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.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

tech article

In recent tech news, Microsoft's next big headache: The Google Chromebook last year, Microsoft  launched a seemingly random, preemptive campaign against Chromebooks in a series of TV commercials. The ads attacked Chromebooks' lack of functionality and compatibility compared to Windows. Chromebooks accounted for 21% of U.S. notebook sales last year, according to Nomura Securities. Chromebooks haven't become objectively better than Windows PCs, and they're not selling by the truckload. But Chromebooks are ready for mainstream adoption. They're starting to make many of us realize how non-essential a $1000 laptop is becoming. And they can compete with most of the cheaper laptops.chromebook 2

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Tech News

               In recent Tech news, Last week, 19-year-old California university student Adeline Munguia was reported missing after she stopped responding to Snapchats and texts from her roommate. In turns out that she was fine and wanted to take a break from technology. There's a growing movement that wants to make taking such a break from our electronics the rule, not the rare exception. Friday marks the start of the fifth annual National Day of Unplugging, an initiative launched by the national nonprofit group Reboot to help people take a break from their always-on lifestyles.The National Day of Unplugging begins Friday at sundown and lasts 24 hours.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

      Copyright is a law which protects the original works of authorship. It involves literary, written, dramatic, artistic, musical and certain other types of works. Students can use copyrighted material for school projects, etc. This law protects anyone's work of any type.

Sunday, February 23, 2014

AWD Tech post

   In recent tech news, there is new way to get in your hotel room without using a key. You Smart phone is the new key to entering your hotel room. send digital keys to guests' phones via an app instead of making them check in and get the traditional (and famously lose-able) plastic swipe cards. Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which owns more than 1,150 hotels in nearly 100 countries, plans to debut the system in the next three months at two of its Aloft hotels. This Aloft in Cupertino, California, will be one of two hotels getting smartphone room keys in the next three months.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

AWD Tech Article

                    In recent Tech News, There is a new headset fro gaming, chatting etc. It is called the Glyph. It beams videos into your eyes from the inside of the glyph. It is more than a tv, it projects it in your eyes for a whole new experience. It will release in the end of this year in smaller and lighter version than the current one. Glyph's retinal display uses 2 million microscopic mirrors to emulate the way the eye processes real-world images, creators say.