Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Examples of Convergent Technologies


The original iPhone was release in America on June 29 2007. It was names invention of the year by Time magazine the same year. iPhones do much more than just allow users to make phone calls. It includes functions such as a camera, text messaging, video calling, media player, email, web browsing & a multitude of games & fun & random applications.

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Facebook is another example of convergent technologies. Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook with two of his fellow roommates and computer science majors. It originally started as a way for Harvard students to stay in touch, but was eventually expanded to include all uni students, and finally everyone over the age of 13.

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Another example of convergent technology is the T-Shirt television. These shirts were created in 2004 & have 11 inch screens inbuilt into a T-shirt. The shirts are used for advertising campaigns in an effort to reach young audiences who are so used to television, that static advertisements no longer appeal to them.

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One final example of convergent technologies is a Robot Seal! This is used in nursing homes & by autistic & disabled children. They have sensors beneath its fur & wiskers that respond to petting by opening & closing its eyes and moving its flippers.

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Edited Pictures


In this example I've made the second image blurry by adjusting the sharpness.




In this example I have changed the second image by adjusting the tint.


In this example I altered the second image by adjusting the sepia level.


Finally I have altered the second image by adjusting the contrast level.

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