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Sunday, January 20, 2013

A Folding Car by MIT?!

   Phones and stuff by the professionals was enough for my 64-bit brain to process, but this needs 128! What I mean is that this is totally awesome. This "folding car" by MIT college students just blows my mind. The city car is called Hiriko, meaning from the city, is an electric, explaining the size. Since the model will be expected to be sold, the people of the USA are willing a 12,500 price for this two seater, foldable car. 



    The Hiriko had problems like everything in the world that causes some changes and differences in what you see today. For instance, each of the Hiriko's wheels has drive motors, steering, braking, and suspension to use space in the cabin. It also uses swinging windshields instead of doors, since that would mess up the folding process. And when this magnificent beauty is all folded up, in one parking space it can fit three of them. Impressive you say? Then you are most definetly correct. These "cars" haven't been released to public yet, so they are being tested in various places around the world. For more info, please go to http://gizmodo.com/5879489/mits-folding-city-car-is-finally-a-reality, for more info.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Xperia, The Experience



   This extraordinary for Sony to finally show its face in the phones again(not saying the PS systems aren't good enough). I'd like to take this moment in time to state my absence for the past two weeks. The first week was Christmas and the New Year, so happy Christmas, and merry New Year. The week after, my computer crashed from extreme keyboard "activities", so I guess I walked under a ladder during that time. I'm just unlucky,aren't I.
 
    Well, back to business, the Xperia Z- Sony's new smartphone, well obviously, that's what I am here to tell you. Equipped with 5" full HD (1080p) stunning reality display, Snapdragon S4 pro quad-core processor, 13 megapixel camera, AND 4G LTE speed, it is an upgrade to the world. Waterproof, awesome, amazing blowing, tempting, all these features are necessary for great phones in this economy. The walkman, a music player that holds alot of space, is built in to this phone. And like all of the Androids and smartphones out there, it runs on either Google Play or the Android market.















Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Disney....With A Dragon!?

   This is probably the weirdest thing that happened with Disney (not really, its Disney) giving that a fire breathing-dragon is flying over magic kingdom. I also want to announce that Lucasfilms (creator of the Star Wars saga and Indiana Jones) has been sold to Disney for an astounding 4 billion dollars, also announcing that Star Wars 7 will be released in 2015. Pixar was sold to Disney in 2006 for 7 billion dollars. Since then, Disney has made movies including Toy Story 1,2, and 3 with the Pixar benefit. Now back to this fire breathing dragon of Disney's. This dragon made its appearance during the grand opening of the new Fantasy Land in the resort. Yes this is completely robotic ( which is why I am posting
 this).
This is it(I know this isn't what you expected).

   This magnificent beast that apparently to some people acts as he guardian for the newly created FantasyLand, which has had its grand opening on December 5th, and the dragon appeared at around 7:30 pm. This dragon was meant to attract the press, not become a huge debut. The dragon is actually an illusion, as because an aircraft flies over it, casting ultra-violet lights creating the image of the actual dragon flying around (using parachutes to guide it). That is still impressive. Although the low-sound making engines did not give off a clue that it was flown by a manned aircraft. If you were in the California airfield back in June  you might have seen this be tested (probably not, but there is always a first time for everything). On the right shows this beast breathing fire.

Please comment,and list what future topics should be discussed, see you later!

Thursday, December 13, 2012

The New Apple iMac


The new-new.
The old-old.
   The revolutionary new product by apple has arrived, showing it's stripes in bright colors. Just simply stunning to the human mind. Apple is showing the death of their founder did not dump them to the bottom of the pail. They have re-engineered the iMac so it is now sleeker, thinner, faster, and better than any previous models of the iMac. Can this get any better? That is what I'm here for. And yes, by reducing reflections by 75%, re-architecting  the LCD right up to the glass for a massive experience.



   Being given the title of "newness", the iMac has a 3rd generation Intel core processors, latest NVIDIA  graphics, Thunderbolt, and great new storage options. This iMac is the slimmest and yet the most power fullest of its kind. Running off OSX mountain lion, the fastest around, it is so darn fast. Plus, all of your apple devices can sync thanks to iCloud. There is even a new Fusion-Drive option! The Turbo Boost 2 gives twice the speed as it would have without it. There is much to learn about the structure of the new iMac, software, and more. Just go to http://www.apple.com/imac. You can buy this if you want, for 1,500 dollars.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Apple Company and ratings, Tech Battles

   Apple as we know it is one of the best technology dealers on the planet. But how good is it really? Read this post about apple itself, to figure out who will win, Apple or Samsung.
    So far Apple has been one of the big dogs in the game of ultimate tech. They have sold over 100 products, and have the audience to keep up their game. But most of the time, the products are bought for the fun of it, and now days nobody really minds. Apple's stock rate is a surprising 8 out of the possible 10, according to StockScouter. They are labeled grade C for fundamentals, ownership, and technical. Also, they have grade A in valuation, which are their strengths. On Fortune 500(by CNN), Apple is rated a surprising 17 in America's largest corporations. The company proved its worth after the co-founder Steve Jobs died, and they emerged. But being a 17 is better than their previous score, which was a 35.

   Now with Apple under his control, Tim Cook Apple's CEO has done three mistakes, which you read about here. The company has added new product lines, increasing its sales by alot, nudging the management to announce plans for the firms first dividend since 1995. By doing this, Apple is returning some of the 97.6 billion in cash it had accumulated before to rise again. Apple has doubled its earnings in 2011 compared to 2010, and now it even better. Apple fans and analysts continue to await a long-rumored television set from the gadget-maker(Apple TV).



Thank You For Reading This Post On Apple, And Be Ready To Vote for Apple Or Samsung Next Week!

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

The Samsung Galaxy Note II


   The Samsung Galaxy Note II is the revolutionary new Samsung touch screen phone by, well obviously you know so I don't have to tell you the creator. The note II has been selling well all around the nation, and the world. In early November, the Korean company announced that they have sold 3 million units. So far been on sale for 5 months, smashing the UK shelves October 1st. Coming to the states last month, spiking it's sale by the numbers. The Note one was originally thought not to sell as well as the previous models, instead exploded into a whole new category, called the "phablet" by some.

   Yes all as crystal clear it seems, the Note 2 is already reeling in  many sales fish, but they manage the surplus. Running with the 5.5 inch screen and Android's 4.1 Jellybean, yeah, definitely another phone by Samsung. A few problems still lie with the Note IIlike it sitting in a proportional space that doesn't even exist, as well with few of an audience. The Galaxy S III itself is big as it is, while the people are still deciding if it even belongs in the phone category. But other wise it should fit in your jeans pocket(assuming that is not tight) and that even though it can't be used single-handed, Apple pointed out that the ratio for single handed usage is completely ignored by all modern Android devices, so the Note II isn't by itself on this one.























Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Thanksgiving Floats, Behind The Scenes





  It is a huge american tradition to celebrate Thanksgiving, but it wasn't formally introduced until the civil war. In the annual Macy's Thanksgiving parade, hundreds of giant floats of movie characters, cartoon characters, video game characters, etc.. To make these floats, studio designers in Hoboken,NJ make three feet tall models for people at a designing studio, where they make the huge floats that are shown in the parade by Macys. Lots of different tech is used to create these floats, read on to find out.



   
   To make all the balloons for the parade, it takes a year round effort right after the last parade ends. They start making completely different molds with styrofoam blocks, and cut them with hotwire. All details that make the model are  made by hand, or hand-sculpted. After the mold is done, they cover it with hard-co, a fire retardant plastic that gives it a waterproof shell for weather protection. After making a solid mold, the final balloon version is made at a manufacturer called Aero-Star. The balloon is test inflated to check for leaks or tears, so it will last for the approximately 6 hour parade. After all the balloons, actors, celebrities, and other forms of entertainment at the parade are ready to go, the parade starts. 




To watch a video for a shortened version of this post, visit this site.








Tuesday, November 20, 2012

A Very Useful Item

   You don't have to use a detachable mouse or built in mouse to operate your computer or laptop. The new Thanko Gesture glove mouse is one of the newest techy toys out into the world today that allows you to wirelessly do this. It sends signals through wireless transmissions from itself, to it's receiver, and projects those gestures on the screen of either an Android, PCs, Macs, and Android smart TVs. There are multiple different gestures on this device for you to do, and each one makes a different movement on your screen. For instance, touching your thumb to your index finger makes a mouse click.


   Any user of this mouse must strap it on your left hand, so the proper sensors are in the right position for you to properly use it. Multiple sensors sense your movements to project on your screen. It is connected by USB connector jack, and holds a 12 hour battery life, as well as a 10-15 meter signal radius. This can be charged via the USB connector jack, and sadly is only sold through Thanko in Japan. Do not lose hope however, their is one website from which you can purchase these "air-mice", at http://www.geekstuff4u.com/.                   Hoped you liked this post!











Thursday, November 15, 2012

The World's Fastest Supercomputer, In The US


The Titan
    The super computer "Titan" was crowned the fastest computer, weeks after it's debut. The computer was crowned in Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee (US). The one-hundred million dollar machine earned it's spot in the top 500 in the world. The computer has a speed of 17.59 petaflops, and a Cray  XK7 system. It contains of 200 cabinets, 18,688 compute nodes, each one containing high-powered processors, 299,008 cores, and Gemini interconnect. This provides the computer the ability to remotely direct memory access.

    Although it isn't complete, it can reach speeds of 20 petaflops (above) and calculations of 20,000 trillion per second. It can allow scientists from everywhere to research, and more including astrophysics, and unparalleled accuracy. Titan is the first to utilize hybrid architecture, conventional 16-core AMD Operton CPU s  and NVIDIA Tesla K20 GPU accelerators. The combination of these two allow the Titan and other future models to overcome power and space limitations. When the Titan is actually complete, it will reach speeds of over 20 petaflops, and calculations of over 20,000 trillion per second. Titan's system is 10 times as fast as the Jaguar computer, and it would still be among the top without the GPU s or CPU s. For more info on this topic, visit this site.


Wednesday, November 7, 2012

The Presidential Election for 2012 goes to president Obama, who is now serving his 2nd and final term.
Congrats to the President and Democrats!

Monday, November 5, 2012

Hurricane Sandy has done so much damage to the eastern sea board, so help by donating to the red cross.

Technology is important in life. People like Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Bill Gates, and Tony Stark (not real).

This man has done it, why can't we. What is holding us back? It is the "I can'ts" that exist in our minds. We rely on technology, we advance in tech over years. This is why we have no iron man armor, no superior technology. This is what we were meant to do. 




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