Monday, March 17, 2014

Invisibliity

What would I do if I were invisible? If I were invisible I would like try to help the world around me. As much as I could cause havoic I can also help innocent people. I would like to play pranks on people like moving things and turning things on. I would try to scare my friends and family. I would then go to the Statue of Liberty and look out on the water and just enjoy the scenery.
I would also go around my county stopping the bullies picking on the other children. If you have a power you should use it for good purposes. I would make sure that any child that was being mistreated would have a good day. Although that doesn't seem like what extraveagent super heroes do, for me, I'd be doing something great. If that ever happened to me I would be so thankful if someone came to save me. That is what I would do if I had the power of invisibility.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Tech article 3/14/14

Yik Yak chat app stirring up trouble in high schools



It's called Yik Yak, a brand new app that creates an anonymous social chat room where up to 500 users can connect through GPS tracking on their phones. Its co-founder Brooks Buffington said users are limited to 200 characters, and no pictures are allowed. The app was made for college-age users , for college campuses and to act as a virtual bulletin board. Although the app is meant for users age 17 and older, younger users can still sign up. Others have made anonymous bomb threats that have led to school lockdowns. This app is creating alot of cyberbullying. 
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Thursday, March 6, 2014

Tech article 3/7/14

Can Apple help make hearing aids cool?


The new LiNX hearing aids from ReSound are specially designed to work with Apple mobile devices. Hearing-aid manufacturers and audiologists are collaborating with Apple so they can help Danish hearing-aid company GN ReSound.The hearing aid is compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, and it's called LiNX. The LiNX are bluetooth headphones that can make phone calls, FaceTime, listen to music, movies, and do turn-by-turn navigation. The hearing aids work like normal, picking up in-person conversations and surrounding sounds. A feature called Live Listen turns an iOS device into microphone. If someone's in a loud environment and wants to focus on one person's voice and cut down on background noise, they can get a stream directly from the smartphone's mic to their ears. It is also $3,000. Click here to learn more!

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Tech article February 28, 2014



Moov Fitness Tracker Aims to be Your Virtual Fitness Coach


Unlike the regular fitness trackers that count your steps and time you, this tracker can do much more. It serves as your virtual personal trainer! It analyzes your form and gives you real-life tips on how to improve your workouts. It pairs with The Moov app on your device and gives you instant feedback. It can tell you to shorten your stride or land softer. Click here to learn more.

Friday, February 21, 2014

Tech article 2/24/14

Supernova secrets seen in X-rays


Cassiopeia A is a star more than eight times the mass of our sun, before it
exploded in the cataclysmic.The NuSTAR space telescope array is the first ever to map the radioactive material from a supernova explosion. The NuSTAR's observations of Cassiopeia A showed scientists the location and distribution of radioactive titanium. Each atom of titanium-44 decays to calcium, as well as two particles of light at particular frequencies that NuSTAR can detect. NuSTAR, stands for Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array. It was launched in June 2012 and consists of two telescopes that focus high energy X-ray light.
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Tech article 2/14/14

Curiosity rover takes snapshot of Earth  from 100 million miles away on Mars

After Eight and a half months and 352 million miles away the 1 ton SUV sized vehicle, The Curiosity rover, landed on Mars, It has 17 cameras and was a $2.6 billion project, which was to begin transmitting images back to Earth. Although none of those pictures actually showed Earth itself.The rover was trying to remove effects of cosmic rays with its left eye camera during a sunset. This picture shows  Earth as well as our moon. This advancement can help us discover many new things that are yet to discover! Click Here to learn more.