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How Smart Phones Become An Integral Part Of The Daily Lives Of People

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Sony Baek Writing Assignment #1 MIS 330 - 003 Prof. Hampe These days, technologies become an integral part of the daily lives of people. Evolvement and development of new technology exponentially increased over the past few decades. Smart phones become one of the central technologies of the 21st century due to widespread usage of cell phones for business, communication, and information. These days, smart phones have become an integral part of people’s lives. Almost every cell-phone users are using the third or fourth generation smart phones. As the technology evolved exponentially over the past years, also many smart phone applications were developed. The one smart phone application that I am going to introduce is called “Be My Eyes.” Based on the idea of Hans Jorgen Wiberg, who was having visual` disability, the application called “Be My Eyes” was developed. One day, Hans Jorgen Wiberg thought that people with visual disability like him often need to deal with some smaller daily tasks. For example, to check expiration date for food, check daily weather, or check to see what kind of nutrition facts are in the foods. In April 2012, Hans Jorgen Wiberg presented and introduced his idea for a smart phone application at start up event in Denmark. Hans Jorgen Wiberg met the developing team for the Be My Eyes at this event. His idea was selected and his team won the prize for the most innovative idea. After the winning the prize, Hans Jorgen Wiberg and his team has worked hard

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