The Singularity Vernor Vinge proposes an interesting — and potentially terrifying — prediction in his essay titled “The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era.” He asserts that mankind will develop a superhuman intelligence before 2030. The essay specifies four ways in which this could happen: Scientists could develop advancements in artificial […]
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5: Bluetooth Car Stereos Just because a vehicle didn’t come straight from the dealer ready to connect to Bluetooth doesn’t need to deter you from upgrading. There are stereos on the market that can have you hooked up and ready to go in no time. These devices help sync everything together and provide you with
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In most of the world, camcorders, or video camera-recorders, have been a familiar sight for nearly 20 years. People take them everywhere: to school plays, sports events, family reunions and even births! When you go to a popular tourist spot, you are surrounded by them. Camcorders have really taken hold in the United States, Japan
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Hard Drive Backup Solutions To make backing up your hard drive as easy as possible, you should set up a backup profile. Most PCs with Microsoft Windows XP have a program called Windows XP Back Up installed as a useful application. Once you open the application, you can follow the instructions from the backup wizard
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So, faced with becoming little more than a dusty museum piece, perhaps it was inevitable that watches — like phones, coffee makers, refrigerators, automobiles and even entire houses — would become “smart,” i.e., equipped with microprocessors, software and wireless connections that allow them to perform all sorts of functions beyond the one for which they
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Thermochromic inks first hit the mainstream in the 1970s, appearing in one of that era’s lasting icons — the mood ring, which supposedly used the wearer’s body heat as a sign of his or her emotional state. More recently, a microwaveable maple syrup bottle featured a thermochromic label that indicated when its buttery, delicious goodness
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The Big Picture The production process for a live action TV show is fairly straightforward. Writers come up with a script, actors perform the script in front of a few cameras and a studio audience, the footage is edited, and the show is ready for broadcast. (This is a simplification, but that’s the production process
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In the U.S., the term “TV ratings” immediately makes people think of “Nielsen” because Nielsen Media Research has become the de facto national measurement service for the television industry in the United States and Canada. Nielson measures the number of people watching television shows and makes its data available to the television and cable networks,
These wristwatch-sized computers often come packed with a library of position-based information; it’s possible to buy a GPS watch today that will let you find your location — anywhere on the planet — within minutes of opening the box. But GPS watches go far beyond simple “hey, look where I am” gimmicks. With a little
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Since major running events typically attract hundreds and thousands of runners, organizers have to depend on something other than pen, paper and a stopwatch to clock everyone’s time. The 1990s saw the rise of personal timing devices, usually affixed to each runner’s shoelaces, and the technology continues to evolve, increasing the speed and reliability of
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