Office by Alex Penny
My name is Bill, I am a recent graduate in Information Sciences and Technology from Penn State University and this is a place for me to post or give my 2 cents on the fascinating world of technology. I am now working for a pretty big technology related company whose name I will leave out just to avoid any possible complications, however far-fetched them happening may be. Music gets included from time to time as well.
Reposted from http://bit.ly/XDyfuv on February 11, 2013 at 12:39PMIn July 2012, Jonathan Dharmaraj and his girlfriend of almost a year broke up. After spending every second together — working in the same hospital and living two minutes from each other — they both went off to different…
If this actually works I believe you have met somebody special.
We’ve told you about the most mind-blowing Easter eggs hidden in movies, music, video games, and even centuries-old works of art — but there are other Easter eggs that don’t require you to watch DVDs frame by frame or spend hours trying every possible button combination in Street Fighter II to seek them out. Hell, they don’t even require you to leave your computer.
That’s because some of the programs and websites you use every day are filled with hidden jokes or secret features that prove that programmers are even nerdier than we had assumed…
I knew about all of these
Project Update #16: It’s Open Season!
Posted by OUYAWe just licked the stamps and waved a fond farewell to 1,200 OUYA Developer Consoles. These are the early versions of OUYA that developers will use to start making games. They’re on their way to developers around the globe – by land, air and sea. OK, only by air — we want you to get them quick. Devs, expect them on your doorstep within the next few days.
The OUYA (one of the biggest Kickstarter projects to date) has shipped to developer’s. I’m a little concerned with the alterations they have made to the android skin after the Kindle Fire but I’ll leave it to the gamers to decide what they think of it. It’s INSANELY small.
How long will your phone’s battery last when the power goes out? I just changed my settings! Here’s how to extend it (prly wise to do the same on your laptop):
If electricity dies during your Sandy coverage, you don’t want your smartphone to do the same. Here’s a round-up of links on how to save the battery to your mobile (for all the tweeting, Instagramming and source phone calls to come).
- Android: Step by step ways to save power (with pictures) from WikiHow.
- iPhone: Simple tips to save power (in slideshow form) from Huffington Post or try some of Apple’s own tips.
- Blackberry: Another set of step-by-step methods (with pictures) from WikiHow.
Plus, some more general tips, including tapping your laptop or car for more energy from TechHive.
And for the next #Frankenstorm, derecho or other power outage emergency you still need to cover, consider adding this to your journalist toolbox: a way to power your iPhone with wrist power (Thanks for tweeting that one out, Jay Rosen)
Got more battery saving strategies for your mobile device? Share and brainstorm in the comments.
Stay safe everyone, and make sure you can liveblog it for as long as possible.
Stay aware, especially as more financial processes are completed with smartphones. Get software that will protect you and keep an eye out on what you download/click on just like you would a PC.
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FJP: Props to that 11% of 65+ year olds.
I’m having trouble seeing this take off myself. As flawed as the manner in which this guy created his estimate is and as well as it did on Kickstarter, I just don’t see the market embracing it. People may claim they’re clamoring for it, but remember Diaspora? It’s easy for everyone to jump on the wagon, but at the end of the day familiarity wins out for most of them. This doesn’t have the power to convert people from the current consoles, it will supplement them at best.
Pretty cool thing coming from my old school. I checked out the app and it’s actually incredibly intricate and well-made, it really balances being informative and social. If you are a Penn State student heading up this weekend and an owner of an android device check it out! It was made by the grad students so you know it’s legit.
There is a new Kickstarter on the block and it’s name is Quya. The name is rather odd, but the concept is genius: A $99 open source Android game console that comes with a touch-pad controller. This concept is so popular, the Kickstarter project reached the goal of $915,000 in under a day. Now they are sitting at over $1 Million Dollars.
Wow.
Click the picture to go to the kickstarter page. Specifications for the console are below.
Specifications:
- Tegra3 quad-core processor
- 1GB RAM
- 8GB of internal flash storage
- HDMI connection to the TV, with support for up to 1080p HD
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth LE 4.0
- USB 2.0 (one)
- Wireless controller with standard controls (two analog sticks, d-pad, eight action buttons, a system button), a touchpad
- Android 4.0
Could be an interesting concept, though I don’t know if any Android games really lend themselves to a console system. It will be a while before this probably gets anything that’s worth the time. Other than that, it’s basically a concept I remember my roommate coming up with once so I thought that was funny.
I don’t understand how this is any more infringement than any other android device. This better not result in the Galaxy S3 getting blocked or I’m going to be pissed.
