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Google Revealed Self-Driving Car Prototype With No Steering Wheel Or Pedals
Take a look on this first Drive video.
"It was inspiring to start with a blank sheet of paper and ask, “What should be different about this kind of vehicle?” We started with the most important thing: safety. They have sensors that remove blind spots, and they can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections. And we’ve capped the speed of these first vehicles at 25 mph. On the inside, we’ve designed for learning, not luxury, so we’re light on creature comforts, but we’ll have two seats (with seatbelts), a space for passengers’ belongings, buttons to start and stop, and a screen that shows the route—and that’s about it." they added.
Know more about this project at their official Google Plus Page: https://plus.google.com/+GoogleSelfDrivingCars
Facebook unveals FB Newswire Powered by Storyful
"Powered by Storyful, the leader in social content discovery and verification for newsrooms, FB Newswire aggregates newsworthy content shared publicly on Facebook by individuals and organizations across the world for journalists to use in their reporting. This will include original photos, videos and status updates posted by people on the front lines of major events like protests, elections and sporting events. FB Newswire is accessible on Facebook at Facebook.com/FBNewswire and on Twitter at @FBNewswire, and will be updated in real-time with content related to top news stories." said Andy Mitchell, Director, News and Global Media Partnerships
Millions of people share videos and pictures every day. Storyful is the fastest and safest way to separate news from noise per Storyful.
Datastickies, Post-it Notes Paper-thin Drives
So how do Datastickies work? Here are some features.
DESIGN: Imagine carrying data like carrying a stack of sticky notes.
REDEFINE: Storing, transferring and retrieving digital data.
EASE: Easy peeling from the stack (ODTS). dataSTICKIES are envisioned to be stuck anywhere on the proposed ODTS (Optical Data Transfer Surface) in multiple numbers with their low tack conductive adhesive that transfers digital data.
EXPERIENCE: Sharing, expandability and usability like never before. Low tack multiuse conductive adhesive allows stacking together for increased capacity and enables carrying multiple dataStickes together.
COHERENCE: To personalize for volume, kind and attributes.
Indeed, Datastickies have futuristic design concept for Graphene based flash drives that may replace USB devices. Source: datastickies.com
Flappy Bird Will Be Taken Down By Developer, Dong Nguyen
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| Flappy Bird Tweets [Subscribe to Cebu Fitness Blog] |
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| Credit to Nguyen's twitter account @dongatory |
Last February 5, he tweeted, "Press people are overrating the success of my games. It is something I never want. Please give me peace." This might be the reason of bringing down Flappy Bird, what do you think? But to those people who already downloaded the game, this might not affect anything from your end, but let us see.
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| www.bugits.com Author, Mark M. Monta with his best score of 50 and yes, he is playing Flappy Bird during his work-out time |
Are you in favor of this Nguyen's decision? Comment below.
Microsoft PH launches Glass House in Cebu
This is a creative effort to demonstrate the ability of Microsoft's innovative devices and services to power and transform the lifestyle of Filipino families. The Glass House will showcase the newest Windows 8.1 devices (Lenovo MIIX2, Asus T100, Acer W4, etc.) and apps (Bing Food and Drink, Bing Health and Fitness, etc.) among other exciting features of the program. Also, Techies or everybody has a chance of winning Windows Tablet by just taking a tour of the Glass House and follow this Mechanics.
More details will be posted here, stay updated.
Digi.Life opens first concept store in Cebu
so here is a Press Release for our consumers and readers' consumption.
Apple aficionados are in for a different shopping experience as Digi.Life opens it first-of-a-kind concept store at the 2nd floor of Cyberzone, SM City Consolacion, Cebu. A store concept owned by MSI-ECS, one of the country's leading IT distributors, Digi.Life boasts a total floor space of 60 sq. meters showcasing an impressive array of MAC notebooks, desktops, accessories, iPod, iPad, iPhone, software and other third-party accessories such as Ozaki, Buffalo, Belkin, Macally, Blaupunkt, X-Doria, Mili, ADobe, VMWare and AutoCad.
With Cebu as one of the country's top tourist destinations, the opening of Digi.Life hopes to serve both local and tourist markets bringing the Apple culture and experience closer to the community and be evangelists of the saying, "Once you go Mac, you'll never go back"
Digi.Life SM City Consolacion branch is managed and operated by Thinking Tools, Inc., and authorized reseller of MSI-ECS. Thinking TOols has been in the IT retail business since 1987.
Digi.Life also functions as a drop-off point for service and repair of Apple products capitalizing on MSI-ECS and Thinking Tools' expertise as authorized service partners of Apple.
Other Digi.Life stores are scheduled to be opened in Batangas, Laguna and additional branches nationwide by 2012
New Apple iPad with Retina Display starts at $499
- U.S.,
- UK,
- Japan,
- Canada,
- Switzerland,
- Germany,
- France,
- Hong Kong,
- Singapore and,
- Austria
New 3rd-generation iPad specifications:
- 9.7″ Retina Display, 2048×1536 pixel resolution @ 264ppi powered by an A5X quad-core graphics chip
- 5MP autofocus rear iSight camera
- A new “hybrid IR filter” for more advanced optics, along with autofocus, white balance and face detection capabilities
- 1080p full HD video recording with a built-in stabilizer and temporal noise reduction
- 4G LTE 73Mbps
- HSPA+ 21Mbps, DC-HSDPA 42Mbps
- Personal WiFi Hotspot (if the carrier supports that feature.)
- iOS 5.1
- 9.4mm wide and weighs 1.5lbs (slightly heavier than iPad 2).
For the Battery, it lasts nine hours running on 4G LTE and 10 hours running on Wi-Fi.
These prices are of the same costing from iPad2.
iPad WiFi Prices (not including their carrier costs):
16GB – $499
32GB – $599
64GB – $699
iPad 4G LTE Prices (not including their carrier costs):
16GB – $629
32GB – $729
64GB – $829
This new iPad comes in Black and White color.
On the Side note, Apple announced that the production of the iPad 2 will continue which dropped its pricing at $399 with Wi-Fi-only connectivity.
Easter Sunday: Dive, Swim, Shoot And Play With Olympus Tough Cameras
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CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES, April 7, 2011 - Local and foreign tourist heading to the beach this Holy Week will enjoy underwater photography at the resort tour mounted by Olympus’ tough underwater cameras.
Aptly titled “Olympus Tough Summer”, this event will take place at the Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort And Spa on April 23, 2011, Black Saturday, and at the Maribago Blue Water Resort on April 24, 2011, Easter Sunday.
All guests will have the chance to try the underwater capabilities of the Olympus Tough 8010, 6020 and 3000, which have waterproof, shockproof, crushproof and even freezeproof features.
“A resort tour is very suited to the Olympus Tough cameras, since these are the only cameras that are waterproof and virtually damage-proof as well,” said Alex Bonilla, product manager of Olympus digital cameras.
“These cameras take great photos on land and up to 33 feet under water. It can fall from as high as 7 feet, and even get frozen up to -10 degrees Celsius and still remain perfectly functional without any damage.”
Olympus will let resort guests use the Tough cameras during the resort tour, so that they can experience firsthand taking pictures of their children and families swimming in the water. Olympus will also print their photos for free.
Resort guests can also enjoy other fun activities, such as a photo-wall of sea creatures, at the Olympus booth.
“We want to interact with the Cebuanos outside a mall setting. This way, they can experience our cameras for free, enjoy our freebies, and have the option of buying our cameras at special prices. On our part, we are happy to connect with them in a relaxed atmosphere,” explained Bonilla.
The Olympus Tough Summer event further serves as a pre-launch of the newest Olympus Tough cameras coming out this May 2011. These are the TG 310, TG 610, and TG 805.
In addition to being waterproof, freezeproof, shockproof, and crushproof, these new models also come with new magic movie recording filters and 3D photo shooting.
Magic filters now include watercolor, giving photos a watercolor finish, and sparkle, which add twinkling lights to photos. Magic Movies recording with filters is also available.
Olympus will be putting up floor displays in both Imperial Palace and Maribago Blue Water resorts where guests can see and purchase cameras on sale.
For this resort tour, Olympus has partnered with Cebu camera giant Colours Digital Foto.
“Colours Digital Foto is our valued dealer in the Visayas area. We have a long-standing relationship with them and they have helped Olympus strengthen its position in Cebu and the rest of Visayas,” said Bonilla.
The Olympus Tough cameras are currently available in all Colours Digital Foto branches. Once the new models go on sale this May 2011, they can be found in Colours as well.
Effective pixels 14 megapixels
Optical zoom 3.6X
Wide-angle shooting 28mm (35mm camera equivalent)
Image stabilization DUAL IS (CCD-shift image stabilization & High-sensitivity shooting)
LCD size 2.7-inch, 230,000 dots
LCD type TFT colour
Movie recording HD movie (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264)
§ Shadow Adjustment Technology that detects faces of subjects and optimizes focus and exposure accordingly
§ Magic Filter effects for creative imaging and Beauty Mode to touch up human faces for more attractive results
§ Scene Modes for one-touch shooting adjustment in difficult environments including dedicated underwater scenes as well as in standard conditions
§ HDMI output control for operations including picture selection and frame-by-frame advancement using a TV's remote control
§ Face Detection AF with which the camera detects and focuses on human faces automatically
§ iAUTO function that analyzes the current composition and optimizes camera settings automatically
§ In-body panorama composition function that lets you shoot a panorama picture by simply panning the camera as guided
§ USB battery charging enables the camera battery to be recharged from a PC while automatically storing and organizing recorded data in the PC
§ AF Tracking to keep a moving subject in focus by tracking it automatically
§ Photo-surfing allows you to search desired pictures according to recording keyword such as "date", and "subject".
§ Hard glass barrier to protect the lens
§ Compatible medias: SD/SDHC/SDXD/Eye-Fi memory cards
TG-610
Optical zoom 5X
Wide-angle shooting 28mm (35mm camera equivalent)
Image stabilization DUAL IS (CCD-shift image stabilization & High-sensitivity shooting)
LCD size 3.0-inch, 920,000 dots
LCD type TFT colour
Movie recording 1280 x 720 pixels HD movie (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264)
§ Shadow Adjustment Technology that detects faces of subjects and optimizes focus and exposure accordingly
§ Magic Filter effects for creative imaging and Beauty Mode to touch up human faces for more attractive results
§ Scene Modes for one-touch shooting adjustment in difficult environments including dedicated underwater scenes such as; Underwater Snap, Underwater Wide 1, Underwater Wide 2, and Underwater Macro, as well as in standard conditions
§ HDMI output control for operations including picture selection and frame-by-frame advancement using a TV's remote control
§ Face Detection AF with which the camera detects and focuses on human faces automatically
§ iAUTO function that analyzes the current composition and optimizes camera settings automatically
§ In-body panorama composition function that lets you shoot a panorama picture by simply panning the camera as guided
§ USB battery charging enables the camera battery to be recharged from a PC while automatically storing and organizing recorded data in the PC
§ AF Tracking to keep a moving subject in focus by tracking it automatically
§ Photo-surfing allows you to search desired pictures according to recording keyword such as "date" or "subject".
§ Metal barrier to protect the lens
§ A new sliding double lock mechanism
§ Macro LED
§ Tap control and Control keys
§ Compatible medias: SD/SDHC/SDXD/Eye-Fi memory cards
TG-810
Effective pixels 14 megapixels
Optical zoom 5X
Wide-angle shooting 28mm (35mm camera equivalent)
Image stabilization DUAL IS (CCD-shift image stabilization & High-sensitivity shooting)
LCD size 3.0-inch, 920,000 dots
LCD type TFT colour
Movie recording HD movie (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264)
§ Camera detects when it is underwater, and i-Underwater Snapshot is turned ON
§ Pressure sensor to alarm when water depth gets close to 10m
§ Metal lens barrier and water-repellent coating
§ 3D Photo functions (MPO format)
§ Pet Mode to automatically detects dogs’ and cats’ faces
§ Shadow Adjustment Technology that detects faces of subjects and optimizes focus and exposure accordingly
§ Magic Filter effects for creative imaging and Beauty Mode to touch up human faces for more attractive results
§ HDMI output control*18 for operations including picture selection and frame-by-frame advancement using a TV's remote control
§ Face Detection AF with which the camera detects and focuses on human faces automatically
§ iAUTO function that analyzes the current composition and optimizes camera settings automatically
§ In-body panorama composition function that lets you shoot a panorama picture by simply panning the camera as guided
§ USB battery charging enables the camera battery to be recharged from a PC while automatically storing and organizing recorded data in the PC
§ AF Tracking to keep a moving subject in focus by tracking it automatically
§ Photo-surfing*19 allows you to search desired pictures according to recording keyword such as "date" or "subject".
§ Scene Modes for one-touch shooting adjustment in difficult environments including dedicated underwater scenes such as; Underwater Snap, Underwater Wide 1, Underwater Wide 2, and Underwater Macro, as well as in standard conditions
§ A new rotating lock mechanism in addition to the conventional lock
§ Macro LED
§ Tap control function
§ Compatible medias: SD/SDHC/SDXD/Eye-Fi memory cards
Yahoo's Home Page: Get A big Makeover
Yahoo had gained its downturn of profit share for the past two years which give way to Microsoft bid this year which was canceled. Currently, Yahoo is doing their best to regain its stock price which was sank to its lowest rate. Yahoo plans to open up some major design on its homepage which will enable many users to put mini-applications like "widgets" on their personalized home page, as said by Ash Patel, executive vice president of the company's audience product division.
But when is this controversial change happen?
"You will see a rolling thunder kind of thing," Patel said.
Intel: Advance Machine Intelligence
Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner snatches
an apple from the grasp of a robot arm and
hand that can sense objects purely
by changes in the surrounding electric field.
Zachary Drake of Emotiv Systems demonstrates
an interface that monitors external signals
of brain activity with a special headset
and then translates the data into actions
in a basic video game. Here, his angry
expression chases away glowing
sprites in a video game.
Drake makes a gesture to lift parts in a video game.
Jason Campbell, a senior staff scientist with Intel Research,
described devices called catoms that collectively
could be assembled into materials that are in effect programmable.
Here, he holds two basic models.
Intel expects catoms to be miniaturized over time.
Because catoms can communicate and interact
electromagnetically, they'll be able
to take up more or less volume, Intel said,
so that shape-shifting and
color-changing materials can be built from them.
This catom, shown close up, is bristling with electronic elements.
Catom is a Carnegie Mellon University
term standing for claytronics atom.
A shorter catom shows delicate copper wiring.
The Intel robot, called Herb, moves a mug without tipping it.
Had it been full of a liquid, that might have kept
it from spilling--up until the point when the robot
unceremoniously dropped the mug it into its storage bin.
Source: ZDNet Photo Gallery: Advancing Machine Intelligence
Google gets OMNISIO
Omnisio's acquisition statement says "We are thrilled to announce that we've been acquired by Google and will soon be joining the YouTube team, aligning us with the market leaders in online video. Together we'll apply what we've learned about the space, and we'll work to develop innovative products and features for the YouTube community. We believe we've only scratched the surface in terms of what's possible with online video, and we are really looking forward to taking the video viewing -- and creating -- experience to the next level."
I am not wondering sooner and later, GOOGLE will cover the internet envelop!
Intel® Centrino® 2: Will hit the market
Some of its details are:
* The processors come with a faster 1066MHz front side bus and up to 6MB of L2 cache;
* Three versions of the first five operate at 25 watts;
* Processor components can idle to save power;
* Wi-Fi data rates up to 450 Mbps.
source: zdNet
IBM develops audio-masking technology
This primarily benefits all call centers, since this is developed basically for security and privacy purposes. IBM wants "to proactively address a potential threat that can be used in an attack vector in call centers." as stated from J.R. Rao, senior manager of the secure software and services group at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights.
This technology identifies sensitive data and or information through audio recordings and then mask them through white noise, silence or an edited announcement, with this, only authorized personnel can access the said information. This technology has been used already by some call centers but IBM still is still in puzzle if this will be taken as a service for their customers or product.
Yahoo: To Regroup
This reorganization is being pushed by YAHOO's new president, Susan Decker on which its goal is to improve communication between Yahoo's various divisions, including mail, search, and home page, with overseas sales staff.
On August 1 of 2008, its shareholders will vote for their new board of directors during their shareholder's meeting.
Bill Gates goodbye in tech-ed keynote
Bill Gates keynote at Tech·Ed Developers conference at Orlando served as a preview of some of Microsoft's soon to be released technology. Some of the mentioned technologies/data oriented products were; the go live edition of silverlight 2, a new data caching technology and a partnership with IBM, the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Velocity, a distributed in-memory application cache platform, and a CTP of the Microsoft Sync Framework for Windows Mobile.
“When I think back on the early days of development when we were all programming in DOS, and then take a look at what we can do now with technologies like the .NET Framework, it simply amazes me how far we’ve come,” Gates stated.
He humbly finished the speech and got off the stage with polite applause from the audience.
Twitter, buzzes Online world
But want to share this idea to those who still do not know about Twitter.
As define from twitter itself, It is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Bloggers can use it as a mini-blogging tool
For blogger like me, there are many definitions we can think of but as of now, i define Twitter as:
:140 characters mini blogging
:its a minute online talking for self and friends updates
:creating and expanding online circle of friends
:it will make you a better editorial writer, the briefer the words the better.
:one way of promoting and advertising your blog..LOL
So what's with TWITTER? This cool web application topped some of the Technology news sites last 8 days ago when some of the users or i may say twitterers including ME encountered problem asking why they are always get disconnected and get some error call outs. The reason is that Twitter have encountered Database failure and they are on the process of recovery until yesterday, when Twitter official representative, Jason Goldman, in their support Forum officially stated:
"We are coming back to life now - the recovery took a bit longer than anticipated.
With outages of this type, there is impaired performance after the database recovers. Essentially, it needs to be restored by handling incoming traffic but it takes a while to catch up with demand.
This process is concluding now but the site will be slow for a while longer."
Hmmm... do i hear the word SLOW? Anyways, every applications whether online or not, needs to have more testing or i may say development for it to be reliable and stable. so long live TWITTER! follow me NOW!
