Tag: Tech
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Meet VR
Navigating the dating world can be tricky, but when you finally find that special person the hard work seems all the more worth it. People are getting busier and busier, which makes dating even harder to do. Many dating applications have been created to solve this problem in an era of growing technology. So we…
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Merge
President Obama declared in his 2013 State of the Union that 3-D Printing “has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost anything” in that it speeds the manufacturing process and makes it possible to produce the “parts” with the “whole” more securely and efficiently. For this reason, 3-D Printing has shown great…
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Tech Toys: 3D Printer
A decade ago the idea of printing 3-dimensional objects seemed almost like science fiction.Today, you can make this amazing concept become a reality for a few hundred bucks and a square foot of desk space. The New Media Institute jumped on this cool tech opportunity by adopting the Micro3D printer into the NMI family! Thus far, it’s been…
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Flock
Get your head in the clouds. Have you ever caught yourself staring out of a window wishing you could fly? Flock can help you get there. Now, thanks to drone video, any pilot can see the world from above, but it’s time to take it one step further. It’s time to share the feeling of flight…
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inUGA
How much time did you spend in college as a new student trying to figure out where you belong? Don’t you wish you had a roadmap to guide you through those first few months? inUGA is an app designed to give students a personalized tour of their campus that introduces them to places, clubs and…
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UGA Experience
Bringing the campus tour to you. Imagine being inside roaring Sanford Stadium during a football game, or walking around the iconic Arch for the first time without even setting foot on the University of Georgia campus. UGA Experience can give you an immersive preview into your life as a future Georgia Bulldawg. On the UGA…
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Tech Toys: Alexa
Meet the NMI’s newest office addition, Alexa – Amazon’s smart voice-powered assistant. Alexa has moved into the NMI break room where she currently assists with simple tasks such as playing music on command and turning the lights on. The real fun will come next semester when capstone teams are charged with taking advantage of Alexa’s API to build…
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Tech Toys: Drones
Over the past couple years, drone technology has taken off (pun intended). In response, the FAA has been finalizing regulations surrounding drones and their pilots. The NMI was an early adopter of drones in both classes and Capstone projects, so we’ve been paying close attention to each update. In August, when the FAA announced that…
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Tech Toys: 360 Fly and Google Cardboard
Recently, the NMI has had some fun testing out new gadgets. We are always eager to explore the latest technology and their applications in and out of the classroom.In its efforts to explore the future of photography, the NMI recently acquired a 360° video camera (the 360Fly, to be exact) – it shoots video 360° horizontally…
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SLAM Recap: Cheers to 15 years!
Speaking of our birthday … what better way to celebrate than with Dr. Shamp, graduating seniors, returning alumni, and cake? We enjoyed an AMAZING Spring SLAM celebration at Terrapin Brewery, with 13 capstone groups showing off their hard work from this semester to guests from all over the country. Students made valuable connections at the networking…