Videos How We Talk About Tech, Then & Now | KQED News 2 min read 3 years ago Admin@ Transcript 0:03 – At the heart of this story 0:04 is the Silicon Valley, 0:06... Transcript 0:03 – At the heart of this story 0:04 is the Silicon Valley, 0:06 a sprawling complex of electronics companies 0:08 at the southern tip of San Francisco Bay. 0:10 – A technological revolution hit the Valley 0:13 in the early ’70s, 0:14 and most of us have benefited in some way from the results. 0:17 Computerized products are now an everyday part of our lives. 0:21 – [Electronic Voice] The correct spelling of ‘Health’ 0:23 is H E– 0:24 – And the key to that miniaturization 0:26 is this tiny silicon chip, the brainchild of an engineer 0:30 at Intel Corporation in Santa Clara. 0:32 In theory, this same basic chip 0:35 can do everything from switching on a roast 0:37 to guiding missiles, 0:38 – As this 1984 computer fair shows, 0:40 personal computers are on the move. 0:42 This year the buzzword here is ‘personal productivity.’ 0:45 Systems and software that help professionals write, 0:48 analyze, and do their work equally well, 0:50 whether at the office or at home. 0:53 – Having learned the value of the machine 0:55 in the workplace, people then have it flow over 0:58 into the home, into their recreation 1:00 and betterment of their lives. 1:03 – With its new Macintosh computer, for example, 1:05 Apple offers a mouse, a handheld device, 1:08 which permits freehand design on the computer screen. 1:13 – Have you ever borrowed a book… 1:16 from thousands of miles away? 1:19 Or crossed the country… 1:23 without stopping for directions? 1:28 Or sent someone a fax… 1:33 From the beach? 1:35 You will. 1:37 – The implied promise, of course, 1:38 is that the new technology will free us 1:40 from the traditional boundaries which now constrain us. 1:43 But trends in our current use of technology 1:45 suggest a much different future. 1:47 One where a profusion of gadgets 1:49 leaves us without a moment to call our own. 1:54 – My top priority has always been our social mission 1:58 of connecting people, building community, 2:00 and bringing the world closer together. 2:02 – We’ve been focused ever more on our core mission 2:05 of organizing the world’s information. 2:08 – The more you learn about technology, 2:10 the more you learn what’s possible. 2:12 – I’m not trying to be anyone’s savior, 2:14 I just try to think about the future and not be sad. 2:19 (audience applauds) Continue Reading Previous Designing the brain of the Home of the Future with Grant ImaharaNext Solving the mystery of rare diseases with technology and crowdfunding: Jimmy Lin at TEDxMidAtlantic
