122117 WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:



https://santatracker.google.com/village.html



Happy Holidays!



dmac

122017WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/19/facebook-facial-recognition-photos/

https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/12/hard-questions-should-i-be-afraid-of-face-recognition-technology/

Pull out one idea, a statement or a sentence that affects, impacts or bothers you and leave a detailed comment (3 paragraphs) explaining why you feel that way.

dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What is facial recognition?
What is one advantage of using FR?
What is one disadvantage of using FR?

121917WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/19/apple-gets-downgraded-because-the-iphone-cycle-is-in-the-late-innings.html

https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/18/good-luck-getting-apple-airpods-before-the-holidays/

https://www.slashgear.com/self-healing-glass-could-make-cracked-phone-screens-just-a-memory-19512245/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/12/18/facebook-admits-spending-too-much-time-facebook-might-bad-you/960418001/

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/paqd4m/too-many-people-are-still-using-password-as-a-password

Leave a comment!

dmac

Ticket to Ride:

Why is Apple getting downgraded?
What's going to make smartphones even better?
What's the most common password?

121817WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.pcmag.com/news/358002/microsoft-rewards-nine-year-olds-selflessness-with-an-xbox

http://bgr.com/2017/12/18/galaxy-s9-release-date-march-february-announcement/

http://www.techshout.com/mobile-phones/2017/27/samsung-galaxy-s9-sport-90-screen-body-ratio/

https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/12/samsung-galaxy-s9-to-feature-a-3200mah-battery-rumor.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/mysterious-space-rock-actually-alien-spaceship-ncna829501

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dmac

Ticket To Ride:

What did the kid do?
What did Microsoft give him?
When is the Galaxy S9 coming out?

121517WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:



https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/14/16776298/net-neutrality-disney-comcast-internet-providers-free-speech



https://qz.com/1157941/google-x-will-use-light-beams-to-bring-the-internet-to-12-million-households-in-indias-andhra-pradesh-state/



http://www.scidev.net/global/technology/news/un-treaty-against-killer-robots-urged.html



https://www.technewsworld.com/story/Google-Reveals-What-Searchers-Wanted-in-2017-85006.html



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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What happened with net neutrality?
What is Google doing now?
What was the most popular search?

121417WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.salon.com/2017/12/13/whats-at-stake-if-we-lose-net-neutrality-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/

https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/12/galaxy-s9s-alleged-front-panel-leaks-thin-bezels-tow.html

https://www.fastcompany.com/40507489/former-facebook-exec-i-didnt-mean-social-networking-is-all-bad

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/13/video-site-visitors-unwittingly-mine-cryptocurrency-as-they-watch-report-openload-streamango-rapidvideo-onlinevideoconverter-monero

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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What's net neutrality?
What's wrong with the new Galaxy?
What's happening when you watch movies on the internet?

121317WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/12/13/16771044/synaptics-clear-id-fs9500-indisplay-fingerprint-sensor-oled

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/12/12/16766406/leagoo-s9-iphone-x-clone-china-android

http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-shazam-deal-sneak-attack-hit-spotify-where-it-hurts-2017-12

http://www.zdnet.com/article/robot-exploit-from-1998-resurrected-leaves-top-sites-crypto-vulnerable/

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/13/16771246/apple-finisar-iphone-laser-investment

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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

Which country is making an iPhone X clone?
What happened to Shazam?
What did Apple just buy?

121207WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/11/16763544/google-appsperiments-storyboard-selfissimo-scrubbies-apps-photography-motion-stills

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/12/microsofts-q-quantum-programming-language-out-now-in-preview/

https://fossbytes.com/q-sharp-quantum-programming-language-download/

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/quantum/development-kit

http://fortune.com/2017/12/12/hewlett-packard-keystroke-logging-laptop-synaptics/

https://www.wired.com/story/7-steps-to-password-perfection/

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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

Name one new Google photography app?
What's the name of the new programming language from Microsoft?
Name one way to protect your password!

121117WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/12/these-android-wear-smartwatches-will-get-android-oreo.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-11/is-alexa-really-eavesdropping-on-you-jb25c6vc

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/11/16761016/former-facebook-exec-ripping-apart-society

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/11/16761056/sham-version-myetherwallet-apple-app-store

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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What's going to happen to Android SmartWatches?
What is Alexa doing to you that's troubling?
What's a wallet?

120817WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/nvidias-titan-v-giant-3000-buys-you-most-powerful-pc-gpu-ever/

https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/07/iphone-x-notch-apple-view/

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Apple-planning-LCD-iPhone-with-a-metal-case-for-2018-source

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/216792/20171208/new-google-search-feature-has-celebs-answering-your-burning-questions.htm

https://kotaku.com/all-the-big-games-and-announcements-at-the-2017-game-aw-1821105426

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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What's a GPU?
What's OLED?
What's LCD?

120717WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://news.google.com/news/video/Rly7GuowreM/dQCLn1fo8nMDBCMnsqy1w1raVVIIM?hl=en&ned=us

http://www.zdnet.com/article/always-connected-pc-opens-a-window-for-qualcomm/

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/7/16745178/bitcoin-value-15000-milestone

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/6/16743220/valve-steam-bitcoin-game-store-payment-method-crypto-volatility

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/products/bitcoin/24765/hackers-swipe-64-billion-bitcoin-nicehash

https://kotaku.com/pokemon-go-gets-50-new-monsters-and-an-intense-weather-1821043932

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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What does Qualcomm make?
What's so great about their new product?
How much is Bitcoin worth now?

120617

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.inverse.com/article/39010-samsung-just-revealed-its-flip-smartphone-and-it-looks-incredible

https://wccftech.com/galaxy-x-could-have-an-inception-as-early-as-next-year/

https://www.cnet.com/news/the-honeymoon-is-over-in-silicon-valley-facebook-google-twitter/

https://www.pcmag.com/news/357781/mit-creates-a-living-ink-made-of-bacteria

https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/05/new-emoji-redheads-more/

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42251421

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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What's Samsung developing?
When will it be released?
What did MIT just do?

120517WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/12/samsung-galaxy-s9-purple-variant-rumor.html

http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-says-these-are-the-best-android-apps-of-2017-but-do-you-agree/

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-x-face-id-privacy,news-26209.html

https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-x-t-mobile-told-me-it-wasnt-worth-it/

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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What's the new Galaxy color?
What's one great new app for Android?
Who said iPhone X isn't worth it?

120417WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-first-ever-coding-doodle-is-as-cute-as-it-is-fun/

See how far you can get!

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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

How many years has coding been taught in schools?

120117WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/30/16720964/qualcomm-seeks-iphone-x-ban-in-us

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/01/amazon-echo-google-home-sonos-one-which-smart-speaker-buy

http://www.zdnet.com/article/are-iphone-x-galaxy-note-8-at-1000-really-10-times-better-than-100-nokia-2/

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-tesla-australia-20171201-story.html

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/la-auto-show-the-five-best-suv-debuts-of-2017/

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/supercars/whats-it-ride-new-corvette-zr1

Leave a comment in the format: In the article, ... , I can relate because _____.

dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What's going on with iPhone?
Which speaker is the best?
Which phone is 1/10 the price of an iPhone X?