Digital camera progress and depreciation

When we bought our digital camera 4 years ago, it was a 2.0 megapixel, going for $300. It has a video feature (a couple minutes then the memory is full) and a couple other nice features. But compared to the digital cameras of today (you can get a 7 megapixel for $150 or so) it's thick and clunky and outdated already! I must give kudos though, like our 9 year old computer that we just recently had to retire, the electronics we've chosen over the years seem to have incredible lasting powers!
If you can believe, I just saw an advertisement in a flyer today for a no-name UNDERWATER digital camera for $24. Whaaa??? It didn't specify the amount of memory or megapixels, but wow...that is cheap. And underwater? How does that work without wrecking it? I think I have to check it out nonetheless, I'm intrigued!

It really does amaze me how certain technologies advance in performance capabilities and decrease in value over such a short period of time...

Look how far we have come…where will we go next?

I have spent some time reflecting on years past and where I am now, and amongst those thoughts is how different the technology I currently enjoy is compared to how it was. If I look back to how things were when I was in middle school and early years of high school (and no I am not a dinosaur, it was less than 15 years ago) it amazes me that back then we had computers in our classrooms, but no internet. No one spoke of the internet or email or shopping online etc, as it was non-existent in our everyday lives. I remember if you went shopping, you either paid by cash or charge card. If you needed to get cash, you had to go to the bank during banking hours, fill out a slip and deal with a teller. Debit cards and bank machines were nowhere to be seen.And does anyone remember the day of the cassette tape, or the vhs? Do stores even sell vcrs anymore? Probably not, I haven’t seen any! No more time wasted rewinding when you can select your track or scene in an instant. And let’s not forget the digital camera…how did we manage without it? Now every picture can be perfect, and pictures plentiful. No more anticipation of picking up your photos just hoping they turned out just right - that no one had their eyes closed, or that the lighting was wrong.Technology has certainly progressed at an amazing quip in a short amount of time. We currently enjoy everyday conveniences that did not exist not too long ago. Yet if we were to think of a world without these things, now it would almost be inconceivable.It leaves me wondering, where will we go from here?