Wii machine sales dropped 32 percent in December, 2010 compared with the same month the previous year; Xbox sales were up 91 percent and Sony’s PlayStation 3 had a 12 percent decline.
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Mint.com has done a great job of cracking the credit card code. It turns out the first digit identifies the type of card issuer– airline, bank, etc. The first six digits tell you whether it’s Visa, Mastercard, and so on. The seventh and following digits are your account number. A simple calculation can decide whether the card number is valid. The answer to the equation must be divisible by ten. Try and follow the graphic below.
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Bob put his solar-powered LED flashlight through the laundry. He didn’t do this on purpose and the flashlight isn’t waterproof. When it came out with water bubbles showing through its solar window, he tried turning it on anyway. Works fine. And it was cheap too (less than $5).
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AllMyApps.com offers free apps for the Windows desktop. There’s also the new Mac App store.
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The Kinect sensor is Microsoft’s response to the success of Nintendo’s Wii machine. That has a motion sensitive controller and the game responds to its movements. With the Kinect and an Xbox 360, the game responds to your movements. This has led to some very interesting new developments. Several smart young tech types have already figured out how to use the Kinect to draw in 3D, create 3D videos and control robots with their body movements. We went to YouTube.com and watched Tomoto Washio transform himself into Ultra Seven, a Japanese superhero. He appeared to be shooting a stream of sparks and flames wherever he pointed his hand. He could also appear to detach a crescent from his hat, throw […]
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