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09 March, 2013
08 March, 2013
Kinect Can Now Detect Clenched Fist. Although there are no details, its general method was to use a large number of images of people's hands and supervised training to distinguish between open and closed hands. The learning algorithm is based on a forests of decision trees, which is the same general method used to implement the skeleton tracking.
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Critical + Creative Thinking,
Education,
Game,
ICT Capability,
research
An explosion in mallicious software -malware - targeting Android smartphone users is being fueled in part by a budding market for mobile virus creation kits, as well as a brisk market for hijacked or fraudulent developer accounts on Google's app store Google Play that can be used to disguise malware as legitimate apps for sale.
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/mobile-virus-writers-pay-to-google-play-20130308-2fpfw.html
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Cybersafety,
Education,
Ethical,
ICT Capability,
research
07 March, 2013
MORE than 70 per cent of academic leaders believe that organisations will continue to rely on applications built using COBOL for the next 10 years or more, but only 18 per cent have it as a core part of their course, research finds. COBOL supports 90 per cent of Fortune 500 business systems every day and 70 per cent of all critical business logic and data is written in COBOL.
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Education,
History,
ICT Capability,
Sustainability
Future of the WRX: The computer controlled system manages the torque output to between the front and rear axles, but also between the rear wheels independently. Subaru claims this not only improves handling, acceleration and all-terrain response it significantly reduces the car’s turning circle, making it more nimble for city driving.
Labels:
ICT Capability,
research
Apple Introduces New $1,099 21.5-inch iMac For Education
http://www.redmondpie.com/apple-introduces-new-1099-21.5-inch-imac-for-education/
- 3.3GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i3
- 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 4GB (two 2GB) memory
- 500GB hard drive
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
Labels:
Education,
ICT Capability
06 March, 2013
05 March, 2013
A QUEENSLAND private school is equipping its students with "21st-century learning skills" by becoming one of the first to issue Microsoft Windows 8 tablets. In a deal worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, AB Paterson College on the Gold Coast will provide about 1400 Samsung tablets over the next two years to every staff member and student.
04 March, 2013
03 March, 2013
Jack Andraka catapulted from being a typical US teenager unaware of the pancreas to one with a cheap way to detect cancer in the organ before it turns deadly. "Through the internet, anything is possible," Andraka said while telling the story of his screening breakthrough at a TED conference in Long Beach, California. "Undeterred due to my teenage optimism, I went online to a teenager's two best friends: Google and Wikipedia," Andraka said.
A CLEAR winner has emerged in the battle for South Australia's votes at the Federal Election - the cost of living. It is the No. 1 concern in every seat in the state. An adelaidenow and Messenger Community News survey of 1500 South Australians found more than two-thirds are concerned about their expenses - particularly electricity and water.
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