What I know:
E-banking and electronic wallets are something that haven't been around for a very long time. I know that since they started, it has been increasing a great deal because it is much more simpler than the traditional way and banks are promoting them so that they stay on the lead and not fall back. I also know that it has greatly increased because of online shopping and because it is easier to make transfers in a way that is not physical but instead digitally.
Questions:
When did electronic wallets start?
Who or what created it?
What are some advantages this gives?
What are some ways you can use it?
Information links:
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/digital-wallet
http://www.proximitysky.com.au/electronic-wallet.html
Information:
1. It is universally used so there is no need to change cards.
2.You don't need many cards and adresses and papers because all the information is there in an organized and secure way.
3.It is relatively new so it is not perfect yet.
4.Most of the information is built in so you don't have to make a big effort to make them run.
5.They are harder to steal and duplicate than traditional cards because of the encrypting it has.
6.You can use it in almost anything like a smartphone or computer.
7.Sometimes they are incompatible with the technology needed for some transactions because like it is relatively new, it is not adaptable to all forms of technology so it still needs further development.
This relates to my live because I was born in the time where technological stuff where just beginning to develop in a more advance way. It also relates to my life because technology is now a part of my everyday life and when I am older, I will possibly use electronic wallets to make my transactions more than normal cards. This is because when it is more advanced it will become very popular just like it did with reading newspapers online and not in the old and traditional way.
Questions I still have:
How much time will it take for it to be fully developed?
How many people will switch from traditional credit cards to electronic wallets?
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Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Augmented Reality
What I know about the topic: I know that AR is a way to see the world electronically and can be used in a variety of ways and in a variety of stuff like smartphones and Head mounts.
Questions:
How does it work?
About when will it be released to the general public?
What are some prototypes?
Which companies are developing it?
Links:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/augmented-reality.htm
http://www.pcworld.com/article/250453/google_augmented_reality_glasses_expected_by_years_end.html
http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/895276-project-glass-augmented-reality-google-goggles-to-replace-phones
Things I learned:
Google sent out a prototype for 1500 dollars to developers
Most of them are head ware(the future ones) like the google glasses
It will be released in early 2014 or late 2013 with a price of 200 to 600 dollars.\
Uses motion sensors, lasers and infrared
Will have 3g and 4g technology
You are able to see the world but with everything you need like the terminator glasses.
It connects to my life in many ways because I am from a generation in which technology is very important. I never thought the glasses would be in such a near future, it was something only seen in movies like terminator. To live I need technology and this will be a great advancement because it will finally unite with the real world in a really useful interactive way that will make things much easier for everyone. We live from luxuries and this will be an affordable one that will beat many and leave many people addicted like me to my blackberry or computer.
Questions:
How does it work?
About when will it be released to the general public?
What are some prototypes?
Which companies are developing it?
Links:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/augmented-reality.htm
http://www.pcworld.com/article/250453/google_augmented_reality_glasses_expected_by_years_end.html
http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/895276-project-glass-augmented-reality-google-goggles-to-replace-phones
Things I learned:
Google sent out a prototype for 1500 dollars to developers
Most of them are head ware(the future ones) like the google glasses
It will be released in early 2014 or late 2013 with a price of 200 to 600 dollars.\
Uses motion sensors, lasers and infrared
Will have 3g and 4g technology
You are able to see the world but with everything you need like the terminator glasses.
It connects to my life in many ways because I am from a generation in which technology is very important. I never thought the glasses would be in such a near future, it was something only seen in movies like terminator. To live I need technology and this will be a great advancement because it will finally unite with the real world in a really useful interactive way that will make things much easier for everyone. We live from luxuries and this will be an affordable one that will beat many and leave many people addicted like me to my blackberry or computer.
Thursday, 4 October 2012
Digital Nation
1. I agree with the professor of MIT that with technology in class they learn less because they are not paying attention to the class.
2. I agree with Lauren when she said that technology is helping us multitask because we can do many things at a time like email, facebook and youtube at the same time so I think that is multitasking.
3. I disagree with the researcher from NASA because he says that multitaskers are really slow, but one can be multitasker for different things. Be good at some and not as good at doing other things.
4. I disagree with what the UCLA doctor said, which was that one needed more energy for google than for reading. I disagree because one spends much more time on google so you should become better on that that on reading.
5. I disagree with the narrator saying that technology is hurting us because it is helping us more
6. I agree with the programs they do about disconnecting one self with technology because that can help loosen a bit the addiction
7. I disagree that videogames take away your ability to think well
8. I agree that a kind of addiction exists between kids
9. I agree with the mom about sending his son to a middle school that requires computers because children will not disconnect so they need to learn
10. I agree that some people are obsessed with the internet
11. I agree with being a way to seeing what students do during class in a computer.
12. I disagree that parents and teachers monitor children when they want because children need their privacy
13. I disagree when Bauerlein says that children are not as smart now thanks to technology because these children are making the world advance
14. I agree that games and technology because it lets you be what you want to be for some time
15. I agree technology can help you find friends but their is a small risk factor
16. I disagree that all gamers are isolated geeks because really they connect
17. I agree that technology can drive everyone crazy or obsessed at some point
18. I agree that technology has rewritten the rules of interaction because people become more social.
19. I agree that without technology many people would die (figuratively) because people are so connect it, it would devastate them.
20. I agree that without technology the world would not be able to develop
2. I agree with Lauren when she said that technology is helping us multitask because we can do many things at a time like email, facebook and youtube at the same time so I think that is multitasking.
3. I disagree with the researcher from NASA because he says that multitaskers are really slow, but one can be multitasker for different things. Be good at some and not as good at doing other things.
4. I disagree with what the UCLA doctor said, which was that one needed more energy for google than for reading. I disagree because one spends much more time on google so you should become better on that that on reading.
5. I disagree with the narrator saying that technology is hurting us because it is helping us more
6. I agree with the programs they do about disconnecting one self with technology because that can help loosen a bit the addiction
7. I disagree that videogames take away your ability to think well
8. I agree that a kind of addiction exists between kids
9. I agree with the mom about sending his son to a middle school that requires computers because children will not disconnect so they need to learn
10. I agree that some people are obsessed with the internet
11. I agree with being a way to seeing what students do during class in a computer.
12. I disagree that parents and teachers monitor children when they want because children need their privacy
13. I disagree when Bauerlein says that children are not as smart now thanks to technology because these children are making the world advance
14. I agree that games and technology because it lets you be what you want to be for some time
15. I agree technology can help you find friends but their is a small risk factor
16. I disagree that all gamers are isolated geeks because really they connect
17. I agree that technology can drive everyone crazy or obsessed at some point
18. I agree that technology has rewritten the rules of interaction because people become more social.
19. I agree that without technology many people would die (figuratively) because people are so connect it, it would devastate them.
20. I agree that without technology the world would not be able to develop
Monday, 24 September 2012
Game Design
I know that most of them are very complicated especially if they are multiplayer games and require a lot of time and dedicated people to do one of them while others you can do in just a few minutes. I also know that good ones require some kind of language like python, C, or Java. Most of them are Java and I know the basic of this coding language thanks to code academy.
I wonder which are good platforms to create a good server based multiplayer game and how to start doing one including the codes and graphic design. I also wonder what kinds of game designing jobs exist (even if I don't want to be one) because it is really interesting to know.
http://www.gamecareerguide.com/features/411/game_design_an_introduction.php
http://www.byond.com/developer/
Here like it is part of my google 20% project I am learning the basics to coding and making a multiplayer game with a small world to start with that teaches me the basics
I wonder which are good platforms to create a good server based multiplayer game and how to start doing one including the codes and graphic design. I also wonder what kinds of game designing jobs exist (even if I don't want to be one) because it is really interesting to know.
http://www.gamecareerguide.com/features/411/game_design_an_introduction.php
http://www.byond.com/developer/
Here like it is part of my google 20% project I am learning the basics to coding and making a multiplayer game with a small world to start with that teaches me the basics
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