Monday, January 24, 2011
this class has tough me a few interesting things on computers. Just to name a few i never even knew what a blog was before. Also voki and google docs are something i feel that everyone should know and can really help me either in school here or at the next level and on even into the buissness world.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Lg is coming back with a new phone with the speed of the computer you have at your house. A all new dual processor is going to be the new brains of the operation making it able to surf the web and download a video in seconds at the same time you call your mother and tell her what time you'll be home for dinner. The one is called the LG Optimus 2x and it will hit japan this month then make its way through europe. It should reach us sometime this spring or summer.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
verizon is planning on launching their 4g network on sunday. The new claims are that the new network will be 10x faster than the previous 3g before it. They claim to be able to download 20 pictures in 60 seconds, or download a two hour movie in five minutes. It will cover 38 states with freakish speeds and the other states they claim to be in the works to get towers up in a neighborhood near you.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
the sickest ish ive ever seen..
Moon colony as early as 2069
Nasa and architects have come together on a series of designs that they assure will be the start of a revloutionary way of not only living but farming and energy use. The plans Have blueprints for a completely re vamped agriculture system which will supposedly use little to no energy. The energy for theis monstrosity will be powered buy enormous solar panals set up to capture the suns rays during the times when the sun beats on the moons surface. Storing this energy will ensure that the statuions stay fully operational, and scientists are now saying that this could be a serious possibility in the next 60 years.
Nasa and architects have come together on a series of designs that they assure will be the start of a revloutionary way of not only living but farming and energy use. The plans Have blueprints for a completely re vamped agriculture system which will supposedly use little to no energy. The energy for theis monstrosity will be powered buy enormous solar panals set up to capture the suns rays during the times when the sun beats on the moons surface. Storing this energy will ensure that the statuions stay fully operational, and scientists are now saying that this could be a serious possibility in the next 60 years.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
flying cars... say what! this is bananas!!!
(CNN) -- Along with the jetpack, the flying car tops the list of classic science-fiction imaginings that lead legions of fans to ask -- why don't we have this yet?
Now researchers, with some cash from the U.S. military, might be taking a step toward making these hovering vehicles -- seen in such diverse works as "Blade Runner" and "The Jetsons" -- a reality.
DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is awarding grants to scientists to help develop its Transformer program, which seeks to create a road-worthy vehicle that can take off vertically like a helicopter and fly.
This week, the robotics institute at Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a $988,000 contract to develop a flight system for the Transformer.
The institute has already worked on automated flying vehicles, which researchers say would be crucial to the success of a military craft that could go from an earthbound combat situation into the air seamlessly.
"The [Transformer] is all about flexibility of movement, and key to that concept is the idea that the vehicle could be operated by a soldier without pilot training," said Sanjiv Singh, a CMU research professor of robotics.
"In practical terms, that means the vehicle will need to be able to fly itself, or to fly with only minimal input from the operator. And this means that the vehicle has to be continuously aware of its environment and be able to automatically react in response to what it perceives."
Carnegie Mellon is one of six contractors DARPA has chosen for the Transformer, or TX, program. AAI Corp. and Lockheed Martin Co. were selected by DARPA to develop overall design concepts for the transforming vehicle.
DARPA frequently engages private-sector businesses and amateur technology buffs for for ideas on innovations that could be used on the battlefield and elsewhere.
Among them are a recurring robot race and a nationwide DARPA balloon hunt that awarded prizes to players who most efficiently used online networking to hunt down 10 weather balloons.
The vehicle DARPA is considering would be able to carry four troops and up to 1,000 pounds of equipment for 250 miles, either on land or through the air.
"Its enhanced mobility would increase survivability by making movements less predictable and would make the vehicle suitable for a wide variety of missions, such as scouting, resupply and medical evacuation," Carnegie Mellon said in a written release.
This isn't Carnegie Mellon's first outing with DARPA, or in the field of automated vehicles.
The university won DARPA's 2007 Urban Challenge robot road race with a self-driving SUV called "Boss."
They've worked on a self-driving submarine, and earlier this year had an autonomous helicopter demonstration. The Carnegie Mellon contract is for 17 months.
Now researchers, with some cash from the U.S. military, might be taking a step toward making these hovering vehicles -- seen in such diverse works as "Blade Runner" and "The Jetsons" -- a reality.
DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is awarding grants to scientists to help develop its Transformer program, which seeks to create a road-worthy vehicle that can take off vertically like a helicopter and fly.
This week, the robotics institute at Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a $988,000 contract to develop a flight system for the Transformer.
The institute has already worked on automated flying vehicles, which researchers say would be crucial to the success of a military craft that could go from an earthbound combat situation into the air seamlessly.
"The [Transformer] is all about flexibility of movement, and key to that concept is the idea that the vehicle could be operated by a soldier without pilot training," said Sanjiv Singh, a CMU research professor of robotics.
"In practical terms, that means the vehicle will need to be able to fly itself, or to fly with only minimal input from the operator. And this means that the vehicle has to be continuously aware of its environment and be able to automatically react in response to what it perceives."
Carnegie Mellon is one of six contractors DARPA has chosen for the Transformer, or TX, program. AAI Corp. and Lockheed Martin Co. were selected by DARPA to develop overall design concepts for the transforming vehicle.
DARPA frequently engages private-sector businesses and amateur technology buffs for for ideas on innovations that could be used on the battlefield and elsewhere.
Among them are a recurring robot race and a nationwide DARPA balloon hunt that awarded prizes to players who most efficiently used online networking to hunt down 10 weather balloons.
The vehicle DARPA is considering would be able to carry four troops and up to 1,000 pounds of equipment for 250 miles, either on land or through the air.
"Its enhanced mobility would increase survivability by making movements less predictable and would make the vehicle suitable for a wide variety of missions, such as scouting, resupply and medical evacuation," Carnegie Mellon said in a written release.
This isn't Carnegie Mellon's first outing with DARPA, or in the field of automated vehicles.
The university won DARPA's 2007 Urban Challenge robot road race with a self-driving SUV called "Boss."
They've worked on a self-driving submarine, and earlier this year had an autonomous helicopter demonstration. The Carnegie Mellon contract is for 17 months.
The Carnegie Mellon prototype follows the recent news that a Florida man built a flying car 
that was certified by the FAA.
that was certified by the FAA.
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