‘Technology’ Archives
Hard Drive Shortages Lead to Higher Prices-And SSDs in the Cloud?
The recent flooding reported in Thailand is definitely going to impact the computer hard drive supply for at least the next six months, with Western Digital reporting that as much as a fifty percent reduction in production. Western Digital’s main facility is mostly under water, and precision tools and clean rooms do not respond well to large [...]
iOS5 install problems-Its Apple’s Fault
The iOS 5 update went live about 1:00 PM -5 GMT. Users are reporting all over the world that they are having multiple issues with the download and Apple has confirmed that the problem is on their end. Making matters worse, there are reports that aborting the update is duplicating the contacts list and one user who had set up mail in Mac [...]
Apple launch iPhone 4S: what can we expect?
Apple held the launch event for the new iPhone 4S on Tuesday 4th October. The event was held at Apple’s headquarters in San Francisco. Beforehand, Apple had sent out invitations to the launch, which gave very little away about the new product. Apple’s previous model, the iPhone 4, has become the world’s best-selling smartphone since it [...]
Strum Motion Pictures with the VideoBass
Invented by Swiss media artist Michael Egger in collaboration with Maïté Colin, the VideoBass is an instrument that plays moving images instead of sound. The performer uses their left hand on the neck of the instrument to select or scrub through video clips and triggers them in rhythm with their right hand on PlayStation controller [...]
A Celebration of the Life of Steve Jobs
The worldwide press is saturating all media with the death of Steve Jobs, who passed away Wednesday from complications of pancreatic cancer. Rather than repeat all the typical reporting of his passing, it is better to focus on a celebration of his life and his many, many accomplishments that has shaped and changed the world everyone lives in [...]
Amazon buying web os?
The Internet has been abuzz with rumors that Amazon, fresh off its Kindle announcements is poised to buy the bones of Palm from HP. Those bones would be the web os operating system and the substantial amount of patents Palm obtained during happier days. This is very unlikely to come to pass for several reasons. First, Amazon has spent a lot of [...]
How Humans Perceive Nonlinearity
In this vid, “mathemusician” Vi Hart and Sal Khan (of the amazing Khanacademy) discuss the difference between linear and logarithmic scales and human perception. I like their joking idea of a liner scaled piano where the keys would get fatter and fatter as you moved up the scale. For those who are sticklers enough to be annoyed by the [...]
Rumors of Microsoft Office on Metro Tablets? It better be a fact
Microsoft gave users and developers many things to think about at the BUILD conference in California this last week. One that is getting a lot of traction is the idea that Microsoft will be developing a Metro style, touch friendly version of Microsoft Office that will run on tablets. Metro is the name of the user interface language used for [...]
Sony PS Vita Specifications Revealed
Sony have announced the full specification of the PS Vita at the Tokyo Gaming Show. One of the important specifications they listed that wont please many is that the PS Vita will have just 3 to five hours gaming time per charge! Sony have confirmed that the e system would be released by the end of 2011 in Japan but not until "early [...]
Amazon bringing lockers to the UK
Amazon has been widely touted as the killer of bricks and mortar shops but apparently they have found a way to co-exist. It has been widely reported that the Internet purveyor of all things shippable has struck an agreement with mall operator Land Securities to host lockers, much like one finds in rail stations and airports, that will serve as a [...]
