Technology posts

Mobile is taking over the scene. Smartphones and tablets are bringing along this revolution, and our lives are becoming more intertwined with technology as a result. The term “mobile payment” actually has a number of different meanings. To some, NFC (near field communications) comes to mind. NFC is a relatively new payment option that allows users to wave either a card or mobile device in front of a sensor that will automatically process a payment for you. A lack of NFC sensors in the market has ultimately hindered the development of this payment method, but it could take off at any time. Card…

Zero Dark Thirty might have lost on Oscar night, but the US military is winning the tech war on terror. Drones may be getting all of the attention today, but there are plenty of other toys that the military can play with from a tech perspective. These infographics from military.com takes a look at many of the hi-tech toys that they have at the disposal from enhanced vision goggles to epic ATVs. First, we cover the air, then below that the ground tech is covered. …

The angel flare pattern is well known in both military circles as well as the world of photography for its stunning visuals and incredibly effective countermeasure capabilities. Dozens of flares are ejected from various points on large war planes like the AC-130 to protect the slow, sluggish planes from being hit by heat-seeking missiles. Here are some amazing images that have come from demonstrations of this technique followed by a video. [caption id="attachment_35929" align="aligncenter" width="728"] “Flying over Canada”[/caption] [caption id=”attachment_35939″ align=”aligncenter”…

With a top speed of Mach 1.8, an impressive assortment of missile and bomb configurations, and a 20mm M61 Vulcan cannon, the F/A 18 is one of the US Navy’s deadliest pieces of equipment. It also happens to be an amazing ride from a purely aeronautical perspective. We get to see some of the high-flying acrobatics and mind-numbing maneuvers in this video from Voice of the Patriot. Navy recruiters, take note. If you have a shortage of applicants for pilots, just show them this video followed by Top Gun. Your quotas will fill up quickly. * * * Via: WordlessTech…

Nobody wants to get hacked. The very concept is terrifying to many and at the least a personal violation to most. Despite our desires, hacking happens every day. It’s quickly becoming the most widespread crime in the world as far as reach with over half a billion victims last year. Sometimes there are no ways to completely prevent getting hacked, but there are definitely ways to make it harder. This infographic from BotRevolt comes to us from Visually and breaks down some basic information about hacking. * * * “Hacking” image courtesy of Shutterstock.  …

In soccer (or football as it’s known in most of the world) is getting more hi-tech on the professional level as goal tracking technology emerges. It’s already in use elsewhere, but now will hit the big leagues in Brazil, making it worldwide. Check out the video: …

  The planet Earth has seen its share of crises, from natural disasters to full out war. But among the most frightening are the disasters of the financial sort. Back in 1994, the Tequila Crisis in Mexico brought the peso up from 4 to 7.2 to $1 in just one week, and later in the decade Thailand reached its lowest point of 56 Bahts to $1. So what happens when things like this strike? Exhange rates suffer and the value of local currency goes way down virtually shunting millions of people into poverty in a matter of hours. Even just a few years ago in 2008, Zimbabwe suffered the worst inflation crisis in…

One of the most convenient technologies of our time, ATMs have a surprisingly rich history that most would never think of while withdrawing cash or depositing checks. This infographic goes back to the humble beginnings of the ATM, which was born in New York when a man named Luther George Simjian developed the bankograph in 1962. Over the decades and across three continents, the technology continued to evolve, bringing with it innovations like the personal identification number (PIN), optical card readers and more. And the technology continues to evolve. In fact, a manufacturer in Poland released…

Should the world be scared because Iran’s new stealth fighter is impossible to see in the air? On the surface, complete invisibility might sound like a great attribute for a stealth fighter. In the case of Iran’s newest bird, the reason you will never see it in the air is because it’s likely unable to fly. It’s very similar to the story from earlier a couple of weeks ago when the Iranian press released images of their successfully recovered astromonkey that turned out to be a different monkey from the one they actually launched. This time, instead of trying to fool the world with a new monkey, they decided…

A zettabyte. Let’s put that amount of data into perspective. That’s 1024 exabytes. An exabyte is 1024 terabytes. Now it’s starting to become clear as many people have an idea of how large a terabyte is, but in case you don’t, it’s 1024 gigabytes. Now we’re talking – everyone knows that a gigabyte is 1,073,741,824 bytes. Now that we have a point of reference, take a gigabyte drive and stack 1,099,511,627,776 of them on top of each other. That’s a zettabyte, and that’s what Cisco is predicting for annual data transfers worldwide in three years. Check out this infographic to get a full scope of it all….