There are a lot odd yet impressive and astounding advancements in the world today that it never ceases to amaze me. This article surprised me a bit, but I'm sure that it was in development for a long time before it was announced. I am referring to the "bionic eye" that is in development at the University of Southern California. It is a camera that is small enough that it can be implanted into the human eye and connected into the optical nerve to transmit signals into the brain. There is also a small battery located in the camera, which I am unsure of how it is charged.
This sounds amazing and revolutionary for the blind, and all that goodness. But I keep wondering about what if something happens, I mean its electronics inside of someone's eyeball. Theres a possibility for danger. But I guess we'll just have to wait for more information because only minor details are know right now.
http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2008/01/bionic_eye_with_blind_in_mind.html
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/researchers-develop-eye-implantable-camera/
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Society Going Digital
Video has made leaps throughout history that could have never been imagined 20 or even 5 years ago. And it is now making another leap into the world of streaming. Video has been streaming for years now, but never the way that companies are starting to today. I'm talking about live streaming of shows, concerts, events or even speeches and lectures. In addition to live streaming, companies like NetFlix and Apple are making a move into the business of streaming rentals in HD. The amount of bandwidth that is necessary for this type of transmission could have never been imagined three to five years ago.
A local company, that I actually worked for not too long ago, iClips.net is making its own mark in the live streaming world. What they do is stream live concerts, shows and events like the Dalai Llama or Nelson Mandela's lectures. I recently left the company to pursue other desires even though it was the job that I have been looking for, go figure. But they have managed to compete with every other company whether minor or major, to become one of the most popular providers of free streaming concerts and major music festivals around the country.
One of their major competitors is the AT&T Blue Room. They have been getting into the streaming world around the same time as iClips, but as far as I can tell, have not been able to hit their goal like they wanted. Personally, I think one of the best feats that iClips has managed to do besides broadcasting two-three stages simultaneously live from the same event, is broadcasting those streams in at least DV quality, and also have done HD streams.
So it is pretty feasible to do such a thing, especially in todays age where a group of college students (very smart college students nonetheless) can pull of something that no one has done before in the web streaming world. The only thing that is holding a company like iClips back is the limited funding the the bandwidth limitation, which they have no control over. But once the world adapts to higher bandwidth cable, fiber optics and all that other goodness, the web will become something that the television never could and that day is not far away.
If you are interested in anything that iClips.net or AT&T Blue Room broadcast/produce you can visit their websites at:
iClips.net
AT&T Blue Room
A local company, that I actually worked for not too long ago, iClips.net is making its own mark in the live streaming world. What they do is stream live concerts, shows and events like the Dalai Llama or Nelson Mandela's lectures. I recently left the company to pursue other desires even though it was the job that I have been looking for, go figure. But they have managed to compete with every other company whether minor or major, to become one of the most popular providers of free streaming concerts and major music festivals around the country.
One of their major competitors is the AT&T Blue Room. They have been getting into the streaming world around the same time as iClips, but as far as I can tell, have not been able to hit their goal like they wanted. Personally, I think one of the best feats that iClips has managed to do besides broadcasting two-three stages simultaneously live from the same event, is broadcasting those streams in at least DV quality, and also have done HD streams.
So it is pretty feasible to do such a thing, especially in todays age where a group of college students (very smart college students nonetheless) can pull of something that no one has done before in the web streaming world. The only thing that is holding a company like iClips back is the limited funding the the bandwidth limitation, which they have no control over. But once the world adapts to higher bandwidth cable, fiber optics and all that other goodness, the web will become something that the television never could and that day is not far away.
If you are interested in anything that iClips.net or AT&T Blue Room broadcast/produce you can visit their websites at:
iClips.net
AT&T Blue Room
Pretty Bits Review
From the name of the site alone, it's hard to tell what exactly to expect. I didn't know if it was design oriented, or more geared towards women and technology or whatever else pops in my head. But then seeing the actual site, you realize that it's a little bit of everything. It is written and designed by a woman, so that's where the pretty part comes into play, and for a blog this site is actually very pretty. But looking deeper into it, theres some really good reviews, photoshop tutorials and randomness that is of surprising interest to people.
The blog hits a downside when it comes to updates and organization a little bit. It took me a little bit of time to find everything I was looking for, but that was probably just me. As far as the tutorials go, they are in depth and anybody could follow them through, but they are not that advanced and I didn't find much practicality in them.
It is also sparsely updated, and in the end averages out to a little over once a month. And in 2006 it averaged to less than one update per month. So, with that little bit of extra effort, this blog had the potential to be good at selling itself, but falls short when it comes to putting the effort in.
The blog hits a downside when it comes to updates and organization a little bit. It took me a little bit of time to find everything I was looking for, but that was probably just me. As far as the tutorials go, they are in depth and anybody could follow them through, but they are not that advanced and I didn't find much practicality in them.
It is also sparsely updated, and in the end averages out to a little over once a month. And in 2006 it averaged to less than one update per month. So, with that little bit of extra effort, this blog had the potential to be good at selling itself, but falls short when it comes to putting the effort in.
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