Reality As A Commodity
I am fully convinced that I could “create” a cell phone app called "Reality" that does nothing more than turn on your cell phone camera. Then, if I added a couple of tasks or badges, I could sell it for $0.99 and retire in a week. People would tout that "Reality"…
Did you ever wish a small helicopter would bring you a cheeseburger? Me too. Every. Single. Day. To be honest, it is not something I ever thought about prior to the announcement that UberEats would be test-flying meals across San Diego this year. The thought to me seems almost prosperous. In the town I live,…
Monitors: In The Beginning
It wasn’t too long ago that computers had a monitor built into the computing unit itself.Then came along the cathode ray tube, or the CRT monitor, which separated the computer from the viewing screen. CRT monitors were big and very heavy, but you could set them away from the computing unit…
Retro is Modern!
As a regular movie goer and television “couch critic”, I find Hollywood’s recent habit of releasing reboot after reboot a bit tiring – and I am sure many other film watchers would agree. I mean, do we really need another The Mummy (2017) or The Six Billion Dollar Man (2017)? On a…
What is so great about the upcoming Radeon SSG (Solid State Graphics) GPU?
Well, to start, the Radeon SSG is the first of its kind and it's boasting the features we all want. The Radeon SSG features a 1TB SSD built right on the GPU. The prototype is equipped with two Samsung 950 512GB HDDs, which…
Each year, the increasing pace of the advancement of technology becomes ever more astounding. Last year was no exception. From consumer grade tech products to the research that is shaping future technologies, 2016 was an amazing year for nearly every major industry.With the nearly endless list of advancements occurring this past year, here are my choices…
The on-going Exascale computing race between the US, Europe, and Asia is very much like the Space Race of the 60’s. As Americans, we know the US is familiar with competing for the title of “leading tech innovator,” especially if another country is already ahead of us.In the years following the Space Race, the world…
Everyday things change over time, but with technology, it's nearly impossible to stay on top of all the major advancements out there. It's continually becoming faster, more reliable, more affordable. This year, there have been multiple advances in wireless tech, so here are a few that may make a world of difference in the coming…
Bluetooth has come a long way since it hit the market years ago; now, with an innovation called Fin, you can control your devices with your thumb.How does Fin work? You simply wear the ring on your thumb and your thumb controls the virtual “smart surface” on your palm. Each of your fingers act like a Hot…
An Uneasy Trust Between Humans and Robots
The point of living in a world where robots and technology take over everything is that they're supposed to make life easier. But imperfect humans are responsible for creating these technologies, allowing flaws and oversights to sneak in. Some of these are simply annoying while others can put us in…
Installing third-party programs isn’t the minefield it was during the good ol’ days of Windows XP. But every now and then, some desktop apps still try to sneak annoying toolbars and other software past you during installation. Known as bundleware (or bloatware, as I like to call it), the options to not install these additional…
Amazon's phone on fire!
There’s a new competitor in the cut-throat world of smartphones and that competitor is already the largest e-commerce company out there. Amazon announced on June 16, 2014 that it would be introducing the Fire phone a phone that promises 3D viewing, seamless integration with practically everything around you, efficient one handed…