Paradigm Shift

Technology, it's what drives today's society, industry, research, and it even controls our lives. The large majority of people cannot be without their cell phone, and the number of internet users will only grow and grow. I am not impervious to the allure of it, and recently I have found myself with some of the latest technology to hit the shelves. It is very easy to be overwhelmed with the amount of options available to consumers when they try to decide on what device is right for them. However I think it is wonderful to have such a wide array of options, because that allows people to get the perfect device for them.
When I was growing up, my family did not have that many gadgets around the house, I even remember using a rotary phone with that rotating dial, we had that up until I was about five or six. My parent's house still has dial-up internet, although the fact that the house is out in the country might be a factor in that. When I was a teenager, I got my first computer, it was an average computer I still have it although I don't use it that often. It is a traditional style computer with the large tower and separate screen. However I think the end of large desktop computers is almost at its' end, at least for me it is. I have recently bought a laptop that is built to be a desktop replacement, it's a Gateway P-7811FX it has everything I need and more. It's much more portable than my old desktop, however it is still a large beast compared to other laptops tipping the scale at 9.3 lbs and with a 17 inch screen. I did a lot of research before I purchased it, with information supplied from sites like CNET
I love technology, and I believe that human evolution will no longer be subject to the whims of Mother Nature, it is almost time that we take control of our own genetic make-up and augment ourselves with technology. I argue that we are already augmenting ourselves and our abilities with it, but at what cost?