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Samsung Galaxy S5 Users Can Now Login to PayPal with Their Fingerprint
Become Big Boss With The MGS iDroid Smartphone Case
The Atomic Clock: A Clock For Generations
The Greatest N64 Mod Yet Makes It Portable And Beautiful
SELFIE Mirror Turns Photos of You Into Tweets Automatically
Mini Mobile Robotic Printer Glides Across Sheets to Print

Samsung Galaxy S5 Users Can Now Login to PayPal with Their Fingerprint

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 11:45 AM PDT

PayPal announced at MWC 2014 that it will offer biometric authentication on Samsung Galaxy S5 and the smartwatches made by the South Korean company, but it only officially launched this feature just now.

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung told the world that the fingerprint scanner would be accessible by developers, and the proof that that is just rolling before our eyes now, as PayPal announced that it launches biometric authentication for Samsung’s flagship smartphone. On one hand, this represents a quicker way of accessing the app, while on the other hand, it adds a bit to the overall safety of the authentication process, as fingerprints are not that easy to replicate. Or are they? Leaving Chaos Club’s method aside, I’ve watched plenty of movies in which biometric authentication is bypassed by removing the needed part from the… OK, I think I’ve said enough!

The ability to login to PayPal using nothing but the fingerprint is available as of today in 25 countries. In addition, PayPal announced the launch of a mobile app specifically tailored for Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 and Galaxy Fit. While this app won’t allow people to make any transactions, they will at least be able to see their balance. Obviously, payment notifications will also be available, as they are featured on the smartphone version. On top of that, local business offers will be displayed on the smartwatch’s screen if any of them are available.

PayPal’s biometric authentication is something new both for e-payment processors, so this company definitely has the head start in this field. They even went the extra mile and offered to help people get rid of their old devices in the favor of the Galaxy S5. How? Well, in case you don’t know or remember, PayPal is owned by eBay who happens to be the largest auction site on Earth. What simpler way to say your non-fingerprint-scanner smartphone goodbye than to put it up for auction?

The introduction of this new technology enables people to make payments using only their fingertips, regardless if they’re done in PayPal’s mobile app or on websites or apps that accept PayPal as a payment method. I’d love to see this thing extended to all the countries where PayPal is used, and not only in the 25 privileged ones.

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Become Big Boss With The MGS iDroid Smartphone Case

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 07:00 AM PDT

For those users who would rather put their geekyness above comfort, here’s a case meant to turn a smartphone into Big Boss’ very own iDroid.

Gamers who have already played Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes might recognize Big Boss’ very own iDroid in these pictures. It’s actually just a smartphone case made to resemble Big Boss’ walkie-talkie, but it sure plays the part right. It is going to be released in Japan in October for Android and iPhones for $74, but hey, no one said being the leader of FOX came in cheap.

Source: Geekologie

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The Atomic Clock: A Clock For Generations

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 06:00 AM PDT

Winding watches can get tiresome, and most users would rather do that as little as possible. So, how does doing it once every 300 million years sound like?

There’s a new guideline for time all across the world thanks to one of the most precise devices in existence, the NIST-F2 atomic clock, created by the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). This device is meant to provide the time for all U.S.civilian devices as well as frequency with unprecedented exactitude.

This device is meant to replace the F1, a former atomic device. and is meant to run for 300 million years. The NIST-F2 is three times more precise and will replace the previous standard dating since 1999. NIST will keep running the F1 and F2 clocks simultaneously for comparison’s sake. Furthermore, the F2 will be providing timing and synchronization measurement services for plenty of official uses such as time-stamping U.S. bills, and sync clocks in computers and cellphones around the world.

Source: PC Mag

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The Greatest N64 Mod Yet Makes It Portable And Beautiful

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 05:00 AM PDT

We all have dreamt of playing our N64 favorite titles on the go, but seeing that the Virtual Console is still rather green on the 3DS, a modder took the matter onto his hands.

A Bacman user by the name of Bungle decided to create the smallest and most polished N64 mod yet, sporting a 3.5? screen and internal batteries that provide up to 4 hours of juice for the console. Majora’s Mask on the go? Count me in.

You can see the process that led to its creation in the video below these lines:

Source: Technabob

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SELFIE Mirror Turns Photos of You Into Tweets Automatically

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 01:30 PM PDT

When Google launched Shelfies (Shareable Selfies) for Gmail, the search giant was quite sure that “selfie” will be the word of the year. iStrategyLabs must think the same, since they created a magic mirror that takes pictures of you and posts them to Twitter automatically.

According to iStrategyLabs, SELFIE is now an acronym that stands for Self Enhancing Live Feed Image Engine, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that this company decided to name their mirror cabinet like that. The very definition of the word selfie includes references to social media, so it only makes sense that a mirror that helps you take selfies posts them to a social network automatically. Of course, some people might be concerned of what happens if pictures of them in indecent postures get posted on the Web, but fortunately the manufacturer has taken care of that aspect, as well.

The two-way mirror hides behind it a Mac mini, an Arduino microcontroller and a webcam. The latter is responsible with capturing the image, while the first two do the facial recognition part and share the image to Twitter.

CMO of iStrategyLabs DJ Saul explained how this product came to be: “We started thinking about how we could create a seamless and fun experience, where the trigger would be nothing more that a smile. The SELFIE mirror helps to demonstrate what’s possible by bringing together hardware, software and a great idea.”

In an interview with Gizmag, iStrategy Director of Ops, Zach Saale pointed out that “The Mac mini uses the OpenCV facial recognition library to detect smiles, and when one is detected a serial command is sent to the Arduino to initiate the countdown sequence. It takes roughly one and a half seconds for a smile to be recognized, as we found any less than that would create false-positives.”

That one and a half second needed before taking a picture can literally save reputations, as otherwise a lot of embarrassing photos would be shot and posted directly to social media. All in all, the product is great for whoever enjoys taking selfies, even though DJ Saul admitted that “I wouldn’t say we’re an advocate, but it’s certainly a fascinating social phenomenon.”

With such a name for their product, iStrategyLabs might as well welcome lawsuits, as there is already a Selfie Mirror in the shape of a photo booth developed by Smashbox Cosmetics that is equipped with a Canon DSLR and a DNP RX1 printer.

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Mini Mobile Robotic Printer Glides Across Sheets to Print

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 12:30 PM PDT

If this Kickstarter project wants to teach us one thing, it’s that printers don’t have to take up a room in order to make high-quality prints. In fact, a pocket-sized works equally fine!

Remember iRobot’s Roomba vacuum cleaning robot, which worked its way on the entire surface of a room without any help? Israeli startup ZUtA Labs must have thought that it can use the same working principle for a pocket printer that once placed on a sheet of paper starts printing whatever data it received wirelessly via Bluetooth from smartphones, tablets and PCs. There are many benefits to such a printer, but the most important of them all must be the ability to print on paper of all sizes.

At first, people used USB cables to connect printers to their computers, and in the majority of the cases, these cables weren’t even shipped with the printer. In the early days of the multifunctionals, the only wireless connection that could have been established was via IrDA (Infrared Data Association). The fact that now printers are equipped with WiFi and Bluetooth sensors is really life-altering for anyone hating cables. The next step in the evolution of printers would be to make them extremely portable, and this Mini Mobile Robotic Printer seems to be just that and more.

The Mini Mobile Robotic Printer is by no means perfect. The manufacturers claim that the first version will only print in grayscale, future versions probably being capable of printing in color. Moreover, the printer’s battery (as it doesn’t use solar power, you know…) lasts for about an hour, which is certainly not enough to print 1,000 pages. According to ZUta Labs, that’s how much it takes to finish the ink contained by the printer. There has been no word on how much the cartridges will cost, and personally I’m afraid to ask, since most companies sell their consumables for more money than the main product.

As mentioned earlier, the developers of this pocket printer have launched a campaign on Kickstarter, where they hope to reach $400K in order to manufacture the product. People have backed the project with less than 10% of that till now, but considering that there are 29 more days to go, it would be wrong to jump to conclusions. For early birds, the Mars Black version costs $180 while, for some odd reason, the Titanium White one is $20 more. After those spots will all be taken, the rest of the people can secure a Mini Mobile Robotic Printer for themselves for $200 and $220, respectively.

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