Homework 1:

Homework 1:

1. Prefuse Flare: http://prefuse.org :
I think it's the way of the future of data representation with visual elements to help humans better understand data.

2. HDMI: http://www.hdmi.org/:
Older monitor cords and audio cables can be combined into one to effectively transfer high-quality audio/visual streams.

3. Data-mining in general: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty/jason.frand/teacher/technologies/palace/sources.htm:
Data mining is the extraction of data from a large series to obtain useful information basically. I think as newer techniques are developed and less human interaction is needed to sort out "gray" areas that often arise because of lack of advanced-enough methods for data mining, there will be an increase in efficiency of data distribution, usage, and analysis. Because data could be so easily sorted through and obtained for humans, technologies and businesses could more efficiently be developed and maintained. E.g. someone could eliminate redundancy and time wasted trying to solve a problem that most likely was solved and reported by someone else, though this person couldn't have accessed the solution to the problem due to a lack of data-indexing and widespread data distribution.