Drone
A type of aircraft that does not have a pilot but is controlled by someone on theground. A male bee. A low continuous noise that does not change its note. Drones – or unmanned aerial vehicles -are playing an increasingly important role in air … Continue reading
Crowdsource
To give tasks to a large group of people or to the general public, for example, by asking for help on the Internet, rather than having tasks done within a … Continue reading
Bitcoin
Bitcoin , described by some as digital gold, is being presented as a new kind of currency. Launched in 2009 by a mysterious figure going under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto, the … Continue reading
Gridlock
A situation where roads in a town become so blocked by cars that it is impossible for any traffic to move. There are more than a billion cars in the … Continue reading
3D printers
3D printing: In a process known as “additive manufacturing”, 3D objects are created by sending a digital file or scan to a printer which then builds the item layer by layer. A new … Continue reading
Gizmo
Any small device. A gadget, especially one whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall. This gizmo is one of the peculiar utensils that have come out of the … Continue reading
Tech Savvy
Confident and knowledgeable in using technology. Last Monday, texting turned 20. It was that day when the engineer Neil Papworth sent the first text message from his computer to a mobile … Continue reading
Lifelogging
Making a systematic recording of events, observations, or measurements. ….of your life. Taking photos has become a widespread trend among young -and not so young- people who share all these images through … Continue reading
Udacity
Udacity is a private educational organization founded by Sebastian Thrun, David Stavens, and Mike Sokolsky, with the stated goal of democratizing education. Udacity, which started offering free computer science classes … Continue reading
Driverless
“Driverless cars will soon be a reality on the roads of US after the state of Nevada approved America’s first self-driven vehicle licence. The first will be a Toyota Prius … Continue reading
Broadband
A system that makes it possible for many messages or large amounts of information to be sent at the same time and very quickly between computers or other electronic devices. … Continue reading
Googol
“Google derives from Googol , the mathematical term for a 1 followed by 100 zeros. The term was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner, and was … Continue reading
Anonymous
Anonymous is an Internet meme (product, campaign or event which has become popular through the web) representing different users who, individually or in group, can participate in protests usually against anti-digital piracy, … Continue reading
Virtual virtuosi
People who are extremely skilled at something , especially at playing an instrument or performing. And in this particular case, performing something that can be done or seen using a … Continue reading
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