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TECHNOLOGY GADGETS A BOON OR A BANE…?!

(HOW WE ARE LOST AND FOUND….!)

HOW WE ARE LOST

• We get lost with gadgets

• Huge memory loss and dependency on gadgets (even for finding time and date)

• Increase in stupidity (mind not working)

• Communication within the family is lost

• Personal space lost

• Curious in finding new apps

• Vulgar expression of status

• False prestige due to social network

• Want to see how many ‘likes’ rather than real achievements

• Waste of valuable and quality time

• Postponement/procrastination

• Ignoring responsibility

• Unable to come out of the gadget world

• Anxiety of frequent checking of mails, texts, status etc.

• Addiction of mobile/net/FB etc.

• Lost touch with humanity/human touch

• Fantasy – trying to exist in ‘wow’ world and excitement

• Watching even movies, match, video in mobile itself…!

• Are we connected or disconnected?

• 2 to 3 mobiles being owned by a few

• Expression only through ‘text’

LATEST TRENDS • Break-up through text

• Affair, dating and marriages through gadgets

• Recruitment, resigning through gadgets

• Gadgets are the extended arms

• Desire to be in comfort zone

• Wanting to update/upgrade always

• Too much of communication …but weak relationship

• Need for earning more to meet out the extended budget

• Personality and status being judged based on gadgets held

• Written communication has taken a U turn.

• Icons, smileys, jargons are the order of the day

• Mobiles are the competing gadget for cameras

• Airtel/Vodafone are selling more music than HMV etc.

• Webcast of events/wedding etc. safety at stake due to CCTV/surveillance cameras in Retail showrooms, Malls and Hotels.

NOW – THESE ARE PART OF OUR LIFE

• Modular kitchen

• Induction stove

• AC at home, office and in the car

• Vacuum cleaner

• Printer/scanner

• Juicer/dish washer/juicer/veg cutter/mixer/geyser

• UPS, Inverter, Plastic money, net banking, electric shaver, tab, i-pod, i-pad, blue tooth, movie on DTH, heat and eat food items, ready mix, semi cooked items,

• E-marketing

• Net-shopping/Net-Banking

• Search engines, e-bookings, maps, routes, MMS, transfer and download of audio, video files

• Sharing of Photos, slides etc.

• E-complaints,

• On-line check-in for flights,

• On- line application for passports, certificates

• E-learning, e-guru, on-line certification

• Swift news update

• Car accessories, tubeless tyres

• Ordering food over phone

ADVANTAGES

• Printing/publishing advancements (fast and at low cost) • Scan and print of documents – any size

• Books – for reading, buying, publishing on line • Share/Commodity trading on line • Fishermen to Business men very much happy • Transfer of swift funds • Quick response to texts, mails etc. • Able to have video/conference calls anywhere in the World • On-line tuitions (G Talk, Skype) • Unlimited audio, video, music free downloads including films

• Info available any time from any where • Immediate and ready reference for medical/technical

aspects • Selling of books, products, music etc. on Android • University and job results on line • Communication with large group at one go • Publishing of events (private/public) • Two way communication with customers, clients and public

through FB, Twitter etc. • On-line tests/quiz etc. for free • News/Sports live on line • Back-up of records in the Net at no/low cost • Immediate and huge publicity of events, products • More awareness, well informed • E-magazine, e-journals, e-brochures • Video profiles, albums etc.

OTHER HAPPENINGS

• Virtual universities • Virtual inauguration of projects

• Virtual library

• On-line medication

• Voice-Video chats

• Paper-less office

• Mobile applications for sales etc.

• Numerous apps in mobiles

• Mobiles becoming a projector, remote, camera, recorder, storage of records, virtual office in many ways

• Bank alerts, checking of PNR status of our travel plans

• Powerful search engines enhancing brand image

ABUSE/OVERUSE

• Overload of info

• Privacy affected

• Personal space lost

• Too much of visibility and transparency

• Vulgar and obscene matters in circulation without asking

• Question of reliability

• Addicted to games, films, texts, chats

• Nervous problems

• Increased anxiety

• Sitting disease

• Over eating/under eating because of continuous use

• Anonymous and false identity

• Increase in corporate crimes and cyber crimes

• Misuse of national and organizational secrets

• Abuse and threats by terrorists

• Abuse and insult of celebs

• Time loss

• Prioritization missed

WHAT ELSE…

• Tendency to procrastinate • Psychological issues

• Getting into the trap of ‘etiquette’ issues.

• Seeking for too much of recognition

• Too much of communication

• Power consumption

• Extra money spent

• Brain cells affected or other heart/nervous disease

• Too much dependency on gadgets leading to various trouble

• Accidents and mishaps due to over use

FINALLY…

• Sexual harassments

• Crime rates increasing

• Viral marketing

• Mails, records, funds being hacked

• Copy rights – no more valid

• Reliance of memory or brain replaced – a great concern or worry.

TAKE AWAY FROM THIS PRESENTATION

• We are supposed to love people and use things or gadgets

• BUT now we love gadgets and use people…!

• Can we lose our value system (typical to ‘India’ as a nation) – Mera Bharat Mahan

• Gadgets are to enable us empower us…Let us not become a ‘slave’ to ‘it’.

DO WE UNDERSTAND ?