Tech Article 4/20: NASA's New Horizons spacecraft nears Pluto

After nine years  NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has finally sent back a color image of Pluto. The initial picture was released last week Tuesday. It showed a couple of orange blobs. Which were identified as Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. Soon the prob will be sending back sharper images in which it will reveal information about Pluto's unexplored corner of the universe.

Tech Article 03/19: MacBook

So let's talk about the new MacBook that was announced at Apple's Spring Forward Conference last week. The new Macbook is actually 25% thinner than the MacBook Air which is crazy because the MacBook Air is already really thin. As well as being super thin is has a vibrant retina display. Due to the fact that the Macbook is so thin Apple had change the way they made Macbooks. First off the keyboard instead of using a scissor mechanism which makes the keys little more flappy and flimsy they decided to use a butterfly mechanism that makes the keys more firm and more accurate. Next is the track pad since this macbook is so thin they had to it redesign in which the created the "Force Touch" track pad. This track pad is very unique in the way that is functions since tricks the user into believing that is actually "clicks". How it works is through force sensors which detects how much pressure you apply. The way it tricks you into thinking you are actually clicking is called "haptic feedback". Its a vibration that adds a sense of touch. They didn't just change those things now, the MacBook only has one port that doubles as a charger and a USB called C-USB. Lastly, is the battery. Since it's so small they had to change the battery to battery sheets that has 9 hour battery life.
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Tech Article 3/13: Samsung Galaxy S6 & Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

The Samsung Galaxy S6 has finally been announced, and it's sporting a fancy metal frame and glass front and rear. Some might say it's the best looking Galaxy ever, but the Galaxy S6 Edge might just have stolen that title.- Release Date: April 10- Price: Unknown
Positive:
What's unique about this is that Samsung started using their own processor, Exynos. Instead of using Snap Dragon 8010. The Galaxy s6 is packing a quad hd display. On top of that the camera has a 16 mega pixel with optical image stabilization. Why this is amazing is? Well because now you can zoom in and the picture won't blur and the optical image stabilization makes it 10 times better. Now you can take picture while moving because the lens is actually moving with you.
Moving on to Galaxy S6 Edge for most part its exactly the same as the Galaxy S6 the main difference is the dual edge screen. Yes, the pictures may be misleading but it is a dual edge so that both people who are right and left handed can use it. Now what is the purpose of the "edge"? Well the purpose is to serve as quick way to access your favorite contacts. What's unique about it is the fact that each contact has their own color so when they call or text you that color shines or shows up on the edge. A little perk is that edge can also serve as nice little night clock.
Cons:
-There is no removable battery.
- No slot for SD Cards
In my option none of that matters since battery technology has advanced since back in old days when we had flip phones and change them when the batteries would burn out. And the SD Card. No problem because of you haven't realized there are a bunch of cloud serves such as Google which allows to save plenty of music, pictures, and other content online.

Tech Article 2/12: Kraftwerk Portable Charger

The Kraftwerk Portable Charger is nothing like normal portable chargers. Instead of running on batteries it runs on lighter fluid to charge cell phones. Kraftwerk has a fuel cell setup which just means it runs on either standard camping fuel or lighter gas. That might sound unsafe but in fact it is FDA approved. You can even go to the extent of taking it in your carry-on during a plane ride. Beside it being safe it weighs 160g. It holds up to 40g of gas which can charge an iPhone up to 11 times. On the downside you'll only find one USB port and it's still unknown how fast the Kraftwerk can charge a phone.

Tech Article 1/30: Apple Watch

Apple CEO Tim Cook announces that the Apple Watch will be released sometime in April the starting price will be $349. He also stated, Developers are hard at work on apps, notifications and information summaries that we call Glances, all designed specifically for the Watch's user interface.” 

There will be three models: Watch, Watch Sport, and Watch Edition.

The Apple Watch will include an Activity app that will be able to track calories burned. It will also have a Work app that will be able to set up pacing for running/cycling and a built in heart race sensor. Also Apple Pay can be used on the watch too. Apple stated, "Double‑click the button next to the Digital Crown and...a pulse and beep confirm that your payment information was sent," 

The only downside can be that the iPhone acts as an anchor for the watch. 

Jing Project: Facebook

Facebook!

Blog Tour thing! 1/19/12

Tech Article 1/13

Nintendo Wii U

The Nintendo Wii U controller includes a second screen on it. So you can see both the screen on the TV and the screen on the controller. But the screen on the controller is 6-2 inches of touch screen. The second screen provides both TV supplement and replacement. Also it displays maps, objects, and other things. I find that this is very cool and I hope Nintendo makes a great success in this project.   

Do Now~!! aka Do Period

I keep my computer organized in a hierarchical system. So I have a folder inside a folder kind of thing. In my document folder I have a folder for school and inside that folder I separate it by class. That is the same for my photos. I have a folder for pictures which is organized by date. So every month as it's own folder. 


Social bookmarking is a method on the internet for internet users to organize, store, and search for bookmarks. Twitter is an example of social bookmarking site. Tagging is non hierarchical. It is a term assigned to a piece of information (information like bookmarking). An example is when you tag someone in a photo on Facebook.  

Tech Article 12/15

Review: Android takes big leap with Galaxy Nexus

The Galaxy Nexus is a Smartphone that just arrived in Verizon. The Smartphone has been out for weeks in Britain. The difference between the UK and the US version is that the UK version uses Google Wallet but the US version doesn't. It also is the first android phone to run Android 4.0 also known as the Ice Cream Sandwich. The Android 4.0 was created by Google and Samsung. Something that Google has changed that will make a small yet big difference is that they took out the hardware buttons bellow the screen. Now these buttons are touch screen.

Weekend/First Marking Period Reflection

My Weekend:
My weekend was pretty boring. I didn't do much. I had to babysit.But I was aloud to hang out with my friends.I also don't have internet or cable so my weekend was really boring. haha >.< I was also supposed to go to the football game Saturday with my friends. But I ended up not going. I didn't really do much. I guess the highlight of my weekend was walking around the trailer park with my friend and Alex. Or you can say the one hour phone call with Jeremy was my highlight of this weekend >.< Yeah my weekend was really really boring. I don't even know how I survived. 

My Reflection on Last Marking Period:
Well I guess Web 2.0 wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. To keep your grade up wasn't hard unless you don't do your homework. But over all it was a pretty great class. One that I actually look forward for. :D not like other classes that I wish would end really really fast...
But still Web 2.0 is one of my favorite class right next to History. In Web 2.0 we did many things. Like surveys, voki, web articles, and other things. Yeah I didn't do much of my tech articles but i did most of them >.< Overall Web 2.0 is a great class where I learn more about technology!  :D

Tech Article 11/9

Nook Tablet!! 

Barnes & Nobles unveils a Nook Tablet! It cost $249. The Nook Tablet is the next generation of Nook Color. It is made to read e-books, stream movies, and surf the web. This will be competing with Amozon's Kindel Fire. You can buy the Nook Tablet November 17, 2011. 

What I am Learning in Math (Algebra 1) Class!!

Tech Article 10/28

Facebook Lets Users Give 'Spare Keys' to Friends

Facebook is testing a new tool called Trusted Friends. Trusted Friends is tool that let's you chose between 3 to 5 of your friends that you can trust to hold on to a special code. This special code can help you when you are locked out of your Facebook account or you forgot your password. This feature is not mandatory it is up to you if you want to test it out or not.

Please take my survey

Tech Article 10/14

BlackBerry fixes problem but lags remain, executive says

"We've now restored full services," RIM's co-CEO Mike Lazaridis told reporters. World Wide BlackBerry Network hasn't been working. Costumers weren't able to send or recieve emails. But still some customers might see emails and text coming slowly. This was bad timing for RIM because there is a lot of completion with iPhone 4S and new androids. This had outraged many of their customers I hope RIM can gain the trust of all of their customers back.

Tech Article 10/5/11

Apple's iPhone 4S

Apple unveiled the new iPhone 4s on Tuesday. Many investors were unhappy about this because the company didn't unveil a more updated and redesigned iPhone 5. The New iPhone looks the same as the iPhone 4 but the inside is what has changed. The iPhone 4s has a faster new processor and 8 megapixel camra. But industry experts didn't care about what it had they cared more about what it didn't have. "It was a big disapointment," said Jeff Kagan. He also said, "What we expect from Apple every year is something that shakes the earth. What we had was an incremental improvement from what we had last year."
But I don't agree on this. The iPhone 4S isn't what everyone expected but still it has somethings that are different from the iPhone 4 like Siri.

Tech Article 9/29

Kindle Touch's secret weapon: Lasers

Amazon.com's CEO, Jeff Bezo has annouced  his plans about the new Kindle Touch. What's amazing about it is that it uses lazser beams! The new Kindle Touch was introduced on Wensday. They say that the new Kindle Touch will be the first Amazon e-reader. Another thing is that you can see the screen in the sunlight like a normal book. The reason for this is because of   capacitive touch. Captive touch  is a layer that goes on top of that display. It adds glare. 

I'M AN AUNT....again.

Well this weekend I went to the hospital. My sister gave birth to my new nephew William! He's so cute! He is adorable. I'm so happy and excited.Oh if your wondering why it says again its because this isn't my sister's first baby it's her second. Alex is her first. Haha she has two boys. Also Alex is a big brother now! :)

Tech Article 9/23

Report: Next iPhone to be unveiled October 4 

 

AllthingsD says that Apple will unveil the new generation of iPhones on October 4. The new iPhone will be called either iPhone 5 or iPhone 4s. They say that the next generation will be coming out a few weeks later according to the publication. There aren't much details about the new iPhone hardware. But there isn't much information on this topic so don't be suprised if the data changes.