Tech article 5/20/16

• The company announced the new product Wednesday morning at its annual I/O developer conference.
• The two hour presentation covered the latest Android N offerings, Google's new voice assistant (which will take on Siri), a virtual reality ecosystem and, of course, bots.
• Google's Mario Quieroz described it as "a voice-activated remote for the home."
• It has full Google Voice search, which can tell you how the traffic is or how many calories in an avocado.

tech article 5/5/2016

• A 10-year old boy has just become the youngest person ever to receive a reward from Facebook after he uncovered a bug on its Instagram platform
• the boy from Helsinki, Finland, plans to spend his money on a bike and a soccer ball, the newspaper reported.
• Facebook (FB, Tech30) gave the boy $10,000 after he told the company about a flaw that allowed him to delete other people's comments

Do now: 5/4/2016

Things that ignite me to help better the world is when you see people throwing things on the floor everyday. Me achieving my life can help the community by making lots of money and starting a program on how to help better the world.

tech article 4/20

 

• Netflix added 2.23 million subscribers in the U.S. last quarter, and revenue was up 18% over last year. The company said that 42% of its subscribers are outside the United States.
• The first quarter was helped by several series including "House of Cards," "Fuller House," and Marvel's "Daredevil."
• The streaming giant, in reporting its first quarter earnings on Monday, also forecast that subscriber growth in the second quarter would be below industry expectations. 

Web 2.0: Wiki Dissection JH

1. What is the purpose of this Wiki?
2. When was the last post?
3. How was this Wiki created/designed?
4. What would you add to this particular wiki?
5. What did you learn after reading this wiki?
6. If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)?
7. How can Wikis be used in the classroom or in education?

Answers: 

1. It improves the performance along the dimensions that mainstream users demand
2. The last post was  November 7 2007
3. It was created like a table content
4. More social media
5. Disruptive Technology in the classroom
6. NBA basketball analysis
7. It could be used for school topics

W-R Wikipedia Page Findings

• The  W-R Wikipedia page has not updated student enrollment
• They haven't updated the grades 
• There is no more Tennis for boys and girls
• There is no more golf
• There is no more cross country
• Our principal is Mr. Petrezeli
• We are Wood-Ridge Junior Senior High School

4/8 tech article

• In Valencia, California VR Technology is creating a virtual reality roller coaster
• There would be a VR headset around the faces of the participants
• This virtual reality coaster is meant so that you don't know what coming next in the ride or where the steel track is going
• It s a competitive world on who can go faster and higher