AppTag Smart Phone Laser Tag - Tech Article 12/14

     The AppTag laser tag gun is a new gadget that links up a laser tag gun with your smart phone. Selling for about $60.00 the AppTag laser gun is playable on iPhone and Android phones. All you need to do to play laser tag with your friends is purchase the laser gun, and download the Hex3 AppTag application. Scores are kept via WiFi and it comes with single and multi-team modes. The AppTag laser gun is not available in many stores yet but it is available online.

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Lock-And-Launch Technology on a Sniper Rifle - Tech Article 12/6

     TrackingPoint certainly lives up to their name as a company. Basically, they are a precision guided rifle development company that operates right out of Austin, Texas, and they have come up with a new kind of breakthrough technology which is said to have transferred the wonders of jet fighter lock-and-launch technology onto a combat rifle. That is clearly something amazing to consider, no? We are talking about the average shooter actually being capable of achieving sniper-level accuracy, now how about that? TrackingPoint's Intelligent Digital Tracking Scopes will enable an unskilled shooter to hit long-range targets in an accurate manner. The shooter will first “tag” a target, picking out a desired impact point on the target’s surface. The electronic display will then mark that spot with a red dot, and it will remain fixed on the target even as the direction of the rifle changes.

Cyber Monday Sales - Tech Article 11/30

Black Friday is the biggest online shopping day of the year so far. Online shoppers eager for discounts during the holidays did not wait for Cyber Monday. U.S. consumers spent a record $1.042 billion online on Black Friday, a 26% increase over the same day last year. Shoppers also spent an additional $633 million on Thanksgiving Day, a 32% jump from the year before. Big-growth product categories this season are toys, video games and consumer electronics.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/26/tech/web/black-friday-online-sales/index.html

Thieves Steal 3,600 iPads - Tech Article 11/17

This monday, a band of thieves stole 3,600 iPads from JFK airport. This is equal to about 1.5 million dollars. The iPads had just arrived from China. They struck just before midnight, and used forklifts to load crates of iPads onto their truck. So far, investigators suspect an inside job, and that someone with security clearance let the thieves in and out. As of yesterday, the thieves are still at large.

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/11/15/appleipad-minis-theft-jfk/

Universal SLYR Headset - Weekly Tech Article 10/26

Recently, SkullCandy came out with a new product, and this time it isn't just for music. Their new headset is a universal device, meaning it works on any console (Xbox, PS3, Wii, PC). They make this work by using a USB cable to hook up the headset, rather than a cable just for one console. This cool new headset comes in different colors and has many cool features such as supreme high definition sound, a microphone that can fold into the headset itself, the ability to listen to your game audio in your headphones as well as chatting with your friends at the same time, and custom sound adjustments to make settings just right for games, music, and movies. I really like that this gaming headset has a mic that folds in because it can also pass as headphones. SLYR combines power, style, and performance for an ultimate game changing experience.

                  

                                                   

Verizon Sold Only 651,000 iPhone 5s Last Month - Weekly Tech Article 10/19

     Just this last month, Verizon sold only 651,000 iPhone 5s. This may seem like an extremely high number, but out of 3.1 million iPhones sold last month, only about 1/6 of those were iPhone 5s. This was upsetting for Apple, because they had planned to sell a ton more. However, this upsetting event for Apple was a blessing for Verizon. The reason for this low sale is because after 7 or so iPhones, people are starting to catch on and realize the insane price drop of the previous iPhone, that is basically the same thing as the newer ones. If Apple wants to make huge sales again in the future, they need new ideas and new gadgets in their products, because people will stop buying.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/18/technology/mobile/verizon-iphone/index.html

Angry Birds Star Wars - Tech Article 10/12

Angry Birds: Star Wars is coming next month. Rovio will team up with Lucasfilm for the latest expansion to its empire of cranky avians. This game will feature all of the birds you have seen before, but with lightsabers and bad '70s hairdos. Many users are looking forward to the new edition to one of the most bought apps ever. However, companies that rival Rovio such as Zynga are dreading the release, because their finances will probably be cut by a lot.

iPad Mini Coming Soon - Tech Article 10/5

A major Apple investor claims that the iPad Mini invitations to the unveiling will be mailed out October 10th. If this is true, this means that the iPad Mini will be shown to the public October 17th, and release sometime early November. Personally, I think that this is a horrible idea... Either go big with the iPad or go small with the iTouch... Why go in between? It is an awkward size and a waste of money, especially if you already have an iPad or iTouch. Why make this smaller version of iPad? Because anything with an Apple logo on it will sell. Why not call it the iPhone Giant? All in all, I think this invention is terrible.

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You Won't Need a Driver's License by 2040? - Tech Article 9/27

     A new CNN article says that by 2040, you will no longer need a driver's license. Companies such as Cadillac, GMC, Audi and BMW are making partially autonomous cars that will be released around 2015, and cars that are fully autonomous will be revealed by the end of the decade. By 2040, all cars will be autonomous. Is this true? Maybe. We won't know until such a car is released to the public. However they already have some prototypes of cars that are autonomous, such as the one seen in the video below. Hopefully by 2040 all cars are autonomous. The only downfall is that we do not know just how safe these cars are going to be.

GoDaddy Outage Did Not Result From Hack - Tech Article 9/14

     As you may know, GoDaddy.com shut down this past week. Almost everyone thought this was done by a hacker, one associated with Anonymous (The guys who hacked PS3.) This is because on Monday, the hacker claimed responsibility for taking down many websites housed by GoDaddy. However, on Tuesday, GoDaddy stated that, " The outage was not from external influences." CEO of GoDaddy Scott Wagner says, "It was not a 'hack' and it was not a denial of service attack. We have determined that the service outage was due to a series of internal network events that corrupted router data tables..... At no time was any customer data at risk or were any of our systems compromised." The outage took place from about 1 to 7 p.m. on Monday.

Likely iPhone 5 Event Tuesday - Tech Article 9/7

     The iPhone 5 is coming soon! On September 12, there will be an event held by Apple that is likely to be the release of the iPhone 5. For some time, Apple has been hinting that this event will in fact be the iPhone 5. For example, in the picture provided, the photo says "It's almost here," referring to the iPhone 5, because this is something that everyone has been waiting for since the iPhone 4. Also, there is a 12, insisting that it will be on September 12. Lastly, the shadow of the 12 is a figure that very closely resembles a 5... Coincidence? The iPhone 5 is said to have a bigger screen, 4g capabilities and no home button.