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"Highly Recommended. A fascinating production, a thorough
discussion of new applications of technology and how they identify
persons." -NAMTC/NMM Review "Signature Check" - a computer can identify people by looking at their signatures; "Sundials Tech" - a computer program helps design more accurate sundials, valuable in Third World countries; "Oar Strain" - a Portable Data Logger analyses a crew team's oaring to aid in their training; "Crowd Movement" - mathematical models are used in designing ways to handle crowd movement; "Micromap" - miniature maps that can be seen with a light, unbreakable viewer offers a multitude of uses; "Hovercam" - a miniature helicopter, rigged with a video camera, gets once impossible-to-get camera shots; "Universal Plastic" - credit cards with a tiny microprocessor allows people to buy without need of cash. 08DR IJSCA 30 min. |
| "Computer Weather" - computer system that not only forecasts weather, but also measures atmospheric pollutants; "Fashion Computer" - computers and the Internet enable designers to create, show and fit clothes in Cyberspace; "Personal Printing" - large and small printing tasks are made possible thanks to modern computer technology; "Gnome Page" - the Internet makes popular Gnomes readily available to everyone in the world; "Wafer Chip" - using computers, scientists have found a way to economically produce wafer-thin, silicon microchips; "Sounds Good" - Soundscape Digital Technology system turns a PC into a digital sound suite. 08DR IJSCA 30 min. |
| "Hi-Tension Communications" - ingenious machine advances fiber-optic technology; "Clockwork Radio" - a portable radio powered by a wound spring; "Electric Piston" - a revolutionary alternative to hydraulic engineering, using electric motors; "Rotolog" - this new invention uses radio waves to measure temperature inside plastic-molding ovens; "Solocate" - Datatrak is a new alarm system for cars that works off a low frequency radio signal; "Space For All" - Surry Satellites brings custom-made satellites within the reach of small nations, and big companies; "Pictures On Patrol" - aerial photography can now be transmitted live thanks to a new mobile video downlink. 08DR IJSCA 30 min. |
| "Electronic Beowulf" - digital photography and modern imaging techniques bring ancient books into the digital age; "Laser Copy" - a new, non-contact method of copying, using laser light, is especially useful with delicate artifacts; "Restoration" - explores exciting new discoveries in restoration and preservation of the world's oldest books; "Cedar" - looks at the restoration process of historically important recordings using a computer system called Cedar ; "Seven Dwarfs" - tiny robots with ultrasonic sensors are an important step in the development of artificial intelligence; "Playing Crickets" - crickets play an important role in testing the next generation of robots. 08DR IJSCA 30 min. |
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"Recommended. This program is important for teacher
training and education programs and computer science programs. It is helpful
for therapists and teachers working with children with serious disabilities.
It can also provide the general public with
excellent background about the newest advances with computer technology and
the use many scientists and educators are making of the technology."
-EMRO Review "Child's Play" - new, inexpensive and easy-to-play clarinet promotes music making; "Electric Organ" - traditional pipe organs are being built with new digital equipment; "Computer Talk" - Talkmate, an electronic speech processor, helps deaf or hearing-impaired children learn how to pronounce words; "Talking Heads" - computer imaging and modeling is improving the interactive dialogue between humans and computers; "Soundbeam" - Soundbeam is an electronic synthesizer that helps uncoordinated and disabled children play music; "Lights, Sound, Help" - multi-sensory environments help children with disabilities develop skills of awareness and concentration; "BOLA" - BOLA, the most accurate hard-ball throwing machine in the world, will be used by various sport's clubs. 08DR IJSCA 30 min. |