Memory IS RAM! - Comm 352

                 It is astonishing to think how far we’ve come in the field of technology.  In just a short number of years our technology has expanded at a rapidly increasing rate, which generates much curiosity towards the future of electronics and even society as a whole.  Since the growth of technology has been exponentially increasing, the rate of “cool shit” we are going to see in our lifetime is going to be colossal.
                One aspect of this rapid increase in new technology is the amount of memory that even the simplest of devices can now hold.  When I was young I remember using nothing but AOL, having a cell phone that barely worked in eighth grade, and playing Playstation 2 or Gamecube.  Nowadays instead of using AOL there are tons of different browsers to choose from depending on your style of internet usage, and the customization options tailor to individual needs.  My cell phone is now essentially a mini laptop, and aside from websites with scroll bars there is little along the ways of internet usage that I cannot do on my phone.  It is my portable internet, mp3 player, planner, clock and lastly a device that I use to communicate with.  All of this is possible because modern phones have more memory capabilities than some computers did in the past. 
                The surprising factor with our increase in memory space is that we are able to store so much on such small devices.  For my birthday I received a Kindle fire (which was honestly the last thing I needed) because I already have a phone and a laptop.  Now I just have something in between those two devices that is in a convenient size.  I even have the ability to store vast amounts of information on my Kindle despite its size, so why bother having anything larger?  We have so much “invisible” space to store data in that we are literally running out of things to store.  I can honestly say that I will never come close to ever filling up my laptop’s memory, and I could probably say the same thing about my Kindle. 
                Even game systems like the Playstation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 are essentially part computer.  Once I found out that you could upload music to an Xbox to play music while gaming an entire world of technology opened up to me.  In fact, anyone my age can remember the transition from using memory cards to internal storage space and how revolutionary of a change it has been.  Our gaming systems have evolved from simply a device that plays games to devices that play games, store memory,  and allow complete internet capabilities that includes gaming with others from around the world and downloading content from servers. 
                With the rate of technology expanding so quickly it is truly a great time to be alive.  Although I really hope this does not lead to EVERYTHING being stored online, it is a nice and organized system we have created for keeping everything in a concrete place (assuming the internet isn’t going anywhere…).