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The UK’s New Copyright law
The Enterprise Regulatory and Reform Act was enacted on May
2, 2013 which allows photos that are published to the Internet can be used by
anyone if the owner of the photo cannot be found after a “diligent” search or
explicitly stated in the photo’s metadata.
Why is this important for a Tech Ninja, first it looses copyright laws
in that will allow more works to be used in projects for schools and education,
second it harms artists and photographers who post their work to the
internet. I believe the real test will
be the definition of what a diligent search is.
Xbox TV or Xbox Mini
This article is just what the
author thinks Microsoft might do with the Xbox going forward. It makes logical sense with his points, but I
don’t think that Microsoft wants to cannibalize themselves. Why is this important to a Tech Ninja,
because with increased completion for turning living rooms smart will lead to
better products and options.
Facebook Loses Millions of Users
I am over Facebook as a social network (but not a social
news site) and it turns out I am not the only one. In the last 6 months 9 million Facebook users
in the US and
2 million Facebook users in UK left. Why is this important for Tech Ninja? Its important because it shows how fickle
consumers can be with technology and how companies have to be careful with how
they monetize their product. When I log
onto Facebook all I see is pictures of random with funny sayings. I get very few updates of what friends and
family are doing anymore and that’s why I signed up in the first place, not to
see recipes or what game you are playing.
Google Fiber Increase Completion
In Kansas
City very few people have signed up for Google Fiber’s offering
one-gigabit Internet connections—nearly 100 times faster than the U.S.
average—for $70 per month, or $120 with television service, a Nexus 7 tablet
remote, two terabytes of DVR storage, plus another a terabyte of cloud
storage. Yet their overall Internet speed increased because the companies
already established increased their offerings to consumers. Why is this important to a Tech Ninja? Increased completion brings more choices as I
stated earlier. The US is far behind in
internet speed compared to other developed countries with no real reason why we
are so slow compared to other parts of the world.
I will be
the first to say that I do not do much with Google Voice, I mainly just give
out that number if I don’t want to give out my main number when signing up for
services. I also cut the cord on my home
phone about two years ago, but haven’t found an option that I want to use to
replace it, with this I just might. Why
is this important for a Tech Ninja? With
Obihai ($40) and a Google Voice you have free home phone. Only caveat if Google decides to charge for
Google Voice, they haven’t yet, but always could.
Force
Electric Feedback – Getting shocked while playing games, the next big thing?
What’s
going to be the next new thing with gaming?
First it was playing at home, then playing on the go, then moving while
playing. Next getting shock? I don’t know how appealing that sounds, but
it will bring a new intensity to games.
They are developing 4DX movies that use smells and water vapor to immerse
you into the movie, why not physical feedback.
Why is this important for a tech ninja?
This is important because this is just showing another way for you
interact with your tech.
