Tag: Tech
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Tech Toys: 360 Fly & 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…
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Waterlight
Why does maintaining a clean watershed matter? Well, water running through the University of Georgia’s watersheds flow into the lakes and rivers which you kayak, hike and swim in. We are WaterLight, a web-based application whose goal is providing easy access to recreational opportunities in bodies of water connected to those watersheds. The four watersheds…
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Polidex
Every four years, American society is simultaneously connected and divided through the Presidential election season. One of the biggest issues faced at voting booths is the lack of millennial turnout. Our goal is to uncover a story within the political process that will make millennials feel personally invested in the election season. While politicians have…
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Ease
EASE is a virtual reality app made to make relaxation enjoyable for those on the go. EASE features fully immersive 360-degree video as well as step-by-step guided meditation to ensure a relaxing experience. According to the American Psychological Association’s 2014 study, Stress in American: Paying With Our Health, forty-two percent of adults say they are…
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Stall
Transgender rights have been saturating our media and mouths lately, with the masses unfortunately disagreeing on where individuals who identify as all-gendered or transgender should use the restroom. But the fact of the matter is, everyone has to go. So our team ventured out to create a platform that would both get individuals where…
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Hype
In 2015, over half of all children in the United States aged 6 or older have cell phones. And even before then, kids are beginning to familiarize themselves with smartphone or tablet technology by playing with their parents’ devices. Violent games, graphic images and pop-up prompts to purchase all await your toddler’s developing mind… But…
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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…