First Innovation

I  learned about an innovation, called EchoDot (Alexa), about three years ago. I heard about the device before, but never researched it or had a chance to get one since I didn’t live on my own until I was 22 and my parents didn’t like devices like that. They thought the government would be listening to you. My coworker is a really big tech guy and he asked why not try it out? He said I could get LED lights for my lamps so I can use the “geeni” app to be able to control the lights via my alexa. 

I think that I am currently at the Implementation stage of the 5 Stages of Adoption. I started with one but wanted to get two more. Two are the regular EchoDots but the other one is an EchoDot Show.  The main reason for getting an EchoDot Show was because of being upstairs I can say “Hey Alexa, show me front porch cameras”. She will bring me up a live view of my camera so I can see what is going on while being upstairs. So not only do I use them for my cameras and lights but I also use them to play music, or when I am cooking to ask questions for certain things. 

I am very pleased with these devices and wish I didn’t wait so long to get them. I agree with the article’s statement that “innovations that make tasks easier are likely to be adopted.” The EchoDots have definitely made my daily tasks easier, and I feel that I will reach the Confirmation stage with this innovation especially since I have yet to find any cons with them. 

Second Innovation

In today’s society cell phones are the greatest creation on earth. They are always attached to us and we can’t quite imagine what it was like before them.  I was about 15 when I got my first cell phone. It was a flip phone and was to only be used to call my mom when softball practice was over. Fast forward to a couple years later, I got my first iphone. I didn’t know much about them at the time but I learn quickly so it didn’t take long to get the hang of my new found attachment. My father used to always say my face was clued to my cell phone, which for a teen was “normal”.  There was a world of new things we could do with our new found freedom. From facetime or skype, voice to text, social media, check the weather, use Siri, google maps, and even health tracking.

I think that I am currently at the Confirmation stage of the 5 Stages of Adoption. I have upgraded my phone every 2 years to get the next up to date creation. I find the iphone or any smart phone to be a big step in the 21st century, along with apps for these devices. For example the work I do we are actually moving towards using WhatsApp, snapchat, and tik tok to be able to assist our customers in a neat and fun kind of way. Without this type of device I would not be able to do the kind of work I do. The only con I see with this is the dependancy issue of always needing to be on them.