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Monday, August 25, 2014

LG reveals a ROUND smartwatch



Recently, Google has created three popular Android Wear smartwatches, which are competing with Samsung's smartwatches. The Moto 360 was a big talk at Google's developer conference in June, which is another smartwatch that is round. However, next week, in Berlin, LG will be introducing its new smartwatch, called the LG G Watch R. 

This watch will be different compared to the original Android Wear LG G watch because firstly it is a round watch, and the second thing that is different is that the watch comes with a button on the side. But LG isn't the only company that is competing with Samsung and Motorola, ASUS,  HTC, and Apple are also trying to beat each other in the race to create the best watch in the market.




Good luck to all the competitors. 

For more information, check out engadget's article:
Engadget- http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/24/lg-g-watch-r-teaser/




Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Comparison between 2 Powerful Fuel Efficient Cars: 2014 Tesla Model S P85+ vs. 2014 BMW i8

The Telsa Model S was a very unique and new car to the automobile industry because it was a great car. with a 17 inch touch screen that controls the car, and the car runs and pure electricity. But then BMW created their own idea and came up with the BMW i8, BMW's new drivetrain, eDrive. This means that the car runs on electricity, but in this particular case. the car can also run on gasoline, if the driver wants to drive competitively But the main question is: Which car is better and why?

 According to Motortrend's article. the Tesla Model S P85+ is a better car than the BMW i8, with which I agree with because there are several reason. The primary reason why the Tesla is better is because the car is a "Greener" car than the BMW, in that the Tesla is only battery powered, whereas the BMW is half electric, and half gasoline powered. Additionally, the BMW i8 isn't a family car. although it has four seats, because  the car only has two doors, and the passengers in the back will have to struggle with space. Also, the Tesla has a bigger trunk than the i8, with the i8 only managing to fit 1 suitcase in its 4.7 cubic foot trunk. It is no doubt that BMW has put great effort into creating the i8, but the Tesla would beat it in comparison any day. 


To see more information about this article, check out Motortrend's article:

Motortrend- http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/alternative/1408_2014_tesla_model_s_p85_vs_2014_bmw_i8_comparison/

Friday, August 8, 2014

The new IBM super BRAIN computing chip

IBM has always been an innovative company, creating revolutions in the computing industry, with one of he first personal computer, the ThinkPad, and Watson, the world's first supercomputer. But three years ago, IBM had revealed their prototype for a human brain-inspired computer chip, SyNAPSE (Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics). 

The original prototype had only a single core, but now the chip has improved significantly and has over 1 million neurons, 256 million synapses, and 4096 neurosynaptic cores, only the chip needs only 70 mW of power to actually function. This is a significant achievement for IBM, and this achievement has reached the cover of the journal Science. Additionally, IBM's Chief Scientist Dr. Dharmendra S. Modha says that the amount of power required for this chip to work is equivalent to the the battery required for a hearing aid to function! 



For more information, check out engadget's article: