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Thursday, May 22, 2014

A Jetliner For A Fuel-Starved Future


  • An MIT team has turned a multi-million-dollar NASA contract into the most advanced rethinking to date of the classic passenger jet. 
  • The design, nicknamed the Double Bubble, calls for an extra-wide fuselage and rear-mounted turbofan engines. 
  • The configuration would allow the craft to burn 70 percent less fuel than a Boeing 737 while producing significantly less noise and nitrogen oxide, a pollutant that causes acid rain.




Monday, May 19, 2014

Web 2.0 Diigo Project

1. What's another way you can organize and store information on your computers?
     You could save documents and photos to the computer through the folders in the computers memory system.
2. What have you learned from researching the above topics? What do you know now about those current events that you didn't know before?
     I had no clue about the Nigerian school kidnapping, the girls are still missing and they have not been able to find them yet.
3. What are other social bookmarking apps/websites?
     Wall wisher, Speed Tile, Bonzo Box, Toobla, Think meter, and many more.
4. Will you continue to use social bookmarking?
     I will probably only use it for Web 2.0

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Tech Article: Sky Lock




  • Skylock uses a solar-powered lock that syncs with your smartphone and the cloud. 
  • Instead of using a key mechanism, there are integrated electronics that let you either unlock it with your smartphone or tap in a numerical password.
  • This means that a person cannot pick your lock. 
  • There is no key hole and if someone jostles your parked bike longer or harder than what's expected on the street, the built-in accelerometers will be detected and sent to your phone an alert. 
  • The same detector can sense if you had a sudden stop and you fall. 
  • If you do not respond when the alert pops up then emergency responders are alerted.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Do Now: What is digital organization to you?


  • A digital organisation is a digital computer application that one can use to arrange their day to day schedules and their to-do list in a computerized format.

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Web 2.0: Finding a Web 2.0 Tool...In Class Assignment May 8

Tools for Creating Review Games

  • These study tools can be used in any class.
  • They are especially great for final exams and studying for tests
  • For example, for my Teacher Ms. Garvin, I can use sites like these for her class; Purpose Games, Stencyl, TinyTap, Code Monster, ClassTools.net and many more to help review for tests.
  • Most of these are apps, and they can help me review for tests and for the end of the year exams.
  • The site I use the most is Purpose games, all I have to do is type in what i'm studying for, and it helps and makes free study guides.



Put A Camera On Your Eyeball





  • Google filed a patent for a camera-containing contact lens.
  • Sensors on the contact lens would detect blinks and respond to commands based on those blinks. 
  • The camera sits below the pupil on the contact, so it shouldn't obstruct vision. 
  • Because the camera is on the eyeball, it follows the wearer's gaze, potentially recording anything he or she sees, as he or she sees it. 
  • Right now, the patent is to secure future innovation and is not yet linked to a marketable product. 

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Are selfies a good thing?

Lisa Nielsen, director of digital literacy for the city Department of Education, posted some social media advice for career-minded students. She gave some of the Staten island students some of the best advice she could.
The Top Ten Advice
  • Develop your online reputation- describe yourself in a nice way
  • Create interactive content to enhance business- don't embarrass yourself, your boss could be looking.
  • Monitor social media privacy- don't do any thing stupid that can get you caught when you post
  • Don't become a news headline- don't be compared to trash
  • Lay off the F-bombs- stop cursing!
  • Somebody is always looking- Remember, your family will see this.
  • Do it for the right reasons- don't post anything that will get you or someone you know in trouble.
  • Handle negativity with grace- just ignore it, don't feed it
  • The more friends, the better?- have as many as you want, as long as it is not some 40 yr old man pretending to be a 16 yr old girl. double check that!
  • "Selfies have to stop," said Ms. Bellesi. "The word selfie has been added to the dictionary. That made me cry. We live in a 'look at me' society."


                                                             


Sunday, May 4, 2014

RSS Feeds Project Q&A

1. Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
       I use a lot of the websites there and I know most of them.
2. Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
       Yeah, It was really easy since the orange RSS button sicks out.
3. Which sites were your favorites?
       Mostly the gaming websites, which is what i play on when i'm bored.
4. What else can you use RSS feeds for?
       I can use them to help me see new news, which I can then later post on my site for my tech article.
5. How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future?
       I probably will only use them for my Web 2.0 class.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Smart Rear-View Mirror Sees Through The Stuff Piled In Your Back Seat




  • At the New York Auto Show this weekend, Nissan was demoing its Smart Rear-View Mirror system. 
  • The setup, which is still in a prototype stage, is installed on a Nissan Rogue SUV. 
  • In the car, what looks like a standard rear-view mirror has two functions: a mirror and an LCD display. 
  • When the view is blocked, a driver can toggle to a live feed from a wide-angle camera on the rear of the car. 
  • The feature will roll out in Japan this year, but U.S. availability is still pending.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Do Now: Write a new Post about your favorite restaurant

Mount Fuji


Location


What they Serve

Special Appetizers
HIBACHI SCALLOPS$5.95
HIBACHI SHRIMP$6.50
HIBACHI CRAB STICK$4.50
SUSHI$6.00
3 pieces sushi and 3 pieces California roll
SASHIMI$12.00
8 pieces sashimi
SHRIMP TEMPURA$6.50
6 pieces of shrimp (shrimp only)
STEAMED SOY BEANS$4.50
GYOZA DUMPLING$4.50
fried chicken and vegetables
SHUMAI$4.50
steamed shrimp dumpling
MT. FUJI TATAKI SPECIAL$7.50
choice of seared tuna or salmon with special ponzu sauce
TAKO-SU$4.50
tako (octopus), wakame (seaweed) and cucumber in a vinegar sauce, served cold
EBI-SU$5.50
shrimp, wakame (seaweed) and cucumber in vinegar sauce, served cold
KANI-SU$5.50
crabstick, wakame (seaweed) and cucumber in vinegar sauce, served cold
SEAWEED SALAD$4.50
varieties of Japanese seaweed
TUNA SALAD$7.00
fresh tuna with wasabi dressing
SEAFOOD SALAD$5.00
tuna, salmon, kanikama and shrimp with tempura crunch and spicy sauce
AVOCADO SALAD$4.50
green salad topped with avocado with chef's special sauce
Makimono
regular roll or hand roll
TEKKA MAKI$5.00
fresh tuna rolled in seaweed and seasoned rice
KAPPA MAKI$3.50
cucumber rolled in seaweed and seasoned rice
SAKE-SKIN MAKI$4.50
salmon skin rolled in seaweed and seasoned rice
CALIFORNIA MAKI$5.00
crabstick, avocado and cucumber rolled in seaweed and seasoned rice
OSHINKO MAKI$4.00
Japanese pickles rolled in seaweed and seasoned rice
FUTO MAKI$10.50
egg, fish cake and vegetables rolled in seaweed and seasoned rice
UNAGI ROLL$6.00
eel rolled in seaweed and seasoned rice
HAMACHI ROLL$5.00
fresh yellowtail with scallion rolled in seaweed and seasoned rice
Okonomi
made to order - single piece
UNI$3.75
sea urchin
UNAGI$2.75
sea eel
HIRAME$2.75
flounder
WHITE FISH$2.75
stripped bass and red snapper
KANIKAMA$2.25
crabstick
MAGURO$2.75
tuna
EBI$2.25
shrimp
IKURA$2.75
salmon caviar
TOBIKO$2.25
flying fish caviar
SAKE$2.50
salmon
TAKO$2.25
octopus
MASAGO$2.25
HAMACHI$2.75
yellowtail
IKA$2.25
squid
TAMAGO$2.00
stuffed omelette
HOKKIGAI$2.25
surf clam
JUMBO CRAB$3.25
Special Sushi Rolls
RAINBOW ROLL$9.00
tuna, salmon, crab stick, whitefish, avocado and masago
MT. FUJI VOLCANO ROLL$9.50
eel, shrimp and cucumber, rolled in rice and seaweed, topped with avocado, with spicy crabstick crunch
BANZAI ROLL$9.50
eel, salmon, shrimp, crabstick and avocado, tempura style
SPICY CRUNCH ROLL$7.00
spicy sauce, masago, scallion and tempura crunch with choice of shrimp, tuna, yellowtail or salmon
EEL SPECIAL$10.00
tuna and spicy sauce wrapped with eel
SPECIAL CALIFORNIA ROLL$7.00
jumbo crab meat, avocado and cucumber topped with masago
OCEAN ROLL$9.00
cream cheese and cucumber wrapped with tuna, salmon and avocado
TOKYO ROLL$7.50
cream cheese and eel, topped with spicy crunch
KEY WEST$7.00
shrimp and cucumber rolled with white tuna on top
MT. FUJI SPECIAL$7.50
tuna, avocado and kani rolled with a thin slice of cucumber, served with ponzu sauce
Lunch Menu Entrees
served with onion soup, fried rice, noodles, fresh vegetables, and green tea, fresh green salad bar is also included with your lunch.
SUKIYAKI STEAK$16.50
thinly sliced beef prepared hibachi-style with teriyaki sauce
BANZAI CHICKEN$9.95 - $17.50
boneless tender chicken
MT. FUJI LUNCH$14.25
boneless tender chicken
SAMURAI STEAK$16.50 - $27.00
USDA choice sirloin steak prepared to your liking
HIBACHI SHRIMP$15.95 - $21.50
fresh shrimp sauteed to perfection
MT. FUJI FILET MIGNON$21.50 - $28.95
a premiere cut of the most tender of steaks
SPECIAL SEAFOOD LUNCH$18.95
a succulent medley of shrimp, salmon and scallops
HIBACHI SCALLOPS$15.95
fresh savory sea scallops, tender and flavorful
SAKURA SALMON$13.95
a splendid dish of palate pleasing fresh filet of salmon
Express Lunch
35 minutes at an express table, includes salad bar with soup, fried rice and hibachi vegetables
HIBACHI TILAPIA$13.95
HIBACHI CHICKEN AND SALMON$10.95
HIBACHI STEAK$16.50
Sushi Chef's Recommendations - Special Naruto Cucumber Roll
no rice and no seaweed, any sushi roll of your choice rolled in thinly-sliced cucumber in place of rice and seaweed, price is the same as original roll
DREAM ROLL$6.50
ooba mint leaf, avocado, yamagobo root, salmon skin, green seaweed with thin slice of Japanese radish dailon
SUMMER ROLL$9.00
fresh king crab, mango shiso herb leaf with sweet vinegar marinade
CHILI ROLL$9.00
yellowtail, salmon with spicy sauce, masago and scallion, topped with tuna and chili pepper
EEL TEMPURA ROLL$7.00
eel tempura, avocado, banana, ooba mint leaf with spring roll shell
ALASKAN ROLL$5.00
salmon, avocado and masago
SPICY TUNA, SAMON OR YELLOWTAIL ROLL$6.00
masago, scallion and special hot sauce
SPIDER ROLL$7.50
soft-shell crabs, masago, cucumber and scallion
TEMPURA ROLL$6.00
shrimp, tempura, avocado, cucumber and masago
BOSTON ROLL$6.50
avocado, shrimp, crab stick, lettuce and mayonnaise
WASABI ROLL$9.00
spicy tuna topped with wasabi tobiko and orange tobiko
AMERICAN ROLL$6.00
tuna, avocado and masago
DIAMOND ROLL$9.00
tuna, yellowtail and salmon
DRAGON ROLL$9.00
baked eel with avocado on top, with masago
PHILLY ROLL$5.50
salmon, cream cheese, scallion and masago
Mt. Fuji's Sushi Chef's Specials
FRIED OYSTER ROLL$0.00
fried oyster, scallion, masago, special spicy sauce, topped with thinly sliced lemon
TUNA SANDWICH$0.00
fresh tuna, tempura crunch, salmon, masago with spicy sauce
CANDY ROLL$0.00
shrimp, tuna, salmon, whitefish, green seaweed salad, tempura crunch and spicy sauce
LION KING$0.00
eel, shrimp tempura, cream cheese, topped with masago and avocado
SUNOMONO$9.00
chef's choice of various fresh fish of the day with sunomono dressing
USUZUKURI$10.00
thin slice of raw fluke with ponzu sauce
Complete Sushi and Sashimi Lunches
fresh green salad bar, hot appetizer bar and miso soup are included with sushi and sashimi
SASHIMI LUNCH$18.00
13 pieces assorted sashimi, served with rice
SUSHI LUNCH$16.00
6 pieces assorted sushi and 1 California roll
SUSHI AND SASHIMI LUNCH$18.00
4 pieces sushi and 11 pieces assorted sashimi and 1 California roll
CHIRRASHI SUSHI$18.00
13 pieces sashimi with tamago and Japanese oshinko
TEKKA-JU$20.00
pieces of tuna over a bed of rice
UNAGI-JU$15.50
baked eel over a bed of rice
Fish Lover's Specials
SASHIMI LUNCH$22.00
4 pieces tuna, 4 pieces salmon, 3 pieces hamachi and 2 pieces hirame
SUSHI LUNCH$22.00
3 pieces tuna, 3 pieces salmon, 3 pieces hamachi and your choice of 1 roll of tuna, salmon, California or hamachi
NON-RAW SUSHI LUNCH$24.00
1 piece unagi, 1 piece ebi, 1 piece tako, 2 pieces kani, 1 piece jumbo crab meat, 2 pieces ebi tempura, 1 piece fish tempura and 1 California roll
Desserts
ICE CREAM$2.50
green tea, red bean, vanilla, strawberry and chocolate
ORANGE SHERBET$2.50
TEMPURA ICE CREAM$4.50
tempura-style deep-fried vanilla ice cream topped with whipped cream and a cherry
PINEAPPLE$2.75
in season
FRIED BANANA$4.50
delicious fried bananas and vanilla ice cream topped with honey
Favorites

Sukiyaki Steak, Pork Fried Rice, Mushroom soup

History
Mt. Fuji Restaurants are New York and New Jersey's premier locations for Japanese Hibachi cuisine.

Why it is a good Restaurant

They have a funny statue in the waiting room



The cooks can make shapes out of the food while it is cooking.


The fire volcano they make with the onion rings is huge.




The restaurant is named after a mountain in japan



Mount Fuji is even supposed to erupt again


If this restaurant closed down, where would I go and why?
I would go to the Lodi Buffet because they have the same type of foods, but it is cheaper and you can get more. But the food is not made right in front of you.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Invention Awards 2014: Charge Gadgets With Your Footsteps



SolePower

  • Each thud of a hiker’s heel releases enough energy to illuminate a light bulb.
  • The device promises to be an improvement over traditional, hefty power packs as well as solar chargers, which work slowly or not at all, depending on the weather.
  • The same method is used in hand crank flash lights.
  • SolePower’s current version, to be released later this year, requires a lengthy 15-mile walk to charge a smartphone.
  • The creator says the company is working toward a design that can charge an iPhone after less than five miles of hiking and withstand about 100 million footsteps of wear and tear.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Do Now: Wiki Dissection

1. What is the purpose of this Wiki?
          The wiki is on disruptive technologies/innovations in the classroom.

2. When was the last post?
          The last updated post was on Tuesday, April 2

3. How was this Wiki created?
          It was created through a wiki page on Wikipedia.

4. What would you add to it?
          I would add on some more technology and innovations.

5. What did you learn from it?
          I learned a little more about wikis and what they are good for

6. If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)?
How can Wikis be used in the classroom or in education?

          I would create a wiki on wikis and how they can be used. Our class would probably use a wiki for a group project graded assignment, so that it could be easier to view for the students and teachers

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Life Sized Lego Car Powered By Air




  • A full-size car made of 500,000 LEGOs, sprung from an unlikely partnership between Romanian tinkerer Raul Oaida and Australian investor Steve Sammartino.
  • A total of 256 LEGO Technic pistons drive four radial engines, which turn the drive shaft and power the oversize rear tires. The car can reach 18 mph—but there are no brakes. 
  • After they saw a video of a Ferrari 599 GTB made of LEGOs, they set out to build something even better.
  • Oaida spent 18 months constructing the compressed-air-powered vehicle and then shipped it to Australia for a test drive.

Do Now: Web 2.0: Wiki Research

1. How can a wiki be used in your current classes? Be specific to your classes!
Answer: The Wikipedia community can help the instructor or  students articles that will be edited with student drafts. Details on the assignment and how it will be graded are also valuable. Course pages allow editors to discriminate between editor-specific and classroom-specific issues, so that constructive feedback can be targeted to the right place.

2. What are the benefits of using a wiki?
Answer: 
  • ease in creating web-based content, especially by those who have no technical expertise.
  • elimination of e-mail threads among groups to communicate or to obtain information.
  • ability to complete real-time updates of web-based content (without waiting for the technical support team to update your web server files.)
  • avoiding transfer of document attachments to a distribution list through your e-mail system.
  • enabling the ability to always access current information (eliminating problems by referencing outdated documents or attachments that you previously received.)

3. How can we create one in this class and utilize it?
Answer: We can create one on showing how Web 2.0 works and why we use it, we could also use it to organize a field trip.

4. What experience do you have using or creating wikis?
Answer: I have some experience in using wikis, because my World History teacher uses one so we can post our group projects to it, and so that we can present them to the class.

Monday, March 31, 2014

Do Now: Wiki 3/31

Do now: What is a wiki? What wikis have you used? How can a wiki be used in education?
Obj: Comprehend what a wiki is and how it can be applied to education, planning, and learning.

Answer: I have used a wiki before to answer questions, type research papers, and study etc... Wiki's respond to comments and link to other writers, connecting to and creating interesting ideas. Some develop curriculum and instructional materials together. Others review resources and debate the merits of the individual tools of teaching. The difference between a wiki and a blog is that wikis are designed for collaboration among groups of users. On a wiki, the writing process is far less intimidating than on a blog because you're not responsible for an entire selection all by yourself.

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Giant Robot Crab Walks on Ocean Floor



  • The Crabster CR200 is a 1,400-pound behemoth of a 'bot soon being sent to the ocean floor—for both scientific and commercial use.
  • The machine you see here isn't complete; the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology team will be adding the outer shell 
  • But earlier this year the goal was to begin a full-depth (656 feet) testing in spring.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Do Now: Tech Article - What influences us to buy things?

Impulse Items: You know, those items that you see at the grocery store or where ever, in which case you'll be standing in the check out line and you'll see candy bars, magazines, etc.? Those impulse items very strongly influence others to buy things. Advertisers convince us we can't live without certain products,by showing ads that show how difficult day to day life is. 
Ex: We need an expensive coffee maker because it's so hard to make coffee without a $200 gadget. 

Friday, March 21, 2014

Blueprint: A Mini Sub That Could Steer Through The Body


  • About the size of "Abraham Lincoln’s head on a penny," the device could travel through your body to deliver drugs and take samples.
  • It is powered wireless by sending radio waves to its two-by-two-millimeter antenna.
  • With the magnet, the prototype moves about 0.2 inches per second in a dish of saline.
  • If it were in the blood stream—cleaning out your arteries, for example—you'd need a stronger magnet to overcome the flow of blood.


Monday, March 17, 2014

Do Now: Web 2.0

     You have been chosen to wear an invisible cloak for 1 day to perform a good deed and become the unknown/unrecognized hero! What good deed will you do? Without using any real names (you can make up names), blog at least 2 paragraphs about your day being invisible. All posts must be school appropriate.  


     Good deeds can be shown or done in numerous ways. In my opinion, getting noticed for a good deed, shouldn't be the reason why you are doing it. Knowing that you helped someone is enough, and it makes you feel better about yourself. People should try to help someone at least once a day. From holding doors to explaining a problem in math class without anything in return. Doing a good deed should be more than satisfactory to yourself and every one around you.
     If I was chosen to wear an invisible cloak, I would help everyone or anyone who needed help. I would help people taking tests by giving them the answers to the questions they didn't understand. I would also help people by saving their lives from certain danger. I would not want to face the fame or responsibility for saving someones life. Having that person to be in your debt after saving their life would be an awful feeling that no one would want to deal with. I would do anything to help others without the harassment of reporters and media.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

This Robot Cop Could Bring Disabled Officers Into The Field




  • The TeleBot, is a six-foot, 75-pound remote-controlled robot police officer developed by a team of undergrads at Florida International University's Discovery Lab.
  • The built-from-scratch robot could help disabled officers and soldiers work as patrol officers, giving them a live view from wherever they are.
  • It runs through the Oculus Rift headset and a motion-sensitive vest; when the person wearing the headset and vest moves, the robot moves, too.
  • The Rift headset gives the robo-pilot a live feed of the robot's view, and it also comes with controllable hands


Thursday, March 6, 2014

This Electric Sled Is A Miniature Winter Tank



  • The Quebecois inventor Yvon Martel's most recent creation is this... thing.
  • It's an electric sled/wagon/snow-chainsaw, and based on the video accompanying it, it works surprisingly well.
  • It is called the M.T.T-136 (for My Track Technology)
  • It weighs about 280 pounds and can haul a person or cargo for 130 miles on an eight-hour charge. 
  • It is also really cool to watch it shear through snow.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Do Now 3/3/2014 How can spreadsheets be used in other classes

Spreadsheets are like lined paper with columns. They can be used to write numbers and make calculations. It uses formulas for adding, multiplying, or even finding averages, the spreadsheet will do the math for you. There is also a great advantage to spreadsheets over calculators. They allow you to see all of the numbers at one time. You can use spreadsheets to keep track of your money, your test scores, or to work a complicated math problem. Teachers use spreadsheets to record student marks so that they can determine student averages and class means in real-time and also to view data in various formats since they are able to make important visual discoveries about their data.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

The Car That Runs On Air

For more than a century, air cars have remained as a very large controversy for engineers and an idealistic exercise with little likelihood of entering mass production. As fuels goes, air has a many upsides to it: It’s found every where, clean, and, best of all, it's free. But air requires energy to store energy because it must be compressed, limiting the use of an all-air car. Two engineers from French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen thought they could overcome that problem by pairing a gasoline engine and hydraulics. To test the concept, they formed the Hybrid Air Program in 2010 and connected the engine of a subcompact car to a commercial airplane’s hydraulic system. During normal driving, the system will switch between gas and air power, says Yarce. Much like with hybrid-electric vehicles, the gasoline engine provides a boost up steep hills and on the highway, and it re-pressurizes the nitrogen tank if the regenerative-braking system hasn't done so. The prototype was so successful that PSA has decided to manufacture and sell the production vehicles.The Hybrid Air power-train will appear in all subcompacts as an option in Europe and possibly other international markets in 2016.

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

With the things in this article, It will be easy to know that you should license your images before some one else uses them in a way you want them to be used and to keep it from prying eyes.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Web 2.0: Multimedia Blog Posting Sem 2

       
       In my first semester Intro to Art class, my teacher was Ms. Hemmel. I expected to learn more about the types of tools to use for Art and how to use them correctly. We have learned many different things this year including how to use plaster for masks and the era from which the type of mask came from. We were even able to work with clay. The class Is almost a free period for me because this is the only subject i'm interested in and good at, besides Web 2.0.
       I have had Art class every year so far since I have been here, so doing something different like the masks was very interesting. She grades us very strict and fair with big projects and weekly 45 minute observational drawings. We even watched some video that taught us on how to use a picture plane view finder. The picture had some slow moving and boring old woman but it was one of the funny memorable moments of taking that class.
      "It was a semester long course designed to introduce students to the disciplines of art: art production, aesthetics, art history, and criticism with an emphasis on the elements of art". The only time we used technology in the class was when we used the Mac computers in her room. I liked doing the projects because you were able to take the assignment home with you. Ms Hemmel is a very nice teacher which is why Art is one of my favorite classes.




Thursday, February 6, 2014

Connecticut Fire Department Gets Help From A Drone

Tech Article 2/7/2014

  • When a fire broke out near a storage unit full of explosives, an RC quad-copter saw what humans couldn't.
  • Last week, hundreds of people were evacuated from the area surrounding the pink granite Stone Creek Quarry in Connecticut when old blast mats--heavy rubber sheets placed over holes to contain explosions--caught fire.
  • Emergency workers were concerned that the fire was getting close to a storage unit containing dynamite and other blasting explosives, making it too dangerous for firefighters to go in.
  • The drone is expensive from a toy perspective, but at $1,200, it's a cheap alternative to helicopter flights.
  • Besides cost, there are two major advantages for firefighters using drones: small unmanned aircraft can see places people can't, and they can fly into situations that are too dangerous for humans. 

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Web 2.0: The U.S. Navy Tests A Virtual Reality Headset



The U.S. Navy is testing "Virtual Reality Headset" as part of the Office of Naval Research's "Project BlueShark." The goal of their project is to see what the controls of a ship might look like, given new technology over the next decade. Screens, even the futuristic displays on ultramodern vessels like the USS Zumwalt, are limited to two dimensions. Combat, with ships on the surface, submarines below, aircraft above, and missiles, torpedoes, and depth charges moving at odd angles all around, is a three-dimensional experience.