Category Archives: Technology

New Jersey Welcomes Motion Seats to Movie Theater

D-BOX Technologies, the makers of the motion seat, have recently announced that an East Brunswick movie theater will be the first in NJ to install the motion seats which move in sync with the action which is being visualized. The … Continue reading

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Verizon’s 4G to Be Switched On

Verizon Wireless has announced that the 4G LTE wireless network will be available for use this coming Sunday. The network will come in especially handy for smartphone and tablet computer users who use the internet for more than just their … Continue reading

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Cabrillo College Begins Construction of Green Technology Center

Community representatives and leaders gathered at Green technology Center of Watsonville, California, to celebrate the beginning of the construction of the college’s newest facility, the Green Technology Center. The center is “designed to prepare students for industrial jobs, initially in … Continue reading

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What Does it Mean to Be a Facebook Friend? (Part III)

Teachers are proceeding with caution when it comes to becoming Facebook friends with their students. Although some analysts believe that teachers should get involved in the world of social media, they should be very hesitant to use these sites to … Continue reading

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New Technology May Lower Avalanche Risks

Avalanches are especially deadly, and can occur with no warning. Researchers from the University of Calgary are digging into the snowpack to discover more about the cause of the slides. Dr. Bruce Jamieson, a researcher for Avalanche Risk Control, described … Continue reading

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NASA Successfully Launches New Solar Sail

A folded solar sail was ejected from a small NASA satellite on Monday, demonstrating a significant success in NASA’s attempts to develop and install solar-sail technology. The ejected device is called NanoSail-D, and is approximately the size of a loaf … Continue reading

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Social Media Creates New Issues for Student/Teacher Relations (Part I)

The incredible revolution caused by the computer and the internet is raising issues of what are appropriate and not appropriate behaviors on-line. For instance, Facebook has recently exploded with users, and those on Facebook are being forced to makes social … Continue reading

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RIM Buys TAT

Research In Motion (RIM), the BlackBerry maker, is buying The Astonishing Tribe (TAT), a software developer which allows smartphone users to personalize their devices. The software is found on 15% of smartphones around the world. By downloading the software, al … Continue reading

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New Virtual Security Software Launched

The Conley Group security company has launched a brand new technology that will replace security guards. Tom Conley, the director, believes the new technology will revolutionize the security business throughout the world. “It’s that real time, that actionable aspect of … Continue reading

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The ‘Queen of the Net’ Moves to Silicon Valley

Mary Meeker is moving from Wall Street to Silicon Valley, to partner with Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers. The venture-capital firm was one of the major supporters of the early wave of internet companies like Netscape, Amazon, and, later, Google. … Continue reading

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