tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548Sun, 29 Sep 2024 04:41:13 +0000Technology is all around us, making our lives easier. We depend on technology to do the work that we prefer not to do. Is it such a good idea, then, to make truly intelligent technology?http://intellitech.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)Blogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-7638035411077842498Tue, 01 May 2007 05:38:00 +00002007-05-14T20:01:41.517-05:00Google has added another feature to the Google Personalized Homepage. Now, you can choose a dynamic theme for your personalized homepage which changes according to information about your local area. The themes feature a dynamic graphic for the top portion of the page (which changes quite often, and in subtle ways for some themes), the Google logo becoming "iGoogle", and different colors for the http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2007/05/new-google-personalized-homepage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-6013628725168196862Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:35:00 +00002007-04-15T16:56:45.951-05:00That is the question. Blogging starts out with such great excitement. You set everything up, get it looking just the way you like, and begin posting away. At first the subjects flow through you like a seemingly endless stream. You post your thoughts, ideas, stories, and any little tidbit of information you care to share with whomever happens across your little piece of the global community. Then,http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2007/03/to-post-or-not-to-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115698003856671928Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:19:00 +00002006-12-26T14:42:40.526-05:00Here's a kind of holographic projection that uses UV LEDs to floresce drops as they fall. The result is an interactive drop of liquid that can be time-shifted. The fall of the drop can be slowed, stopped, and even reversed.http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/08/time-fountain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115667584879598550Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:49:00 +00002006-08-30T17:34:05.546-05:00Are you tired of your mouse and keyboard? It's about time we improve the way we interact with computer applications. Here's a developing technology that hopes to turn "point-and-click" into "touch-and-drag". Using only your fingers and a touch-sensitive pad, you can manipulate many kinds of objects on a screen.http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/08/touch-interface.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115516222157384752Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:22:00 +00002006-08-27T04:52:16.536-05:00Check out Sony's new WiFi device, Mylo! http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/08/sony-mylo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115500203130408912Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:46:00 +00002006-08-09T15:50:08.353-05:00Have you ever wondered to yourself, "What in the world are people thinking?" or "What can we all come up with if we put our heads together?" Well, now you can find out any time by plugging into the stream of thoughts that is Global Consciousness.Global Consciousness is an idea based on the Glogal Consciousness Project (EGG) spearheaded by Princeton and a multidisciplinary collaboration of http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/08/global-consciousness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115456248740399316Wed, 02 Aug 2006 23:47:00 +00002006-08-07T14:47:13.540-05:00Advertising, using modern technology, is starting to reach us in all our environments. You might start to see ads in places you least expect.http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/08/advertising-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115432021007143550Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:28:00 +00002006-08-02T18:38:19.826-05:00We interact with a plethora of gadgets and devices every day. Many people depend on devices like mobile phones, computers, and cameras to earn their incomes. So it would seem natural that we try to combine different technologies to create multi-use devices that could save time and effort. But are we heading towards a point when we will have the sum of all technology in a single device?Scientists http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/convergence-of-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115421741780049319Sat, 29 Jul 2006 23:53:00 +00002006-07-30T22:32:18.476-05:00Artificial intelligence is considered to be an important goal in computer development because of the many benefits that could be harnessed. Giving computers the ability to think in basically the same manner as we do will allow them to perform highly complex tasks, almost completely unattended. Whether or not the truer forms of thought, like abstraction, creativity, and reflection, are reproduced http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/lets-give-technology-some-thought.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115403659527223762Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:42:00 +00002006-07-29T17:36:37.386-05:00Here is a somewhat realistic depiction of robotics applied in the near future. This is only one practical application, that could be used to perform a multitude of tasks. Imagine using thousands to make up ground forces, like in Star Wars, or help around the house, as in I, Robot.http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/robotics-in-near-future.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115396406660572150Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:31:00 +00002006-07-27T15:51:48.076-05:00Is the internet an all-encompassing telecommunications solution? The "tubes" that carry our information are being used for more and more forms of content, including telephone calls, television shows and movies, music, pictures, and software. Rather than using a traditional landline, you can use Skype to make calls to almost any phone number. Full-length movies and television shows (even some http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/social-influence-on-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115378972062352387Tue, 25 Jul 2006 01:07:00 +00002006-07-26T19:16:59.810-05:00The technology we use today can be just as vulnerable as we are. We rely on machinery and electronics and expect them to always do their job, and for the most part they do, but they are affected by temperature, humidity, vibrations, and alot of other basic factors more than us. For instance, MySpace was just recently knocked offline, not by a hacker, virus, or rampant member usage, but because ofhttp://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/vulnerability-of-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115360689147246599Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:46:00 +00002006-07-24T20:01:05.736-05:00In a previous post, Interacting with Technology, I mentioned being able to take a trip into space for a modest fee. Space Adventures offers a 10 day trip to the International Space Station for a cost of $20,000,000 (USD), which also includes six months of cosmonaut training to familiarize their client with the Russian Soyuz spacecraft and learn how to live aboard the ISS. The company announced http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/exploration-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115344937312741621Fri, 21 Jul 2006 02:35:00 +00002006-07-22T15:54:26.256-05:00Here is a japanese technology which makes more use of a television. A giant, interactive television fixed into a wall allows the user to peruse pictures, video, music, email, and can be operated simply by touch or remote. There's even a "kid's mode" which has a play room where kids play with a piano, ball, clock and more.http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/interactive-television.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115286569181911792Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:02:00 +00002006-07-20T21:13:21.710-05:00How old is this technology? 20 years old? 50 years old?Actually, this rendering is of a design from more than 500 years ago. Leonardo da Vinci designed the first known robot around 1495. It was an armored robot knight that could sit up, wave its arms, and move its head on a flexible neck. On the outside, the robot is dressed in a typical German-Italian suit of armor of the late fifteenth http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/first-robot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115275994010861981Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:04:00 +00002006-07-20T20:42:23.623-05:00Technology is used in entertainment to give us easy ways of entertaining ideas and fantasies. Movies, for instance, are representations of the producer's perspective on events, either fictional or fact. We relate to this perspective and find entertainment in the ideas being suggested, and the situations and emotions portrayed. Music and video games share the same kind of interaction, but in http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/technology-for-entertainment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115266830847967258Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:37:00 +00002006-07-20T20:50:32.063-05:00Technology has evolved from the basic hand tools we used to hunt for food thousands of years ago, to the electronic devices we use today to manage our daily lives. It has served to provide us with essential needs, complete necessary tasks, and afford us a means to fulfill our wants and desires. Technology influences our lives in many ways, even ones that we probably don't realize. With such an http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/technology-and-society.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115258210217155837Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:39:00 +00002006-07-20T20:52:40.073-05:00Imagine what there is now!http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/yesterdays-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115249899466528052Mon, 10 Jul 2006 02:33:00 +00002006-07-10T14:01:58.956-05:00I have a limited number of Google Gmail and Writely invitations available.Gmail currently offers 2,742 MB of free storage, chat, and other features. Writely allows you to store documents online for easy access and collaboration.Interested? Post a comment with a reason why you could use Gmail or Writely, along with your email. Write your email as someone(at)somewhere(dot)com.http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/gmail-and-writely.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115239778486635029Sat, 08 Jul 2006 21:50:00 +00002006-07-08T23:16:32.930-05:00Artificial intelligence is commonly defined as intelligence exhibited by an artifical entity through behaviour, learning, and adaptation. There are many areas of artificial intelligence study, including strong AI and weak AI, but the main discussion is centered around whether true consciousness can be created using formal logic systems. Applied to technology, artificial intelligence allows for http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/artificial-intelligence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115231203010852569Fri, 07 Jul 2006 22:37:00 +00002006-07-07T17:40:30.116-05:00Sony's QRIO is a bipedal robot that combines artificial intelligence and adaptive technology to create a cutting edge product. It can walk over many surfaces, dance, recognize people's faces and voices, have a conversation, and even express itself differently based on its judgements of each person it meets.QRIO is intended as an entertainment robot, but is at the forefront of technological http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-humanoid-robotics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115217544213627868Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:42:00 +00002006-07-06T16:59:22.363-05:00Engineers at Cornell University have designed a machine that can repair and rebuild itself. Watch it here from YouTubehttp://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/self-replicating-repairing-robots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115216225196233276Thu, 06 Jul 2006 04:33:00 +00002006-07-06T00:06:06.730-05:00$800 million was spent by internet advertisers last year for bogus clicks on ads. This is the result of people clicking on ads simply to generate earnings for themselves or extra costs for advertisers.Click fraud, representing over 10% of all ad clicks, will eventually reduce the amount of money advertisers spend on click-based advertising. But that doesn't mean that they won't spend that money http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/click-fraud-another-misuse-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115212207509804113Wed, 05 Jul 2006 17:50:00 +00002006-07-05T20:02:17.416-05:00Writely is a publishing tool that allows you create new documents from scratch, upload them from popular file formats, or even e-mail them in batches! Your files are stored online so you, or your collaborators, can access them from anywhere, anytime. And with data backup every 10 seconds, your work is protected from hard drive failures and power outages that could wipe out all your hard work!http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/writely.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29636548.post-115211724725406631Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:21:00 +00002006-07-05T11:36:45.966-05:00I've seen quite a few bipedal humanoid robots that are striving to reproduce human movement, but this has got to be the creepiest of them all. Albert HUBO is an android robot with the head in the likeness of Albert Einstein! It can impersonate various facial expressions and can do vision recognition. Once you get past the weird "Robocop without a helmet" feeling, it's actually very interesting!http://intellitech.blogspot.com/2006/07/albert-einstein-robot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TechnoBlogger)0