It may seem like a thing of ancient technology, but the integrated circuit only turned 50 today. It was originally invented back in 1958 by Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments. These miniaturized circuits make all of our small devices possible these days. It may not seem like a huge deal, but we owe a lot to the invention of this important equipment.
The G-string has certainly come a long way since the invention of the loincloth. The miracle of modern technology and invention has finally updated the G-string once again by getting rid of the string. When I first heard about this, I was skeptical, but it looks like these things might actually work. I wonder if the next Soulcalibur or Dead or Alive game will feature these. It’s still not too late for some DLC.
Via Geekologie
We all know that Microsoft has motion control games, Mii-like avatars and Wii-mote-like controllers up their sleeves. A new rumor has surfaced that the new Arcade bundle headed to shelves this fall will probably include motion controlers and mini-games that use the technology. For now, I’d set this rumor as questionable. Various game blogs have been throwing up motion control rumors for months and they usually turn out to be false. This time, the rumor came from Xbox 360 Fanboy. They have been credible in the past with rumors, but this one is just worded a little funny. According to the site, they got this rumor from ”a tip from a source close to Microsoft’s marketing department,”. Believe it if you want, but there’s really not much behind this one.
With all the latest developments in a technology world, those “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up” infomercials are yesteryears news. Bluetooth has now moved into the medical field. Just like a laptop within a wireless signal, your “in-body network” would immediately send an alert when a heart attack is happening.
“The communications regulator said that sensors could be implanted into people at risk of heart attack or diabetic collapse that would allow doctors to monitor them remotely.
If the “in-body network” recorded that the person had suddenly collapsed, it would send an alert, via a nearby base station at their home, to a surgery or hospital.
However, Ofcom also gave warning in its report, Tomorrow’s Wireless World, that the impact of such technology on personal privacy would require more debate.
The technology, which is being tested now in Portsmouth, could also be used if a patient failed to take his or her medicines. A pill dispenser would send an automatic reminder and, if the pills were not taken within a certain time, an alarm would sound and a message would be sent to the patient’s family or carers.
However, health experts say that they are skeptical about the level of take-up of “in-body” sensors while research into the possible radiation impact of wi-fi networks is going on.”
“Be sure to stay in range when your having the “Big One” Pops!”
This topic brings up a huge debate. On the one side, you’ll have a great healthcare system that monitors you and can assist those patients in need. On the other side, you’ll have Big Brother telling you when to take your horse pills and don’t sit on the toilet bowl for long periods of time because your hemorrhoids might pop out.
I now ask you, the viewer, what is your take?
A. Let the Gob’ment and Doctor’s monitor..
B. I don’t need no stinkin pills
Via Times Online
The writers on this site spend a lot of time chatting about random game related topics. Fortunately, a lot of the behind-the-scenes discussions work their way into articles, but sometimes they don’t. In this particular case, we decided to go ahead and publish a chunk of our chat transcript to give you guys an idea of how our conversations go sometimes. In this chat session, we were discussing the Xbox 720 and Sony PS4. Feel free to comment at the end and keep the discussion going…
Kezins:
Personally I feel as if the current generation of consoles should last much longer than previous generations due to the amount of money invested. I’d also like to see the consoles actually hit a peak instead of being pulled off the market prior to reaching their potential) Basically is the standard 5-year cycle enough anymore? I don’t think it is when you consider the costs of the consoles, peripherals, games and downloadable content
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