Author Archives: Robert Heiny

About Robert Heiny

I try to assist people use tools that unlock curiosity and opportunities to break social codes required for survival and success. My specialty has been in organizational development in order to increase personal benefits for students through education. This specialty emerged while serving in senior faculty or research appointments at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, & The Florence Heller Graduate School for Advanced Studies in Social Welfare at Brandeis University as well as former Director of the Montana Center on Disabilities. Serving as a partner in a high tech business allowed me to test some of my academic ideals in reality.

Free Download of Microsoft Flight

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Robert Heiny

Microsoft Flight will be available as a free download this spring. It gives players the freedom to fly over the Big Island of Hawaii, complete a variety of missions, test your skills in flying, and find hidden aerocaches. You can tailor flight controls … Continue reading →

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Top 2011 Note Taking Applications Of The Year For Teachers And Students

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Robert Heiny

If you haven’t done so yet, be sure to check out Layne’s descriptions of the top 10 applications of 2011 for teachers and learners. He shares his experiences using note taking applications on the iPad and iPad 2 and rank … Continue reading →

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Culturomics Analyzes Online News Worldwide

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Robert Heiny

Kalev Leetaru describes a summary of the emerging field of Culturomics. It gives priority to analyzing the context and tone ofthe imperfect information available to people at the time we take social action, especially as news media capture a snapshot of the real–time … Continue reading →

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Wearable Electronic Smart Clothing

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Robert Heiny

Jin-Woo Han and M. Meyyappan, scientists at the Center for Nanotechnology at NASA Ames Research Center have developed a new flexible memory fabric woven together from interlocking strands of copper and copper-oxide wires. It may soon enable smart fabrics and wearable … Continue reading →

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Understanding and Indexing Sounds

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Robert Heiny

Audio engineers at Imagine Research announced their developoment of MediaMined(TM) for understanding and indexing sound. “It acts as a virtual studio engineer,” said Imagine Research’s founder and CEO Jay LeBoeuf. “If your software detects male vocals,” LeBoeuf adds, “then it would … Continue reading →

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Honda’s ASIMO Has Significant Advancements

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Robert Heiny

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled an all-new ASIMO humanoid robot newly equipped with the world’s first1 autonomous behavior control technology. With a further advance in autonomy, the all-new ASIMO moves without being controlled by an operator. It has significantly improved intelligence and … Continue reading →

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Batteries with 10x More Capacity and 10x Faster Charge

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Robert Heiny

Using Si nanoparticles in Li-ion rechargable batteries. such as those in cellphones and iPods, results up to 10 times more capacity and 10 times faster charge than current batteries. “We have found a way to extend a new lithium-ion battery’s charge life by 10 times,” … Continue reading →

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Wolfram/Alpha Revisited

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Robert Heiny

Wolfram/Alpha continues under development even as the company releases apps through iTunes. I first posted about this computational knowledge engine on April 6, 2009. Since then, they have added many apps for learning academic skill. Check out their apps for … Continue reading →

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Encke: Virtual University Collaboration

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Robert Heiny

Here’s another step toward ubiquitous organized university learning venues! Encke invites you to participate in a first of a kind event, an in-world mixture of conference, workshop and collaboration, to discuss, design, build, operate and evaluate various virtual teaching and learning spaces for … Continue reading →

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EduTone Buys Global Grid for Learning

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Robert Heiny

California based EduTone is purchasing Global Grid for Learning (GGfL), Cambridge University Press’ UK-based content aggregation business. GGfL’s library contains over one million digital multimedia resources on-demand on-line through commonly used learning platforms for anywhere, anytime teaching and learning. EduTone … Continue reading →

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