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- Your smartphone can replace measuring tape too
- Galaxy S5 Mini and Updated Core, Ace, Young, and Star See the Light of Day
- Tinder’s co-founder suspended after sexual harassment allegations
- LG Enters Automotive Market, Makes Connected Car Components for Android Auto
- Spy gadgets make a comeback with the camera that sees around corners
- “Organ supercooling”, the super cool technique that will save lives
| Your smartphone can replace measuring tape too Posted: 02 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT  Is there anything smartphones can’t do? If your answer was along the lines of “well, they can’t take proper measures of things”, you can tick that off of your list, now. A new app developed by Smart Picture Technologies is about to to make our lives so much easier. By taking pictures of an object with it, the app proceeds then to generate a Smart Picture, on which you can choose any two points, and the app will tell you the distance between them. Some other apps might have promised to do this in the past, but now, this seems the real deal. By using Google’s Project Tango devices as the hardware, the app creates 3d models in real time which really does help with the accuracy issues. See how it works in the video below: The app is set to launch in 2015, as the company explains on their website, and if you’re into knitting, cosplaying or sewing, might just be ultimate tool for you. Now, if only we could turn our phones into something with the capacity to weigh stuff… Via: Technabob Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories at Google Docs to Have Quickoffice Functionality while App Is Terminated and 6 Mobile Apps for the Modern City Dwellers.         |
| Galaxy S5 Mini and Updated Core, Ace, Young, and Star See the Light of Day Posted: 02 Jul 2014 06:30 AM PDT  Samsung officially announced the Galaxy S5 mini and four new iterations of budget Android smartphones: Core II, Ace 4, Young 2, and Star 2, just to make sure that people are happy, no matter how much they’re willing to spend on a mobile device. Frankly, Galaxy S5 mini is nowhere near is great as Samsung’s flagship, but it does come with all of the sensors of the original S5. Since this is a miniaturized version, the display is obviously smaller, not only in dimensions, but also in resolution. The 4.5″ Super AMOLED screen sports 720p resolution, with a pixel density of 326ppi, a clear improvement from S4 mini’s 256ppi. The Galaxy S5 mini is IP67 certified, which means that it can withstand dust, sand and water for limited periods of time. The mini versions are regarded as pricy downgrades for the previous generation of flagships, so it’s probably better to own an S4, rather than an S5 mini. The Galaxy Ace 4 is the only smartphone in this line-up to come with a 4″ display, the others being either smaller or larger than this. It does not excel spec-wise, but there will be an LTE version with a slightly better battery. Core II (I’ll never understand why Samsung uses arab numbers for some devices and roman numerals for others) looks like a dumbed-down version of Galaxy S5 mini, with an equally large display, but of a poorer quality. Obviously, Core II doesn’t pack all the sensors of the S5 mini, nor the 8MP rear-facing camera, being equipped only with a 5MP one. Star 2 is among the basic models that were officially announced by Samsung. This 3.5-incher sports a 320 x 480 pixel resolution, 512MB RAM and a single 2MP camera. Don’t expect multi-core CPUs or advanced connectivity in such a device, as you might be disappointed. Galaxy Young 2 is very much alike the Star 2, with the exception of a better camera with 3.15MP. The good part about all of these phones is that they will run Android 4.4.2. KitKat, which isn’t pretentious at all, in terms of RAM or CPU power. The “simplified TouchWiz Essence” UI should contribute to a smooth experience. As an owner of a Samsung Android smartphone, I used to think that the mobile devices made by the Korean company are of a high-quality. Nowadays, these “budget” Android smartphones are too expensive for what they offer, and the world would probably be better off buying Chinese alternatives or LG devices. Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories about the    |
| Tinder’s co-founder suspended after sexual harassment allegations Posted: 02 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT  Justin Mateen, the co-founder of Tinder (an extremely popular dating app) has been removed from his job after allegations of sexual harassment from other top brass. The harassment victim was Whitney Wolfe, one of the other co-founders of the company, who was also the vice president of marketing. Tinder management said that Justin Mateen wouldn’t be acting as the chief marketing officer after repeatedly calling her names and harassing her. She filled a lawsuit last Monday, where she also accuses the company’s management of tolerating such behavior that led to her leaving the company. Wolfe explains on the lawsuit that Mateen’s behavior goes beyond being “frat-like”, more like extremely misogynistic, and fully incurring in the alpha-male stereotype associated with technology startups. IAC, the company that owns Tinder claims to have made the suspension effective inmediately, while an internal investigation takes place. So far, the investigation proves that “Mateen sent private messages to Ms. Wolfe containing inappropriate content”, but that aside, IAC claims Wolfe’s allegations against the management are “unfounded.” Weird, because that’s exactly what harassment is, right? Wolfe also claims that she was deemed a “whore” in front of Sean Rad, Tinder’s acting CEO, while Mateen himself told her that she shouldn’t be listed as a co-founder, which made the app “seem like a joke.” Amongst what Wolfe seeks now legally are undefined damages, including “future lost earnings.” Via CNET Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories at Google Docs to Have Quickoffice Functionality while App Is Terminated and Google Nearby Opens The Door For Indoor Mapping and Automation.    |
| LG Enters Automotive Market, Makes Connected Car Components for Android Auto Posted: 02 Jul 2014 05:30 AM PDT  The Korean company’s collaboration with Google extended to include the manufacture of connected car systems for the Android Auto platform. Google announced the launch of the Android Auto platform last week, at its annual I/O conference, but not much is known about this infotainment system that’s meant to compete against Apple’s CarPlay. Android Auto will provide quick access to music, navigation controls, messages and other phone related features. Google mentioned that it now has 40 partners in the Open Automotive Alliance, and 25 currently unknown car brands that will sport the Android Auto platform in the very near future. As if the number of unknown variables wasn’t great enough, it’s not even known what LG will manufacture for Google’s infotainment system, but one thing is certain, though. Google will hold tight to its own user interface and won’t allow any of the hardware makers to use their own skins. The search giant intends to impose a standard UI for its new platforms. Android Auto will be pretty much useless without an Android smartphone. However, each Android device manufacturer has its own apps and services, and to ensure a minimal compatibility, LG and others might have to tinker a bit with the user interface. Jong-rak Lim, VP and head of In-vehicle Infotainment Development at LG Electronics’ Vehicle Components Company, pointed out that “As a top technology company with a strong mobile business, LG has a great deal to contribute to the connected car space. LG will strive to strengthen its cooperation with OAA partners to bring connected vehicles to consumers sooner rather than later.” Even though the first cars equipped with the Android Auto infotainment system will start shipping out this year, LG’s connected car components won’t be commercially available till early next year. It certainly looks like we might get smart cars in the future, and by that I don’t simply mean cars that only drive themselves, but that can respond to voice commands, regardless if the instructions refer to music playback or to replying to text messages. I’m rather sure that LG‘s collaboration with Google has only just begun, and that such devices as the Nexus 4 and 5, as well as the upcoming Android Auto, will cement this relationship. Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories about how Google’s self-driving cars can understand hand gestures, and Google’s Projected Mode, the initial name of the infotainment platform.    |
| Spy gadgets make a comeback with the camera that sees around corners Posted: 02 Jul 2014 05:00 AM PDT  James Bond’s gadgets don’t look so outlandish anymore. This is a photo camera with an incredible feature: taking pictures and seeing around corners. A group of researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh came up with a weird idea that, surprisingly, works. It’s a camera that by using a form of super fast imaging, it can take pictures around corners. The basic premise is that a camera this fast captures individual photons moving with their detectors. When light finally arrives at the detector, these record where and at what time it arrives. Jonathan Leach, a member group that developed the camera, explains that they don’t have any specific product applications just yet, so your privacy will be safe for a while longer. Still, the fact that this technology exists is pretty incredible on its own. You can learn more about it by checking the video below these lines. Via Versus Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories at Go for a walk and charge your Nokia Lumia at the same time with these pants and iPhone 6 comes in 2 sizes, and that's a fantastic idea.    |
| “Organ supercooling”, the super cool technique that will save lives Posted: 01 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT  Lots people who need an organ transplant will die before ever getting to the surgery room, but soon that may become a thing of the past. Organ supercooling is the name of a new medical technique developed at Harvard meant to “supercool” the organ and making it last longer. The technique also pumps the targeted organ with oxygen and nutrients, which in the end makes it last up to three times as long, potentially saving the patients some time and their lives in the process. We consider organs to be viable for only 24 hours after leaving a body, but after experimenting with supercooling on animal organs, researchers considered them to last 72 hours instead. That’s a lot of extra time, especially when a life depends on it. These news come straight from Natural Medicine. Researchers claim that, while the lead is very promising, we’re gonna have to wait a bit before they conduct the extra tests on humans and decide if this is viable for us too. Source: The Mary Sue Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories at Organovo Will Open the Way for 3D Printed Organs in 2014 and 10 Plant Arrangments Forming Human Organs.    |
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