Friday, August 14, 2009

Glove Phone


Inspector Gadget beware Jason Bradbury's got your number, or at least your ticket on the hand-headset phone That's right, the cellphone glove is a dismantled Bluetooth headset wired into a glove; too bad the the thumb lacks the classic telescoping antenna. Best watch out for this guy, something tells us the next time we see him he'll be biting Maxwell Smart with a Bluetooth headset shoe.
The glove has a slit in the insulation layer, with a zip placed along the palm side of the thumb cover. The zip is partially covered by a removable flap to ensure the zip does not interfere with the normal operation of the glove.

Camera Phone


After hearing the voice of someone on the other line we need to see a visual of that person. The invention of the camera telephone is the device of communication that makes that possible. This telephone makes communication easy and effective around the world.
A telephone comprises a camera, a display and processing and communication circuitry. The camera is located in a first body part of the telephone and the display is located in a second body part of the telephone.
The body parts are joined via a tilt and swivel hinge, which allows movement of the body parts between at least a first and a second position relative to each other. The first relative position is such that the camera and the display are facing in a first direction. The second relative position is such that the camera and the display are facing in substantially different directions. The hinge can actuate electric switching means connected to the circuitry in the telephone when allowing movement of the body parts between the two positions relative to each other. The processing and communication circuitry is configured to detect the actuation of the electric switching means.

Micromedia Paper


What can a piece of paper do? Well technology introduces a new way to use paper. Bringing the concept of moving, talking photos from Harry Potter to real life, this paper-thin media player complete with display, battery, and memory lets you record video. Send it as a greeting card to Grandma and she can watch it without fiddling with a PC or DVD player. A ten pack will sell for around 35 dollars. All the enabling technologies are now in development. Even a sheet a paper can be made to make miracles…. what’s next?

$100 for a laptop


When laptop first came out they were so big and expensive. Now they are small and sufficient. The one laptop available is only 100 dollars...

Laptop Per Child Association, Inc. is a U.S. non-profit organization set up to oversee the creation of an affordable educational device for use in the developing world. The mission for the organization is "To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.” This particular laptop is unbreakable and easy to use. It’s a unique organization that makes communication a global necessity.

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Thursday, August 13, 2009

RFID Technology


RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification (also referred to as RFID tag) which is basically the use of an object inserted or attached to another object such as an animal or even a human being. This device transmits Radio waves to give a certain location of where the objects are and can be transmitted over several meters. This is a fairly new technology which is used generally for the purposes of inventory in major companies but ultimately its not something that’s unheard of as far as placing these RFID Tags in humans. If not our constitutional right to privacy there would be nothing holding back the government from placing these RFID tags into certain individuals such as AIDS patients. It is scary to think of what will happen ten years down the road as far as how the government could possibly bypass these laws and have society questioning whether the development of this new technology benefited society, or brought society to a disadvantage

Fiber Optic Communication


Fiber Optic Communication is the transmission of information from one place to another by sending a pulse of light using optical fibers which are made up of either glass or plastic fiber. This innovative technology allows for a faster more secure form of transmitting information over greater distances and at higher bandwidths. Although this technology has been around for quite some time now, other than our government, military, and corporate America not everyone has access to such faster more efficient forms of technology. Eventually all of the world will switch to this type of transmission of information to replace the old way of metal wires which can at times lose some information that could ultimately affect the data being streamlined from one location to another. As soon as either this technology becomes more well known or more cost efficient this should revolutionize the way our society transmits information whether through a simple email or even a social setting online such as Twitter.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Quantum Cryptography


Quantum Cryptography uses quantam mechanics to secure telecommunication. Its basically a way of having some sort of security wrapped around a private communication. This evolving Technology allows for the two users who are engaged in a private communication through a key which allows encryption/decryption of a communication the ability to detect another third possible user interested in accessing this private information. Although, this is mostly used by military and high ranking government officials, eventually everyone throughout the world will want this type of security to make them feel at ease about relaying information.