The world of multimedia

1.      Where do you commonly use multimedia in your daily life, list as many examples as you can.
- Internet
- Mobile Phones
- Television
- Websites
- Communicating
- Games
- Listening to music

2.      What multimedia device or service would you find it hardest to be without? Discuss.I would find it hardest to be without a laptop + internet because there is a wide range  of places I could acces by using those multimedia devices. It would be hard not being able to communicate with close friends and family. I would also struggle to do school work as trying to find information from books is time consuming.

3.      The video on future directions (third video) has already to some extent come true. What multimedia technologies displayed in this video are already commonly used?- Lights turning on automatically
- Wireless connection from one multimedia device to another
- Message reader
- Opening car boot with a button
- Street view directions

4.      Do you see any advantages/disadvantages to the use of such multimedia technology?

The disadvantages of using such multemedia technology is that it is easier for people to abuse the uses of it. It is easier to be hacked into and technology is not always reliable. Street view directions may not always be accurate and therefore cannot be solely relied on.