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SHRI TEQ 2015 Page 1  A few must- have applications in every student’s life celebrates the spirit of innovation in technology. This year its horizons have been  broadened. Apart from a massive inter-school Tech Quiz, hosted by Rajiv Makhni, there will be a Product Design Competition too. Through this, students will get the chance to step into the shoes of an entrepreneur and present a viable product on the theme of 'health’ to the judges. Guests at the Shri Tech Quiz 2014 included Mr. Rajiv Makhni, Mr. Saket Modi and Mr. Kunal Sarvarkar. Nineteen schools participated in the Senior category and sixteen in the Junior category.  ShriTeq’15 aims at testing both the knowledge of technology as well as product innovation. Broad topics for the Junior Quiz include basic IT concepts, a knowledge of logos, and latest developments in the ICT field. Personalities in technology, business and trivia about business owners are some, but not all topics for the Senior Quiz.  1. PhotoMath PhotoMath lets you point your phone camera at a math problem and the app will answer the question and show you the step-by-step explanation. 2. Sleep Cycle It analyses your sleep and wakes you up during your lightest sleep phase the next morning so that you feel more rested when you wake up 3. Self Control This app blocks certain websites that can distract you from studying, for a set amount of time. 4. Flipboard Tired of your teachers saying you lack general knowledge? Flipboard will give you a collection of great news items from around the world based on what you find interesting. 5. Khan Academy More than 4,200 educational videos that let you learn about anything from math to computing from music to college admissions. 6. Alarmy Rated 'The World's Most Annoying Alarm App’. This app makes you solve a math equation or take a picture to match one taken earlier. If you fail at the task, the alarm continues to ring.
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SHRI TEQ 2015

Page 1

 A few must-have applications in every student’s life 

celebrates the spirit of innovation in technology. This year its horizons have been broadened. Apart from a massive inter-school Tech Quiz, hosted by Rajiv Makhni,

there will be a Product Design Competition too. Through this, students will get the chance to step into theshoes of an entrepreneur and present a viable product on the theme of 'health’ to the judges.

Guests at the Shri Tech Quiz 2014 included Mr. Rajiv Makhni, Mr. Saket Modi and Mr. Kunal Sarvarkar.Nineteen schools participated in the Senior category and sixteen in the Junior category. 

ShriTeq’15 aims at testing both the knowledge of technology as well as product innovation. 

Broad topics for the Junior Quiz include basic IT concepts, a knowledge of logos, and latest developments inthe ICT field. Personalities in technology, business and trivia about business owners are some, but not alltopics for the Senior Quiz. 

1. PhotoMathPhotoMath lets you point your phonecamera at a math problem and theapp will answer the question andshow you the s tep-by-stepexplanation.

2. Sleep CycleIt analyses your sleep and wakes youup during your lightest sleep phasethe next morning so that you feelmore rested when you wake up

3. Self ControlThis app blocks certain websitesthat can distract you from studying,for a set amount of time.

4. FlipboardTired of your teachers saying you lackgeneral knowledge? Flipboard willgive you a collection of great newsitems from around the world basedon what you find interesting.

5. Khan AcademyMore than 4,200 educational videosthat let you learn about anythingfrom math to computing from musicto college admissions.

6. AlarmyRated 'The World's Most AnnoyingAlarm App’. This app makes yousolve a math equation or take apicture to match one taken earlier. Ifyou fail at the task, the alarmcontinues to ring.

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Page 2 TEQ TALK

Technology We’ll Miss: 

1. Gameboy: The revolutionaryGameboy had every child hooked to hisor her screen, trying to defeatPokémon gym masters and attemptingto assemble the blocks in Tetris.2. Cassettes: Before the existence ofNetflix, Putlocker and DVDs, cassettesthe size of books were used to watchour favourite movies.3. Walkman: The Walkman was thefirst ever music storage system andimmediately took markets by storm.Thought to be the pioneer of portablemusic, the Walkman paved the way forfuture devices like the iPod.4. Flip Phones: These phones markedthe era when one could stylishly fliptheir phones shut after a fight. Wedon’t however miss those text pads -the horror of having to type two letterson the same button still haunts us.

Technology We’re Excited About: 

1. 3D Printer: The 3D printer hasmade our dreams of making our ownchocolate relatively true and we couldnot be more grateful. We’re proud tosay we have one of these in our school,made by our own students.2. Lexus Hoverboard: This devicemakes Subway Surfer look realistic. Ituses gravitational levitation and can betricky to balance on, but will stillprobably be a huge success.3. Windows HoloLens: MicrosoftHoloLens is the first fully untethered,holographic computer, enablinghigh-definition holograms to integratewith your world.4. Automated Truck: These selfdriving trucks have appeared to mixedresponses. However, these trucks may be used in Nevada ,USA and Australia. 


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