Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Major uses of a smartphone: to revive birds hitting the window

Leon Timms is a bird lover who has discovered a new use for your smartphone.And it goes beyond playing Angry Birds, as it tries to save the birds instead ofthrowing them against things.

Mr. Timms was watching the FA Cup final on television at his home in Oxford, a fortnight ago, when a finch crashed into the window and fell. Immediately took thedazed bird inside the house and found still breathing, so a flash of inspiration utilized an application on your iPhone that plays bird calls to try to revive him. And it worked.

After selecting the song of the chaffinch in the options menu, and after a fewminutes of singing, the bird began to show signs of life. So I settled on a branch of a tree in his garden and touched the bird's song again, while the rose finch flightand disappeared among the houses.



"I opened the application, got the sound and almost immediately the eyes of thebird were activated and appeared to be more alert" in the local newspaperaccount, while ensuring that the animal entered his home without life and we justput the application started to show signs of recovery. "Definitely, responded to the sound of another finch."

Leon Timms is a professional tree trimmer and had declined the application a year ago to teach their clients the edge of the different birds that you hear while working in the gardens. And as a lover of animals, always tries to protect the nests of birds when the trees are being cut.

This is indeed a very creative use for an application, even the Society Royal Society for the Protection of Birds British claims to have heard before practice, but counseling is time to give the birds a chance to recover when hit a house. Andthen you can tweet over the feat, which is very appropriate in the case of birds.

By the way, Leon Timms missed the first half of the match of your favorite teambecause he was trying to revive the finch with your iPhone. And he says he does not regret one bit.


Lenovo desktops with third-gen Intel processors

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Lenovo has released the IdeaCentre H430 and IdeaCentre H520s with the option to load then with the latest Core i5 and Core i7 processors. By the looks of it, these rigs are designed for those with small desktop space and somewhat equally thin wallets.
The starting price of IdeaCentre H430 is listed as Rs. 24,990 plus taxes, and the IdeaCentre H520s starts selling at Rs. 21, 250. It is not very clear however, if third-gen processors are available at this price as these models are also sold with Sandy Bridge processors. When fully specked out, these machines can be loaded with AMD Radeon 7570 or NVIDIA GT 630, 8GB RAM, Blu-ray drive, USB 3.0, and an onboard TV tuner.
Caged within a case that is meant to be slim and compact, we hope that Lenovo is using some clever heat management design to handle all that hardware. Lenovo does not have these desktops listed on their Indian website, but you can get a peek global version

Android mini computer selling for just $74

The MK802 is slightly larger than a thumbdrive and has a microSD card slot to add to its built-in 4GB flash storage. Wi-Fi is also supported.

Enthusiasts of embedded computing seem to be spoiled for choices nowadays.
A Chinese-made computer that's slightly larger than a typical thumbdrive can now be purchased online for just $74.
The MK802 is similar to the Cotton Candy computer-on-a-stick. Both are powered by ARM processors and support Android or other ARM-compatible Linux operating systems. It comes with a Mali 400 GPU that enables it to output 1080p video through HDMI.
Despite its small size (it weighs just about 7 ounces), the MK802 has a microSD card slot to add to its built-in 4GB flash storage, together with a full-size USB port and a micro-USB version. Wi-Fi is also supported.
The more expensive $199 Cotton Candy does have better hardware, including a dual-core ARM chip compared with the single-core version on the MK802. The Cotton Candy can also be plugged directly into an HDMI port, while the MK802 requires an HDMI cable.
The low cost of ARM processors coupled with the popularity of Android appear to have led to more embedded computing solutions for hobbyists. The $35 Raspberry Pi is another inexpensive mini computer that seems to be popular among enthusiasts for tasks like programming and video streaming. These devices could also serve as educational tools for children in less developed countries, especially when installed with the right applications.

Monday, 21 May 2012

Motorola Razr Maxx Review

Moto has launched the Motorola RAZR along with its Verizon brother Motorola Droid RAZR handset in last year and then the Big Red network has introduced the
# 1.2GHz dual-core TI OMAP4430 chipset.
# It is only 9 millimeters thick.
# MOTOBLUR sits atop
# KEVLAR-made back cover; Gorilla Glass and a splashguard coating.
# 1GB RAM.
# 16GB built-in storage, 16GB microSD card inserted.
# microSD card slot support for memory expansion up to 32GB.
# 8MP rear camera with 1080p JDvideo recording capability.
# 3300mAh battery to provide the impressive 17.6 hours of talk time.
Full Specifications
Display
Type Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~256 ppi pixel density) Multitouch
Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Sound
Alert types Vibration, MP3,WAV ringtones Loudspeaker
Yes 3.5mm jack
Yes
Memory
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB cardincluded
Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Data GPRS
No EDGE
No
Speed Rev. A, up to 3.1Mbps, LTE
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE+EDR
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera
Primary 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps
Secondary Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p
Features
OS Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0
Chipset TI OMAP 4430
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU PowerVR SGX540
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Radio
No
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator Colors
Black
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Splash resistant
- HDMI port
- SNS integration
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- Organizer
- Document viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 3300 mAh
Stand-by Up to 380 h
Talk time Up to 21 h 30 min

Nokia Lumia PureView with Windows Phone 8 Packs 41MP Camera and Dual-Core CPU



Nokia 808 PureView is not even available on the market, yet rumors on allegedly new Windows Phone devices integrating the PureView camera technology have already started to emerge.
the device is packed with an impressive 41-megapixel camera with Carl-Zeiss lens and PureView imaging technology, which can capture full HD (1080p) videos with Nokia’s Rich Recording Technology.
having  the new Qualcomm MSM8960 Pro Snapdragon 4 with 1.5 GHz dual core Krait processor.he smartphone sports a large 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen (curved glass) display that supports HD resolution (no other details are available).

Acer Readying QWERTY Slider with Windows Phone 8 and Dual-Core CPU


Acer decided to continue to support Microsoft’ mobile platform, Windows Phone. Rumor has it that the company plans to launch at least one device with the upcoming version of the operating system.

Microsoft is likely to announce Windows Phone 8 Apollo in October, though the information has yet to be confirmed.The said Acer smartphone based on Apollo platform would be release by the end of the year. The phone is said to be positioned in the low-end category but it will be equipped with a dual core processor.
Aside from that, we also heard the device will be called Acer W11 and that it will be among the first Windows Phone 8 Apollo devices launched on the market. Last but not least, Acer W11 will comes with a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

The Hunger Games (2012) 300MB Dual Audio

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