Friday, June 28, 2013

Samsung Shows Off New Tablets, Galaxy Camera

Samsung Shows Off New Tablets, Galaxy Camera
Samsung introduced two new tablets today: the ATIV Q, a hybrid PC-tablet device, and the ATIV Tab 3, a remarkably thin Windows 8 tablet. Also, an interchangeable-lens camera that runs Android.
    


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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Tips And Tricks For Your iPad

Apple have designed the iPad to be easy to use, in fact even a two year old can use this device without any problems whatsoever. This makes it a very attractive option for people who are used to using an iPhone or for those who are not. However, there are still a few things about the device that do need a little bit of explaining. Soft Reset Explained: Although the iPad is pretty robust in so far as there are [...]

Source: http://tabletbuzzblog.com/tips-and-tricks-for-your-ipad/

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This New Contact Lens Basically Turns Your Eye Into a Telescope

This New Contact Lens Basically Turns Your Eye Into a Telescope

Contact lenses are great if your only issue is near or farsightedness, but for those struggling with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness among older adults, those flimsy little lenses ain't going to cut it?or at least not the kind of contact lenses you're used to. But soon, AMD-sufferers could see their vision vastly improving thanks to a slim, adjustable telescope that sits right in the middle of their eye.

Funded by DARPA, the joint team of researchers from the US and Switzerland were facing the problem of correcting vision loss as a result of retina damage?something that normal contacts, which simply refocus the eyes, do virtually nothing to help. By magnifying an AMD patient's vision, though, light is also magnified, allowing it to spread out and hit the parts of the retina that remain intact. Until now, though, any sort of optical magnifier came in the form of a highly intrusive, spectacle-mounted telescope or micro-telescopes that required invasive eye surgery.

The team, led by University of California San Diego Professor Joseph Ford, employed tightly-fitted mirrors in designing a telescope that stands at just over one millimeter thick. While the unobtrusiveness of the new telescope design is impressive in and of itself, the team also managed to create a system that allows for the patient's vision to easily switch from magnified to normal. Thanks to a set of liquid crystal glasses, users can choose to block either the magnifying portion of the contact lens along the rim or the unmagnified portion in the center. According to the news release:

The liquid crystals in the glasses electrically change the orientation of polarized light, allowing light with one orientation or the other to pass through the glasses to the contact lens.

The contacts themselves are made out of a material called polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), an incredibly strong component that allows for the small grooves necessary to fix the abnormal color that the lens's shape creates. And while these new lenses are an incredible advancement, it wil still be some time before we start seeing them on a consumer level. The same grooves that fix color also have the effect of reducing the quality of the actual image, and PMMA isn't gas permeable, which would mean that patients wouldn't be able to wear the lenses for any extended period of time.

Still, an actual, functional telescope shaved down to practically nothing is a huge step for improving the quality of life of those suffering from AMD. And once researchers manage to work out the kinks, the world is going to start looking a whole lot brighter. [Business Wire]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/this-new-contact-lens-basically-turns-your-eye-into-a-t-598794815

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Your Door Is About to Get Clever: 5 Smart Locks Compared

Your Door Is About to Get Clever: 5 Smart Locks Compared
I hope you've always wanted a smartphone-controlled door lock because the tech world is here to shove them in your face. Or hand, rather.
    


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AVG launches LiveKive cloud sync and backup tool

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A while back, we told you about AVG's new LiveKive service, a new cloud synchronization and backup tool which appears to have been named after a vat in which mash is made during the brewing process. But enough about AVG's odd choice of monikers -- LiveKive has launched and is now ready to accept your files into the AVG cloud.

LiveKive takes aim at services like Dropbox and SugarSync, though at the moment it's lagging behind in terms of features. As it stands, LiveKive is only compatible with Windows and OS X. There are no mobile clients yet, though with AVG's strong presence on Android we wouldn't be surprised to see an app arrive in the near future.

The company is offering a heck of a deal right now, however. If you sign up for a paid account during the launch phase, you can score unlimited storage for $80 for a whole year. You can't even score 50GB per year at that price from Dropbox, so if cost and space are more important to you than cross-platform availability, LiveKive might be worth checking out.

If you're not interested in ponying up any cash at the moment, you can still get a 5GB account free of charge. Just head on over, and create a LiveKive account.

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On The Road: New Cycling Gear for Summer

On The Road: New Cycling Gear for Summer
Climb that Strava leaderboard, and earn some points for style on the side.
    


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Deal of the Day ? Dell Inspiron 660s Dual-core slim tower desktop

LogicBUY’s Deal for Saturday is the configurable Dell�Inspiron 660s 2.9GHz Dual-core slim tower, starting at $329.99. �Base configuration features: Intel Penium G2020 2.9GHz Dual-core CPU 4GB RAM 1TB hard drive, DVD burner, 8-in-1 card reader Wireless-N Two USB 3.0 ports Windows 8 OS 90-day Premium Phone Support 15-month McAfee SecurityCenter subscription $429.99 – $100 instant [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2013/06/22/deal-of-the-day-dell-inspiron-660s-dual-core-slim-tower-desktop/

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Maker Studios Co-Founder Danny Zappin Sues The Company Over His Ouster

danny-zappin-maker-studiosIt was only a few months ago that Maker Studios co-founder Danny Zappin stepped down from the CEO role, replaced by Endemol veteran Ynon Kreiz. Well it turns out that he didn't "step down," so much as he was "pushed out." And now he's taking the company to court over his ouster.

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New iPad Quad Core Graphics

Prior to the unveiling of the new iPad 3, there was a lot of speculation and rumors about what processor would be on board and what features the new tablet. The older iPad 2 came with an A5 processor which included a dual core graphics processor and 512mb of RAM. The graphics processor takes care of all the display functions whilst the main processor handles all of the other functions. A lot of the rumors prior to the new iPad [...]

Source: http://tabletbuzzblog.com/new-ipad-quad-core-graphics/

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Natural Selection: Camping Gear That Redefines ?Roughing It?

Natural Selection: Camping Gear That Redefines ‘Roughing It’
With the right campsite comforts, even city slickers can feel at home in the wilderness.
    


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