Convergence group

Today’s lecture there was a group who presented during class, their presentation was something very different than some of the other groups have done. This group was focused in presenting how convergence has been evolving all around us. Some great examples that the convergence group   brought up during class is how sports broadcasting can have many different way of evolving and we have no clue this is even going on. But in general convergence is when there are two or more distinct entities or phenomena.  Convergence is increasingly prevalent in the IT world; in this context the term refers to the combination of two or more different technologies in a single device. Some of the technologies that are most common and used in today’s society are the ones that we use in a daily bases. For example, convergent in cars is quickly growing. There are cars now that come built in with utilities that we never thought would be available in or car like having a built in touch screen that comes with many useful apps such as having a calendar that allows you to keep reminders as well as having news updates, weather, and many more apps. Not only this but most cars come with built in 4g LTE Wi-Fi allowing the capabilities of the car to expand quite largely. Convergence may influence consumers to accept new technologies. According to some studies, people who aren't computer literate are more likely to embrace the Internet, video-on-demand at least instantly if they can. Even though some or most of these technologies that are allowing us to innovate and come more in handy. Convergent technologies can also become some very serious distractions that has been changing how society is shaped when given so much distractions.  Although these convergence are only being used to our advantage because we live in a world with a do it now attitude as most and all information is on the palm of our hands. Our phone is a great example as well as it has many features integrated such as a camera, calendar, access to the internet and many more things that will allows us to take action right away if there is something that needs to be done.