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We’ve all seen a few movies with half-human, half-machines, are we ready to be involved in a plot like that? The Epi-center hi-tech office in Sweden has found a way for employees to never lose their ID cards or badges so as to not cause inefficiencies in their work. They’ve started implementing radio-frequency identification computer […]
With all the hype about Apple’s latest iOS update, it was decided that, after all these years, it’s time to look back on the first few iOS systems and see how far the tech giant has advanced.
The far fetched dream of advanced artificial intelligence and computing may not be as far off as we used to think thanks to a new incredibly powerful prototype chip IBM unveiled Thursday. The chip is designed with the human brain in mind, since the human brain considered the most powerful and efficient processing system in […]
Imagine being able to get from point A to point B by pressing a button on your smartphone. This could be a reality within the next few decades with driverless, or autonomous, cars. Many companies in the United States and abroad are experimenting with driverless cars, including Nissan, Volvo, Ford, and BMW, and Toyota. Google […]
2013 introduced us to the beautiful marriage of fashion and media. Resulting in their fabulous children, blog, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. And 2014 shows that this family will continue to expand. Take Lauren Coppin Campbell for example, a beautiful, insightful, and well spoken 16 year old whose Fashion Killer blog has over 8,000 page views […]
The Economist termed the Iceland’s 2008 banking collapse as the largest ever in world history, relative to the country’s size and population. The country’s international debt had reached 9.5 trillion kroner ($68 billion) by October 2008. To put that number in perspective, Iceland’s total gross domestic product in 2007 was only 1.3 trillion kroner ($11.6 […]
You’re tooling around town on your bike, and as you lean into the left turn lane and downshift to slow down, you suddenly notice the car headlights in your rear-view mirror are getting bigger… fast. Your survival instinct kicks in and you roll the throttle on, barely escaping the impending rear-ender and the inevitable ambulance […]
As it has been happening since the unveiling of the iPhone 4S back in October 2011, Fall is iPhone season. Apple always tries to keep things a secret, so any leaks that might come up in tech blogs can sure be exciting, but never definitive. You never know what you’re going to get until Tim […]
Though it hasn’t garnered the media attention that SOPA did, a new act currently working through Congress has the potential to affect the daily lives of Facebook users and even casual, online browsers. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), is primarily intended to prevent cyber terrorism. According to a recent PC Mag article, […]
Apple’s “Find iPhone” app has become much more than just an app to help locate your lost iPhone. The free app is now being used to help track down criminals and is making the policeman’s job a lot easier. News reports prove that it is definitely worth every iPhone users time to download the Find […]
With the I-Phone 5 just released, it’s evident that today’s technology realm is evolving faster than ever. Everything is sleeker, batteries last longer, and the world is changing because of it—whether it be for better or for worse is up for debate. Gone are the days of waiting for a response in the mail, or, […]
As our world continues to transform from a print age to a technology age, I am really beginning to wonder what the future of print journalism is going to be. I am taking a Media and Society class this semester, and the basis of the class is examining the past, present, and future aspects of […]
20.3 million people in the developing world, or half of all the blind people in the world, suffer from cataract blindness. There are children that will grow up without ever using their eyes despite the fact that a simple surgery could cure it in less than the time it takes to finish an SAT session. […]
Air pollution has been an undeniable crisis in China, with the stars hidden by layers of tainted smog in many cities. Government officials, however, have always dodged the issue. They cite the developing status of the nation as an excuse for the environmental contamination. What’s worse, they refuse to release quantified data on the air […]
Humans are neither the fastest nor strongest species. However, unlike the lower animals, we have the knowledge necessary to better ourselves physically. The human itch for competition and our need for self-improvement spawned events like the Olympics. Coaches developed training regimens based on intuition and athletes succeeded through sheer power of will. But as records […]
The world stopped turning whenever I acquired a new Barbie. As a child this was the most exciting event that could possibly occur. My eight year old brain could not fathom why the babysitter’s grandson enjoyed sitting for hours on the uncomfortable hardwood floor with a Nintendo control in his hand. I distinctly remember his […]
(Screenshot from Google I/O’s Skydiving experiment, 6/27/12) It’s been a staple in science fiction films, but now an augmented reality headset display is attracting attention as an imminent prospect. Project Glass, design patented by Google, is a program set to debut a product that offers Smartphone see-through display on an eyewear with voice command capabilities, […]
Unless you’re some sort of superhuman with an unbelievable memory, you’ve lost your keys, wallet, or phone at some point. Myself, every time I stand up I do a “three-pocket pat” that involves me feeling my pockets and making sure my essentials—old-school flip phone, Power Rangers wallet, and key ring full of three keys and […]
Apple may have to finally begin sleeping with one eye open. The old champion, Microsoft, made a splash in the tablet market earlier this week. There answer to the iPad is what, from technical specs alone, appears to be a faster, smarter tablet called the surface. Microsoft’s history with keeping up on the latest tech […]
Instant communication is a fast, convenient way to get information to one another, whether it’s through text, email, or social media websites. As technology advances our means of communication becomes less of what it used to be: personal. I cannot remember the last time I received a hand written letter out of the blue. Every […]
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