08.29.10 Technology Stories

 

15 Hot New Technologies That Will Change Everything <http://www.pcworld.com/article/152683/15_hot_new_technologies_that_will_change_everything.html>

In the world, there are a lot of techonologies that are being developed in this time of year and era. from the ENIAC, there are many things that have been done to change the technological world of today. for example the iphone, it is a cellphone, combined the revolutionary mp3 player and a minicomputer inside of it. seeing all this technologies develop we might never see natural stuff anymore.

Laser Powered Television <http://www.techradar.com/news/home-cinema/mitsubishi-beams-out-world-s-first-laser-powered-tv-480280>

From the original, black and white pictures to the plasma tv’s today, we can see that we are really evolving from our past. in this laser powered tv, it may show a more finer picture of than it used to be. its screen may grow larger than it used to be. it may cause a lot of money in buying this piece of technology.

HD Netflix streaming comes to Xbox 360 firsthttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/29/hd-netflix-streaming-comes-to-xbox-360-first

In the technological world today, there is a lot of things being downloaded all over the world. most people download music and videoes, for their own convience. being one of the people of this current world, it encourages some people to go lazy in moving around their surrondings. it is only available for download in the Xbox 360, which in the market getting lower in cost due to low sales. this low sales causes more sad things for the microsoft sales market.

Digg Time :] 09.29.04

Hackers Target Pirate Bay Prosecution Law Firm [ http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Pirate-Bay-Trial-Hack-Lawyer,7638.html ]

This article talks about how “Pirate Bay” suffers the attack of hackers. “Pirate Bay” is making a way to sue to those hackers who invaded their website. Then they are planning to shut down the website until the attack of the hackers stops. The organization helping “pirate bay” is International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. This organization will help them get over their hacker problems.

Why text messages are limited to 160 characters? [ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/05/invented-text-messaging.html ]

According to Los Angeles Times, Text messages are limited to 160 characters, it was discovered by Friedhelm Hillebrand, while typing random  sentences and questions on paper. As he went on, he discovered that 1 or 2 lines of each blurb stopped at less than 160 characters. That became the magic number of digital messaging. “This is perfectly sufficient,” he recalled thinking during that epiphany of 1985, when he was 45 years old. “Perfectly sufficient.” And, yes its still being used in current times.

i got confused while doing this…8O

Google SketchUp! 09.04.28

What is Google Sketchup?

Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like.Most people get rolling with SketchUp in just a few minutes. Dozens of video tutorials, an extensive Help Center and a worldwide user community mean that anyone who wants to make 3D models with SketchUp, can. Model anything you can imagine.

What is Google Sketchup used for?

Google SketchUp is a free, easy-to-learn 3D-modeling program with a few simple tools to let you create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects, and even space ships. You can add details, textures, and glass to your models, and design with dimensional accuracy. You can place your finished models in Google Earth, share them with others by posting them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies. Google SketchUp is a great way to discover if 3D modeling is right for you.

What could be sketchup used for?

Sketchup could be used for architectural drawings, and to art direct production numbers in award shows. According to the art director of the MTV music video awards, he found it more faster to do storyboards with the use of  Google Sketchup. So, he was very happy for the results were amazing!