Would i ever get a chip?

I found it astounding to think that in some years to come that things will be automatically done for us, without us telling people what to do (starbucks example). i also find it a little creepy that people will be able to automatically view our bank accounts. I can say that i am one of those poeple who get money off my atm card, to ensure i know how much im spending and how much i have left. Otherwise i find i overbuy and im broke!!but i do agree with Erika that for health issues it would be fantastic. That way from birth your blood type etc would all be on this chip. And it would update your health status everytime you enter a hospital. For example it could update health problems so if you go into hospital, the staff just scan you for quick and efficent results. I do think there are more cons than pros though. For example Erika stated last week that boys from Norway were creating and changing id tags so they could buy cheap computers. I think information on creating and altering id tags shouldnt be avaliable as these people are the ones that would ruin this great inovation. I though of another good idea (As long as people dont interfere with id tags) is that everytime you enter a country you would get your id tag swiped. whether its was going past the boarder of a state or country or an airport, this would ensure the airport ran efficiently and busy american airports wouldnt constantly be held up due to retina and finger print scans. But getting to my main point, once you were scanned it would come up with your name, country etc, and criminals on the run either by car or plane, would be caught faster due to their id tag would be located almost instantly. but ultimatly i feel more research would have to be done in order for me to agree to being chipped. This is similar to last weeks blogs, the way i see it, the chips benefits would need to significantly outway the cons in order for me to consider getting chipped.

How cheap and useful would a product have to be in order for me to buy it?

How cheap and useful would a product have to be in order for me to buy it?
i feel an answer to this question is short and simple. In this case i will use the iphone as an example. Ok so if i had an old brick cell phone, a fat disorganised diary or organiser, a portable cd player and was wanting access to the internet when i am on the go, than ofcourse i would be looking for an item of technology that could put all of this into one small portable device. In this case my technology is shot and i really need an updated version. So i would look at the iphone, tick all the boxes etc. But before buying i would look at reviews, just to see how relieable or unreliable the product really is. There is no point in spending bags of cash on something that is going to die on me straight after i buy it. But it would also have to have a reasonable price tag, i would once again to research on pricing options, if i feel the offer being showed to me is way to high, than i would wait for another offer. I suppose it also depends how much you really need this product, if it isnt needed in the near future that wait until you need it. Usually you find when you wait you will catch it in a sale and possibly got a couple of hundred dollars off it. So what im saying is i wouldnt make any hasty decisions, id do my research, see how much i really needed it, and evaluate my results:)

Week 10

So i havent exactly kept a log as such but i have a pretty good idea of how much technology i use everyday. Im on my laptop atleast once a day, i check my phone every 10 minutes, my tv will be one from 530pm onwards and my radio is on every morning. How on earth would i love without tachnology?It seems as if i use technology pretty frequently but im sure this is probably the norm for many other poeple. therefore i think i would be somewhat midway on the continuem. But when you compare my daily usage to a third world country i would say im extrememly high on the technology usage continuiem. I think it depends whether or not we have access or the technology to use. I see it that we are extremely lucky individuals. Secondly i found our last lecture really interesting. I had heard of this one laptop per child scheme, but i had never really thought that deeply into the subject. I never thought of food being far more of an essential to a laptop. Obviously food and water is a neccessity in developing countries, but i also see education to be an equally important matter. In conlusion i feel they are equally important and they should grab whatever they can, whether its food, water or education.