How Sandy Affected the Media and Me

When Hurricane Sandy hit, my power went out. In this time, I used social media to help keep me up to date on what was going on in other parts of America where Sandy was hit. Images of the aftermath were posted everywhere. Using social media, I knew what was going on around the world.

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Samsung and Apple Profits

• Samsung Electronics reported on Friday a $7.4 billion in the third quarter and a revenue of $47.5 billion.
• Samsung said that the Galaxy S3 was a key to raising profits.
• The company does not disclose information about smartphone sales, but analysts say that the company sold about 60 million smartphones in the quarter.
• Apple reported profits of $8.2 billion and revenue of $36 billion.
• They sold 26.9 million iPhones in the quarter.
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World Record Freefall

• On October 14th or this passing Sunday, Felix Baumgartner jumped from a 700-foot high helium balloon.
• The daredevil jumped from 24.2 miles high up.
• He broke records for the highest jump, the first person to break the speed of sound without the help of a vehicle, and the fastest freefall.
• During the jump he broke Mach (the speed of sound).
• He reached a final speed of Mach 1.24 or 834 mph.
• He almost broke the record for the longest freefall which is four minutes and 36 seconds.
• That record is held by Joe Kittinger who also jumped from a helium balloon at 19 miles high.
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Brainwave Binocluars

• These binoculars have been under development by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) since 2007.
• The binoculars were named the Cognitive Technology Threat Warning System.
• A computer scans a 120-degree field of view.
• From there it sends images of possible threats to a viewfinder for soldiers to look at.
• DARPA says that the Cognitive Technology Threat Warning System has identified 91% of threats in testing.
• Regular binoculars only allowed soldiers to identify 47% of targets.
• The technology is being handed over to the Army's Night Vision Lab.
• Click here for the article.

BattleHawk Loitering Munition

• Textron Defense Systems has created a new flying drone that explodes on contact with enemy positions.
• It is armed with a 40 mm high fragmentation charge and weighs five pounds.
• It has a video camera built into the nose, so troops on the ground can pilot the drone over rooftops and hills.
• The drone is made of carbon-fiber reinforced polymer.
• The drone is sprung into the air by a spring and the electric motor starts the tiny propeller.
• Once into the air, the BattleHawk can travel at 60 mph for around 30 minutes.
• It is designed for dismounted enemy and light-skinned vehicles.
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