Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts

Monday, 17 November 2014

Baby tech: by Brian

 A baby boom in gadget sales ,but as the amount of tech-for-tots grows, parents should think twice about opening their purses as a baby to your smartphone, in fact, a step too far.The makers of one wearable - currently taking pre-orders from US customers - is offering exactly that scenario.The Owlet Smart Sock is a small device designed to be worn around the foot of an infant, which sends the data it gathers to an associated mobile app.The Salt Lake City-based firm behind the project, Owlet Care, says it will monitor the baby's:


  • heart rate
  • oxygen levels
  • position
  • sleep patterns
  • skin temperatureIt takes similar readings to Owlet's product, beaming the results to concerned parents via Bluetooth and wi-fi..Hi-tech purchases like these come with a substantial price tag - Mimo's starter-kit costs $199 (£119),And there are some who are concerned such manufacturers are playing on parental paranoia.The Owlet Smart Sock sends details of the baby's vitals to a smartphone app. it's easy to see why entrepreneurs are attracted to the sector.

  • In my opinion, this may happen in the furture . as now we are in the 21 century world. this might not be accurate .

    Saturday, 1 November 2014

    My 24 hours with a virtual girlfriend in China

    When I first came across a "virtual lover" service on e-commerce site Taobao, China's version of Amazon, I thought it was hype. About20 yuan ($3) per day, it let you hire a boyfriend or girlfriend to talk on the phone or chat online to make you feel like you're in love.The service includes wake-up calls, text and voice messages, phone calls and goodnight wishes. It was awesome -- she shared my happiness and cheered me up when I was down. She has a beautiful voice, and an intelligent mind... I so don't want to leave her." This glowing review got me interested in having my own "Miss Right" on my smartphone.




    in conclusion, A virtual girlfriend may sound seedy but psychologist Paul Yin says this kind of service appeals to men who don't have the confidence to enter a real-life relationship. I think we should not use love site to make girl friends, as we may notknow who the person we are dating it maybe a old man o old lady .

    Friday, 1 August 2014

    Could your next boss be a robot?

    summary

    In his famous laws of robotics, science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov decreed that robots cannot hurt humans, but he didn’t say anything about not taking our jobs. Automation in the workplace isn’t new – economist John Maynard Keynes warned of “technological unemployment” as far back as 1930, and even that came more than a century after mechanical looms riled up the first Luddites – but recent advances in artificial intelligence have allowed robots to climb the corporate ladder.

    opinion
    I think this will not happen. It is because as human and robots are different . Humans can do things that robots cannot but robots also can do things humans cannot do, so there is benefits and some disbenfit

    How to teach children computer programming

    summary

    Students around the globe are now learning computer programming from an earlier age, from Australia’s new national curriculum that will have pupils learning the subject from kindergarten to similar classes at primary schools in Vietnam.Most of the countries, programming — colloquially known as coding — is becoming part of the national curriculum, but It is not happening in Singapore yet, though there are still many moves towards introducing coding in schools.


    The United Kingdom has taken it a big step further. In September, England will become the first country to mandate coding classes in primary schools. Pupils aged five to seven will learn algorithms and simple programming, said the BBC. By the age of 11, pupils will design “computational abstractions that model real-world problems”.
    In Australia many nations following suit, with implementation of its new Digital Technologies curriculum under way.
    And in the United States, a push from the technology industry has led to 20,000 teachers from kindergarten onwards introducing coding lessons recently. Thirty school districts, including New York and Chicago, are adding coding to their curriculum.

    opinion
    I think this is also a good way , as this maybe reduce students from bringing many books to school. this program also give students a benefit and debenefit. to my opinion I think this is a good way for students as this can help them in their studies.

    Thursday, 24 July 2014

    How to teach children computer programming

    Summary:Students around the globe are learning computer programming from an earlier age, from Australia’s new national curriculum that will have pupils learning the subject from kindergarten to similar classes at primary schools in Vietnam.In a growing number of countries, programming is becoming part of the national curriculum. It is not happening in Singapore yet, though there are moves towards introducing coding in schools here.

    In My Opinion:I do not think that Singaporean students should learn coding in such a young age as they are not as mature to learn. I have experience different coding languages too and until now i still do not get it as it is too confusing and all the more primary school students should not study that but on the other hand it is still better to learn more for future use as the world is very competitive.