Practice SVIP

Technology is getting smaller

Cameras

The first cameras were very big. You couldn't carry them around. They were also expensive. Not many people could buy a camera. Today we have cameras that we can carry around with us. They are also cheap. Today most cameras are digital. This means we can save thousands of photos on the camera's memory card. We can also change the image.

Telephones

The first telephones needed cable and electricity. You couldn't move them around. The first phones without cables needed enormous batteries. They were used by the military, police, and ambulance men. The first real mobile phone was also very big, with a big battery. Now mobile phones are much smaller. They still use batteries, and you have to charge them, but they can take photos and videos. You can connect to the Internet and watch TV, too!

Technology is getting smaller

Cameras

The first cameras were very big. You couldn't carry them around. They were also expensive. Not many people could buy a camera. Today we have cameras that we can carry around with us. They are also cheap. Today most cameras are digital. This means we can save thousands of photos on the camera's memory card. We can also change the image.

Telephones

The first telephones needed cable and electricity. You couldn't move them around. The first phones without cables needed enormous batteries. They were used by the military, police, and ambulance men. The first real mobile phone was also very big, with a big battery. Now mobile phones are much smaller. They still use batteries, and you have to charge them, but they can take photos and videos. You can connect to the Internet and watch TV, too!

Communication in the future

Today we have mobile phones, email, and video chats, but how will we communicate in the future? Four young scientists tell us what they think will happen.

George, 12.

In a few years, everyone will wear computer glasses. You can do a lot of things with these computer glasses. You can find information, get directions, make a video, take a photo and send a text. They're fantastic!

Dennis, 11.

Soon we will have 3D browsers to find information on the Internet. We will see and touch web pages. Perhaps we will interact with websites physically. It will be an amazing virtual world.

Jenna, 13.

In 2025, we won't use phones or webcams to talk. We will have holograms. We will be able to see the person you are talking to in 3D in front of you. The holograms will work through the Internet.

Katie, 12.

In 20 or 30 years, we won't need computers. We will have a microcomputer in our brains. Our brain will connect to the Internet. We will be able to make a phone call and send a text message by thinking.

Communication in the future

Today we have mobile phones, email, and video chats, but how will we communicate in the future? Four young scientists tell us what they think will happen.

George, 12.

In a few years, everyone will wear computer glasses. You can do a lot of things with these computer glasses. You can find information, get directions, make a video, take a photo and send a text. They're fantastic!

Dennis, 11.

Soon we will have 3D browsers to find information on the Internet. We will see and touch web pages. Perhaps we will interact with websites physically. It will be an amazing virtual world.

Jenna, 13.

In 2025, we won't use phones or webcams to talk. We will have holograms. We will be able to see the person you are talking to in 3D in front of you. The holograms will work through the Internet.

Katie, 12.

In 20 or 30 years, we won't need computers. We will have a microcomputer in our brains. Our brain will connect to the Internet. We will be able to make a phone call and send a text message by thinking.

Communication in the future

Today we have mobile phones, email, and video chats, but how will we communicate in the future? Four young scientists tell us what they think will happen.

George, 12.

In a few years, everyone will wear computer glasses. You can do a lot of things with these computer glasses. You can find information, get directions, make a video, take a photo and send a text. They're fantastic!

Dennis, 11.

Soon we will have 3D browsers to find information on the Internet. We will see and touch web pages. Perhaps we will interact with websites physically. It will be an amazing virtual world.

Jenna, 13.

In 2025, we won't use phones or webcams to talk. We will have holograms. We will be able to see the person you are talking to in 3D in front of you. The holograms will work through the Internet.

Katie, 12.

In 20 or 30 years, we won't need computers. We will have a microcomputer in our brains. Our brain will connect to the Internet. We will be able to make a phone call and send a text message by thinking.

Communication in the future

Today we have mobile phones, email, and video chats, but how will we communicate in the future? Four young scientists tell us what they think will happen.

George, 12.

In a few years, everyone will wear computer glasses. You can do a lot of things with these computer glasses. You can find information, get directions, make a video, take a photo and send a text. They're fantastic!

Dennis, 11.

Soon we will have 3D browsers to find information on the Internet. We will see and touch web pages. Perhaps we will interact with websites physically. It will be an amazing virtual world.

Jenna, 13.

In 2025, we won't use phones or webcams to talk. We will have holograms. We will be able to see the person you are talking to in 3D in front of you. The holograms will work through the Internet.

Katie, 12.

In 20 or 30 years, we won't need computers. We will have a microcomputer in our brains. Our brain will connect to the Internet. We will be able to make a phone call and send a text message by thinking.

Communication in the future

Today we have mobile phones, email, and video chats, but how will we communicate in the future? Four young scientists tell us what they think will happen.

George, 12.

In a few years, everyone will wear computer glasses. You can do a lot of things with these computer glasses. You can find information, get directions, make a video, take a photo and send a text. They're fantastic!

Dennis, 11.

Soon we will have 3D browsers to find information on the Internet. We will see and touch web pages. Perhaps we will interact with websites physically. It will be an amazing virtual world.

Jenna, 13.

In 2025, we won't use phones or webcams to talk. We will have holograms. We will be able to see the person you are talking to in 3D in front of you. The holograms will work through the Internet.

Katie, 12.

In 20 or 30 years, we won't need computers. We will have a microcomputer in our brains. Our brain will connect to the Internet. We will be able to make a phone call and send a text message by thinking.

Communication in the future

Today we have mobile phones, email, and video chats, but how will we communicate in the future? Four young scientists tell us what they think will happen.

George, 12.

In a few years, everyone will wear computer glasses. You can do a lot of things with these computer glasses. You can find information, get directions, make a video, take a photo and send a text. They're fantastic!

Dennis, 11.

Soon we will have 3D browsers to find information on the Internet. We will see and touch web pages. Perhaps we will interact with websites physically. It will be an amazing virtual world.

Jenna, 13.

In 2025, we won't use phones or webcams to talk. We will have holograms. We will be able to see the person you are talking to in 3D in front of you. The holograms will work through the Internet.

Katie, 12.

In 20 or 30 years, we won't need computers. We will have a microcomputer in our brains. Our brain will connect to the Internet. We will be able to make a phone call and send a text message by thinking.