Electronic gifts for Chirstmas 2012

Not decided what kind of gift you want to give a friend, family member or to yourself? Here's a list of things that you can buy for the mere break.

• Tablets are the new thing in this year! Why not get an Ipad or a Kindle to use instead of an eBook, since they are not able to have web assess or versatility.
• Laptops are very good if you're or someone is planing to go to college or needs a work computer. Mac and PC choices will be hard to decide for the best thing for you.
•  the most obvious choices can be Cellphones. Andriods or Ipods are best on the market so far so save it for a loved one or to yourself.

Have a good Christmas break!

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Facebook: Similar app to Snapshot

Facebook seems to be commending for an app that is similar to Snapshot that be sent to your time lines by a finger. just send the picture to a friend or family member, and they will be able to view it, then deleted after the limited time was given. There were some complaint about the recent Facebook app leading to "Sexting" problem Snapchat has witnessed.

Nevertheless, it can be a large potential for Facebook by a whim.

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Casio G-Shock Smart Watch

Casio’s GB6900AA G-Shock is the latest smartwatch that connects to Apple's iPhone 4s and iPhone 5. Using Bluetooth 4.0, the watch can provide a number of notifications such as alerting you when you have new calls, text messages and incoming email. 

The G-Shock also has a “Phone Finder” feature that’s similar to the "Find My iPhone" app that lets you locate your misplaced iPhone with the press of a button on your watch. 

As with all G-Shocks, the GB6900AA is one tough watch. It has a two-year battery based on 12 hours of Bluetooth syncing per day and 200 meters of water resistance and shock absorption. Casio’s selling the watches for $180 at select U.S. department stores and its online website.

Sources: Shocker Another Smart Watch This Time Casios G Shock

Robotic arms for paralyzed folks

Research has found that implanting a chip to the motor cortex of the brain allows free movement to prosthetic arms. Practical use for folks who are paralyzed, and veterans who lost limbs during wars, are able to use their limbs one more time by robotics.

Dr. Hochberg describes: "I think that this is a nice and important step in the field that's evolving as we try for people who are unable to move their arms or their legs to develop a technology that would restore either communication or mobility."

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Vocaloid 3: Future Music

It's already a year since Vocaloid 3 passed October 21st and it gave great commercial success and access to producers or musicians whom are new to the software.

To explain about this, Vocaloid is actually a virtual singer program, or a singing voice synthesizer that a person can use to sing main or background vocal parts. These "Singers" come inside a box and can be used to the types of songs you want to make, or just how they sound, and can be assorted to making duets or chorus. Currently right now to the market, the languages that are available to the programs are English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean; with companies who make specific vocaloids to their own native language.

Vocaloid 3 also had new design preferences other than the last two; Now the program can be installed, and voice banks come separately. Also better audio quality, with realistic sounds to give it a more human approach on the easy interface; though the choice on how they sound depends on the user. It saves a ton of money for folks who wanted to buy just a version instead of wasting it for a whole pack.

So to anyone who wants to buy V3, It costs about 118 US dollars, and the voice bank prices depend on a certain companies. If you're an inspired musician and want to try something new, then have a head start.

Sources:
List of vocaloid Products (Only leads to Yamaha's)
V3: New Features and Updates

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs. iPhone 5

 

 Apple advertises the iPhone 5 as tall, since it has the same width as the iPhone 4, but it's longer. The Galaxy Note II is more than an inch longer than the iPhone 5, is wider by 7/8 of an inch, and has a 5.55 inch screen, over an inch bigger than the iPhone 5. The Note II is a bit thicker, and its size can make it unwieldy for smaller hands, particularly when used as a phone.

At 32 GB, the internal storage of the Note II is twice that of the iPhone 5, and the Note II can handle an SD card for up to another 64 GB of memory.

The Note II has a bigger battery so you get a longer battery life, the Note II has a mind-numbing 35 hours of talk time, compared to the iPhone 5's 8 hours. You can talk on the phone with the Note II for a straight day and a half before recharging.


The Note II is incredibly fast, with a quad-core processor to the iPhone 5's dual-core.

Most reviews say the Note II is one of the best phones if not the best. The biggest cons for the Note II is the size although it is nice for watching movies and web browsing, the people who are actually looking for a phone to call off say it is too big.

The iPhone 5 doesn't have as good reviews, but keep in mind the people have high expectations for Apple.
There have been some side affects to the Note II, like the buttons are flimsy as well as the cover.

It mainly depends on what kind of device your looking for, for movies, video, streaming, browsing the Note II is for you. But if your looking for something more simple and for actual phone use  go for the iPhone.


Sources & Read more here : verizon-amsung-galaxy - launch- water- pumps
iPhone 5 vs Galaxy Note II - Latino Post
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 S3 vs iPhone 5 for Speed

Wii U Game Review: New Super Mario Bros. U

Mario has landed in a new part of the Mushroom Kingdom, and needs to go back to the castle and save Princess Peach, again. This time in High Definition 

On his journey to save the princess he runs into new enemies and old foes, has new powers to help in his journey. Gamers say it's a bit similar to Super Mario World, but with a few twists.

The Wii U’s big new thing is the touch-screen GamePad controller, which is used by the "Master". The "Master" can use the touch screen to drop platforms to save friends from falling from cliffs, stop moving obstacles in their tracks, retrieve characters from bubbles, unlock 1ups and even kill certain enemies. 

So far the grade for the 'New Super Mario Bros. Wii U' is a B.

Sources: super mario batman wii u

               Mario Wii U Game Review

Online shopping glore - Cyber Monday

 After Black Friday, a day that comes up after Thanksgiving weekend, serves as an emporium for online consumerism and shopping everywhere for the holidays: Cyber Monday.

It's also the day that you can shop without being bombarded in stores for the things you're interested of, with special deals to afford from large retail sites.

Here's some tips for online shopping for the holidays:

• Make sure the dealer of the site or item(s) can be trusted! Sites such as Ebay maybe give you cop-outs on look a like items if the seller isn't truthful, so be careful about that.
• Online shopping can take a while, so plan to get your things early. The earlier the better and the time waiting will be sooner as you think.
• Check the pricing! The deal may be over if you never looked back to it for a while; get in a habit to double check everything.
• Make sure that your passwords and security software is up to date. Making new passwords for different sites will give you a good amount of safety during shopping. Anti-virus software such as Norton or Mac-fee will help you tackle anything that comes in the way during the holidays.
• When you got your Items, check the merchandise. That way, you can call the dealer to report any damages to your things and be able to send it back if unsatisfied.

Happy shopping!

More Resources:
Tips for Safe shopping
Cyber Monday: Five Tips for Safe Online Holiday Shopping

Steps on how to create a strong password.

Simple steps on how to create a strong password.

• Don't use big dictionary words, you may think no one would guess them but they're the easiest to crack.
• Try to use different passwords for each account you have.
• The longer the better, try to use a phrase like a quote or song lyric.
• When in doubt just jam the keyboard and type a random one then save it on a piece of paper at home not on your computer, hackers can have access to that.
• Store your passwords securely if not memorized.
• When you have to fill out a security questions try not to put the actual answer, hackers can get your information from the internet.  
• A password manager is an option but not as recommended.
• You can use different browsers, use one browser for your actual important uses, such as banking or shopping online. For regular internet uses such as : social networks, games, etc ; use a different browser in case the one can catch a virus from the other. 
• The simplest rule : Don't Share Your Password.

For more information on these steps you can visit :

How to Devise Passwords That Drive Hackers Away

Valve: Source 2 / Half-Life 3 in in the process

It seems to be good comes while waiting.

From the makers of Team Fortress 2 and Portal, the whole developmental team has started working on Half-Life 3 as "Ricochet 2" with a new game engine named "Source 2," leading more development in the latter iniated from November 11th.

It was confirmed in a Youtube Video during Gabe Newell's 50th birthday about the progress and was more happy to be open about the subject 6 minutes into the video.

Source 2 is one of the main reasons the 8 year hiatus of Half-life due to improve the system and making the gaming experience enjoyable. "We don't like to brag, but Source is considered the most flexible, comprehensive, and powerful game development environment out there. And it's about to get even better."

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iPad Mini

 


Last Friday Apple released their new iPad Mini and updated the full-sized iPad to the next generation.

Apple reported that it sold 3 million iPads over the weekend, there is much demand and not enough supply, its said that they could easily supply the demand, thanks to the complexity of certain components that go into the eight-inch tablet.

At the moment only WiFi versions of the iPad Mini and the fourth generation of the iPad are on sale but they should be shipping out the 4G-LITE versions in the next few weeks.

The new iPad mini is one-third smaller, weighs less then a pound, is 8 inches instead of 10 and is 23% lighter than the original.

 The new iPad mini is starting at $329, which is more than its competitors The Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD, which start at $199.



As for durability, the iPad Mini out preformed the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD, in a series of drops and dunks.  

Sources :  Apple iPad Mini CNN
iPad Kindle Nexus Dunk test & Drop test

Plant Pots Ahoy

You heard me; To anyone who is busy on their own lives and want to take care a plant, this may be for you. Interesting pot designed by Junyi Heo; It regulates how much water the plant plotted needed, the soil content, humidity and other varieties. It also has a USB cord that connects to your computer and search up any plant you're taking care of—whenever it's a rose, small bush, etc— and it will give you the information to how much you need to care for it. LCD screens can show how your plant is doing and have mechanisms if the plant is too hot, cold or needs or doesn't need any water; also comes with a male and female interfaces for interaction. The downside it can take electricity a lot of it's time, but the design is cute over all.


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