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Effect of Console gaming on technology
With the upcoming expected releases of Sony’s Playstation Four and Microsofts Xbox 720 we are not only moving into the next generation of gaming but what is predicted to be the last generation of console gaming. Console gaming has been a part of American and world culture since the release of the Magnavox in 1972 (an 8 bit 1.79mhz CPU running 64 bits of ram), 40 years later you would barely call that a computer.
The last generation of gaming systems spanned a nearly 8 year period, while coexisting with systems that were steadily climbing forward in their capabilities – they dominated the landscape for gaming. Herein lays one of the single greatest contributions to technology, the ability to have longevity through advancement in coding with hardware that does not change. Video game consoles are one of the few mediums in technology where there are no significant hardware changes through out the entire lifespan of the device, unlike in other computer systems RAM, GPU or CPU components can be switched out or added upon to meet requirements.
NASA is one of the few other only companies who have had to make improvements to a piece of technology purely on the coding side without the ability to tinker with the hardware when they had to increase the capabilities of their satellites to take images. Bethesda has done some pretty amazing things with the jumps they made in the visual presentation of Elder Scrolls Skyrim from Elder Scrolls Oblivion while increasing the size of the world their game occupies.
Skyrim – Dawnguard Expansion
For a title boasting more than 300 hours of gameplay from the main story line, side stories alone, Bethesdas Elder Scrolls Skyrim has received it’s first official expansion. Dawnguard adds at the very least an additional 20 hours of gameplay to rummage through with a story line based on an old Vampire Lord that has come back to wreak havok, searching for the Elder Scrolls to blot out the sun. It’s your choice to either rally against him or help him out in his quest.
Before we get to the technical improvements of the game Bethesda has announced that they will not be porting the game over to the PS3 until the bugs with the game and the overall performance of the game are improved on that system. Skyrim had its share of bugs all platforms but the PS3 suffered one of the largest with a bug that prevented the game from rendering at all.
Quote from Bethesdas blog
“We are not satisfied yet with Dawnguard’s performance on the PS3. We would like for everyone to have a chance to play Dawnguard, but we aren’t going to release it for PS3 knowing that some people’s experience in Skyrim will be worse. We do everything we can to have our content available to all; from our free updates, to user mods, to paid DLC. We’re as disappointed as our fans when that isn’t the case, but we’ll continue to push for that reality.”
Dawnguard brings in a few features both character skill wise, enemy wise and item wise that became popular on Elderscrolls ever growing custom mod community, namely the ability to use dragon bones for weapons. It was a bit of a curiosity why this forge skill was never included with the game on its release but it has become one of the more popular downloads for the PC version.
Dawnguard boasts some of the following additions to the game.
1. The ability to become a Vampire
2. Skill trees for both the vampire and werewolf classes
3. 19 new weapons to choose from.
4. 60 New characters
5 . 23 new locations
6. 12 new quests
Dawnguard also comes with a technical significance. It marks a continuation in a series of games that have community driven content that directs production of official releases that are reactionary to the desires of their customers. Bethesda has been able, with consistency, to create gaming experiences that are deeply interactive with a tremendous amount of longevity.
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New iPod Touch to Match New iPhone
(Credit to Apple)
Can it be that the new iPod Touch will follow the iPhone in screen size? Well, sources say that the fifth generation iPod Touch will have a four inch LCD display. Is that too big for apple's target audience? Is our eyes used to the the beautiful 3.5 in display? I know we are all wondering on how it will turn out. Best to read on and let our imagination run with us.
"The next iPod Touch may join the next iPhone is bumping up its screen size, according to new reports."
"Citing its "Asian sources," Japanese blog site Macotakara claims that the fifth-generation iPod Touch will offer a four-inch LCD display, just like the upcoming new iPhone. But that's not all."
"The next iPod Touch could be equipped with the same processor found on the iPhone 4S, say Macotakara's sources, which means an upgrade from the A4 to the A5 chip. Other specs may match that of the iPhone 4S as well. The next model will reportedly have a different back-case style -- buffed aluminum instead of the polished stainless steel mirror design. And potential buyers may get a choice of black or white".
"The next-gen iPod Touch also has an extra hole on the lower part of the back case, but the sources had no clue as to its purpose."
"Adding further fuel to the fire, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo issued a report yesterday saying that a new iPod Touch is in the works, as reported by MacRumors. The next model will be equipped with the same in-cell touch display technology reportedly slated for the next iPhone. Such technology helps keep the device thin and light."
"Kuo believes Apple will launch the new iPod Touch in September or October, the same time the next iPhone is expected to debut."
With the new iPod Touch set to be coming out in September or October and before we start saving our money up, let's just waited out and see what apple has in store for us.
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Software Detects Motion that the Human Eye Can’t See
The Video technique could lead to remote diagnostic methods, like the ability to detect the heart rate of someone on a screen.
“A new set of software algorithms can amplify aspects of a video and reveal what is normally undetectable to human eyesight, making it possible to, for example, measure someone’s pulse by shooting a video of him and capturing the way blood is flowing across his face.”
“Durand and his colleagues plan to make their software code available to others this summer.”
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http://www.technologyreview.com/news/428498/software-detects-motion-that-the-human-eye-cant/
TOP 50 PICKS OF ANDROID APPS
TOP 50 PICKS OF ANDROID APPS
SOCIAL
ANDMADE SHARE Free
FOURSQUARE Free
GLANCEE Free
GOOGLE+ Free
PATH Free Instagram for Android has only just been announced.
LINKEDIN Free
WHATSAPP MESSENGER Free
ENTERTAINMENT
7DIGITAL MUSIC STORE Free
ESPN GOALS Free This sounds too good to be true for football fans, but it isn’t. ESPN’s app delivers video highlights of Premier League goals just minutes after they’re scored, as well as live scores and stats. It’s free, and funded by ads.
SHAZAM Free Are you listening to a tune on the radio or in a club, but can’t quite place it? Shazam is your friend. It identifies tracks, then enables you buy them, watch the YouTube videos or start them playing in Spotify. It can also display lyrics.
SKY GO Free to Sky subscribers Sky’s live TV app offers up to 23 channels, although how many exactly depends on which you have access to through your home subscription. They stream over 3G or Wi-Fi and you can register up to two devices.
TED Free Californian conference Ted is famous for its thought-provoking technology talks, as big thinkers grapple with the future of… everything. Its Android app serves up its archive of videos, many of them genuinely mind-changing.
GAMES
ANGRY BIRDS RIO Free You can’t escape Angry Birdson any smartphone these days. The game sees you catapulting the miffed birds at nefarious pigs, with the addition of characters from animated movie Rio and boss battles to spice up the action.
WHALE TRAIL £1.49 Another excellent iPhone game that has found its way on to Android. Willow the Whale soars through the clouds as he seeks to escape the evil Baron Von Barry. The soundtrack comes from Super Furry Animal Gruff Rhys.
WORDS WITH FRIENDS Free Words With Friends is basically Scrabble under a different name: you make words with tiles on a board with rows and columns. Here, though, you’re competing with your Facebook friends, taking turns at your leisure.
WORLD OF GOO £2.99 Having started life as a PC game,World of Goo has become one of the stickiest Android games. It sees you squeezing and stretching goo balls to build objects to get you through a succession of puzzle levels. Tactile and wonderful.
READING
THE GUARDIAN Free Excuse us this one self-interested entry. This app puts a slick, mobile interface on theGuardian website, complete with podcasts, videos, the ability to save articles for offline reading and customise the homescreen categories.
PULSE NEWS Free Pulse is one of a clutch of news aggregation apps for Android. You tell it what websites you like and it pulls down the latest stories, while also letting you search for keywords of specific topics you’re interested in.
LIFESTYLE
AA ECO DRIVE Free An app that aims to save you money while also helping the planet? That will be AA Eco Drive, which uses GPS to track your driving style, then provides useful tips on how you can be more efficient at conserving fuel.
ANDROIDIFY Free One of Android’s strong points is its striking robot logo, something capitalised on by Google’s own Androidify app. It lets you create your own Android avatars, complete with accessories, to store and share with friends.
BUILDAPP Free This app is still in beta, but if you are thinking of moving house or redecorating, it could still prove invaluable. Buildapp enables you to design your rooms in 3D and then move virtual furniture around to see how it might look.
GOOGLE MAPS Free Google Maps remains, hands down, the best maps app for Android. Hardly surprising – it’s easy to use and the maps are clear and detailed. Although built into Android, this standalone version is updated more frequently.
MET OFFICE WEATHER APPLICATION Free The UK’s Met Office has an official Android app and it’s very good indeed. It provides five-day forecasts and daily weather maps, as well as severe weather warnings and favourite location forecasts.
TOUCHNOTE POSTCARDS Free Picture messaging, Facebook and email might be good ways to share your photos, but sometimes you have to get physical. Touchnote turns your pics into postcards, sent to any address for £1.49 a time – in the UK or beyond.
SHOPPING
BARCLAYS PINGIT Free Barclays’ new mobile payments app is an innovative and impressive idea: send money direct to friends’ bank accounts from your phone. For now, only Barclays customers can send, but that will change in the future.
APPSFIRE Free Appsfire is an app to help you shop for… apps. It lets you browse your own collection and, crucially, recommends other app downloads you might like, based on your tastes. Appsfire offers a good way to keep on top of the latest apps.
AMAZON MOBILE FOR ANDROID Free Still think people won’t shop on a phone? They said that about websites once. Amazon’s app is fast and efficient for browsing and buying products, with barcode scanning to get more details on something when in a real-world shop.
TESCO GROCERIES Free Tesco’s shopping app is a model of simplicity and effectiveness, as you create and manage shopping lists, book delivery slots and switch between the mobile and web shopping services. You can also scan products in-store to add them to your list.
TOOLS
ADVANCED TASK KILLER Free If you’re experiencing performance issues with your Android smartphone, it may be because too many apps are running in the background. Advanced Task Killer is the antidote, helping you shut down those you don’t need.
DROPBOX Free Wonder why there’s so much excitement around cloud services? Dropbox should help you understand. When installed on your computer and Android, you can swap files between the two at will – photos, videos, documents…
EVERNOTE Free Another good advert for the power of the cloud, Evernote wants to help you “remember everything across all of the devices you use”, storing and synchronising notes and to-do lists, while adding photos for visual memory aids.
GOOGLE DOCS Free It should come as no surprise that Google’s own online office suite works very well as an Android app. You can create, edit and share Google Docs with it; it also uses the camera to convert snaps of printed text into documents.
ONAVO Free You may know that your mobile tariff provides 500MB of data a month, but do you know how that data gets used by different apps? Onavo will show youhow, monitoring data traffic and displaying it as easy-to-understand charts.
OPERA MINI Free Looking for an alternative to Google’s preloaded Android web browser? Opera Mini is well worth a look. It uses compression technology that ensures websites load faster and cost you much less in data usage – a godsend when roaming abroad.
SKY MAP Free Originally made by Google, this app has just been open sourced for other developers to work on. It’s an excellent showcase for Android phones: point your device at the sky and it will tell you what the various stars are.
Retina implants for blind people
Shawn Kelly, a senior systems scientist has created a very little camera on glasses that translates images into a tiny chip that create electrical pulses that the brain can read. The electrical pulses stimulates the nerves in the retina so in that way the person can see. This system required a minimal induction power. Another proposal is powered by light that enters the eye. and other one is with an implant of 1500 pixel resolution that is inserted below the retina.
Unified Communications Discussion at Lunch with our CEO
During the UC Summit at La Jolla California this week our CEO, Jason Juliano, had lunch with Unified Communications Analyst, Art Rosenberg. Mr. Rosenberg asked Mr. Juliano to comment on the state of Unified Communication he was experiencing with todays market. Mr. Juliano stated that the there is a high growth rate from his clients in the areas of mobility and cloud implementations using many telephony systems – Old and New. Mr. Rosenberg suggested a functional need with UC enabled Contact Center utilizing consumer facing business process management. Mr. Juliano strongly agreed with his analyst and suggested that there will be a massive push on the mobility within the next year. You can also review the story on http://alturl.com/zvpvj for UC Summit 2012
The Pirate Bay blocked in the UK
Last Friday the UK high court ruled that internet providers would need to begin to block torrenting sites like the pirate bay. Virgin Mobile is the first among the large providers to begin to block the website from general use. In spite of the block traffic to the Piratebay has peaked with some 12 million extra users accessing it. The Pirate bay has released a few statements including
“Thanks to the High Court and the fact that the news was on the BBC, we had 12 MILLION more visitors yesterday than we had ever had before,” a Pirate Bay insider informed TorrentFreak today.
“We should write a thank you note to the BPI,”
LinkedIn iPad App has a privacy let down
On LinkedIn’s new iPad app there was a slight overlooking of one of their primary privacy measures, simply to verify the relationship between you and the person you are trying to connect with. The LinkedIn app supplies this option but just allows a person to click through without having to establish the relationship.
