NHK and Panasonic announced a 145-inch Ultra High Definition Plasma Display with 34 million pixels

Posted by Andreas Christodoulou

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NHK has announced a 145-inch Ultra High Definition plasma display, with 16 times the resolution of a regular Full HD display. This follows the 85-inch LCD display announced by NHK last year (Source DigInfoTV).

This prototype was co-developed with Panasonic. It has almost 34 million 0.417 mm square pixels, 7,860 horizontally and 4,320 vertically, and a frame rate of 60 fps. 

This display uses a new drive system to stabilize the picture throughout the panel, by scanning several pixels simultaneously in the vertical direction. Even in a panel with about 4,000 scan lines, this achieves a stable picture without flickering. 

"Even when viewed from 1.6 m away, this Ultra High Definition display makes you feel as if you're looking at a real scene. It doesn't use 3D technology, but the picture is so realistic, you feel truly immersed in the scene." 

This is the world's first Ultra High Definition plasma display. As the pixels of a plasma display are self-emitting and the display therefore doesn't require a backlight, it has superior viewing angles, responsiveness and color reproduction. 

"One major feature of this 145-inch Ultra High Definition display is that it gives a very even image at such a high resolution. Another big feature is, because it's Ultra High Definition, it efficiently shows 8K x 4K pictures, which have a huge pixel count." 

"At present, we think this system will be used in commercial settings first, such as theaters, rather than in the home." 

This new plasma display will be on show to the public from May 24-27, at NHK's Science & Technology Research Laboratories in Tokyo.

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Microsoft Research : The Future of Privacy in Social Media

Posted by Andreas Christodoulou

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Today's youth are sharing a tremendous amount of information through social media. 

They share to connect, but in connecting, they leave large traces of their interactions for unexpected audiences to view. 

Those who care about privacy are scratching their heads, trying to make sense of why youth share and what it means for the future of privacy. 

Danah will discuss how youth understand privacy in a networked world. She will describe youths' attitudes, practices, and strategies before discussing the implications for companies and the government.

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Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX : Video Playback and GPS Navigation Test

Posted by Andreas Christodoulou

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Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX is a slightly thicker twin of the DROID RAZR, coming with a larger battery to boost its battery life. All other specifications remain the same. It's fast processor pushes the phone's Android OS with speed and agility. Paired with a connection to Verizon's 4G LTE data, this phone really flies!

For someone like me who owns a real camera for when the photography urge strikes, I'd run, not walk, to the DROID RAZR MAXX, since its combination of speed, longevity, and killer design is awe-inspiring.  

But the real reason to buy the RAZR MAXX is actually its massive mammoth 3300mAh battery, which is unfortunately not user-removable. Specifically, you'll be able to stream YouTube video for up to 13 hours, or enjoy GPS navigation for 8 hours. Two words: holy smokes. That's right -- we found ourselves in awe, wondering where this phone had been our whole lives.

Watch as the DROID RAZR MAXX demolishes the competition in a battery drain Video Playback and GPS Navigation test.

Video Playback Test :

GPS Navigation Test :

Our hats go off to Motorola - the RAZR MAXX offers endurance that competing smartphones can only dream of. Power users who need to have the longest lifetime possible will have no choice but to pick it. How long will it be before some phone dethrones the Motorola RAZR MAXX?

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Aatma Studio shows Siri Hidden Feature On New iPhone 5

Posted by Andreas Christodoulou

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The iPhone cracks itself if siri perceives it as stolen. This is what Aatma Studio, a 3D animation and digital content studio based in San Francisco, Calif. showed us today.

Before you go why siri why, self destruction is activated only if you have enabled the iphone unlock error security feature on the concept iPhone 5. 

After 3 strikes, Siri radio quickly does an iPhone data transfer to your iTunes; and goes onto decimate all your information on the phone. You are notified on iTunes where the iPhone data recovery is now available only to you, as it should be. 

If you cant have the iphone, NO one can! 

The question is not whether iPhone -- Will it blend? but iPhone -- Will it destruct?, if stolen. Go Siri!

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Microchip's Smart Home Connected Demo

Posted by Andreas Christodoulou

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Microchip Technology can help you implement the new features and functionality required for your next appliance design. 

By providing solutions for user interface, motor control, sensing, connectivity and more, your design teams can focus on implementing the application. 

Check out the video!

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Corning Life Sciences : Forward looking and Cautionary Statements - A Discussion with Dr. Richard Eglen

Posted by Andreas Christodoulou

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Richard Eglen, Vice President and General Manager, discusses recent acquisition activity and growth strategy of Corning Life Sciences. 

The video below contains forward looking statements that involve a variety of Business risks and other uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. 

These risks and uncertainties include the possibility of changes or fluctuations in global economic conditions, currency exchange rates, product demand and industry capacity, competitive products and pricing, availability and costs of critical components and materials, new product development and commercialization, order activity and demand from major customers, capital spending by larger customers in the telecommunications industry and other Business segments, the mix of sales between premium and non-premium products, possible disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist activity and armed conflict, ability to obtain financing and capital on commercially reasonable terms, acquisition and divestiture activities, the level of excess or obsolete inventory, the ability to enforce patents, product and components performance, issues and litigation.

These and other risk factors are identified in Corning's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward looking statements speak only as of the day that they are made, and Corning undertakes no obligation to update them in light of new information or future events.

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Science Nation : New Software Matches More Kidney Donations, Faster

Posted by Andreas Christodoulou

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"Harvard economist Alvin Roth is a matchmaker but he's not finding love - he's finding kidneys! 

With support from the National Science Foundation, he and his team have developed a suite of computer programs that match living kidney donors with recipients. 

So, the person who needs a kidney brings someone to the table who is willing to donate a kidney. 

Even if those two are not a match, the donor will match someone else. Think of it as a medical version of match-dot-com, linking donors and recipients, making chains of transplants possible across the country. 

Roth's team includes market designer Itai Ashlagi and operations researcher David Gamarnik at MIT and economists Utku Unver and Tayfun Sonmez at Boston College. 

So what are economists doing organizing kidney transplants? 

It turns out that an understanding of game theory and market dynamics is key to optimizing pairings. It's all about streamlining complicated matches using the science of the marketplace. 

Their matching software is the engine that has helped transplant centers in 30 states so far. Check out the video! 

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How to change the icons of Metro Tiles in Windows 8

Posted by Andreas Christodoulou

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Microsoft is offering many advanced, sophisticated tools and applications in the form of its new upcoming operating system Windows 8. 

One of the main differentiating features of windows 8 is its new style of the start menu. It contains programs in a style of metro tiles instead of the usual menu or list that its predecessors featured. In this tutorial, we will show you some basic features and modification of metro apps. The extent of customization that can be done in Windows 8 is simply mind boggling. It won't be wrong to say that the sky is the limit.

Follow this step by step guide to learn how to change the icons of metro tiles in Windows 8.

1. Open up the Start Menu :

In the first step, move the cursor towards the bottom left corner of your screen. Once the "Start Menu" appears, click on it to open the windows 8 "Start Screen".

2. Open the File Location :

Once the start screen has opened, right click on any app icon to select it. Now click on the "Open file location" button from the menu located at the bottom of your screen.

3. Open the File Properties :

Once you have clicked on the "Open file location" button, a new explorer window will appear in front of your screen, showing you the location of the selected app. Now right click on the selected app's shortcut and select the "Properties" option from the drop down menu.

4. Click on the Change Icon Button :

A properties panel will appear right in front of your screen. In this panel, move over to the "Shortcut" tab. Now click on the "Change Icon" button which is located at the bottom of the properties panel.

5. Choose an Icon :

Now in the next step, choose the icon you want from the menu and click on the "OK" button to replace it with the existing one. After replacing the icon, click on the "Apply" button to apply these changes and click on the "OK" button to exit.

6. View the New Icon :

After changing the icon and saving your settings, press the "Windows" button on your keyboard to open up the "Start menu". Once the start screen appears, you can see that your selected app will now be displayed with a different icon. 

Video demonstration :

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