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Science/Technology / Re: Top 20 Tech Products Of 2015 by itziyanu(m): 12:03am On Dec 30, 2015 |
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Apple TV
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Science/Technology / Re: Top 20 Tech Products Of 2015 by itziyanu(m): 11:57pm On Dec 29, 2015 |
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Samsung SSD T1
Polaroid Snap
Google Nexus 6P
Windows 10
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Science/Technology / Re: Top 20 Tech Products Of 2015 by itziyanu(m): 11:50pm On Dec 29, 2015 |
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Science/Technology / Re: Top 20 Tech Products Of 2015 by itziyanu(m): 11:44pm On Dec 29, 2015 |
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Science/Technology / Top 20 Tech Products Of 2015 by itziyanu(m): 11:24pm On Dec 29, 2015 |
2015 turned out to be the year of new ground breaking technological advancements. Here is the top 20. 20. Dell XPS 13 Dell's XPS 13 is an absolute stunner of an ultraportable laptop. Somehow, Dell managed to squeeze in a 13-inch screen into a chassis that's fit for a 12-inch laptop. With a beautiful display, great performance and big battery life, the XPS 13 set the bar really high for other Windows laptops. Though there are a bunch of models to pick from, the $999 model definitely hits the sweet spot of price for the whole package. 19. Samsung Galaxy S6 The Samsung Galaxy S6 is arguably one of the best Android phones of the year. Samsung finally ditched the plastic for metal and glass, and the result was a gorgeous, ultra-thin, premium-feeling phone with an equally spectacular Quad HD-resolution display. A ridiculously fast 16-megapixel camera and fast wireless charging round out Samsung's flagship smartphone. 18. LG G4 LG didn't follow the bandwagon with a metal phone. Instead, its G4 doubled down on features its competitors were dropping. Removable battery? Check. MicroSD card slot? Check. The G4's best feature, however, is its 16-megapixel camera; thanks to the f/1.8 aperture and optical image stabilization, the camera is unequivocally the greatest when it comes to low-light performance. The camera even has a manual mode and can shoot in RAW, features normally reserved for professional cameras. 17. Samsung Gear VR Most VR headsets from the Oculus Rift to the PlayStation VR aren't slated to become commercially available until next year. If you want VR now, the simplest and cheapest entry point is Samsung's third-gen Gear VR. The $99 headset is not only extremely affordable, but it improves on many of the issues that plagued the first and second versions. It's lighter, comfier, and supports four phones (Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+). 16. Apple MacBook At 2 pounds and a little over over half an inch thick, the new MacBook gives new meaning to thin and light laptops. The 12-inch Retina display is to die for and battery life is solid at 9 hours of web browsing. The two polarizing changes are its single USB-C port and redesigned keyboard, which uses a "butterfly mechanism" and has less key travel. At $1,299, the new MacBook is a bit on the pricey side, but make no mistake, this is what the every laptop will look like in a few years. 15. DJI Phantom 3 Standard The DJI Phantom 3 Standard is not the most decked-out drone you can buy, nor is it an underpowered one that will snap in half, either. For $699, the Phantom 3 Standard is a reasonably priced consumer drone that has all the earmarks and performance of a pro unit. It's easy to set up, has an amazing HD camera and flying it is straightforward. 14. Apple Watch Eight months after the unveiling, Apple finally launched the Apple Watch , its take on the smartwatch. The Apple Watch has its fair share of issues — it can be slow and confusing to operate at first — but it's without a doubt the most fashionable smartwatch out there. Available in two sizes and a dizzying array of band styles, the Apple Watch offers something for everyone at all price points, starting from $349 all the way up to $17,000. 13. Sphero BB-8 Disney and its toy partners are milking the Star Wars franchise for all its worth, but none is perhaps more adorable than the $149.99 Sphero BB-8 . The little ball 'bot works just like in The Force Awakens and rolls around at a speedy pace when paired to an iOS or Android device. The new cutest droid in the entire galaxy succeeds because it's more than a toy. It's a digital companion that will entertain Star Wars -loving fans of all ages. 12. Samsung SSD T1 Samsung's Portable SSD T1 ticks both the security and speed checkboxes, and does so in a package that's smaller than a standard business card. The T1 offers AES 256-bit hardware encryption (NSA- level protection) and is so fast it can move a 3GB file in eight seconds over USB 3.0. We moved a 15GB 4K movie from a MacBook Air to the T1 in 37 seconds; in comparison, a regular hard drive took 3 minutes. The price for all that speed doesn't come cheap: $500 (although you can find it for as low as $376 on Amazon and other online retailers). 11. Polaroid Snap The Polaroid Snap digital instant camera is Polaroid's most exciting product in years. The $99.99 digital camera may look like a toy, but there's no denying the photo stickers it prints out with its built-in ZINK printer are charming. At a time when you can take as many digital photos as your memory card can store, it's nice to be able to touch and hold your photos. 10. Google Nexus 6P After last year's too-damn-big Nexus 6, Google came to its senses and released the more reasonably-sized Nexus 6P . Built by Huawei, the Nexus 6P packs in all of latest and greatest smartphone specs (including a lightning-quick fingerprint sensor) in an all-metal body that feels great in the hand. The Quad HD screen is stunning, the battery really does last "all day," and Android 6.0 Marshmallow without any bloatware is a godsend. And for the first time, a Nexus phone's cameras don't suck. The fact Google's selling it for only $499 unlocked is like icing on a cake. 9. Windows 10 With Windows 10 , Microsoft listened to its users. Windows 10 brought back the desktop as the front-facing interface and restored the Start menu. Microsoft's latest operating system also brought Cortana, the built-in assistant from its mobile devices, and a brand new lighter and faster web browser called Microsoft Edge. Other features like Continuum crunch the OS into a touch-friendly interface. Best of all, Microsoft is making Windows 10 free for Window 7/8/8.1 users for the first year. 8. Apple TV The box may not look too different, but Apple completely overhauled the experience on the new Apple TV . No longer a hobby, the new Apple TV runs tvOS and opens the doors for apps of all kinds to proliferate. In addition to the brand new interface and universal search, Apple redesigned the remote control with a glass touchpad and Siri voice controls. $149 for a 32GB model gets you through the door and $169 boosts you up to 64GB. 7. Samsung Gear S2 Most round-shaped smartwatches are duds because they're essentially running software designed for rectangular displays. Samsung's Gear S2 , however, is thoughtfully designed with purpose and speed. To navigate around the Tizen-based OS, you simply rotate the bezel. Also, unlike Samsung's million previous smartwatches, the Gear S2 is extremely comfortable to wear. The $299.99 price tag also makes it cheaper than the cheapest Apple Watch. There's also a classic model that's more suited for dress shirts and blazers if the S2's sporty design isn't your cup of tea. 6. Swagway X1 Walking is lame. At least, that's what "hoverboard" makers like Swagway want you to believe. Why walk when you can roll down the street like a boss from the future? Hoverboards like the Swagway X1 put personal mobility vehicles on the map this year in a huge way. At the same time, they also stirred up controversy after several of them exploded over the holidays, airlines banned them, and certain cities declare them not street-legal. The Swagway X1 goes for $400, which is on the low-end, but hoverboards can be found north of $1,500. 5. iPhone 6S/iPhone 6S Plus The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus are evolutionary — as opposed to revolutionary — updates to the last year's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S Plus. Usually, an "S" model year is a modest upgrade with faster hardware under the hood, but the 6S and 6S Plus are more than that. Apple added 3D Touch, boosted the cameras to 12 megapixels on the back and 5 megapixels on the front, added 4K video recording, a Touch ID sensor that's twice as fast and a stronger metal body. Most important of all: It comes in rose gold. Every iPhone is the best iPhone ever and the 6S is no different. 4. Volvo V60 Polestar Polestar's tuned Volvo V60 might not be better than its competition, but it's the most fun Volvo sports wagon to date. Then Polestar bolts on bigger wheels, bigger brakes, suspension that is 80% stiffer than stock, and a 2.5-inch stainless steel full-flow exhaust system with twin 3.5-inch tail pipes. The result is a car that accelerates like a Mercedes- AMG, brakes like a BMW, spits and crackles like a Jaguar F-Type, but looks like a safe family hauler. If you're going to consider the V60 Polestar, realize you're going to have to suffer the ridiculous looks of strangers and a suspension that feels like it's not quite yet sorted. 3. Apple iPad Pro The iPad Pro is the biggest iPad ever and a clear nod to Microsoft's Surface Pro devices. When paired with the Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil, the iPad Pro transforms into a powerful productivity workhorse. The iPad Pro is so powerful, it can edit three 4K video streams simultaneously in iMovie. Apple's giant tablet isn't for everyone, but for those who need to get "real work" done, the iPad Pro is up for the task. 2. Microsoft Surface Book The Surface Book is a not exactly a laptop. It's an evolutionary convergence of tablet and ultra-portable design innovation. Made from magnesium, the Surface Book is both solid and sturdy. Press a button on the keyboard and the screen detaches to become its own turbo-charged tablet. The screen is brilliant, Windows 10 is smooth and the pen input is significantly more accurate than other styli. With Surface Book, Microsoft’s taken every lesson it’s learned from years of watching others build Windows laptops and done them all one better. 1. Amazon Echo The Amazon Echo is part Bluetooth speaker, part personal voice assistant, and 100% awesome. The $179.99 tube is controlled entirely with your voice and uqqq, and Alexa, the voice assistant, is responsive to the extreme. Using the Echo is so intuitive, you wonder how Amazon figured out the smart home before Apple and Google did. |
Science/Technology / Machines To Become Emotional In 2016. Good Or Bad News? by itziyanu(m): 5:39am On Dec 18, 2015 |
Andrew Moore, the Dean of the Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science and a former Vice President at Google has predicted that 2016 will see a rapid proliferation of research on machine emotional understanding in machines. Robots, smart phones, and computers will very quickly start to understand how we’re feeling and will be able to respond accordingly. “There will be immediate positive uses,” he explains “Monitoring a patient in the ER with an emotionally intelligent computer will enable doctors to sense discomfort when the patient is incapable of communicating. Measuring student engagement by looking at a students’ emotional reaction will help teachers be more effective. Those are clear wins. But, Moore cautions, the transition to emotionally aware gadgets may be bumpy.”When it comes to things like advertising, this may feel uncomfortable. I have a background in internet advertising and if I wasn’t busy being a dean I would be launching a startup to enable your tablet to watch you while you read web pages in order to see if you’re reacting positively or negatively.”It’s not difficult to see how valuable that information would be to advertisers, nor is it likely that the technology will advance without heavy scrutiny and criticism. Because humans give off a number of discernible cues about how they’re feeling, both consciously and unconsciously,research in this area has taken several parallel paths. Voice patterns can reveal stress and excitement and the movement of facial muscles provides a revealing map of a person’s inner state. One of the biggest breakthroughs for emotional sensing by machines is actually rather mundane.”Cameras are now higher resolution. High res cameras can track slight movements on the face and even individual hairs.”Roboticists and computer scientists have applied advances in machine vision to an existing body of research from thefield of psychology on emotional cues. At present, most emotionally intelligent machines are picking up on the same types of emotional cues that humans pick up on, such as body language and facial movements. But there is the tantalizing possibility that machine learning could be employed to enable machines to figure out even better strategies for interpreting emotion by measuring cues that we can’t pick up on, or at least aren’t aware of. Eventually this could result in devices that are more emotionally perceptive than humans. We’ve already seen some impressive examples of emotional intelligence in machines. Aldebaran’s Pepper robot, which debuted as an in-store clerk at Softbank stores in Japan before going on sale to consumers, is sophisticated enough to joke with people and gauge their reaction. Based on those inputs, Pepper uses machine learning algorithms to refine its social behavior. At the University of Pittsburgh, psychology researcher Jeff Cohn is teaching machines to read facial expressions and prosody, the sounds used when speaking, to detect whether treatments for depression are working. And at Carnegie Mellon, where Moore oversees the School of Computer Science, Professor Justine Cassell has been doing studies in which children interact with animated characters in an educational setting. Not surprisingly, she’s found that engagement and learning outcomes are much higher when the simulated character reacts effectively to a child’s emotional state. ”Our numbers indicate that faculty and students are really into this field,” says Moore. “We had one faculty member working on this three years ago,now there are six. Computer vision has itself proved itself, and emotional intelligence in machines is going to be the next phase.”With devices like Jibo and Amazon’s Echo making their way into homes, it’s not far fetched to believe that your table-top personal assistant will soon be able to cater to your mood, playing music, offering reminders,and making suggestions based on how you feel. https://misteriyanublog./2015/12/15/machines-to-be-emotional-in-2016/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C1027453230
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Science/Technology / Top 5 Must Have Apps On Your Iphone by itziyanu(m): 5:27am On Dec 18, 2015 |
1.Inbox by Gmail Get control of your Gmail account with Inbox by Gmail. The app organizes your mailbox based on the types of messages you receive, making it easy to quickly locate emails when you need them. You can view information like delivery order updates, pictures, flight statuses, and reservations details without even opening a message. The Snooze feature lets you tell Inbox to remind you about a particular email later on. Price: Free 2.Spotify Everything is better with music. With the purchase of a premium plan, Spotify allows you to listen to your favorite jams on demand, just as if you were carrying around your entire music library with you everywhere. The app has a radio option for when you want to discover new tunes, and allows you to sync music to your phone to listen when you’re offline. Download a few playlists over Wi-Fi before you head out on a trip, flip offline mode on, and don't worry about getting a big charge on your cell phone bill. Price: Free 3.Swiftkey With iOS 8, Apple finally added the ability to install third-party keyboards on your phone, and Swiftkey is one of the best options available. The keyboard learns how you type and adapts to your unique tapping style over time, meaning you’ll be able to type faster with fewer typos. Price: Free 4.1Password Remembering a unique password for every app and service you use is a nearly impossible task, and you should be using unique passwords. 1Password’s new mobile version syncs with the desktop app to help keep your accounts safe by creating and storing a different secure password for all the services you use — all you have to remember is one password. Price: Free 5.Snapchat Snapchat isn’t just for millennials anymore. People of all ages are using the app to keep up with what their friends are doing. The app isn’t just for individuals anymore, either. Quite a few larger publications are on here now, making Snapchat more useful for keeping up to date on news and events as well as what your best buds had for lunch. You can send individual messages within the app or build or view Snapchat Stories, which contain a series of posts. Price: Free https://misteriyanublog./2015/12/18/top-5-must-have-apps-on-your-iphone/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C5490482253
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Business / 9 Ways To Attract New Customers To Your Business by itziyanu(m): 2:16pm On Dec 17, 2015 |
1.Know where to get your targeted Customer Considering you’re focused on clients, recognize those spots where they are prone to be discovered, examples are media, on the web, districts, demographics, location etc. and afterward make messages for them. Where you search for clients will rely on upon the way of your business or service. Some great online areas, online networking pages, including your own particular and those of comparable or integral organizations are very nice places you can connect with new customers. You can also meet a lot of potential clients at gatherings and traditions ceremonies in your industry. 2.Network with related organizations You could pull in new clients through an organization with a business identified with, however not a business that is in direct rivalry with your own. In any case, do ensure you pick a legitimate business to collaborate with along. these lines. Else you could wind up with dealing with business that is not relevant to the growth of your business. 3.Content promotion The greatest difficulties for some online entrepreneurs and bloggers are that they are not educated about how to utilize content advertising to draw in new clients. In the event that you are pondering about how you can best utilize this technique to boom your business then you have to consider guest posting, sponsorship posts etc. Actualizing these tips is ensured to offer you some assistance with growing your business and additionally draw in more customers for your business. 4.List your business in directory There are truly many business registry around that you can list in your company. Search for relevant directories where your business categories have been listed and add your companies and the service you offer. You can also look for more business directories online and add your business and its description. This will attract customers that are seeking to those information from the directory. Read more at https://misteriyanublog./2015/12/17/9-ways-to-attract-more-customers-to-your-business/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C5414506655 |
Science/Technology / Check Out The Top Ten Shoes Of 2015 by itziyanu(m): 2:09pm On Dec 17, 2015 |
1.Orphe smart shoe 2. Adidas Futurecraft 3D. 3.Chanel sandal. 4.Nike Mags. 5.Nicholas Kirkwood arcade shoes. 6.Greats x Beast Mode 7. Lebron Zoom Soldier. 8. Color-changing heels. 9. Shiftwear. 10. Star Wars shoes Check more pictures at https://misteriyanublog./2015/12/16/check-out-the-top-ten-shoes-of-2015/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C8242711837
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Science/Technology / Microsoft Reveals Final Preview Of Windows 10 by itziyanu(m): 2:03pm On Dec 17, 2015 |
Christmas came early for members of the Windows Insider Program, who today received an unexpected new preview build, just ahead of the expected holiday lull. Build11082 is available now via Windows Update for Insider Program members who’ve opted into the Fast ring. Read more at https://misteriyanublog./2015/12/17/microsoft-reveals-final-preview-of-windows-10/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C1212530859
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TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching And Who Is Your Favorite Character? by itziyanu(m): 6:53am On Sep 26, 2015 |
The Flash - Barry Allen
The Arrow - Oliver Queen
Empire - Cookie Lyon
Suits - Harvey Specter
Power - Ghost
Da Vinci's Demons - Da Vinci |
Travel / Re: Deputy Vice-Chancellor, His Son And 4 Die In Lagos/Ibadan Accident by itziyanu(m): 12:56am On Sep 24, 2015 |
The man was my neighbour, it came as a surprise to everyone. A very humble man, so humble that he plays football with the boys of the neighbourhood. May their souls rest in peace. |
Business / Re: A nairalander's Music Studio Project (photos) by itziyanu(m): 12:21am On Jul 13, 2015 |
I just saw your post today and I'm very happy and impressed. May the good Lord crown your efforts with success. I'm also a funaabite and a sound engineer and I will love to work with u and learn from you |
Literature / Re: Why I Want To Be Bad - A Story by itziyanu(m): 1:36am On Apr 13, 2015 |
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Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: February Born ''the LUV Month'' Lets Meet Here by itziyanu(m): 11:35pm On Dec 13, 2014 |
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Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Need New Friends? Drop Your Bbm Pins For Chat Ups/hook Ups by itziyanu(m): 11:28pm On Dec 13, 2014 |
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Gaming / Re: What Are Your Video Game Weird Habits? by itziyanu(m): 1:02pm On Nov 01, 2014 |
Whenevet I score, I jump up and sing "Holla Holla, we dem boyz!!!!!!!!!" |
Education / Re: Worst Course You Took In School by itziyanu(m): 1:14pm On Oct 25, 2014 |
nykolaax:crazy course that has a crazy lecturer in FUNAAB |
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