Mobile technology has advanced at an alarming rate over just the past decade alone. In the museum world it has also had numerous technological advances, some examples being audio tours, online catalogs, and phone apps. The main concern with technology now is if it's aiding or hurting the user. The case study Victoria López Benito conducted supports the view point of technology allowing individuals to further their knowledge. The use of mobile apps have the ability to distract viewers and take…
During my experience dealing with running and the many ways to track the statistics of each run, I came across the Garmin GPS watches and quickly utilized their abilities. Like any other producer, Garmin did not just make one model so I will compare their most popular watches, the Garmin Forerunner 225 and the Forerunner 10. The cost is the first thing people many runners look at. The Forerunner 10 is $129.99, while the cost of the Forerunner 225 is $299.99. Next, we will look at the size of…
Applications The application of location based services are as follows, adapted from [09 - Aleksander Buczkowski 2011-2012], [10 - Stefan Steiniger, Moritz Neun and Alistair Edwardes] Emergency Services: One of the most best and evident application of location based services is the ability to locate and individual who is unable to tell his/location because of the emergency situation like, injury / criminal attract, and so on). When the location of the individual is transferred automatically…
Foundation 25, 30). Additionally, consumers age 18-24 have grown up “with cell phone awareness” and “experience[e] cell phones as a part of their everyday lives” (ComScore). Consumers age 25-34 “fall in between two distinct age groups: those who grew up with cell phone knowledge and those who did not,” but a large majority have adopted cell phones as their main tool of communication (ComScore). 98% of consumers age 18-29, and 97% of consumers age 30-49 own a mobile phone. A majority of these…
It was not so long ago that our world was full of activities that were not only to stimulate the body, but the brain as well. The times that showed the best part of our young lives were spent in the great outdoors. Games and activities that occupied our time until the first street light came on, which was the sign of it is time to go home. Those days are long gone from now due to the rapid growth of technology in the world, mainly the cell phone. Cell phones have become a necessity in peoples…
Technology Dependance Modern technology will soon become a complication instead of an advantage. The creation of technology that performs humanlike tasks properly, if not better, can reverse the roles of both the controller and what is being controlled. Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have already came to be an issue in society by becoming one of many addictions and effects the education system for both children and adults. Through the use of advanced technology, social…
Is Knowledge Dangerous or Important? With the advanced technology we enjoy today, information is more accessible than ever before. Anyone can pick up their phone and acquire an unlimited amount of knowledge. However, this knowledge can occasionally be used in a harmful or destructive way. This is demonstrated in the stories “By the Waters of Babylon” by Stephen Vincent Benét and Fahrenheit 541 by Ray Bradbury. While there are some evident differences in theme between the two stories, the…
Better results can be attained by the follows: A.) Secure mobile devices- the device must be trusted and be safe to accomplish transactions without the anxiety of infection or theft. Maximize authentication measures by using private keys and digital certificates. Enforce biometric security verification can be significant to protect devices. Next, having more efficient CPUs can be a progress to enable encryption technology in computers to be used on mobile devices. Also, having an updated…
raster using the polygon to raster tool, to generate a cost raster map for input into the cost direction tool. A 15m resolution was used to match that of the digital elevation model. The Euclidean distance tool was used on the Clip_Rivers layer to measure the distance each cell is from the river. The raster part of the analysis is based on a digital elevation model (DEM). The DEM was clipped to the same extent as the vector data using the extract by mask tool. The DEM was the input for the slope…
smartphones can also benefit our health, especially with the use of fitness apps. Fitness apps like Jefit come up with various training workouts, ranging from beginner to advance to meet your fitness needs and goals. There are also diet and weight management apps; these…