Posts Tagged ‘Technology’

When I was a girl one of my favourite cartoons was The Jetsons about a futuristic space-age cartoon family. Advances in home technology were just beginning and the Jetsons’ high-tech lifestyle was amazing to me. Who knew how quickly many those fictional advances would come to pass. Related: Buying a home in 1974 vs. 2014…

Ethical discussions involving 3D printers seem to be top of mind for reporters these days as various media outlets report on the printing of guns and even bones by technology that was previously inaccessible to the consumer. What started out as an industrial prototyping and design tool, the 3D printer has started making its way…

The Casino, a classic movie setting that just about everyone should be familiar with.  I’ve been to my fair share where I’ve parted with a maximum of $100 in my entire life.  These windowless, dimly lit caverns of excess no longer have a monopoly on the gambling industry, as online gambling is getting bigger and…

Most people don’t think of banks as pioneers of new technology.  After all, the business of managing money has been more or less the same for hundreds of years. In the consumer device segment of the technology market, new technology comes fast and furious as new device models eclipse their ancient counterparts after only a…

A secret system used by the NSA in the United States, PRISM, is supposedly slurping up all kinds of data from Internet companies like Google, Twitter, Microsoft and others.  While there are more questions than answers at this point, one thing is clear, the United States government has significant data snooping and analysis capabilities. The…

With the recent hacking of the Associated Press’ Twitter account, which led to a flash crash in US markets, the security of social media accounts is again in the spotlight. There have been numerous hacks of these sites and the people who use them in recent years. Celebrities had their Twitter accounts hacked in 2009…

The smart phone has been around for several years now and has matured significantly since the days of the original iPhone.  Is it just me or does the market seem to be getting saturated? The likes of Samsung, Apple, Google, Nokia and HTC are pumping out new models on a yearly basis.  With all of…

I ran across a great infographic the other day which was originally put together by the BBC.  It’s called “Tomorrow’s World” and it illustrates all the advancements that are at least somewhat likely in the next hundred years or so. I know what you’re thinking, “in the 60’s and 70’s they said I would be…

We’ve all read articles about gadgets that are supposed to help you get fit and improve your health.  The real question is which ones are hype and which ones really work. There are wireless scales, performance monitoring devices that clip onto your sun glasses, smartphone apps and wearable sensors that monitor your sleep. A study…

The holidays are coming to an end and 2013 is just around the corner.  For my last post on B&E in 2012, I’m going to do a roundup of the some of the technology that came out this year. Lots of bloggers write articles on this subject like “the 10 best gadgets of the year”…