Potential Magazine Fall 2015 - Georgia Edition | Page 9
5 things
5
tech treasures
things you have
that your parents didn’t
So we all get tired of the “Back in my day, we walked five
miles in the blinding snow to school” stories from our
elders, but the truth is, today’s teens have a plethora of
resources that make almost every aspect of their daily
lives easier. Here are five things you have that your
parents didn’t have.
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Smartphones
You know that thing that’s glued to your hand? That tiny
thing that’s a computer, radio, camera, calendar, TV, video
game, and oh, yeah, also makes and receives calls? You may
take your smartphone for granted, but only 10 years ago,
they were a revolutionary new product. And your parents?
Depending on their age, they probably lived the first half of
their lives without any kind of mobile phone.
Social Media
When she was your age, your mom didn’t have 500
Instagram followers, but she may have enjoyed her meals
out more, since the thought of photographing her food and
then coming up with a string of snappy hashtags was still
decades away.
Endless Entertainment
On-demand, DVR, Netflix, Hulu, hundreds of cable
channels: Movie and television fans are living in a “you
want it, you can watch it” wonderland. Your parents
remember using the newspaper or a magazine called “TV
Guide” to decide what to watch on the handful of channels
they got. If they missed an episode, they were out of luck.
Instant Information
Wanna know if you’ll need a raincoat today? Check a
weather app. It wasn’t so easy for your parents. They had
to remember to watch the forecast on the news the night
before.
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Detailed Directions
Your map app on your smartphone will give you turn-byturn directions and choose the fastest route, whihc makes
knowing how to read an actual map almost irrelevant. And
you don’t even have to type in your destination. Just press
a button and ask your virtual assistant to do it for you. But
beware the cell phone dead zones. Maybe knowing how to
read a paper map isn’t a bad idea after all.
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