Tech Article 5/20/11

Apple has dominated digital music sales for years with the iTunes store. Apple is now looking to enter the growing music steaming market as well. Apple has signed a deal with EMI music and is close to completing deals with other music label industries. This deal would put Apple inc. into competition with Amazon and Google. Apple signed a similar deal with Warner Music las month. its negotiations with Sony Music Group and Universal Music Group could be settled as early as next week.

Computers 2: Week of 5/16/2011 Organizing Information

At home, to organize my documents, pictures, videos, and other information, I use a hierarchical system. I like to keep my computer organized, so I make sure that all of my information goes into its own corresponding folder.

the definition of tagging, is to label something in order to associate the item with similar ones. An example of a tag, is to tag pictures.

Social Bookmarking, is a way to create tags. An example of social bookmarking, is Twitter.

Tech Article 5/6/11

By connecting a pico projector and an eye-tracking camera, students from the University of Texas at Austin have created a virtual reality gaming setup in which the player cannot tear their eyes away from the action – literally. The pico projector is motorized, so as the camera tracks a player’s line of vision, the view of the gaming world shifts to follow their gaze. It does not require them to hold anything, or have anything attached to them. The system has been tested many ways, one of them including a flight simulation in which the aircraft is controlled by the movement of the player's head. In this early stage of development, players have to sit precisely in front of the eye tracker in order for it to work. Not to mention the display looks a little meager at this point. However, with time and a little work, this system could allow for the next generation of Kinect-like gaming.

Tech Article 4/29/11

Apple may be changing its usual iPhone update schedule to the fall, instead of a pre-summer launch in June/July. The news has popped up multiple times, and a source familiar with Apple's plans has also confirmed it with Fast Company. The new iPhone release date is also expected to severely damage the average sales of the smart phone. One of the reasons for the delayed release date is because Apple C.E.O. Steve Jobs is on a leave of absence for medical reasons. It may be a long way in the future, but there's already a rumor about the iPhone 6. Sharp has apparently been tipped to deliver a screen for the phone in Spring 2012 based on its low-temperature poly-silicon system, which delivers crisper, brighter displays that consume less power and which can be bonded directly to the device's glass front -- making for a skinnier overall profile.

Tech Article 4/15/11

The new 'Super Bus' has been premiered in Dubai over the past week. The new bus is 15 meters long (50 feet). The cross between a DeLorean and a stretch limo was developed by developers at the Delft University of Technology. The 'Super Bus' is capable of carrying 23 passengers and reaching top speeds of 155mph. The creation of the 'Super Bus' began in 2004, and has cost $19 million to date using technology developed in Formula One racing and the aerospace industry.

Do Now-

1) I think that a podcast is a free internet audio broadcast that tells you information on a certain topic.
2) People create podcasts in order to inform people on recent news or other topics.
3) I have down loaded a couple of podcasts to my iPod.
4) Different tools such as Audacity, PodBlaze, and Voice2Page can help you to create a podcast.
5) I would like to create a podcast to tell all about WRHS.