Posts Tagged technology
The Advance of Politics & Technology: Part Two
Technology did indeed try to do it’s part for the general election. Did you recently sign into Facebook to be welcomed by an election reminder? Facebook introduced new elements to its layout to enhance the voting experience, including a new feature which allowed you to tell all your friends that you had just voted.
Besides Facebook, [...]
The Advance of Politics & Technology: Part One
The way we watch and understand politics is changing dramatically. Recently, the UK General Election was initially a showdown of which network had the most impressive graphics.
The shift of how we understand politics was also seen in the recent ‘Leader’s Debate’, where all three leaders from the main parties explained their policies, before ripping each [...]
Hovering Over a Touchscreen
Ever since the iPhone came out, we’ve all been obsessed with touch-screen technology. Not that it didn’t exist before then, but it really wasn’t so much in the public eye unless you were using a commercial kiosk or something like that. Now touch-screens are everywhere, but there’s still one thing that the mouse & screen [...]
Wireless Battery Charging – You Read Right
The most annoying things about portable devices are the batteries. For at least a few hours out of your day your phone or MP3 player needs to remain tethered to the wall or your computer to soak up precious energy. Until now…
RCA has come up with a magical new technology that literally grabs wi-fi signals [...]
Hold 3D in Your Hands with pCubee
With all this 3D technology that seems to be all the rage today, it’s no surprise that it seems like there are new applications for it every day. pCubee is a cube with screens for sides that display an image that is perspective corrected for the user’s position. This seems to be the same kind [...]
When Yelling at Your Alarm Clock Actually Works
My least favorite thing to do every morning is wake up. Especially when a loud alarm is blaring in my ear. My first reaction is to hit it with a hammer, but I quickly realize that this will only damage the device and make me late the next morning. My second reaction, yelling “TURN OFF [...]