Doreen/ new media

The new media has brought entertaining and fascinating gadgets into our lifestyles. Since the emergence of the new media, we have observed the birth of high-tech gadgets built with the fusion of technology and traditional media. From the creation of disc-man to MP3 to even iPhone with the all-built in features which satisfy anything a human wants, we could say that new media indeed has brought amazement and improve our lifes by allowing media to reach us easily. For instance, iPhone which was created by Apple Company has amalgamated the functions of media player, in-built camera, communicating tools like SMS and calls, games and applications and even the Wifi which traditionally only a computer is able to access. When one gets bored, he or she can easy access the games and start hooking up to them. These intervention of new media has brought convenience and has significantly reduce the trouble of us having to find leisure through traditional means like going to the arcade to compete in a game of wrestling. However, debates and controversies have sparked off from the development of these high tech gadgets. These high tech gadgets has succeeded in transforming human into one that is filled with complacancies and demand. Piracy has also been invaded when technology improves. People can easy download songs or videos with a click on their computer or phone without patronizing authentic music stores. These has led to music artistes and businessmen losing their hope of livelihood. Thus, although the new media has brought such convenience to us, it has also led to the downfall of authentic and conventional ways of living.