A Norwegian start-up is developing a digital paper tablet it hopes will appeal to “paper people”. The device – called ReMarkable – can be written on using a stylus and is textured to feel like real paper. Source: BBC Technology News Date: May 31st, 2017 Link to video: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-40107097/remarkable-digital-notepad-feels-like-real-paper Discussion 1) The idea and development of electronic paper… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Self-driving garbage trucks would cut wasted time
Source: CNN Date: May 30th, 2017 Link to video: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/future/2017/05/18/self-driving-garbage-trucks-would-cut-wasted-time.cnnmoney/ Discussion 1) Garbage/trash trucks seem like a very logical move for self-driving automation: they follow a set route at a slow speed and have a human outside the truck. This is almost like the beginning of when cars first came out and each car had to have a… Read more »
From cowboys to robots: truckers eye uncertain future
Kings of the road are by turns dismissive and wary of the technology revolution that might one day remove them from their cabs. Source: Toronto Star / Washington Post Date: May 30th, 2017 Link: https://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2017/05/26/from-cowboys-to-robots-truckers-eye-uncertain-future.html Discussion 1) “Anything that’s run by a computer is going to get messed up,” Spell said. “They don’t have no bulletproof software.” Do… Read more »
Using the wrong emoji can cost you — literally
Imagine if an emoji — one casually fired off in a text-message conversation — ended up costing the sender thousands of dollars. Or $3,000, to be exact. That’s what happened in Israel recently, after a judge determined that a message containing a string of emojis conveyed clear intent. The case was a dispute over rent…. Read more »
No Matter What Washington Does, One Nonprofit Is Closing the Digital Divide
IN TALIHINA, OKLAHOMA, smack dab in the middle of Choctaw Nation, there is a hospital parking lot that, for years, has lit up with activity every night. It’s not doctors or patients rushing to this plot of pavement but students from the local community college, who, lacking internet access in their own homes, head to… Read more »
The botmakers who rule the obsessive world of streetwear
Between yawns the two send tweets and check emails, but mostly they wait for 9 am. That’s when the pair will open access to their website for 60 minutes, just as they do every Thursday. During that hour, and that hour only, people can buy the use of Matt and Chris’ web bot. Source: Wired… Read more »
Geeks v government: The battle over public key cryptography
Two graduate students stood silently beside a lectern, listening as their professor presented their work to a conference. Usually, the students would want the glory. And they had, just a couple of days previously. But their families talked them out of it. A few weeks earlier, the Stanford researchers had received an unsettling letter from… Read more »
How to beat security threats to ‘internet of things’
The “internet of things” is all about connecting objects to a network and enabling them to collect and share data. Household objects like thermostats, light switches, doorbells, washing machines, fridges and even toys can all be connected via wi-fi and controlled remotely. But how safe are your home appliances from hacking? Source: BBC Technology News Date: May 25th, 2017… Read more »
All the Slick Stuff From Google I/O 2017
From Google Lens to the the company’s new artificial intelligence chip here are the big announcements from Google I/O 2017’s first day. Source: Wired Magazine Date: May 18th, 2017 Link to video: https://www.wired.com/video/2017/05/all-the-important-stuff-from-google-io-2017/ Discussion 1) Why do companies like Google and Apple host these “show off shows”? 2) Google is “all in on AI”. How might this impact… Read more »
Google Expedition brings 3D objects to classrooms
Google Expedition brings 3D objects to classrooms with augmented reality. The technology was shown off at Google I/O, the company’s annual developers’ conference in Mountain View, California. Source: BBC Technology News Date: May 18th, 2017 Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-39958089/google-expedition-brings-3d-objects-to-classrooms Discussion 1) This is supposed to be “a classroom teaching tool.” How might a business use this? 2) What sorts of… Read more »
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