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Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Europe | A supermarket, but not as we know it - 0 views

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mobile phone cell phone supermarket itgs-arts_entertainment_leisure

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 06 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Madeline Brownstone on 06 Oct 09
     
    With free software from the supermarket, the telephone has been transformed into a mobile shopping assistant. Using the camera on the phone, Dagmar can scan the barcodes of her own shopping.
  • Madeline Brownstone on 06 Oct 09
     
    With free software from the supermarket, the telephone has been transformed into a mobile shopping assistant. Using the camera on the phone, Dagmar can scan the barcodes of her own shopping.
Madeline Brownstone

EPUB strikes again | Education IT | ZDNet.com - 0 views

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itgs-education ebooks

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 04 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Madeline Brownstone on 04 Oct 09
     
    discuses the formats for ebooks
Madeline Brownstone

RFID - The Technology - 1 views

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RFID smart label

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 04 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Another form of tag is often called the smart label. This is really a paper (or similar material) label with printing, but also with an RFID tag embedded in it. Examples are shown below (with the antenna structure shown in the corner).
  • Madeline Brownstone on 04 Oct 09
     
    Basics on how RFID works\nALSO: RFID embedded in paper labels such as baggage tags
Madeline Brownstone

The Future Is Now For Virtual House Calls | Epicenter | Wired.com - 2 views

www.wired.com/...ller-medical-app-of-the-future

health

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 14 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Madeline Brownstone on 14 Nov 09
     
    Interesting new technology for health care--check it out.
sarah d

Mobile Malware Targeting Smartphones - 1 views

www.securitypronews.com/...lwareTargetingSmartphones.html

ITGS smartphones hackers

shared by sarah d on 10 Nov 09 - Cached
  • A comparison of these statistics to the worldwide smartphone population places the number of infected devices globally in the millions. Because the vast majority of these infections are designed to be stealthy and the fact few smartphones have Anti-Malware applications, most infected users are unaware their devices have been compromised.
    • sarah d
      sarah d on 10 Nov 09
       
      i dont know if this counts as examples. i think it might be too broad.
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Web misuse teacher can work again - 2 views

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education business and employment people and machines

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 18 Nov 09 - Cached
  • "Her attention was being deflected to the extent that it may have seriously affected those in her care.
  • The issue is she does not apply herself when using the internet during teaching time."
  • Madeline Brownstone on 18 Nov 09
     
    Can this be a portfolio item?
  • Madeline Brownstone on 18 Nov 09
     
    Can thi be a portfolio item?
Mitchell Springer

The Precautionary Principle - A Realistic Solution to Cell Phone Radiation? - 0 views

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health ITGS11-P1 ITGS BSGE

shared by Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Cell Phone
  • those who frequently use cell phones on a certain side of their head are 50% more likely than non-cell-phone-users to develop a tumor in the salivary gland on that side of the head.
    • Mitchell Springer
      Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09
       
      people are frequently on their cell phones for many reasons and most of the time they have the cell phone on a specific side of their head without the knowledge of the radition coming from the cell phone can be harmful to their body
  • the precautionary principle suggests practices such as using a wired headset instead of a Bluetooth earpiece, and enabling the speaker function rather than holding the phone to your ear. In addition, rather than storing the cell phone in your pocket, keep the phone away from your body between calls. Paramount to the precautionary principle is to limit the use of cell phones whenever possible. Make fewer calls and make shorter ones. Choose a cell phone with low-radiation and limit children's cell phone usage, since their brain cells may be more sensitive to the effects of cell phone radiation.
    • Mitchell Springer
      Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09
       
      suggested solutions are that wired headset to be used over bluetooth earpiece, placing the phone on speaker when in a call, keep the phone away form the body in between calls, give childreen cell phone that emitt low-radiation and limit their cell phone usage since their brain cells are more senstitive to the radiation effects at a young age
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  • Cell phones and other hand held devices are rapidly becoming a part of our culture. Cell phones are everywhere. They are used by 87 percent of Americans and over 4 billion people worldwide. Students in high school and now even grade school children are using cell phones to talk to each other, and text messaging has become a social norm. We are addicted to cell phones.
    • Mitchell Springer
      Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09
       
      introducing cell phones to younger children can create a risk factor on their health in the future. since they would want to be more so engaged with the cell phone now that they obtain one, the radiation will spill out faster onto them and it may have a greater effect on the body than to an older person
  • New technologies are emerging to shield the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted from cell phones and other electronic devices. Certain chips can be attached to cell phones and earpieces to counteract the EMR, and special paint coated on your walls can limit EMR from adjacent apartments seeping into yours. These shields may help you if you stay behind them. Those who like to roam can wear special headbands, clothing, hats, gloves, and pendants designed to protect the wearer against radiofrequencies and EMR
    • Mitchell Springer
      Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09
       
      cell phone accessories can be used to help prevent the EMR (elecrtomagnetic radiation) from being emitted from the cell phone onto the users body
  • Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09
     
    i claim this article in the name of the father, the holy ghost, the mitchell and the springer
  • Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09
     
    Research for Criterion D--evaluate the solution
Madeline Brownstone

Router vs Switch - What Is The Difference Between a Router and Hub or Switch? - 0 views

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networks networking hub switch router

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 01 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Madeline Brownstone on 01 Dec 09
     
    "What is the difference between a router and hub or switch?"
  • Madeline Brownstone on 01 Dec 09
     
    IT background on networks
helen g

Armies of Expensive Lawyers, Replaced by Cheaper Software - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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ITGS Artificial Intelligence Business & employment people machines

shared by helen g on 03 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • helen g on 03 Apr 11
     
    "Science * World * U.S. * N.Y. / Region * Business * Technology * Science o Environment o Space & Cosmos * Health * Sports * Opinion * Arts * Style * Travel * Jobs * Real Estate * Autos "
  • helen g on 03 Apr 11
     
    This article discusses advances in artificial intelligence which have allowed for legal documents to be read and processed by computers, rather than teams of lawyers. The major stakeholders in this scenario are the lawyer, who'se jobs are being taken by computer e-discovery software,such as Blackstone Discovery, due to the effiiency offered by computers as well as the fact that the services are much cheaper. The obvious concern in this situation is if computers are taking the jobs of actual people. Many argue that this is not the case, since jobs are always available. However, higher paying and more demanding jobs seem to be decreasing due to artificial intelligence. This puts an obvious restriction on people. It seems as though as time progresses, these jobs will start decreasing more and more on the job market.
Santiago P.

Can robots stop Gulf of Mexico oil spill? | Crave - CNET - 1 views

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Artificial Intelligence ITGS

shared by Santiago P. on 04 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • robotic submarines in an effort to contain the spill
  • BP quoted National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration experts
  • They are monitoring the leak, which was discovered Saturday, as well as trying to activate the blowout preventer, a
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  • stop the oil flow.
  • Santiago P. on 04 Apr 11
     
    The IT system in this case is the remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) created by the oilfield engineering company Oceaneering. These robots monitored the leak deep down in the Transocean Deepwater Horizon, where humans could not reach to check out the oil spill. The major stakeholders are BP (the company responsible for the oil spill), experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who control and protect the environment in the Gulf of Mexico, Oceaneering, which created the ROVs, and the people living in the coast who were impacted by the massive oil spill in the gulf. The area of impact is that of science and the environment. The area of science applies to the robotics and artificial intelligence aspect, and the environment side deals with the environmental concern. The social and ethical issue is that of people and machines, and policies and standards. Experts in the field of environment must issue and enforce the policies that they stipulate, so as to protect the environment.
T Graham

Our New Robot Overlords Technological progress doesn't have to be a job killer - 2 views

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ITGS Artificial Intelligence business employment

shared by T Graham on 04 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • T Graham on 04 Apr 11
     
    The stakeholders mentioned in this article include businesses and their employees. The social and ethical issue is people and machines. The area of impact is business and employment. In this article the IT system is never specifically referred to but the author make several references to "technological advances" that involve artificial intelligence enabled software. The issue raised in this article is the issue of technological advancements relating to artificial intelligence becoming a threat to people's jobs. In the article the examples of manufacturing and low skill labor but more significantly A.I.'s threat to white collar jobs. With the invention of software that can sift through documents at speeds that humans could never challenge, lawyers and their document analysis skills are less in demand. Radiologists are quickly losing their jobs to machines that can analyze medical scans faster. This new danger to not only blue collar jobs but also white collar jobs is alarming to the public. The article provides a one sided point of view that rejects the issue of machines taking jobs from people. The author argues that machines do us the favor of taking over boring jobs that no one wants. What the author fails to recognize is the fact that a lot of these jobs (especially the low skill ones) are want working class citizens depend on to pay their bills and feed their families. If machines are taking jobs that require none or very little education they are threatening the livelihoods of a large part of the population of this country. This issue could pose a big threat to the survival of the lower and middle classes.
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