Rachel P. Maines‚ Hedonizing Technologies: Paths to Pleasure in Hobbies and Leisure (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press‚ 2009) In the book Hedonizing Technologies: Paths to Pleasure in Hobbies and Leisure‚ author Rachel P. Maines examines how an activity such as needlework shifts from industrial production to recreation. Technologies formally associated with necessary work and productivity such as gardening‚ needlework‚ hunting‚ cooking‚ and others‚ have gradually evolved into recreational
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Alec Robbins Lara Asplund February 20‚ 2014 Technology: A help or hindrance to our society? We live in a very interesting time. We are a people steadily becoming more and more reliant on our electronics. Everywhere you look you can find people glued to their smart phones; at stoplights‚ walking down the street‚ during meetings‚ at the dinner table‚ while shopping‚ even when hanging out in a group. Sadly‚ when connecting with others through our devices we are actually disconnected from reality
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TECHNOLOGY AND CRIME Cybercrime‚ hacking‚ blackmailing‚ fraud‚ theft and extortion; these are the first few types of crimes come into my mind when we are presented with the words “technology” and “crime”. One of the reasons might be that we all have been prone to the nuisance caused by any of these crimes at least once‚ as almost everyone these days has access to the computer and the internet. Lets us start by considering the fact that Crime has existed as long as humans and will only become extinct
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Technology and Progress Edith Alvarez Southwest Texas Junior College May 1‚ 2013 Technology and progress Can you imagine your lifestyle without any kind of technology around you? Our curious nature has led us to discover beyond our reality. I believe that technology advances have been positive because they have caused a huge evolution in the way that humans live by bringing growth and benefits to mankind. The improvement of technology has led us to an easier and very comfortable life. Technology
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WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY – A MARKETING PERSPECTIVE Smart-wear is undoubtedly the buzz word of 2014 in the world of technological innovation. In an increasingly trendy world‚ fashion and technology have seamlessly fused into a winning combination producing wearable devices that are ‘smart’‚ which compute and add immense aesthetical value. Welcome to the world of Wearable Technology! Gone are the ages when computable technology was restricted to desktops and remained ensconced in the realm of Science Fiction
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ADDICTION TO TECHNOLOGY IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM Addiction to Technology is a Serious Problem Juan A Severino South University ENG2001 S08 Composition III Instructor’s Name: Randell Wolff 09/19/20011 Addiction to Technology is a Serious Problem Is it possible to become "addicted" to technology? Technology permeates every aspect of our lives; and we are surrounded by it. Telephone‚ Cell phone‚ Television‚ computers‚ and the Internet have made our life a little easier‚ a little more
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age of information explosion: the society is full of information about technology‚ economy‚ politic and culture. Globally information sharing is not a dream but a reality happened everyday. This essay will discuss about the influences on the communication ways and education by technological innovation and globalization. It seems that our daily time in various social relations has been influenced by new communication technologies. The ways of social and working life have been changed a lot. It is
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communication much easier * It is much more portable than the telephone DISADVANTAGES: * Students nowadays‚ spend much more time in communicating with their friends rather than doing their obligations like chores and school works. * Reliance on technology * Vocabulary. Due to the newly formed language “Jejemon”‚ many students forget the correct spelling of both the simple and complex words. GPS (Global Positioning System) The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system
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Stony Brook MBA 511 | Technology Innovation | Assignment 5 | | | | | Assessing Cloze’s Current Position At the very beginning of my paper‚ I’d say something about IPhone. Frankly speaking‚ IPhone is an outstanding innovation that has changed all human-being’s daily life. It’s a first Smartphone that driven by software. As with the rapid development of IPhone‚ some compliments markets such as apps and other accessories are promising in soaring with a high speed. Michael
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Katie 100G Paper #3 Final Agnieszka Goeller Mar 13th‚ 2015 The Technology Movement Technology has changed society profoundly; it not only brings great changes to human material lives‚ but is also reshaping the nature of the world. It facilitates education‚ promotes economic development‚ improves the general standard of living and much more. However‚ it is undeniable that though technological advancement has brought humans many benefits‚ it produces some adverse effects on human life to some extent
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