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What I Think Of The Nothing (1) phone.

2022-12-17T15:38:00.002-08:00

What I Think Of The Nothing (1) phone.

There was a time that smartphones were a game changer. With every new upcoming smartphone containing new features. But lately, we have seen that smartphones have been boring as they were almost all the same.

But with the new launch of the latest tech company Nothing's phone (1), we have some new things to talk about.

Glyph lighting

Starting with the cool led lights on the back of the phone. These lights are called Glyph lights

You can do some cool stuff with it. before we get into that let's look at the back led lights first,

these lights can be used for so many things like notifications, battery level indicating when charging, ringtones, fill lighting, and also music visualization

I honestly think that it is really cool that a phone has these kinds of cool features and I absolutely love it.

The design of the new nothing phone (1)

thanks to the dual side gorilla glass give toughness to this phone. so yes it means this phone is durable.

also, there are advanced vibration motors that give life-like responses as mentioned by nothing. this phone has an aluminum frame that adds elegance, lightness, and durability to the phone. this phone comes in a black color and white color which has its own beauty

Now let's talk about the specs of the nothing phone (1)

This phone comes with 50 MP dual cameras along with nothing's own Nothing os
also it has a 120 Hz OLED display which is really nice for the price point.
The phone is powered by Snapdragon™ 778G+ processor so it's fast and smooth.

The phone comes under 3 different capacities,

which are 8+128GB capacity,8+256 GB capacity and12+256 GB capacity

Conclusion

In my opinion, this phone is worth its price. This many features for a less price than the i phone is great.

If you are into new cool phones like this definitely look into this phone too.

With that said thank you for reading this article on nothing phone (1)

How To Make Beluga Videos (The Easy Way)

2022-10-14T00:05:00.007-07:00

How To Make Beluga Videos (The Easy Way)

So you're reading this article to understand how to make videos like beluga the youtube cat. you might think you need to have multiple friends or discord accounts to make videos like a beluga. But you don't need more than 2 discord accounts to make videos like this. and making these kinds of videos is somewhat easy here are all the things you need to make a video like Beluga,

A computer to edit your video
A browser and the discord application
A Script
A video editing software
A screenshot software(screenshot software is good to take screenshots and I will show you how you can do this without using third-party software)

Before we begin the video I'm going to show a test video I made.

So now that you understand what kind of video we are going to make I'm going to tell you how you can create your own beluga video easily.

writing the script

Before we start the fun things like editing we need a script. you ask how to create a script? well, this is how I create mine. I use text editing software like ms word, notepad. you can use any text software you like.
I use ms word as it's easy to highlight sentences of different characters. you can use a book for this too.
Then write your story in dialogue form like this
Thinking about what to write ? You can watch videos of other creators like beluga to get self-motivated.
Just watch some videos and try to make up your own story and once you have your script and story we will move to the second step

gathering the cool assets

You might think why you need assets for your videos. the reason is it makes your video fun and it won't be bad or boring.

If you don't understand what are these. these are audio, video, and pictures like funny memes.

If you notice beluga's videos are full of funny things.

You can also see the assets I used to create my video

If are asking what assets should you use I can't answer that question as it depends on your script just make sure it suits the dialogue.

And make sure you add music to your video.

You can find copyright-free music here.

And read this article to understand why you need background music If you were interested as I want to make this article a bit short. Next, we talk about creating our conversation on discord.

Step 3:-The discording

Here you can type messages in discord. For this, you can change your profile pictures and change your profiles to beluga and friends.

If you have friends to chat you can chat and create a discord chat.

I know maybe you don’t have friends who use discord or maybe you don’t have that many friends. For you, I have a new technique.

To do this you need to do the following things.

As I mentioned in the what you need section, you need the discord app installed on your computer and then you need to create an account.
After you have done that, you need to install a browser and go to discord.com and create an account on the web browser too.
I recommend you use the Opera browser, I will tell you why when we go to the next part. So, after you have done that let’s go to the other steps.
You have a different email for this account if you create an account via email.

Tip: - if discord asks to verify give different phone numbers to the discord accounts you created.

So if you have done that now you need to change your profile picture to a beluga character(or the character you want) and then change the profile picture of the account you create on your web browser.

Or I almost forgot you need a server to chat before doing anything else. So first create a server using the discord on your computer and invite your web account to join the server.

Then you can start the conversation if you only need two characters for your video if you use more than two characters use this method. Read your script and understand the conversation
Start with two characters and once another character enters the chat change the profile picture of one account and change the name by going to settings and continuing on the chat. This way you won't have to change your discord name multiple times. You will only be changing the name that is shown on the server. you might need to change your profile picture multiple times when new characters enter the chat but this way you can do this without creating more than 2 accounts.
Finally, you can now take screenshots after finishing the conversation. To do this I asked you to use third-party software to get quality screenshots and do not worry there’s a better way.

step4:- screenshots and editing like beluga

You can now use the opera browser to take screenshots very easily. Just press crtl+shift+s and save. Just like that, you can take screenshots, and thankfully opera will change the size of the screenshot according to the size of the chat box. If you are still reading the article, you are lucky as here’s an issue I found with this method.
And that is the quality of the screenshots gets blurry when we zoom in when we edit on video editing software. So, to make the screenshot a bit better you can zoom in on your browser before taking the screenshots of the discord chat.
I assume that now you have finished taking the screenshots and are now ready to do the fun part. So get ready now we are about to edit the video. I will be using adobe premiere pro for this tutorial but if you use a different software the process might be different but watch and get an idea. Yes I will upload a video after this article end about how to edit the video as it is easy to show you using a video tutorial.
Right, no worries I will write about the editing process too. As it might be easy for some readers. Now open adobe premiere pro and create a new project and then import your media. Add a new sequence layer and add the color matte to the below layer as the background. Then drag the photos and create the video and then add sound. Well, this article is not a video editing tutorial so you might need to watch some tutorials or read some articles.so now you know how to create beluga videos so if you think this article is good comment down and share with your friends as it helps me. And thanks for reading

Fall guys: A Jelly Bean Review

2022-07-08T08:15:00.012-07:00

Fall guys: A Jelly Bean Review

What is fall guys

Fall guys is an online free-to-play battle royale game developed by Media tonic and released by epic games store in 2020. This game is played by online players who compete against each other in a series of mini-games that is on the main game.

This game is available on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and the Epic Games Store and has won the award for The Game Award for Best Community Support.

This game is played by over 6000 players (according to google) as of 2022.

the gameplay

The gameplay is not complicated. Players control a character similar to a jelly bean and play against each other in different mini-games to win. 😇Here's a gameplay video on youtube ( credit goes for rightful owners) Fall Guys Gameplay

This game is somewhat similar to Fortnite when it comes to the game mode selection and item shop. You can play in solo, duos, or squad modes, and also there are some special limited-time game modes too.

you can also play with friends using custom lobbies too.

The game controls are good if you’re playing on pc but I’m not sure about consoles.

How to play it

You can control the character by using the wasd keys and do things by jumping, diving, and catching by using the space key, ctrl and shift keys.

Game features (currencies, game passes, events, and more in-game content)

There is an item shop in the game which you can use to buy in-game stuff like skins, patterns, nameplates, and nicknames.

Items in the item shop can be bought using kodus and show bucks.

Also, there is a season pass you can get using season bucks.

You can customize your character using different patterns, skins, and other wearables.

Is it good?

All in all Fall Guys is a fun little game to play and you should try it as it’s free to play now.

This game has a rating of,

81%Metacritic
8/10IGN
7/10Nintendo Life

There are many positive reviews you can find on steam too.

Do I recommend it

Of course, I recommend this game for you for the fun gameplay and the custom lobby feature which you can use to practice and play with your friends.

So what do you think about this? have you played this game before? Let's me down in the comment as click here for my new article.

The easiest way to record you game for free (for windows)

2022-07-06T19:35:00.006-07:00

The easiest way to record your game for free (for windows)

If you are reading this article that means you want to record your game, right? There are many ways you can do this and I will share some ways you can use to record your screen for free.

Please note that the first way requires a windows 10 operating system, and the second one requires an NVidia graphics card that has GeForce experience installed.

if you are a laptop owner with an Nvidia GPU, you could be lucky as most Nvidia laptops come with the software I mentioned above.

And to open a search for "Geforce exp" and click on the search result.

Even if you don’t have any of these you can still record your screen using the third method.

1)Xbox Game Bar

The first method is using the Xbox game bar which comes with windows10 and 11 and to do this you need to make sure you have turned on the Xbox game bar.

and to turn this on the go to settings, you have to turn it on by pressing the Windows key + g and this will open the Xbox game bar here’s a photo.

There you find some tabs like audio, capture, performance, etc. now what you have to do is select the capture tab and there you’ll find the capture menu which looks like this.

Now all you have to do is click the recording icon to record you can use the shortcut key which is win+alt+r. also, you can turn on your mic or off.

The Xbox game bar is one of the easiest ways to record your game and if you don’t have this option, you can try the third method.

2)Nvidia GeForce now

If your own a laptop with an NVidia GPU you can use the GeForce now software to record your game clips.

Just search for this software and open it and create an Nvidia account which is free and straightforward.

If you don’t know-how here is a video on how to create an account for the Nvidia GeForce Experience. So if you create your account all you have to do is log in and select this icon.

As the in-game overlay opens Now you can turn on your mic and camera by clicking the icons on the in-game overlay

you can select the record option and record. If you go select settings you can change the frame rate and the quality of your video recording.

You can use GeForce now for many other cool things, such as optimizing your graphic settings on games, updating your graphics drivers, and live streaming.

If your pc or laptop doesn’t have any of that software the best option for the third option

3) Obs software

Obs stands for open broadcaster software and It’s free software that you can download. And the interface should look like this. although there are many tabs and menus it is very easy to set up a recording using obs.

When you open the software for the first time you’ll get an auto-configuration box that will optimize obs for recording or streaming.

Make sure you have a scene in your scene box. If not add a scene by clicking the plus on the scene box.

First of all, what you have to do is click the plus that you can find here in the sources box and then add a display or game capture to capture your display or game.

Then by clicking the same plus icon you can add a camera and a mic to record too. If you have added the sources you need to your scene you can press start recording, simple right?

Your recording file is mkv and you can change this to mp4 by using the remux tool. You can find it here; file>remux > select the file you want to remux>click remux.

If you want to change to recording settings you can do that by going to output settings. File>settings>outputs. also if you want to find more about output settings click here.

Ok if you have any questions don’t forget to comment on my blog comment section.

What are the 3 ways you can record your game without watermarks for free?

There are other options you can find but most have a watermark or time limit.

Thank you for reading this article and I hope you learned something new.

How to add live wallpapers on your laptop/pc(for free, the easy way)

2022-06-24T01:56:00.008-07:00

How to add live wallpapers on your laptop/pc(for free, the easy way)

Hello there, this article is about adding live wallpapers on your computer for free

1)Is this true?

So you want to put a live/video wallpaper on your desktop? Although you don’t have the option to do so in windows personalize settings there are a couple of ways to do this. However, in this article, we are going to talk about the easiest way to do this. And of course, it is free

2) will this affect performance always? And do I need a GPU?

You don’t need to have an external GPU for this. Your onboard GPU will be enough to do this but I recommend that you should have at least 8GB ram as this may affect the performance of the system. But don’t worry live wallpaper automatically pauses when you are using a new full-screen window.

Also, you can stop this app as a startup app if this slows your pc when you power on your PC.

3)How to do this(How to add live wallpapers)

So, to do this, you need to install an app called lively wallpapers. Here's the link

You can find this app on the Microsoft store. So search for lively wallpaper and click install. If the app is not on the Microsoft store put a comment on this post.

Then you can open the app and select the wallpaper that you wish to put on your desktop. If you want your own wallpaper you can read this article on how to get live wallpapers for your pc.

Now let’s see what else you can do with this app.

add wallpapers to more than 1 screen
customize wallpapers
add local wallpapers
customize performance settings to suit your laptop or desktop

so that's how you add a live wallpaper on your computer. Hope you like the article if you do share this with your friends and also comment.

Games to play on web browser when you are offline

2022-06-18T23:59:00.006-07:00

You’re playing your favorite multiplayer game and suddenly “baam” internet err message. You don’t have locally installed offline games and what are you going to play now? You were thinking for some time and suddenly you remember you have a browser installed. Of course, it’s the chrome dinosaur game. You played for some time and come to a conclusion “this game is boring, graphic is simple”

Google chrome is not the only browser that has an offline game that can be played when you’re not connected to the internet.

So, in this article, we’re going to discuss 2 browser games to play when you’re offline.

1) the legendary Microsoft edge's game surf

Okay I know that you’re going to say, “It’s is not good”, but that was until their surf update. Not the updated Microsoft edge is based on chromium, yes as same as google chrome.

Finally edge now support many browser extensions out there, which you can also use to play games. click here to go to the article I talk about this. Edge also supports a really good feature called read-aloud which isn’t even on chrome.

Okay now, let’s talk about the game you can play on the new Microsoft Edge.

Surf in the name of the game that is included with this browser. You’re right it’s about surfing. Unlike the dinosaur game, this game has many features and the graphic is far better than the dino game.

Before talking about the gameplay of the game let’s see how to play this game.

So, to play this game you can use either enter this link on your browser or by searching something when you’re offline. If you use the second method in the no internet message you can find the launch game button.

Gameplay

The game is really great. There are 3 game modes you can select by clicking the setting icon on the right top corner of the game window.

Then select the character you like and click start game

There you can select the game mode you want. If you select the endless mode you’re can surf and collect coins, power-ups save animals, and get a high score

You get 3 lives when you start the game. What you have to do is not get hit by obstacles and if you manage to go around 1500m you meet Kraken and they start chasing you. What you have to do is not let your character get eaten by the octopus by surfing faster than him. Thankfully the powerups give you an extra speed. You can collect 3 power-ups at a time. If you run out of power-ups you can collect them. Now let’s talk about the second game mode

The second game mode is called the time trial. What you have to do is a race to the finish line. The time that took you to finish can be seen on the top. Check the pictures

You can also collect coins in this mode. All the modes have obstacles that slow you down too.

The last game mode is called zig-zag, and you have to is going through gates. You have 3 lives in this game mode too. If you miss a gate you won’t lose as you have 3 lives. So to lose the game you have to miss 3 gates.

gameplay video

Conclusion

Overall this browser game is actually great and fun. Plus you can play with your friends by sharing your high score. You can find that option in the settings icon. Compared with chrome’s dino game this is really fun

Now the answer to the question “should I play this game?” is yes, you should really play it. And what’s your opinion about the new edge and the surf game. Let me down in the comments.

2) Operius by opera gx

This is game is also superb if you like old arcade-type games. This game has a 4.79 rating on the https://gxc.gg site. If you don’t know about this site check out the article I wrote. So this site is a really cool website where you can play browser games for free (there are paid games too). Please note that you don’t need to have an internet connection to play this game. This game is an endless shooter and this support local multiplayer which is really cool. So to play this game you can type this or search for something in offline mode and click the button to play the game (like in this picture)

After you go to the game window you select either the arcade mode or co-op mode to play this game. Select the one you like and tell me if you like it

Now if we talk about opera gx this is the best browser there is for gamers. By using this browser you can get updates about the latest game that is releasing soon and free game updates and other game updates (cool right?)

Plus you get a free VPN and the ability to customize your browser. So overall this game is nice and better than the dino game.

gameplay video

we have discussed 2 browser games that you can play when you are offline. Those are the surf game and the Operius game. Did you like my article if so let me know in the comments. Thanks for reading my article and here you can check out my other articles too.