Tech Article 10/28

Nintendo bleeds profits, and right before the holiday season. Recently, the Japanese game company posted that they have lost 925.6 million dollars. This is a major increase from last year, which was 26.5 million dollars. The reason as to why they have lost so much money is because the demand for Nintendo consoles and games are cooling. This is because Nintendo really hasn't released anything major in the past few years, only a few new DS versions. Also, Wii is lower in demand now that the PlayStation3 and Xbox360 Kinect are now out and selling fast. If Nintendo doesn't release something new soon, such as the Wii 2 that is planning on being released in 2012, it is probably only going to go downhill from there...

Tech Article 10/21

Robotic sailboats are now being built. Their purpose- to clean oil spills. These boat-bots have taken up to three percent out of the Gulf of Mexico so far. The reason why the process is so slow is because they only have "skimmers," that skim the upper parts of the water. This un-manned boat is also very good because nobody has to go out to the waste area and get intoxicated with the fumes and the mess. Also, these robotic boats are very hard to make and require a large amount of money to build. However, once we can accomplish the feat of making one that can actually take out large amounts of oil, the results will be unbelievable.



http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/20/tech/motherboard-sailing-drone/index.html

Tech Article 10/14

Grand Theft Auto, a free roam action game that is usually on big time consoles such as the PS3 and Xbox 360 is now coming out on the iPad and other major tablets. The game is going mobile in honor of the game's 10 year anniversary. Grand Theft Auto III is going to launch sometime this fall. It will be available on the iPad, iPhone, and other smart phones and tablets such as Androids and several types of the Galaxy. This is a good idea to me because Grand Theft Auto is a great game series and very well known to many people. I think that this game will sell on the tablets because it is so well known on consoles. However, games that are on consoles are known to be worse on the iPad and such rather than on the console because a game may be harder with no buttons or controls. Either way many are excited for the release of Grand Theft Auto III this Fall.

Tech Article 10/6

About a year ago, India showed a prototype of "The World's Cheapest Tablet Computer." Just Wednesday, India released this item to the world. This tablet computer is currently ranging from $35 to $50, and is considered a valuable tool for learning and also a milestone in India's tech services. There were many difficulties while making this too, including a lot of skepticism and racism. For example, one said, "This couldn't have been done by the Indians." However, it was. The Indians have been working on this project for years and it has finally all paid off. This tablet was originally called the "Sakshat Tablet," but is now called Aakash, or "Sky."

Weekend Highlights

This weekend was very fun. On Friday, I went to a surprise party for my friend. It was a lot of fun hanging out and seeing all of my friends. Saturday I went to the football game that featured Wood-Ridge vs. Saint Mary's. Wood-Ridge lost 28-6, but it was still a fun time. Finally, yesterday, I played some sports and helped my parents decorate the house for Halloween. This was a very fun weekend.