Social Bookmarking

What's another way we can organize your computers? What about email? Your Favorite Websites? Your Blog Posts? RSS Feeds?

• You can organize your computers by categorizing your email, favorite websites, blog posts and RSS feeds. You can put these categories into different groups and be more organized with your computer instead of having everything in one big mess. You bookmark the following and be able to get to your email, your  favorite websites, blog posts and your RSS feeds;

Technology Article 12/14/12

Robo-Submarines Learn to Dive Free

• Robot submarines are pretty good at finding their own way around but they still need a helpful human to guide them through twisting underwater ravines and channels.
•  A new guidance system will let autonomous underwater vehicles snap photos along even the most treacherous reaches of sea floor.
• AUVs can already navigate in open water by matching their depth to an existing terrain map.
• The software tweak will allow underwater robots to autonomously take pictures of hazardous locations where only remote-controlled robots have gone before.
•  The team ran a successful field test in Monterey Bay earlier this month and expects the system will be ready to be tried for real sometime next year.

Tech Article 12-7-12

Iphone Case you can Eat

• The price of a crunchy treat that also protects your most precious of mobile gadgets? $81.
• Made from brown rice and salt, the Survival Senbei Rice Cracker iPhone 5 Case is literally part food and part phone case.
• Its great in an emergency when you are desperate for a snack.
• it  is handmade and takes a month to deliver, and it has a better chance of braking during delivery.
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1. Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
2. Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
3. Which sites were your favorites?
4. What else can you use RSS feeds for?
5. How likely are you to continue to use RSS feeds in the future?

1.) I selected these sites because im interested in them and visit them often.

2.) It was very easy to find and subscribe to these sites.

3.) ESPN News and CIA were my favorites.

4.) You can use RSS feeds to keep up with things and stay ahead in the world.

5.) I will most likely use RSS feeds in the future.

Tech Article 11/30/12

Japan Unveils Prototype of Maglev Train, Speeds up to 311 MPH

• More than a year after the Central Japan Railway Company received construction approval, it got started on its maglev railways.
• It has finally unveiled a Series L0 prototype that would blow away its current bullet system.
• Designed to travel at 311 mph, a single one of these high-speed marvels is designed to carry about 16 carriages, which is equivalent to 1,000 commuters.
• The popular 90-minute trip from Tokyo to Nagoya can be cut down to 40 minutes.
• It will cost around 112 billion when its all done but it is not scheduled to be complete until 2027.

Do Now 11-26-12

                  Pros and Cons of Social Media During Hurricane Sandy

 The Pros of having social media during Hurricane Sandy are as follows:

• You could stay up to date with news and twitter updates about the storm.
• You could see what is getting hit at that point and know not to go there.
• You could have found out where the nearest gas station with gas is.

The Cons of having social Media during Hurricane Sandy are as follows:

• You had no idea that the tunnel was flooded when you had to go to the store. 
• People were making fun of the Hurricane by posting fake pictures about it.
• The battery on your phone dies quicker with social media constantly running.

Tunnel Flooding

    

My Voki Project

Tech Article 11/14/12

Apple's New iMacs Face Delays 

• The release of Apple's newly-redesigned iMac all-in-one desktop has quietly been pushed back.
• It could possibly miss a major part of holiday shopping.
• French Apple news site, Mac Bidouille, says production difficulties will push back the release of both models.
• The computer, which was unveiled at Apple's Ipad Mini event in October, is set to ship out to early buyers sometime this month.
•  The larger, 27-inch model shipping in December.
• MacBidouille says it's the new friction-stir welding process Apple's using, something that bonds the two major pieces of the iMac's aluminum body together is causing the difficulties.

Impact Sensing Sports Cap Measures Head Injuries

• The sensor-filled mesh cap provides colored LED readouts that vary according to the level of impact.
• It provides on the spot information on how hard the hit was.
• Memory loss and depression can result from even the most minor head injuries.
• The thin breathable skullcap from M10 contains conformable sensors and can be worn under any helmet.
• Sensor-filled helmets can cost up to $1,000, but these will be much more affordable.
• It will be sold under Reebok-CCM Hockey's line of hockey equipment and related apparel.
• It can be used for any contact or non-contact 

Using a Wiki

What are the benefits of using a wiki?

• The benefits of using a wiki is the way multiple people can collaborate in one wiki document. If a group of people are planning something, they can all collaborate at once and organize whatever they need to do. 

How can we create one in this class and utilize it?

• You can create on in this class by making an account. We can utilize by as a class collaborating and planning events throughout the class.

What experience do you have using or creating wikis?

• I have no experience collaborating on a wiki, only using sites like Wikipedia.

Hands do the Talking on Squeezable Smartphones

• A group from Nokia research has created a prototype named ForcePhone.
• During a  live call, users can squeeze the phone to convey different types of messages.
• These physical messages, called "pressages," are communicated through both users' phones as varying vibrations depending on how pressure is applied.
• The phone has different "pressages" for almost any feeling a person can get.
• .Click here for more info

Slingbox Releases 2 New Devices for Watching TV Anywher

• The Slingbox is a device that streams content from cable and satellite providers to mobile devices and computer.
• You could watch anything that is on TV or on your DVR at home.
• You can watch TV or use the Internet on your phone or tablet while on the go with the Slingbox. 
• The Slingbox's apps that can be downloaded from IOS, Android and Windows phone.
• It is useful for entertainment, business and what ever you would like.
• It is scheduled to come out this Sunday.

HIghlight Your Facebook Posts- For a Price

  Paying for Your Posts to be   Seen More

• The Social Network announced that if you would like to promote your posts, you can, but for a fee.
• The test started in New Zealand and then moved to 20 other countries.
• It will cost about $7
• Businesses are able to promote their things to more regular users' posts are limited to certain users.
• Most posts are hardly seen due to other posts knocking it down, now with the payed promotion it will stay at the top for more eyes to see.

Researchers Unveil Electronics that Dissolve in Body

• Made of silicon, magnesium and magnesium oxide protected by a layer of silk.
• Not built to last but rather to melt away inside your body.
• Takes away the purpose of having to go back in to surgically remove smal parts.
• These materials are non-toxic.
• It has been tested on rats to heat wounds and has proven to protect form bacterial infection.
• The silk determines the speed at which it dissolves.

'Wolrd's Thinnest House' Gets Closer to Big Opening

The Worlds Thinnest House

• The thinnest house is located in between two buildings in Warsaw, Poland.
• Its widest point is 47 inches and its narrowest point is 27 inches.
• It was made for a Polish writer who wil be living and working there for part of the year.
• When he is not staying there, artists are invited to stay there.
• It is intended to stimulate the inhabitants with the unusual feeling of being restricted by their surroundings.
• Nearby buildings will provide electricity, and it has its own independent sewage system.
• It is eqipped with remote control stair that can be flattened against the wall when not in use.
• The world's thinnest house is scheduled to open in mid-October.Click here for The World's Thinnest House

Summer!

MY SUMMER

          During this past I did many things. Over the summer I volunteered at the Summer Recreation. I had a great time, i got to work with the younger kids. Other than that, I had a nice, relaxing summer. I went to the Poconos and saw a bunch of families that I do not often see. I went to the Little League World Series with my friends and had a great time. I hung out with my friends and just had an all around relaxing summer.

Click here for The Poconos!

Welcome to my Blog!

Hello! My name is Steven Lagriola. I am a sophomore at Wood-Ridge High School. I like to play sports and I like to hangout with friends. I am taking Web 2.0 so I'll be publishing new things each week. I hope you enjoy my blog!