features up to 6GB of RAM and up to a 640GB2 hard drive backed by the all new quad core Intel Core i7 processor. Huh?
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