Blog Post #4

McLuhan Drawing #2

The technology I would like to work on for this project is Bluetooth, laptops (or computers), printers, video game systems, cars, and/or scooters. I decided to go with a wide variety now and try to narrow them down later after gathering some information. These pieces of technology are seen all around us on such a daily basis, that we often don’t pay attention to how advanced our technology is compared to decades ago. Most of these would make sense to think about, but some people may be scratching their heads on printers and electric scooters. The earliest printer was made in 1436 by German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg. The first electric scooter, which was known as the Autoped, began to sell in 1915 in New York. To put it into perspective, just three years after the Titanic sank. The demand for them began again in the 1990s before becoming incredibly popular as a means of transportation in 2018. Bluetooth, in particular, is based on the analogy of Harlod Bluetooth, that the technology would unite devices the way the king united the tribes of Denmark into a single kingdom. In addition, Bluetooth pays tribute to the king by its logo, consisting of a Younger Futhark bind rune for his initials, H (ᚼ) and B (ᛒ), which combined makes the Bluetooth symbol we know today.