10-30-15

Volvo testing kangaroo-avoidance technology in Australia

• Volvo is working on kangaroo-detection system for Australians.
• The company announced on Thursday that it was testing technology that detects movement through a radar installed in the car’s front grille.
• The technology works with a windscreen-mounted camera to scan the road for kangaroos.
• The system builds on technology already used in cars in Sweden which applies a car’s breaks if animals are detected.

10-23-15

2015  Nike Mags

• Nike was asked to collaborate on a movie that would feature scenes set in the futuristic world of 2015 and the brand was challenged to imagine sneakers that would fit the advanced era.
• The Nike mag reinvented the conventional lacing system, integrating it into and inimitable design that became an enduring beacon of popular culture.
• Nike continues to test this technology across multiple sports, incorporating feedback into future game-changing footwear with unprecedented performance features that have the potential to impact athletes around the world.
• This innovation advances what was coined the Nike Mag’s “power laces,” combining the archetype invention with digital technology. The result is an individually responsive system that senses the wearer’s motion to provide adaptive on-demand comfort and support. But this is just the first iteration.

Do Now 10/20

I can use Google Forms to create surveys about different topics. I can survey questions about things like apps, sports, contests, etc. It can help with questioning students about their favorite activities and their other likes and dislikes.

Basic technology for preventing collisions by predicting changes in pedestrian movement

• Hitachi automotive systems announced that they have developed the basic technology for preventing collisions while maintaining safe and practical speeds.
• The new system predicts changes in pedestrian movement rapidly calculating optimum speed patterns in real time.
• They have tested the new system with experimental cars to determine if it can be implemented at safe and practical speeds.
• The Hitachi Group will accelerate to further develop the technology through repeated trials and contribute to the commercialization of autonomous driving technology.
• In order to search for solutions to social challenges, such as reduction of traffic accidents, resolution/alleviation of traffic congestion, etc.

Tech Article 10-9-15

Google speeds up news article downloads on mobile devices

• Dozens of leading news organisations, including the BBC, are taking part in a scheme that will allow their web-based articles to load more quickly on smartphones and tablets.
• Leaders of the Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) promise that the stripped-back versions of the pages will be "lightning fast" to load.
• AMP works by simplifying the technical underpinnings of the pages involved.
• Much of the Javascript code used on normal webpages is absent, meaning articles should not only appear faster but use less battery power.
• Publishers can continue to tap into the same ad networks as before, but they will not be able to display some types of adverts including pop-ups and "sticky" images that move as users scroll down a page.

Denver Police Turn To Mobile Fingerprint Technology

Police officers in Denver will soon have a new technology to identify suspects that lie about there identity. The city already approved $260,000 in the budget for the new fingerprinting technology and will help in cases testing with fingerprints. The new technology should help with identification and wrongly jailing people which has been a huge problem in the past. The police have contacted someone without and identification card and would receive a fake name and with the new technology, there should be no problem.