Week 3 Patent Claim 1 Explanation

Claim 1 of patent, "Slide to unlock patent" (US 8046721), basically states that they get full credit for getting a phone to unlock by using the touching method than sliding your finger. A few of the main points of the claim include touch sensitive display, an unlock image for users to know exactly where they have to slide their finger to unlock the phone and an end position to unlock said phone.

Week 3 Top 5 Quotes from other sources

This post goes off my last post except this time the quotes I chose were not covered in class.

"Next Christmas the ipod will be dead, finished, gone, kaput." -Business mogul Lord Alan Sugar on the fate of Apple’s iPod back in 2005.

• It is weird to imagine where we would be without ipods, possibly still listening to cd players
• the ipod helped Apple raise its revenue by 75%
• the ipod was not only a huge success but it continues to get better every year

"Remote Shopping, while entirely feasible, will flop."- time magazine

• We can see that online shopping is huge today
• we have countless online shopping companies that are worth millions of dollars such as ebay, amazon, and craigslist
• online shopping is increasing as people find it convenient to order things online from the comfort of their home

"The cinema is little more than a fad. “It’s canned drama. What audiences really want to see is flesh and blood on the stage.”- Charlie Chaplain 1916

• This quote was ironic because the man who said it was an actor himself
• it is evident that the film industry is huge and has had a significant impact on the entertainment industry as well as the american culture and way of life
• 90.9 billion revenue from film industry in 2014

"It will be years -- not in my time -- before a woman will become Prime Minister." -- Margaret Thatcher, 1974.

• another ironic quote since Margaret Thatcher became the first women prime minister of the UK from 1979-1990
• pioneer for women running for higher positions in government

"While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially it is an impossibility." -- Lee DeForest, inventor

• not only was television feasible but it is one of the top forms of entertainment in the world
• tv is a billion dollar industry, producing tons of hollywood stars
• televised news revolutionized the news industry as well

Week 3 Top 5 quotes from class

For week three we had to choose the top 5 predictions from a list we were presented in class. My criteria for selection was solely based on my personal beliefs and what I believe has had the biggest impact on my personal life. I also took into consideration the impact on humans the invention or idea has had. These top 5 are in no particular order.

“ We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out." – Decca Recording Company on declining to sign the Beatles, 1962

• This quote is crazy because the beatles are one of the greatest bands of all time
• they sold more albums than any other artist in history beating out Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson
• revolutionized the rock genre, they were pioneers for all the rock music that was to come
• inspired millions of musicians including myself

"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." – Western Union internal memo, 1876

• Before the telephone the only form of communication was through postal mail and morse code
• now everyone uses telephones as the main form of communication whether it be through calls or texts
• about 75% of the world population has a telephone or mobil phone 

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." – Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943

• It is ironic that the chairman of IBM did not trust his own work
• Now everyone uses computers as it has revolutionized everything in the world
• the amount of data it can store and the speed at which it functions makes it one of the best inventions of all time
• Just thinking about life without a computer is scary 

"The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty—a fad." – -The president of the Michigan Savings Bank advising Henry Ford's lawyer not to invest in the Ford Motor Co., 1903 

• The car is the main form of transportation in the world
• 85% of Americans use a car to get to and from work
• people can get from point a to point b in a matter of hours compared to horseback
• it is a billion dollar industry

“ There will never be a bigger plane built." – - A Boeing engineer, after the first flight of the 247, a twin engine plane that holds ten people

• it is pretty crazy to think that the boeing 247 was only 16 meters long and reached a max speed of 200 miles per hour
• The biggest plane now, the antonov an-225 is 44 meters long and reaches a speed of 528 miles per hour
• the plane revolutionized means of traveling as the world became more interconnected
• a trip to china from the US would be very tough to do if it werent for airplanes, now we can travel to china in less than a day 

Top 10 Inventions Assignment 1

About Me Assignment 1

Top 10 Technological  Advances Round 2 

1. Computers – when the computer came about it revolutionized the world. We could do arithmetic or logical operations automatically and it seems as if every year computers become more advanced and more powerful.
2. Internet- the internet goes hand in hand with computers. The internet allowed humans to access information at the click of a button. It was huge for college students who could look up information rather than have to rely only on books.
3. Telephones- Before telephones humans relied on horseback riders to send letters, than came morse code which was very convenient in sending messages. The telephone helped connect the world on a global scale. 
4. Airplanes – They allowed us to travel across vast distances in a matter of hours. What used to be long road trips became an easy flight.
5. Penicillin - helped save lives when people got sick from wounds ranging from minor wounds to women giving birth. It was also revolutionary in war as thousands of soldiers were saved because of penicillin. 
6. Television – Television became a big source of entertainment and became the biggest producer of news, so viewers could be informed about world affairs along other thingss.
7. Sewage system - The sewage system serves ensures safety through treating water, sanitizing it and helping to conserve the environment through doing so. 
8. Printing Press – back in the 1500’s the printing press revolutionized the world as mass amounts of documents could be printed at once and distributed. We no longer had to write every book out by hand.
9. Electric Lights – They are still used today and they eliminated the need to use candles and fire as lighting in homes.
10. Steam Engine – pioneer for cars, airplanes, trains, and factories. They played a huge part during the industrial revolution.