Implanted ID MICROCHIPS under human skin – Should or shouldn’t?

If before this, a newly-proposed smart card that contains a microchip is being introduced to the world whereby it allow the user to record his bank account, and then debit and credit this bank account as he buys and sells. However, if this smart card gets lost, anyone who finds it could empty out this bank account. So it has been reported from various sources that the money of the future is to be a MICROCHIP underneath the SKIN — so it could not be lost!

Years ago, if anyone would speak about having a microchip inserted underneath the skin, people could not even be imagined how such a ridiculous idea like that could ever happen. But today, such technology does it exist, and it is being perfected from time to time.

The VeriChip (ID Microchip) is the first radio-frequency identification (RFID) microchip that’s been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in humans. The chip is the size of a long grain of rice, and can be implanted pretty much anywhere in the body (most commonly along the tricep). (source-singularityhub.com)

Depending on how it’s used, the chip could do anything from telling doctors your medical background to buying you a round at the club. Most proposed applications for in-body RFID are medical in nature which providing doctors immediately with a patient’s medical records, or identification if they are unconscious or unable to communicate. Not only that, there is a nightclub in Barcelona called Baja Beach has used the chip implantation for business purpose. They started offering chip implants to its customers, giving them access to VIP lounges and letting clubbers buy drinks by acting as a debit account. Who wants to carry a wallet or purse when the dress-code is board shorts and bikinis? Baja Beach contracted none other than VeriChip Corp. to fashion their subcutaneous membership cards.

Outside of human bodies, RFID is already used for a wide range of purposes. If you pay highway tolls electronically, that little box in your car has an RFID tag in it. Lots of folks implant their pets with RFID chips in case they get lost, as animal shelters increasingly scan pets for them. There is a high possibility the lost pets will come back home with the presence of ID microchips that being implanted under their skin.

However, implanted ID Microchip under human skin has both positive and negative impact.  People who are favor this ID Chipping will look more on the benefit of it and people who are against this idea will consider all the negative impact that might arise. (source-lockergnome.com)

Those who favor using implanted chipping for ID purposes present the following arguments:

§  It would benefit the caregivers of the elderly, especially those who suffer from Alzheimer’s or dementia, since it would make it easier for them to be located if they wandered off. In this case, it would mean that they could be returned to the safety of their home.

§  It would be a way of locating missing children. This could be an invaluable resource if the child was abducted and not just off playing.

§ It would be valuable in the event that a child suffering from an abnormality (such as autism) could be quickly located if they became lost or if they needed to receive medical treatment.

• The chip can be used to readily access medical information — any pertinent health information that might be needed by emergency personnel.
• The chip can be used for identification purposes, making going through security checkpoints easier.

Those who are against implanted chips into humans for any purpose present these arguments:

§  First and seemingly at the forefront of their argument are privacy issues. They cite that their paramount concern is that the government is already in a position of unwarranted control into the lives of its citizens and that chipping would allow them the ability to track us no matter where we went.

§  This goes hand in hand with religious concerns that the embedding of identification chips could be a prelude to what is referred to in the Bible as the Mark of the Beast. This is a numerical digit that would be placed on a person’s hand or forehead and then scanned whenever something is sold or purchased.

§  Medically, they cite concerns that, for those with auto immune type diseases, the embedding of a chip could lead to infection - the potential risks to health associated with the device are: adverse tissue reaction; migration of implanted transponder; failure of implanted transponder; failure of inserter;

§  Additionally, critics point out that if the person is issued a bracelet with an RFID chip — rather than having one embedded in the skin — they are then allowed the freedom to choose whether they wish to wear the bracelet or not.

However, in the long run there is really only one real issue and that is how you feel about having an ID chip put under your skin. Do you believe that it will really interfere with your constitutional right to privacy? Do you have a religious conviction about having one implanted in your body? Do you think that having medical information available in the event of an accident is important? Each of us has to decide the answers to the above questions for ourselves.

So, SHOULD or SHOULDN't the ID microchip is being implanted under human skin??? The answer is no matter which side of the issue you are on, whether you are for or against chips being embedded under your skin, I believe you should be allowed the freedom of choice for yourself and for those in your care. I also believe that there are rational opinions on both sides of the issue and that we should all respect and support the choices of others in the matter.

UNIQUE CONCEPT CARS - that can be drive in 2020!

It is damn expensive to produce a concept car and realise every single dream of a crazy engineer. Computer graphics here takes a huge part. Nowadays conceptualists cannot stop working on sketches of a future car. Instead of steam or gasoline-powered engines they use electrical ones or naturally renewing energy. These are the technologies of tomorrow. If the first automobile looked more like a bicycle, future cars today refer to the unidentified flying objects or sky rockets.

Computer graphics is extremely favorable for modeling these fantasies. It allows a designer anything: to play with forms, textures, volumes, colours, to choose radical designs, to apply features of favourite superheroes and to give a vision that a car will make you fly in speed of light. These car models are far from the reality, innovative and hundred years ahead of the casual ones. CGTrader represents a carefully selected gallery of several concept car renderings especially for your pleasure. All of them were created using 3D modeling software. (source-cgtrader.com)

So, let's go for a short trip to the future and take a glance at post-modern vehicles, and simply admire their beauty.

1) RENAULT DEZIR CONCEPT CAR

While other vehicle companies play with the power, ecology trends or extremely futuristic designs, Renault choose to play with the sensitivity. Officals of the company claim that this intriguing red concept vehicle model must evoke the passion of a potential driver. It pulses with the complete freedom of a human: blood-red colour, two-seat coupe, butterfly doors and red leather interior. It is not surprising that for the first time it was showcased at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, in the city of love. Renault made a plan to create the series of concept cars that would be modeled after the stages of life that a Renault customer might encounter. In company’s own words their customers will fall in love, discover the world, start a family, work, have fun and become wise. In this case, DeZir concept symbolizes the love stage.

2) F1 FERRARI CONCEPT

Imagine F1 Ferrari wild race car that is wheelless. It still maintains many features of nowadays typical Ferrari fireball, but it flies. C'mon, I guess F1 would never be the same again. Actually, the main idea was to pimp a base design of the current Formula 1 car and add something extraordinary, truly futuristic. I honestly think that these fireballs fly each race. Csaba Kiss, a designer of this dream Ferrari, says that he knows that technically this vehicle would not be able to fly, but.. who knows, maybe in a galaxy, far-far away, a car like this exists.

3) T2 CONCEPT

Actually, lots of designers are fighting for the brighter future with as little combustion of gas, as possible, "greener" cars, lighter materials, and they spend a lot of time sketching these concepts on the papers. This one is the great expectation from Honda company. A vehicle is called the Taasiya T2 Concept, a mid-engine hybrid supercar that comes with a 3.5-liter V6 hybrid engine mated to two electric motors with about 350kW of power and a 0-62 mph time of just four seconds. Without a powerful engine, a car also has provocative design, strict lines and abstract forms. It completely disarms, letting a driver to feel the power of this steel beast. Let's hope that soon it will be possible.

4) LAMBORGHINI MADURA CONCEPT

It is totally black. It seems dangerous. It refers to the legendary Hollywood movies about bad boys and fast cars. This futuristic model is designed for Lamborghini company and aims to be the first hybrid car that already has a scheduled date of release in 2016. Unless it is a vehicle of the future, it is not completely environmentally-friendly. It stands for the personal eccentricity more. Lamborghini Madura is an artwork of a University student, who wished to design the first "green" car for Lamborghini. In his opinion, if you want a more eco-car, there is no necessity to break modern lines or aggressive style. It can be good looking, fast and exciting.

5) MERCEDES - BENZ BIOME CONCEPT

Mercedes-Benz BIOME futuristic model was treated as the most outlandish and ambitious concepts in L.A. Design Challenge, 2010. The creators of this design ask: What do you think, could cars be grown in a lab? And they answer, that is more likely that Mercedes-Benz BIOME is grown in a sterile laboratory than produced on a production line. This concept model is designed to be in symbiosis with the nature, called a natural technology hybrid and forming a part of our Earth's ecosystem like the leaves on a tree. The whole vehicle is designed to be made from a BioFabre material, that is lighter than metal or plastic, but stronger than steel, the entire body of a car would also be biodegradable. This is an example how futurists of Mercedes-Benz company think outside the box.

6) AUDI SHARK CONCEPT

This designer must be crazy. Probably he has been reading sci-fi books since his childhood, or he has an incredibly good imagination, or the sixth sense and future cars will look almost the same like his renderings. Kazim Doku reinterprets Audi design language in a far futuristic way. Moreover, this interpretation brought to him the award of The Desire Competition held by Domus Academy. This concept vehicle covers the idea of a car, style of a motorcycle and flight of a plane. Everything is included. Audi Shark is designed for two people, who wish for strong sensations and high level of safety.

7) FERRARI HYPER CAR HYBRID CAR CONCEPT

It is completely gorgeous. Ferrari head officers always highlight that quality is more important than quantity. So, here we have it: a doze of totally charming futuristic quality. The designer of a car Kazim Doku thinks that it is a short glance to the future after 15 years. He believes Ferrari to combine almost perfect design of Ferrari Formula 1 race car with the futuristic forms, to put fast as hell engine and make everyone to fall in love with this hybrid-automobile.

8) TRON LIGHT CYCLE REBOOT CONCEPT

Surely everyone recognizes this speed monster. It is a model of Light Cycle that appeared in 2010 movie Tron: Legacy. You would never believe, but this futuristic artwork is actually on sale for the decent price of $55,000. Moreover, you have to enlist yourself and then wait for ages to spend your salary that would be enough for the next half a year to cover living expenses. This concept vehicle features a 40,000 Watt motor powered by custom lithium-ion batteries - so it can zip you through the dark city streets at up to 100 mph. The blue glow is made possible thanks to OLED light tape, and the thing takes three hours to charge

I hope that this short trip to the future had completely convinced you that all the sci-fi enthusiasts and futurists are not just a bunch of crazy people. They definitely have a well-developed sixth sense. Moreover, cars act as aphrodisiac for inspiration, would you like to try modeling one as well..?

MEDIA TECHNOLOGY caused ADHD problem – among childrens.

Some experts believe that technology has a role in the rising rates of ADHD — but whether it causes the disorder is still being debated. So, the question is could our media technology be contributing to or aggravating attention problems, like ADHD among children?

ADHD can be called as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. ADHD is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder. 

There are many possible causes of ADHD like exposure to environmental toxin, consume too much toxic food, technology and media and etc. People with ADHD have difficulty to stay focus on one task and controlling their impulses and are often become hyperactive. They have a hard time to synthesize the facts, so they tend to have trouble seeing the forest for the trees. People with the disorder symptoms actually work harder than usual in order to absorb what they must feel like a barrage of information. This symptom usually appears between the ages of 3 and 6. Poor attention is one of the most notorious signs of ADHD (Source- everydayhealth.com)

As we know, kids love screens. Put a child in front of SpongeBob or Pokemon or an Angry Bird games and within minutes he will be totally absorbed by the action in front of him and you may have to scream “fire or candy” to get their attention. Media technology like TV shows, movies, and video games can capture a child’s attention for hours, but it also can  eroding a child’s ability to focus attentively when he is back in the real time world -“When you condition the mind to become accustomed to high levels of input, there’s a chance that reality can just become boring.”

No one knows for sure to what degree these rising rates can be ascribed to technology, but some believe that combined media are having a noticeable effect. Dr. Christakis, who has spent the last decade studying how entertainment affects children’s mental processing, believes that overstimulation from media may be a possible cause of ADHD. A recent study assessed the viewing habits of 1,323 children in third, fourth, and fifth grades over 13 months and found that children who spent more than two hours a day in front of a screen, either playing video games or watching TV, were 1.6 to 2.1 times more likely to have attention problems (source- Child Health Institute)

It’s probably wise to limit children’s time with screen media. While there’s no sufficient evidence to conclude that media may cause ADHD,  but media technology could very likely exacerbate a problem that’s already there — or simply lead to poorer attention overall. So, The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommended that children should spend no more than one to two hours a day interacting with screen-based media, such as TV and video games. And the recommendation for children under the age of two is no TV at all. 

BOMBASTIC TECHNOLOGY - that change the world!

We have seen  great leaps in digital technology in past the past five years. Smartphones, cloud computing, multi-touch tablets, these are all innovations that revolutionized the way we live and work. However, believe it or not, we are just getting started. Technology will get even better.

Today’s post is about the superb real-life product that is set to revolutionize the world as we know it. Get ready to control the desktop and slice Ninja fruits with your eyes. Get ready to print your own creative physical product. Get ready to dive into the virtual world, and interact with them. This is some of examples that the innovative product might do to all of us.(source-hongkiat.com)

1) GOOGLE GLASS

Augmented reality has already gotten into our life in the forms of simulated experiment and education app, but Google is taking it several steps higher with Google Glass. Theoretically, with Google Glass, you are able to view social media feeds, text, Google Maps, as well as navigate with GPS and take photos. You will also get the latest updates while you are on the ground. It also will help the deaf people to get information that they need based on what they see using the Google Glass.

2) FORM 1 - 3D printing technology

Just as the term suggests, 3D printing is the technology that could forge your digital design into a solid real-life product. It’s nothing new for the advanced mechanical industry, but a personal 3D printer is definitely a revolutionary idea. Everybody can create their own physical product based on their custom design, and no approval needed from any giant manufacturer.Imagine a future where every individual professional has the capability to mass produce their own creative physical products without limitation. This is the future where personal productivity and creativity are maximized.

3) LEAP MOTION - finger movement technology

Multi-touch desktop is a (miserably) failed product due to the fact that hands could get very tired with prolonged use, but Leap Motion wants to challenge this dark area again with a more advanced idea. It lets you control the desktop with fingers, but without touching the screen. It’s not your typical motion sensor, as Leap Motion allows you to scroll the web page, zoom in the map and photos, sign documents and even play a first person shooter game with only hand and finger movements.

4) EYE TRIBE - eye tracking technology

Eye tracking has been actively discussed by technology enthusiasts throughout these years, but it’s really challenging to implement. But Eye Tribe actually did this. They successfully created the technology to allow you to control your tablet, play flight simulator, and even slice fruits in Fruit Ninja only with your eye movements. It’s basically taking the common eye-tracking technology and combining it with a front-facing camera plus some serious computer-vision algorithm, and voila, fruit slicing done with the eyes. Disabled people without hand also have the chances to play a game with the presence of eye tribe technology.

5) GOOGLE DRIVERLESS CAR - self-driving car

If you could remember the iRobot as a teen, and being wondering that one day, the driverless car will become reality. And it’s now a reality, made possible by… a search engine company, Google.

While the data source is still a secret recipe, the Google driverless car is powered by artificial intelligence that utilizes the input from the video cameras inside the car, a sensor on the vehicle’s top, and some radar and position sensors attached to different positions of the car. Sounds like a lot of effort to mimic the human intelligence in a car, but so far the system has successfully driven 1609 kilometres without human commands!

6) SMART THINGS - security system

The current problem that most devices have is that they function as a standalone being, and it require effort for tech competitors to actually partner with each other and build products that can truly connect with each other. SmartThings is here to make your every device, digital or non-digital, connect together and benefit you.

With SmartThings you can get your smoke alarms, humidity, pressure and vibration sensors to detect changes in your house and alert you through your smartphone! Imagine the possibilities with this. You could track who’s been inside your house, turn on the lights while you’re entering a room, shut windows and doors when you leave the house. Definitely, this technology can increase your security system in your house.

7) MIT FINGER READER - reads printed text aloud

Braille helps visually impaired people read, but there is a lot of printed material that is never converted to that writing system. Blind people also miss out on using mobile devices because obviously they can’t feel the text on screen. MIT’s Fluid Interfaces Group attempted to address this issue with its FingerReader prototype.

FingerReader is a ring that reads printed text out loud using a small camera and complementary software that analyzes text and reads it aloud. The ring also has vibration motors that are used to guide the wearer. The ring vibrates when the user veers off the line being scanned or when the user has reached the end of the line. FingerReader can also be used to translate text, making it doubly useful.

Now, are you realized that how technology can change the world? However, be careful and use technology wisely because every single thing in the world has their advantage and disadvantage. KEEP SMILING and STAY POSITIVE everyday...See you at my next post!!!

MY LIFE EXPERIENCE - with handphones

Nowaday's, we can see every people are using a smartphone...and even kids also asking for latest handphone from their parents (very demanded, heeee....). Nowadays, kids are so lucky. Even my daughter get her first Tablet Pc at the age of 2 years. Compared to me, it took about 15 years to get my 1st handpone. Time already changed, where handphones is no longer a request or a dream but it's a need.

Remembering back the time I got my 1st handphone...Actually I come from an  ordinary family that just stay in remote area. My father just working as a labour, so to get a handphone from my parents is quite hard. When I'm at form 3, my parents promised me that if I get a good result in PMR, i'll get a handphone (yahoo!!!!) ....Alhamdullilah, i passesd my PMR with flying colours...AND I GOT A HANDPHONE!!!!

My 1st handphone is actually a very basic handphone that is primarily for text a message and calling...It is NOKIA 3310. The 3310 was popular for SMS text messaging because it allowed long messages three times the size of a standard SMS text message, at 459 characters. It's also so easy to make a calling because the phone also has voice dialing for the quick dialing of selected numbers. Are you still remember this phone?????? 

I'm using this handphone quite so long....After SPM, my mom give me a new handphone because I have to give my 3310 to my younger brother...My mom give a very cute handphone (butterfly design) that have a quite similar function like my 3310..Yeah, it's NOKIA 8250... Guess what? At that time having a handphone that can send picture messages quite ok for me...

From above story, seem like I'm a loyal user of Nokia right? (It's because every handphone is from my mother, terima jela...)..During my matriculation life, I got to use another Nokia product which is NOKIA 7610 ( handphone daun ). This also from my mother. She don't know how to use it, so she passed it to me...At this time, finally I'm being able to use Nokia 1st smartphone that have caller ringtone, camera, bluetooth, music player and most important this handphone can MMS...

After married, I got a chances to experience a smartphone by using my husband smartphone which is SAMSUNG S2. However, after using it for about a few weeks, I realize that I don't like it. Why ? Because it's complicated and easy to break. Compare to my previous 3310, even I throw it to the wall, after that the condition of the phone is still good and surprisingly I can use it like usual. But imagine if you drop your smartphone? Not only the screen will crack, but your heart will broken as well ( huuuu,ready to spent your money )...Finally, I'm switching back to Nokia brand by using NOKIA 5020. I don't care if people said it's old fashion, because I just consider it's easy, durable and quality (almost 5 years with me)

Did you agreed that the earlier generation of handphone like my 3310 is much more better that nowadays smartphone? NO?????? LOOK AT THIS EVIDENCE........

Not enough???? Let's see another one....

This is my real story with gadgets and I hope everyone enjoy reading my experience...KEEP SMILING AND STAY POSITIVE to my next post....see you soon...

WELCOME TO BLOG - dedicated to myself

Assalamualaikum and very good afternoon to all my visitor....

Hahaha......actually today is my 1st post in my own blog...after 22 years, finally I managed to create my own blog.... all this while, i never thought to have my own blog...Thank you to my beloved classmates, Kak Nurul and Nina to help me create this blog.....

Actually , i'm not fancy with blog. I just like to READ other people blog but not to WRITE.  But now.... I'M BREAK MY OWN RECORD!!! i can't believe to myself. I already have my blog : personal and academic blog.. I realize that blog will help us to share our own opinion, ideas, thought and do a business ( not only for sharing your personal life ok!!!!! )

This blog is specially for discussing on academic purpose.....The main reason why I create this blog is for MIS750 assignment. My post after this will more on technology and system....So, don't get boring and annoyed ok....Tq Prof Zaidi  for opened my eyes... please take a good side of the blog...KEEP SMILING AND STAY POSITIVE EVERYDAY....till then..