A New Google Glass App Gets Us One Step Closer To Robocop

Google Glass, the high-tech eyewear that gives you an Internet-connected screen in front of your eyeball wherever you go, might have applications that could go beyond seeing if your new date has a criminal record on the fly. It could also help emergency professionals better protect the public. Mutualink, a communications company, is showing off a newly developed app that could help police, firefighters, and paramedics gather information and communicate more effectively.
When first responders arrive at the scene of a crime, fire, medical emergency, or disaster, they can deliver information to headquarters through Google Glass rather than radio. They can also instantly receive vital information like building plans, medical information, and security camera footage. In other words, first responders could have access to virtually anything they want to know; instantly, giving them the power to do their jobs more effectively.
This new possible application of Google Glass probably pleases the devices backers over at Google, who may still be unsure of how the public at large will receive the face-mounted gadget once it’s available to the public next year. Even if the product becomes a flop with tech-heads, it might still get significant use from emergency professionals and other people who could benefit from sending and receiving a constant stream of information. This scenario is essentially what happened to the Segway, which didn’t become the blockbuster product that many people expected, but still found a market with security and tourist companies.

Privacy Concerns

However, not everyone is 100% pleased with the prospect of every police officer having a hyper-advanced communications device and camera strapped to their face at all times.  Many people, already weary after it was revealed that the government collected data about Americans, aren’t thrilled about the prospect of police videotaping every single interaction.
Politicians in high places have also expressed skepticism at the virtues of police carrying around cameras. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently objected to a pilot program to put video cameras on some NYPD officers.

Information Overload

As cool as this sounds, there is a risk of officials simply receiving too much information. When you have to make a split second decision, it doesn’t help to get a video feed, blueprints, and a detailed criminal history report all the same time. While this new app, combined with cutting edge technology, might aid officials in certain situations, nothing will take the place of proper training.

Cybercops?

Police officers have always been quick to adopt new technologies when it becomes clear that they could benefit from them, whether it be radio, speed radars, or car-mounted computers. If this new app becomes a hit with law enforcement and emergency professionals, this might be the next high-tech step in the evolution of America’s protectors.
Robyn Hillary is a writer from Northfolk, Virginia.  She writes about technology, social media, and online startups.

Razer Tartarus keypad for gamers

Razer unites the new gaming keypad with 25 programmable keys and Tartarus. So critical game situations should be mastered quickly and handled efficiently. Gamble with a conventional keyboard is often a nightmare and in critical situations, the search for the appropriate device key for gambling. The result is that the enemy gets an advantage; in the worst case he does you in a jiffy. The solution to overcome this is called Razer Tartarus keypad. These are small input devices that combine the most important buttons and controls handy. The latest device comes from Razer and is called Tartarus. The specifics: According to the manufacturer this keypad is ergonomically shaped so that players hands do not cramp quickly. When should also prove to be extremely comfortable in long duels with rubberized palm rest. The Tartarus has 25 keys that you program with the features you want. Not only that, command sequences (macros), whose length is not limited, you will sit on the keys. Each key can be programmed with up to eight instructions - for about eight games. Between the different keyboard layouts you can switch to simple push of a button. On the left side of the Tartarus has an eight-way D-pad, which is operated with the thumb - about the change in direction of the character. Directly above colored LEDs indicate which of the eight key bindings and currently active. Design and button layout optimized for right-handers. All the keys are illuminated so you gamble easily even in dark rooms.

A musical Bluetooth bulb

Can you imagine a bulb that can stream line music of your taste from your Smartphone; it is intriguing Isn’t it? Awox is a French company that markets this strange equipment now in the global market. A sensible appliance save you in good mood or you can bring with you a versatile audio broadcast system when you travel with friends. The bulb Awox StriimLight SL-B10, which connects to a Bluetooth Mp3 player and plays music. Once screwed lamp in the holder and turned the light bulb that can emit a Bluetooth signal which is able to match by any Smartphone, tablet or MP3 player with the wireless connectivity. Once the link is established, simply it starts playing a song for the speaker located above the bulb diffuses. A small white remote control supplied with the lamp is then used to adjust the volume, and turn on or off the white LED bulb energy saving (consumption of 21 Watts announced). As long as the bulb is exposed at the bases of the lamp without any light shade no problems to report on the scope or effectiveness of the remote control. However, when choosing your shade, make sure that it passes in the infrared signal. The speaker is of power 10Watts restores music of very decent quality. Not enough to capsize happiness a purist sound, but pleasantly enough sound to a room for a night. It is however a little disappointed that this bulb does not provide a mode in which the light pulse in time with the music. Also the remote control only allows you to turn on or turn off the lights and do not vary in intensity. The price of single one costs about 100 Euros only

Top Tips for Enterprise Mobile App Development

A surge in mobile enterprise app demand prompted a 3.3 per cent growth in the overall applications market in 2012, whilst a staggering 68 per cent of businesses were estimated to develop a mobile app during 2013.
Specialised mobile enterprise apps, which are specially designed to aid business practices like training or sales, can increase efficiency tenfold, whilst significantly improving a company’s ability to service their client. However, before taking the plunge, there are a number of key considerations to be taken into account…
Planning
Before starting application development, it’s imperative to determine exactly why it’s being developed in the first place. Only by doing this from the outset will the key objectives be met when the app is deployed. Questions to ask include:

• What problem are you attempting to solve?
• What workflow issues do you want to streamline with the new technology?
• How will your employees use it to become more productive?
• How will it benefit the client or customer?

You will also need to determine how the application will be managed internally; there’s no point developing a program that takes so much management time, the benefits of having it in the first place are negated.
Put the User Experience First
Ideally, a mobile app should enable the workforce to be more productive, time-efficient, and can even – when thought out correctly – revolutionise their way of working. To ensure the maximum benefits are gleaned from it, the app’s functionality and design should be tailored to accommodate the needs and preferences of its end user.
Consider the Business Context
There are so many popular consumer apps around that it’s difficult not to let them shape and influence applications designed for business use. However, consumer apps with simplistic functionality and slick design often don’t need the capacity to perform what’s required of an enterprise app.
To achieve the key objectives outlined in the planning stage, sometimes business apps need the functionality to run complex features and analysis. Don’t try to over-simplify processes at the expense of getting what you need from your software.
Choosing a Hosting Provider
Selecting a reliable hosting provider for your app is imperative for its future success. Determining the service level agreement will reduce the risk of security or reliability issues tenfold. When selecting a provider, at the very least you should take care to determine:

• Whether the data centre is staffed 24 hours a day and who by; is there a constant security presence?
• What is the protocol in the instance that technical difficulties arise?
• Will the data be encrypted?
• How often is data backed-up, and where is the back-up data stored?

When designed and implemented properly, enterprise applications can provide businesses with a competitive edge and significantly increase workforce productivity. However, due care should be taken to ensure that they become a help rather than a hindrance to business operations.
This guest blog post is written by Ali Raza on behalf of http://www.interoute-iam.com/. Ali is a very keen blogger and writes content to please emerging business audiences and add value to their lives. In his free time, Ali likes to get things ticked off from his bucket list.

Sandisk Wireless Flash Drive!

Retrieve data from a USB stick simply by wireless! Sounds practical isn’t it? SanDisk has introduced the Connect Wireless Flash Drive a model with Wi-Fi. Yes it is a Memory card, instead of fixed memory. The Connect Wireless Flash Drive Sandisk supplies with a 16-gigabyte or 32-gigabyte memory card. The idea looks terrific: Instead of hanging the PC, the Connect Wireless Flash Drive Sandisk move documents, pictures and videos via wireless - even with your cell phone. The Sandisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive is not an ordinary USB stick; instead of a fixed in built memory, it is a plug in device memory of a microSD card type. Sandisk supplies varying amount of memory depending on the model with a 16-gigabyte or 32-gigabyte card. If the stick is connected to the local router, wireless connection record including tablets and Smartphones - that extends the free app Wireless Flash Drive which is available for iOS and Android. Wirelessly you can copy or stream music and photos from your PC or Tablet only - the other way does not work. To put data on the drive, the user must plug into the USB socket on the PC it old-fashioned. By wirelessly streaming movies on mobile phones is amazing. Within one meter of Sandisk sparked with just about two megabytes per second. And within two meters even at 0.1 Mbps.