Monday 22 July 2013

Tech Future: GeForce GTX 770 LTD OC, Microsoft Surface RT, Dell Precision M3800, Nexus 7 with wireless charging, IconBIT Movie 3D Pro Deluxe

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The network leaked images and videos new version of the Google Nexus 7 tablet, the price will be $ 229.
This price applies to version with 16 GB of flash memory. For the version with 32 GB of memory, you will pay $ 269. Apparently the new Nexus 7 has to be a real competitor for most of the currently available tablets. At the same time on board we can already see Android 4.3. 's production of this model is still the responsibility of the ASUS. The specifications especially a lot we do not know. You may receive a screen resolution of Full HD, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, 4 GB of RAM and two cameras 5 and 1.2 MPx. Recent rumors also say that the new Nexus see wireless charging system. tablet itself is expected to be August 31.

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Dell is preparing to renew the offer Precision M3800 laptop to be mobile workstation.
before the end of this year is to appear new edition of this model, which at its thickest point will be just 18 millimeters and weighs 2 kg. At its center is to find Intel Core i7-4702MQ of 2.2 GHz and 16 GB of RAM DDR3. most interesting, however, to be the imaging system, and it is not about graphics. In its role as an integrated system will be used interchangeably with the nVidia Quadro K1100M 2GB of its own memory. 15.6-inch screen that will have a Full HD resolution. And here comes a curiosity. As an option you can buy a version with a screen resolution up 3200x1800 pixels. subsystem will be a hard disk 512 GB SSD or 1TB desktop choice. costs Precision M3800 will be from 1700 to 2000 dollars.

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Microsoft promoting their tablet Surface RT decided to put it on the background of the iPad with the added touch of irony in the way of a competitor.

Towards this spec from marketing filmed movie, which shows the possibility of Surface, where he was standing helpless Apple hardware. According to them, the Surface to be more versatile and useful.iPadowi is missing a USB port and a second keyboard. Surface is also additional support, and that's not the only elements that exceed the capabilities it is a competitor. Finally, there is the price for which Microsoft tablet ahead of the competition.

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Company KFA2 introduced to Europe at the end of its proposal graphics accelerator GeForce GTX 770 LTD OC.
GeForce GTX 770 LTD OC stands out from the competition not only pre-curled parameters but also unusual, white painting of the PCB. 425 euros in the price the customer will purchase the card, which was by engineers overclocked to 1202 MHz and GPU Boost mode accelerates to 1254 MHz. Mounted on the 2GB of GDDR5 memory operating at 256 bit bus and clocked at 7010 MHz. To achieve this clock uses an improved cooling system with three fans 90 millimeters each. Active assisted here are five heat pipes. Not only the look of painting is unusual here. Unusual is also set out in the form of Display Port connectors and three HDMI. There is no conventional DVI connector type.

Media player with enhanced features. Overview IconBIT Movie 3D Pro Deluxe

Breakthrough development and weighting of the modern content makes manufacturers of media players like "move" faster and faster. Many corny do not have time, and truly standing models on the market a little.IconBIT Movie 3D Pro Deluxe - is one of them.

Two or three years ago, was considered a good player that no artifacts could play any HD-content. In the future, it is not difficult for even the budget models, but some players have become "cluttered" a mass of useful functions. And in mid-2013 is not no surprise that the current media player himself can download files from anywhere, to transform the classic image in 3D, and it is possible to install additional applications. All in all, it looks very cool.

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Specifications, equipment

IconBIT Movie 3D Pro Deluxe

Chipset

Realtek RTD1186DD

Video outputs

HDMI 1.4 (with support for 3D video), composite, component

Audio Outputs

HDMI 1.4; analog stereo; SPDIF (optical / coaxial)

Network

1000 Ethernet-baseT, USB WiFi b / g / n

Interfaces

USB 3.0 for PC connection, 2xUSB 2.0 for external devices, a slot for SD-cards

Support for hard drives

SATA I / II 3,5 "/ 2,5" HDD, USB HDD

The file system

NTFS; FAT32; EXT2 - reading and writing

Networking opportunities

FTP, Samba, UPnP, Torrent, IPTV, etc.

Support videokonteynerov

MKV [. Mkv], WMV [. Wmv], MOV, MP4 [. Mov,. Mp4], MPEG [. Ts,. Tp,. M2ts,. Mpg], AVI [. Avi, divx], RealVideo [. Rm ,. rmvb], Flash Video [. flv]

Video Decoding

H.264, MPEG 1,2,4 (DivX, Xvid), VCD, SVCD, DVD, WMV9, M-JPEG (640x480x30p; 848x480x10p), RealVideo 8, 9, 10 (1280x720), BD 3D ISO

Supports Audio containers:

MP3 [. Mp3], WAV [. Wav,. Pcm], ADIF, ADTS [. Aac], M4A [. M4a], OGG [. Ogg], WMA [. Wma], FLAC [. Flac], RealAudio [. rm,. ra,. rmvb], APE [. ape]

Audio decoding

MPEG 1/2 Audio Layers I, II, and III (MP3); Dolby Digital (R) (AC-3); DTS; DTS-HD; Dolby TrueHD; PCM; MPEG-2/4; AAC LC and HE Microsoft WMA and WMA Pro; FLAC (8, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48, 96KHz); DTS 6 ch; LPCM; ADPCM; RA-cook

Subtitles

MicroDVD [. Sub], SubRip [. Srt], Sub Station Alpha [. Ssa], Sami [. Smi]

Photo

JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG

Guide price

~ 6000 rubles

Supplied in this case, a pleasant surprise. In the box you will find a lot of useful accessories, some of which are often not even attached to the much more expensive vehicles. Full list of contents is as follows:

· Media Player IconBIT Movie 3D Pro Deluxe;

· AC power supply with a removable plug;

· Remote control with batteries;

· HDMI cable corresponds to the version 1.4;

· AV-cable with RCA (composite + audio);

· high-speed USB 3.0 cable to a computer;

· a pair of passive polarized glasses;

· a few screws and a quick tutorial. 

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Appearance and Design

Obviously, in this case, the manufacturer tries to indicate all ways that the product belongs to the top segment. Everything here is one: name, grade, appearance. Even compared to other models IconBIT, which have virtually the same functionality, the housing Movie 3D Pro Deluxe noticeably grown in size. And for its manufacture are used are not the cheapest materials, so even by the roadside AV-equipment, it looks very appropriate.

Front of the device there is no icon or text, and only a small translucent plastic rayed VFD-small screen. It is not very informative, as it appears most one word or a pair of characters that indicate the current mode of operation. This panel is fully consistent with the generally accepted view about the technique of class Hi-Fi, and the characters are perfectly readable from any distance and angles.In general, the style is clearly exposed.

Naturally, as in most other media players, in IconBIT Movie 3D Pro Deluxe can be installed hard drives larger 3.5-inch or 2.5-interface SATA. Just press the two side lock, top cover clicks, and will enable the universal basket. It turns out very convenient, as there is no need to wield a screwdriver, and a replacement can be carried out very quickly - literally, how to insert a USB flash drive.Ventilation is provided for the drive, but still in the assembly of such systems is better to use green drives to minimize heating.

The number of connectors on the case can be considered as exhaustive. At one end of the interfaces arranged for local data. First, there is a USB 3.0 connector for uploading files from your computer at maximum speed. Second, it is mounted SD card slot and two USB-right host. These, by the way, it is possible to connect not only all flash drives and external hard drives, but additional devices such as a keyboard.

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Key Features

We turn to the highlights use the media player. It is built on a modern well "run" chip Realtek RTD1186DD, so working with files, can be described as follows: in our test collection, there was not even one of the most exotic clip that IconBIT Movie 3D Pro Deluxe could not lose. The only nuance can be considered a failure to display menus images of Blu-Ray, but the problem here lies in the more licenses than in the possibilities of iron.

On Wi-Fi networks may be playing the video stream about 30 Mbps, lokalke - 50 Mbps. 3D-movies played flawlessly. The function 2D to 3D conversion works correctly, but in any case, the resulting picture is so far from true stereo. For a player makes it possible to adjust the depth of scene and perspective.

A separate article is a digital tuner DVB-T2, who can make all the unencrypted channels. Broadcasting in our country in this format is still in beta, and even in major metropolitan cities is available about a dozen basic channels. Although, for example, in the Khabarovsk region, and today you can take 18 channels. After a year ... two of their number should increase to 30-40 throughout the country. Overall, a great start for the future, you can use right now. The very acceptance does not raise any problems, and the content can be stored on the hard disk. And this can be done not only in the current view, but also as planned schedule.

Outstanding work out the issue of compatibility with a variety of Internet services. YouTube, Picasa, Flickr, and more - here it all is.Moreover, the abundance of network chips how impressive that it's hard to imagine a person who would enjoy all this. IconBIT Movie 3D Pro Deluxe can independently download content from the tracker rutor.org. To do this, the player has a built-in torrent client. By the way, for many will be a very useful feature and display of weather conditions, which in the upper left corner of the main menu provides the corresponding widget.

Well, quite surprisingly looks preinstalled system Android. Let it be cut down, and its capabilities are limited version 2.2, but to see the media player is a bit unusual. For example, here you can run a full-fledged Internet browser. To use the on-screen keyboard, naturally uncomfortable, but no one bothers to connect stationary. But it should be remembered that by this Android Play Market does not connect, and put it on all sorts of applications will not work. It uses AndroidPIT, program selection is much poorer, but there is an interesting, more - free of charge. 

Competitors

Competitor tested today can be considered a model of media player Dune HD TV-303D, but on the basic parameters, it looks a lot weaker. Here, the manufacturer gives a significantly smaller set of codecs.

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Conclusion

As a result, we can say that the device was very successful, some of the functions can be and appear controversial, but weaknesses in testing, we have not identified. Let's start with the fact that IconBIT Movie 3D Pro Deluxe is able to play any conceivable content, including 3D-video. For file storage appropriate to use the hard drive with a convenient mounting system, but you can access them get through any network connection - by wire or Wi-Fi.

Special attention should be a good online integration with many services, access to the torrent, and so on. As an entertainment function looks good Android, which allows you to enjoy a number of applications from AndroidPIT AppCenter. Built-in DVB-T2 tuner is working properly, and today can take a considerable amount of channels, depending on the region, and in the future, this list will only grow.

Friday 19 July 2013

Tech Future: Galaxy GeForce GTX 780 GC, Samsung SSD 840 EVO , NSA New Android Algorithms

Terabyte drive Samsung SSD 840 EVO

Simultaneously, Samsung sees its future is in SSD, which are most likely to replace the HDD. Now, the most important goal is to introduce an SSD with a capacity of 1TB. And here comes just 840 EVO, which is the size of the volume. Here Samsung does not want a long wait and a new drive will be available in August. Samsung 849 EVO uses 10 nanometer, high-performance memory 128 Gb NAND Flash, which started mass production in April. Read / write speed of this version is 540/520 MB / s Minimum 120 GB version achieves record a little lower because 410 MB / s sales will go to the models 120, 250, 500, 750 and 1TB. described next drive, Samsung unveiled a model XS1715, the industry's first 1.6 terabyte drives 2.5-inch SSD line NVMe for servers

Non-reference card Galaxy GeForce GTX 780 GC

symbol GC has to refer to the technical excellence of the solution giving the best performance with excellent cooling. cooling it used to a new system with two fans EBR bearing Fluid air through the aluminum heat sink. Is superimposed on the non-reference PCB with the highest quality components that increase vitality and strength of the structure. This, together with NVIDIA GPU Boost Technology 2.0 lets you enjoy the 1019 MHz clock speed. The Galaxy Tab 780 GTC GC fitted with 3 GB of GDDR5 memory.

NSA has built their algorithms in Android

NSA had prepared a set of patches to extend security in the form of Android Package SE Android. It was rumored for insulation applications that hackers have limited access to personal and corporate data.Himself code was supposed to be and is not visible to the user. fears may raise, however, is that Google was among the companies that participate in the program PRISM. Then this program was to give government agencies access to personal information. Here, however, the NSA weapons. "The source code is freely available, so that you can see each of his poems." You can find it on the source.android.com Some devices, like the Sony Xperia Z, HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 already received half of the patch. In the future, all devices have to own it.

How to get rid of Delta Search–Firefox and Internet Explorer

 

Get Rid in Firefox

Delta Search is an add-in for web browsers that replaces the home page, default search engine and adds on top of its own toolbar. Slows down the operating system. To get rid of it from your system, perform the following procedure. It was carried out on a computer running Windows 7 and Mozilla Firefox.

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Step 1: Delta Search removal from the list of installed programs

First, go to the Control Panel and delete the installation Delta Search in the module Programs and Features. Appendix stitching tends to be under different names (Delta Chrome Toolbar, Delta toolbar, BrowserDefender, BrowserProtect).

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Fortunately, we can use specialized software to uninstall - Revo Uninstaller , which also removes for us remains in the system registry. Take advantage of the mode Moderate , which in addition to uninstalling the add scan your registry and system directories to remove all traces

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Step 2: scan your computer with AdwCleaner

In any case after uninstalling Delta Search should make sure that the supplement has left us on the computer no surprises. For this purpose, we use specialized software - AdwCleaner .

First scan the disk pressing Search . After completion of the displayed text file with a report of found registry entries and directories.

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2 After the closure report, press the button Delete . The procedure will require a reboot.

 

Internet Explorer

Step 1: remove the addition of a web browser IE9

1 Click on the gear icon on the toolbar at the top right drop-down menu and select Manage Addons .

2 If you select Toolbars and Extensions to the left in the right window you can locate and Delta Delta Toolbar Helper Object and disable them.

3 Go to the search providers on the left bar and the right Set Bing as the default search engine and remove the Delta Search.

4 Again, we use the gear icon and this time choose the menu Internet Options . In place of the home page Search Delta insert the default Internet Explorer ( Use the default ).

Step 2: Search Delta removal from the list of installed programs

First, go to the Control Panel and delete the installation Delta Search in the module Programs and Features . Appendix stitching tends to be under different names (Delta Chrome Toolbar, Delta toolbar, BrowserDefender, BrowserProtect).

Fortunately, we can use specialized software to uninstall -  Revo Uninstaller , which also removes for us remains in the system registry. It should take advantage of the Moderate mode, which will scan your system and ultimately remove the Delta Search from disk.

Thursday 18 July 2013

Tech Future: Water Proof Asus Pro Essential PU500,Mini Size Gigabyte F2A75M-DS2, Thunderbolt Losses USB 3.0

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In this video we have tested for you the Asus Pro Essential PU500. In theory, this equipment for professionals, but by the way we checked what happens when it is poured into a fifty water.

"The heart of the laptop is the Intel Core i3 3217U, although there are also versions of the i5 and i7 same generation. Responsible for the graphics Intel HD4000 system. Memory found here 6 GB, which is the maximum amount for this model . Hard disks, which can be found in AsusiePro, the traditional 320 and 500 GB with a speed 5400 rpm, and the hybrid 500 plus 24 and 500 plus 128 "- says in our study, Adam Bialic, who tested the equipment for a long time.

"This specification is nothing new, and as it should cope with typical office tasks and even the media, that  the newer games is not likely to succeed . The biggest problem is a lack of graphics cards "- adds Adam.

I turn the laptop failed the water. See how it ended:

 

"Gadget Week" is a series in which we look at an interesting technological novelties. We answer the question: who is it for? And also check whether the manufacturer promises have been fulfilled.

Gigabyte,  FM2 motherboard model F2A75M-DS2.

Gigabyte F2A75M-DS2 for small computers

Based on the AMD A75 chipset motherboard already has a black coating and micro-ATX form. F2A75M-DS2 draws its power from the outlet 24 + 8 pin ATX and EPS power APU by 4 +1 phase VRM. The processor is here hooked up to two DDR3 slots supporting up to 64 GB of DDR3-2133 and one PCI-Express 2.0 x16. The sheet is still one PCIe x1 and PCI old. Also on offer are still four slots for SATA 6 Gb / s, four USB 3.0, 6-channel HD audio, Gigabit Ethernet and UEFI BIOS. For sale F2A75M-DS2 goes for 60 dollars.

Thunderbolt loses to USB 3.0

Thunderbolt loses to USB 3.0.  Is the interface Intel is still irrelevant

One of the first manufacturers of computers , which implemented the interface Thunderbolt - Acer, decided to part with it. Taiwanese say that USB 3.0 is a much better choice.

Interface Thunderbolt was developed by Intel a few years ago and made ​​his debut in early 2011 on computers by Apple , which first implemented the solution in laptops. Thunderbolt has a successful alternative to the USB bus, mainly due to higher bandwidth and the ability to upload video and audio. Well ... Thunderbolt adaptation by other computer manufacturers, however, left a month for the next lot to be desired.

One of the first PC manufacturers who have implemented Thunderbolt on their own devices, was the company Acer . In mid-2012 released a Taiwanese Aspire S5 ultrabook, which was one of the first laptops with Windows and Thunderbolt. A year passed, and Acer has decided to part with the Intel bus for good .

Cnet news reports that Acer has decided to completely abandon the Thunderbolt interface in their own computers. Instead, the Taiwanese want to use ports USB 3.0 . Acer representative said the decision is due to several aspects:

  • lower the price of the interface, which translates into lower production costs of all computers;
  • USB 3.0 offers similar bandwidth which Thundebolt (here not quite so, because Intel interface allows you to transfer data at a speed of 10 Gbps and USB 3.0 to two times slower speed);
  • USB allows you to power or charge the device connected to the port;
  • base accessories and devices compatible with USB 3.0 is much greater than the Thunderbolt.

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Let's face it, but Thunderbolt in practice did not catch on in the PC market. As such, the success of Intel technology referred only to Apple computers. It results from the fact that the Cupertino company favors this sort of connection, and provides its services to other devices, such as monitors.

Meanwhile, the giant processor market states otherwise. Jason Ziller - Director of Client Connectivity Division at Intel handed: there are more than a dozen new platforms based on the Intel Core 4 generation, which will also have a Thunderbolt. This from Lenovo, Dell, Asus, and others, and before the end of 2013 there will be more. Ziller also adds that Thunderbolt is only available in high-end construction and has been designed as a solution for the computers of the lower price range

Tech Future: Kinect, Microsoft and the NSA, Privacy Threats?

Had someone watching us?

The fact why the authorities of privacy issues we can expect their cause at worst of all, it is a matter of course. That would give the company submissive different departments all they know about us, also is not surprising. Striking is the fact that the most paranoid fears were confirmed by the scandal PRISM, so little has changed in our lives, and install eavesdropping equipment themselves.

NK threat to privacy? certainly it is different!

How much we are attached to our privacy? When we look at the issue from the perspective of what has happened, a few years ago, our class changed the rules, then you can get the impression that we - the general Internet users - we take this matter very seriously and responsibly .

Because change in the regulations, according to which operating in Poland and subject to Polish law firm could in the contract described in the use of user data, some hair bristled on his head. What are you holding the illusory (but better than none!) Supervision of the Inspector General, what's up with elementary school friends! Boiled in his veins the blood of ancestors from Grunwald and Kircholmu, indignant defenders descendants redoubt Ordon. And the protest began to call for action delete accounts from our class .

Kinect - image sensor and IR distance map

Soon after, in the swept Facebook and no one cared about some nonsense related to privacy.And even when you talk about it, it did little with it. Because let's face it, what could make someone - such as holding this argument stool director of a theater - do not even have a clue about how to set privacy settings for your account? And these people were after much more.

A few months after the scandal with the change of the Rules and the name of Our Class on store shelves materialized Project Natal, the Kinect project. Microsoft's product, but was initially only for the Xbox 360, quickly surpasses all other gadgets, including the iPhone, winning the title of fastest-selling electronic equipment on the planet. Why do I mention this in the context of privacy?

For the record, Kinect is staring at the user as carefully as you for him. And even greater depth, because apart from the camera eye is after IR sensor is used to determine the distance .

In practice, the Kinect sees as the above image, and the technology used in the Israeli company PrimeSense is such for the collection of biometric data and  create three-dimensional models of the body . This is useful both in the online fitting room, as well as surveillance systems allow you to identify a man after construction and how to move around.

We will not disclose user data. Unless someone asks us about it ...

Kinect charmed capabilities, provide great entertainment, and from the very beginning aroused concern privacy advocates. Concern is turned into a panic after the presentation of the Xbox One of the new, better Kinect in the mandatory package and pass the information that the device will be able to activate voice command. So - in the translation of marketing jargon - that Microsoft's hardware will we ever listened .

Of course, the very fact that it will be done, it does not follow anything wrong , and Microsoft, putting an image-fire instance, will double and triple, we believe that, although he can, it will never, for the world is not overhear their beloved members. Well, I guess - as quietly mentioned in the regulations such as Xbox LIVE - someone authorized to make such requests politely ask for it.

Or that Microsoft would want to get to know our customs. It's not for nothing that the Redmond company has patented solution that allows users to observe gathered in front of Kinect and analyze their behavior . Do you want to reward? Look at the ads to the end. By the end, I said!Kinect sees you get up from the chair before you finish.

If you use an Xbox With Kinect device, Microsoft may also collect information about how to interact with the console and Services (...) All the data can be stored together with the unique identifier of the Xbox and can be associated with other data enabling identification of the Licensee.

There is nothing wrong with that. But it can be

To avoid misunderstandings: no spins at this point of the conspiracy theories that Microsoft or anyone else is going to spy on their users using Kinect. Probably will not happen, and the provisions of the regulations are primarily the possibility of easily carrying out market research, not spying on users.

Xbox One, and you can look at each other

Significant is the fact that the surveillance will - in theory - be technically possible. And according to data disclosed by Edward Snowden, if something is technically possible, the authorities have no qualms to use this. Our privacy therefore depends essentially only on the rules, which can be changed at any time , and the promise made ​​by Microsoft. About how poorly protected in such a situation, we - Poles - law mentioned include The Inspector General for Personal Data Protection:

However, while the data acquisition of American citizens is subject to a court order, the more access to the data of citizens of other countries can take place even without a warrant. Internet users must therefore be aware that in the European Union in the field of human rights are protected, while in America the law only protects U.S. citizens.

Citizen, wiretapping for yourself!

The conclusion of all this is that we live in very strange times. Once, years ago the service of a country wanted to eavesdrop or spy anyone had to spend time and money on it to install it at home listening-or at least hook up to the telephone exchange.

It was  not practical in some situations be detected, and the circumvention of the law and a large dose of luck - as was the case even in the case of Watergate and President Nixon - could be bad for requesting these actions. So it was in the past.

Today, nobody needs to do, and the NSA and related services can spend their resources on something else. As befits an exemplary consumers in hardware, we supply ourselves.

Wednesday 17 July 2013

Technology Updates: Skymouse, Kinect Programmer

Skymouse - controller supports gestures. There was a worthy contender for Leap Motion

Skymouse - controller, allowing you to replace your mouse hand gestures

How to replace a computer mouse? From the time when Douglas Engelbart developed a prototype of the device, over the years, a number of alternatives. Despite this good old rodent, although it has been half a century, and in many cases seems to be indispensable. That  appeared to be extremely interesting project Skymouse, replacing the mouse the user's hand gestures.

Remember, what impression did years ago "Minority Report"? Shown in the video interface through which Tom Cruise handle your computer with gestures, seemed to be very futuristic , yet very intuitive and convenient. It's been a few years and film fiction has become reality. There are many controllers react to your moves - the Kinect, described in the pages of concept  and solutions such as for example Leap Motion.

Although the creator of this device emphasize that this is primarily a supplement, not a primary means of communicating with a computer, the more perfect controllers seem to not only complement, but a remarkable alternative for both the mouse and the touch interface. A good example is the video showing support for Windows 8 just by Leap Motion

The gadget called Skymouse who  , works in a similar way.Importantly, it requires the imposition of special finger pads, so that the controller can keep track of even very small movements of the user .

This solution seems - at first glance - a step backwards. Why would anyone put plastic rings , as more and more perfect technology allows you to simply track the movements of the hand and fingers? , however, is convinced that Skymouse has significant advantages. On the one hand, it is very much intuitive (and this, as you know, a relative term) and, second, the fact that the device does not require any configuration , install drivers or any software. So - rings on fingers, plug into a USB port and is working. For customers of important may be the price of 70 dollars, or 10 less than the Leap Motion.

Skymouse, as befits a replacement, has the features of a typical mouse - support right, center, and right click, scroll and cursor movements. To start production Skymouse, Eliott Ephrat plans to collect 80 thousand. dollars, which - judging by the current rate collection - it seems unlikely. The question is, what chance of entering the market is Skymouse. I think the controller - if immediately went on sale - could prove to be a success, but each subsequent week  work to his disadvantage . Scheduled date for the market launch Skymouse'a, however, only in April 2014 year.

More promising seems to me to be a solution that will not require any additional accessories, and to control the user's hand is enough. It seems that the problem also sees Eliott Ephrat. He assured that it  is working on a development version of your gadget , you will be able to handle just hand gestures.

KINECT Translator

KinecTranslator the English idea of ​​using Kinect as a sign language interpreter

Kinect developers probably had no idea how many applications will find equipment, designed initially as a motor controller video game console. The device worked, among others, in satellites, robots or as equipment for measuring and searching for objects. The idea of ​​how to take advantage of Kinect came up with the Poles. Technology arises as IVONA hit on?

KinecTranslator is an electronic translator that uses the Kinect camera and Technology Leap Motion . This makes it able to read sign language and translate it into text or speech. Moreover, the Polish solution is able to translate the other way - thanks to speech recognition can translate spoken words into sign language with an animated avatar.

Founder , put everything on the line, he threw a good job and began to create technologies and products that make life easier for deaf people. He created a 12-member team consists of specialists, among them - outside programmers, graphic designers and cameramen are also experts in sign language and deaf, as who are best placed to assess the value of the planned solutions.

Importantly, the project was so interesting that  interested in him such Microsoft , which broadly supports the establishment of an interpreter, bringing its resources and infrastructure. An important institutional partner is the State Fund for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities. The project won a number of industry awards and the winner of the first edition of the pointed out the Richard Branson:

How does Kinect Translator? Like many revolutionary solutions that can be described in a very simple way - at the project creator compare its performance to analyze the images .Depending on the resolution of this happens at a speed of 12-30 frames per second. At this rate, translator analyzes the system the most important points of the body and frame by frame reads your movement.

Importantly, Kinect Translator is fully customizable - it is worth remembering that  there is no single, international sign language , so the ability to assign different meanings of gestures allows the use of a translator in the world. When asked about my plans for the near future  revealed that he is currently working on a test version of the interpreter:

“Beta Kinect Translator will be ready in August and will go to people that have volunteered to participate in the tests (interested parties can submit their participation  ). At this stage the translator will recognize 100 gestures . Target version, designed for the PC platform is to appear at the end of this year”

In developing a base of thousands of gestures in different languages ​​will help the users themselves - the community around the project for which the electronic translator may be unprecedented facilitation, allowing for a much freer communication. Kinect Translatora possibilities do not end, however, only the translation .

“We want to enable the function of teaching sign language . You will be able to practice before the screen, and the application will pick up false gestures and shows how to perform them correctly.”

Technology Updates: Thermaltake Cooling Stand, GeForce GTX 770, Toshiba Exceria Pro, MSI GTX 770

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The well-known manufacturer of computer cooling solutions, Thermaltake has introduced a new cooling stand massive Massive 142 .
Massive 142 uses two massive cooling fans with a diameter of 14 inches of LED backlight. Thanks to its ergonomic design stand has to look nice and at the same time provide comfort. She Massive 14 2 is designed for laptops with a maximum size of 17 inches. Two fans are spinning here at speeds up to 1200 RPM, so that we get maximum cooling while maintaining a hefty dose of silence. Thermaltake On a side mounted the fan speed control, light switch and two USB ports 2.0.

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MSI has released the new variant of the GeForce GTX 770, indicated by N770 TF 4GD5/OC.
4GD5/OC TF Micro N770 is the same as her older sister 2GB. The difference is increased twice to 4GB.Used for the construction of 16 systems on the two Gbity each located on a non-reference PCB. Thanks to the advanced cooling TwinFrozr IV card offers core overclock the card from 1137 and 1189 MHz GPU Boost mode. Memory is clocked at 7 GHz clock. For cooling uses an aluminum radiator with dual fan 100 millimeters. 's new proposal from MSI, you will pay about $ 450.

New ASUS Design Series monitor MX299Q Ultrawide Cinematic 21:9 monitor.
This is a 29 inch Ultra-Wide 21:9 aspect ratio, the resolution is 2560x1080 pixels. MX299Q uses an array of AH-IPS (Advanced High Performance In- Plane Switching), which provides a rich set of colors with viewing angles up to 178 degrees. monitor itself is also a very nice design and very good quality speakers ASUS SonicMaster production in collaboration with Bang & Oufsem ICEpower. specification also says the new monitor with a dynamic contrast 80.000.000:1 and brightness of 300 cd/m2. To connect to the computer using the DisplayPort, Dual-DVI, and HDMI / MHL.

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Toshiba intends to provide customers with the fastest SD memory cards on the market.
Her new series Exceria and Exceria Pro will be sold starting in October and will be entered into sales gradually starting from Japan. EXCERIA are compatible with UHS-II and will be available in two versions. The most powerful card EXCERIA PRO will offer a write speed of up to 240 MB / s Weaker EXCERIA to transfer up to 120 MB / s All the while, they will read data at 260 MB / s speeds This was made ​​possible by the development of a new controller compatible with UHS-II. This allows you to save any of these materials, including those with 4K resolution. The two cards are sold EXCERIA Pro (THNSX016GAABM3 and THNSX032GAABM4) with a capacity of 16 and 32 GB. Later in November, will join them Exceria cards of the same capacity but slower (THNSX032GAB4M3 and THNSX064GAB4M4).

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At this time, the website was taken over and used to distribute malware. hackers managed to put a malicious piece of code on pages MSI that redirects to a different domain which is a veritable repository of exploits. This fact MSI has announced, but in the morning it still has not responded. For now, Google did not even warns against pest on the site. Here you can tell that it's also not the first time this msi.com fell victim to hackers. in May managed to steal the account until the 50,000 visitors to your site.