5 best tech inventions ever!

2.  The smart phone
 The GPS
 High speed broadband
 The mp3
 Online TV streaming

4. What is so smart about a smart phone? Everything from it’s
high speed internet browsing to good quality streaming of
live TV! Here are some facts you may not have known:
 “The first mobile phone call was in 1973: One afternoon
in 1973, Motorola General Manager Martin Cooper took
to the streets of New York with a prototype mobile
phone. It was a monolithic device that snaps reveal was
every bit as obelisk-like as you’d expect.
But it worked well enough for Cooper to make a call.
And what a call. The first number he rang was Dr Joel S
Engel of Bell Labs phone company. When Engel, who
was head of research at Moto’s deadly rival, picked up,
Cooper was delighted to be able to inform him that
Moto had beaten them to the punch with the first
functional mobile phone.” - Over Blog
 The first smart phone was brought out in 1992 and while
you may not remember getting your first smart phone till
the new millennium, it's because the first model wasn’t
the easiest of mobiles to take anywhere with it’s
docking station and heavy weight casing
 “The first camera phone was released in Japan in 2000:
the Sharp J-SH04.” – Baseline mag

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6. Do you know where you are according to precice geographic
measurements? We don’t either, we just need a GPS to get us to
the mall, Grandma’s house or to that holiday destination in the
mountain. But how does it work?
 “The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based
satellite navigation system that provides location and time
information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth,
where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more
GPS satellites. It is maintained by the United States
government and is freely accessible by anyone with a GPS
receiver.”- Wikipedia
 “The term “geocaching” actually means treasure hunting! In
1992 GPS was used in Operations Desert Storm. The GPS
cannot send signals!”– FunFacter.hubpages
 “There are several types of GPS. systems. The most common
are the in-dash, handheld, and portable GPS devices. In-
dash GPS systems are devices that are built in a car's
dashboard and mainly assist the driver in navigating the road.
Meanwhile, handheld GPS devices are gadgets that come in
the form of mobile phones, smartphones or PDAs which can
be easily carried and stored. Lastly, portable GPS systems are
smaller than the in-dash type but more affordable. These
portable devices can be mounted or dismounted from the
car's dashboard. Portable GPS systems can also be used by
pedestrians.”- eHow

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8. With cheap broadband being oh so easy to come by these days, it’s
not surprising that this makes the list of tech inventions time and time
again. Here are some fun facts about high speed broadband:
 “Broadband is defined as a high bandwidth connection to the
Internet. Broadband is easier and faster to use than the
traditional telephone and modem as information can be sent
and downloaded much quicker.
Broadband can be provided over your phone line, via cable or
via satellite. It involves large volumes of information being
carried at high speeds to your PC. This allows websites, text,
graphics, music and videos to be experienced in real time.” –
BroadbandGuide.org
 Broadband has changed the world!
“Before the broadband revolution, blogging (or ‘web logging’ as
we once thought of it) was seen as a strictly geek-only domain.
Nowadays, there are blogs about every conceivable subject –
and the sociological impact is only now beginning to be felt.
Whereas once groups could only gather based on
geographical proximity, it is now possible for niche groups
scattered across the world to get together and develop their
own culture across the net. Whether you have a taste for Star
Trek or for steampunk design hacks, it’s never been easier to
find like-minded people. Furthermore, by exploring the long tail
of online media we can find music, films and books we never
knew existed before – meaning people have more diverse
tastes than has ever before been possible. If you’re a fan of ‘80s
computer game music living in London it’s possible to know
exactly what is happening in a similar ‘scene’ in Australia. The
cultural implications are profound, and blogging culture is
constantly developing in many weird and wonderful ways.” –
Broadband-expert.co.uk

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10. Facts about MP3’s could fill an entire scroll but we’ll stick to
3!
 MP3 is a patented digital audio encoding format using a
form of lossy data compression. It is a common audio
format for consumer audio storage, as well as a de
facto standard of digital audio compression for the
transfer and playback of music on digital audio
players.- Wikipedia
 Carbon-Zinc. Carbon-Zinc batteries can't be recharged,
and must be discarded when they lose power. MP3
players usually use Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH)
batteries, instead of the older Nickel-Cadmium (NiCad)
batteries.- funtrivia.com
 According to a December 2007 Pew Internet Project
survey, 34% of American adults and 43% of internet
users report owning an iPod or MP3 player, up from 20%
of the total population and 26% of internet users in April
2006. Young adults between 18 and 29 years old are the
age group most likely to own MP3 players, 61% of whom
own these gadgets. Parents, those with broadband
access, and those with higher socio-economic status
(higher income and education) are also considerably
more likely to own MP3 players or iPods, according to
Pew Internet Project.- itfacts.biz

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12. Where would we be without TV on the go? It seems hard to
remember what it was like having to wait for programmes to come
onto the television when we now have endless movies and TV series
on demand. Here’s some facts about on line TV streaming…
 “Internet television (otherwise known as Internet TV, or Online
TV) is the digital distribution of television content via the Internet.
It should not be confused with Web television - short programs
or videos created by a wide variety of companies and
individuals, or Internet protocol television (IPTV) - an emerging
internet technology standard for use by television broadcasters.
Some Internet television is known as catch-up TV. Internet
Television is a general term that covers the delivery of television
shows and other video content over the internet by video
streaming technology, typically by major traditional television
broadcasters.” – Wikipedia
 “Online TV viewing has been gaining in popularity. 20% of
American households who use the internet watch television
broadcasts online, double the viewership from 2006, The
Conference Board reports. The top two destinations for online
broadcasts are the official TV channel homepage and
YouTube.com.
Being able to watch broadcasts on their own time and at their
convenience are the top reasons users tune in online. Other
reasons include avoiding commercials and portability. Nearly
72% of online households log on for entertainment purposes on
a daily basis, and one in ten cites entertainment as the most
important internet activity. The top five types of shows viewed
online are news, drama, sitcom/comedy, reality shows and
sports, with user generated content following close behind.
Among consumers connecting to online broadcasts, 43% tune
into the news, 39% watch drama shows, 34% view
sitcom/comedy shows, 23% watch reality shows, 16% view
sports, and 15% view user generated content.”- itfacts.biz

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