Digital Underground

Apple, Inc. is one of the largest and leading technology companies in the world. In 1976, the company released its first personal computer, which was considered to be bulky and awkward. It did not do well in the market; however, founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak did not give up. They went back to the drawing board and focused on inventing a product that would be desireable to the public. Their next attempt at a successful invention was profitable, as Apple introduced the iPod, the most…

This artifact is primary based on sample rates and to see the effects of sample rates by using Sinusoidal waves. Sinusoidal waves can be represented using frequency and period. The Frequency of a Sinusoidal wave is the number of complete cycles that happen in a particular period of time or in a given sample. The Period in terms of Sinusoidal waves, is the time it takes to perform one complete cycle. The Sinusoidal wave is a series of identical cycles happening repeatedly. The sample rate is the…

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…

How has file sharing in the digital age affected the music industry? What is a file sharing? Recent developments in information technologies have revolutionised the way we listen to music and share it with people around. The new cutting-edge technologies, such as file sharing, has weakened copyright protection, causing the increase of the amount of music shared on the Internet illegally violating copyrights. As a result, the copyright-related companies have lost customers and revenue. This…

Aboriginal people became economically marginalized and were exposed to new diseases. The consequence was massive depopulation and extinction for some aboriginal tribes. Land and property rights fueled an important civil rights movement in the 1970s. Aborigines spoke out for equal rights, and specifically for land rights for property that had been forcibly taken by British settlers. The Aboriginal Land Rights Act, passed in 1976, became instrumental in territories with tribal associations. The…

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…

With the introduction of iPad, kindle, and other smartphone eBook readers, reading eBooks has never been more popular and favourite for users. This popularity and variety of platforms have also led to the simplicity and easiness to sell and publish an eBook. All this have led many companies and organizations to release fiction and non-fiction eBooks and make their promotion and marketing strategies even more powerful. With the latest platform, the marketing agencies can reach millions of…