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Staff Writer There have been many things said about Snapchat, but what's true?,There is nothing really dangerous about Snapchat, In fact, its is not very dangerous at all. Snapchat can be known as the inappropriate app, but there is no proof that that is true. It's more of a media-sharing service. ”Snapchat is fun and my parents are always over my head with it but in my opinion they don't need to worry so much; it's very safe," explained one student. Parents, it will be okay! "Parents should be careful because honestly anything can happen," said one expert. The good thing is that now there is a modified version called “snapkidz." It is available for children younger than 13. As of October 28th, 2013 Snapchat had roughly 26 million US users. 32% of teens use Snapchat and 70% are female users. With Snapchat continuing to increase in popularity, students should talk to their parents to make sure the app is appropriate for them to use. Image by gizmodo.com By Tasso Reeves
Staff Writer Some students may be asking themselves, “whats fiber?" Fiber internet is a means of transmitting data that so fast that it uses one gigabit per second! Lake Oswego wants everyone in the city to have reliable internet access, so the city will be offering it at a price of $60 with no taxes so the common resident is interested in the service, Details show that Lake Oswego will start the service and then give it to an independent company to maintain it. The process is going to cost about 2.3 million dollars to start it up. “It's little risk for money but it's worth it," explained the city manager. Image by learnbonds.com By Alison Hoevet
Staff Writer You are at the dinner table with your family. Your phone rings in the kitchen, but your mom says you can wait until after dinner to receive it. “What if it’s Mackenzie!!” you think in your head. Or it could be that...SOMEONE LIKED MY PHOTO!! As society may or may not know, phones have been slowly killing our friendships and relationships with others. Companies have progressed in making new and improved products that say they are helping the community, but are they really? Mackenzie Nelson, a former student at Lakeridge Junior High, comments “I think apps like snapchat bring my friends and I farther apart.” Not only is it the phones, it also is the apps that are contained on them. 8% of K-5 students own a smartphone, 28% of 6-8 students own a smartphone, and 51% of 9-12 students own a smartphone according to cellphonelearning.com. “Lower relationship quality and less closeness," are the result of cell phone use, claims an anonymous student. Many parents want their child to use technology in school for their education. In fact, 74% of parents want their child to try technology in their school district. So could it be true that phones are becoming our best friend? Are we becoming non social? Do we really lose track of time? Do we talk in our talking in our texting voice (lol,jk,sor,ily)? Is texting while driving getting worse? These are all questions we ask ourselves.. So are they true? Image by indosurflife.com By Karson Gjesdal
Staff Writer Lexus has made a hoverboard that uses magnetic levitation to achieve frictionless movement. This was recently made at Lexus in 2015. Chief Engineer Haruhiko Tanahashi says “There’s no such thing as impossible.” As they built the hoverboard, engineers brought in professional skater Ross McGouran to test out this new device. He said "I've spent 20 years skateboarding, but without friction it feels like I've had to learn a whole new skill, particularly in the stance and balance in order to ride the hoverboard.” This amazing invention uses Liquid nitrogen-cooled superconductors that are combined with a magnetic surface to essentially repel it, which makes it float. The batteries that the hoverboard uses only last for 10-15 minutes and takes 2 hours to charge. Photo by the New York Times By Miles Cevallos
Technology Editor Recently, many large companies across the globe have begun investing in and developing driverless cars. This sudden surge of technological advancement has caused a lot of people to be skeptical and concerned about the safety of these cars and how well they will be able to drive. “It’s a stupid idea.” said Brandon Valentine. “People can easily hack into the car’s computer and change the directions so it goes off a bridge, or crashes into other cars.” In a recent poll conducted by Morning Consult, it appeared as though many people agree with Valentine’s thoughts on the subject. 51% of all the 1,896 people who participated in the poll said they would not ride in a driverless car, and over 75% were concerned with road safety and glitches in the car’s programming. However, some people think that driverless cars are totally safe. 16 percent of the people said it would be okay to sleep in a driverless car, and 15% said it would be ok to be under the influence of alcohol while riding around in a driverless car. Despite the fact that car crashes kill over 1 million people a year, and that 90% of those car crashes occur due to human error, scientists working on driverless cars are trying to make them drive more like humans. “There are other ingredients than pure technology” said Dr. Wolfgang Epple, head of the R&D department at Jaguar Land Rover. Jaguar is currently studying the best way to develop autonomous cars, with their studies showing “the natural driving behaviours and decision making” of humans. Photo by imore.com By Kendall Baldwin
Staff Reporter Is Snapchat something you use in your daily life? If it isn’t, why? Some people think that Snapchat is damaging our relationships, but many disagree. Snapchat was created in September 2011 by a group of guys named Evan Spiegel,Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown. The three of them went to Stanford together, and ended up creating this clever app that allows users to take pictures and videos and send them to people. These videos and photos and can only be viewed for up to ten seconds. The person who is sending the picture or video can decide how long they want their friend to view it; from one to ten seconds. Many people are worried about one of Snapchat’s new updated features known as “replay”. This feature allows the user to look at a photo or video sent to them multiple times. Each time uses a replay. Snapchat comes with a replay, but once you use it you have to pay to get more. Of course you don’t have to buy replays if you don’t want to, but some people choose to. Snaps can also be screenshotted, so be warned- if you are sending a personal snap, be careful because someone with the click of a button can screen shot you image. That being said, if someone screenshots one of your snaps, you get a notification that tells you who screenshotted your snap. Although this seems like a bad app now that this fact has come up, it isn’t if it is used safely and properly. Currently, it is said that 26-30 million people in the U.S. have snapchat, and 400 million snaps are sent each day by the 100 million users on the app daily. So many people enjoy using this app because of the creative makers of this incredible app. Evan Spiegel says “We don’t want to control people’s photos. We want to help them communicate with friends in whatever way makes them happiest.”, and “It’s important to be thoughtful and mindful about the things you say to other people.” If you are a happy Snapchat user, hopefully you are being “thoughtful” and “mindful” and safe while using this revolutionary app. Image by d.ibtimes.co.uk/ By Salma Abdussamad
Staff Writer Robots need better PR agents. They’re often portrayed as hard-edged, cold automatons that are just waiting to kill you in your sleep. Buddy, a family robot currently available from Indiegogo, seems to be a lot nicer. Buddy the robot protects your home, offers assistance in the kitchen, entertains the family with music and videos, acts as a calendar and alarm clock and interfaces with popular smart home solutions, among many other activities. When Tony Stark talks to Jarvis in Iron Man, we want that level of interaction in real life, and making that happen becomes the area of study for hundreds of software developers and researchers including, Mark Zuckerberg. Buddy is supposed to be able to tackle all sorts of tasks. It can keep track of your agenda, wake you up in the morning, and act as a teleconferencing portal, a video- and music-streaming device and a home security sentry (via built-in camera). It's also supposed to work with third-party smart home products like Parrot Flower Power ,Nest Learning Thermostat , Nest Protect , Netatmo Weather Station ,MyFox Smart Home Security System , Lifx LEDs and others. Companion mobile apps will be available for Android, iOS and Windows users, and Buddy was built on an open platform so developers can get in on the action, too. “We really do believe that language is inextricable from human intelligence,” said Adam Trischler, a research scientist at Maluuba. “ It’s really creepy and I feel like it’s going to choke me while I sleep” says Emily Paulson, a student at Lakeridge Junior High. However, Blue Robotics, The company that made BUDDY, says that it's already aware of that shortcoming and is working to upgrade the robot's mics ahead of its 2016 release. Similarly, the final version will be offered alongside two optional mechanical arms equipped with a variety of tools like the pico projector and the serving tray. The company also envisions both users and its developer community creating their own function-specific, 3D-printed appendages. The Buddy Classic goes on sale next July and will cost $749, although contributors to Blue Frog's Indiegogo campaign will get theirs for $200 less. The campaign concluded Friday, beating its initial goal by more than 500 percent. |
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