സ്മാര്ട്ട്വാച്ചിന്റെ കാര്യത്തിലും ഗൂഗിളിന്റെ പങ്കാളി എല്ജി - റിപ്പോര്ട്ട്

ഗൂഗിളിന്റെ നെക്സസ് 5 സ്മാര്ട്ട്ഫോണ് നിര്മിച്ച എല്ജി തന്നെയാകും, കമ്പനി നിര്മിക്കുന്ന സ്മാര്ട്ട്വാച്ചിന്റെയും നിര്മാതാവെന്ന് റിപ്പോര്ട്ട്. ഗൂഗിള് സ്മാര്ട്ട്വാച്ചിന്റെ ചില സ്പെഷിഫിക്കേഷനുകളും @evleaks പുറത്തുവിട്ടു.

ഗൂഗിള് സ്മാര്ട്ട്വാച്ച് ഒരുപക്ഷേ ഇപ്പോള് നിര്മാണഘട്ടത്തിലാണെന്നും, അതില് 1.65 ഇഞ്ച് ഐപിഎസ് എല്സിഡി ഡിസ്പ്ലെ (280 X 280 പിക്സല് ) ആണുള്ളതെന്നും റിപ്പോര്ട്ടുകള് സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. 512 എംബി റാം, 4ജിബി ഇന്റേണല് സ്റ്റോറേജ് എന്നിവയാണ്, കഴിഞ്ഞ ദിവസം പുറത്തുവന്ന മറ്റ് സ്പെസിഫിക്കേഷനുകള് . 

ടെക് വെളിപ്പെടുത്തലുകള് സ്ഥിരമായി നടത്താറുള്ള @evleaks പുതിയ വെളിപ്പെടുത്തിലിനൊപ്പം പക്ഷേ, ഗൂഗിള് സ്മാര്ട്ട്വാച്ചിന്റെ ദൃശ്യങ്ങളൊന്നും ട്വിറ്ററില് പോസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ല. 

ഫിറ്റ്നെസ് ബാന്ഡുകള് , സ്മാര്ട്ട്വാച്ചുകള് , ഹെഡ്സെറ്റുകള് എന്നിങ്ങനെ ശരീരത്തിലണിയാവുന്ന ഗാഡ്ജറ്റുകള്ക്കായി ഒരു പ്രത്യേക സോഫ്റ്റ്വേര് കിറ്റ് ( SDK ) പുറത്തിറക്കുമെന്ന് അടുത്തയിടെ ഗൂഗിള് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചിരുന്നു. ഇത്തരം ഉപകരണങ്ങള് ഗൂഗിള് എപ്പോള് പുറത്തിറക്കുമെന്ന് പക്ഷേ, സൂചനയൊന്നും നല്കിയില്ല..

ഗൂഗിള് ഒരു സ്മാര്ട്ട്വാച്ച് 2014 ല് പുറത്തിറക്കുമെന്ന്, കഴിഞ്ഞ വര്ഷം 'വാള്സ്ട്രീറ്റ് ജേര്ണല് ' റിപ്പോര്ട്ട് ചെയ്തിരുന്നു. ആ ഉപകരണം രൂപംനല്കുന്നതിന്റെ അവസാനഘട്ടത്തിലാണ് ഗൂഗിള് എന്നും റിപ്പോര്ട്ടിലുണ്ടായിരുന്നു.

Apple iThink (It's Not Real, But You Know You Want It)

5D 'Superman memory crystal' heralds unlimited lifetime data storage

Data written to a glass “memory crystal” could remain intact for a million years, according to scientists from the UK and the Netherlands who have demonstrated the technology for the first time. The data-storage technique uses a laser to alter the optical properties of fused quartz at the nanoscale. The researchers say it has the potential to store a staggering 360 terabytes of data (equivalent to 75,000 DVDs) on a standard-sized disc.

Longevity and capacity are the key factors to consider in terms of data storage, but existing options are limited. “At the moment, companies have to back up their archives every five to ten years because hard-drive memory has a relatively short lifespan,” explainsJingyu Zhang of the University of Southampton, UK, who led the team that demonstrated the new technique. Optical storage media such as DVDs are more stable, but with standard single-layer discs maxing out at 4.7 GB of data, they are an unwieldy option for vast digital archives.

Scientists have been pursuing the idea of glass as a medium for mass data storage since 1996, when it was first suggested that data could be written optically into transparent materials. By using a femtosecond laser to alter the physical structure of fused quartz, a “dot” with a different refractive index can be created to denote the binary digit one; zeros are indicated by the absence of a dot. Japanese electronics giant Hitachi succeeded in storing data using this method back in 2009, but Zhang’s team has taken the technology a step further, by recording information in 5D – the three dimensions of space that describe the physical location of the dot, and two additional dimensions that are encoded by the polarity and intensity of the beam that creates the dot.

Windows 8.1 arrives: 16 new features

Microsoft is releasing its long-awaited Windows 8.1 upgrade as a free download this week. It addresses some of the gripes people have had with Windows 8, the dramatically different operating system that attempts to bridge the divide between tablets and PCs.

Windows 8.1 still features the dual worlds that Windows 8 created when it came out last October. On one hand, it features a touch-enabled tile interface resembling what's found in tablet computers. On the other, there's the old desktop mode where the keyboard and mouse still reign. The update adds some new finger- and gesture-friendly shortcuts for touch-based apps, while restoring some respect for the desktop mode that a billion PC users have become accustomed to.

The Window 8.1 update is free for current owners of Windows 8. Check out the new features in Windows 8.1

Google Glass

Google Glass (styled "GLΛSS") is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display(OHMD) that is being developed by Google in the Project Glass research and developmentproject,^[7] with a mission of producing a mass-market ubiquitous computer.^[1] Google Glass displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format,^[8] that can communicate with the Internet via natural language voice commands.

Google Glass Explorer Edition

Also known as                      Project Glass

Developer                             Google

Manufacturer                       Foxconn

Type                                      Augmented reality (AR), Optical head- mounted    display(OHMD), Wearable technology,  Wearable computer

Release date                         Developers (US): February 2013^[1]
                                                                Consumers: 2014^[2]

Introductory price              Explorer version: $1500 USD
                                               Consumer Edition: $300-500

Operating system                Android^[3] (4.0.4^[4])

 Power                                    Lithium Polymer battery (2.1 Wh)^[5]

CPU                                                          OMAP 4430 SoC, dual-core^[5]

Storage capacity                16 GB Flash total^[5] (12 GB of usable memory)^[6]

Memory                                               1GB RAM (682MB available to developers)

Display                                 Prism projector, 640×360 pixels (equivalent of a 25 in.        screen from 8 ft. away^[6])

Sound                                     Bone conduction transducer^[6]

Input                                      Voice command through microphone, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor

Controller input                Touchpad, MyGlass phone app

Camera                                  Photos - 5 MP, videos - 720p^[6]

Connectivity                         Wi-Fi 802.11b/g,^[6]Bluetooth,^[6] micro USB

Weight                                  50g

 

 

               

                

Smartphones can identify you by your touch

US-based scientists have developed a new software that can enable your touchscreen smartphone to identify you simply by the unique way you tap and swipe on the device.

The software, Silent-Sense , developed by Cheng Bo and his colleagues at the Illinois Institute of Technology, has demonstrated 99% accuracy in tests.

It uses the phone's built-in sensors to record the unique patterns of pressure, duration , fingertip size and position of each user when interacting with their phone or tablet, Bo said.

Machine learning algorithms then turn this information into a signature that identifies the user — and will lock out anyone whose usage patterns do not match, New Scientist reported.

The system's accuracy can be further enhanced by enabling the smartphone's accelerometer and gyroscope to measure how much the screen moves when you are jabbing at it.

They can also pick up on your unique gait as you walk while using the screen.

In tests, a group of 100 users were told to use the smartphone's touchscreen as they would normally.

SilentSense was able to identify the smartphone's owner with 99% accuracy after no more than 10 taps. Even with an average of 2.3 touches, the software was able to verify the user 98% cent of the time.

The software stops checking the smartphone user's identity when apps and mobile games are being used. However, to maintain security, it automatically switches on whenever more sensitive applications, such as email or SMS, are accessed, the reaserchers said.

Communications Network using Quantum Cryptography

'Uncrackable' communications code developed