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What's New?
I've been watching technology advancements over the summer and decided to write a quick overview - just in case you spent the whole summer at the beach. So in one quick read, you'll have the gist of what happened while you were relaxing in the sun. You'll also get my slant on it.
IPhone/ITouch upgrade. The latest 3.0 operating system brought out some new features that users had been aching for, cut and paste, voice recorder, landscape keyboard. But I must point out the new oil resistant screen is the best improvement yet. Now when you attempt to wipe those embarrassing oily fingerprints, they don't just smear all over the screen but actually wipe clean.
Cyber Command. You know that when something actually merits a White House appointment, it must finally be important. The new command will deal with digital terror and from what I've heard it could be worse than nuclear. If the electrical grid is compromised, we will all go through Twitter/Facebook withdrawal. That will be the end of civilization as we know it.
Bing. If you ever felt that Google just wasn't a good search engine (you would be wrong but that is another blog.) then you might as well give into Microsoft once again and try out Bing. It is very web 2.0 pretty and seems to come up with Wikipedia just as often as Google. At least now you have a choice, like Coke and Pepsi.
Netbooks. Just in time for the recession, cheaper, less useful, computers. Now you can purchase a mini version of a real laptop with a slower processor, less RAM and one that most likely won't be able to run MS office. Bandwagon effect aside, if you need to surf the internet with something lightweight and portable, you might look in your purse. I believe you'll find a cellphone.
Cellscope. I've been wondering how I can quickly analyze microscopic organisms on the go and now there is an answer. The cell phone microscope known as the Cellscope. Developed as part of a student project at California Berkeley and not really all that high tech, the microscope attaches to a cell phone and works phenomenally well. It is actually for diagnosing disease in rural areas where medical facilities are not available. I liked the idea that every kid in science class would have their own scope for dissections - and text those photos to friends.
URL Shortners: This summer has seen a boom for shorter URLs. Twitter has perpetuated this trend because no one can type a URL; it just isn't humanly possible. Most web addresses now look like http://tinyurl.whoa. Yes, everyone likes nicknames and these are just cuter. Sort of like down south everyone is named Bo.
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IPhone/ITouch upgrade. The latest 3.0 operating system brought out some new features that users had been aching for, cut and paste, voice recorder, landscape keyboard. But I must point out the new oil resistant screen is the best improvement yet. Now when you attempt to wipe those embarrassing oily fingerprints, they don't just smear all over the screen but actually wipe clean.
Cyber Command. You know that when something actually merits a White House appointment, it must finally be important. The new command will deal with digital terror and from what I've heard it could be worse than nuclear. If the electrical grid is compromised, we will all go through Twitter/Facebook withdrawal. That will be the end of civilization as we know it.
Bing. If you ever felt that Google just wasn't a good search engine (you would be wrong but that is another blog.) then you might as well give into Microsoft once again and try out Bing. It is very web 2.0 pretty and seems to come up with Wikipedia just as often as Google. At least now you have a choice, like Coke and Pepsi.
Netbooks. Just in time for the recession, cheaper, less useful, computers. Now you can purchase a mini version of a real laptop with a slower processor, less RAM and one that most likely won't be able to run MS office. Bandwagon effect aside, if you need to surf the internet with something lightweight and portable, you might look in your purse. I believe you'll find a cellphone.
Cellscope. I've been wondering how I can quickly analyze microscopic organisms on the go and now there is an answer. The cell phone microscope known as the Cellscope. Developed as part of a student project at California Berkeley and not really all that high tech, the microscope attaches to a cell phone and works phenomenally well. It is actually for diagnosing disease in rural areas where medical facilities are not available. I liked the idea that every kid in science class would have their own scope for dissections - and text those photos to friends.
URL Shortners: This summer has seen a boom for shorter URLs. Twitter has perpetuated this trend because no one can type a URL; it just isn't humanly possible. Most web addresses now look like http://tinyurl.whoa. Yes, everyone likes nicknames and these are just cuter. Sort of like down south everyone is named Bo.
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