Wiki So Far

On the Baruch New Media Wiki, I have contributed to areas that are of interest to me. When I began my time on the class wiki, I made minor spelling and grammar edits on certain pages as I browsed around the wiki. As I approached late March, I have made more significant contributions as well as minor edits (fixing grammar and spelling and deleting irrelevant information) mostly to the Devices, Authentication, Automotive, and Entertainment wiki pages. All new information that I wrote about is also referenced back to a website or websites that I referred to and can be seen the bottom of each respective wiki page.

On the “New Media and Devices” wiki page, I have made edits to topics such as Apple Airpods, Apple headphone jack adapters, the Apple HomePod, and the Google Pixel 2. I also added a graphic showing a comparison photo between the first iPhone and the current generation iPhone to show how far smartphone design has evolved since 2007. The largest contribution I made on this page was in the section discussing the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 controversy. I expanded on the aftermath of what Samsung did with leftover Note 7 components as well as returned devices that were left over from the recall in 2016 after certain devices caught on fire. I discussed how Samsung rebranded these devices as the Galaxy Note Fan Edition (FE) and sold the refurbished phones in South Korea at a discounted rate. A photo of the phone was also added to illustrate what this device looks like.

Security on smartphones has evolved over the years, and I think that this rapidly evolving technology should be of importance to others since almost everyone currently owns a smartphone. On the “Authentication and New Media” page, I added a new section where I wrote about the next step in security when unlocking our smartphones. Ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanners have been in development for several years, and Samsung has finally released this technology in a mass market device in the form of the Samsung S10 and S10 Plus. Unlike the previous capacitive fingerprint scanners used in phones around 2013 that were installed below a screen, ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanners are installed underneath the smartphone screen. This allows for the design of a smartphone to be fully glass instead of having bezels to accommodate a regular capacitive fingerprint sensor. I also added a graphic of the S10’s fingerprint scanner in action.

I have a great deal of interest in new automotive technologies and the future of the car. On the “Automotive” page, I fixed the look and organization of the page by adding new subsections to sections that I believe needed them in addition to resizing images. I made significant additions to both the sections discussing the use of media technology by Audi as well as the future of the automobile. I wrote about Audi’s new Virtual 360 View Camera that shows the driver a full representation of their surroundings in the infotainment display screen without any blind spots hindering their vision. Also, I discussed Audi’s Remote Parking Pilot and Remote Garage Pilot that can steer itself into and out of a parking spot in a public or private parking garage. Two pictures from Audi depicting this technology was added for further visualization of this forward-thinking technology. In addition, I wrote about how electric cars, autonomous driving technology, and ride-sharing are some of the technologies and actions that will be ubiquitous in the future automotive industry.

On the “New Media and Entertainment” page, I resized certain images and also added many groups to the section listing the numerous K-pop groups active in the music industry. This is because these groups use new media tools such as social media sites such as Instagram, microblogging sites such as Twitter, and YouTube in order to showcase their music and visuals without having to necessarily speak a great deal of English in order to gain fans outside of their native South Korea. A casual or recent fan may view this updated list of groups and become interested in any one of these newly listed groups on the new media wiki.

Finally, I made minor edits that consisted of content deletion of irrelevant material, or grammar and spelling edits to the following pages: New Media in Toys (added a photo of a Toys R Us store with a “Store Closing” sign), YouTube, Retail, New Media in Music, and Marketing. I have had an enjoyable time in making contributions to the school’s new media wiki. In the coming weeks, I will be going through the wiki to see if I can contribute more helpful information relating to the topic of new media.