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Report on Current Usage: There are new inventions in this book there is a watch with built in via blu tooth. There is a pair of glasses with a built in blue tooth set. Another great invention is the skiing mp3 player.Its built into ski pants that has head phones going through the suit into the hood so you can listen to music and ski at the same time without dealing with head phones.

Predictions for the future: In the 21st century there is no such thing as far away. Cell phones are commonplace, and computers around the globe swap data over the internet.Most gadgets are designed to peform more than one function and some to communicate with other gadgets.The wires and cables that have been so essential to getting us connected will soon be a thing of the past, as technology becomes increasingly wireless and data is transmitted via radio or infrared waves. Book name:Cool Stuff 2.0 and how it works. By: Chris Woodford and Jon Woodcock PG. 40

Fifteen years ago, mobile phones were unwieldy and expensive novelties that often couldn't even make a decent voice call. Today they are pocket-size powerhouses that 170 million U.S. subscribers use to take pictures, access the Internet and E-mail, record video clips, and--oh, yeah--call home to make sure they're picking up the right can of soup when they forget the shopping list. The rush to turn these devices into all-purpose pocket pods will continue as wireless carriers and tech companies roll out flashy new features--services such as tracking your kids' location, top-notch wireless gaming, downloadable TV programs, and audio directions on how to get from point A to point B. Another feature gaining popularity is phone photography. Consumers already have shown they like digital pics--digicams are the hottest holiday gift this year. "People have strong, emotional responses to pictures," says Jeff Hallock at Sprint, which is perhaps the most aggressive pusher of photo messaging among U.S. carriers.Grainy images diluted the impact of last year's camera phones, whose pictures didn't look good on PC monitors, much less as prints. But a few phones this year can capture more than a megapixel, and next year they will reach 2 and maybe even 3 megapixels. Those shots should look great on computers and even make decent 4-by-6-inch prints, despite the cam phones' weaker lenses and shorter zooms than those of stand-alone cameras. LaGesse, David. "The Spell of the Cell." //U.S. News & World Report Vol. 137, No. 19 //. Nov. 29 2004: 56-58. //SIRS Researcher. // Web. 10 Mar 2011.

From hardware and software makers like Apple and Microsoft to booksellers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble, many companies now appear to be betting the next must-have accessory will be a tablet--a hybrid of a laptop and a smart phone that can be used to view media and connect to the Internet, among other things. Sorensen, Chris. "The Next Frontier." //Maclean's (Toronto, Canada) Vol. 122, No. 43 //. 09 Nov 2009: 38-39. //SIRS Researcher. // Web. 10 Mar 2011




 * 58% of teens from schools that forbid cell phones use them during class anyway
 * 31% of teens that take their cell phones to school send text messages during class everyday
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4% of teens age 12-17 have sent a "sext message"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">15% of teens age 12-17 have received a "sext message"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">8% of older teens sent "sext messages", 30% of older teens received them
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">No gender difference in sending or receiving "sext messages"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">52% of teens talk while driving a car
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">34% of teens text while driving a car
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">26% of teens have been bullied via text message
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Girls text message more than boys

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