Drones

Drones are not something extremely new. So, why would I want to write on something that is not new? Well, recently intel made the the guiness world record of putting up the most number of unmanned drones into the air. Though it was a light and sound show, it involved complex coding and co-ordination on the part of the intel team to put up the show. Thus it reminded me of the immense potential of drones.
So drones are professionally known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Essentially it is a robot which can be programmed to carry out specific functions or it can be controlled by a remote.
You probably would have seen a drone at the toy store or read about spying drones. Well both of these are the extremes of the range of drones. While the drones available for personal use are the average remote control flying equipment, drones of higher quality can survive tough conditions, go into places humans haven't ventured into before, survive for long hours, capture amazing landscape shots and the list goes on and on. 
Why drones have received so much attention during the last decade is due to the unlimited opportunities they provide. Think in terms of  a commercial businessman; drones provide him with quick transport of material, provide him with necessary data by collecting it from a humanely unreachable location, ultimately reducing cost and increasing efficiency.
For a biologist studying animal migration pattern, drones can easily track the movements and transmit the data almost instantaneously. Further, in the field of space exploration drones have and are going to play a big role. So you see that drones can enter our lives in every little way; you name it and I can guarantee that there can be a certain use of drones in it. 
But what comes on the downside is the danger that these seemingly amazing machines can pose. To name just one: drone warfare. Though many countries contest that drones help them locate enemies in certain regions where planes and humans cannot, it is also equivalent to an unfair battleground. Dominance for the one who possesses the tech and disastrous for the one receiving its effects. Another issue pertaining to our lives would be spying on us to extract as much information one could. Imagine your biggest secret spilled out into the world, or the most precious trade secret leaked ontothe net.
In conclusion it all boils down to what our intent is. Drones, in short can be like a double edged sword i.e. they can be helpful and destructive. The biggest question that hangs over the unlimited advantages that they provide is the ethics of what is right and what is wrong. 

So If you have any views just leave a comment. Meanwhile enjoy the intel show I mentioned earlier!

BMW 2002: Hommage

The world's best Retro car designer, also famous for designing the "hommage" cars makes one more again. Yes, I am talking about BMW. The most recent was its 3.0 CSL hommage which was a modern take on the 70's race car. Similarly BMW has remade the 2002 Turbo model. 

The 2002 hommage

This concept is actually based on the 2002 turbo model, the very first to come from Europe with turbocharging technology. The 02 marked the presence of this company in the market and thus the making of the hommage model is justified at all levels. The very physical appearance of the car reminds us of the actual 02. The massive chin spoiler, the single circled yellow tinted headlights, the massive carbon band down the side all remind us of the 02 turbo.
The hommage model not only brings back images of the the original one but also embodies the material of today's era. The chin spoiler for example is not just to give it the coll quotient, it actually provides real downforce to the front part of the car. The iconic carbon band represents the modern material i.e. carbon fiber which provides an insight into the material of the car. The M-colored stripes inside the lower spoiler of the 2002 Hommage bring back visions of the same colored stripes on the lower chin spoiler of the original 2002. If you look closely, the turn signals of the 2002 Hommage are located separately, above the headlights, and are embedded into the horizontal carbon band, just like on the original. One could just go on and on with this car's features.
In conclusion, this car is a masterpiece in itself. It blend the old and the new in a beautiful 
way thar only few cars are able to achieve. It is another hommage design that BMW can add to its array of iconic designs.

I'm sorry I haven't posted in a month due to the continuous string of exams I had to take.
Anyhow, now that they are over, I will post some interesting things that I found in the following posts.