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Monthly Archives: February 2015
No-Fly Zone…
As it now stands, FAA-rules will prohibit ‘Amazon and you’re drone‘ (i.e., the firm’s plans to deliver with said medium) to become a reality…
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Amazon, Blogski, Drone, Technology
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The ‘Digital’ Dark Age?
Akin to how NASA mistakenly allowed their Apollo Space Mission data to not be read (due to hardware / software obsolescence) Vint Cerf (an ‘net pioneer) has raised concerns of a parallel event for today’s data.
T-eaVesdropping?
In light of criticism regarding how their televisions listen (i.e., use voice recordings) Samsung’s ‘Smart’ TV just might be a little bit too ‘smart’ due to a third-party bug that’s causing a (silent) Pepsi ad to be played several times … Continue reading
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Applications, Apps, Blogski, Samsung, Smart TV, Technology
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Here Comes…
The Desert Sunlight Solar Farm is both a 550-megawatt farm that’s not just one of the world’s largest installations but is capable of powering more than 160,000 California homes!
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Alternative, Blogski, Green, Solar, Technology
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The UFD.
If anyone is not familiar with The Unknown Fields Division this organization is worth checking out! TUFD: http://goo.gl/iY7UlQ
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Blogski, Ecology, Research, Technology, Wilderness
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Drone Waiters.
Under pressure to slow immigration and criticism that low-cost labor is one of the main culprits (never mind low wages and/or perceived status) Singapore is piloting (no pun intended) the use of drones in restaurants as a way to maintain … Continue reading
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Blogski, Drones, Service, Singapore, Technology
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Let’s Hope…
However, idealistic… let’s hope that Google’s initiative to take on America’s Telecom Industry is not only real but actually does something that they have failed woefully to do: drive prices down; increase access and services through increased competition!
Posted in An Alp View
Tagged Blogski, Broadband, Google, Technology, Telecommunications, Wi-Fi
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Ubuntu.
Given that it is the world’s first, crowd-sourced, Smartphone, perhaps it is also safe to call it the ‘world’s first, un-Smartphone?’ Nevertheless, this handset has the potential to further than acceptance of this OS (if their non-app-approach takes hold and … Continue reading
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Blogski, Crowd-Sourcing, Smartphones, Technology, Ubuntu
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