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To start 2017 right, we have come up with a list of what to expect this year from different
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Editor's - from the top searches around the globe to the trending stories from our website - you
can find them all in this issue. As for the cover story, were bringing you a glimpse of
what went on with Mark Zuckerbergs year.
Note We all know how Zuckerberg became an icon of this generation. With just a simple
concept of connecting people on Facebook years ago, his company is now one of
the most powerful companies in the world. Forget about his boring wardrobe and the
repetitive shirts he wear everyday, Zuckerberg is becoming a pioneer of the near future
and who knows, he may even lead us to a new era of technology.
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issue. Were making sure that 2017 will be better not only for us, but for every engineer
out there.
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spend a brand new year with all of you.
Happy 2017!
10 Magical Microbes
Offering Kids A Different Take On
Learning STEM 42 Heres A Compelling Reason Why
iPhone USers Should Stop Using
Counterfeit Charges
20 Wearable
For in 2017
Tech Trends To Watch Out
22 What
in 2017
To Expect From Facebook
W
hen we think of robots, we usually imagine
complicated machines that are only built
by the smartest people on earth. From
the ones we see in movies, most of us dont really
expect we could build one on our own. Its just
a complicated thing as many would say. Robo
Wunderkind wants to challenge that mentality.
Founded by Rustem Akishbekov, he wanted to
teach everyone - from kids to adults - that anyone
can build a robot. Through Robo Wunderkind,
robotics is going to be a childs play.
W
eve all been too familiar with robots and
other simple machine-looking toys as
means of educating children and inspiring
them to take an interest in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).But did you
know that theres a company that came up with
another approach in introducing the wonderful
world of STEM to your kids?
I
t
hasnt been a good
year for Samsung everybody
knows that. Despite having a good start by
winning its case against Apple, different events Not only did
led Samsung into becoming one of 2016s losers. they face complaints about
It started when the Korean company received smartphones bursting into flames, Samsung
plenty of complaints from exploding Galaxy Note also had to deal with washing machines
7 units. Samsung has been busy recalling every exploding. Obviously, the company had to
unit in the market. announce for another recall of its products.
The problem was so alarming that even airlines While this may be good news to its rival
do not allow any Galaxy Note 7 users from companies, Samsung plans to hold a grand
bringing it inside the aircraft. And if you happen comeback next year. As anyone would suspect,
to scroll through the internet the past few the best damage control to this issue is to release
months, youll see memes of Galaxy Note 7 units its newest models: the Samsung Galaxy S8 and
with a fire extinguisher placed next to it while its the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.
charging.
The companys engineers are still working on
This has caused distress for the company. Market fixing the Note 7 battery problem. Yep, they still
sales were so down and the company decided havent found the main cause of the problem.
Source: CNN Money
to temporarily shut down the production of the This is why rumors are circulating that the
said unit. Even though Samsung tried to fix the release of the Galaxy S8 has been delayed by up
problem, these units still posed as a threat to any to two weeks. The initial release date was set on
user so the company decided to recall all units. February 28 at the Mobile World Congress.
Reports claim that Samsung mobile chief, DJ
Koh, decided that recalling the units was the right The Samsung Galaxy S8 is said to have a flat
thing to do even though he thought that there version (instead of a curvy design), two cameras
was not enough evidence to make the recall on the back and a boost to RAM. While the Note
really happen. 8 is expected to be bigger than the S8 and has
an S-Pen stylus. What do you think? Are you
As of October 2016, the companys smartphone looking forward to getting the new Samsung
sales hit a huge downfall. Its sales went down products?
by 14.2%. Its global market share fell to 19.2%
compared to 23.6% from last years same period. Do you think this is the perfect comeback for
If youre thinking the sales only cost the company Samsung after all of the controversy? Only
hundred of millions of dollars, youre wrong. It time will tell and we will have to look forward to
cost the company $2.3billion. Now that is one of Samsungs progress and see what awaits us this
the most expensive product safety issue ever! 2017!
2016
W
e have already reached that golden age makes voice interfaces more practical and useful.
of innovation wherein resources are It provides an easier conversational interface
almost an easy grab. Unlike in the past, that allows recognition of spoken words with
tech think tanks and engineering laboratories exceptional accuracy, thanks largely to machine
now have the technologies of developing different learning.
devices, products, and systems. It is only up to
2
engineers and scientists on how to convert these ROBOTS HELPING EACH OTHER WITH
resources into practical use. INFORMATION
Programming robots involves a human to
The year 2016 has brought us many great do the job of collecting huge amount of data and
innovations that allowed the world to be better, writing the intensive code. That is to teach robots
smarter, and more fun. There are infinite items in how to perform the easiest of routine tasks. But
this list, but here are the 10 best breakthrough given the extent of the intelligence of todays
technologies that were once unimaginable. robots, they can already help each other when
comes to information. But so far, all of this is in
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HUMANS COMMUNICATING theory.
WITH MACHINES
Talking with a smartphone seems to be a Tellex hopes that through their Million Object
crazy idea before, but now it is already a growing Challenge will allow this to happen. Its objective
trend especially in China. The countrys leading is to have the robots from all over the world
Internet company, Baidu, is traditionally used by learn how to do the routine tasks like handling
swiping and typing through the tiny keyboards in items and folding socks, upload the data to the
smartphones. This is already changing as Baidu cloud, and let other robots analyze and use the
develops an advanced speech technology and information.
Source: Electrek
3
CONSTRUCTION OF SOLARCITYS
GIGAFACTORY
Theres a new $750-million solar facility
operated by Tesla in an industrial park in Buffalo,
New York that will soon be producing some
of the most efficient solar panels available
commercially. True to its name, SolarCitys Source: Goodyear
Gigafactory is capable of making a gigawatt of
solar capacity a year, equivalent to 10,000 solar
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panels a day. That makes it the biggest solar THE VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET FOR
manufacturing plant in North America and one of EVERYONE, THE SONY PLAYSTATION VR
the biggest in the world. Virtual reality headsets often require a
computer powerful enough to support cutting-
Renewable energy advocates have several edge virtual reality. But not the Sony Playstation
reasons to celebrate this milestone. One of which VR, which lets more than 40 million people who
is the fact that the company will sell residential already own the Playstation 4 enjoy a plug-and-
solar panels that cost way cheaper as compared play experience with their consoles.
in 2012 from $4.73, SolarCity can install
the panels only for $2.84 per watt. This is still It delivers full 1080p images to each eye and a
expected to go below $2.50 per watt by the wide 100-degree field of view, perfect for virtual
end of 2017. The volume of production and a reality enthusiasts. No need spend so much on
simplified manufacturing process are responsible the VR headset and the PC or settle with the
for such low prices. cheap phone-based VR systems.
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AUTONOMOUS DRIVING WITH TESLA GOODYEARS OMNIDIRECTIONAL
AUTOPILOT SPHERICAL TIRES
Even when Tesla introduced the Autopilot The wheels barely had a major revamp
back in 2014, it had the most progress this year because automakers have focused themselves
packing their self-driving car with advanced to autonomous driving and electric cars until
features. From its first generation of autonomous Goodyear unveiled its Eagle-360 spherical tire
vehicles, Tesla has produced new hardware that concept. The 3D-printed ball tires are intended
leads to the level 3 and 4 autonomous driving for the self-driving cars.
meaning the cars could already take control and
make decisions entirely on their own. Its pretty much like the wheel of the future. The
Eagle 360 allows multidirectional movement of
The latest Tesla Autopilot model is so far the tires by using magnetic levitation instead of
embedded with 1.3 billion miles of Autopilot data axles. The design lets the tires throw water away
from its first generation sensor suite. This, after through its centrifugal forces, also with a larger
the automaker bought a new $1 million state of contact path with the ground which allows for
the art data storage system. more control.
8
MICROSOFT SKYPE TRANSLATOR
CONVERTING LIVE SPEECH INTO TEXT
What use will there be with a chat
involving different language speakers if they
dont understand each other? Skypes artificial
intelligence-based Translator does the job of
interpreting your spoken mother tongue into 7 Souce: AFP
other languages and see transcripts for more than
50.
9
CHINAS NEW SPACE MODULE,
Through its layers of machine-learning algorithms, THE TIANGONG-2
the words spoken in the Skype chat are analyzed China is no way backing out in its space
and transcribed into text. It uses an AI that draws exploration as the China Manned Space
on millions of speech examples. Moreover it is Programme launches its second module in 2016
self-learning meaning the more people talk in after the Tiangong 1 installed five years ago.
regional accent or slangs, Translator gets smarter Two new astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen
by hearing and understanding the content spoken. Dong, arrived in orbit earlier this year. According
to the programmes official statement, the
Tiangong 2 has this main objective: verify key
technologies including cargo transportation, on-
orbit propellant resupply, and medium-term stay
of astronauts, as well as conduct space science
and application experiments on a relatively large
scale.
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Source: Digital Trends WORLDS FIRST DENGUE VACCINE
Medicine is a field that greatly benefits
from the advancement of technology.
This 2016, it has observed monumental
developments including a vaccine called
Dengvaxia that has been recommended by the
World Health Organization to prevent dengue.
Theres so much to be excited about the future This is expected to grow in 2017 to guide
of software. With the rapid development of the decisions especially in sales. More businesses will
technology that transpired this year from depend on analytical tools to combine customer
augmented reality to machine learning to data with unstructured communication, industry
automation the following year holds a promise benchmarks and algorithms.
of continuing these emerging trends that
dominate across different industries. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Considered to be one of the biggest threats to
Perhaps in 2017, all of that will soar to an entirely mankind, artificial intelligence will be made to be
new level. Software is expected to focus on smarter and better in 2017.
customization and the power of big data analysis,
experts say. Heres an in-depth look: Machines and devices are slowly learning to
adapt and respond to their environments entirely
ANALYTICS on their own. What we usually see in science
Data plays a critical role in modern software fiction movies are becoming part of the reality.
development. For every search, click, and form This year had witnessed imminent threats related
entry that users do on the Internet, it contains to the expansion of artificial intelligence.
embedded information and insights that drive
understanding of the performance of a target While it is undeniable that they provide the
task.Software analytics is composed of a trinity: effective shortcuts solutions to problems, AI-
the system, its users, and the development enabled machines and systems are still to show
process. These three combines the technologies what extent their power could do. But so far, it is
employed like machine learning, data mining, seen to be one of the most disruptive forces in
pattern recognition, information visualization and software.
data computing.
There will be a huge lift of automation in its Businesses are the ones who will greatly benefit
wide scope of application. In 2017, drastic from text parsing as it can be used to further
changes are most likely to happen with the consolidate and understand the customers
manufacturing, transportation, utilities, security, feedback. Through this, they will be able to
and communications sectors across developed filter the responses, direct to the teams about
countries. the urgent matters, and provide the necessary
customer support.
CLOUD SERVICES
Storage of data has become less dependent THE INTERNET OF THINGS
on hard drives and more on the Internet. This Our devices, machines, accessories, and even
phenomenon, called cloud computing, is an buildings have never been more connected
easy solution to store and access data and thanks to the Internet of Things, which is a
programs without the need for physical data network of smart devices with an on and off
storage. Having cloud-based applications, or switch to the Internet.At most, it enables us to
software as a service, allows an easy access build smart cities with organized transportation
from any connected computer without the need networks, higher energy efficiency, and improved
to purchase, install, update, and maintain the security, among others.
software.
Software has a lot to do with the flourish of the
The cloud provides a service able to dynamically IoT. It should be designed to perform a specific
scale to usage needs, while securely storing data purpose and understand challenges enveloped in
even upon breakage of the computer. the network.
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Source: Treehugger
NEW GADGETS
TO WATCH OUT
FOR IN 2017
2016 has been another year that has been full of
awesome innovations, crazy inventions, as well as
badass new gadgets. We can definitely say that
this year has been innovatively fruitful. And so, we
can expect that 2017 will be more fruitful in this
field as well.
ECOQUBE AIR
EcoQube Air is the worlds first desktop greenhouse. Once
installed, it provides clean air, and allows you to grow plants or
food easily, and improve your quality of life. You are able to
monitor your plants growth by using its companion smartphone
app.
PERFECT MEMORY
Source: Indiegogo
This is my favorite among the list. Isnt it irritating when at an event,
everything happens so fast that you arent fast enough to bring out
your camera and capture that one moment you wish you could
have caught on camera? Well the perfect memory camera has
solved this problem!
You can consider the perfect memory camera as the only time
travel camera that lets you save a video AFTER a certain event
happens. But how? Basically, the camera is turned on the whole
time on standby, and whenever something awesome happens, all
you have to do is click the camera and it records what happens in
the last 5 minutes.
POPSLATE 2
popSLATE 2 is basically a smart second screen for iPhone.
Its an e-ink display that is placed on the backside of an
iPhone, and is always turned on. It displays the contents you
use more frequently on your phone. It isnt bulky since its size
is only 0.16 and it charges along when youre charging your
iPhone. This device will help you save on battery since it uses
minimal power.
MODOBAG
Modobag is the worlds first motorized, and smart carry-on
bag. If you love to travel but hate dragging round your carry-
on luggage, this is the bet bag for you! The bag has a built-in
motor, steering handles, paddles and a soft seating system so
that you can ride on the bag if you dont feel like walking!
It also has two 5v, 3.1A USB charging ports so you can
recharge your smartphones and other devices. It includes a
digital display that shows the charging status of your devices. It
has a maximum speed of 8mph, and only weighs 19 lbs. It has
been approved by the TSA and the FAA so it can pass through
airport security and passes the luggage weight limits.
TO WATCH
die down after a few months. But innovators have
been taking advantage of this fad, and were able to
OUT FOR IN
take wearables to new dimensions that could be useful
2017
in different industries. The wearables of today are now
doing everything from fitness tracking, to games and
entertainment, to keeping us safe.
WEARABLE HEALTHCARE
Wearable fitness trackers are the most popular
kind of wearable these days, but in the future, we
can expect that wearables will shift from fitness
to focusing on overall healthcare. There will be
wearables that would have vital signs monitors for
newborns and the elderly in developing countries,
smartwatches that can work as blood pressure
monitors, hearing aids that can be controlled
via smartphone and many more. These kinds of
technologies are great for rescue operations, and
Source: Wearableo
emergency equipment.
VIRTUAL REALITY
Virtual Reality is definitely going to be the next big
thing! Many companies, including big players like
Google, Samsung, and Facebook are investing a
lot in this new technology. Many may think that this
technology will only be utilized by gamers, but this
technology goes beyond just gaming. Soon, it may
be used in different fields such as in education,
medical, and even in the engineering field.
Source: Makerfairerome
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IN 2017
So its good to know some updates about
the social media most people are using
today. Here are the top Facebook trends
that we can expect for 2017.
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Another year has gone by and here we are, at awe faster speed, better efficiency and less latency as
with what 2016 gave us. Its been a challenging soon as 5G is connected to your devices. While
year for most of us but what has it been for the it may have been introduced earlier already,
telecom industry? With more mobile devices glued expect companies to offer it commercially on new
to our hands as the year progressed, the more technology within the year.
demands there were for stronger connections for
video streaming, mobile interactions, payments Over-The-Top Service
and even the Internet of Things (IoT). Our Network operators will feel the pressure this 2017
connection to our mobile devices became stronger as people will start to demand more boost in OTT
- if you think about it,as soon as we wake up, we adoption and consumption.
reach for it to check what we missed while we
were sleeping. Security
Data breach has been common for most
With more demands for better services from our companies thats why tighter security will be
telecom companies, what can we expect this added to the ones who can afford it. Network
2017? operators and telcos are pressured to protect the
data for top companies and do whatever it takes to
5G prevent attacks from hackers and terrorists. Expect
4G out and say hello to 5G! Its going to be the in 2017, telcos will be more focused on setting up
rise of the fifth generation mobile networks. holistic network security. Encryption transition will
While not everyone may get its coverage, expect also shift towards a more pervasive technology.
Source: LinkedIn
Every year, the Consumer Electronics Show Consumer tech products to be announced at CES
(CES) displays a wide collection of technology are still as groundbreaking after half a century
products that range from robots, smart home of holding the show. To be highlighted are the
appliances, phones, laptops, and televisions, new generation of televisions, cars, virtual reality,
making it the largest annual technology event smartphones, drones, and wearables, among
in the world. It is religiously attended by leading others. Of course most of these are but rumors
technology innovators, crowded by enthusiasts, that have propagated in the tech world.
and populated by the media.
Sony is anticipated to announce its first range
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, CES will go of OLED and Android TV combinations, on top of
to Las Vegas in the first week of 2017. There, the new Xperia phones that sport a 5.5-inch 4K
consumer tech products will be showcased display and 4GB of RAM. Theres also a talk about
through keynote speeches, presentations and two new Snapdragon 820-wielding handsets.
booths around the city.
LG is expected to show off a 4K, HDR-compatible
But what could we expect at CES 2017? monitor that provides enhanced picture quality
On January 5 to 8, the following companies usually found in televisions. The tech giant is also
are expected to be in appearance: Casio, BMW, slated to reveal new handsets which include four
Bosch, Honor, HTC, Huawei, Intel, Faraday Future, new K-series devices, the LG G Stylus 3 and the
LG, Lenovo, Nissan, Nvidia, Panasonic, Samsung, first-in-the-line LG X Calibur.
Sony, Qualcomm, Dell, Toyota, Volkswagen, and
Xiaomi. Amazon and Netflix, who went to the show Samsung is also one to talk about in CES 2017.
in previous years, might be missing at CES next It might just unveil a dual-screen foldable
year. Meanwhile, Apple and Google have never smartphone and new Galaxy A series devices. No
made an appearance at the consumer tech show confirmation on the Galaxy S8 revelation yet but it
and choose to hold their launch events instead. is most likely to be reserved for the Mobile World
Congress 2017 in Barcelona.
As traditionally done, tech companies in
attendance are slated to announce their products Xiaomi is attending for the first time ever to show
at CES Unveiled. This is a preview of the trends a new global Mi product that might just be a VR
and innovations from the show that will run from headset or a Pad 3 tablet.
January 3 to 4.
On the other hand, Faraday Future has confirmed Source: Faraday Future
its release of the concept car that is a premium
electric vehicle that combines extreme technology,
industry leading range and holistic design.
Another problem Zuckerberg faced in 2016 was In his post on Facebook, he shares:
when his company was blamed for the outcome My personal challenge for 2017 is to have visited
of the 2016 Presidential US Elections. Zuckerberg and met people in every state in the US by the
weighed in on the issue regarding the fake end of the year. Ive spent significant time in many
conservative news going around on the social media states already, so Ill need to travel to about 30
platform and how more people have fallen victims states this year to complete this challenge.
to these hoax stories. While some people dont
put the blame on Facebook, stating that its a tech After a tumultuous last year, my hope for this
company, most people get updates of whats going challenge is to get out and talk to more people
on on the world on Facebook. about how theyre living, working and thinking
about the future.
Zuckerberg later on acknowledged that the spread
of false stories is really becoming an issue for his In a different post, he challenges anyone who
company. He said, Our goal is to show people the wants to join his challenge to visit 12 new places
content they will find most meaningful, and people one has never been in with an aim to meet
want accurate news. We have already launched someone new and learn about their lives. He
work enabling our community to flag hoaxes and wrote, Visiting 12 new places is a lot -- its one
fake news, and there is more we can do here. We new place every month. The places dont need to
have made progress, and we will continue to work be far away. A half-hour drive, bus or train ride to
on this to improve further. meet people in a community you dont normally
interact with counts. A road trip could be a way
A YEAR OF TRAVEL to meet people in 5-10 different places in a week
While Facebook is planning to cash in on mobile ad or less. And even if you dont visit 12 new places,
and the websites sharing method will be evolving meeting people in any new community can be a
this year, Zuckerberg also announced his personal meaningful experience.
challenge for the brand new year. Despite the hectic
schedule he has ahead of him, he aims to visit and So what do you think? Are you up for the
meet people in each state in the US. challenge?
Berlin
Seoul
Rome Lagos
A CHALLENGING 2017
Being the youngest billionaire in the world, were
sure its going to be another challenging year
for Zuckerberg - as a father, a husband, an
entrepreneur, an innovator and an inspiration. But
if youve seen the movie, The Social Network, and
think that Jesse Eisenbergs depiction of Mark
Zuckerberg in the movie is really based from who
he was as he started Facebook, you know Zuck
has gone a long way from being that guy who
created Facemash into becoming the one of the
biggest names in the world.
W
e can all agree that one of the most
entertaining things we can do is
just sit back in a movie theater to
watch a highly anticipated film. The movie
industry has offered us a wide range of
stories that can entertain us but we all know
that engineers do enjoy movies with high-
tech gadgets and fast-paced movements.
Engineers also have a habit of checking if
the movie theyre watching is technically
possible because thats what engineers
normally do. While 2016 offered us exciting
movies, some disappointed us while some
just okay. Lets face it it just wasnt a WORLD WAR Z CARS 3
good year for almost everything including June 9 June 16
movies. So as we look forward to a brand While the plot remains to be a mystery, We all love cars. We all love Cars, too! So if
new year, what movies are in store for us were sure there are going to be a lot of Pixar and Disney are producing another film
this 2017? heart-pounding moments in this film. about cars that awaken the inner child within
us, then count us in!
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s the year 2016 is about to end, it really has been a roller coaster ride for the
Philippines as well as the whole world. Being known as the texting capital of
the world, Filipinos arent going to be last in the online world as well. Now,
Google has created the top searches in the Philippines. The top hits are those that
made a lot of noise and impact in the country, this includes Biebers Love Yourself,
Pokmon Go, the 2016 elections and the heart wrenching Korean film Train to
Busan. Heres the long list of trending searches made in the Philippines this 2016.
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ave you noticed any female sound or audio
engineers in the music industry? Is audio
engineering so biased that it can not accept
female engineers in the industry? Remember
the Album of the Year winner Taylor Swifts
acceptance speech during the 58th annual
Grammy Awards in February? If you dont, here is
an excerpt, There are going to be people along
the way who try to undercut your success or take The
credit for your accomplishments or your fame. But number
if you just focus on the work, [someday] you will of women,
look around and you will know it was you and the too, keeps
people who love you who put you there. And that on going down
will be the greatest feeling in the world. largely because of
the discrimination, if not
A few may ask, what about it? Well, if you didnt indifference.
notice, at the time she was making the speech
about female empowerment, she is surrounded Audio recording studios do
by an all-male crowd of music producers. Not not even bother counting women
a single woman is up on stage to support her in their league because they seem
ideals. But what appeared was not entirely the to be not around. But theres one, the
case. The success of the award-winning album Womens Audio Mission, a non-profit dedicated to
1989 was because of 19 people other than supporting women in audio production, which has
Swift, two of which are women: Imogen Heap website that presents a statistic of only 5 per cent
and Laura Sisk. Both women were unable to go of people who work in the production of music,
behind Swift during the ceremony, but had made television, news and film are women. If that is the
significant contributions behind the scenes. only statistic we can find about women in music
production, then its time to make the necessary
This is a sad reflection though, that women in changes to give women equal opportunities in
music production are still undermined. In an such field.
industry where males are dominant, the womens
capacity to take charge is questioned.
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ho says that Minecraft and Minecraft. The big difference with the
education cannot ever be mixed? Education Edition is the presence of tools
Definitely not Microsoft. The that makes it easier for the teachers to
tech giant has developed a new version navigate and operate as a learning tool, and
of Minecraft called Minecraft: Education some new in-game items like a camera and
Edition which offers classroom tools a chalkboard. In the app, the educators can
intended for the students to learn through see where the students are on a map, give
their own accounts. It hopes that schools students different resources, and teleport
will not just let them play with the famous people to different locations.
blocks video game but support them
through integrating it in the class. Teachers can use the app as a material
for the students to explore a certain
It started when Microsoft purchased a mod setting in a book or a historic structure.
in January of this year aimed at making it They will have to build the different worlds
an educational platform. They hurried a themselves though, which takes a lot of
beta testing this summer, hoping that the time especially when the teachers create
education tools will be furnished in time instructive worlds lesson after lesson.
for the start of school. Unfortunately they
missed the date for a few months. But they The Education Edition will only be
are on a roll. Minecraft: Education Edition successful if the teachers will adapt to
is now available on both Windows 10 and creating lesson plans in Minecraft and
macOS for $5 per student for a years share them to the students. Although this
subscription. Students who have played is a cool, interactive way to teach the
Minecraft before will find this new version new generation of students, the biggest
Source: The Verge to be almost the same with the original. adjustment will have to be among the
Its not entirely different from the regular teachers.
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f youre the type of person who wants a quick,
easy and portable way of listening to music while
youre around the house or at a hotel during a
vacation, then the gadget youre looking for could
be a Bluetooth speaker. All you need to do is sync
it to your phone or tablet, and enjoy your music
whenever you want. There are a lot of choices of
speakers to choose from, so were here to help you
choose. Here are what we think are the top ranking
Bluetooth speakers this 2016.
UE Boom 2
This Bluetooth speaker is the sequel to the UE Boom,
and its far more awesome than its predecessor. Why?
Because its waterproof! You can now bring this in your
Fugoo bathroom for music in the tub, or at your private pool or
Jacuzzi, all thanks to water proofing. The company also
This Bluetooth speaker offers surprisingly good sound offers the Megaboom, if youre looking for more power.
quality for its size. It can run for up to 40 hours when
Source: CNet
listening at medium volume! It comes in your choice of
jacket style: Tough, Sport, or Style.
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There is no stopping the wild minds in technology. Yup, that will be inside of our skin, as if thats not the
Everyday, gadgets advance and reach a new level definition of built-in. Devices will no longer be worn,
of innovation. From the announcement of iPhone but instead they are implanted into bodies, serving
back in 2007 and Android in 2008, from wearables communications, location, behavior monitoring and
to implantables, we certainly have come a long way. health functions.
This is what 800 experts and executives in the World
Economic Forum congregation in Davos have proven Smart tattoos and other chips that may be entangled
to us after being surveyed on the overarching trends to our bodies will help in identification and location.
that will shape the technology of the future. This is There are other remarkable predictions in the list
what they have predicted. as well but our technology still have a long way to
go before we get to those levels. Just wish that
As people become more and more connected manufacturers and engineers will make these
to devices, sometime in the future, say 2023 as foresights a reality.
predicted, we will have built-in smartphones.
Source: WEForum.org
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ur digital lives are often dominated Sometimes, taking a step
by the voracious appetite for the back will prove to be more
what-will-be. We seem to have progressive than forging
an insatiable hunger to either have a ahead.
glimpse of the future or define the next It cannot be any more
trend to take the Internet world by storm. important that in the
We are always on the lookout for the context of our online
next wave of devices, updated software, life, in which we
innovative websites, or progressive invest an increasing
methods to enhance our digital presence. amount of hours
When it comes to our digital life, our and effort.
mantra seem to be the more, the newer,
the better. But, with the extent
of time, work and
You may have the insider scoop of information that
what are to come, or have multi-million we have poured into
followers on your blogs and social media enhancing our digital
sites, but have you ever taken time presence, the task will
to ask yourself if your digital exploits sure appear to be daunting.
actually contribute to a meaningful I am sure most have us have
overall existence? Does your digital more than a thousand pictures
achievements contribute to your personal and messages shared to thousands of
or professional life? Are your online followers in more than one account in
habits enhancing your learning, personal more than one social media channel
relationships or work? (phew!). How many of us have activated
social notifications on more than
One way to know the answers to the one device? How many of us follow
above questions is by taking some numerous information streams and blogs
time off and reassessing our digital life. to keep up-to-date?
Because we are always occupied with
looking ahead and keeping the online
snowball rolling, we often forget that
digital wisdom sometimes lie in what has
been.
W
hen one wants to remodel his home, This is what Occipital, the company behind
he needs to have a computer- the Structure Sensor, aims to harness. Canvas
generated 3D map of what he is allows its users to measure entire rooms
working with. This is a problem if he doesnt everything in view all at once with the magic
have the electronic blueprints and has to of 3D depth sensing. It has the ability to capture
measure the physical dimensions and lay fast, accurate dimensions of objects and Were now entering the era
them out in the computer. It is pretty laborious
considering he has a big room or a mansion. A
environments for large-scale reconstruction
tasks. Once the users scan a room and send
when were going to start
modern scanning technology presents an easy them to Occipital, they could get the CAD files having a 3D record of the
solution for this same job just with an iPad after two business days and work with it in most
and the Structure Sensor. modelling software like SketchUp. The sky is world around us.
the limit upon transforming their present spaces
Through an app called Canvas, homeowners into full-color 3D files wherein they could
and designers alike can simply scan a room virtually add just about anything.
in minutes and automatically generate CAD
software files. The process is made with Adam Rodnitzky, the companys VP of
functional outputs that architects and engineers marketing, boasts, I think well probably look
can use and manipulate for remodelling. Point- back at today as a time, just like the 1830s,
to-point measurements and as-built baselines when we just started to have photographs.
are easily done by raw scans of spaces but Were now entering the era when were going
they have a limitation: it is complicated to to start having a 3D record of the world around
create a 3D model out of the given data. But us.
still, they can be used for rework, remodelling
or envisioning changes in the scanned space.
Source: Occipital
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wipe left or swipe right, time will He said to be imaginative about what to
come that users will be exhausted do for the Holy Year of Mercy, Cushley
with dating apps like Tinder and aired.
the sex it is entangled with. The earthly
desires of the modern man and woman Its primary function is lets users search
will reach a peak until its time to repent. for the nearest Holy Mass, confessional
And fortunately, theres also an app that or diocesanal statistics. Reports say that
can help with you for that. The Catholic the app uses technology by software
app was made by a Scottish Archbishop firm Musemantik to direct the faithful
which allows the users to search for the from their current location to the nearest
nearest confessional or Holy Mass. Catholic Church. Cushley is hopeful
that everyone is going to the use the
The media and netizens have wittingly app, it being a spiritual and practical
called it Sindr, with reference to the experience. This is in time for Pope
famous dating app. According to Vatican Francis so-called Extraordinary Year
Radio, The Catholic app will be launched of Jubilee. The Edinburgh archbishop
early in 2017. describes it to be a smart bit of
technology that could impact how
Archbishop Leo Cushley spoke with the the Catholic Church brings the mercy
station in lieu of the announcement at of God and the joy of the Gospel to our
the St. Peters Basilica in Rome. The
idea was really inspired by the Holy
Father himself.
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H
ave you ever dreamt to see your Lego The possibilities are endless: create spinning
artwork come to life? Well, dream no thingamajigs, clap-switch lights, and even make
more with this new Internet of Things a dog whose head spins. This not only creates
new project on Kickstarter. Brixo allows you to fun for everyone but can also be used to teach
create your personalized designs and adds a young children about electronics. If you already
certain element to the twist: electricity. Yes, you have existing Lego creations, you can just
read right, the Brixo blocks can have electricity attach the Lego-compatible Brixo blocks and
pass through them and can be activated using make your creations even more awesome. The
proximity, sound, light, and even with Bluetooth. project is on Kickstarter so if you want it, you
This new toy is every man, and childs dream can still go and back it up.
come true.
Source: Brixo
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MEET THIS COOL FILIPINO INSTRUCTOR MEGAWIDES BIG BOSSES: THE STORY
INSPIRING FUTURE ELECTRONICS OF 2 CIVIL ENGINEERS WHO BECAME
ENGINEERS PHILIPPINES YOUNGEST MILLIONAIRES
Some engineers choose to work in their field of Engr. Michael Cosiquien and Engr. Edgar Saavedra
expertise, while some give back to other people are listed as two of the Philippines youngest
by teaching the next generation of engineers. millionaires at ages 43 and 41, respectively. This,
Emilano Tan is one of the latter. After topping the largely because of a company they founded called
electronics engineering board exam in 2015, he Megawide Construction back in 1997. But before
now works as an instructor in a review center. He they became the successful men they are now,
shared interesting tips for aspiring engineers. both had faced numerous challenges.
FILIPINO KIDS TOP INTERNATIONAL MATH MEET THIS 4-YEAR OLD MATH PRODIGY
CONTEST IN INDIA FROM CEBU, PHILIPPINES
Theres a lot to be proud about the young Filipino Miko Secillano is not like any kid. At only 4 years
math Olympians. Year after year, the delegates old, he can already calculate the square root of
sent to compete in international math competitions numbers 1 to 30 in 3 minutes, tell all the 118
never fail to bring home medals. Such is the case of numbers and symbols of the Periodic Table of
this Philippine team at the 7th International Young Elements, answer the capitals of different countries,
Mathematicians Convention at Lucknow, India who and even perform basic electrical circuit analysis.
bagged 32 medals.
ENGR. AISA MIJENO INVENTS LAMP THAT SOCIAL GOOD: ILOILO ENGINEERING
RUNS ON SALTWATER, OBAMA AND MA PROJECTS FOR THE ELDERLY AND
APPROVED! DIFFERENTLY-ABLED PERSONS
Filipina engineer Aisa Mijeno who designed the One of our editors was invited to judge an
Sustainable Alterative Lighting (SALt) lamp has engineering design contest with projects focused
taken the center stage with no less than the US on the special needs of the elderly and differently-
President Barack Obama and Alibaba founder abled persons. There are good finds in the exhibit,
Jack Ma. No doubt she deserves it since her including a wheelchair with installed bicycle
device, is genius! mechanism and a walker with obstacle detector
and vibrating motor.
A
s the year 2016 is coming to an end, we can say that the year 2016 has definitely been
a year that has been technologically fruitful. Every year Google releases the Top trending
searches for each country as well as its globally trending search topics. They rank
everything from top searches overall to the most searched people and global news stories. From
Consumer Tech, to movies, to the top news stories. From Pokmon Go to Suicide Squad, what
topics do you think made the list? Without further ado, here are the top Google searches in the
world for 2016!
A
s the old saying goes Health is optimum efficiency.
Wealth, and with all the pollution After all, sickness doesnt choose the poor
and unhealthy chemicals and toxins or rich. In connection to this, many research
entering our bodies everyday, this old saying and technological institutions have made
couldnt be more true. In order for us to be medical smart devices and have already
able to perform our daily duties as students/ introduced them in the market. These smart
employees/ business owners/ tycoons, we devices aim to collect and analyze your data
all have to make sure our bodies are at more accurately. Without any ranking and
D
mitry Itskov, a Russian media to a computer and will eventually
mogul and multi-millionaire, be able to be transferred to
has one goal: to be able to upgradable bodies. Itskov claims
use technology to live forever. To that he has upped the urgency
be able to do this, he is currently of his research. If there is no
heading a science-based project immortality technology, Ill be dead
called the 2045 initiative in the next 35 years, he says in Source: VC Media
which aims to upload human an upcoming documentary, The
consciousness into an online Immortalist.
avatar that can live forever. This is
a step to eternal life technology. The ultimate goal of my
plan is to transfer someones
Itskov has given millions of dollars personality into the new artificial
into pioneering the research since carrier. Different scientists
the initiative was launched. His call it uploading or they call it
team of scientists, believe that mind transfer. I prefer to call it
the human brain is very similar personality transfer. Source: CG4TV
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