The Inter n et, mobile phones and ipads are part of our lives now.Tech n ol ogy is grea t ly a f f ec tin g all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans. We have had lots of te ch nology and it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more tech n ology. Here are some examples of modern tec h no log y that will change our ideas and will af fect oue lives greatly. Global Positioning System (GPS 全球定位系统 ) It's a system that uses radio signals from s a tellites to show exact information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It's made up of three parts: s a tel l ites, control equipment on for land and receivers. Space Technology Russian and American scientists have worked together for the Int e rnational Space S t ation(lSS) for a long time. They hope the I S S will provide a l on g - las t ing lab. S u ch a lab wil l bring humans limi t les s advantages. It's even hoped that one day space te ch nology will take humans to their new houses in space. Underwater Robot Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high t e ch n ol o g y equipme n t . I t wi l l be used to search for ancient ships which were des t roye d into the deep sea during their jou r ney long ago. The world is ch a nging so quic k ly tha t is hard for us t o ca t ch up with all the new i n ve nt i o n because they s ee m t o come out every mon t h. I t 's imp o r t an t for us to le a rn abou t new te chn o lo g y and the role that it play in our li ve s. S o we s ho u ld b e w il lin g to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.