10 Amazing Inventions that You Didn’t Know Existed 10. Quantum Teleporter Q-Teleportation has been successful on smaller objects according to a Study. “We were able to perform a quantum teleportation experiment for the first time ever outside a university laboratory,” said Rupert Ursin, a researcher at the Institute for Experimental Physics at the University of Vienna in Austria. In q-Teleportation it is the quantum states of the objects that are destroyed and recreated, and not the objects themselves. Therefore, q-Teleportation cannot teleport animate or inanimate matter (or energy) in its physical entirety. The device thus creates a replica of an original thing at a new position and the original thing ceased to exist once the replicas were created. (via National Geographic.)9. The Sixth Sense Technology The conference TED (the name stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design ) the guys from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology revealed something unbelievable, a working prototype of a multifunctional device that can become part of our lives in five years to ten. Set named “ sixth sense ” consists of only wearing colorful caps, perceived by a multifunctional device. See the video to understand how it works. Seeing is believing!8. 360º 3-D Holographic Displays The ZCamTM is a video camera that can capture depth information (which is used to build the 3D model) along with video and is produced by 3DV Systems. The technology is based on the Time of Flight principle. In this technique, 3D depth data is generated by sending pulses of infra-red light into the scene and detecting the light reflected from the surfaces of objects in the scene. Using the time taken for a light pulse to travel to the target and back, the distance can be calculated and used to build up 3D depth information for all objects in the scene. (Via 3dvsystems)7. Lightsaber And we thought they were just sci-fi! The lightsaber consists of a polished metal hilt which projects a blade of energy (plasma) about one meter long. The lightsaber’s blade cuts through most substances without resistance. It leaves cauterized wounds in flesh, but can be deflected by another lightsaber’s blade, or an energy shield or wall. HowStuffWorks has a detailed tutorial on how to create a lightsaber. It also verifies that lightsabers have been sold on ebay. There are some more theoretical explanations on the existence of light-saber technology, however we couldn’t actually discover more details about the actual product in existence. We still added it to the list because we wanted it to be real so bad. After all who wouldn’t want to see lightsaber battles as part of Olympics?6. JetPack Jet pack , usually worn on the back in sci-fi, that use jets of escaping gases (or in some cases liquid water) to allow a single user to fly. TAM is the first and only company in the world that produces a complete package of a custom designed Rocket Belt using the most advanced technology and aerospace materials with the special distillation machine to produce your own rocket grade fuel hydrogen peroxide. (Via TAM)5. Military Exoskeleton Prototype The Military exoskeleton is a completely un-tethered, hydraulic-powered anthropomorphic exoskeleton that provides users with the ability to carry loads of up to 200 lbs for extended periods of time and over all terrains. Its flexible design allows for deep squats, crawls and upper-body lifting. There is no joystick or other control mechanism. The exoskeleton senses what users want to do and where they want to go. It augments their ability, strength and endurance.4. Flying Car It’s called “The Highway in the Sky,” and here’s how it works: Every time you’re stuck in traffic, you can flip a switch and swoop into the sky (via CBS News).3. Flying Saucer Last time I saw a flying saucer being engineered to take to the skies was with a Moller’s prototype . Since then and till very recently – perhaps till the moment I came across this, I never thought lethal drones could also take a leaf from the extraterrestrial flyers. A British drone company called Aesir , however, thinks it’s feasible, and is thus creating models of unmanned aerial vehicles in the shape of flying saucers. (Via gizmowatch).2. Virtual Goggles Technology has brought virtual worlds into our computers for many years. Now, virtual reality (VR) will be in our living rooms. The underground effort that has been an experimental fantasy for decades has become reality now (Via Softpedia News).1.Contact Lenses that Change Color To Alert Diabetics of Glucose Levels There is great news for diabetics. A revolutionary technology has came into being to help them measure blood sugar levels without drawing blood daily. It uses extremely small nanoparticles embedded into the hydrogel lenses . These engineered nanoparticles react with glucose molecules found in tears, causing a chemical reaction that changes their colour. Developed by biochemical engineering professor Jin Zhang at the University of Western Ontario. (Via ImpactLab).
Saturday, 28 September 2013
Oracle Plays Catch-Up With In-Memory Database Capabilities
Oracle on Monday announced an in-memory option for Oracle Database 12c that will accelerate analytics, data warehousing, reporting and online transaction processing for Oracle in-memory applications. These applications "deliver extreme performance on Oracle Engineered Systems," the company said. "This is a story about Oracle being a bit late to the game in incorporating in-memory into its database," remarked Wayne Kernochan, president of Infostructure Associates. Oracle has had in-memory technology since it acquired TimesTen in 2005, but "what it hasn't had is in-memory integrated into Oracle Database," Kernochan noted. "Still, this is a good thing for their customers -- assuming that unlike Oracle's OLAP Option in the past, the price isn't too steep." With this development, "Oracle Database itself acts as an in-memory RDBMS, with both row and column internal formats," Carl Olofson, a research vice president at IDC, told TechNewsWorld. "What this really means is that Oracle Database users get the benefits of [an in-memory database] without changing their SQL," he continued. The announcement "is an opportunity for Oracle to sell platforms and not just software," opined Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research.
China to test 5G technology by 2020
BEIJING: China is reportedly working on developing 5G technology after the wide acceptance of predecessor 3G and 4G getting equally greater response. The secretary general of Telecommunication Development Industry Alliance (TDTA), Yang Hua said that they have started research and development on the 5G network and are planning to launch the network testing around 2020. Director of Dept.of Science & Tech, MIIT, Wen Ku said that a unified standard for the technology when adopted globally, will allow different enterprises to be connected and form a competitive environment. Wen further said that with such adoption, enterprises can gain reasonable profits and provide faster, better, more convenient and cheaper services to consumers. According to China Daily, as the country prepares to hand out 4G licenses, smartphone manufacturers are working on new 4G products.
Microsoft: Govts asked for data of 37,000 users
Microsoft said it received more than 37,000 government requests for information in the first half of 2013 -- excluding any national security requests. In only its second report on the matter, the US tech giant's figures appeared to be on pace with 2012, when it got 75,378 requests. "The report details the number of requests for data we received from law enforcement agencies around the world, and how Microsoft responds to those requests. It covers requests for data relating to all of Microsoft's online and cloud services, including Skype," the company said on its website.
Hacking firm hints at cybercrime's professional elite
LAST June, one of the world's most advanced hacker groups hit a problem. The US defence contractor whose systems it wanted to access only allowed a small set of trusted IP addresses to connect to their network. In an unusual move – hackers typically go for the low-hanging fruit – the group hacked the company that provided the IP whitelisting service, enabling it to forge access certificates. This group, which calls itself Hidden Lynx, was given a vague face last week when antivirus software-maker Symantec released a report profiling it. Believed to be based in China, the group is known only through traces of malicious software bearing its mark found in the compromised computers of some of the world's largest companies. Symantec estimates the group has 100 employees and says it has been operating for four years, specialising in attacks on financial and government institutions in the US. Chances are, the hackers will never be caught.
Early humans saw black hole light in the night sky
Some 2 million years ago, around the time our ancestors were learning to walk upright, a light appeared in the night sky, rivalling the moon for brightness and size. But it was more fuzzball than orb. The glow came from the supermassive black hole at our galaxy's heart suddenly exploding into life. This novel picture emerges from work announced this week at a conference in Sydney, Australia, which ingeniously pieces together two seemingly unrelated, outstanding galactic puzzles. As well as offering a welcome way to solve both, it gives us an unexpected glimpse of how the cosmos might have appeared to Earthlings 2 million years ago (see "Which species saw the flare?"). "That is when we had Homo erectus running around Earth," says Joss Bland-Hawthorn of the University of Sydney, who led the team behind the work. It also paints supermassive black holes as unpredictable, and capable of generating some of the brightest flares in the universe, almost on a whim. That in turn throws up the possibility of modern humans being treated to a similar sight sometime in the future – thankfully we are too far away for a flare-up to pose a risk.
Friday, 27 September 2013
Apps to sketch and doodle with
SmartPaint (Free) This is an editing and painting application, which allows you to create and edit your own pictures, and adjust their size by pressing buttons on the phone or by pinching in and out of touch screens. Create and edit pictures using different layers, change colours as you want them, save those layers and export them as high quality picture files. Sketchbook Pro/ Sketchbook Mobile (Paid) This is a professional-grade paint and drawing application which offers you a full set of sketching tools with an intuitive user interface. This app allows you to digitally capture your ideas, make napkin sketches and digitally enhance them, and also produce your artwork when on the move. The Sketchbook Mobile version provides sophisticated paints and brushes which add more quality to your paintings and sketches. It is a paid version. Draw and Paint (Free) A skilled drawing device for your phone. Create artistic drawings, draw or sketch on a picture from your picture gallery or on a new photo you have taken using your phone camera or even on an empty sheet. Save and share your creation with your friends and family by tagging your artwork on Facebook, Twitter or Picasa
Google's 'Hummingbird' hatches new search formula
MENLO PARK: Google has quietly retooled the closely guarded formula running its internet search engine to give better answers to the increasingly complex questions posed by web surfers. The overhaul came as part of an update called "Hummingbird" that Google has gradually rolled out in the past month without disclosing the modifications. The changes could have a major impact on traffic to websites. Hummingbird represents the most dramatic alteration to Google's search engine since it revised the way it indexes websites three years ago as part of a redesign called "Caffeine," according to Amit Singhal, a senior vice president for the company. He estimates that the redesign will affect the analysis of about 90 per cent of the search requests that Google gets. Any reshuffling of Google's search rankings can have sweeping ramifications because they steer so much of the internet's traffic. Google fields about two of out every three search requests in the US and handles an even larger volume in some parts of Europe. The changes could also drive up the price of Google ads tied to search requests if websites whose rankings are demoted under the new system feel they have to buy the marketing messages to attract traffic.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's 'farewell' causes traffic jam in Seattle
SEATTLE: Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer took his farewell bow before thousands of applauding employees with a typically loud and emotional performance at his last companywide meeting, talking up the software giant's prospects and taking swipes at rivals. The CEO, whose screeching and dancing at company events is the stuff of YouTube legend, stormed the stage to "Can't Hold Us" by Seattle rap/producer duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and kept up his usual high tempo, according to several people present at the employee-only meeting. He departed to the strains of Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," the song played at Microsoft's first employee meeting in 1983, followed by "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from the finale of "Dirty Dancing," getting a standing ovation from the 13,000 or so Microsoft full-time employees in attendance.
Google's Motorola eyes BlackBerry employees
TORONTO: With Blackberry shedding staff in its hometown of Waterloo, Ontario, other tech companies, including Google's Motorola Mobility unit, are moving to take advantage of a growing pool of local talent. Motorola Mobility said it plans to set up a new hub in Waterloo, located about an hour's drive west of Toronto. "We have a small space right now and we're looking to grow considerably," said Derek Phillips, engineering director for Motorola Canada. He declined to specify the number of new hires expected, but said the company was seeking computer science and engineering talent. Google acquired Motorola Mobility last year in a $12.5 billion deal that gave it ownership of a large portfolio of communications patents. It has since moved to revamp the company's money-losing mobile phone business.
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Nokia Lumia 1020: First impressions
NEW DELHI: Nokia has unveiled the Lumia 1020 smartphone in India though it is yet to announce the price tag. The manufacturer showed off many of the camera features and technologies that go into the phone at a media event on Thursday, but refused to divulge the price. While potential customers will be able to buy the smartphone on October 11, we got to spend some time with it at the event. Here are our first impressions of the Nokia Lumia 1020: The latest top-end Lumia phone in India has a 41MP camera at the back. While its megapixel count is huge, the design is not as absurd as that of Galaxy S4 zoom (16MP rear camera). However, the phone's design does not have the understated elegance of Sony Xperia Z1 (20.7MP camera). At 158gram, Nokia Lumia 1020 is still heavy and you can feel the weight in your hands as soon as you hold it.
Gtalk glitch sends chats to wrong recipients
NEW DELHI: Sent a message to someone on Gtalk and it got delivered to someone else? Wondering what happened? Hold, you are not the only one experiencing this bug. Many other users of Google's free instant messaging service Google Talk too have reported that messages are being delivered to unintended recipients on Gtalk. In some cases the unintended recipients are multiple. Also, some Gtalk users have also complained of messages being delivered to people outside their contact lists. Acknowledging the issue, Google said, "Our team is continuing to investigate this issue. We will provide an update by 9/26/13 4:30pm with more information about this problem. Thank you for your patience. At this time Google Talk is not functioning correctly and we are continuing to work to restore full functionality."
iPhone 5S production costs $191: Study
NEW YORK: While the iPhone 5S includes a handful of new features that set it apart from Apple's previous model, the actual cost to make the phone hasn't changed very much, according to a new study. An IHS teardown of the new smartphone found that the components that make up a 16GB iPhone 5S cost $190.70. Manufacturing costs add another $8, bringing the total production cost to $198.70. In comparison, the iPhone 5, which hit the market a year ago, cost $197 to make. Andrew Rassweiler, IHS' senior director for cost benchmarking services, noted that the 5S includes features new to the smartphone world, such as a 64-bit apps processor and a fingerprint identification sensor, without a significant jump in costs. The research firm also dissected a 16-gigabyte iPhone 5C, a cheaper version of the 5S, and put its total production cost at $173.45, including $7 in manufacturing costs. Rassweiler said the 5C is basically an iPhone 5 wrapped in plastic, noting that it has basically the same features, but benefits from typical component price drops, along with its cheaper plastic enclosure.
Samsung Electronics to launch smartphone with curved display in October
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it will introduce a smartphone with a curved display in October, as the world's top handset maker seeks to set the pace of hardware innovation and maintain its supremacy in a fiercely competitive business.
Curved displays are an early stage in screen evolution which is shifting to bendable or foldable designs, eventually allowing mobile and wearable gadgets to take on new forms that could radically change the high-end smartphone market.
BlackBerry Limited slashes Z10 price to Rs 29,990 in India
Ahead of the festive season, BlackBerry Limited on Wednesday announced a limited period festive offer on its BlackBerry Z10 smartphone in India, pricing it at at Rs 29,990 for a limited period
World's first carbon-nanotube computer build
Scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, have developed the world's first computer built entirely with carbon nanotubes, opening the door to a new generation of faster-running digital devices. Carbon nanotubes - a semiconductor material - has the potential to launch a new generation of electronic devices that run faster, while using less energy, than those made from silicon chips, researchers said. This unprecedented feat culminates years of efforts by scientists around the world to harness this promising but quirky material. "People have been talking about a new era of carbon nanotube electronics moving beyond silicon," said Subhasish Mitra, an electrical engineer and computer scientist at Stanford University. "But there have been few demonstrations of complete digital systems using this exciting technology. Here is the proof," said Mitra, lead author of the study. CNT's are long chains of carbon atoms that are extremely efficient at conducting and controlling electricity. They are so thin - thousands of CNT's could fit side by side in a human hair - that it takes very little energy to switch them off, according to Wong, a co-author of the paper. Over time, researchers have devised tricks to grow 99.5 per cent of CNT's in straight lines. But with billions of nanotubes on a chip, even a tiny degree of misaligned tubes could cause errors, so that problem remained. To eliminate the wire-like or metallic nanotubes, the Stanford team switched off all the good CNT's. Then they pumped the semiconductor circuit full of electricity. All of that electricity concentrated in the metallic nanotubes, which grew so hot that they burned up and literally vaporised into tiny puffs of carbon dioxide. This sophisticated technique eliminated the metallic CNT's in the circuit. The Stanford researchers created a powerful algorithm that maps out a circuit layout that is guaranteed to work no matter whether or where CNT's might be askew.
Twitter introduces alert system for emergencies and disasters
Twitter, which is preparing for its initial public offering, said on Wednesday it will help users receive special alerts from government agencies and aid agencies during emergencies. Users who sign up will receive smartphone notifications via the Twitter app as well as SMS text messages - assuming they agree to handover their cell phone numbers - from any of several dozen agencies who have signed on to the program.
The Best Computer Programmer Jokes
1.A physicist, an engineer and a programmer were in a car driving over a steep alpine pass when the brakes failed. The car was getting faster and faster, they were struggling to get round the corners and once or twice only the feeble crash barrier saved them from crashing down the side of the mountain. They were sure they were all going to die, when suddenly they spotted an escape lane. They pulled into the escape lane, and came safely to a halt.
The physicist said “We need to model the friction in the brake pads and the resultant temperature rise, see if we can work out why they failed”.
The engineer said “I think I’ve got a few spanners in the back. I’ll take a look and see if I can work out what’s wrong”.
The programmer said “Why don’t we get going again and see if it’s reproducible?”.
2.Q: how many programmers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: none, that’s a hardware problem
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3.A SQL query goes into a bar, walks up to two tables and asks, “Can I join you?”.
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Samsung copies Apple, announces gold Galaxy S4
NEW DELHI: It seems after witnessing the craze for the recently launched gold editions of the iPhone 5S, Samsung has also decided to tread the golden path. The South Korean smartphone giant has announced that it is bringing in two gold colour models of its flagship smartphone Galaxy S4. Twitter accounts of the Samsung Arabia and Samsung Gulf tweeted pictures of the two models, one brown gold in colour and the other pink gold. Official Twitter accounts posting these photos suggests that Samsung would be releasing these models in the Middle East in the first phase, and then perhaps roll them out to other markets, depending on their initial response.
Mumbai second most honest city in world
London: Mumbai is not just India's most 'attractive' city but also the second most honest in the world. In an experiment carried out by the 'Readers' Digest' magazine, India's financial capital ranked second in the world in returning a lost wallet. The experiment was simple: drop a wallet and see how many are returned to the owner. And Mumbaikars passed the 'test' with flying colours, finishing just behind Helsinki. As per the experiment's results, Mumbaikars returned nine out of 12 wallets they found on the road. Each wallet had Rs 3,000 stashed inside. As part of the experiment, 192 wallets were dropped in 16 cities spread over four continents. The locations - shopping malls, footpaths and parks. But how did those who found the wallets managed to contact the owner? Apart from the cash, the wallets also contained a cell phone number, business cards and a family photo. In Helsinki, the capital of Finland, people returned 11 out of the 12 wallets dropped. Overall, around 47% of the total wallets dropped were returned. Among the cities which fared badly include Zurich, London, Warsaw and Berlin. In New York, eight of the 12 wallets were returned. And Lisbon in Portugal was crowned the most dishonest city in the world where only one wallet was returned and that too by tourists from Netherlands.
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Are aliens real?
Many scientists such as astronomer Jerry Ehman have found evidence of life in space. Some people have spotted Unidentified Flying Objects or UFO’s. If it were only one or two people, then even I would not have believed it, but there are so many people that have spotted UFO’s. God or whoever the creator of the universe is must have made space vast for a reason. Humans are only using one planet out of the gigantic space in the universe. So, the rest of the space should be occupied by someone or something. Maybe the aliens aren’t in the planets we’ve discovered. After all, there is so much of space undiscovered.
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Monday, 23 September 2013
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