Assignment 9

Pleitgen Digital  Paper

 

This article is talking about the future with digital paper.  Digital paper is the new technology that will decrease the use of cutting down trees.  Digital paper is a piece of plastic that shows a digital image of whatever they program.  This will change the newspaper and magazine industries forever.  This new technology uses some crazy new light technology.  It transmits light through the plastic and then turns it into whatever is on the memory card, such as a magazine and newspaper.

            In my opinion this is the next e-book.  This will be more popular and soon after it becomes mainstream will surpass newspaper stands and magazine stands.  This will save numerous trees, and help out our environment tremendously.  This invention is probably one of the top ten for the past couple of years.  Scientist say that people will be able to re use this technology for everything from Sports Illustrated to Time News forever with out any problems.  The cost for this Pleitgon is still unknown since this is still a very new product that is still in the testing faces. 

            So in the end, in a couple of months we will have some new technological digital paper.  This is exciting as technology is growing, I cannot wait to see this product finished and in my own hands.  This pleitgon digital paper is going to be very cool and will basically be a full size e-book, e-books now are just to small for some people to read, such as my dad.  I cannot wait for it to be released so I can have all my favorite articles with me and do not have to care around a ton of magazines.

 

 

 

Work Citied

 

http://snackfeed.com/videos/detail/f326bdc6-f356-102b-a525-00304897c9c6/Digital-paper?_s=s

 

External Source

 

www.cnn.com/digital_paper

Assignment 8

Joost, YouTube lead new era of online TV

 

            This article that I am writing about is talking about this new website called Joost.  It basically lets you watch TV shows and anything you want from videos of your friends.  The cool feature about this website is the social capabilities it has.  You are able to talk to other people who enjoy the same shows.   You can also form groups between you and your friends to discuss what is going on with your favorite shows. 

            In my opinion this is going to become a huge hit.  This is a brilliant idea, to put TV together with a social site were you could discuss anything you want or something you are confused about.  They compare this site to YouTube, since YouTube is by far the number one video website on the Internet.  I say in a couple of years this site will over take YouTube and become the number one video website.  I also believe that in a few years a ton of people will just start watching TV on their computers instead of on their TV.  That way they can watch TV anywhere in the world on their laptop.  I personally cannot wait till this happens. 

            So in the end, this website is going to take off in the near future.  I am sure you will be hearing something’s about this website.  I love technology and cannot wait till the future since everything is getting better and faster.  I love the idea that I can go online and watch any shows that I miss when I was working or at school.  This is a very creative idea and I am glad that someone finally put this into action. 

 

 

Work Citied

 

www.cnn.com/joost.html

 

External Source

 

www.joost.com

Assignment 7

Step-on scanner lets air passengers keep shoes on

           

 

This article written by Dan Williams, is talking about revolutionary technology coming to every single airport in the near future.  You know how every time you go to the airport we have to remove our shoes.  This new technology is going to allow us to just step onto a mat and it will x-ray our shoes.

They are going to use this technology for shoes as of right now, but in the near future they hope to be able to use the technology for other things.  For example, instead of having to do random searches after going through a metal detector we will be able to know who needs a little extra search or if they are clean, just by standing on a simple mat.  In my opinion this is going to speed up airport security tremendously.  I actually get to fly free because of my dad and I can definitely see this technology speeding up airport security lines.  This would save us a ton of time before getting on airplanes. We have to go an hour to two hours early just to make sure we can make it to our gate on time because security takes so long.  I know we need it and I am glad we have it, but this new technology is going to help out with security and bring down the traffic at security checkpoints.

I personally cannot wait till this technology comes out.  I fly a lot and hope to see it in the airports soon.  I am glad that we can find a compromise, where the security can be just as good but at a much faster pace.  This is going to make a ton of people very happy the next time they go to fly and they get through security in less then five minutes.

 

 

Work Cited

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE49B2CL20081012

 

External Source

 

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/index.shtm

 

Assignment 6

Green at WIRED Next Fest: Paper that Self-Erases After 24 Hours XEROX

 

       This article written by Michael Richard is on some of the newest technology with paper.  Have you every thought about how much paper is wasted daily?  Well these scientists at XEROX have come up with a solution to saving some paper. 

            The researchers at XEROX have claimed that they have found a way to make the ink on paper disappear after 24 hours of no one using it.  This would save millions of trees and lower the amount of paper needed to be recycled.  They say that this new technology would not require any type of special paper, just a new printer with a different type of ink.  This invention could be used throughout the world.  A study shows that 40% of everything that comes out of offices printers throughout the day ends up in the trash.  This is why this invention would save a tremendous amount of paper from being wasted.  XEROX is trying to get this technology working 100% so that they can put it in offices as soon as possible.  They say the key to all of the ink disappearing is the ink that they put into the printer.  They say that you can make the ink disappear faster by exposing it to heat, the more heat the less ink. 

            So in the end this invention will soon be throughout the world, in offices, schools, and anything that uses printers throughout the day on a large scale.  This will save a ton space at the recycling centers.  This will also save space at many landfills.  I love this new idea and am glad someone is taking the right steps to saving our environment.  This will be a huge invention once they get everything working correctly. 

 

 

Work Cited

 

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/wired-nextfest-2008-chicago-xerox-erasable-paper.php

 

 

External Sources

 

http://www.xerox.com/