Tech Review: Online Streaming

http://www.vudu.com/

• disk to digital program

http://www.roku.com/

• let's you create your own server and stream from it using the Roku device.

http://forums.roku.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=26058&sid=f77491400775cd5a0c3f2327d346c0db&start=405

Tech Review Computer Technology: Friday, May 25, 2012

White House will pick innovators to fast track IT game-changers

http://gcn.com/articles/2012/05/24/white-house-picks-innovators-to-speed-high-tech.aspx?s=gcndaily_250512

The initial projects are: 

• MyGov, intended to create an online government presence to improve interaction with citizens.
• Open Data Initiatives, to make government data easily available to business innovators and consumers.
• Blue Button for America, to develop applications that will give individuals access to personal health records.
• RFP-EZ, to create a platform to make it easier for small businesses to navigate the government bureaucracy and help agencies source low-cost, high-impact IT services and products.
• The 20% Campaign, to enable the government to make electronic payments in foreign aid and development programs.

Source: GCN (http://s.tt/1cHcv)

Navy crowdsourcing tool more than just a game

http://gcn.com/articles/2012/05/23/navy-video-game-to-crowdsource-cost-saving-ideas.aspx?s=gcndaily_250512

• Army's games sounds more interesting
• https://portal.mmowgli.nps.edu/

Tech Review Science: Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Snakes Improve Search-and-Rescue Robots:  Georgia Tech

http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=79331

• uses less energy
• good for tight spots

World's largest iceberg bigger than New York City

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thinking-tech/worlds-largest-iceberg-bigger-than-new-york-city/10193?tag=nl.e550

• Arctic's dwindling ice

More drones coming to airspace near you?

http://gcn.com/articles/2012/02/06/agg-drones-uavs-faa-funding-bill.aspx?s=gcndaily_070212

Tech Review: Wednesday, February 2012

[darpa] DARPA IN THE NEWS - Steerable bullet aims for mass army deployment

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/31/sandia_steerable_bullet/

• EXACTO (EXtreme ACcuracy Tasked Ordnance)
• smooth bore barrel
• 4-inch
• laser guided 
• right propellant
• 2,000 meter range
• 1.242 miles