Colorblind?

Can you imagine being colorblind? Many people struggle everyday, seeing colors. For example, many people who are colorblind can not see the color on the  traffic light so many people just go if they think the road looks clear, this causes many accidents. There is no cure, but the company EnChroma has created glasses that help people see the colors more vividly. Colorblindness does not mean you can't see any colors, it just means some colors blend and look duller than others.
These glasses help people who absorb too much green light, see certain colors more clearly. They can also help people whose eyes did not absorb enough green light. Seeing too much or too little green changes they way you see all the colors. These glasses may not completely allow you to see all the different shades of each color, but at least allow to see the difference between some colors and shades of colors. These glasses help by shielding your eyes from the part of the spectrum where red and green overlap the most. These glasses even help people who aren't colorblind by just making it look different.
I found this story interesting because this is a new way for people who are color blind see their lives. These glasses could lead to a cure eventually. Since they have discovered how to create these glasses, maybe someday they will be able to figure out a way to do something to someone's eyes. I think these glasses could be a step into our future.

If you are interested, you can find more information by going to:
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/29/investing/second-sight-blindness-vice/index.html

Google A.V crashes into a bus!

My technology current event was about the google A.V. or google autonomous vehicle which at 2 mph crashed into a bus going 15 mph.The test driver assumed that the bus would slow down and let the google car move but it didn't and the sides bumped each other luckily no one got hurt.This happened four days after google the legal breakthrough for there project.I chose this story because it seemed interesting that they have a self driving car and that it crashed after they were able to use it.I found it interesting because google made a lot of interesting things but this one is maybe there biggest thing yet.

for more about this story click here

India’s $4.00 Smartphone

I think this was an interesting story of how there is a new smartphone in India that cost only 251 rupees ($3.65). The smartphone actually has a 4-inch display, 1.3-GHz quad core processor, and 8GB of storage. Pankaj Mohindroo, national president of the Indian Cellular Association, claims that it seems to be a joke or a scam. He also claims that when using the cheapest components, a phone should cost at least 2700 rupees ($40), and with taxes it would cost at least 3500 rupees ($52). Which just leads to this: Is it too good to be true?

I think this is interesting because, seriously, I’ve never heard of a phone that cost $4.00. I wanted to read the story because I found it weird and unusual for a phone to be priced at $4, so I decided to keep reading about it.


To read more:  http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/19/technology/india-4-smartphone-freedom-251-ringing-bells/index.html

2017 Corvette

The Corvette ZO6 is a sweet car. It has about 460-horsepower LT1 V-8 engine. It can get up to 62 miles per hour in 3.9 seconds. It comes in different summer colors. Chevrolet is the brand of the car. It will be for sale in 2017. Chevy claims the Corvette GS rounds General Motors' own Milford Proving Ground circuit within 0.6 seconds of the last-generation ZR1. Which is really cool also. This is a sweet car and I wish I could own it when I am 16 years old.









To read more about this story go to this website.  http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2017-chevrolet-corvette-grand-sport-is-a-naturally-aspirated-thriller-in-geneva/

Apple iPhone Virus

Apple has found a virus that makes your phone tell you that your battery is high but really your phone is about to die.To fix this problem Apple suggests that you reset your phone, then go to Settings > General > Date & Time and make sure that "Set Automatically" is turned on. They believe that this routine should get rid of the virus, but if the problem happens again then Apple suggests you contact Apple support. Apple is still trying to find a way to eliminate the virus from all Apple iPhones.

I chose this article because I can relate to it because my phone has this virus. I also chose it because it seems like an interesting topic and I wanted to learn more about it. Now I know what to do  when that happens again to my phone.

To read more about the virus you can visit the link below:
http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/19/technology/iphone-battery/index.html

Bugatti Chiron

  The New Bugatti Chiron has 1,500 horsepower. That is 300 more horsepower than the fastest car now. The Bugatti is predicted to be the world's fastest car. One third of this series have already been sold. The base price of the new car will be 2.6 million. The Bugatti comes from a french auto maker. I chose this article because I like cars and technology.

 For more info visit:
CNN Website

VTech Tablets Hacked Exposing Tons Of Information

All those Vtech toys are not very safe for kids. In November, a 21 year old  broke into the customer's accounts. Since the toys are hooked to the App Store so he got a lots of information. This affected 6.4 million kids around the world. And 5 million parents accounts too. Putting all their information out for the world to see. This information included names, emails, secret questions and answers for passwords, IP addresses, mailing addresses, and download history. Most of the accounts hacked belonged to people in the UK, US, France, and Germany. They have put him in jail and also they are investigating to learn more. The hack put lots of valuable information out for the world to see.

I thought this was very interesting. Since VTech is a very popular kids toys. I really wanted to learn more about the very bad attack against them. Also what information was shared.

To read more vist this link: http://www.cnet.com/news/internet-of-things-connected-smart-toys-rsa-security-conference/