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.