INFOGRAPHIC: 6 ENGINEERING INVENTIONS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

On The Pulse: Electrical Engineering Inventions That Connect People And Communities
By Ohio University Online Engineering.

As modern technology continues to advance, many people have the chance to enjoy a wide variety of technologies that connect them with others. Advances and inventions made possible through electrical engineering have enabled people all over the world to connect in ways that were previously thought impossible. Here are a few key inventions that have helped take human interaction and communication to an entirely new level:

1. Eye Tracking Technology: This technology promises to provide disabled people with a way to connect with others through eye scanning hardware that can help them communicate and access technology.

2. Virtual Reality: Virtual reality has long been an eagerly awaited development for many people. It allows individuals to wear hardware that can display a virtual world around them.

3. Immersive Technology: Immersive technology will enable people to walk freely through the virtual world by way of The Virtualizer, a platform and belt that monitors the user’s movements and footsteps while markers attached to the body are tracked with cameras.

4. Wireless Technology: While an integral part of our lives now, there was a time when wireless technology seemed like a thought from science fiction. Wireless technology allows us to enjoy connections with the Internet and each other, without any physical hardware connecting to receivers and transmitters.

5. Wearable Computing: These technologies have allowed people to monitor various activities, both on their bodies and in real time around the world as they enjoy going about their daily lives.

6. Video Chat: Video chatting technology has made it possible for people from all over the world to connect and enjoy face to face communications, no matter the distance and no matter the nature of the call itself.

To learn more about the electrical engineering inventions that have changed the way in which we communicate, checkout the infographic below created by Ohio University’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering program.

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Infographic sources:
1. Quintic Rolls Out Low-Power Wearable Chipset
2. VR Goggles Play Games With Latency
3. Apple Sold 150 Million iPhones, 71 Million iPads in 2013
4. Take real-life strolls in virtual reality environments with the Virtualizer
5. Eye-control Empowers People with Disabilities
6. Mobile Maturity Leads to Extremes
7. 200 Million FaceTime-Enabled Devices in 2012?
8. Oculus Rift: Step Into the Game
9. 13 eye-opening figures about wearable tech
10. Skype handles 2 billion minutes of connections daily
11. “Hello Santa” Offers A Memorable, But Pricey, Video Call With A Real-Life Santa
12. Want to play around with the latest eye-tracking tech? Tobii has a $195 kit for you
13. 8 Wearable Tech Devices To Watch
14. A Matter of Perception
15. Tobii Unveils Ultraportable Computer-Access Peripheral
16. Wireless devices go battery-free with new communication technique
17. Microsoft announces $8 million partnership for natural user interface technology research centre

[Source: Ohio University Online Engineering.]