Wednesday, May 7, 2014

AWD Tech Article

In recent tech news, the 'SCIO' was release from a kickstarter campaign. This device can give the user a breakdown of the alcohol, sugar, or calorie before it is consumed. Also is available for $149. It uses spectrometry to read the molecular fingerprint of an object, which it shines infra-red light on it to stimulate the molecules and records their reactions. SCiO is a pocket molecular sensor that allows users to check the nutritional value of food, among other things

My Reflection on Social media advice for career-minded students

I think that these steps are good steps to follow. Most of these steps are true and can help lots of people with the internet we know today. I think Lisa Nielsen did the right thing by writing these steps to help people with the social media. These ten steps can help deal with negative postings and others that might offend other people. Also it can help people with applications for a job through social media. I think people should follow these steps.   
                                                    

Thursday, May 1, 2014

AWD Tech article

On April 30, NASA revealed "Technology" as the winning design for their new Z-2 spacesuit. With almost 150,000 votes -- just over 63% of the 233,431 total -- "Technology" will be incorporated into the final version of the Z-2 spacesuit, and is expected to be ready for testing by November.The new spacesuits are a direct improvement to the current prototype Z-1, which had a soft upper torso. The Z-2 is made of state-of-the-art hard composite.With nearly 150,000 votes, "Technology" is the people's choice for NASA's new Z-2 spacesuit. Here are all the nominated designs.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

AWD tech article

Shares of Apple soared more than 7% in premarket trading Thursday, one day after the company upped its share buyback and dividend. Apple also handily beat Wall Street's profit and sales estimates for the past quarter. Apple also announced a seven-to-one stock split, which will take effect on June 9. That would make the price of a single share of Apple significantly cheaper, paving the way for the company to possibly be included in the benchmark Dow Jones industrial average.apple

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Tech article

In recent tech news, You can charge your phone in 30 seconds. An Israeli company has posted a video to YouTube with the prototype for technology that can charge a cell phone battery in just 30 seconds. "During that research, specific amino acids were isolated and we managed to use those amino acids and peptides to create nanocrystals," said Doron Myersdorf, founder and CEO of StoreDot. "These have special properties that enable us to use them in various." 

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Tech Article:$2 billion for Oculus? That's cheap!

Facebook's $2 billion purchase of virtual reality gaming company Oculus may seem peculiar and overly expensive, but the deal actually makes a lot of sense for both companies.For Facebook, buying Oculus was an opportunity to expand beyond its core business. Oculus' virtual reality headset is in a growing category of wearable technology that many industry experts expect to be the Next Big Thing. If that pans out, that's $2 billion well spent.     

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Tech Article

In recent tech news, there is a new Sony product. This product is called the 'Project Morpheus' and it is a virtual reality headset. It allows the player to interact with the virtual world they are playing in. It gives a 360-degree field of vision allowing them to see their surroundings in the game. It can also feature a visor-style headset and interact with the camera on the Playstation 4 using sensors to track the players movements.Sony announced Project Morpheus, a virtual reality system for the PlayStation 4, at the Game Developers Conference.