Monday, 14 October 2013
Projects " Mighty and Napoleon" Adobe announced
With Mighty and Napoleon projects, Adobe wants to revolutionize the digital drawing with magic pen. The history of Digital has always been that the combination between virtual and real. As such, what could be more symbolic than inventions such as tablet or touch pen, who tried to imitate the use of a pen on a sheet of paper to free our imagination? However, as soon as we feel the need to scribble, we still prefer to use an ordinary pencil badly cut that the most powerful tablets!
This is why the creative software giant Adobe (known in particular for Photoshop) was floored for several months on the subject to invent the smart pen Mighty and Napoleon numerical rule , two innovations that could change the lives of creative. Mighty is a high-precision touch pen that stands out above all of its many competitors by its high accuracy. Indeed, sensors differentiate between the tip of the pen (writing) and fingers (which control additional functions: Delete, or go back etc.
Moreover, Mighty leverages cloud computing and provides access to many tools, such as different types of lines and colors, as well as all of your own creations, regardless of the medium used. In short: scribble something on your Smartphone in the subway and the image will be available on any device connected to it with the push of a button! The other big news is Napoleon, a small strip which, when pressed on the tablet allows you to draw lines or perfect with a simple tap of the stylus curves.
As Mighty, Napoleon has a magical little button that provides access to its many options. The two objects, whose sophistication is matched only by the clean lines, communicate them to enrich the virtual design. You have to see it to believe it! Artists with the soul of a geek (or geek with an artist's soul, it depends) must wait until the first half of 2014 to test these two jewels of technology. Note that this is the first time that Adobe is trying to manufacture an electronic object. The next sign of artistic revolution thanks to digital technology!
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Your Face Will Soon Appear In Google Ads
Google has changed its terms of use and today we learn that all users could soon see their faces as well as their names, people and brands they follow, and comments posted on a Google service appear in advertisements. Although Facebook is already using the same kind of process, this is not a reason to rejoice.
This change in Google policy is effective November 11, 2013 and the new conditions page is displayed there in Google.
"We made three changes: First, we clarified how your name and profile picture may appear in the Google products (including notices, advertising and other commercial contexts). You can control the display of your photo and your name in advertisements for the parameter on shared recommendations. Then we added a reminder about the safe use of mobile devices. And finally, we have added information on the importance of the confidentiality of passwords." Fortunately you can disable a setting immediately if you do not want your face appears everywhere on the web as a recommendation for your friends. To do this, simply go to the page titled “Recommendations shared" and uncheck the box (which is naturally selected by default ...) at the bottom.
Ring watch with inductive charging
The Ring Clock by Gusztav Szikszai is worn on the finger and shows the time with the help of tiny LEDs, the current time when the wearer turns on the ring. It is charged by induction. The ring watch includes a plurality of LEDs that light up behind the numbers of the steel ring.
The clock consists of two bands with numbers together - one for the 24 hours and one for minutes. This is an unlabeled tape with circumferential points for the seconds. The “Ring Clock" is financed through many and has already achieved their goal of 287,000 U.S. for start the mass production. Meanwhile, interested parties have offered more than $ 340,000.
The clock will not show the time continuously but only when the person wearing the Ring turns on the ring. Then light up the exact time required for the display LEDs. A total of 144 pieces stuck in the ring, it should give the choice of blue or light orange color hence the person who owns the ring has the liberty to select the color of the led lighting.
The ring is made of surgical grade stainless steel, and displays the time for one minute, when it is rotated. Inside sits a tiny lithium polymer battery of just 6 mAh. Loading the ring clock it charges the battery by induction on a Qi charger. The ring has to be placed on the pallet just 2 hours.
For making charger on and for setting the time the user needs to press the buttons on the unit and can be set as minutes and hours and stop the second hand. The battery charge will last for about one week. The battery is replaceable by the manufacturer.
This costs about $ 55 with shipping. Especially the small ring Clock is not of fixed size. The ring is available in various ring sizes - starting with an inner diameter of 15.7 mm to 23.83 mm. The inner circumference reaches as 49.3 to 74.8 mm. Thus, the clock will fit most fingers. The ring itself is supposed to be waterproof and cost $ 195. If everything goes smoothly, it can be delivered in the first quarter of 2014.
Yahoo Mail Celebrates 16th Birthday With New Features
The new version of the Yahoo mail portal allows particular web mail to customize its interface and free access to previously few paid features . The storage limit is set to 1 TB The refresh of Yahoo services continuously shows their force in market with the leadership of Marissa Mayer. This time, it's Yahoo Mail which takes advantage of her 16th birthday to be given a makeover and try to regain the upper hand against the GMail and Outlook.com (formerly Hotmail).
Their service is used by 100 million people every day. The program of the festivities, a graphic dust and the arrival of new free functions previously reserved for premium customers. The new interface, more refined, is common to all media and devices. Users can also enhance the application by including background image pictures from Flickr. The custom interface is synchronized with all service customers. Side functions, users of the free version can now get additional addresses; apply automatic transfer messages and filters.
In addition, the storage volume is now limited to one terabyte. Some actions related messages can be achieved by flying them. Moreover, trades between contacts are now organized as conversations like GMail and Outlook. Finally we note a new ergonomics for the applet instant messaging, address book and calendar. Yahoo has also changed the price of the ad-free version. If the former users of Mail Plus (15 per year) will be switched without additional cost to the new Yahoo! Mail Ad Free, new customers will be charged 49.99 dollars against 19.99 dollars a year earlier.
Nvidia Launches 4K Gaming
The IFA 2013 and IBC 2013 have clearly shown that the Ultra HD standard in the coming years may play an important role in the field of entertainment and probably will too. But not only in terms of home entertainment Ultra HD is an important concept for manufacturers, but also in terms of gaming - NVIDIA has announced during a press release that you need to put more in the future to Ultra HD .
PC gamers will experience Ultra HD resolution One goal of NVIDIA here is to demonstrate the PC gamers the significant difference between gaming in 4K resolution and gaming in Full HD resolution. Basis of various images of the chip manufacturer was able to impressively underline that just that difference is relatively large.
For this reason, one is convinced at NVIDIA believes that the 4k resolution for PC gamers is the next big thing that will dominate the gaming segment. Accordingly, not only more and more monitors with 4k resolution is expected, but also more and more powerful graphics cards as well as games that are optimized for gaming in 4k display.
A too fast change but according to NVIDIA is not expected soon, because at present all TV stations are not even switched to the 720p resolution, so that the distribution of Ultra HD as a standard will proves difficult achieve in general .
Only in 2016, it is expected that Ultra HD will go for mass production and many devices will sold with Ultra HD resolution. Until then, the U.S. Company will try to offer PC gamers already first impressions and to give early transit passengers the opportunity to enjoy their games on the PC in 4k resolution. Accordingly it will take months together to boost ultra HD NVIDIA hardware can be expected.