Week 7 (18th August 2017): Important Historical Periods

Week 7: 18th August 2017

Important Historical Periods:-

Mobile Phones



What are Mobile Phones? 
Mobile Phones are portable telephones that you can bring anywhere you desire.It works as if you are using any ordinary telephone;you can make phone calls and receive phone calls.Except you can do so much more with a Mobile Phone especially if you're living in this era.Technology has gone even more advanced ever since the release of 'Smart Phones'. Since then,your mobile phone can be used for almost everything.For example,save important notes/articles,share photos with people around the world,play games,send or receive documents and most importantly,access the wonderful world of the Internet with the power of Wifi.You are basically carrying a computer in your pocket.A computer that perfectly fits in your palm.

Mobile Phone Evolution 

 
Motorola DynaTac 8000x (Released in 1983)


 
 British Telecom Coral (Released in 1988)

 
Nokia 121 ( Released in 1992)

 
Nokia 3210 (Released in 1999)
 
Samsung E250 (Released in 2006)
 
First Generation iPhone (Released in 2007)

 
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Released in 2013)
 
Huawei P10 (Released in 2017)

What impact did the media have on people’s lives in your chosen period?

When the first Mobile Phone was released in 1983,it had changed a lot in both society and the media.Things were easier then and now.Especially after 2007 when the first iPhone was released.It made the biggest change in Mobile Phone history.It was much more than just an ordinary phone.By then,touch screen was introduced and has become a thing in the current era of mobile phones.It has given our mobile phones more space of the screen and easy commands on how to operate a smart phone.Since the iPhone release,it was then the media blew up with all sorts of news and articles because it is so much easier now than it was before.Back then,you had to struggle to even send a text message.With 3 letters on one button,you had to click 2-3 times depending on what letter you choose.You couldn't even add pictures,videos or even voice messages in a message.And even if you could,the quality would be so badly pixelated or blurry.You would have to use a computer to do those things.But now,with the help of our advanced smart phones,you could do anything with it.High resolution photos/videos can be added multiple times in a text message and even in an email.It's so much easier now to spread news with just a few taps on the screen of our smart phones too.Anything we receive or write we want to send it to one or more individuals has never been this easy.It's so easy,that even an elderly could do it.As in matter of fact,elderly's are already using them as it has given them more advantages and an easier life.



During which of these periods did the media have the most impact on people's lives?The Reformation or The Industrial Revolution 


In my opinion and only because it's so obvious to me,I think that The Industrial Revolution has given out the most impact on people's lives by the media.Only because,that is when factories powered by machines and electricity started.It has given a big advantage from using bare hands for production methods,to using machines and making productions even faster.The Industrial Revolution has changed so much on how people and work now.It started around the 18th century and although it is not really shown in this era,the simplified and modified version of it is commonly used by people now.It was without a doubt,the biggest step of humanity.Life has never been so easy.