For the iPhone’s three generations, a common complaint among techies is the lack of support for Adobe Flash video, the most widely used video playback technology on the Web. Apple CEO Steve Jobs stated that the issue was Flash’s poor performance— badly written ActionScript code can, in fact, suck up resources faster than a tornado. [...]
The MTHS FIRST Robotics club was recognized during the first weekend of April at the Seattle Regional Robotics competition, winning both the Business Plan Award and Safety Award. The event was held at Key Arena for the 3rd year in a row. It was led by Derek Burkett and David Krienke, the Robotics team who [...]
Whatwill it be called? iSlate? iTablet? Something else? Will it even be announced? If so, will it float or bring about world peace? Well, questions are starting to be answered, as Steve Jobs has finally unveiled the iPad. At 0.5 inches thin, weighing in at 1.5 pounds and with a 9.7-inch IPS display, it’s a [...]
Ipod WAKE-UP LIGHT $ 199 Some teens need nothing short of a bullhorn blasting in their faces in order to wake up in the morning. However, some students appreciate a more subtle approach. The Philips’ Wake-Up Light looks like a soothing pillow with an iPod dock attached so the user can set its internal lamp [...]
While winter sports are finishing up, Robotics Team is starting to prepare for this year’s competition. The weekend of March 6 marks the start of this year’s regional competition. The team will start by traveling to Portland for their first face-off, and then later to the Seattle Key Arena for the second. The team has [...]
On July 11, a commercial American Airlines plane successfully completed its flight from New York to California, equipped with a missile-repelling system. The JetEye system, developed by the United Kingdom-based BAE Systems, is an infrared missile defense system that diverts shoulder-fired missiles. It works by firing a laser once it detects heat-seeking missiles in order [...]
If you’re talking about video games, the conversation inevitably revolves around at least one of the major gaming console producers in the world today; Microsoft of the United States, or Sony and Nintendo of Japan. Subjects of the video game industry love to claim their favorite system as dominant, be it Microsoft’s Xbox 360 with [...]
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