BOL -- Episode 1053 8.31.09
This episode of Buzz out Loud discussed several tech. topics. The apple are conducting a show this fall in which they would talk about the apple tablet. The hosts were however suspecting that Apple would again talk about their new iPod rather than the tablet.
They also talked about Wikepedia adding color coding to text editing. This feature is available through the wikipedia plug-in called wikitrust. It would color code the recent edits. There would be different color coding for texts edited by trustworthy source and different for the ones which are not from a reliable source, This feature seems to help users in determining the reliability of the information they are seeking for with relative ease.
The hosts also debated about the preference of the users of the advertisements to be shown in computer games. Massive incorporated would feature the tech that will continuously collect anonymous information from the users, send it back to database for analysis and send you advertisement of the game based on the analysis.
"find my phone" feature of Apple iPhone finally paid off, as this feature helped in the arrest of three muggers. These people robbed a Pennsylvanian and did not turn the iPhone off. Through the find my phone feature these three criminals were arrested quickly.
They also discussed iPhone cover made up of non-newtonian device. This cover would protect iPhone from a drop of two story building and even a hard throw at a wall.
A Japanese company is coming up with a high-tech wheel chair. This wheelchair would operate 4 hours per charge. The amazing thing about it is it can detect obstacles near it and also navigates through joystick. Also It's shape is designed in such a way that people do not need to turn around to sit on it.
Hence, August 31st episode of BOL covered the topics about current devices and technologies in the market except for the wheelchair that has not been affected by technology so much.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
The "find my phone" feature is an excellent creation especially with individuals spending a significant of money on the iphone. This feature should be on every phone especially Cingular products which gives a criminal the opportunity to just remove the sims card of the original user and replacing it with theirs and from that point the phone will not be traceable.
ReplyDeleteGroup 1 says - We agree that "find my phone" is an excellent feature for security and safety reasons. The technology goes beyond communicating to others and allows the device to be used as a tracking device.
ReplyDeleteMost would think that the 'find my phone' feature would be just to help someone find their lost phone, not help catch criminals! It is a great feature. The wheel chair also sounds like a good improvement for many around the world that desperately need something like this to move around.
ReplyDelete