If your library has a website, you’ve got a virtual, or digital, branch. So what happens when all the library’s buildings are closed, the books are locked away on their shelves, the computers and printers are shut down, and the staff are sent home? Is the library gone? Is it really closed? There may be…
One of the most crucial, and IMHO, sacred services provided by a school or public library is storytime. I know I don’t need to elaborate on this further for my readership. 🙂 With the technology of artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly becoming more and more sophisticated, it’s no surprise that an AI’s abilities would start to…
Hi there, Henry here.This month’s High-Tech Highlight is a special edition for the new year. I wanted to share a fun project of mine where I took three World War II recruitment posters and updated them (via Photoshop) to help highlight some of the new technology roles that modern library staff should adopt today. But…
Hi there, Henry here! Last year, on this hair-raising holiday, I highlighted a double dose of dreadful technologies to scare the smart pants off you. This time around, I’m going to escalate the eeriness up to eleven by trick-or-treating you to a triple threat of alarming innovations. Today’s highlights are: Smart Dust WiFi Recognition Digital…
Usually when we think about wearables, items such as watches, clips, and bracelets come to mind. They’re special accessories that we put on – more like gadgets, really. But as time moves forward, the idea of a separate device to carry around will be less and less appealing to us. Instead, we’ll begin to prefer…
You should be aware of a new technology that is increasingly aware of you. Today’s highlight… Persistent Recognition Systems What is it? All around us are smart devices that monitor us in real-time, all the time. There are our cameras, tablets, and the smart phones in our pockets, of course. But there are also home…
Say goodbye to the keyboard; type ‘hello’ instead with your mind. And that’s just the beginning. Today’s highlight: Neural Interfaces What is it? A neural interface (also called Brain-Computer Interface or BCI) is an external device to detect your neural system signals. The “human neural system generates, transmits, and processes electrochemical signals in different parts…
We can talk about virtual reality, self-driving cars, AI, and robots all day – but the truth of the matter is that none of these amazing technologies will work in the world as we all hope and envision unless we have one thing first. There’s a deceptively tiny word for this thing – two-characters: one…
Let’s talk about an emerging trend that promises to transform lives and become the next big thing. And libraries are poised to play a big part of it. Today’s highlight: Telehealth What is it? When you cross telecommunications technology with healthcare, you get telehealth. And this combination reaps huge benefits. As a supplement to traditional…
Hello! Henry here. I’m happy to highlight a new high-tech hot topic. It’s historically been a hobby, but now it’s headlong become a hardcore habit, heavily hitting the right buttons on people’s hearts. Today I’m talking about… Video Games & Esports NEWSFLASH! Two weeks ago, Google announced it was getting into the gaming business with…