Lesson 8 - Technology Convergence

Technological convergence definition: A number of different technologies come together to work in the same product 

Explain how convergence technologies from your grandparents' point of view - Although it may be complicated for grandparents to understand technology after a bit of practice, using a smart phone can become a lot simpler and easier to use, not to mention how cheap it can be compared to buying all the different technology products to be able to do exactly what a smart phone does.

Explain how digital convergence has effected society - Society have been affected negatively to the digital convergence and positively in their own respective ways.  People have become more social, while being anti-social.  Through social media they socialise and while they are out with friends, you would constantly see them on their phones.  This anti-social behaviour is seen as normal and can be seen as rude with the older generation.  However digital convergence allows for everyones life to be easier, with a GPS, while being able to music.  These phones are capable of multi tasking a lot, for cheaper than how much all the products would cost separately.

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