Tech Review: Thursday, May 23, 2013

New Geo Features in MongoDB 2.4 

http://blog.mongodb.org/post/50984169045/new-geo-features-in-mongodb-2-4?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovs63MZKXonjHpfsX64uosWKSg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YsET8N0aPyQAgobGp5I5FEIS7fYVKdzt6AEWA%3D%3D

• non-point geometries
• location based components

Seagate 4TB Black External Hard Drive STBV4000100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178354&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL052313&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL052313-_-EMC-052313-Index-_-ExternalHardDrives-_-22178354-L0C

• $150
• $37.5 per TB

SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL052313&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL052313-_-EMC-052313-Index-_-SSD-_-20147192-L0E

• $130
• about $1 per GB or $1008 per TB
• improves battery life

AOC 24" Class Widescreen LED Monitor - 1920 x 1080, 16:9, 20000000:1 Dynamic, 5ms, DVI-D, VGA, Energy Star (e2460sd)'

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=8012552&sku=A204-2405&SRCCODE=WEM3662BY&cm_mmc=email-_-Main-_-WEM3662-_-tigeremail3662&utm_source=EML&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=WEM3662&cm_lm=hughesstan@gmail.com

• $130
• 24"

Polaroid XS100 SportsAction Camcorder - 1080p Video, 16MP Photo, CMOS Image Sensor, HDMI, USB 2.0, Micro SD Slot, Waterproof, High Impact & Shock Proof, (POLXS100)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=7828355&sku=P254-0126&SRCCODE=WEM3662BY&cm_mmc=email-_-Main-_-WEM3662-_-tigeremail3662&utm_source=EML&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=WEM3662&cm_lm=hughesstan@gmail.com

• $140

Leap Motion shows how gesture control can beat touch screens

http://gcn.com/blogs/emerging-tech/2013/05/leap-motion--gesture-control-can-beat-touch-screens.aspx?s=gcntech_230513

• Leap Motion controller

NASA, Google to explore quantum computing in AI project

http://gcn.com/blogs/emerging-tech/2013/05/nasa-google-quantum-computing-ai-project.aspx?s=gcntech_230513

• jury-rig encryption scheme
• simulated annealing
• A + B = C
• Given C how do I get A and B
• quantum machine learning
•  "Machine learning is highly difficult. It's what mathematicians call an 'NP-hard' [Non-deterministic Polynomial-time hard] problem. That's because building a good model is really a creative act." Hartmut Neven

The D-Wave Two system

http://www.dwavesys.com/en/products-services.html

• first commercial quantum computing system
• {How would one project the technology?}

[2-in-1 Design] RAVPower® RP-WD01 Wireless WiFi-Disk & Built-in 3000mAh Li-Polymer Power Bank - Charging Android Smart Phones, iPhone, Tablets, and Meanwhile Expanding the Storage of iPad, iPhone & Other Android Devices via Two-Way WiFi Transmission by Reading & Writing SD Cards, USB Flash Drives or External Hard Drives

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AQUMZRA/ref=nosim/?ascsubtag=FWbsr1uw&tag=fatwalletcom&linkCode=as1

• $50

Longjack / Tongkat Ali

https://www.niwali.com/orders/advtestoc/?CID=16&AFID=1152&click_id=1024b4bcd9c27f80d219daa16cacd6

Apple, Congress spar over tax: Cook testifies, lawmakers unsatisfied

http://www.zdnet.com/apple-congress-face-off-over-taxes-cook-testifies-7000015663/?s_cid=e539&ttag=e539

40Gbps speed record broken for wireless broadband

http://www.zdnet.com/40gbps-speed-record-broken-for-wireless-broadband-7000015661/?s_cid=e539&ttag=e539

Survey finds widespread global business corruption

Survey finds widespread global business corruption

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/survey-finds-widespread-global-business-corruption/20110?tag=nl.e550&s_cid=e550&ttag=e550

http://www.riazhaq.com/2011/05/culture-of-corruption-in-pakistan.html

Java Message Service

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Message_Service

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_Initiation_Protocol

• signaling communications protocol

FileBot

http://www.filebot.net/

http://sourceforge.net/projects/filebot/

Google pushes new video standard that could cut bandwidth use in half

http://news.yahoo.com/google-pushes-video-standard-could-cut-bandwidth-half-033012512.html

• VP9
• open source alternative to H.264

Microsoft's Android antitrust complaint called 'an attack on open source'

http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-android-antitrust-complaint-called-attack-open-source-154533369.html

YUM: A Breed Apart

http://www.linuxadvocates.com/2013/04/yum-breed-apart.html

Mathematicians Predict the Future With Data From the Past

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/04/cliodynamics-peter-turchin/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29

• cliodynamics
  

REAL ACADEMIA ESPAÑOLA

http://www.rae.es/rae.html

Tech Review: Wednesday, May 22, 2013

OpenCL - The open standard for parallel programming of heterogeneous systems

http://www.khronos.org/opencl/

• Open Computing Language (OpenCL)

OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision)

http://opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki/

• library of programming functions for real time computer vision.

http://opencv.org/

• release under a BSD license

Learning OpenCV: Computer Vision with the OpenCV Library [Paperback]'

http://www.amazon.com/Learning-OpenCV-Computer-Vision-Library/dp/0596516134/ref=pd_sim_b_5

Master Parallel Programming for Speed and Performance

http://shop.oreilly.com/category/deals/parallel-programming.do?code=WKPRLPR&imm_mid=0a8c23&cmp=em-prog-books-videos-parallel-programming-wkmkrfr-direct-lastchance-test-5am

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Architecture and Management

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/82059462/Oracle-Fusion-Middleware-11g-Architecture-and-Management

Mint 15: Today's best Linux desktop (Review)

http://www.zdnet.com/mint-15-todays-best-linux-desktop-review-7000015691/?s_cid=e539&ttag=e539

• windows, icons, menus, and pointer (WIMP)
• Use PC's Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) to turn off Secure Boot
• Cinnamon 1.8

JRebel: Java Forever Changed...

http://zeroturnaround.com/software/jrebel/

• change are deployed automatically without rebuild

Chrome 27 fixes 14 flaws and enables spoken conversations with Google

http://www.zdnet.com/chrome-27-fixes-14-flaws-and-enables-spoken-conversations-with-google-7000015723/?s_cid=e539&ttag=e539

• can listen

HP security chief: How big data can catch hackers red-handed

http://www.zdnet.com/hp-security-chief-how-big-data-can-catch-hackers-red-handed-7000015667/?s_cid=e539&ttag=e539

• focus on catching them once they have broken in

Tech Review: Friday, May 10, 2013

Flipboard rolls out magazine support for Android and web-based Editor

http://www.zdnet.com/flipboard-rolls-out-magazine-support-for-android-and-web-based-editor-7000015154/?s_cid=rSINGLE&ttag=rSINGLE

• lets one create own magazines
• can keep private or share

Android is crushing Apple and Microsoft in the mobile device market

http://www.zdnet.com/android-is-crushing-apple-and-microsoft-in-the-mobile-device-market-7000015206/?s_cid=e539&ttag=e539

• Android 60% devices
• Apple 19%
• MS 18%

Google and Samsung could lose their biggest client next month

http://www.zdnet.com/google-and-samsung-could-lose-their-biggest-client-next-month-7000015187/?s_cid=e540&ttag=e540

• Patents
• hardware

Beyond Google Glass: The cybernetic headband

http://www.zdnet.com/beyond-google-glass-the-cybernetic-headband-7000014967/?s_cid=e540&ttag=e540

• Cybernetic Headband
• Buletooth 4.0/wi-fi

Why is Microsoft obsessed with putting Office on tablets?

http://www.zdnet.com/uk/why-is-microsoft-obsessed-with-putting-office-on-tablets-7000015044/?s_cid=e540&ttag=e540

Polaroid iF045 14.1MP Waterproof Digital Camera - Blue/Black ($72)

http://www.target.com/p/polaroid-if045-14-1mp-waterproof-digital-camera-blue-black/-/A-14390211#prodSlot=dlp_medium_1_3&term=water+proof+digital+camera

Kodak C123Y Easyshare Sport Waterproof Camera - 12 Megapixels, CCD Sensor, 2.4" LCD, 5x Digital, 32MB Internal, Yellow ($77)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4998893&csid=_61

18MP Black WP6800 2.4" LCD Digital Waterproof Camera ($50)

http://www.amazon.com/Black-WP6800-Digital-Waterproof-Camera/dp/B007W6X804/ref=sr_1_19?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1368206777&sr=1-19&keywords=waterproof+camera

To the space station and beyond with Linux

http://www.zdnet.com/to-the-space-station-and-beyond-with-linux-7000014958/?s_cid=rSINGLE&ttag=rSINGLE

• training by The Linux Foundation for training
• rhaps in subconsciousness/conscious effort to increase value has made opensource who doesn't have the that same pressure more viable} 

Kodak ESP C310 WiFi All-In-One Printer - Color Inkjet, 6 ppm(Black), 4 ppm(Color), Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Scan, Copy, (Refurbished) ($40)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7787048&csid=_61

Red Hat's Gluster community adds new open-source projects

http://www.zdnet.com/red-hats-gluster-community-adds-new-open-source-projects-7000014791/?s_cid=rSINGLE&ttag=rSINGLE

GlusterFS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlusterFS

Tech Review: Thursday, May 16, 2013

Data scientists: Hype or help?

http://www.zdnet.com/data-scientists-hype-or-help-7000015467/?s_cid=e539&ttag=e539

• scale is consistently one of the toughest problems in computer science
  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peta-

• peta P 10^15 quadrillion
  
• tera T 10^12 trillion
• giga G 10^9 billion
• mega M 10^6 million

Anonymous MSFT developer admits Linux is faster than Windows

http://www.zdnet.com/anonymous-msft-developer-admits-linux-is-faster-than-windows-7000015236/?s_cid=rSINGLE&ttag=rSINGLE

Support Slow charging usb

http://androidforums.com/lg-spirit-4g/707219-slow-charging-usb.html

• usb 2.0 power output up to = 500 mA
  
• usb 3.0 power output up to = 900 mA
  

Parallella Site

http://www.parallella.org/

The Parallella board now runs Ubuntu!'

http://www.parallella.org/2013/05/11/the-parallella-board-now-runs-ubuntu/

• headless low power server
• gigabit ethernet port is working
• full Ubuntu desktop version is up and running
• next effort to get Parallella to run as a standalone computer

Smart camera

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_camera

Google snaps up Android mobile data company Behavio

http://www.zdnet.com/google-snaps-up-android-mobile-data-company-behavio-7000014086/?s_cid=e589&ttag=e589

• 'open sensing' framework

Ubuntu working on new Linux application installer

http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-working-on-new-linux-application-installer-7000015174/?s_cid=rSINGLE&ttag=rSINGLE

Complex instruction set computing (CISC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_instruction_set_computing

Reduced instruction set computing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RISC

Google sets up to challenge Amazon Web Services

http://www.zdnet.com/google-sets-up-to-challenge-amazon-web-services-7000015465/?s_cid=e539&ttag=e539

Why tablets are winning

http://www.zdnet.com/why-tablets-are-winning-7000015464/?s_cid=e539&ttag=e539

Fails to address why tablets are really winning.

Unmanned surface vehicle (USV)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_surface_vehicle

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV/UUV)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_Underwater_Vehicle