Friday, October 22, 2010

This Is the Oldest Space Object Ever Found

http://gizmodo.com/5669927/this-is-the-oldest-space-object-ever-found

The oldest object found so far in space is a small galaxy. This galaxy is 600 million years younger than the whole universe. When previously looking for the oldest galaxy they had found something but this galaxy is 160 million years older that the previous oldest galaxy.  It’s speculated that this galaxy formed almost 200 years after the big bang. This means that now there a lot more discovering still to be done. This is an amazing discovery. Perhaps the more galaxies we identify the more our knowledge about pace will grow. And we will have more answers to trivial questions.  Also this discovery can lead to more discovers and perhaps some revolutionary discoveries that could change our lives as we know it.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

UFOs (Or Balloons) Attack Manhattan!

http://gizmodo.com/5663706/ufos-or-balloons-attack-manhattan

This story has been quite big in the news. “it's been a while since New York had a good UFO panic. Today, New Yorkers were frozen in their tracks by what must have been a swarm of aliens searching for the most expensive cigarettes in the Universe. (Or balloons.)” However I have watched this video and it seem to me that I could easily be UFOs. I mean how could balloons be that high in the air and that visible. And how large are these balloons to be seen at this distance. However it could be balloons for all I know. But I would like to believe that’s its UFOs. I hope the government isn’t trying to cover this up and say its balloons unless they really were balloons. Perhaps there will be further investigation of the unidentified flying objects. However for now I rule this to be a UFO!!!!!

Monday, October 4, 2010

Young Boy Becomes First Human to Live With a Permanent "Robot Heart"

http://gizmodo.com/5654769/young-boy-becomes-first-human-to-live-with-a-permanent-robot-heart

The headline to this story had defiantly caught my eye. To see that a young boy is the first to have what they call “a robot heart”. Until now all other heart transplants were only temporary however this heart should help him live 20-25 years. This 15 year old boy from Italy has Duchenne syndrome which was wasting his muscles away. It was this syndrome which meant he couldn't receive a heart transplant. This forced doctors to look beyond the normal means to extend a young 15 year old boys life with technology. If you compare the unnamed boy's 90g heart with the first-ever artificial heart from 1969, you can see just how far the medical world has progressed in those 41 years. Who would have ever thought that someday a vital organ could be replaced with a robot organ to help save humans lives. This is an extraordinary story of how technology saves lives. And how technology isn’t only about our blackberry and iPhones and iPads but also technology has opened so many doors to help save people’s lives.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

The Commercial Radio Revolution Switched On 90 Years Ago Today

http://gizmodo.com/5650419/90-years-ago-today-radio-took-its-first-steps

To think that the radio was created 90 years ago today is crazy to think about. The world of technology has defiantly advanced so much since then. But 90 years ago today, with a simple print advertisement, the bland department store sparked what would within weeks become one of the largest revolutions in communications and the arts of all time—commercial radio. However before 1920 radio was believe to be a practical for military but had no place in the home. Radio was considered “hobby” or more of a way to talk. Frank Conrad engineer at Westinghouse would not let his technology go to water he last created his own radio transmitter.  growing tired of beeping of Morse code, flipped things over to his gramophone, letting people miles away listen to music he chose. He was DJing, almost a century ago. Within three years, over 500 other stations were operating around the country, and half a million radios had been moved off shelves. Ninety years later, you can't escape a passing car blasting Katy Perry on its radio or hearing the same drake song over and over. Radio was the begging of technology today.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Cross-eyed Timekeeping Arrives with Latest Tokyoflash Watch Concept

http://gizmodo.com/5648193/cross+eyed-timekeeping-arrives-with-latest-tokyoflash-concept



The image of this device caught my eye first. My curiosity made me investigate it further it turn out this device is a watch. It took me a while to see the time, even with a hint, but it's certainly there and once you see it you can't un-see that which you have seen.  Now, if a person still cannot tell time with this watch, a button on the side turns off the illusion and displays only the numbers. Very confusing to tell time one but it quite and interesting concept.  Someone out there will defiantly buy this.

Monday, September 20, 2010

This Aurora Photo Is the Most Insane I've Ever Seen

http://gizmodo.com/5642766/this-aurora-photo-is-the-most-insane-ive-ever-seen


While searching for media news I came across this jaw dropping photo.  Auroras emit light because of the emission of photons by oxygen and nitrogen atoms in the upper atmosphere. Those atoms get excited—or ionized—by the collision with solar wind particles, which are accelerated by the Earth's magnetic field. As the atoms get excited or return to their normal state, they emit visible energy. When it is an oxygen atom, the light emitted is either green or brownish-red, depending on the energy level absorbed by the molecule. Blue happens when nitrogen gets ionized and red when it returns to ground state. I came across this picture and was in awe I thought it was so beautiful and it was taken over Norway.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

iOS 4.2 on iPad: There's No Going Back

http://gizmodo.com/5639074/ios-42-on-ipad-its-impossible-to-go-back

This article discusses the iPad. Something I show much interest in because I myself want an iPad. However now that I don’t have one at this time I do find interest in looking at iPad information. This article is talking about the new addition to the iPad and how it affects it. It explains the multitasking mail and folder first. And talks about how much better this software makes the IPad that it better with switching from one app to the next.  Also now u can collect the apps into different folder instead of having pages of apps you can organize them into one folder. Personally I love organization so this is defiantly a plus. This article also discusses the new wireless printing setting and its game center. The air printing seemed to be a good concept but as of now it has some bugs and problems.  However we all know that in time it will be solved.