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Luay Kanaan

The Secret Of Google's Book Scanning Machine Revealed - As A Matter Of Fact Blog : NPR - 28 views

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shared by Luay Kanaan on 29 Sep 09 - Cached
  • The software used to scan books, called Optical Character Recognition software or OCR for short
    • dana engineer
      dana engineer on 04 Oct 09
       
      how can you destroy a book when u scan it?
    • dana engineer
      dana engineer on 04 Oct 09
       
      Google created a nifty infared camera technology that detects the three-dimensional shape and angle of book pages when it is placed in the scanner. It allows the OCR software to read text more accurately.
    • Bassel Kanj
      Bassel Kanj on 04 Oct 09
       
      Yeah.
    • Luay Kanaan
      Luay Kanaan on 04 Oct 09
       
      Google actually created a camera technology that detects the three-dimensional shape and angle of book pages when it is placed in the scanner. It allows the OCR software to read text more accurately.
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  • How was one to go about scanning a book quickly and efficiently without destroying it?
  • book scanning was a tedious process that sometimes resulted in the death of a book.
  • The software used to scan books, called Optical Character Recognition software or OCR for short
    • Dalal Najibi
      Dalal Najibi on 04 Oct 09
       
      How is the process? Do they have to open every book and scan each page?
  • Google created some seriously nifty infrared camera technology that detects the three-dimensional shape and angle of book pages when the book is placed in the scanner
  • a way to digitize books en masse
  • The Secret Of Google's Book Scanning Machine Revealed
  • The Secret Of Google's Book Scanning Machine Revealed
  • Now anyone who's ever opened a book knows it's next to impossible for a book to lie flat without some sort of device. One solution to the problem was to use glass plates that individually flattened each page, but this method wasn't very efficient. The other solution was to chop off the book's binding, but that method destroyed the book.
  • It was a problem that vexed book scanners for years until Google came up with this solution
  • OCR for short
  • was a tedious process that sometimes resulted in the death of a book
  • dana engineer on 04 Oct 09
     
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  • Dalal Najibi on 04 Oct 09
     
    Message Board Assignment
  • Bassel Kanj on 04 Oct 09
     
    Message board assignment
  • Luay Kanaan on 04 Oct 09
     
    Message board assignment
Elvira Russ

Easy Explanation of Assistive technology and possibilities - 0 views

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People and machines Health Portfolio 1 Criterion B

shared by Elvira Russ on 15 Dec 09 - No Cached
  • Elvira Russ on 15 Dec 09
     
    This article is written for people using easy vocabulary and showing how not just big things like huge machines etc are assistive technology devices that will help people, but small small things as well, that people might not think are significant, but that help disabled people a lot with their everyday life.
Shih-Chen Chiu

Wallet of the future? Your mobile phone - CNN.com - 0 views

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shared by Shih-Chen Chiu on 23 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Some analysts say that within five years, mobile phones in the United States will be able to make electronic payments, open doors, access subways, clip coupons and possibly act as another form of identification.
  • Some analysts say that within five years, mobile phones in the United States will be able to make electronic payments, open doors, access subways, clip coupons and possibly act as another form of identification.
  • Some analysts say that within five years, mobile phones in the United States will be able to make electronic payments, open doors, access subways, clip coupons and possibly act as another form of identification.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social& ethical issue -people and machines ITsystems in a social context -Applications -Integrated Systems Areas of impact -Business & employment -Scoence & the enviornment
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  • And technology that turns phones into credit cards and IDs poses several potential problems.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 23 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues -security -authenticity -integrity -control
  • In the late 1990s and early 2000s, banks and cell phone makers started conducting trials with U.S. customers. Limited groups of people were given the ability to scan their phones to make payments, enter stadiums and access public transit.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact -business & employment
  • If phones replace wallets, would-be thieves will see every person walking down the street talking on his or her phone as a target for robbery, said Lillie Coney, associate director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues -security
  • Eye scans and fingerprints would make phone IDs and payments more secure, Brown said. The ID technology might work like a corporate security badge, which pulls up personal information when scanned.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues -reliability -security -integrity -privacy IT systems in a social context hardware integrated systems
Sung Won Kwak

BBC NEWS | Technology | Sony cuts price of PS3 consoles - 0 views

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shared by Sung Won Kwak on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Sony Entertainment has announced it is reducing the price of its PlayStation 3 games consoles.In Europe the price has been lowered to 299 euros, in the US to $299 and in the UK to £249.99.
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      area of impact-business
  • new slim-line PS3 would be available from the first week of September. "It has the same features and functionality [as the old PS3], but now it is 32% smaller, 36% lighter and consumes 34% less power," he said.
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      it systems-Basics:hardware
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      socialðnical issue-people&machines
  • a new digital reader for the PSP - called Digital Comics - that will allow users to read Spiderman, Fantastic 4 and other DC comics on their portable, along with a range of graphic novels.
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      it systems-basics:software
Shih-Chen Chiu

'Facebook Lite' gets public debut - 0 views

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shared by Shih-Chen Chiu on 17 Aug 09 - Cached
  • aimed at countries where broadband is limited.
  • Facebook Lite appears to be a cut-down version of Facebook and is aimed at countries where broadband is limited.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT systems in a social context-software & applications
  • "Facebook Lite is a fast-loading, simplified version of Facebook that enables people to make comments, accept friend requests, write on people's walls, and look at photos and status updates," the statement continued.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues- globalization, equality of acces
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  • The site is currently on trial in India and it is thought there are plans to extend this to China and Russia.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact- business
  • In a statement Facebook said the new service would be a "faster, simpler version similar to the Facebook experience you get on a mobile phone".
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues people and machines
Richard Stevenson

Immortality only 20 years away says scientist - Telegraph - 6 views

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Robotics & AI People and Machines Politics and Government

shared by Richard Stevenson on 27 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Richard Stevenson on 27 Sep 09
     
    Nanotechnology leading to immortality
  • Bassel Kanj on 04 Oct 09
     
    This isn't needed.
Chalana Perera

OLPC For You and Me | Things Are Good - 0 views

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SOCIAL equality IT SYSTEMS int systems applications IMPACT education ITGS Portfolio2 CriterionC

shared by Chalana Perera on 12 Feb 10 - Cached
  • The cost of the machine has unfortunately increased from their proposed $100 USD to almost double that, in oprder to ensure that they can still get these laptops out to the kids they are selling them as pairs.
Eunice Vincent

Cellular Telephone Use and Cancer Risk - National Cancer Institute - 2 views

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shared by Eunice Vincent on 13 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Cellular telephones emit radiofrequency (RF) energy (radio waves), which is a form of radiation that is under investigation for its effects on the human body (1).
  • RF energy is a form of electromagnetic radiation.
  • Electromagnetic radiation can be divided into two types: Ionizing (high-frequency) and non-ionizing (low-frequency) (2). RF energy is a form of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation. Ionizing radiation, such as that produced by x-ray machines, can pose a cancer risk at high levels of exposure. However, it is not known whether the non-ionizing radiation emitted by cellular telephones is associated with cancer risk (2).
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  • A cellular telephone's main source of RF energy is produced through its antenna. The antenna of a hand-held cellular telephone is in the handset, which is typically held against the side of the head when the telephone is in use. The closer the antenna is to the head, the greater a person's expected exposure to RF energy. The amount of RF energy absorbed by a person decreases significantly with increasing distance between the antenna and the user. The intensity of RF energy emitted by a cellular telephone depends on the level of the signal sent to or from the nearest base station (1).
  • When a call is placed from a cellular telephone, a signal is sent from the antenna of the phone to the nearest base station antenna. The base station routes the call through a switching center, where the call can be transferred to another cellular telephone, another base station, or the local land-line telephone system. The farther a cellular telephone is from the base station antenna, the higher the power level needed to maintain the connection. This distance determines, in part, the amount of RF energy exposure to the user.
  • Eunice Vincent on 13 Feb 10
     
    This fact sheet outlines the available evidence regarding use of cellular/mobile telephones and cancer risk. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 3.72
Chalana Perera

YouTube Captions (BBC Technology) - 1 views

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shared by Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09 - Cached
  • machine-generated captions
  • The translation is not always perfect
  • media industry
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  • group of radio stations, newspapers and websites
  • YouTube offers a manual captioning service but video makers tend not to use it
  • Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09
     
    This article discusses the new automatic subtitles that appear on You Tube videos for deaf viewers, created by a deaf technician. They are found on 13 major channels and YouTube. It involves speech recognition technology & caption systems.
  • Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09
     
    This article discusses the new automatic subtitles that appear on You Tube videos for deaf viewers, created by a deaf technician. They are found on 13 major channels and YouTube. It involves speech recognition technology & caption systems.
Elvira Russ

Training programs for use of assistive technology - 0 views

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IT People and Machines Education Portfolio 1 Criterion B

shared by Elvira Russ on 15 Dec 09 - No Cached
  • Elvira Russ on 15 Dec 09
     
    This article discusses a great solution to make assistive technology become more effective and not just a waste of money. Training programs.
Elvira Russ

Indian woman and disabled kid (Indian times) - 0 views

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IT Health People and Machines

shared by Elvira Russ on 15 Dec 09 - No Cached
  • Elvira Russ on 15 Dec 09
     
    This is about an indian lady who got sick and she went to be vaccinated for her disease and the vaccine caused her kid that she was pregnant with to be disabled and she herself was paralyzed. She's getting better but she's still not well. Assistive technology has helped her.
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