Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Google Toolbar Page Rank update

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Google rolls out the new year with a update to its toolbar Page Rank. Googlebot which is Googles information collector is probably one of the hardest working unmanned systems in the World. Crawling the web all day and night looking for new information and checking in on old information along with tons of other functions it performs everyday. At last check via Googles webmaster blog Google uses more than 200 different types of algorithms to determine Page Rank and search engine results position or SERPs.

As far unmanned systems go Googlebot is probably one of the most profitable unmanned systems to date, able to crawl the web collecting information and than sort it out and placing ads next to the content makes Google millions of dollars in revenue each week. This will be the last unmanned system we feature this year but stay tuned next year because we a have a lot more great articles, pictures and videos on the way!

Digital vending machines

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Some digital vending machines are hitting air ports and convenience stores in South Korea soon and I imagine will one day arrive in the United States. The things a digital vending machine can do are countless in my opinion but to name a few things people can do at one is download music, movies and television shows right to there mobile device.

The greatest thing about this type of vending machine is adding new products would just require a download from a computer anywhere in the World as compared to someone restocking it with money or sodas like what is done with other conventional types of vending machines. Unmanned machines such as these have the ability to make huge profits compared to traditional vending machines and I can not wait to try one out when they make their way here.

The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System

Friday, December 19th, 2008

The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System for the Navy made by Northrop Grumman The X-47B is to operated from the flight decks of US Navy aircraft carriers, able to carry out entire missions including air-to-air refuelling without any pilot input what so ever. And with its robot brain its able to conduct a mission using live weapons without needing to communicate with other pilots or supervisors from its aircraft carrier. The X-47B also has a much longer range than a normal carrier jet and uses Stealth technology.

The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System is no doubt the best UAV made in 2008 and should prove to be a very worthy asset to the United States Navy.

Virtual reality body swapping

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Using a mannequin and VR goggles and team of scientists have been able to trick the mind of users by using real touch along with a virtual world to first make the users believe they are being touched than they only touch the mannequin and the user thinks it is there own body,

In this case they used a knife to cut the stomach of the mannequin and most users reacted as if it were there own stomachs being cut.  A really great video clip can be found at this link here named Body Swapping Becomes Reality

Brain wave controlled video games

Monday, December 15th, 2008

This company Emotiv has created the EPOC neuroheadset which will be used to control lots of things including video games. The company plans to start selling the headsets for games for $299 per headset.

If you would like ot know more about this great new type of technology than be sure to visit the companies website by clicking the link!