Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Tech Article 2/28/14: BlackBerry unveils new Q20 phone

                blackberry mwc john chen

The new BlackBerry phone was unveiled on Tuesday, the Q20. The Q20 smartphone allows users to be apart of two mobile technology worlds. The Q20 comes with a physical keyboard, an old school trackpad, and menu, send, back, and end buttons. This phone is going to have a 3.5 inch touchscreen, which is the same size as the iPhone 4. This new phone could be a comeback for BlackBerry since the company took a $4.4 billion loss for the quarter that ended in November. 

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

From this article I learned that work is immediately, copyrighted so no one can steal other people's ideas. I always thought that there was come kind of paperwork. I also learned that that you have four exclusive rights once it it copyrighted.

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

klout for iphone

Tech article 2/14/14:Lithium Technologies to buy Klout

Lithium technologies on Tuesday agreed to buy Klout. Klout is a service that measures users online influence. The deal is worth at least $100 million, but the deal has not officially been made. The company is funded by a roster of investors. This service is one of the few services that create mechanisms for measuring social influence.   

Thursday, 6 February 2014


Glyph's retinal display uses 2 million microscopic mirrors to emulate the way the eye processes real-world images, creators say.

Tech article 2/7: Meet Glyph, a headset that beams video into your eyes. 


The Avegant Glyph is a headset that  produces images through the users eye and brain. This product has already raised one million dollars for kickstarter. This headset is compatible with smart phones, TVs, gaming consoles and anything with a screen. The price of Glyph is going to be around $500. Glyph is also capable of producing 3-D images. Glyph's main focus is to be able to stream Netflix, play video games, and listening to music since that is what most people are doing today.