WGST's "The Sully Show" for 5/22/15 - St. Regis Monarch Beach and Tech News of the Week

Rick has been in Southern California this week,  Orange County and Dana Point to be exact at the St. Regis in Monarch Beach, where they have butlers and Rick played the Monarch Beach Golf Links...  A great resort to "get away" and the golf is pretty special.

Check out: www.stregismb.com

Great weather, perfect golf, except for Rick's game and lot of outdoors activities in SoCal...

Have a listen...

listen to ‘My Segment on "The Sully Show" on 640 am WGST for 5/22/15’ on audioBoom

Rick and Sully look at some of the news items of the week:

1. Robots to Battle for $3.5M in DARPA Challenge, in Pomona, CA this June

In June, as the NBA and NHL championships are decided, robotic competitors will face off in the finals of the DARPA Robotics Challenge.

At stake: $3.5 million in total prize money, with $1 million going to the first-prize winner. The robots will have one hour to complete eight tasks, which will include driving 100 meters to a simulated disaster site, cutting a hole in a wall, climbing a ladder, and a special mystery task that won't be revealed to teams beforehand.

There will be 25 teams competing, half of them from the United States. Japan, Korea and Germany will also be represented with a total of 10 teams between them.

 

2.  Right To Be Forgotten on Google

France, Germany Top Request Lists: Over 250,000 requests have poured into Google to remove URLs from their search results in the EU.


3.  Gov. Deal Signs "Georgia Digital Classroom Act" into Law

Summary - Require instructional materials and content to be in digital or electronic format after a certain date; to require local boards of education to provide wireless electronic devices for students to access instructional materials and content.  The date set now is July 1, 2020

 


5.  AT&T says any smartphone use while driving is dangerous

AT&T's no texting while driving campaign, "It Can Wait" has been so successful, it now is expanding it.  

AT&T is saying what many know,  it's dangerous to use our smartphone in any way while driving.

Some stats:
·         62% keep their smartphones within easy reach while driving.

·         30% of people who post to Twitter while driving do it “all the time.”

·         22% who access social networks while driving cite addiction as a reason.

·         Of those who shoot videos behind the wheel, 27% think they can do it safely while driving.

For those of us in the South, here are some additional statistics, per AT&T:

BASIC ACTIVITIES

    Those in the South are more likely than those in the Midwest or West to glance at social networks while driving (28% vs. 22%, respectively)
    Those in the South are more likely than those in the Midwest to glance at/search for content on the Internet while driving (31% vs. 24%, respectively)
    Those in the South are more likely than those in the West to glance at/post to a social network while driving (29% vs. 23%, respectively)

SOCIAL NETWORKS/APP ACTIVITES

    Those in the South are more likely than those in the West to post to Facebook while driving (16% vs. 12%, respectively)
    Those in the South are more likely than those in the Midwest to glance at/post to Twitter while driving (16% vs. 11%, respectively)
    On a more general note: those in the South are more likely than those in the Midwest to engage in any of the social media/mobile app activities (i.e., the specific platforms) (40% vs. 33%, respectively)