Technology posts

Don’t be fooled. 14-year old Santiago Gonzalez may seem like your average mild-mannered young teen who is probably owning you on Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, but his skills go well beyond your standard American youth. He programs. He builds apps. Cool apps. Is thnkrtv correct in speculating that he might be the next Steve Jobs? Keep in mind, he’s fluent in a dozen program language, he is on pace to earn his master’s degree at the Colorado School of Mines before turning 18, and he dreams in code. At this rate, he’ll be taking over the world before he reaches legal drinking age. …

The co-founder of Apple squeezes a ton of opinions and information into a video that’s less than 5-minutes long, but that doesn’t mean it’s light on data. In this string of consciousness talk that he gave for UCTV, he makes some points and humorous quips, but he mentions on thing that was very profound. With the development of natural language recognition and faster internet and server technology, our phones are essentially becoming “human” in many ways. It has the sense of touch in the form of the touchscreens. It has the sense of the inner ear to be aware of its position within space. With GPS, it…

As military and domestic surveillance technology continues to advance, many fear a “Big Brother” society that is emerging around us. It’s no longer just terrorists that are being targeted by drones and cellular tracking according to some conspiracy theorists. The various governments around the world including the United States are secretly installing ways to covertly track and account for everyone if the “wackos” are to be believed. For those who buy into the possibilities, there’s Stealth Wear. New York artist Adam Harvey has designed a heat-censor-shielding cloak that when seen through…

Say Allo to my little friend…my drill gun power screwdriver that is. This handy dandy drill gun looks like a real gun but in fact is a screwdriver that comes with 6 drill bits to boot. Shaped like a revolver, the Drill Gun Power Screwdriver will let you be the dawn at house work and have you laying down board’s mafia style. …

I think we can all agree that cell phone cases in general lack any luster. Most come in just black or bright pink and a few colors in between. Since we take our smartphones with us everywhere we go it would be nice to dress them up too and since it is 2013, isn’t it about time? …

Enjoy the thrills and the rush of a Formula One car without the fear of colliding into anything at 200mph. This life size simulator is not only designed to look like a true race car and through the use of high-end technology the driver will feel as though they were behind the wheel of a race car on a race track without ever moving. As the driver, you will be in full control and will require you to take all the actions as if you were truly in the driver’s seat of a race car; you will need to hit the gas pedal to accelerate and hit the brakes when needed, not to mention the force you will feel within the steering wheel…

Every year the world of technology continues to grow, and new interesting gadgets are always introduced to the public. CES is the worlds largest consumer technology tradeshow and every year they showcase what’s new and upcoming in tech. Below is an infographic presented by BestChoiceReviews that highlights some of the CES trends for 2013. Televisions are a big part of technology that are always changing. As consumers, we are always looking for the biggest, brightest and best TV available. This year Toshiba introduced the Ultra HD 4K TV – L9300 with an 84″ display. That’s one big TV! Whats great…

Researchers are looking to make ground-breaking discoveries in learning child development during the early stages of life and to do so they have invented Diego-san, a robotic 1 year-old that learns how to control his body and communicate non-verbally with others. Its inventors, Javier Movellan, a research scientist, and his team at the Machine Perception Laboratory at the University of California, San Diego, have teamed up with Japanese robotics manufacturer Kokoro Company. …

The well-known company that provides helpful apps and tools for designers and web developers, ZURB has recently acquired Forrst, a community for designers and developers. A perfect match since the two targets each other’s demographic and both serve to help you enhance your craft. …

Do you remember who won CNET’s “Best of CES” award last year? Probably not. What you likely will remember is who should have but didn’t win it this year, thanks to a boneheaded PR move by CBS. The parent company of CNET is in heated litigation with Hopper, the Dish Network service that allows users to skip past commercials. It has been deemed dangerous and potentially illegal by just about every major television network as it promotes an technology that cuts off their revenue stream. When CNET’s editorial team voted that Hopper would get the top prize, CBS brass reacted swiftly, saying that the litigation…