Tech Article 3/30

Blind Man Gets to Taco Bell in Google's Self-Driving Car

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Recently, a YouTube video od the journey of Steve Mahan was showed on Google+. Steve Manhan is a legally blind resident of Morgan Hill, California. The Google self-driving Toyota Prius was tested for more than 200,000 before the company thought it was fine for Manhan to take a ride to Taco Bell and to pick up dry cleaning. Google received permission from the local police department to let Manhan be in the driver's seat without a license. To avoid any legal issues, Sergeant Troy Hoefling was put in the car with Manhan by the police department.
As much as this car can be helpful, they are not quite ready to hit the road yet.  Nevada made this car legal on the road in February 2012. They still need to allow car manufacturer testing the car. They are also planning to make the color of the license plate different.
In the video below,  Manhan says that he is only 95% blind but he is still very delayed by every task. There are some places where he cannot go or things you cannot do. He is happy that Google's car is going to change that by allowing him to do more tasks. 

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Tech Article 3/16

Ted App Finally for Android

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TED, the app that promotes "Ideas Worth Spreading", is officially on the market for people with Android devices. TED will allow users to browse and watch the full library of TEDTalks which are searchable and tagged. The TED app allows offline browsing and viewing. There also also the option of audio-only engagement that can be used when in the car and not wanted to watch a screen. Users are able to watch the newest videos online since they are updated daily. You can even share with your friends if you are connected to their Facebook and Twitter accounts. The new TED app is built for Android-enabled phones and tablets. Such as the Sony Tablet P "Dual Screen" and the Amazon Kindle Fire. The layout adapts to different screen sizes.The app will initially be available in the Google Play Store and the Amazon Appstore for Android.

Tech Article 3/9

An App Where You Cozy Up to Strangers?

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If you could have a sixth sense, what would you want it to be? Well Paul Davison is convinced that in 5 or 10 years Smartphones and apps will become our sixth sense that would feel impossible to live without. He believes that in 5 or 10 years we will be able to walk into a room and know everyone's name, where they work, and what people you know in common by his app called Highlight.This app is not the normal app, its a little more creepy than usual. The way this app works is that when you upload the app, you will log into Facebook. Then when you are on the road and someone else who uses Highlight that has some connection to you, the app will alert you. You may look at the map and see where you are and where the person you have a connection to. You could also then message them.