Category Archives: Technology
It’s not a Phone! It’s not a Computer! It’s an iPad!
This has been discussed to death, but I have decided to weigh in a few thoughts. If you love to customize your PC, run Linux, or would give up your netbook only from your cold dead hands, then this post … Continue reading
Zune Dies and Resurrects Itself
So on Dec 31, I got to work, hooked up my Zune and was ready to listen to some fine podcast/music, when I noticed the loading screen was not going away. After searching all over the place I realized many … Continue reading
iPhone Gains Speed and .mac Mobilizes
Apple announced the next version of the iPhone with the tag line “Twice as fast. Half the price.” The new unannounced, but heavily rumored features are 3G (HSDPA), GPS, and MobileMe. The rest of the story is the new 2.0 … Continue reading
Daaa-da-da-daaaaa … I Give You the Memristor!
HP announced in April 2008 that they had developed a switching memristor. This is supposedly an electronic device that falls under the fourth, previously unknown and now debated, fundamental circuit element. In 1971 a link between charge and flux was … Continue reading
1984 Predictions of the Future Come True
Nicholas Negroponte talks in a 1984 TED presentation about Touch Screens, The Kindle (with text syncing videos embedded), and Teleconferencing. There’s other subtle topics that they talk about on the TED website summary.
The Zune Tune is Getting Louder
The Zune is a very easy to use and capable portable media player. The second generation brings some nice hardware design changes, however I currently own a first generation and was glad to get the firmware and software upgrade that … Continue reading
When Robots Attack, er, I Mean Help You
The future of robotics is entering the present. As an Engineer and Computer Scientist finishing up school I have had an increasing interest in the technology behind robotics and artificial intelligence. DARPA Challenge – Robocars I recently read up on … Continue reading
E-Ink Kindles Books Into a Paperless Future
Disclaimer: I do not own either of these products, and thus my review is based on other reviews, along with the product information found at the company websites, and through other sources. Update 11/28/07: So I’ve been thinking about this … Continue reading
A New Design and New Technology for Football
I noticed some new Vox blog designs for the site themes, I chose a football one right now, since the season is just getting underway! Go Vikings! Go Broncos! I also noticed when watching the games that the networks are … Continue reading
Solar Panel Breakthrough
According to the article at Renewable Energy Access a team led by the University of Delaware has managed to reach 42.8% efficiency. They say this is a significant breakthrough as efficiency increases are usually in the tenths of a percent. … Continue reading