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RIM's latest patent details automatic volume adjustments based on handset placement -- ... - 0 views

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Hardware Operating Systems Software Programming

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Sarah Karam on 27 Mar 12

People tend to get upset when they are trying to hear the person on the other end of the phone. It could be very irritating not not hear the person and we tend to struggle to higher the volume. Now RIM has created a handset that changes the volume determining how far the device is away from your ear. It has detectors that adjust the volume. Its very cool because it can sense when you are walking and talking so it can change the volume. It relates to this course because it take in operating system to know what to do and it is on a hardware. It also needs to be programmed to work.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">People tend to get upset when they are trying to hear the person on the other end of the phone. It could be very irritating not not hear the person and we tend to struggle to higher the volume. Now RIM has created a handset that changes the volume determining how far the device is away from your ear. It has detectors that adjust the volume. Its very cool because it can sense when you are walking and talking so it can change the volume. It relates to this course because it take in operating system to know what to do and it is on a hardware. It also needs to be programmed to work. </div>

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Facebook Timeline Provides 46% Lift in Brand Page Engagement [STUDY] - 0 views

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Jihae Jeon on 27 Mar 12

This article talks about new program in Facebook called time line. Timeline is becoming famous among many people. However, some people are against this changes. this caused some marketers to wonder if migrating their brand to Facebook Timeline was worth the effort. there is a report that brands are getting an average of 46% more engagement with Timeline. Average Engagement per post and Fan Engagement Rate increased about 60% in total. Most of the brands and their engagement post changed a lot after the timeline therefore it was worth for them to market their brands. This relates to our course because it talks about how our culture, store and even their marketing strategies are affected by the internet.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article talks about new program in Facebook called time line. Timeline is becoming famous among many people. However, some people are against this changes. this caused some marketers to wonder if migrating their brand to Facebook Timeline was worth the effort. there is a report that brands are getting an average of 46% more engagement with Timeline. Average Engagement per post and Fan Engagement Rate increased about 60% in total. Most of the brands and their engagement post changed a lot after the timeline therefore it was worth for them to market their brands. This relates to our course because it talks about how our culture, store and even their marketing strategies are affected by the internet. </div>

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Comcast, HBO GO and MLB.TV Apps Come to Xbox LIVE - 0 views

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shared by Brian Agas on 27 Mar 12 - No Cached

Brian Agas on 27 Mar 12

Xbox 360 has added several new apps to its gaming consoles Xbox Live package as part of an effort to make it an all-in-one entertainment system. It added various cable networks such as Comcast, HBO Go, and MLB TV. This relates to the course because it shows how technology is evolving.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Xbox 360 has added several new apps to its gaming consoles Xbox Live package as part of an effort to make it an all-in-one entertainment system. It added various cable networks such as Comcast, HBO Go, and MLB TV. This relates to the course because it shows how technology is evolving.</div>

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Five Best Headsets with Attached Microphones - 0 views

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Rom Perez on 27 Mar 12

Research shows that the Steelseries Siberia v2/7h is the best headset. These aren't like your "sound whoring" headsets like turtle beaches, but these provide great audio and great for gaming as well

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Research shows that the Steelseries Siberia v2/7h is the best headset. These aren't like your "sound whoring" headsets like turtle beaches, but these provide great audio and great for gaming as well</div>

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jonathan molloy on 27 Mar 12

thats cool brah, are they expensive?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">thats cool brah, are they expensive?</div>

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keno aguiar on 27 Mar 12

This site is about the top five headsets for you're computer or gaming system. They tell you the price of each headset, how good the audio is, and all of the little applications that it has. I thought that this article was interesting because I do a lot of online gaming and weather its starcraft or Call of Duty, I always like to be able to go the best audio and surround sound to get me really into the game. This is related to the course because its amazing.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This site is about the top five headsets for you're computer or gaming system. They tell you the price of each headset, how good the audio is, and all of the little applications that it has. I thought that this article was interesting because I do a lot of online gaming and weather its starcraft or Call of Duty, I always like to be able to go the best audio and surround sound to get me really into the game. This is related to the course because its amazing. </div>

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What Would It Take For Apple to Make a New iPad Truly Exciting Again? - 0 views

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Apple iPad Programming

shared by Veronica Misko on 27 Mar 12 - No Cached

Veronica Misko on 27 Mar 12

The new iPad wasn't the most surprising outcome. I personally thought it would look way different. But, here are ways that could of made the iPad much surprising. Everyone want's long battery, so it could last for a while, nobody would want smudging on the screen, and of course nobody would want cracks on their screens. Those are some examples that would impress the Apple customers.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The new iPad wasn't the most surprising outcome. I personally thought it would look way different. But, here are ways that could of made the iPad much surprising. Everyone want's long battery, so it could last for a while, nobody would want smudging on the screen, and of course nobody would want cracks on their screens. Those are some examples that would impress the Apple customers.</div>

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The First Gorgeous OLED TV Will Cost $8,000 - 0 views

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shared by Brian Agas on 27 Mar 12 - No Cached

Gizmodo Top Stories Please confirm your birth date: Please enter a valid date Please enter your full birth year This content is restricted. .toppic .post-body img.image_0 { display: none; } Full size tv oled lg hdtv By Sam Biddle View Profile Email Facebook Twitter Google Plus Rss Mar 27, 2012 10:31 AM 9,590 25 Share Share this post × Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tumblr Instapaper #share
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Brian Agas on 27 Mar 12

LG made the first 55-inch OLED TV which , and it will cost $8,000. The timing jibes with what we heard at CES, but it's the first solid word we've heard as to what the future of beautiful television is going to cost us. Eight thousand. That's a lot of money-more money than most people have to spend on a TV, by a longshot. But it could've been a lot worse! Samsung's current top of the line 55-inch LCD TV runs around half that-and it's using old, old technology. OLED will be out of reach for almost everyone, but, like everything else, it'll slide cheaper, and cheaper in a (relative) hurry. Especially when LG, Samsung, and the rest realize nobody can afford this. It realtes to the course because its technology.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">LG made the first 55-inch OLED TV which , and it will cost $8,000. The timing jibes with what we heard at CES, but it's the first solid word we've heard as to what the future of beautiful television is going to cost us. Eight thousand. That's a lot of money-more money than most people have to spend on a TV, by a longshot. But it could've been a lot worse! Samsung's current top of the line 55-inch LCD TV runs around half that-and it's using old, old technology. OLED will be out of reach for almost everyone, but, like everything else, it'll slide cheaper, and cheaper in a (relative) hurry. Especially when LG, Samsung, and the rest realize nobody can afford this. It realtes to the course because its technology.</div>

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Handy Scanner Ably Captures and Uploads Documents from Android Phones - 0 views

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keno aguiar on 27 Mar 12

This book mark is about an Android app called "Handy Scanner". This is an amazing app that allows you to take a picture of a piece of paper and make it more legible by zooming it more, cropping out anything in the background, making the picture gray scale etc. This is related to the course because this is a form of new technology. This is interesting and helpful because I always try to take pictures of notes with my blackberry, but the picture always comes out bad so I think this will help me very much.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This book mark is about an Android app called "Handy Scanner". This is an amazing app that allows you to take a picture of a piece of paper and make it more legible by zooming it more, cropping out anything in the background, making the picture gray scale etc. This is related to the course because this is a form of new technology. This is interesting and helpful because I always try to take pictures of notes with my blackberry, but the picture always comes out bad so I think this will help me very much. </div>

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Harry Potter e-books now available to muggles -- Engadget - 0 views

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Hardware Programming

shared by Sarah Karam on 27 Mar 12 - No Cached

Sarah Karam on 27 Mar 12

E-books are more co-manly used these days instead of actual books. This is because you can store all these books on a digital device without having to carry a bunch of books around. I think it is good that Harry Potter is going to e-books because it is a very popular book that many people all over the world enjoy. Each book will cost $8-10 and it appears there are going to be enhanced books on the way. This relates to the course because you need to program the books onto the website so you can buy them and put them on your e-reader. The e-reader is the hardware where you can read the books. As well, i bet most of the people in this class have watched or read harry potter :)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">E-books are more co-manly used these days instead of actual books. This is because you can store all these books on a digital device without having to carry a bunch of books around. I think it is good that Harry Potter is going to e-books because it is a very popular book that many people all over the world enjoy. Each book will cost $8-10 and it appears there are going to be enhanced books on the way. This relates to the course because you need to program the books onto the website so you can buy them and put them on your e-reader. The e-reader is the hardware where you can read the books. As well, i bet most of the people in this class have watched or read harry potter :) </div>

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Samsung tweaking Face Unlock to require blinking, smiling still optional -- Engadget - 0 views

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shared by Sarah Karam on 29 Mar 12 - No Cached

Sarah Karam on 29 Mar 12

When your friends get into your phone and know your password it can get quite annoying. Now Samsung has an app that allows you to open your phone with facial expressions. You can blink a certain amount of times and smile and then it will open. This amazing because there has never been something like this before. It relates to the course because you need the software and app to get this on your phone. I personally like this because it would be fun to unlock your phone with facial expressions. It makes a social impact because then it will be harder to hack your friends phone. Overall, I think this was a great idea Samsung brought up.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">When your friends get into your phone and know your password it can get quite annoying. Now Samsung has an app that allows you to open your phone with facial expressions. You can blink a certain amount of times and smile and then it will open. This amazing because there has never been something like this before. It relates to the course because you need the software and app to get this on your phone. I personally like this because it would be fun to unlock your phone with facial expressions. It makes a social impact because then it will be harder to hack your friends phone. Overall, I think this was a great idea Samsung brought up. </div>

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BrowserQuest Is Pure HTML5 Gaming Goodness | Webmonkey | Wired.com - 0 views

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html gaming Programming Internet Culture

shared by Sarah Karam on 02 Apr 12 - No Cached

Sarah Karam on 02 Apr 12

This game is called BrowserQuest, which is written in fully HTML5 pages. It uses CSS,HTML5 and Javascript to fully make this game. Now, software companies do not need to worry about using Flash, and can make complex games for all devices. It is a 16-bit-style and this game can work on chrome, firefox, safari etc. This game is said to be very addicting with secret items hidden in the worlds. This relates to the course because we are currently working with HTML pages and we learn how to use them. I find it fascinating that they can use these pages to make fun-filled games for everyone. As well, they need to program these pages to make them work on the web.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This game is called BrowserQuest, which is written in fully HTML5 pages. It uses CSS,HTML5 and Javascript to fully make this game. Now, software companies do not need to worry about using Flash, and can make complex games for all devices. It is a 16-bit-style and this game can work on chrome, firefox, safari etc. This game is said to be very addicting with secret items hidden in the worlds. This relates to the course because we are currently working with HTML pages and we learn how to use them. I find it fascinating that they can use these pages to make fun-filled games for everyone. As well, they need to program these pages to make them work on the web. </div>

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IBM's $43 Million Computer For the World's Largest Radio Telescope - 0 views

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Brian Agas on 02 Apr 12

When it's built, the Square Kilometer Array will be the world's largest radio telescope. Then, when it goes online, it will spit out 1,000,000 terabytes of data each day-and IBM is trying to make a computer which can handle it. The Squarer Kilometer Array-which will be made up of 15,000 small antennas and 77 larger stations-will collect a heap of data that scientists hope will shed light on the origins of the Big Bang. The sheer weight of numbers means it will generate a staggering amount of information. To give some context, it will generate 1,000,000 terabyte a day. That's twice as much information as there is traffic on the internet in the same period. It's an insane amount of data. This relates to the course because we learn about the amount of bytes computers use, and this satellites allows us to use 1,000,000 terrabytes a day.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">When it's built, the Square Kilometer Array will be the world's largest radio telescope. Then, when it goes online, it will spit out 1,000,000 terabytes of data each day-and IBM is trying to make a computer which can handle it. The Squarer Kilometer Array-which will be made up of 15,000 small antennas and 77 larger stations-will collect a heap of data that scientists hope will shed light on the origins of the Big Bang. The sheer weight of numbers means it will generate a staggering amount of information. To give some context, it will generate 1,000,000 terabyte a day. That's twice as much information as there is traffic on the internet in the same period. It's an insane amount of data. This relates to the course because we learn about the amount of bytes computers use, and this satellites allows us to use 1,000,000 terrabytes a day.</div>

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Checking Out Ford's 2013 Model Car Tech System - 0 views

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Brian Agas on 03 Apr 12

This new Ford has the latest version of its infontainment system "SYNC with MyFord Touch." SYNC is voice-activated technology which connects your smartphone and MP3 player to your car's dashboard and steering wheel. It launched in 2007 and now there are 4 million Ford cars in North America with SYNC. The latest evolution is called MyFord Touch, a fully integrated "cabin tech" system. Ford has not only been a leader in car infotainment systems, it has also adopted the software paradigm of iterative upgrades. At the end of last year it announced free upgrades for MyFord. This relates to the course because it shows how technology is getting better and better.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This new Ford has the latest version of its infontainment system "SYNC with MyFord Touch." SYNC is voice-activated technology which connects your smartphone and MP3 player to your car's dashboard and steering wheel. It launched in 2007 and now there are 4 million Ford cars in North America with SYNC. The latest evolution is called MyFord Touch, a fully integrated "cabin tech" system. Ford has not only been a leader in car infotainment systems, it has also adopted the software paradigm of iterative upgrades. At the end of last year it announced free upgrades for MyFord. This relates to the course because it shows how technology is getting better and better.</div>

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Why Instagram is the New Camera - 0 views

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Brian Agas on 03 Apr 12

A lot of people have been using instagram to take pictures and upload them. Instagram launched in October 2010, growing to 1 million users in the first 10 weeks of existence. It grew to 27 million users in the first year, according to stats from the Apple App Store. Today, Instagram has more than 30 million registered users, who upload more than 5 million photos per day. Now that Instagram is available on Android, which claims to have users that are twice as engaged as iOS users. It relates to the course because it shows how our culture gets influenced by the internet.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A lot of people have been using instagram to take pictures and upload them. Instagram launched in October 2010, growing to 1 million users in the first 10 weeks of existence. It grew to 27 million users in the first year, according to stats from the Apple App Store. Today, Instagram has more than 30 million registered users, who upload more than 5 million photos per day. Now that Instagram is available on Android, which claims to have users that are twice as engaged as iOS users. It relates to the course because it shows how our culture gets influenced by the internet. </div>

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New Nike+ apps and shoes cater to basketball players and training athletes -- Engadget - 0 views

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shared by Sarah Karam on 22 Feb 12 - No Cached

Sarah Karam on 22 Feb 12

Nike decided to come out with a new app that helps you exercise and get prepared for sports. This app connects with a pair of shoes they made and it is able to detect your speed, jump height etc. As well, this app has various techniques and warm ups you can do. This app is for i-phones and is available in the summer. I feel this new technology is good for everyone because it makes you want to become physically active and you can learn new techniques for sports that you never knew before. As well, this relates to the course because the app is a software and sensors in the shoes are the hardware. They had to program the app for it to work and sensor properly.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nike decided to come out with a new app that helps you exercise and get prepared for sports. This app connects with a pair of shoes they made and it is able to detect your speed, jump height etc. As well, this app has various techniques and warm ups you can do. This app is for i-phones and is available in the summer. I feel this new technology is good for everyone because it makes you want to become physically active and you can learn new techniques for sports that you never knew before. As well, this relates to the course because the app is a software and sensors in the shoes are the hardware. They had to program the app for it to work and sensor properly. </div>

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Lumus' OE-31 optical engine turns motorcycle helmets, other eyewear into wearable displ... - 0 views

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shared by Sarah Karam on 23 Feb 12 - No Cached

Sarah Karam on 23 Feb 12

These glasses are really good for everyone. They can be 3D and can have your prescription in them. They are good because you can watch t.v from these glasses and they are in full color. This glasses can benefit all because then you wont need to buy a T.V. These glasses will make the T.V appear farther and not right up to your eyes. As well, they can have a GPS and other things programmed into your glasses. This relates to the course because you need to program software onto the glasses and lens. The lens part of the device is the hardware.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">These glasses are really good for everyone. They can be 3D and can have your prescription in them. They are good because you can watch t.v from these glasses and they are in full color. This glasses can benefit all because then you wont need to buy a T.V. These glasses will make the T.V appear farther and not right up to your eyes. As well, they can have a GPS and other things programmed into your glasses. This relates to the course because you need to program software onto the glasses and lens. The lens part of the device is the hardware.</div>

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The HTML5 Time Element Is Back and Better Than Ever | Webmonkey | Wired.com - 1 views

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shared by Adrian Galope on 23 Feb 12 - No Cached

Adrian Galope on 23 Feb 12

This article talks about HTML5. The HTML5 time element disappeared last year because HTML5 editor lan Hickson deleted it from the specification but the W3C,the group that oversees HTML5, added it back. The W3C didn't just add time back but they also improve it considerably. This article is related to our course because it is all about HTML that we are studying.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article talks about HTML5. The HTML5 time element disappeared last year because HTML5 editor lan Hickson deleted it from the specification but the W3C,the group that oversees HTML5, added it back. The W3C didn't just add time back but they also improve it considerably. This article is related to our course because it is all about HTML that we are studying.</div>

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A Beer Drinkers Dream-Beer Launcher - YouTube - 0 views

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Holly Di Bart on 10 Feb 12

This is what my dad wants me to build for him. This guy uses two computer programs to launch the beer. The first program is in the remote, and it waits for the button to be pushed. Once it is pushed its sends a signal over the air ways to the second program in the fridge telling it to load the beer. When the beer is loaded, the computer program tells it to launch. This relates to our class because the guy uses computer programs to do a task. Later in the course we will learn how to program.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is what my dad wants me to build for him. This guy uses two computer programs to launch the beer. The first program is in the remote, and it waits for the button to be pushed. Once it is pushed its sends a signal over the air ways to the second program in the fridge telling it to load the beer. When the beer is loaded, the computer program tells it to launch. This relates to our class because the guy uses computer programs to do a task. Later in the course we will learn how to program. </div>

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BlackBerry phones could get rhythm-to-unlock, like dun-da-da-dun-dun -- Engadget - 0 views

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shared by Sarah Karam on 02 Mar 12 - No Cached

Sarah Karam on 02 Mar 12

This article is about how blackberry phones could have a rhythmic touch to unlock them rather than a code or face unlock. I think this is really awesome because a lot of people are blackberry users and it would be fun to have. I have a blackberry so this would want me to have a touch blackberry just so I can have an unlock like they created. This tap unlock detects the location and magnitude of your touch. This relates to the course because the blackberry is the hardware and the actual program to detect the touch is the software. You need to program the actual app for the blackberry devices.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article is about how blackberry phones could have a rhythmic touch to unlock them rather than a code or face unlock. I think this is really awesome because a lot of people are blackberry users and it would be fun to have. I have a blackberry so this would want me to have a touch blackberry just so I can have an unlock like they created. This tap unlock detects the location and magnitude of your touch. This relates to the course because the blackberry is the hardware and the actual program to detect the touch is the software. You need to program the actual app for the blackberry devices. </div>

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Top 10 Pro Tips and Tools for Budding Web Developers and Designers - 0 views

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Adrian Galope on 04 Mar 12

This article talks about top 10 tips and tools that will improve our web development and designs skills to create amazing and beautiful sites. This tips gives us a lot of ideas that will help us to make better sites. This also gives us many tools suggestions to use so we can easily make an organize codes to make our site well organize and beautiful. I found this article interesting because it can help me to our course and to improve my skills to make better sites.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article talks about top 10 tips and tools that will improve our web development and designs skills to create amazing and beautiful sites. This tips gives us a lot of ideas that will help us to make better sites. This also gives us many tools suggestions to use so we can easily make an organize codes to make our site well organize and beautiful. I found this article interesting because it can help me to our course and to improve my skills to make better sites. </div>

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OLED Covering Turns Audi Into Surreal Light Show [VIDEO] - 0 views

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shared by Sarah Karam on 05 Mar 12 - No Cached

Sarah Karam on 05 Mar 12

This is a new type of light. Instead of cool LED lights, now there are OLED lights. These lights are much more light, light up faster, let out very little heat and you can keep them running for thousands of hours. They appear way better LED lights which were already quite amazing. These lights will be used on Audis in the future and it can make them look a lot more stylish and it can be used to turn left and right. This relates to the course because now you can use this amazing light on the hardware rather than the LED lights. As well, this can make "us" more excited for future cars and it shows how technology is really advancing. I am personally really excited for these cars because they are going to be very nice and it will encourage me to get a great job so I can afford them one day :)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a new type of light. Instead of cool LED lights, now there are OLED lights. These lights are much more light, light up faster, let out very little heat and you can keep them running for thousands of hours. They appear way better LED lights which were already quite amazing. These lights will be used on Audis in the future and it can make them look a lot more stylish and it can be used to turn left and right. This relates to the course because now you can use this amazing light on the hardware rather than the LED lights. As well, this can make "us" more excited for future cars and it shows how technology is really advancing. I am personally really excited for these cars because they are going to be very nice and it will encourage me to get a great job so I can afford them one day :) </div>

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