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Name: Lily A. Tech Section: 713 Date: 3/24/15
Title of Article: Global Headphones Market 2015-2019 –Increased Adoption of Over-ear Headphones with Beats Electronics, Bose, Sennheiser Electronics, Skullcandy, and Sony Dominating
Author(s): PRNewswire/ --Research and Markets
Date of Publication: Within last 6 months March 23, 2015
Summary (5 facts, own words):
1. A rapid adoption of over-ear headphones.
2. There is huge demand for bass boosted headphones.
3. Also in demand is cancelling other noise headphones.
4. The demands are high and it is hard for the market to meet the demands.
5. Most people now want over-ear headphones.
Opinion (2 sentences):
I believe that the demands will make it hard for market of headphones. I also believe that people should demand these types of headphone because I think they are better than others.
Name: Chloe MacD Tech Section: 713 Date: 2-23-16
Title of Article: Artificial Skin Could Give People with Prosthetics a Sense of Touch
Author(s): Elizabeth Newbern
Source: http://www.livescience.com/52693-artificial-skin-creates-sensation.html
Date of Publication: (Within last 6 months) November 6, 2015
Summary (5 facts, own words):
1. The stretchy material is made up of a synthetic rubber material that is designed to be especially sensitive to pressure.
2. When the artificial skin was touched, brain cells would react the same way brain cells would react to real skin being touched.
3. When the material is touched, a series of pulses are generated from the sensor.
4. The artificial skin could one day allow people to feel sensation with their prosthetic limbs.
5. The goal for the artificial skin is to one day have the skin simulate real human brains.
Opinion (2 sentences):
In my opinion, I believe that the artificial skin is a good way to let people who have prosthesis have a sense of touch. It allows ones who have never have a sense of touch know what something feels like.
Name: Cassidy P Tech Section: 714 Date: 3/18/15
Title of Article: GM to stop selling Opel in Russia, focus on premium Chevrolet and Cadillac models
Author: David Muller
Source: http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2015/03/gm_to_stop_selling_opel_in_rus.html
Date of Publication: March 18th, 2015
Summary (5 facts, own words):
1. General Motors said on Wednesday that they are going to focus on only selling on specific type of car and it is going to be Cadillac vehicles and certain Chevrolet models including the Corvette, Camaro and Tahoe.
2. Detroit automakers stopped making Opel vehicles in December.
3. Detroit automaker said they will stop making its contact with GAZ (Gorkovsky Avtomobiliny Zavod) in the month of 2015.
4. The Cadillac CT6 sedan will be released in New York in a few weeks.
5. $200 million of those charges will be non-cash expenses.
Opinion (2 sentences): I think the Chevrolet would be a good chose because I have a lot of experience with the brand Chevrolet. A little less than half of my family has a Chevy truck of car. Chevy trucks are good for carrying heavy loads and are also good for towing. So I have a lot of experience with chevy trucks.
Name: Adam F Tech Section: 713 Date: 3/17/17
Title of Article: Mysterious Signal Prompts SETI Hopes
Author(s): Mike Wall
Source: http://www.thecuttingedgenews.com/index.php?article=174924&pageid=28&pagename=Sci-Tech
Date of Publication: August 30th 2016.
Summary (5 facts, own words):
1. SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) discovered a strange signal coming from space with a radio telescope.
2. It was coming from the star HD 164595.
3. The signal was one similar to what an alien signal would probably be like. If it were aliens, then they would be far more advanced than us.
4. It would have taken about one hundred billion billion watts of energy to send out a signal like this in every direction. It would have taken about one trillion watts of energy to send the signal specifically just to Earth.
5. The star system that the signal was coming from is about 94 light-years away from the Earth.
Opinion (2 sentences):
I don’t think that it was coming from aliens, even though the signal was too powerful to be a random blip. It may have come from a star that has a strong radio pulse or a highly radioactive planet. Still, it is possible that there is intelligent alien life out in the universe.
Name: Lauren D Tech Section: 711 Date: March 23, 2017
Title of Article: Amazon Echo Dot Review
Author(s): Greg Mombert
Source: http://www.digitaltrends.com/media-streamer-reviews/amazon-echo-dot-review/
Date of Publication: March 9, 2017
Summary (5 facts, own words):
1. With the dot you can do anything such as control your home’s lights, thermostat, fans, and garage doors just with Alexa hearing the sound of your voice.
2. Alexa can hear your voice from anywhere in the room no matter where it’s placed.
3. It can also make your home safe by it linking up to your home’s security system.
4. If you’re stuck on homework Alexa can help you find easier solutions to your problem.
5. Alexa can order things for you off of Amazon or she can order you a pizza right to your door step.
Opinion (2 sentences):
I think that the Amazon Echo Dot is an amazing product and could really help you in the long run. The Echo Dot can help you lead to a safer life just with the sound of your voice.