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Saturday, 26 July 2014

A TRICK TO DOWNLOAD A YOUTUBE VIDEO WITHOUT SOFTWARE/DOWNLOADER

In this post you will come to know about the easiest and simplest way to download a youtube videos without any software or downloader.This trick works in all browsers and all platforms just follow the simple step given below and enjoy the post

STEP 1: First of all go to youtube and search your desired video











 STEP 2: Select the desired video you want to watch

STEP 3: Add "ss" in watch video URL and press "ENTER"

STEP 4: A new page will open

 









STEP 5: Select the desired video format for your compatible and download it......

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Worried About Unauthorised Access? Download AntiLogger

We are all worried to some degree about how secure our data is and there are many security programs that are available on the market. But for simplicity and ease of use, AntiLogger is both a very powerful and efficient app, which can block various attempts by hackers to access your PC.  The application is very lightweight yet robust; it can detect any attempts to modify your computer’s settings and place malicious code inside your system.



KEY FEATURES INCLUDE:
System Intrusion Protection: The AntiLogger’s System Defense module can secure your PC by detecting malicious attempts to access your system, based solely upon their behaviour, regardless of whether or not the malware has been previously identified or isolated.

Keystroke Logging Protection: The AntiLogger app will prompt you when someone else is trying to access to your keyboard without your prior knowledge.

Financial Malware Protection: Hackers use sophisticated techniques, which are designed to steal your data directly from your PC. The AntiLogger app is one of a small number of products available that is able to intercept and shut down suspicious processes before they can access your details.

Webcam and Microphone Hijacking Protection: AntiLogger will constantly monitor all processes, which try to access your computer. The app will prompt you when an illegal application is trying to switch on your webcam or microphone.

Cloud Powered Early Response System: IntelliGuard is a smart early warning and response system. The software makes AntiLogger easy to use and reliable, by working in real time you will not receive any prompts regarding legitimate programs you are installing on your computer.

Clipboard Remote Access Protection: When you copy something, it remains stored in your computer’s clipboard. AntiLogger protects your clipboard from being hacked and keeps it safe from intruders.


Microsoft Slashes 18,000 Jobs

Microsoft is making big news as of late, and it has nothing to do with Windows or any other Microsoft program. Rather, it turns out that the software giant is making headlines currently for some big and unfortunate job cuts. Just how many people are being laid off? Sadly, the total number will turn out to be approximately 18,000 positions.



In April of this year, Microsoft acquired part of Nokia and gained around 28,000 of their original employees. Now, with these job cuts, 12,500 of them will soon be laid off. The job cuts come as a result of Microsoft distancing themselves from Nokia phones to focus more on Windows phones, Windows OS, and their new “X” phones which are forthcoming.

While Microsoft has been around for a long time and has undoubtedly had to do some job cuts before, this is by far the largest force reduction in the company’s history. Obviously, it remains to be seen how these job cuts will ultimately affect Microsoft in the long run. They seem to be banking a lot on their up and coming “X” phone and Windows phones.

What do you think? Are you eagerly anticipating their new “X” phone which will supposedly compete with Android phones? Do you like the Windows mobile operating system? Do you think they’ll ever overtake iPhones and/or Android phones? Let us know your thoughts regarding this story in the comments section below.

 

NASA Physicist Unveils Warp Speed Spacecraft Design

I am a bit of a nerd when it comes to Sci-Fi.  I love movies such as The Empire Strikes Back and Stargate, and as a kid I really enjoyed escaping reality by watching TV series like Star Trek.  To me, the idea of traveling to distant stars or planets via wormholes or using a spacecraft, still gives me a sense of wonder.  Maybe someday we will accomplish these feats and it won’t just be in the minds of people like George Lucas and Gene Roddenberry.

Could this be the concept design for our future FTL spacecraft?
 If it is going to happen, then I suppose mankind’s best efforts would come out of NASA.  Faster than light (FTL) travel, may not be so far off in the future after all.  NASA’s Harold White has been working over the last four years to develop a warp drive, which will allow a spacecraft to travel at speeds faster than light.  White’s team has been working on a warp drive that would transcend space and shorten the distance between two points.  This would allow the craft to break the speed of light and would be a spaceship with no speed limit whatsoever.

 White currently heads up NASA’s Advanced Propulsion Team.  He spoke about the concept of an FTL starship at a conference last year. His project has reached a new level of interest this week however, when he unveiled images of what the craft may look like.  The images were created by artist Mark Rademaker, who has based them upon White’s designs. They show a technologically detailed spacecraft, which took more than 1,600 hours to complete.

Matthew Jeffries’ 1965 sketch of the Enterprise from Star Trek

Last November in Phoenix, US at the SpaceVision 2013 Space Conference, White discussed his design, the concepts, and the progress that’s been made in warp-drive development. The idea of a “space warp,” is a loophole in the theory of general relativity, which would allow for colossal distances to be travelled quickly, thereby reducing the travel time from thousands of years to just days.

During his speech, White described space warps as distant galaxies, which can bend light around them. The idea works on a principle of bending space in front of and behind a spacecraft. This would theoretically allow for the empty space behind the spacecraft to expand.  The result would both push and pull it forward simultaneously.

White said at the conference, “There’s no speed limit on the expansion and contraction of space…You can actually find a way to get around what I like to call the 11th commandment: Thou shall not exceed the speed of light.”

Obviously the technology to create an FTL spacecraft or the warp drive itself, dose not exist as yet. But the artistic renderings Rademaker created may potentially be a model for the future.  White says he drew from Matthew Jeffries’ 1965 sketches of the starship ‘Enterprise’ from “Star Trek,” in his design, as he says parts of that ship were mathematically accurate.  He worked alongside Rademaker and graphic designer Mike Okuda to update the mathematics and produce what he believes to be a viable spacecraft.


Friday, 25 July 2014

GoTenna Gives You A Cell Signal Anywhere

I’m sure you’ve been there at some point in time in your life – you really need to use your cell phone and no matter how high you hold your phone, you just can’t seem to get any kind of a signal. While that’s inconvenient, it can also be extremely dangerous, especially when you really need to get a hold of someone. And while there are more cell towers now than ever before, there are still places where it’s next to impossible to get a signal. While I may not be able to help you get a cell tower built near where you live or work, I can help point you toward a new gadget that promises to give you a bit of a signal wherever you may find yourself.

It’s called the GoTenna, and it’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like – an antenna for wherever you go. It’s a small wand weighing only about 2 ounces that can attach to a backpack or a belt. Using Bluetooth low energy, it connects to an app and lets a user send texts and/or GPS coordinates to another user.



The GoTenna has a pretty strong battery, too. If you never turn it on a charge will last for up to a year and a half, and it’ll last for up to 3 days with use. And while the GoTenna isn’t for folks who need a constant data connection for their phones, it seems ideal for people who like to get away from everyone else, but who ultimately don’t want to totally lose their connection to the outside world in the case of an emergency.

GoTenna is currently accepting preorders for their device, and if you act now you can get 2 for $149.

What do you think? Would you use it? Let us know in the comments section below!

Thursday, 24 July 2014

Chip Can Detect Diabetes

Scientists at Stanford University have said they have developed a fresh test for type 1 diabetes, which will cost only a fraction of the current price.  The really cool thing about this new test is that it could speed up the diagnosis of the disease from days to hours.  This method could be useful anywhere on the planet, but especially so in poorer countries where many people with diabetes go undiagnosed because the existing tests are too expensive to be offered widely.



The current testing method involves blood samples that are sent to a lab, where radioactive materials are used to detect the cause of the disease.  This is a so-called auto-antibody, which attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. This is a labour-intensive test and currently costs hundreds of dollars.

Instead of sending a patient’s blood to a laboratory to be tested, the newly developed test, works by the sample is placed on a $20 chip roughly the size of a business card along with a chemical, which produces a fluorescent signal when it encounters auto-antibodies. A glass plate on the chip is coated with nanoscale islands of gold that enhance the fluorescent signal – This helps to ensure the test is reliable.  The test can differentiate between type 1 diabetes, which causes the body to produce practically no insulin, and type 2, in which the body does not produce enough insulin.

Joyce Lee*, associate professor of paediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan said, “In terms of cost, convenience, and speed, it’s likely to be a better solution.”
Brian Feldman, the assistant professor of paediatric endocrinology at Stanford University, who led the team of researchers, is the senior author of the paper that was published this week in Nature Medicine.  The team has filed for a patent on the chip and is in the process of seeking approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and are launching a startup company for the chip.
(*not involved in the study).

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Sunday, 20 July 2014

These Car Seats Hope To Prevent Sleeping at The Wheel

Let’s just admit it – most of us, at one time or another, have ventured closer than we’d like to admit to falling fully asleep while driving behind the wheel. When I used to work the night shift, it became almost a daily battle to keep my eyes open long enough to drive home; I was constantly nodding off and jerking my head back up, adrenaline kicking in long enough to keep me alert for another couple of minutes before my head would start nodding off again. There were even a couple of times when I began to veer off of the road only to be snapped awake by the rumble strips on the side of the highway. Today I’m so thankful I never crashed the car due to sleeping and driving. Others haven’t been so lucky.

Oh, there’s lots of ideas out there to prevent falling asleep behind the wheel – blasting the music, freezing yourself out with the air conditioning, rolling down the windows, slapping yourself (that one doesn’t really work), and the list could go on and on. If the body is tired though, there’s not a lot you can do to keep it from shutting down. Not for long anyway. But there’s some new car seats being developed that might just help drowsy drivers get home (or wherever else they’re going) safely without risking their lives or anyone else’s in the process. Some researchers from Nottingham Trent University have been hard at work designing a special type of car seat that detects a driver’s electrocardiogram – in other words, it can read your heart rate, etc. to see when a person is falling asleep while driving.



Wake Up!
To be honest, the car seats they’re working on are not ready to hit the market, nor will they be likely to within the next few years – but they do have incredible potential. The idea behind them is simple – when the seat detects a driver falling asleep, it will turn on all of the vehicle’s autonomous features, such as cruise control and automatic lane-keeping, and let the driver sleep peacefully.

While I appreciate this technology, it’s also a little scary at the same time. What if something goes wrong? Can we really depend on an autonomous car?

What do you think? Would you place your life in the hands of a car? Let us know your thoughts regarding this story in the comments section below.


MIT Finger Reader Helps Visually Impaired Read

The FingerReader ring has been designed by researchers at MIT’s Media Lab in hopes that people with visual disabilities will be able to have the freedom and independence to read printed text or electronic devices.

The device will be worn on the index finger and will be an audio reading device.  This allows immediate and affordable access to printed texts. The FingerReader, produced by a 3D printer at the prototype stage, fits just like a ring.  It has a small camera that scans text and feeds out an audio voice that reads the words aloud.  Books, menus, and other written text needed for daily life, can be accessed quickly.



Now those who can’t read regular print can gain access to a whole new world of reading.  Special software can follow finger movements, read words and process information.  A vibration motor alerts readers when they go away from the script.  An amazing piece of kit really!

Jerry Berrier, aged 62, was born blind.  The FingerReader will allow him freedom he never had before.  “When I go to the doctor’s office, there may be forms that I wanna read before I sign them,” he stated.  Although there are other word recognition devices, this is the first he knows of that reads in real time.

Berrier also states: ”Everywhere we go, for folks who are sighted, there are things that inform us about the products that we are about to interact with. I wanna be able to interact with those same products, regardless of how I have to do it.”

The technology has taken three years to develop and many designs have been experimented with.  There are still bits that need to be worked out, such as reading mobile phone messages.
There are over 11.2 million people in the United States alone, who suffer with vision impairment and so this product will be greatly received.

Currently, reading technology has to process script before it can be read aloud by software installed on computers or smartphones.  This will work in real time.  Although it is an amazing technology, it will not replace Braille.

There were many challenges developers faced.  For one, readers had to know when material began and finished.  There are now audio cues that process essential information and allow a vibration motor to be set off.

Although papers, books, magazines, newspapers, computer screens and other devices, can be read by the FingerReader, it seems to have problems reading touch screens.  An obvious problem in today’s growing ‘smart’world.  Researchers are currently working on a solution to this problem.  “Any tool that we can get that gives us better access to printed material helps us to live fuller, richer, more productive lives’” Berrier said.

Saturday, 19 July 2014

Check Out This AirType Keyboard-less Keyboard

It doesn’t really matter what you use to do it – typing is just about the same on all devices. Oh, sure, it’s bigger on some devices and smaller on others, but the letters and the keys are pretty much all in the same spots, and you have to press them all the same to get your message out. We’ve been typing the same way since basically the advent of the typewriter, QWERTY and all. Don’t you think it might be time for some kind of a change?

The folks at AirType do, and I have to admit – what they’ve designed is intriguing to say the least. They’ve created a bluetooth keyboard that’s missing the keyboard, and they claim it will work anywhere, and even better, it will learn all of your typing habits and will adapt to each individual user. They claim a person can type on any surface whatsoever or they can also type on no surface at all if that’s their preference.



The keyboard works using 2 bluetooth bracelets which connect to an app to learn your typing habits. The bracelets will even clip onto a tablet so you can easily carry them wherever you take your tablet. AirType claims that its text prediction and text correction are state of the art as well, so a user won’t have to spend all their time detecting and retyping words.

At this point in AirType’s development there is no mention of how much it will ultimately cost. If it proves to be successful, though, it could provide a welcome change to mobile typing everywhere.

What do you think? Let us know your thoughts regarding this story in the comments section below!

Friday, 18 July 2014

Google & Novartis Join Forces For Smart Lens

Google and Novartis have recently announced their collaboration with  an agreement to work together on the further development of the smart contact lens, which was unveiled by the research team, Google X, back in January.

The lens promises to analyze tear fluid in the eye to provide constant measurements of a person’s blood glucose levels.  It does this by using non-invasive sensors.  Once the measurements have been made, they can then be sent wirelessly to a mobile device.  This would in turn assist diabetics in managing their disease more easily.

The technology has been licensed by Novartis through their eye care subsidiary, Alcon.  They will look to developing the device into a commercial product.



Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder, has said that his company is “very excited to work with Novartis (on using) the latest technology in the miniaturization of electronics to help improve the quality of life for millions of people.”

Novartis is viewing this technology as having more potential to also help “restore the eye’s natural autofocus.” It would do this through more advanced applications such as implanting the lens directly into the eye.  So the far reaching applications of this technology could go way beyond the prospective benefits for diabetes sufferers and into who knows what.

The agreement made yesterday does not change the fact that this is a long-term development project and so will obviously take a long time to produce concrete results for the FDA.  It does however mean that Google’s glucose-tracking smart lens is now well on the way to being a commercialized medical product.

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Monday, 14 July 2014

Toyota Releasing A Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car

I’ll tell you what, cars have changed so much since the days of Henry Ford and Co. (Then again, what hasn’t changed over the last 100 years, including gas prices?) Good ol’ Henry Ford would probably be so shocked and surprised at how far the world has come when it comes to our vehicles, and the good news is that the world doesn’t seem to be showing any signs of slowing down any time soon. If anything, we’re pushing the envelope just to see how far it can go.



Toyota is well known around the world for creating fuel-efficeient and even hybrid vehicles, and they’re getting ready to release possibly their most ambitious car yet. Sadly, they haven’t released the name of the car, but they have released some of its technical specifications. Here’s the big one: it’ll run off of hydrogen fuel cells instead of gasoline.

Toyota’s as-yet-unnamed car will supposedly be able to get up to 435 miles before it would need to be refueled. While that’s impressive, the refueling may prove to be Toyota’s biggest problem with their hydrogen fuel cell vehicle – just where do you stop to fill it up?
This new offering from Toyota will be available in Japan sometime in April of 2015, after which it will head to the United States and Europe. And even though it’ll be available, it won’t be available cheap – it’ll cost around $70,000. Ouch.

Many car-makers are sold on the fact that using hydrogen fuel cells to power vehicles is a lot better on the environment than using the fossil fuels of the past.
What do you think? If you could afford this vehicle would you purchase one? Do you think using hydrogen fuel cells is a better alternative than gasoline?

Saturday, 5 July 2014

Intel Super-Thin PC-Tablet Hybrid

There are plans by Intel to release an ultra thin, two-in-one device powered by Intel’s newest processor chip.   Their procesessor, Broadwell, was delayed for more than a quarter.  But customers can expect to purchase new Broadwell-based hardware just before summer holidays.

Intel plans to jump on the tablet bandwagon hopefully running Google’s Android software.  They also plan to have 2-in-1 designs so that their tablets can use keyboards or simply stay a tablet.  Intel’s president, Renee James, will be giving a keynote in Taipei discussing the plans to make these products more desirable.  Reducing size and weight of tablets is first on the list.



James plans on showing an extremely thin 2-in-1 prototype that is based on a Broadwell chip called the Core M.  The prototype will have a 12.5 inch screen, will measure at just 7.2 mm in thickness when the keyboard is detached, and weigh just 670 grams.  It will be thinner than Apple’s iPad Air but a bit heavier.  It won’t have a fan either, which is normal in tablets but will save power for Intel’s Core line of chips.

There have been 130 tablets designed on Intel chips already, or will be available this year.  James will also discuss Long-term Evolution (LTE) cellular capability that Intel needs in order to compete with other companies, especially ones like Qualcomm, which is a mobile-chip giant.  Although there is a focus on tablets, Intel is still considering desk-top PCs which gamers still use as they are more powerful.

James will continue her continue her keynote with a discussion on the new model of the Core i7, a high-end line which will operate at up to 4 gigahertz chip for the desktop model.  It can be even faster using over-clocking, a technique that increases power.

iPhone 6 Coming in September?

Well, it’s another week which means there’s another iPhone 6 rumor. This one, though, seems like it might have some merit which is worth talking about. Techbeat just recently reported that Walmart is one of the major retailers offering massive price cuts on their inventories of iPhone 5c’s and 5s’s. In case you missed that article, you can now buy an iPhone 5c for $29, or you can get a 5s for $99. (These deals are only available in physical stores, and you have to also sign a new 2-year contract). While that’s great news about lower prices, that’s probably not the best news. The best news might just be that it’s not going to be too long before something takes the iPhone 5c/5s’s spot on the shelf – namely, the iPhone 6. It seems like Walmart (amidst other retailers) is trying to reduce their inventory load so they can replace it with Apple’s latest offering once it’s available.

And, speaking of its availability, many signs point to it being released in September of this year. Apple seems to like the month of September, as they’ve announced several iPhones during the month in the past. It would seem September would also coincide around the release of their newly designed iOS 8.



It has also been widely reported that the iPhone 6 will be the first of the iPhones to come in multiple sizes, ranging from a 4.7 inch screen to a 5.5 inch screen. It seems the smaller of the 2 will be more readily available at least at the time of its release, as the bigger screen appears to require rare sapphire in its construction. The phones will also be slightly more curved (as you can see in the image) than previous models.

What do you think? Will you be lining up to get Apple’s latest and greatest? Let us know your thoughts regarding this story in the comments section below!

FDA Gives Sale Approval For ReWalk Bionic Suit

I shudder at the thought of anything to do with spinal injuries.  I have a member of my family with fused spine and it is not an easy thing to live with, not at all.  If someone receives an injury to their spinal cord, the last thing they want to hear is, “You will never walk again.”

That phrase may be spoken less often, well, in the US anyway. The ReWalk bionic suit is an assistive exoskeleton that is designed to give people with spinal cord injuries the ability to help them walk.  The US Food and Drug Administration have just approved the device for sale.




FDA Office of Device Evaluation director Christy Foreman said in a statement, “Innovative devices such as ReWalk go a long way towards helping individuals with spinal cord injuries gain some mobility…Along with physical therapy, training and assistance from a caregiver, these individuals may be able to use these devices to walk again in their homes and in their
The user wears a motorized brace, which is controlled with motion sensors.  An Israeli, Amit Goffer, who became paralyzed following an ATV accident, invented the system in 1997.

The ReWalk system will not work for all types of spinal injury; the person needs to use their hands and shoulders. A significant portion of the 200,000 people in the U.S. with spinal injuries would be able to use the system.  But what about the cost of the device and medical insurance?


 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xd27c-pz4Y

The price of the ReWalk system is quite steep; the retail cost will be $69,500. The company who makes ReWalk is trying to come to an agreement with insurance companies. “ReWalk is working with insurers and other health care coverage providers to ensure individuals eligible to use the ReWalk are able to purchase a system,” a spokesperson said.

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