Mike Temporale
04-14-2005, 01:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/04/01/cnn25.top.technology/' target='_blank'>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/04/01/cnn25.top.technology/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"In 1980, telephones were stuck to walls, facts were found in books and people had to browse shelves in a record store if they wanted to buy the latest music. Now, access to all of that and more is found by just reaching into our pockets. "For a long time people have thought of information as being a destination," says Scott Shamp, director of the New Media Institute at the University of Georgia. "You had to go to a book, you had to go to a library, you had to go to a shaman. ... But now, with new mobile technology and wireless technologies, information is turning into a companion." In the Information Age having immediate access to data is fundamental to progress. In some cases the advances are serving to overhaul industries at a lightning-fast pace."</i><br /><br />I caught this on CNN over the weekend, and I found it really thought provoking. When I was a kid I used to love going to the record store, or talking on the phone. Now, I can do those things, and more, from anywhere in the world - wirelessly. It's really amazing how much things have changed in such a short amount of time. Check out the full list of 25 technological breakthroughs and let us know what you agree with or disagree with. :)