The Technology Age

From: "The TV Age Begins" , E.D. Hirsch

Scientists had been experimenting with TV since the 1920s. But it wasn't until the late 1940s that television technology really got off the ground. In the early 1950s, national broadcasting began, and suddenly everyone wanted to own a TV. By the mid-1950s, two thirds of American homes had a set. Now in the evenings families gathered around the telvision as they used to gather around the radio. Soon Americans were spending almost as much time watching TV every day as they were spending at school or work!

My imitation (updated to today!)

Technology experts have been experimenting with computers and audio/video equipment for several years. In the last four or five years, this technology has really taken off. Every kid wants to own his or her own laptop computer, iPod, and cellphone. Now in the evenings, more often than not, family members are watching movies on their computers or iPods, texting their friends on their cellphones, and chatting with others on mySpace. iPods are small hand-held devices that allow the user to listen to their favorite music, watch movies, play games, create podcasts, keep track of their photos, and even listen to the radio. MySpace is a web-based community where people can talk to their friends, post photos, and share their lives with others. People are using their iPods, cellphones and laptops everywhere they go. So these new technological wonders are being used almost all the time except when the owners are asleep. Sometimes they are even using them then, if they fell asleep with their iPod in their ears!