Research Paper on:
Overview of Emerging Technologies

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While life has not become less complex, people have more choices. II. Review of Literature A) The Computer Revolution 1) FireWire 2) ATM and Online Banking a) encryption  b) problems with hackers c) development of new technology d) VPNs B) Entertainment Industry 1)MP3s: Napster and other types of piracy 2) home theater 3) New technologies: morphing C) Impact  of Technology on Business 1) Ebusinesses as competition 2)Telecommuting a) Georgia Power example b) future trends c) DSL and cable modems 3) Improvements to regular businesses III. Conclusion During  the first decade of the twenty-first century, the Information Revolution will continue at the same pace as it had during the 1990s. I. Introduction Years  ago one would watch the Jetsons with awe, wondering how nice life would be if the world really had such technologies. If one could prepare meals instantly and dry clean  suits in seconds, life would be less time consuming. Also, the mundane would be stricken from tangible time and one would have more time for leisure. At least, that is  what it may seem. Today, things are not much different than the Jetsonian lifestyle as projected in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, but the reality is that Palm Pilots, rapid transportation and  MP3s have enhanced life in the 1990s and the 2000s but have not really given people more time nor provided substitutes for dreary tasks. Instead, technology has given people options.  One can walk to work, or commute a couple of hours per day due to rapid transit, in order to draw a larger salary. Instead of fumbling with large Daytimer  books, one can take out an electronic organizer and punch in a few numbers. Life is simple. In reality, the simplification of life is only a minor contribution of