Originally designed for the Android Smart Camera

April 22, 2013 Technology

One of the creators of Android, Andy Rubin, revealed a long story about the birth of the operating system (OS) Android. Although Android is currently being dominated mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, but it turns out the OS was originally designed for the camera.

Quoted from Cnet, the decision to change the course of a smart camera system that caused the current smartphone market is growing. Well, when I saw a rising smartphone, the Android team had to change direction and adapt the system’s OS for smartphones.

Rubin opened the Android story as a speaker at a meeting in Tokyo, Japan. Android creators originally intended to develop a camera platform with online cloud storage for photos. On the other hand, the camera will be connected to a home computer and “Android Datacenter”.

In his presentation, Rubin include documents about the first Android diperlihatkannya to investors in April 2004. He explained that the Android team then quickly realize that the digital camera market is slowing.

A few months after that, the Android team finally introduced a new plan for the Android handset. Rubin said the company saw an opportunity to grow rapidly as the Android platform. Evidently, this time into a giant Android OS in the smartphone market.

Although Android deviate from the original plan, but then the original purpose of the OS is finally fulfilled. Although not confirmed about the camera, but Rubin had said in 2007 that he had seen Android running on various devices connected.

“The sky is the limit. The platform is in a variety of different devices, ranging from car navigation systems to set-top box, and a laptop, and of course mobile phones, “said Rubin.

As predicted Rubi, users can now find Android running on tablets, TVs, kitchen appliances, and smart cameras.

As for Android, was acquired by Google on August 17, 2005 and since then officially became a subsidiary of Google. Rubin eventually served as Senior Vice President of Mobile and Digital Content at Google until March 2013 and now he is working on a new project at Google.

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Backpacker Shorts Save Lives in the Desert

April 1, 2013 Miscellaneous

British backpacker who made a scene because Australia lost in the desert and survived by drinking urine to survive did have a lot of ways that he quickly saved. He claims to utilize simple items that exist in the bag.

British backpacker, Sam Woodhead Derry (18) who managed to survive for three days without food and water while lost in the desert, said he survived because it managed to make an SOS. Shorts is in his backpack turned out to be the savior of his life.

Sam, who suffered kidney damage and lost weight lost almost 15 pounds now, remembering how she was very weak, could not even crawl when it comes to her rescue helicopter. “I took all the clothes in my backpack and make an SOS from the clothes,” he said, as quoted from the News, Tuesday (19/02/2013).

“Vest, a pair of shorts, everything I use to make an SOS as possible,” he said.

Initially, his efforts did not produce anything, as two helicopters flying over the desert where getting lost can not find it. Then on the third day, the helicopter found him.

“I asked the pilot, and they told me to find me because I made an SOS from these shorts,” said Sam.

Sam got lost for three days in a hot desert region of Queensland, Australia. He was found in a state of dehydration and overheating, because it was in the desert with a temperature of 39 degrees Celsius. Sam confessed forced to drink urine and contact lens cleaning solution for survival.

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4 Find Replacement Transformers director Shia LaBeouf

March 8, 2013 Arts & Entertainment

The mystery of the man who will replace the actor Shia LaBeouf in Transformers 4 finally answered. Director Michael Bay has chosen Jack Reynor as one of the main roles with Mark Wahlberg.

Bay interested in Reynor after seeing her acting in What Richard Did. Irish actor managed to get rid of four other young star for the lead role.

`I’ve just hired a new actor for Transformers 4 incredible to be opposite Mark Wahlberg. Jay Reynor, he was an Irish boy who came to America with only $ 30 in his pocket. Seriously, who does that? However, I saw it in the movie Ireland, What Richard Did. This kid really fit, `Praise Bay.

Bay also gives a little glimpse of the latest sequel Transformers. According to him, the film took four years of post-war background in Chicago and has a new story.

`Transformers 4 not reboot. This has been circulating on the internet. This film takes place four years after the war in Chicago. The story is a natural process of transition, and the reason why we use a new actor, ‘he added.

This movie certainly has a different storyline than the previous three sequels, and ready to be released on June 26, 2014 in the United States, as reported Aceshowbiz.

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Interior Comfortable and Feature Rich

March 4, 2013 Auto & Motor

Shortly after sitting in semi-bucket seats with manual settings, feel like sitting in a race car is so strong. Board seemed to be hugged tightly from behind. Head and leg room is also quite spacious and wide windshield makes visibility very good.

Getting the driving position was more easily with the help of features Tilt & Telescopic steering, it can adjust the position of the steering wheel as you wish.

When the engine started roaring sound coming out of the exhaust so tempting. Initial acceleration of this car is also very aggressive and adrenaline.

Street hand in hand during the trip must be very boring when the foot pedal accelerator continuously. Features Cruise control is divisive saturation. Legs were not sore because continued pressing the gas pedal.

Enabling this feature is fairly easy, the way Cruise simply by pressing a button on the steering wheel right and press the set that are below it. Keep in mind, the minimum speed to enable this feature in 40 km / h.

To set the speed did not need to use the foot. Only by using the thumb, you can set the desired speed. How to simply press the + (acceleration) and – (deceleration).

Talk of security and safety, the car has features quite complete. A number of safety features such as the CR-Z have Motion Adaptive Electric Power Steering and Vehicle Stability Assist, Anti-lock Braking System, Electronic Brake Force Distribution and Brake Assist, airbags, Hill Start Assist.

There are also Active Headrest, Honda G-Force Control Technology + ACEtm, Safety Belt with Pretensioner & Load Limiter, Neck Shock Mitigation Seat & Whiplash, Pedestrian Protection and Security & Immobilizer Anti-Theft System.

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Panasonic Create a New Technology that Can Improve the Accuracy of Image Sensor

March 4, 2013 Technology

Camera technology is now growing rapidly. Especially with the development of smartphone technology is now even able to produce images with no less quality when compared with digital cameras.

A new picture technology was introduced by the Japanese electronics manufacturer, which is Panasonic. The latest technology called Micro Color Splitter is said to increase the accuracy of image sensors to be twice as high.

This new imaging technology is still not perfect and still requires further development. However, the Panasonic assured that with this technology, then the camera will not need a filter debayering. Filter debayering itself usually will cut about 50 percent to 70 percent of light captured by the image sensor.

Color Splitter Micro Technology will create a kind of electronic deflector that analyzes and separates the frequency of light waves faster. That way, the light will not disappear.

Panasonic Party also has registered his patent for this technology. However, it is still in the development stage, of course, do not expect that this technology will be found in the market in the near future.

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