Next Generation Of Mobile Gaming: Sphero

Summary
Nowadays people are using smartphone even more than laptop, so there is a lot of new generation of mobile gaming. Sphero is a new generation of gaming using high-tech technology to create it. It's a shape of a sphere with accelerometer and gyroscope in it. It is also really easy to use and control it. Sphero allows you to play different games with phone apps that are free in the app store. It is a new innovation that will change mobile gaming forever. This is the first robotic ball that you can control it using a smartphone. There are different ways of using the Sphero and it is even better when you're playing it with your friends. Nonetheless this is a new and exciting ways to play with your smartphone.

Major Concept

• It shows that there are a lot of other ways for mobile gaming.
• It shows that people are creating more robotic device.
•  It also shows that people are really stuck onto smartphone even more than laptops.

Potential Strength/Advantages

• Makes everyone's life a lot more interesting
• Give people more motivation to create cooler technology.

Potential Strength/Disadvantage

• People will be more addicted to life and be lazy.
• One day robot might takeover the world can we can be the slaves of robots.

Discussion Question

• What could possibly happen in the future using this kind of technology?
• What other games can be played with this innovation?

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Citation: "The Next Generation of Mobile Game Controllers." Sphero. Sphero, 9 June 2013. Web. 21 Jan. 2013.

Google Android In Your Kitchen?

Summary
This article is about google android expanding their field into your kitchen appliances. For example now with google android connected to your rice cooker you can set it up just by using your smartphone. Also imagine you doing your laundry and your TV can show you that your laundry is done while you're watching TV. In Japan Panasonic make a cloud-based system to let your microwave and rice cooker have programmed recipe to look at and make it. It just makes and allow our technology to the next level.

Major Concept

• It shows how much our technology have improved
• Remember when people wanted the whole house to be controlled by remotely now that could be possible.
• It shows the people that technology is a really powerful thing.

Potential Strength/ Advantages

• Makes our life a lot easier.
• Makes our life more interesting and fun.

Potential Strength/ Disadvantages

• People will become more lazy.
• There might be some problem with the controls and you can't control it.

Discussion Question

• Is it safe if the electricity goes out?
• What else could be controlled?

Citation

Bautista, Camille. "Mashable." Mashable. N.p., 10 Jan. 2013. Web. 14 Jan. 2013.