2000+and+beyond

2000 +
==2000: March 4, Sony Released PlayStation 2 (Abbreviated as PS2). It is the second generation of the PlayStation, which is a much improved video game console with better graphic designs. The system is manufacture by Sony. The system itself is use for entertainment and is easy to access to anyone at any age or level. ==



The PS2 system is split into 5 components, the CPU, Vector Units, Graphics Synthesizer, DMA Controller, and the 3D Graphics Pipeline. For more information on how a PS2 work: [] =2001: October 25, Microsoft released Windows XP=

===2002: RIM (Research in Motion) released the first Black Berry smart phone. The company is found by Mike Lazaridis in 1984. Mike was born in Istanbul, Turkey, when he was five years old his family settles in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. By reading many science books in the library, Mike found his interest in the field of electrical engineering. During his senior year at University of Waterloo, Mike and some friends launch RIM with the supports of his parents and also a small government grant. ===

** The Medical Mirror **
While it can't tell you if you're the fairest of them all, the Medical Mirror can tell you your heart rate, which is probably more valuable in the long run anyway. A webcam behind the mirror captures variations in reflected light on your face, and an algorithm translates that into heartbeats.



** Dynamic Eye Sunglasses **
"Unlike regular sunglasses, Chris Mullin's glasses block glare instantly with liquid crystal lenses that darken the most where the sun's light is the brightest. A particularly sunny commute inspired Mullin's invention. " - John B. Carnett / Popular Science



"A Swedish company called Tobii recently announced the launch of its new eye-control device dubbed PCEye. The firm's invention tracks movement of a user's eyes and coverts it into mouse cursor on the screen.According to Tobii, the device is connected through a USB. It is compatible with a large number of software. The company's main goal was to create a device that would improve the interactivity for stroke victims and other people suffering from impaired motor skills.Tobii's representatives also mentioned that the device can work with displays that have a diagonal ranging from 15 to 20-inches. The optimal distance at which the invention can operate ranges from 19.7 - 31.5-inches (50 - 80 cm).It is worth mentioning that in order to work properly the device should be connected to a computer that has at least a 1GHz dual-core processor.The advanced algorithms developed by Tobii specialists, in combination with high-res cameras can track and register the eye movement of about 95 percent of people. PCEye works perfectly in different light conditions and irrespective of the user's eye color.The company mentioned that the price of a PCEye system varies depending on the selected package. However, it was said that a standard option will have a price tag of $7000."


 * Aaron Swartz**



Aaron Swartz was born on November 8, 1986 in Chicago. Aaron Swartz had many projects he helped work on; including RSS, Markdown, and Reddit. Aaron went to a private school until the 9 th grade. He left school in 10 th grade and enrolled at a college in Chicago. He then went on to Stanford University and stopped after freshman year to continue programming and funding his startup infogami.

Swartz joined the group that started RSS 1.0 web syndication specification when he was 14. Then in 2001 Aaron started working on the RDF Core team working at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). After W3C he helped work on a html to text translator known as Markdown. Also web.py was created by Aaron because he didnt like any of the systems available in the Python programming language. Starting in 2008 Aaron became an activist pushing for web files to be free and open to the public. During that year Aaron had released 2.7 million federal documents from the PACER database.

While being an activist he created a lot of groups and websites. The groups or websites he either founded or co-founded are Watchdog.net, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Demand Progress, Tor2Web, and DeadDrop. Aaron Swartz’s push for free and public web files got him into trouble when he started downloading a large amount of JSTOR files at MIT. He had access to the files because at the time he was a research fellow at Harvard University and visitors at MIT were allowed to access JSTOR through their network. In September 2012 he had committed 13 felony crimes. Later on January 11, 2013 Aaron committed suicide.

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"Aaron Swartz." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.