The Internet Stories

The Internet of things has long been on the rise. But in 2013 , rose in importance , with the launch of several devices whose functions have been complemented by online connectivity . These devices have been directed towards the manufacture of everything from toys to your home more accessible and useful .


Newcomers this year include phone, that connects to your car 's computer and sends data to your smartphone to provide a picture of how efficiently you drive . Nest Smart Thermostat after a smoke detector and carbon monoxide called Nido protect gives more detailed information than conventional detectors on the location and type of emergency information detection . Meanwhile, the research laboratory of the things Microsoft software can simplify monitoring , automation and control of all types of "smart" appliances in your home.

Adjust Comics : From top to bottom are the last three monitoring bracelets Fitness wirelessly synchronize with your smartphone Jawbone Up 24 , the Nike + FuelBand SE, and Fitbit Force.

We also saw a new wave of portable Internet-connected devices : smart watches as the speed of the Samsung Galaxy , and fitness equipment such as monitoring Jawbone Up 24 works with phones purchase additional features such as ability to receive we call and emails. According to Gartner, 900 million connected devices were in use in 2009 ( excluding smartphones , PCs and tablets) , but in 2020 the market research firm expects that this figure will reach 26 billion .

This rapid growth could lead to compatibility problems, as " smart" devices from different manufacturers often follow different rules for data transmission that why can not connect to a "smart" coffee and wait coӧrdinate with its " smart" toaster. In December, a new industry group called the Alliance AllSeen emerged . The group will work to ensure the development of Internet-connected devices that can work together . Members include Linux , LG , Panasonic , Qualcomm, Sharp and HTC Foundation.

The rise of the Internet of Things a new era of security issues more emphasis this year were also inaugurated. At the annual Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas in July, security researchers David Bryan and Daniel Crowley argued that they had discovered several defects in fixtures such as toilets smartphone playing music controlled .

Another key trend on the Internet this year : the rise of the messages disappear quickly after a phenomenon popularized by Snapchat application that allows users to share video or image messages that will self-destruct in a few seconds was consulted. Spread Snapchat indicates that although we share many details on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter , which are cataloged for posterity , there is always a desire of digital media that has a short shelf life. Snapchat was founded in 2011 by two Stanford students , but this year was really off . Last December , users share 50 million copies per day , a figure that is now the north of 400 million.

A handful of other companies are trying to capitalize on the trend, including Wickr , Gryphn and Blink .

However, Twitter continues to grow in popularity and importance. In November, the shares of the company went public with a first , it was much softer than Facebook in 2012. This could help the dreams of IPO in 2014 to host other major social Internet companies such as Pinterest, and one day, Snapchat.http :/ / www.technologyreview.com/news/523031/2013-the-year -in - Internet - stories /

iPad Air

Currently I am about to graduate high with a degree in management . I had my MacBook Pro since high school and I think it's time for an update. The Macbook gave me his full effort and even survived a tragic spill soda. I want to update but I'm not sure another laptop for me.

When I enter the real world , I think I must be extremely mobile and I think the iPad will allow me to do air . The iPad Air is 7.5 mm thick and weighs only one pound. Compare this to a 13-inch screen and a keyboard and weighs several kilos , the iPad is much more mobile than the Macbook. The screen is 9.7 inches which loses a bit the size of the screen, but what you gain in portability is more than worth it .

The iPad Air also has twice as much power as previous iPads. It is capable of displaying colors so vividly and do much more with the A7 and M7 processor chip. Combine this with the Retina Display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 resolution, the results are amazing . The iPad also has 2 times faster speed with two WiFi antennas. You will be able to access the Internet anywhere with lightning speed . Now, I find some random specifications for you to get an idea of what worked .

Now the question is why do I want to work with an iPad air. First, the portability . I'm moving a little in my future career and I need something I can use in almost any bag. I have the ability to quickly remove graphics without the distraction of a meeting of the laptop. A laptop can be annoying because it takes up space and it just seems rude.

There is also the other side of the iPad. Provides a way to manage the business, but also provides entertainment. With the air iPad , I'll be able to easily stream Netflix or watch live sporting events during the trip. I will not have to carry a book for long journeys . I have a number of options to choose from in the App Store with thousands of other applications from games to social media applications like Facebook and Twitter. Also I have the ability to store and buy the music , which is very important to me.

During school , I need a laptop because I was still writing documents or messages between groups. I will not need as much as in the department of writing articles. I'm just writing emails and notes for most, and the iPad offers features such as mouse and keyboard would need to write something long .

The last thing I want to mention is the price. A new Macbook Pro works on is the price. MacBook Pro starts at $ 1,299 and iPad Airs start at $ 499. This is a big difference and I think I'm set on getting the Air Force. It is cheaper, easier to transport and essentially everything you need to for 800 dollars cheaper. I'll probably wait a couple of months and especially after the first year , since Apple is really good at launching new products , four months after everybody bought the previous model.

New high-density wireless network will make BYU more mobile-friendly

Many students have grown accustomed to the speed of Internet BYU involuntarily tense during peak school activity connection.

The connection speed have made ​​new mobile Internet services, such as mobile myBYU BYU and less convenient to use, the students said.

Michael Brown, director of communications for the Office of Information Technology, said his office worked with the Vice Presidents of Brigham Young University to provide online services to reach a "mobile first" mentality. The project will include the creation of more online services to users of mobile Internet and creating a network supporting a better mobile access.

"We are in the process of redesigning the buildings on campus," Brown said.


Designated buildings , the ILO will install a new high-density wireless network . The new network is designed to provide mobile network connections optimized classrooms , work areas for students and faculty offices .
"Mobile devices consume much of the activity in terms of access to services ( our ) - particularly tablets and smartphones," Brown " If you have an iPad, whether or not use , said he spoke network, the . phone is doing the same thing . And if we build the network to produce this kind of saturation. "
Kevin Allen, a freshman from Bountiful, said due to the current conditions of the network, which does not use the mobile application as BYU , but improvement of network capacity would change their behavior.
" If network speeds , probably going to use more because it is now a little slow ," Allen said.
Those who run the Wireless HD ILO project have high expectations for network capacity . The vision is that every student will be able to connect to the network with three different devices.
Minimum speed of these devices should improve two megabytes per second for each person - enough speed for each student Hulu and Netflix to stream videos, or download a song in less than 3 seconds.
Gigabit premium service will be available through direct connections to those who are willing to pay a small fee cable.
In a YouTube video posted by the ILO , the results of a load test were recorded. The test was carried out in the Tanner building in late July . Over 120 people attended the event , bringing with them a total of 426 devices to connect to the network during the test. The test results confirmed the jurisdiction of the High Definition wireless network with average connection speed of 2.1 megabits per second , per person, with an average of 3.5 units each.
HD Wireless has been installed and is operational in the building Tanner and Jesse Knight building.
According to Brown, Joseph Smith , Joseph F. Smith and Clyde engineered buildings are next to receive the same update for the end of the fall semester underway, with the construction of Benson and Spencer W. Kimball tower to follow in early 2014 . Plans to expand the network to include students Wilkinson Center confirmed yet.

Why Google Glass is the most personal tech you'll never own

Comment with tablets and TVs safely in the " shared technology " Google troubling glass extends to the nature of the " technical team " to a whole new level.

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I'll start with a confession : My adventure started with the Google Glass banal just pure curiosity.

On a cold autumn Sunday morning in the Lower West Side of New York, I entered the world famous Chelsea market and makes a straight line easy to lose the eighth floor elevator . I was there to collect the gadgets that I know you can never make the light of day in its current incarnation around $ 1,600.

In recent weeks , I have filled the man and machine with Google 's latest creation . This mobile technology is not new, and not exactly original in its design or concept we've seen in science fiction for years. But the emerging sense of " what's next " led me to deepen my wallet for something in this new disruptive category of gadgets.

Inside the glass prism

Unlike a regular set of glasses, glass micro -display Google resting above your line of sight occupies the first goal. For holders of ordinary glasses , a new pair can feel intrusive and attention at first, but eventually feels natural and a part of you .

The glass of port is a very different feeling . Time required for glass to become a natural and logical extension of what you see and how you interact with the physical world in front of you .

Although this is not to be someone on the street of Manhattan eye contact with you, it's still unbearably uncomfortable knowing full well that you have a new unknown device in head feeling . Glass, I was involved with the timidity and shyness , and my confidence melted quickly.

It was almost every moment of the public face (and even with the comfort of our own living writing nerd ) I am always looking and thinking how silly I looked. But unlike a regular pair of glasses that become a part of you , the exo - in terms of how we look at others , many rarely consider , never disappears.

There was a glimmer of hope : the glass quickly begins to deny other behaviors that almost all smartphone owners in the Western world suffer endlessly : how many times a day you take out your smartphone to verify that received messages? A dozen or two - maybe even three ? Probably a lot more done.

In moments when you're bored or waiting for someone , or avoid a bad time , or conscious control or sending status - it's almost subliminal .

Glass is still there . You are aware of this at any time . It does not slip or blend in , and this is darkly addictive. Not only is always available , it is literally always - in your opinion, to the front of your mind , and physically still pressing gently against his temples.

Content " cocoon "

There are two physical parts of glass : viewing prism is seen, and the strange object that others see you . Unlike a smartphone that can be viewed by several people at the same time , glass cocoons you in a virtual reality of their own content and communication.

Although you are encouraged to talk to the device as his personal assistant head mounted , you do not have every command "OK glass." The bezel is navigable by clicking and dragging the motion sensor device

The Universe in Which We Live

The universe is so large that it is difficult for us to understand with our minds and how good it really is. Scientists estimate that the universe is about 14 billion years and about 46 billion light years in diameter. If you know what a light year is not to try to bring in miles or kilometers , is just too much. If you do not know what a light year is how far light can travel in one year , and is also a very large number. In this article I will try to give some links to help you appreciate how big the universe really is . Let me return to the concept of a light year. When talking about great distances to participate in the cosmos instead of talking to miles scientists speak in terms of light years . As I mentioned earlier , is how far light can travel within a year. Now light travels at a speed of 186,000 miles per second , ( not a time, but a second ) . Then you're probably starting to get the picture you are talking about big numbers and great distances . Just so you can see what it looks like if we translate the speed of light in kilometers per hour Universer Place Peman we are most familiar with 669,600,6000 miles per hour. It is moving along a correct sequence . Just so you do not miss this point , we are talking about 700 million miles per hour. OK , so now we have an idea of ​​the speed of light . They move very fast rogues , these small beams whizzing through space. Compared with the sound speed in fastest route . So when people used to time a 100-meter race with a stopwatch you press the button to see the flash made by the gun not to start sounding the barrel for precise time for the race . When they were 100 meters took too long to reach against the light generated by the flash moving at 186,000 miles per second . Well, if the light is quite fast and how far you can go in a year is a long way. I will create an image in your mind to help make this clearer . The circumference of the Earth is approximately 25,000 miles ( rounded ) . This means that the speed of light , you can travel around the Earth in about 8 times a second ( rounded) . Well, I hope he starts to give you an idea of ​​the speed I'm talking about when you can go around the world 8 times in one second. Therefore, given the period of one year , light can go a long distance . Actually see another number that is too large to really understand if we translate light one year, which is a distance , not a measure of time , the light can go 5,865,696,000,000 miles in a year. 6000000000000 rounded think a little hard to understand if you try to do the final calculation for the size of the universe is miles . It's just too big to comprehend. I 'll try to make an analogy here to try to do something more that you can begin to understand . The Milky Way is the galaxy that Earth is in. The Milky Way is about 200,000 light years across . This is a distance remember, it is not a unit of time. So if light can travel 8 times around the planet in a second and the galaxy is 200,000 light years how long it takes for light to travel from one end of the galaxy to another? If you light a lamp at one end of the galaxy where Christ was born 2000 years ago , this means that the beam has traveled only 1 % over the entire width of the galaxy. Eight times around the earth in a second, but only 1 % through the galaxy in 20 centuries. And there are billions of galaxies in the Universe are billions of times larger than the others and the universe is that all these big marbles are in. Do you have an idea now of a size we talking about? Can you appreciate the size of the Universe? Her speech ? I hope no one is looking.