Technology Post 2/27/15

Meet Runcible
 Its standout feature is its shape. Runcible is circular, with a concave wooden back designed to nestle in your palm. It's got a screen on the front, a camera on the back and a heft that makes it feel substantial. By eschewing a conventional rectangular, slab-like design and app-centric software, the startup is hoping to draw attention as a funky alternative for people who don't live on their smartphones.

Despite such differences, Runcible can still do most things a standard smartphone can, including making calls, surfing the Web, sending texts and taking photos. It doesn't, however, run apps. Instead, it's designed to be a pocket watch for the iPhone age.

Feb 20: Multimedia Blog Posting

Italian

This year i'm taking Italian 3.
My teachers name is Mrs. Iannacco. She is a great teacher. Somehow, she plans a lot of field trips. Recently our class went to Academia Barilla and Eataly, both in New York City. When we went to Academia Barilla we made homemade Lasagna.

It was amazing. Coming into Italian 3, I expected to learn a lot more Italian than I have the past two years. In class we watch a lot of videos which makes learning a lot easier. She shows us Art from Italy. Italy is known for their amazing arts. We don't really use technology in class as much as other classes. We use books a lot and just take our notes out of the book. This way we don't have to worry about charging a computer. Here is the homepage to her website. Mrs. Iannacco has a strict grading policy. On her website she has a summary on what each class will be learning that year. Here is a link to that part of her website.

Technology Post - 2/20/15

Google Inbox App Heads to tablets, Firefox, and Safari. 

 Google said that its Inbox email app is now available on the iPad and Android tablets. Previously, the app was restricted to the iPhone and Android smartphones, though it was also available via the Web. You can download the iPad version from Apple's App Store and the Android version from Google Play.

Inbox is a new type of email program for Google, separate from Gmail. Instead of placing your messages into the traditional folders, Inbox displays each email message based on categories, or bundles. Emails deemed important may be placed into one bundle in your inbox, while those related to specific areas, such as social or travel, are placed into a different bundle. The aim is to have the software organize all of your email so that you don't have to.

Technology Post - 2/13/15

The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
Samsung is planning to invest about $3.6 billion dollars in there new product called the Galaxy Note Edge. As you can see, the right side of the phone is curved so that the screen stretches on to the side of the phone. Thus the name "Edge". There will be two different types. On of the phones will only have one edge curved and the other will have both sides curved. The screen is 5.6 inches long, compared to the iPhone 6 which is about 5.4 inches long. So it is a decent size.

Samsung has recently been suffering in phone sales, so Samsung is hoping that the Galaxy Note Edge will explore some revenue for them and diversify there business. 

welcome

Hello, my name is Matt Triano. I like the gym, money, and music. I dislike annoying little kids, when I find a piece of hair in my food, and snakes. I have a pretty big family, and a variety of friends. I only have two real classes, the rest are basically all electives. I plan on taking whatever path in my life that will make me the richest. I don't work because I don't have time to so I only help around the house. 

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

This article is everything you need to know about a "copyright". Everything is copyrighted right away. Regardless if it is a picture, story, or a scribble on a notepad. You don't have to fill any paperwork, your work is copyrighted immediately. Once you create that one thing, you now have four exclusive rights:

Reproduce the copyrighted work;
Display the copyrighted work publicly;
Prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work; and
Distribute copies of the copyrighted work to the public by sale, rental or lending, and/or to display the image.

Technology Article - 2/6/15

 The company Swatch is coming out with a watch that will be considered  a "smartwatch". Swatch has competitors in the same field as Apple, Microsoft, and Samsung. Swatch has the popularity pull though when it comes to watches because they have been making watches for a while now. They're known for having a good long lasting, bendable, and thing batteries. The "smartwatch" will be able to connect to the Internet, "without being charged any data or rates". You will be able to make mobile payments and it will be compatible with Windows and Android.   

http://www.cnet.com/news/swatch-to-launch-its-own-smartwatch/