Assignment 3

As I think back, there is one specific non-digital piece of technology that comes to mind. The analog television. This piece of technology has definetely shaped society. Most people now watch tv. We had an analog television when I was little. There were only a few stations that you could watch. The tv's also used to have rabbit ear antennaes. They also used to have dials you had to turn to change the channel. There were remotes but they used to be large and expensive. If it weren't for the analog tv's, I don't think we would have digital television now.



























The analog tv is similar to the radio in some ways. They both broadcast stations to people. They also both broadcast over different frequencies. This sort of non-digital piece of technology is also very different from different technologies. Television now is digital, so there are more stations to watch. There aren't any dials you have to turn to change the station. You don't have to make sure the antennae is in the right spot. The remotes are a lot smaller too. Even the picture is a lot different. The frames per second was a lot less on analog tv's than it is on digital tv's. The picture was not as clear as it is today. Any piece of analog technology is very different from the digital technology we use today.

I kind of like the idea of a techno-utopianism. I know that a lot of people enjoy the digital world we live in. I think that if we do live in a techno-utopia, a lot of people would be happy. Technology is an important part of our lives. The "digital revolution" might actually help a lot of people. Most technology isn't very hard to learn and it really does make life a lot easier. In 2009, people will not be able to use their analog televisions anymore. Everyone has to either buy a new tv and use digital, or not watch tv at all. This just shows that society is leaning more towards digital technology. Not everyone enjoys technology, but in the long run I think it will make life a lot easier.