HGST Launches External Hard Drives

 

HGST,a Western Digital company,has launched a new line of Touro S external hard drives.The 7200 RPM hard drives runs 23 percent faster than standard 5400 RPM based drives.

Featuring an aluminum enclosure and USB 3.0, the Touro S drive family delivers two levels of data protection—local backup and cloud storage. It comes with Touro S local backup software which automatically backs up photos, music, videos and documents from a computer directly to the drive.

The Touro S family offers 3 GB of Touro Cloud Backup for free. For more cloud storage, users can upgrade to 250 GB for $59 per year.

The drives are available in capacities of 1 TB and 500 GB priced at Rs 6,000 and Rs 5,000 respectively. They carry a 3-year limited warranty.   

3-D printed wrist splints for arthritis 

A Loughborough University lecturer has developed a computer software concept that will enable clinicians with no experience in Computer Aided Design (CAD) to design and make custom-made 3D printed wrist splints for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers. The 3D printed splints are not only more comfortable and attractive but potentially cheaper than the current ones that are 'ugly, bulky, and can make a patients arm sweat'.

The splints, which provide joint protection, rest, and promote pain relief,could be a major boost for sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis.

The splints are made by scanning a patient's arm in the 'appropriate position'. A 3D model splint is then designed based on the scan to generate a computer model.

The 3D printer can then produce as many splints as are needed at the touch of a button. They can be any colour, feature multiple materials, have a lattice design to aid ventilation and any type of fastening the patient requires.

The 3D CAD software prototype was shown to certified splinting practitioners, such as occupational therapists and physiotherapists.

 

 

Musical Gloves for Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

The researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology have created a wireless musical glove that may improve sensation and motor skills for people with paralyzing spinal cord injury (SCI). 

The gadget was successfully used by individuals with limited feeling or movement in their hands due to tetraplegia. These individuals had sustained their injury more than a year before the study, a time frame when most rehab patients see very little improvement for the remainder of their lives. Remarkably, the device was primarily used while the participants were going about their daily routines.

The device is called Mobile Music Touch (MMT). The glove, which looks like a workout glove with a small box on the back, is used with a piano keyboard and vibrates a person’s fingers to indicate which keys to play. While learning to play the instrument, several people with SCI experienced improved sensation in their fingers.

The MMT system works with a computer, MP3 player or smart phone. A song, such as Ode to Joy, is programmed into a device, which is wirelessly linked to the glove. As the musical notes are illuminated on the correct keys on the piano keyboard, the gadget sends vibrations to "tap" the corresponding fingers. The participants play along, gradually memorizing the keys and learning additional songs.

Android L

Android L-the upcoming mobile operating system from Google will come with several new features.

1.New User Interface-The new interface will be based on a design language called Material Design, which adds more animations, shadows and white spaces in apps.The on-screen navigation keys will also get a whole new look with this release; the Home, Back and Multitasking keys are now symbolized by a circle, triangle and square.

2.3D Multitasking-The multitasking menu of Android will get a 3D look with the next update. This is also courtesy Material Design and shows the open apps as overlapping cards. The 3D effect is generated with the help of “shadows and perspectives,” Google says.


3.Enhanced Notification-Users will be able to read, open and dismiss notifications without unlocking their smartphone or tablet.Heads-up Notifications is an element that shows new notifications on top of the screen, irrespective of the app is running at that time. This feature has been implemented by third-party developers in their apps, but will now be used in Google’s own apps as well.

4.64-bit CPU support- Google has ensured that Android supports 64-bit processors from the next version. This means that addressable memory constraints are now lifted and Android devices will be able to make full use of the available RAM.

5.Apps go faster- Google has replaced Dalvik run-time with ART (Android run-time) in Android L release. ART was only an option till KitKat, but will now be the default. With ART implementation, apps will run faster than they do now. However, they will also take up more space on the device.

6.Improved Battery life- Battery life will be more improved in Android L version.

7. More Security features - Android L will include the much-needed kill-switch that enables users to remotely reset their smartphone or tablet in case it is stolen. In Secret mode, the device will not show any notifications on the lock screen.


8.More improved graphics-Google introduced Android Extension Pack at the event. The technology focuses on enhancing graphics on mobile devices, making PC-like gaming possible on Android devices.

Expensive Gadgets in the World

iPhone 5 Black Diamond

This $15 million iPhone made with 135gram 24 carat and took 9 weeks to build.The Chassis was inliad with 600 white diamonds and the apple logo in back covers 53 gems of these.This phone also utilizes sapphire in the screen.This phone belongs to a chinese businessman.







iPad 2 Gold History Edition

Technology mingled with history.Stuart Hughes has created an iPad 2 that boasts of the shavings of the bone of a 65 million-year-old T-Rex dinosaur. That’s not all. The device’s front frame is made using Ammolite, the oldest rock in the world, dated as many as 75 million years back.The gadget has also 53 flawless diamond.

The price is $7.8 million.

Hart Audio D&W Aural Pleasure loudspeakers

   The most expensive pair of speakers in the          world was made by Hart Audio in 2012.This       $4.7 million priced loudspeaker has only one      pair in the market made of 18-carat gold.










Camael Diamonds iPad

    $1.2 million iPad made with 18 carat gold and     300 carat diamond in the back.The home             button in the front and apple logo in the back       are made using black diomonds.









Steinway Lyngdorf Model LS Concert Speakers

The price of making this happen: $250,000.
   Each speaker has glossy piano-black side              pieces and 24-carat gold accents around all         eight AMT tweeters. The eight-feet-tall and 16-   inch-wide speakers use curved drape made of       super-thin bungee cords instead of the                   commonly-used cloth grille.

ONLINE SHOPPING-TIPS TO STAY SAFE 

 

 Online shopping getting popular among different people
in India.Survey reveals that online shopping in India rise by over 155 percent as compared to the last years'  85 percent.

However it also rise a big question of being safe during online transaction.Popular shopping websites like eBay and Target highlight the need for security in the virtual world.

Here are few tips to stay safe during online shopping.

1. Switch off Wi-Fi when not used for long periods: 

When you do not require internet just disconnect it.Otherwise a half-competent hacker can access your computer via an internet connection and steal various passwords and other confidential banking information.

2. Avoid clicking on hyperlinks: 

 You might get an email with a URL that claims to link you to an external site. If you are already registered for such a service from a bank or shopping website, do not click on such links.

 3. Suspicious ads and pop-ups :

 Disregard any unsolicited or t suspicious looking pop-ups that appear during your online banking/shopping session. 

4. Shopping online using an internet tablet:

 Using a tablet, regardless of what make or operating system, is safe if you follow the same rules as when you're using a laptop or desktop.

 

 

Hidden Meaning of Tech Company Logo

Everyday we noticed logo of different companies but we never tried to decode the symbolic meaning inside their logo.Here are few company logo and the hidden meaning of their logo.

Sony

Closely noticed and see that V and A represents analog signal and I and O represents binary code.

Cisco

Cisco's logo represents a digital signal that shapes the form of the Golden Gate bridge, which is in San Francisco, the city after which the company is named.

Amazon

 Have you noticed that the arrow looks like a smily and it points from A to Z.

Jelly App

The logo for Twitter cofounder Biz Stone's Q&A app Jelly looks like a jellyfish. But it's also a brain.

Ubuntu

The Ubuntu operating system logo actually represents three people holding hands and looking upward.