My tangled mess of Apple earbuds represents my succession through many Apple products, each of which came with its own pair of buds that now gets about as little use as the original product itself. My technotrash lies around just as much for sentimental reasons as that I don’t know…

The electronic device that I used to depend on the most in my life was my stereo system. As a little kid, I did not have a cellular device to contact my friends, a computer to surf the web, or a television in my bedroom to watch cartoons. The majority…

There have been many devices that have had a great importance in my life so far. I would have to say that the most personal information I have about myself and honestly care about resides in my current laptop and my old hand-me-down laptop given to me by my uncle,…

The day after my seventh birthday, I was on the bus to school showing off my new Sony CD player. I had moved on from my Sony Walkman cassette tape player to a new handheld CD player. I loved my new music player and never thought that anything better would…

The electronic device which I chose to discuss is the remote control. Generally speaking, and if I am not mistaken, remote controls that were made to control televisions were invented in the 50’s, and have ever since become more and more obsolete. The “SANYO” remote control which I found in…

Sitting, untouched and dead, on the third shelf in my closet is my white, sticker clad Apple laptop purchased in 2007. From seventh grade till twelfth grade, that computer was my lifeline. Every assignment I ever did is still saved onto its hard drive, including draft after draft of grueling…

One of the turning points for me was when I received my first iPod, or my first “real” piece of technology. I remember begging my mom for weeks to get me one for my birthday, insisting that my Sony Walkman just wasn’t good enough anymore. After relentless persisting, she finally…

I was in fifth grade when I got my first cell phone. It feels like just yesterday that I staring with wide eyes at the pink and white wrapped box that held my long awaited elementary school graduation gift. The hot pink Razr inside that box represented much more than…

Like many young adults, I consider myself to be attached to my cell phone in nearly every way but physically. I use my phone constantly throughout the day, and oftentimes find myself absentmindedly checking social medias like Instagram, Snapchat, or Twitter even if I unlocked the screen for other purposes….

My childhood consisted of my sister and I sitting criss-cross applesauce on the living room floor in front of our small TV watching endless amounts of Disney films. We would run to our plastic box filled to the rim with Little Mermaid, Lion King, and countless other VHS films to…