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Created by : Mahalakshmi Subramanium, QA/QC Manager, Genpact  | 02 17 2011 09:25:42 +0000
Industry : Consumer DurablesFunctional Area : Gadgets(Personal Interests)
Activity:  1111 views;  last activity : 08 13 2011 18:13:10 +0000

We were familiar with the nokia battery exploding and it was really disastrous. Now Apple's iPhone 4 battery got exploded!! We are becoming tech savvy day by day but is this really safe? Even though probability of such accidents is very less still it is dangerous. Cell phones are also related to many other diseases. In such a situation do you think it is safe for us to use such technologies?

 
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What is technology? Knowledge of our surrounding, and the skill developed to tweak the natural phenomenon for enhancement, betterment, protecting near and dear, society nation etc.

What is safety? Using the knowledge to build device which is harmless yet useful productive.

Why does battery explode? The designs are created at one place and manufacturing is outsourced to CHINA Taiwan Malaysia etc to cut cost, to make its cost effective. Moreover battery is an accessory not the main device.

So is technology responsible? Or commercialism or the desire to earn more money, capture market, get a promotion, hop a job, looking good, to feel satisfied stake holders, name, fame etc.   


By Joydeep Dasgupta, Business Development, New Horizon  03 19 2011 15:15:35 +0000
 
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Though it is not safe, it has become inevitable. Today we can't imagine to go out without our cell phones. We have become so used to such technlogies that even though things might be hazardous or dangerous we use them anyways. So it is not safe but we can't stop using it.


By Mahalakshmi Subramanium, QA/QC Manager, Genpact  02 17 2011 09:25:42 +0000
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WHATEVER THE ADVERSITIES A DEVICE HAS, WE GENERALLY DO NOT WANT TO LOOSE AT ANY COST.  EVEN AFTER THE INCIDENT OF NOKIA
BATTERY EXPLOSION, PEOPLE SEEM TO CARE A HOOT AND STILL PREFER TO BUY THESE GADGETS SINCE "MANY TECH SAVVY PEOPLE EXIST IN THIS WORLD". 

"ITS ALL ABOUT MAKING THINGS EASIER"



By Sairam. M, System Administrator  | 08 13 2011 18:13:54 +0000
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Yes it is safe. But, not always safe.

If operation , maintenance & construction is wrong or substandard.

  • Operation means, here, includeing handling, preservation , transportation &  storage.
  • Maintenance includes, the technology is not updated with the principle said in the manual
  • Construction includes the substandard design, material, production methods etc.

By KALIYAMOORTHY , Oil & Gas Area Coordinator, Undisclosed  | 03 19 2011 14:58:48 +0000
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they help so many people to get the softwares for free
By Piyush Jain, Localization and Vendor Development, Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd  | 03 19 2011 14:55:13 +0000
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depends on the way you make the devices to use it.........
By Piyush Jain, Localization and Vendor Development, Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd  | 03 19 2011 14:53:36 +0000
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Technology if defined properly it is always safe. Any thing unsafe is half baked technology. Let us call them as prototype marketed / put to use.
By Gopala Krishnan.H, CMD, DJA-Inc  | 03 19 2011 09:27:32 +0000
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Technology is Technic used for improving the skill,it depends how it is utilzed
By Rajesh Tripathi, Manager Dgs&D Operations, Agmatel India Pvt Ltd  | 03 19 2011 07:59:52 +0000
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See technology is always safe but we make it unsafe for most of the time.
By pradhnya meshram, Sales Executive/Officer, Tata Communications Ltd  | 02 24 2011 17:48:45 +0000
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Any techknowlodgy is a double edged sword like tool. Will it harm or make you more safe depends upon the proper use of it.As for example, Like a knife which can be used to save a man by surgeons by helping in surgery or will kill any body if used by a murderer.
By chandrahas choudhary, Histopathologist, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  | 02 21 2011 15:40:48 +0000
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it depends .......how it is used......
By Navneet Gupta, Software Developer, LISPL, Lucknow  | 02 21 2011 14:23:19 +0000
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Everything Has Pros and Cons.Technology if in good hands has got advantage but if handled by bad ones seems to contribute to the cons section
By Parin Sheth, B.Tech/B.E. student, Parshvanath College Of Engineering,Thane  | 02 21 2011 05:57:12 +0000
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Depends upon how you use it. Technology is just a tool. Usage depends on the user. Each technology also has got its limitations or criticality after which it can become unsafe. The trick is to stay within this limit
By V. Srinivas, Freelancer, Information Technology  | 02 21 2011 05:34:40 +0000
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yes , technology always safe,,,,,,, but depends how we use it.... on right way or wrong
By varun sharma, BTL AND EVENTS planning and execution, current  | 02 20 2011 14:01:45 +0000
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it depends on how u use it........
By Piyush Jain, Localization and Vendor Development, Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd  | 02 20 2011 10:51:23 +0000
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By sathiskumar , MCA student, vysya college-salem  | 02 20 2011 09:15:08 +0000
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Generally incurred more only on safety for implementation of Techno and Innovation...
By JAGADEESAN S, Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Project Consultant  | 02 20 2011 09:14:07 +0000
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Joydeep I am delighted to support you on your clear thought process. You have hit the bulls eye with your statement.


By Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant  | 02 18 2011 06:53:34 +0000
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In such situation we can not blame technology. In the name of technology some people if cheap products are used then what,we can not blame technology. Even though if the same situation arises using qualitative products alternatives should be found out.Technology means to provide better solution by innovating better products.
By Abdul Moyeen Khan, Chief Accountant, Obeikan Glass company  | 02 17 2011 17:32:19 +0000
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Whether technology is safe or not we got to live with it, having said that it is indeed safe if used properly. Nowadays you see people around you using mobile phones every where they go even if it’s meant walking on the road or driving in a heavy traffic; they overuse it without understanding the ill effects of it, these things if taken care would a long way benefit everybody. Bangalore way back in 90's use to be a garden city but as IT started growing more and more companies came in and now you know how the city looks like, it's become a concrete jungle. It's not that am against IT, but you got to take care of nature and other human aspect as well. Right now they are not going hand in hand.
By VS Jayashankar, System Engineer  | 02 17 2011 12:21:58 +0000
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It is safe if we blend it keeping in mind the human perspective, unlike nuclear energy which is not at all needed, oil and natural gas, not needed at all. they can be turned into "weapons of mass destruction" (WMD), instead we should harness whatever our planet ushers us to create an environment and also to engage our scientist to create "weapons of mass creation", (WMC).We cannot survive without "Technology", that's for sure.
By konkan SINGHA, Head- Talent Acquisition (IT), OptedJobs  | 02 17 2011 12:16:35 +0000
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Technology are safe, The quality is the main thing nowadays to reduce the cost many product are manufacture in a low quality. then how to avoid the blast of mobile etc..
By Shankar , CEO/MD/Director, Infosearch bpo Services  | 02 17 2011 11:50:11 +0000
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Technology, of late, has become part and parcel of our life! We have to live with the perils around - RSA factor using computer, electro-magnetic radiation, poor ergonomic designs of furniture used at home and office, green-house effects, etc. are a few items that are haunting our tech-savvy society in a big way! On the other side, pharma companies increasing their sale volume, doctors filling their purse, insurance companies part away with your hard-earned money are some of the inherent necessities we are put up with!
By S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner  | 02 17 2011 11:23:19 +0000
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To prove my point, just see the result of what happened in Japan-The technologies, more than natural calamity are threatening the entire world right now.The dark side of technology as critical as nuclear or other scientific ones are that it not only affects the present but also the future.It is high time, the entire world came to a consensus about the use of right technology-A failure to do so, will result in natural calamities like famine/tsunami/earth quakes/ nuclear hazards and the likes which will haunt the future generation of our people also.


By Venkatraman , Sales Executive/Officer, Magnum Enterprises  | 03 19 2011 21:27:11 +0000
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Very true Ms.Mahalaxmi, the more sophistication means the more danger.We have to be very careful in using those devices which are becoming important in our life.


By NATTERAJA R. ARIKRISHNAN, GM-Projects, Bentec Electricals & Electronics Pvt. Ltd  | 02 24 2011 17:27:38 +0000
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Technologies are man made and therefore while being a boon should not be considered always safe-Technologies are like 'Additives' to our natural resources and therefore needs plenty of caution in their applications.'Life' of technologies are always limited and should be only used where they are absolutely essential.The rampant usage of technologies imbalances the naturally created and natural resources causing irreparable damage and adverse effects.
By Venkatraman , Sales Executive/Officer, Magnum Enterprises  | 02 24 2011 01:04:29 +0000
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No, not on its own.

It is how it is designed for use that can address safety concerns.


By Ravindra Sharma, Managing Consultant, CHEF-India  | 02 22 2011 06:54:34 +0000
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it only depends upon the usage of user that in which direction user is using technology
By ajay kumar, assistant executive engineer, hpgcl  | 02 21 2011 14:30:16 +0000
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Technology is safe if it is in safe hands, otherwise it will mess the things in no

time.

As, everything have advantage as well as disadvantage.


By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 02 21 2011 05:06:53 +0000
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As Mahalakshmi told technology became an inevitable thing in our life but if you ask me whether its always safe hmmmmm.... No its not. Technology makes our works easy and gives us immense pleasure today at the same time its very hazardous to life. Radiations emitting from cellphones,laptops spoils our health.
By Sridevi Ranganaathan, Assistant Professor at Madras University  | 02 21 2011 01:22:03 +0000
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Technology can't be safe always. Technology is for the betterment and focussed for a goal. Some times our negligence may be responsible for unfortunate incidents and some times technology. But we have to welcome the growing technologies. This is for us only.


By Aditya R. Upadhyay, Site Incharge (GM), Focus Energy Ltd.  | 02 20 2011 13:15:22 +0000
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i agree with mahalakshmi,.Even though technology has become inevitable, it is not always safe.E.G the more we open up to IT related sites or networks , the more open becomes our privacy
By sheriff r mohideen, General Manager -Technical, Origin Foods Limited  | 02 20 2011 10:27:05 +0000
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Technologies are only safe if they are applied in the intended way. Even when theya re applied in the intended way they have side effects that over time become larger and well known. All solutions generate new problems. Usually many mishaps has to take place before a new technology is relatively safe. But the advantages can be bigger than the risks - for the people who do not suffer the side effects
By Kaj Voetmann, Senior Consultant, Beren  | 02 20 2011 09:50:58 +0000
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Starting from the industrial revolution , every advancement in technology has come with a price. So to say it is "always" safe is absolutely false.


Witness the number of recalls every car manufacturer has made over the years. Even Toyota is not immune to this.


After watching the "Air Crash Investigation" shows on TV , who will say technology is safe ?


The Large Hadron Collider , a result of collaboration between hundreds of organisations and thousands of scientists , broke down within days of starting up , and was down for more than year.

Technology is an advancement into the unknown , and as such , cannot be safe. The intention , however , is to make it safe , and we can expect that technology which has stood the test of time , will be safe.



By K. NARAYAN, None, None  | 02 20 2011 04:27:59 +0000
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While improvements in technology for beneficial purposes is a boon its other face ie the harmful effects are surely a bane- however the truth is we cannot reject man made technology outright.
By Venkatraman , Sales Executive/Officer, Magnum Enterprises  | 02 20 2011 00:24:09 +0000
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We are using mobile,Battries, poly bags, plastic bags etc which harms our earth and atmosphere.


By vaibhav vats, Graphic/Web Designer, Web developer, Mavin Infosoft  | 02 17 2011 17:02:55 +0000
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Very true Mahalakshmi.


By Aditya R. Upadhyay, Site Incharge (GM), Focus Energy Ltd.  | 02 17 2011 14:22:55 +0000
 
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