Time Line of Communication Technology Development
2000-2012
There’re
so many invention in 2000-2012. The invention/development in 2000’s not by the
name of one people anymore, but on the company’s name, organization or research
team. The invention on the timeline above is the invention/development that
have connection to the development of communication. But writer’ll only discuss
3 invention/development on the timeline (which writer think) have great effect
on development of communication and communication profession.
The
First is about 3G (3rd generation of mobile telecommunications technology) which developed by International Mobile Telecommunication-2000 (IMT-2000). The 3G technology make mobile phone have reliability and high speed (data transfer rates). It makes the mobile phone easier to access the internet. this development change a lot of people behavior on the next few year. Because it make people easier to access data or information anytime and anywhere ; by using mobile phone they can access the worldwide data and information on the internet website. there's a lot of invention/development from 3G technology.
Second, the development of camera phone on 2003. It’s look like
regular cell phones. You can snap pictures as discreetly as any spy and, with
the push of a few buttons, pop them into an e-mail or upload them to the Web in
less than a minute
Third,
the invention of Tablet PC. Tablet is a mobile computer larger than mobile
phone integrated
into a flat touch screen and primarily operated by touching
the screen rather than using a physical keyboard. PC (Personal Computer) has become
important think in 21th Century. But the size of computer is too big
for us to carry it everywhere. Then, on 1975 IBM (International Bussiness
Machines) demostrated a portable computer. People keep developing the portable
computer until now we know that as notebook/laptop which have a variety size and weight (from
5kg-2kg). But people still not satisfied with notebook size. During
the 2000s Microsoft inveted the first tablet PC called “Microsoft Tablet PC”. But it was an unsuccesfull
product. Then on 2010, Apple make a few modification and promote this product
to the market with name “iPad”. The selling
of iPad highly explode in the market on 2010-2012. Tablet usually used by
adults to read article, e-book, news, magazine, etc. Kids and teenager us it
for playing games and take a photo. There are many feature and variety ability on
tablet now, such as wi-fi connectivity , multi touch screen, acceleromater,
and so on.
3G development provide us to connect/access to internet
in a minute. Everyone on the street, car, restaurant can access the internet by
using their mobile phone. It makes journalist/reporter easier to give
information to public.
Camera phone make not only journalist and reporter ; but everyone
can upload the image of an incident, event, occurance, case, affair, or
phenomenon to internet anytime and anywhere by using their mobile phone.
Tablet invention has make e-book/e-news/e-magazine reader
increased dramatically. In high tech country the selling of book,
newspaper, magazine has slowly decreased