The First Technology

Peter F. Drucker poses the question, "[d]oes the story of the irrigation civilization show man to be determined by his technical achievements, in thrall to them, coerced by them? Or does it show him capable of using technology to his own, to human ends, and of being the master of the tools of his own devising", in his writing in Technology and Culture. In today’s astonishing world of new technological advancement the cell phone has become a device that roughly 8 out of 10 people own in the U.S. today. In this case I believe that technological advances with cell phones aid greatly not only in the aspect of rapid communication, but also with the possibly ability to use the internet wherever you may be. This opens a wide window of possible knowledge to those who own cell phones that have the ability to connect to the Internet.
With new innovations to the cell phones we use on a daily basis, it is hard to keep up in a world of such technological intelligence. When you buy a phone for instance in January lets say, and use the phone for a year, you will most likely be surprised to find that your next cell phone will be extraordinarily better than the last. The innovations that are made to the cell phone each year make browsing the web faster, phone calls clearer and signal connection stronger. Society as a whole benefits from this device because of the ability of staying connected.
As we enter the second decade of the new millennium we are trapped in the idea of never ending innovations to technological devices, some of which benefit society and some that could potentially harm the World and existence of man. Cell phones are becoming more and more like a pocket computer each year. So to put it into perspective think of all the things that a computer allows us to do today, and then take into account all of those possibilities and put them into the palm of your hand and you will have the cell phones of tomorrow. The concept is exciting but if this advanced technology falls into the wrong hands it could potentially prove to be disastrous for the entire world, which is something that needs to be taken into account.