I had every intention on NOT doing a mixtape today, but there has been so many cool things going on in the tech world over the last week that I just couldn't help myself. So...since I can't focus on a clear topic to write about I'll share some of my thoughts on today's more interesting tech news in The Blogabout-ech Mixtape.
South Korean Prisons are Employing... Robots!
Yeah, you think I'm kidding don't you? I'm not. Beginning next year, South Korea will be using 150cm-tall robots on wheels to police their prisons. The $850, 000 machines will be used mainly at night -- those damn overtime hours -- using sensors to report suspicious behavior to the other lifeforms we call, uh, people.
The robots will be tested out for a month, but if it works out we know its a copycat league. Be prepared to see more robot police guards, followed by Robocops, Termintors, then those freaky-spider things we saw in the Matrix movies. Fucking Cylons!
Attempting to assuage such fears Kyonggi University professor, Lee Baik-chul had this to say:
"[T]he robots are not terminators. Their job is not cracking down on violent prisoners. They are helpers. When an inmate is in a life-threatening situation or seriously ill, he or she can reach out for help quickly.”Isn't that how all of these movies start!?
Video Game Controllers and Google Chrome Sitting in a Tree...
Arizone State University professor, James Paul Gee is one of the reasons why I applied to the Multimedia program. We've got a lot in common. Both of us grew up in the Bay. We share the same alma mater (Go Goucho's!), but it was his theories around video games that really peeked my interest. Namely, his belief that "video games are a new literacy." They are literally something that one must learn how to play in order to access the information and experiences one can get from them.
Yeah, people use to think I was a nerd for thinking that sort of thing. Cue the recent announcement that video game controllers will soon be compatible with Google's Chrome web browser. No announcements yet on why Google decided to do this although my guess is were going to see the end of video game consoles soon. What I do know is the people who used to think I was crazy, nerdy or otherwise making excuses for playing Grand Theft Auto 4....Ha!!
I SPIT on My iPhone!
Phones these days have an app for just about anything, right? Well, they don't have a doctor app -- not yet, anyway. New Scientist is reporting that the Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Learning is working on, hell, something that will allow the way a touch screen reads your dingertips to read a person's saliva.
Stop laughing! I'm not finish.
Apparently, they've already taught the device how to detect chlamydia through a persons loogie. They anticipate that the company can become billionaires over night with the San Francisco market alone.
Geek Porn
I swear -- I've not nothing.
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