One of the things I noticed about all of the millionaires in the slide show is that obviously most of them started very very young in their profession. Also they all seemed to be in a computer or internet related field, with most of the now younger ones being involved in social media and e-commerce. I also found that most of them either had gone to college, or if they were very young were attending college which shows that even still they see the value in education.
The business that interests me the most would be something technical related because that is where our industry is shifting in terms of what consumers are looking for. Our society is becoming very reliant on technology and is shifting towards a new phase of immediate access to information.
If I was given a million dollars for an idea I would look at creating a new type of smartphone. I wouldn't make anything physical, instead the entire tablet would be something that you would wear on your wrist. It would look like a watch or a bracelet, but unlike the rumored "iWatch" or Samsung's "Galaxy Watch" which syncs to your phone, this device would project a virtual touch screen onto the palm of your hand for use. when you wanted to make a phone call it would then send the call to a Bluetooth device in your ear so you didn't have to keep bringing your wrist to your face and then your ear to talk to someone.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Group Presentations
Which presentation was your favorite and why? Also, what were five interesting things that you learned from the presentations!
My favorite presentation was the presentation on farming technology. My family has a background in farming, almost on each side. My wife's family is also primarily farmers and many of our friends and family still follow this trade. It is great to see technology have a use in an industry that has been around for so long and will frankly always have a need. Farming is an industry that the entire world needs and the advancement in technology to help improve crop yields and quality of product will help create more sustainable foods for everyone. Even though the process is becoming more automated, which may not be as appealing to some, helps because it reduces the amount of man hours required for a very intense and laborious job. The automated technology could greatly improve the quality of life for a farmer by giving them the ability to stand back more and give them less time they have to be in the field.
From all of the presentations five of the interesting things I learned would be the automated combine that drives and does the cutting itself, with just an operate behind the controls to ensure nothing goes wrong; the advancements in computer technology leading to wrist mounted devices and bendable screens; the history of the television dating back to the early 1940s; the fact that more people are turning to online dating as a way to meet people; and that with all of our advancements in technology and information people are still allowing themselves to be vulnerable to things like scams and Catfishing on the internet.
My favorite presentation was the presentation on farming technology. My family has a background in farming, almost on each side. My wife's family is also primarily farmers and many of our friends and family still follow this trade. It is great to see technology have a use in an industry that has been around for so long and will frankly always have a need. Farming is an industry that the entire world needs and the advancement in technology to help improve crop yields and quality of product will help create more sustainable foods for everyone. Even though the process is becoming more automated, which may not be as appealing to some, helps because it reduces the amount of man hours required for a very intense and laborious job. The automated technology could greatly improve the quality of life for a farmer by giving them the ability to stand back more and give them less time they have to be in the field.
From all of the presentations five of the interesting things I learned would be the automated combine that drives and does the cutting itself, with just an operate behind the controls to ensure nothing goes wrong; the advancements in computer technology leading to wrist mounted devices and bendable screens; the history of the television dating back to the early 1940s; the fact that more people are turning to online dating as a way to meet people; and that with all of our advancements in technology and information people are still allowing themselves to be vulnerable to things like scams and Catfishing on the internet.
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