Apart from convergence of technology itself, ICT today has changed to meet the demands of man. It is starting to have that extra emotional touch. Take a look at the internet 3.0 which has the ability to gather data, learn, process and predict human request. Do a little search on google and you would realise that the results are out even before you key in your full request.
Developers of ICT has also gone the extra mile to improve the level of human-technology interaction. Project Natal, or commonly known as Xbox kinect. As amazing as it gets, this high tech device has the capability to detect full body motion, gesture and voice bringing the players into the game itself. Amateurs out there are hoping to establish a hack to integrate Xbox Kinect with their PC in hopes to integrate motion control. I doubt, this will come in handy as people usually prefer to be seated while using the PC. Perhaps the only flaw with Xbox kinect is the responsiveness, because of the lag time required for the 3D camera to scan the motion and integrate into the game itself.
With the increasing interaction between technology and humans, it has also revealed one of our weakness in life: Loneliness. Always wanting to know what your friends or family members are doing. Just when you are sitted down in front of your desktop, the first thing that you want to do is probably to log on to the internet. Without the internet one will feel disconnected from the world. Upon staying connected, you probably would log onto to facebook, look at the newsfeed to see what's going on around you. Where someone is, what is he doing, what is he thinking. All this to satisfy out inner securities.
Never in my life, do I hope for a world of Matrix, where technology controls your see, smell, hear, taste and feel.
Humans have created technology to extend our ability. I understand why we are dependant on them, but we cannot be addicted to them. Be discerning.
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