Tag: tech

OwlTec: KSU’s Apple & Tech Resource

Cadi Martin October 17, 2019 0 Comments
Located across from the bookstore on the lower level of the Carmichael Student Center sits a small storefront packed to the brim with tech. A table of Macbooks to play with sits just feet from the entrance, and calculators and phone accessories line the walls. OwlTEC may be on the small side, but it serves as Kennesaw State’s hub for all your technological needs.  The entrance to OwlTEC,...

Gadget Corner: Organization and Safety

Nicholas Zingleman May 16, 2017 0 Comments
It’s so easy to get caught up in the rat race these days. It seems like every time you turn around, there’s another assignment that needs doing, another meeting to attend, or another person to talk to. In our busy lives, it can be refreshing to have the minor tasks just take care of themselves. With that in mind, we have found these useful gadgets to help you stay organized and safe, even...

Quantum Computing: Not Just Science Fiction Anymore

Zach Auzenne May 8, 2017 0 Comments
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could be in two places at once? We would be able to get more things done, accomplish tasks more efficiently, and generally improve our lives at a much faster pace. Or, even better, what if we could be in every place at once? Unfortunately for us humans, it is nearly impossible to be in multiple places at the same time – but that certainly won’t stop us from trying....

Automation in the Workforce: How Afraid Should You Be?

Zach Auzenne May 1, 2017 0 Comments
According to reports from the International Federation of Robotics, robotics sales have increased by 33% overall in the year 2015. A number like this gets more impressive when you break it down by industry: 41% in electronics, 39% in metal, and 16% in plastic and rubber production. All of which is to say, many workplaces and manufacturing processes are being filled with automated machines and...

15 Apps to Beat College the Easy Way

Camille Reaves April 26, 2017 0 Comments
Most fear is based in a lack of knowledge – when it comes to college, it’s easy to be scared if you feel that you are unprepared. Luckily, there are many who have gone before you who know what you will need, and they’ve made an app for it! If you want to get a kickstart on your courses, or if you need the reassurance that only an established plan can give you, establishing and familiarizing...
globe made up of flags with a chat bubble filled with different languages

So You Want to Learn a Language?

Camille Reaves April 17, 2017 0 Comments
There are thousands of pictures clogging social media, featuring brightly-filtered landscapes, superimposed with stylized quotes proclaiming that you, too, can do anything, if you devote just fifteen minutes a day to it. While you wouldn’t admit it to the hyper-motivated people that spend significantly more than ten minutes a day posting these, this is kind of true. At the very least, you can...

Replika: Socializing in the Year of the Bot

Camille Reaves April 3, 2017 0 Comments
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have your own AI companion? Wonder no more. Luka, Inc., a California-based software company specializing in AI-powered chat bots, has recently released the Replika app, a personal AI that you raise via messaging. Billed as “your AI friend that you teach and grow in conversations,” Replika is a chat bot that learns to mimic your personality...

Imagine This: Mixin’ Like the Pros

Henry North September 26, 2016 0 Comments
Are there any songs you enjoy that you think could use a good remixing, but you don’t think that you could do it justice? Ever wanted to produce your own music, but don’t know where to start? Well, look no further! Thanks to some research I did while at the Imagine Music Festival this year, I have noted two good software programs that anyone interested in integrating into the realm of music...