heard of computers. And today we cannot
imagine our
life without them. Computer technology is the fastest-growing industry in the world. The
first computer was the size of a minibus and weighed a ton. Today, its job
can de done by a chip the size of a pinhead. And the revolution is still
going on.
Very soon we’ll have computers that we’ll wear in our watches or even in
our glasses and earrings. Such wearable computers are being developed
in the USA.
Japan’s biggest mobile - phone company has just released its cleverest
product so far, the i - mode, a mobile – phone that allows you to surf the
Internet as well as make calls. People are already using their phones to
check the news, follow the stock market and download the latest jokes,
buy cinema tickets and manage their bank accounts.