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Tech article

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20109451-54/greenstart-unveils-latest-clean-tech-startups/?tag=mncol

Greenstart unveils latest clean-tech startups

This article talks about the technology available to help reduce the amount of electricity in the forms of monitoring, plugs, shades, and more. SmarterShade, which helps reduce the amount of lights to use by tinting the color of the windows, is a great idea. Sylvatex's biodeasle from biomass seems like it would help reduce oil prices, which are rising. These inventions play a role on the issue of energy conservation. Conserving natural resources has been a big goal for the past several years. 

These ideas relate to the relationship between people and machines. By relying on the machines to reduce the amount of electricity used, it makes a person more reliant on technology. The idea behind this is to reduce energy consumption, therefore reducing energy bills. 

I think that the ideas behind this is great. If the technology was widely used, it's initial cost would be big, but it would definitely be a pay-off in the end

Computer

iMac
27-inch: 3.1GHz
3.1GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
2560 x 1440 resolution
4GB (two 2GB) memory
1TB hard drive1
AMD Radeon HD 6970M with 1GB
Total price on apple.com $1,999.00

Separately:

Case	$70			NZXT Apollo ORANGE NP Orange SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Power supply	$50			RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply
Motherboard	$190			ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
CPU	$220			Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
RAM (memory)	$31			iRam 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Memory For Apple Model IR4GSO1066D3K
Hard drive	$100			Western Digital My Book for Mac 1TB 3.5" USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive Model WDBAAG0010HCH-NESN
Video/graphics card	$360			SAPPHIRE 100311-2SR Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
CD/DVD burner	$21			ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
Monitor	$300			SAMSUNG S27A350H ToC Rose Black 27" 2ms Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DCR 1,000,000:1 (1,000:1)
Keyboard	$53			AZIO KB351RT Black 80 Normal Keys USB RF Wireless Slim Keyboard
Mouse	$15			Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 - Slate - OEM
Total	$1410	Saved $590

Did You Know? Questions

1. What 3 things surprise you?

The popularity of various site that have more activity than news sources. 

Michael Jackson's death became more popular on Twitter than elections. 

95% of American adults have cell phones.

1. What questions come to your mind?

How will the number change in 10 years? Will printed media still be printing? How reliant will we be on technology in several years. How much can we rely on technology?

1. What do you think the world will be like 5 years from now? 10? 20?

I think that it will be much more connected. Widespread use of media like the internet and cell phone will be available practically all the time. Computers, cell phones, and other media could get smaller, faster, and be more immersive in the sense that we wouldn't be able to stay away from technology. 

1. What kind of effects do you think that this will have on people?

It will make them more "social." The world will be even smaller to us when the use of communication is widespread across everyone. Although the use of technology is increasing everyday, we will only get more and more addicted to it.