This document discusses communication technology trends and predictions for 2024. Current technologies like Siri and cellular data speeds continue advancing each year. The future of voice control is described as allowing users to control most phone functions through natural conversations. Health wearables are also increasing in popularity and capabilities. By 2024, it is predicted that voice assistants will be even more advanced to answer any question instantly, and health wearables may feature hologram displays that are controlled through the devices. Overall, the document outlines how communication technologies are rapidly improving and innovating towards more voice-based and wearable interfaces.

1. Communication
Technology in 2024
By: Jonathan Graves
COMM 303-50

2. Where Are We At
Today?
• Current technology today is very
advanced but still has a lot of room
for growth. A few examples are;
• Siri, with each new edition of the
iPhone her capabilities have
improved from basic commands
such as calling people to making
dinner reservations.
• Cell phone internet, every year new
chips are released and allow faster
internet speeds. We started at edge
(dial-up speed), then went to 3g
(slow DSL speed), to 4g, and now
we are at LTE (faster than most
internet providers. )

3. Uses and
Gratifications Theory
• The Uses and Gratifications Theory
explains the different ways people
use technology and also how
satisfied they are with it.
• Our technology is moving towards a
more voice controlled system with
less physical contact. People like this
because they don’t necessary have
to be near their phones.
• There is also less of a need to carry a
computer, tablet, and other electronic
devices because a smart phone can
do most of the same functions.

4. Future of Voice
Media
• As technology changes so will Siri,
and her abilities.
• In the newest version of Siri, there
is now a eye’s free mode for use in
cars. This allows a person to have
constant vision of the road while
still being able to call someone, or
respond to a text message with
their voice.
• Future technology will most likely
use voice to control almost every
function. There will be less
physical buttons.
It will be a real time
conversation between the
computer in the phone and
yourself. You will be able to
ask it anything and get an
instant answer.

5. Google Glass
• Google Glass allows a person
to wear a pair of glasses and
communicate from their view via
social media.
• It is especially nice to use when
you are near a football field or
basketball court during a game.
• Google glass also allows you to
take videos, and pictures to
save for future viewing.

6. Moore’s Innovation
Adoption Rate
• Moore’s Innovation Adoption
Rate describes how consumers
and businesses go through a
gradual change when it comes to
new technology.
• If you pay attention to new
technology releases people are
very hesitant to try it at first till it
has a lot of support by others.

7. Moore’s Innovation
Adoption Rate
• Google glass is still an expensive
technology and not many people
use it. As more people are able to
get the technology the adoption
rate will go up, and make Google
more inclined to add more options
to it.
• Future versions of the Google
glass will most likely have the
option to talk with people via your
phone, or even be able to know
what you are thinking and act
accordingly.

8. Health Wearable's
• A new popular technology these
days is health bands. Brands such
as Fitbits, and the Nike Fuel Bands
are becoming very popular.
• The first editions were basically
just to count your steps, while later
editions incorporated your heart
rate, and other biometrics.
• Many people communicate via the
wearable’s app to track their
progress and also to motivate their
friends.

9. Critical Mass Theory
• This theory occurs when a large
enough number of early
adopters have interest in an
innovation to allow for self
sustaining growth.
• Many products start but never
actually take off because no one
really invests in them, where as
others such as the Fitbit and
Nike Fuel Band have taken off.

10. Critical Mass Theory
• Current health wearable's allow for
recording heart rate, and oxygen
sensors, along with seeing
notifications, and answering phone
calls.
• Future health wearable's will most
likely have a hologram image that
many people will find neat and want
to be early adopters to interact with
it.
• This hologram will be a small
person or image that can control all
aspects of the health wearable’s

11. Future Technology
• Technology is constantly
changing and while we don’t
know how different it is going to
be in 2024, we do know that a
lot will be different.
• Innovation is always happening
and will continue to happen.
Companies such as Apple, and
Google, are the top of the line
when it comes to new
innovation.

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