technology

I kept noticing that Facebook kept trying to download the Messenger app.  I didn't want to download it, I have too many apps on my phone and I didn't need another Facebook app, I mean I have 2 already.  So each time that goofy little squirrel, gopher, rodent kept popping up every time I sent a message I kept ignoring it.  Well now it seems everybody is up in arms about this app and here's why.  It

A 37-year old Spanish physicist by the name of Manuel Linares has invented an ice cream that changes color when you lick it.  It's kind of like Hypercolor ice cream.

A new form of birth control is set to go into the initial testing stages starting in 2015.  The idea began with Bill Gates and his colleagues and a MIT scientist.  It is a microchip that is implanted into your arm, stomach or buttocks that releases hormones.  This birth control microchip will last 16 years and you can turn it on and off with a remote.

I love these videos where kids react to technology.  They take an old piece of technology or an old video and let kids play or watch it, and then they get their reactions.    This time the kids are given a Game Boy.

This is great news for migraine sufferers.  The FDA has just approved a device that looks like a Space Tiara to help prevent migraines.  The device is called Cefaly.  It is said to relieve and prevent migraines.  It has been used in Canada and now with FDA approval it will be available in the U.S.

WikiBear is a new bear that can answer all sorts of questions.  I would call this the Teddy Ruxpin of this generation.  It is fully interactive and can have conversations with kids.   Where Teddy Ruxpin would work with cassettes, Wikibear works off of an app connected by  Bluetooth and the internet.  It's like a teddy bear/Siri mix.

This week, the big theme in our house has been focused on technology. Specifically, how it should *not* be used. My children have iPod's and/or tablet devices. There are rules. They can't download apps (or anything else) without asking. They can't connect via e-mail, text, Facetime, or anything else, without asking. They can't set up their own accounts for anything. They can't purchase anything. T

Could you imagine waking up in the morning and logging into your email only to discover that your account has been hacked? This is what has happened to to a number of people who use Yahoo! mail.

The internet is something that most of us could not live without in today's world.  Our kids will never know a world without the internet.  It is as much a part of our lives as eating.  Most of us could not do our jobs without the internet.  So it is fun to look back and see what the world thought about the internet over 30 years ago.

A young woman by the name of Sanaz Nezami came to the U.S. to obtain to pursue a advanced degree in engineering at Michigan Technical Institute  and was brutally beaten that left her brain dead.  The police have arrested her husband and charged him for second-degree murder for the beating.  Unable to obtain the correct paperwork to come to the US in time, the family watched their daughter die over

Another update is coming today for your iPhone and iPads.  It seems that the new iOS 7 brings a bunch of change.  So what kind of change are you looking at?

Technological advancement is a great thing. What would we do without it?