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STOP AGING promising technologies are being tested on humans

2014-11-06T00:37:00.001-08:00

American and Australian scientists said that they found a way to turn back the aging process. They have already tested the technology in mice and began to conduct clinical trials in humans.

Researchers from Harvard and the University of New South Wales say they were able to turn off the genes responsible for aging, including genes and youth using natural proteins and molecules.

We have identified the genes that control the aging process in the body. If properly activated, they can have a very powerful effect, even reverse the aging process, at least in mice, - said the head of the study, professor of genetics at Harvard and the University of New South Wales David Sinclair.

According to scientists, they introduced genes in a molecule called NMN, which for just one week fully launched the process of aging in the muscles. The researchers hope to develop a drug that can restore youth human cells.

In our tests we have already switched from mice to humans. Some clinical trials are conducted around the world, and hopefully in the next few years to see how effective it is in humans - Sinclair said, noting that clinical trials are recent, but they promise to be effective.

The first test showed that molecules that prolong life in mice, cause no harm to human health. These molecules ascribed anti-inflammatory properties, capable of preventing the inflammatory processes in the body, such as redness or gastro-intestinal tract. Scientists believe that NMN - a way to prolong life.

Time Magazine has named Professor Sinclair one of the most influential people in the world. Explained the mechanism of its effects on the human body.

Professor Sinclair hopes that one day his new discovery will revolutionize medicine as it once did antibiotics:

Some call it a game of God, but if you were 100 years ago, someone asked about antibiotics, they probably would have answered the same.

#video of the day : Incredible Close-Up Drone Video of an Erupting Volcano in Iceland

2014-10-05T12:26:00.000-07:00

Modern aerial drones can find a variety of different applications, but one of the areas where you can use quadrocopter is shooting phenomena that are inaccessible to humans. We have already seen exciting videos taken inside the fireworks or hidden glaciers of Alaska , and now it is an active volcano.

Eric Cheng together with the operator Ragnar Sigurdsson using quadrocopter DJI Phantom 2 and the camera GoPro Hero 3 were able to take Bardabunga eruption in Iceland. To do this, they have done the hard way to the very epicenter of the eruption, where the shooting occurred clip the resource Engadget.

It is reported that the volcano was so near the high temperature that the camera body with a little melted, but, fortunately, the main components, including memory card is not affected. It is noted that at the moment the volcano is still erupting and continues to pose a serious danger to residents of adjacent territories.

Below you can see the unique footage from the epicenter of the eruption, as well as a short story about the filming of this movie.

Romantic Love latest emptiness full love video

2014-09-19T07:29:00.001-07:00

New and latest modified version of emptiness song video.

#VIDEO | Jillian Michaels: Yoga Meltdown Level 1

2014-09-12T03:30:00.000-07:00

Jillian Michaels: Yoga Meltdown Level 1

The Dell Venue 8 7000 Series tablet close look

2014-09-11T12:51:00.000-07:00

The Dell Venue 8 7000 Series tablet close look. While the whole world was watching the presentation of Apple and the announcement of its two new iPhone 6 as well as hours of Apple Watch, at the ongoing exhibition in 2014 Intel Developers Conference in San Francisco, Michael Dell, head of Dell's own persona, showed the assembled audience, perhaps the most interesting tablet this year.

The first thing that should be allocated in the new gadget - it is its thickness. The thickness of the aluminum body of the new tablet from Dell is only 6 millimeters, which allows him to take the crown of the thinnest tablet in the world at the "plump" tablet Sony Xperia Z2, whose thickness is 0.4 mm longer.

Secondly, the new Dell's got without doubt the best screen, which can only be a tablet. Resolution 8.4-inch OLED-display "tablets" is 2560 x 1600 pixels. Manufacturer of this panel is to Samsung. The same beauty can be found in the same brand new and recently released Korean tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab S. Only here the device even thinner. Screen frame on three sides with the device is very small. To a tablet with a screen form can be comfortable to hold, on its left side is a grill, which also hides the dynamics of the device and two of the four chambers of the gadget.

Why tablet four cameras, you ask? The fact that the new tablet Dell is the first tablet device, the technology Intel RealSense. Recently, Intel has very fruitful working on miniaturization of 3D-camera and actually set a goal in the near future to equip almost every laptop system Kinect. In order for a user to control applications on the screen hand gestures.

However, this tablet sensor module RealSense image depth is not aimed at the user. Instead, it is located on the back side next to the 8-megapixel camera. And instead of allowing you to control the device in "Minority Report", additional camera devices are used to determine the distance to objects that you want to photograph, and the correct focus. For example, clicking on a point on the screen, you can reconfigure the focus (the same function have the same camera Lytro) or to change the aperture. When using three cameras software may even find the distance between two particular points on a future picture.

Journalists portal Gizmodo managed to play with a prototype of the new tablet, and they point out that although the function to select the depth image worked in their hands did not go very smoothly, and the Dell Software when manipulating images behaved not always stable, Dell representatives were able to show examples of what technology really operates. In one such example of a representative of the company transferred the color image to black and white and back starting from the objects in the image, which is closer to the camera and clearly showing how these objects were distant from it. As another example, was shown a picture with snowflakes, sloping down to the bike. In this picture captured the moment when the snowflakes only touched the surface of the bike.

According to journalists Gizmodo, the most interesting tablet this year (according to Gizmodo) is the most common and boring name - Dell Venue 8 7840 (part of a series Venue 8 7000 Series). It is unclear how much will it cost Dell Venue 8 7840, and how many will work on a single charge. However, we know that the device is running an operating system Android 4.4, is powered by Quad-Core Intel Atom Z3580 with a frequency of 2.33 GHz, has the support of Wi-Fi, 32 GB of memory (expandable via memory cards microSD), charged through microUSB and should go on sale in the United States and other countries, the New Year holidays.

It should be noted that the cost of one unit of the image depth RealSense from Intel is about 10-20 dollars. Gizmodo writes that some of the other partners of the company are also planning to integrate it into their devices, one of which will have support for LTE, and the other - to have a big screen and keyboard. Specific details on how it will be for the device, not yet reported.

Left-handers will be comfortable with Apple Watch

2014-09-11T12:05:00.000-07:00

Left-handers will be comfortable with Apple Watch, "Digital crown" (Digital Crown) - physical control new smart clock Apple Watch, immediately gave rise to the question: "And what about lefties?" For those who wear a watch on left hand - all convenient, but lefties prefer to wear them on the right. In fact, the solution exists and the problem is not as great as it seemed at first glance.

CNET columnist resource Amanda Quseir made important clarifications on this widely debated issue. The fact that the clock display can be oriented to be worn on either hand, so no one will have to use an inverted "upside down" gadget. The strap can also be assembled in such a way as it is convenient to the user, depending on at what hand he is going to wear my brand new watch, which already introduce the first game .

"Digital crown" is located at the top right, mimicking the traditional mechanical wheel factory hours, and that it provides a significant portion of the control device. If you turn the clock, then dial a "digital bits" shift down, but will be on the left edge of the clock. Maybe it's not the most elegant solution, but it is still better than having to try to get to the "digital bits", located on the back of the palm side of the watch.

Find a device that would be convenient for everybody, it is simply impossible. Novelty compared with the most famous flagship search. All of them are good in their own way. But will any of them useful to people whose palm is small?

Is there enough comfortable for left-handed solution suggested Amanda Quseir?

1 Trillion in Rare Minerals Found Under Afghanistan

2014-09-11T11:52:00.000-07:00

1 Trillion in Rare Minerals Found Under Afghanistan, Despite the fact that Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world, this country, perhaps sitting on one of the richest treasures of minerals in the world, according to various estimates are estimated at $ 1 trillion.

Afghanistan - a very small country, rich in minerals, has been postponed as a result of ill-collision of the Indian subcontinent and Asia. Geological Survey of the United States began checking for the presence of minerals in Afghanistan after the American military forces deprived the Taliban government in the country in 2004. As it turned out, the service kept the Soviet geological maps and reports of 50 years or more.

In 2006, American researchers examined the airspace over Afghanistan for the compilation of magnetic, gravity and hyperspectral maps. Magnetic studies revealed iron minerals at a distance of 10 kilometers below the surface, and gravity studies have attempted to identify potential pools filled with oil and gas. Hyperspectral experiments showed the spectrum of light reflected from the rock to determine a unique signature for each mineral. More than 70% of the country has been mapped in only 2 months.

Studies have confirmed all the main Soviet findings. In Afghanistan may be 60 million tons of copper, 2.2 million tons of iron ore, 1.4 million tons of rare earth elements - lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, - as well as deposits of aluminum, gold, silver, zinc, mercury and lithium. Only deposition carbonatite Haneshin in Afghanistan's Helmand province is estimated at 89 billion dollars.

"Afghanistan - a country that is very, very rich in mineral resources, - writes Discovery, said Jack Medlin, a geologist and program manager for the USGS in Afghanistan. - We found at least 24 world-class mineral deposits. "

The Task Force estimated the mineral resources of Afghanistan in 908 billion dollars, while the Afghan government estimates the cost at $ 3 trillion. In recent years, many of the assays carried out group, which entrusted the reconstruction of Afghanistan.

Assessments of mineral resources in Afghanistan is a challenge. Obviously, the pre-planning simply does not work in a country where you can not just go somewhere and do something. Should carefully consider the security conditions and can not be on the ground too long to get samples.

In any case, the value of mineral deposits in Afghanistan could seriously raise the political interest of the world's leading countries.

Microsoft to drop Nokia and Windows Phone brands

2014-09-11T11:43:00.003-07:00

Microsoft to drop Nokia and Windows Phone brands. The company Microsoft is planning in the future to reorganize its products, abandoning brands Nokia and Windows Phone. It is reported by the resource geekongadgets, referring to them obtained a confidential internal document.

As can be seen in recent years, Microsoft has less and less mention the Nokia brand in their new products. Now, according to the source, the software giant is going to completely give up the names of Nokia, leaving marking smartphones and tablets only word «Lumia».

Most likely, smartphones Lumia 830 and Lumia 730 will be the last device in the title which appears brand Nokia. The following gadgets while will wear the name with the words «Microsoft» and «Lumia».

In addition, the document says that Microsoft will also cease to use the name of the operating system Windows Phone . In the future, all operating system called a word «Windows» matter what device they are mounted. Such a move, according to Microsoft, is to prevent users from confusion in the different operating systems.

Of course, if it's true or not, only time will tell. However, such actions by Microsoft show that they do not stand still, and try more and more to conquer the market of computer and communications industries.

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Rubbery robot walks through flames and snow

2014-09-11T11:37:00.001-07:00

Rubbery robot walks through flames and snow. Robotics in recent years developed very actively, and while some robots learn to walk like a man, others seek to survive in extreme conditions. One such development was recently demonstrated by researchers at Harvard University.

Robot - it is quite complex and delicate mechanism that can be easily damaged by a variety of external influences. It is this lack of robots currently struggling Michael Tooley, a member of Harvard University. The researcher has already achieved good results.

His nameless robot that looks like a man who is crawling on their bellies, is able to function properly when the outside temperature is -9 degrees Celsius and survive direct exposure to the flame for 20 seconds. The robot is resistant to water and most acids, thanks to a special protective material of his body. And what a scientist is particularly proud of, it's the fact that the limbs of the robot can be several times to drive a car, but it will continue to move forward properly. Of course, if you hide the external electronic components and wires into a soft protective coating - protection will be more complete, but the researcher starts small.

The robot does not have a rigid frame that is what makes him invulnerable to pressure and strong shock. It moves at the expense of the compressor system and compressed air, which is served in his limbs, causing them to move in the correct sequence. On a single charge the robot is able to operate for more than two hours.

What is the meaning of such developments? In the first such robots will be interesting to rescuers and firefighters who have to deal with the need to navigate through a very narrow space, such as a flat robot is able to squeeze in almost any crack even under the burning debris.

The author of the present invention is sure that he has started a new era of "soft robots" that are already in the near future will learn to jump, slide on flat surfaces and even capture small objects. Its aim is to further improve the parameters of their offspring, such as speed and mobility. The robot also learn to identify and react to obstacles in their path.

Look at interesting fact New dinosaur species discovered in Argentina

New dinosaur species discovered in Argentina

2014-09-11T05:52:00.000-07:00

New dinosaur species discovered in Argentina

An international team of paleontologists recently found the coolest dinosaur of this decade and the largest fossil of the whole organism in the history of paleontology. Meet the Dreadnought.

Remember "the biggest dinosaur", found in Argentina ? There are more turns. This week, according to Wired, an international team of paleontologists discovered giant Mesozoic Era: Dreadnoughtus schrani, or just dreadnought. Weighing in at 65 tons, two floors up to the shoulder and almost 30 meters in length, this was the hardest titanium dinosaurs from everyone we've ever (just) was measured. In addition, it also marked the opening of the most massive fossil discovery of the whole organism - the dream of a paleontologist.

"As a rule, in the case of the huge dinosaurs, which we call Titanosaurs find about 20% of the fossils - it is in order, - said Kenneth Lakovara leading Drexel University paleontologist who found the dinosaur. - Usually you find a handful of bones. The previous record was 27% complete skeleton. In the case dreadnoughts we found 70%. "

The reason why almost the entire findings are so rare is that fossilization requires rapid burial in the sediment. As you can imagine, it's incredible that such a giant as a dreadnought, was buried so quickly. But if you believe Lakovare, scientists believe that the reason for their impressive findings became some quick flooding caused by broken clay dam in the valley, where they found the dreadnought.

Lakovara stumbled on it while hunting for fossils in the Santa Cruz province in southern Argentina in 2005. Then there were found two individuals of the same species, the largest of which consisted of 115 massive bone and a tooth. It took four years just to get the fossil out of the ground, and another four years to clean up the remains and prepare them for the study.

According to Jason Poole, chief preparator of fossils in the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences and a member of the team sites, "we began to gradually realize how lucky we are, after the first season. People kept finding all these fossilized bones in the anatomically correct position again and again. It was really exciting. "

3D-models of giants and wandering

Preliminary studies have shown Lakovary that dreadnought comes from the end of the Cretaceous (about 77 million years ago, near the end of the dinosaur era ) and lived in the wooded valleys and tall. By studying the growth rings in the bones of the dreadnought, paleontologists also found to his surprise that, despite the huge size of the creature, it grew steadily until the day of his death.

While the Dreadnought is a contender for the title of the largest land animal in the history Lakovara explains that it is very difficult to prove. The current recognized champion of the dinosaurs - it Argentinosaurus (Argentinosaurus). But Argentinosaurus is known only to a handful of fossils (about 5% of all of his bones), so its size and proportions is difficult to evaluate. For paleontologists gold standard predictions of height and weight is calculated on the basis of several lower leg bones. And of dinosaurs calculated Dreadnought takes first place.

But what is most interesting in this finding, says Poole, is that as fossil Dreadnought so full, paleontologists around the world will be able to build computer models and to answer fundamental but tricky questions about how these massive creatures roamed the earth. "When you understand the movement of these creatures and how they did it, you can understand what they ate, what place in the ecosystem occupied, and more."

Lakovara happily agrees and points out that many of the bones dreadnought perfectly preserved scars, which were attached muscles, which in principle can help to create a computer model directly. And when the researchers returned the fossils in Argentina in 2015, they will already have a detailed three-dimensional scans, which will be widely available to the public.

Recent Study Movies in 3D and 2D provide us almost the same emotional effect.

Microsoft may buy Minecraft developer for $2 billion

2014-09-11T05:40:00.000-07:00

Microsoft may buy Minecraft developer for $2 billion. Microsoft is nearing a deal to buy Mojang AB, the Swedish developer of the popular game Minecraft. According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal is valued at over $ 2 billion, and may be concluded in the coming days.

Microsoft and Mojang AB refused to give any comments on this topic. Interestingly, the earlier the founder of Mojang AB Markus Persson avoided venture capital investments. In addition, he criticized the operating system Windows 8, because it is not suitable for indie games.

Minecraft is a computer game in the genre of open-world sandbox and elements of survival. The game is reminiscent of Lego designer in the virtual world, has received great popularity. Since its launch in 2009, Minecraft has sold over 50 million copies of the game. Last year, Mojang AB earned $ 100 million profit on sales.

WSJ argues that the purchase of Minecraft can revive business Xbox, although the game has long been available for this platform.

Nobody thought that Mojang AB will change the owner. The development team has earned well on Minecraft, and the head of the company was planning to invest profits from the sales of the game in new projects. Persons critical of the large corporations. He even canceled a planned version of Minecraft for Oculus Rift after he learned about the deal between Oculus VR and Facebook .

According to Bloomberg, the negotiations between the two companies began a few months ago, when a person turned to Microsoft to explore the possibility of selling the company. Microsoft believes that it can increase the profitability of Minecraft by expanding its base of players and signing new licensing agreements for the sale of goods associated with the game.

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New Prosthetic Leg Attaches Directly to the Bone

2014-09-11T04:25:00.001-07:00

New Prosthetic Leg Attaches Directly to the Bone

Despite the fact that scientists have made very significant progress in the development of prosthetic limbs direction, the vast majority of people who have lost their real and an artificial limb prostheses are not able to recover their former mobility. However, in medicine may soon be a new and more cybernetic way to solve this problem. Scientists from London created an artificial leg, which is not put on the injured limb, and is directly connected to human bone.

The so-called technology Itap involves the installation of a metal implant straight to the end of the bone lost limbs. Metallic implant extends under the skin and attached to an artificial foot, creating a direct connection between the prosthesis and the body. Due to this, the person who has lost a limb, not only will be able to avoid problems with irritation caused by wearing conventional prosthesis, but literally across the prosthesis feel what was happening to his artificial leg. New prosthesis has an amazing level of feedback of tactile feedback. The price of all this, of course, will be that after installation of the implantable prosthesis it can not be removed. It will become part of your body.

"Now I know where my leg. The possibility of realizing this increased many times, because now I can feel it through your bones, "- says Mark O'Leary, one of the first 20 volunteers who participate in clinical trials of new technology.

"Crossing the textured surface, now I can feel it. With a conventional prosthesis is absolutely impossible, but with Itap you can feel everything. He actually gave me back my leg. "

Portal Popular Science was able to find out some very interesting details about the technology. One of these details is that the developers were inspired by technology inspired by the features and functions of antlers. To avoid the possibility of rejection of the metal body of the implant, the researchers have designed it so that it was as porous as antlers in those places where they are connected to the skull. This porosity allows the soft tissues of the body more naturally connected to the hard tissue implant.

It should be noted that, despite the great success, all this while does not mean that the technology Itap tomorrow may appear in medical practice prosthetics. Scientists note that required further research and address some of the legal issues. And yet, a few lucky Itap was able to make life easier.

Samsung Gear VR Virtual Reality Headset

2014-09-11T04:09:00.000-07:00

Samsung Gear VR Virtual Reality Headset

The fact that Samsung will try to bite off a piece of the huge pie called "virtual reality", to understand everything. But here is the fact that it helps in the development of the company Oculus VR - came as a surprise presentation of Samsung Unpacked . How much will it cost Korean VR-headset?

Based on currently available information, Samsung Gear VR will cost $ 199 in the United States, 199 euros in Europe and £ 150 in the UK. Moreover, the British can already pre-order the headset in the individual stores.

The price tag is not that space, taking into account all the emotions that is able to give such a headset to its user. But the most interesting thing in this whole situation is that for Gear VR headset, you will need to buy more and fablet Samsung Galaxy Note 4, which is worth the extra $ 799 ($ 299 with contract). Note 4 will go on sale in the United States in late 2014.

As for the launch date headset Gear VR - while there is no official information on this matter, but we can assume that its release is timed to start selling a new fableta Samsung. In other words, you can be sure that the headset will be on store shelves by the end of 2014.

According to the materials geeky-gadgets.com

New High-Res Public Satellite Uses Infrared To See Through Smoke

2014-09-11T04:04:00.004-07:00

New High-Res Public Satellite Uses Infrared To See Through Smoke.

Satellites to track large fires often prevent a cloud of smoke, which does not allow to see what is happening on the ground. To break through the thick smoke can only satellites with special infrared sensors. American DigitalGlobe company recently launched a machine capable to shoot through the smoke and clouds in the highest possible quality to date. Images of the fire in the California Klamath National Forest Reserve demonstrate the capabilities of the new satellite .

It should be noted that similar functionality have satellites Terra and Suomi-NPP agency NASA. However, WorldView-3 satellite of DigitalGlobe makes photographs that can distinguish objects up to 31 centimeters - the maximum resolution for commercial satellites.

Performance WorldView-3 is higher than that of any other satellite platform SWIR ever placed in orbit. It's like comparing a black and white image of a full-color VGA and 4K UHDTV. Until WorldView-3 was only visible fire. Now we can consider the individual areas at risk of fire spread, as well as the hottest point, - quotes online Wired magazine words of the founder and technical director of DigitalGlobe Walter Scott.

SWIR sensor capable of detecting infrared radiation eight different wavelengths. Each of them has its advantages. So, one better passes through the smoke, and the other gives you razor sharp pictures of artificial objects. In the picture above combined data from several different wavelengths. When you combine all the waves get a complete map of the fire.

Published last week satellite images WorldView-3, DigitalGlobe helped persuade the United States Department of Commerce to remove restrictions on the commercial use of satellite images, which visible objects smaller than 50 cm. Hitherto, these images were only available to government agencies.

Now DigitalGlobe has a license for the sale of satellite photos of 40-centimeter resolution. And in May of next year she will be allowed to sell the image, which can distinguish objects as small as 31 cm. Satellite WorldView-3 is able to recognize cars, hatches, and even mailboxes.

Movies in 3D and 2D provide us almost the same emotional effect.

2014-09-10T15:08:00.000-07:00

Hollywood studios for a long time trying to convince us that the 3D-glasses improve the perception of the film. However, a new study found that buying 3D-TV - it's a waste of money. Movies in 3D and 2D provide us almost the same emotional effect .

Manufacturers of film production using 3D assure that viewers get a more vivid and lively picture compared to 2D. They attribute this to the higher approximations technology to real life. Researchers from the University of Utah decided to check out how this is true.

We decided to find out whether or not the 3D enhances the emotional impact, especially among young people, who need to feel the impact of high-tech - says study author Sheila Crowell.

The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, gave reason to believe that in the context of entertainment formats of 2D and 3D cause the same emotions in the viewer. Brief description of the newspaper Daily Mail.

This may be good news for those who would not want to overpay for the movie with the glasses, - says the researcher.

The aim of the study was to verify the advantage of 3D-films on 2D, which is widely used as a research tool. With their help, experiments are being conducted in the field of psychology and neuroscience. This method is less invasive and is particularly effective in the study of emotion young people.

Scientists recorded parameters that are commonly used to assess emotional reactions person sweating on the hands, breathing and cardiovascular activity. Subjects were allowed to watch the 5-minute excerpts of four films in different formats. Were selected for study such films as "My Bloody Valentine" (score of fear), "Tangled" (sadness), "Despicable Me" (fun) and "The Polar Express" (excitement).

Participants in the study were distributed so as to balance the order in which the episodes and format. Complex configurations allowed to compare not only emotional reactions but also other consequences viewing. In general, scientists have not found a significant difference between the reactions of the films.

The only difference that has been seen - this is the amount of sweat when viewing 3D-scenes of the "Polar Express." However, the researchers explain this high quality film and plentiful special effects.

CHINESE SUPERCOMPUTER TIANHE-1A Helps Build Smart Cities

2014-09-10T14:54:00.002-07:00

The creators of the Chinese supercomputer Tianhe-1A , one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world are planning to use it not only to perform common computing tasks, but also for the construction planning of future cities.

As reported by the developers, Tianhe-1A can perform planning, design and manage the construction of buildings in the city. In addition, with the help of a supercomputer simulation can accurately calculate the amount of building materials needed for the construction of buildings, according to the resource peopledaily.com.cn.

"The use of the supercomputer Tianhe-1A in the development of the city subway can reduce production costs by 10-20%," - says the head of the use of a supercomputer.

According to the creators, given the computational power of a supercomputer in 2,507,000,000,000,000 operations per second in the future, Tianhe-1A will be of immense benefit in the field of urban planning, weather forecasting, creating biomedical and other sophisticated equipment.

Recall that not only supercomputer Tianhe-1A goes beyond the "usual" he calculations.

Lenovo Miix 2 review: first look

2014-09-10T14:48:00.002-07:00

Lenovo Miix 2 review: first look

At Lenovo Vibe Tour, which took place August 23, 2014 in Moscow, special attention is certainly deserved smartphone Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro. But we attracted another device, Lenovo Miix2 - tablet based on the OS Windows 8.1, which has an interesting design, good performance and a couple of interesting features, which we want to tell you in this video.

Processor: Intel Atom Z3745
Memory: 2 Gb RAM, 128 Gb of internal memory
Screen: 10.1 ", IPS, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Wireless connections: Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi (802.11 b / G / n)
Battery: 6800 mAh
Size: 260.9 x 173.2 x 9.2 mm - plate, 260.9 x 183.4 x 7.0 mm - the keyboard dock
Weight: 576 g
Features: JBL Speaker System

Powerful domestic super computers will appear in 2020

2014-09-10T14:34:00.000-07:00

Powerful domestic super computers will appear in 2020

In the near future, if the company Optalysys things will work out at home may appear compact and eco-friendly optical computers capable of performing quadrillions of calculations per second. The company says that in a few months will be able to show a working prototype of an optical computer processing power of 346 gigaflops. Of course, it's not as fast as a supercomputer, but it is enough to prove the possibility of the concept of optical computers.

Portal Engadget decided to share information on how it works. After the layer of liquid crystal lattices directed low power laser which adjusts the intensity of light according to the user input data into the computer. The result is a variable intensity is transformed into a computer language which he understands and can be used to solve mathematical equations and perform other tasks. Through dispersion of the laser beam through a plurality of such liquid crystal lattices system will be able to more effectively perform parallel tasks, compared with the same multiprocessor supercomputers.

In addition, such a system would require a very small amount of energy consumption, which will save a large part of the budget. Compared with the same supercomputer "Tianhe-2", which annually consumes electricity for millions of dollars, an optical computer with the same capacity will consume power only for a few thousand dollars.

After the launch of the prototype optical system Optalysys company plans to build on its base two products: optical coprocessor "for large amounts of data," which can be used as part of the existing supercomputers, as well as a separate full-fledged optical supercomputer.

Of course, while the company's plans Optalysys seem sheer fantasy, but with the first direct evidence of its potential we will be able to meet in January next year, when the company introduced the first prototype of its optical computer.

Inventor of pop-up ads: 'I'm sorry'

2014-09-10T14:27:00.005-07:00

Who are the users of the Internet have never in my life encountered a pop-up windows that display advertising banners? I think that these people simply do not exist. But who is behind this product of the advertising business, and what he thinks about his later years, the invention?

Invented the pop-up advertising banners Ethan Zuckerman, an American in the mid-90s of the last century. He now heads the Information Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and in the 90's worked at Tripod.com, which was a pioneer in the creation of the first online communities and banner networks.

Before Ethan was tasked to make as a more effective system for generating profits visitors a variety of popular sites on the Internet, and the decision came naturally. He came up with the perfect way to show the people of promotional offers on top of the window, which they are currently viewing. And came into the world with annoying pop-ups advertising banners..

"Our task was to analyze the user's home page to show him targeted advertising, taking into account his hobbies, all this resulted in the creation of one of the most hated advertising techniques today - pop-ups. - Ethan Zuckerman shared with reporters publication The Atlantic. - I wrote the code with their own hands, who ran a pop-up window within which demonstrated an advertisement. Now I am very sorry for what he did, because in those years, our intentions were only good. "

Zuckerman also said that the creation of pop-up ads it also prompted one of the advertisers, who represented one of the largest manufacturers of American cars. Advertiser does not suit the fact that his banner ads are displayed on the pages of pornographic sites, so printing banners in a separate window from these sites could solve all the problems with the image.

Now pop-up ads, according to its inventor, does more harm than good. Such means of advertising goods and services only irritate Internet users, rather than pushing them to make purchases. In addition, most of the experienced users prefer to use a special plug-ins for your browser, allow them to block pop-up windows and banner ads.

Amazon to Buy Video Site Twitch for $970 Million

2014-09-10T14:19:00.000-07:00

Amazon to Buy Video Site Twitch for $970 Million

Despite the fact that many analysts were sure that Twitch will get the information giant Google , after which it will become a part of YouTube, her fate decreed otherwise.

august 26, 2014 it was announced that the service Twitch still do not get the search giant, and other major companies. It has become the largest online store Amazon. It turns out that somewhere Google lawyers have made a blunder, and coveted service video-streaming escaped from their tenacious fingers.

Officially, it was confirmed that Amazon gets Twitch for the sum of 970 million dollars. Those who do not know, we recall that Twitch - this video service that allows to stream game-play, along with the comments of players who appeared about three years ago and has gained wide popularity among gamers.

At the end of 2013 Twitch service used by more than 40 million people worldwide. Many of them looked more than 100 minutes of video per day, which is altogether incredible result for this kind of services. Just imagine what kind of crazy money you can earn advertising at this audience!

Twitch CEO Emmett Shear published on the official website of the open letter, confirming the acquisition of its offspring by Amazon. According to him, the choice fell on Amazon because he and the other leaders of his company share the vision of the future service Twitch, which they presented the staff of e-commerce giant.

Following the acquisition of Twitch will run in normal mode, so worry about it should not be. And here is how it will change further - until very early to judge. But surely the time will put everything in its place.

Map Shows All The Devices In The World Connected To The Internet

2014-09-10T14:14:00.000-07:00

Map Shows All The Devices In The World Connected To The Internet

You never wondered how many in the world of devices connected to the Internet? And where the greatest concentration? One man spent an interesting experiment and made global PING all Internet-connected computers, smart objects and devices.

This man turned out to be John Matterli, founder of search engine Shodan , which is the world's first Internet search engine stuff. Its search engine allows manufacturers of equipment for "smart homes" to determine which of their devices are currently connected to the Internet, and where they are located geographically.

John ping all devices have access to the Internet and on the basis of the data created a map of the world, where they found marked accumulation of devices.

Nobody will be surprised to see that the highest concentration of Internet connections accounted for the United States , the east coast of South America, Europe, India, China and Japan. Least of all Internet users in Africa, Australia, Greenland, Canada, Alaska and northern Russia.

The maximum number of connections to the Internet are registered in the European part of the country, especially around Moscow and St. Petersburg. The farther to the east, the lower the concentration of Internet connections.

Can not be sure that in the experiment John Matterli reflect 100% of all devices connected to the Internet, but in any case, the result of this study looks pretty interesting, and the resulting "Map of the Internet" looks very cute.

HOW TO MAKE GORILLA GLASS?

2014-09-10T13:57:00.000-07:00

HOW TO MAKE GORILLA GLASS? It may seem that we are at the beginning of the era of gadgets. Several decades ago, personal computers were not portable, and mobile phones were rare luxuries. Today, a quick glance at an electronics store tells you everything you need to know. Gadgets - our toys and our toys is very portable.

Electronics is also improving. CPU frequency has increased dramatically, following Moore's Law. The screen resolution is sharper, and it is brighter than ever. Some companies spend almost as much time on aesthetics, but on engineering. However, there is one improvement that you might not notice: the glass becomes stronger.

Production Company Corning developed a product that itself called Gorilla Glass . The company made this glass in accordance with our electronic lifestyle. While we carry with them computers, tablets, smart phones, MP3-players, we run the risk of damaging them in the process of everyday use. Glass from Corning Gorilla Glass resists scratches and has a shock-resistant qualities. Corning approach allows you to make incredibly thin glass, which means that its thickness will not interfere with the capacitive touch screens or add significant weight to the device.

What is the secret Corning? What's so special about Gorilla Glass, which distinguishes it from other types of glass? The answer contains the incredible temperatures, a special chute, robots and a molten salt bath. The final product is a thin piece of glass that can withstand very, very much.

Sand alloy

While you might think that the glass - an artificial material in nature, it is quite common. Certain stones and minerals are glass after exposure to high temperatures. This happens quite naturally flowing with lava flows and lightning strikes the ground.

People created the glass for millennia. Furnace capable of incredible heat, melted into a certain type of rock that we call the molten metal. At this stage, you can do whatever you want from the glass, including a tube to inflate it by blowing air into the mass. We call this technique glassmaker.

Commercial glass usually takes from three main sources. First - a sand which is chemically silica. This is the type of stuff that Corning uses in its production process. The other two types of material include limestone and sodium carbonate.

Corning takes silicon dioxide (SiO2) and combines it with other chemicals before you throw them into the glass. The result is aluminosilicate glass - it contains aluminum, silicon and oxygen. Lid also contains sodium ions, which will be needed in the next manufacturing step.

Corning pouring molten glass into a trough-shaped V, but does not stop when it is filled to the brim. The company continues to add molten glass until the glass begins to pour out from the edges of the trough. Automated Handling pull together the edges of the glass sheets from the gutter. Each sheet thickness somewhere half a millimeter.

If you use this glass for their electronic devices, it will be very, very clear. But it is not resistant to damage Gorilla Glass, it is - just aluminosilicate glass. In order to give Gorilla Glass ability to resist scratches and cracks, Corning lowers the sheets of glass in a small bath.

Ion exchange

The special trick in the process which creates Gorilla Glass, - a chemical process called ion exchange. Ion - a charged atom that is either acquired or lost an electron. Electrons - negatively charged subatomic particles. The total charge of the ion is negative, if it has an extra electron or positive if it lost an electron. Elements in its atomic form have neutral charge, since the number of electrons equal to the number of protons, positively charged.

What do ions have to do with the glass? Aluminosilicate glass from the first stage of the production process contains sodium ions. Corning glass sheets bathes in a bath with potassium ions. If you look at the periodic table of elements, you will see that sodium is slightly higher potassium. Dmitri Mendeleev, who created the periodic table, arranged the elements in order of atomic weight and grouped together elements that have similar characteristics. Sodium and potassium are alkali metals active group. They are extremely strongly react with other substances.

Sodium above in the periodic table than potassium, which means that less sodium atom, potassium atom. Oddly enough, it matters. If you take the sodium ions from the aluminosilicate glass and replace them with larger potassium ions, the glass sheet is under pressure.

Imagine that you have a network. Filament network is quite flexible, but stiff. And in every hole grid is a golf ball. Now imagine that you replace all these golf balls tennis balls. Roughly the same thing happens at the atomic level by ionic exchange.

How does it work? To replace sodium with potassium, you first need to break the ionic bonds, which have been established in sodium glass. That is why the potassium salt bath so hot - Corning argues that bath was heated to 400 degrees Celsius. At this temperature the energy (heat) disrupts ionic bonding of sodium aluminosilicate. But there is one low-level metal quality they can maintain ionic bonds at higher temperatures than light active metals. Potassium weighs more sodium - therefore 400 degrees Celsius enough to separate ions and potassium aluminosilicate.

After a nice hot bath in a bath of potassium aluminum silicate becomes compacted potassium ions. Pressure creates a protective layer of glass and gives him the power, which it is not ordinary glass. In environmental terms - Gorilla Glass is suitable for recycling.

Gorillas in the glass

Ion exchange process is not new, and the Gorilla Glass - not only chemically strengthened glass on the market. But Corning demonstrated the strength of his glass at events such as CES, where the company invites people to see how much pressure it takes to break a piece of her glass. Normal glass breaks pretty easily. Standard chemically strengthened glass will withstand more pressure, but also crack. Gorilla Glass is much more resistant to damage.

How Gorilla Glass falls into products? Corning is working with manufacturers and provides Gorilla Glass as part of the manufacturing process of the product. Ordinary consumer can not go out and buy a sheet Gorilla Glass, to install it on an existing device. In this sense, Corning is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The finished product will contain a list Corning, but the final product will have a mark on it to another company.

Corning does not disclose all of the products that use Gorilla Glass. But among the products on which the company says have TVs Sony BRAVIA, Samsung Tablets and Dell Streak. While smartphone manufacturers put Gorilla Glass, that their products are more resistant to wear and tear, TV manufacturers just want to make their products more durable.

To date, more and more smart phones acquire glass Gorilla Glass, and the scope of application of this glass is not limited to the sphere of smartphones.

PAY APPLE CAN BRING ABOUT $ 80 BILLION ANNUALLY

2014-09-10T13:45:00.001-07:00

PAY APPLE CAN BRING ABOUT $ 80 BILLION ANNUALLY. Payment service Apple Pay, which will pay for the goods with the help of iPhone and Watch, can bring a lot of money to its creator. For each transaction Apple will charge users a fee. On it informs edition Bloomberg, citing its own sources.

According to Bloomberg, Apple has entered into an agreement with the banks to levy a proportion of all payments made through the Apple Pay. It should be noted that the annual turnover of the banking operations in the "one-touch" is $ 40 billion. Thus, Apple Pay creditors provide another opportunity to make money, and users - to spend quickly. The latest in this new model will help iPhone and smart watches Watch.

Presumably, Apple will accumulate funds in banks. Apple Pay payment system can seriously push virtual currency by type of Bitcoin, offering users a more favorable rates and an increased level of security.

According to the forecast of Forrester Research, which leads Bloomberg, in 2017, the turnover of the market of mobile payments could increase fourfold. The sources did not specify the size of the commission Apple, but said that it will vary depending on the purchase amount.

In America the size of the standard rate of commission is 2 percent of the total transaction amount. Work with Apple Pay support companies such as Visa, Mastercard and American Express, whose total turnover last year alone amounted to 3.96 trillion dollars. Subtracting this amount from 2 percent, we get 79.2 billion - a good extra income for Apple.

If it so happens that Apple has more than get rich, then let's hope that earned via Apple Pay means the company will invest in the creation of new and better products using green technologies.

HTC Desire 820: first 64 bit Android smartphone

2014-09-10T13:31:00.000-07:00

HTC Desire 820: first 64 bit Android smartphone,

Desire smartphone 816, submitted to the MWC in February, was an unexpected success for HTC. The huge 5.5-inch screen, the sound BoomSound and bright colors attracted the attention of buyers with a limited budget, has long dreamed of a smartphone for entertainment. The company decided to use the same winning formula in its new smartphone that called Desire 820. new model will retain the same screen size, resolution and number of pixels in the back of the camera. But its main feature became a 64-bit processor.

Thanks to the 8-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 smartphone HTC Desire 820 was among the first Android-devices with 64-bit architecture. Such support is incorporated into the operating system Android L, whose release is expected this fall. In the meantime, the smartphone controlled Android 4.4 KitKat, but will necessarily updated to version L after its release. The first four cores running at 1.5 GHz, and the rest - 1.0 GHz. Configuration complements the Adreno 405 graphics engine.

HTC Desire 820 has a 5.5-inch display at 1280 × 720 pixels and two cameras: 13-megapixel main (f / 2.2) and 8-megapixel for self. HTC says that the most important thing in the chamber is not the number of pixels and quality. UltraPixel technology significantly improves the quality of images.

The Verge reports that the new smartphone also has a function of Live Makeup, which allows you to edit the self in real time, for example, to mitigate the complexion. In contrast, from LG, which uses similar software in their cells, HTC Desire 820 allows the owner to try on the facial features of friends, celebrities and even complete strangers, whose appearance he found enjoyable.

Two color plastic body makes HTC Desire 820 particularly attractive to young people. The new smartphone will go on sale worldwide in late September. Price for Germany, where he made his debut Desire 820 during the conference IFA, is 329 euros.

Motorola adds Moto 360 and more to their website.

2014-09-10T13:23:00.000-07:00

Motorola adds Moto 360 and more to their website.

The last twelve months have been strained for Motorola. Overload, re-branding and the subsequent transfer of the company from the hands of Google's hands Lenovo . But this has not stopped Motorola continue to produce great products. After the successful launch Moto G, Moto E and Moto X company is ready to conquer new heights.

At the ongoing conference in Berlin IFA 2014 Motorola has announced an update to its mobile lineup with new models of smartphones and Moto X Moto G, headset Hint and, of course, Moto 360 hours.

Moto 360

Let's start with the most interesting - hours. After seeing a lot of people really want to have a Moto 360 on his wrist. According to the manual Motorola, the development of Moto 360 focused on "style and craft." This is evident in the materials making up the clock: it was used grade stainless steel and high-quality leather.

Slightly disappointing lack of sapphire (a feature that is credited with not yet released a wearable gadget Apple iWatch), which is used in many hours of premium. Instead, Moto 360 rely on technology Gorilla Glass 3.

Thin and round display - that's what makes Moto 360 truly desired purchase. It measures 1.5-inches, and resolution - 320 x 290 pixels. For comparison: the hours LG G Watch the resolution is 280 x 280 pixels, while Samsung Gear 2 - 320 x 320.

Asymmetric resolution is due to lose 30 pixels, whose place was taken by the ambient light sensor and driver. Due to this was reduced display frame.

Moto 360 weigh about 49 grams. Dial Dimensions: 46 x 11 mm.

Watches are equipped with dual microphone sensor heart rate and pedometer. And as the operating system uses the "Googley" Android Wear. Filling Moto 360 is as follows: 512 MB of RAM, 4 GB of internal memory and a processor TI OMAP 3, slightly inferior performance Snapdragon chipset 400, which is used in similar products from competitors.

Moto X (2014)

According to rumors, the successor to Moto X had to get the name of the Moto X + 1, but Motorola has decided not to invent and retained the old name. 4.7-inch 720p-display has been replaced with the same AMOLED, but with a diagonal of 5.2 inches and a 1080p-resolution. This increased the weight of the smartphone, but not much more - up to 144 grams. Thus, the device is turned on 1 grams lighter 5.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S5. I must say that it is a great achievement, because the body of the new Moto X made of aluminum rather than plastic as the first Moto X and Galaxy S5.

New Moto X has the dimensions: 140.8 x 72.4 x 9.97 mm.

Inside Moto X also has changed. The new smartphone has received Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset 801, which is used Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8. Large apgreyt after Snapdragon S4 Pro. The same in the graphic part: Adreno 320 (450 MHz) changed Adreno 330 (578 MHz).

This stuffing is a guarantee that the owners of the new Moto X will get Android update to version L (Android 5.0) within 30 days after the launch of the operating system, which should happen this month.

Refreshed and full-time camera instead of the sensor to 10 megapixels (F2.4) with LED flash and the ability to record 1080p-video now uses a 13-megapixel sensor (f2.25) with dual flash and support for video format 4K (Ultra HD). The new smartphone also acquired an additional microphone (now four) and a more capacious battery (2300 mAh instead of 2200). Given the smaller the voracity of the new processor, this increase compensates for the cost of energy to the big screen.

As in the case of the first Moto X, service Moto Maker allows to modify color, material end caps, and many other characteristics. In the USA, the new Moto X will go on sale for as low as $ 499.

Moto G (2014)

First Moto G Motorola brought a real success. In the five months after the launch, the company sold 1 million copies of this model. This motivated Motorola to expand their markets.

Reason for the popularity Moto G is simple: high performance, high-quality assembly and attractive price. New G, which is to run the media mistakenly called G2, followed the example of its predecessor.

The biggest upgrade here was the screen size, which increased from 4.5 to 5 inches. At the same orientation on the previous resolution (1280 x 720) resulted in a decrease in the density of pixels (329 to 294ppi).

New Moto G got an 8-megapixel rear camera (f2.0) and a 2-megapixel front. Speakers began to work with stereo sound, adding microSD-slot. Dimensions of the smartphone are 141.5 x now 70,7 x 6-11,5 mm, and weight - 149 grams.

Surprisingly, the changes have not touched the processor unit uses the same obsolescent 4-core Snapdragon 400 at 1.2GHz and Adreno 305 GPU.

Another disadvantage is the lack of support for 4G. But it covers the price. New Moto G will cost $ 180.

Moto Hint

Hint - it is a tiny smart earphone, which replaces a Bluetooth-headset. The device realizes his master's voice and knows how to use the search engine Google Voice. This gives you the opportunity to get answers to their questions, and receive phone calls to navigate without touching the smartphone.

Information on the price and the date of commencement of sales Hint not. The only thing that has been said in this regard - is that the device will be available in the coming months.