Wednesday, 24 September 2014

5 Weird Islands You Won't Believe Are Real

If the island above looks familiar that's because it was featured in 007 Skyfall. The uninhabited Battleship Island in Nagasaki Prefecture, served as an inspiration for the lair of villain Raoul Silva. Although exterior footage of the island is featured, no scenes were filmed on the island itself. Exterior sets of the island were recreated using a combination of CGI and practical effects at Pinewood Studios in Great Britain. Continue reading for more.

The 101 Most Useful Websites

Here are some of the most useful websites on the internet that you may not know about. These web sites, well most of them, solve at least one problem really well and they all have simple web addresses (URLs) that you can memorize thus saving you a trip to Google.

And if you find this list useful, also check out the expanded version – The Most Useful Websites – which now offers a collection of 150+ undiscovered and incredibly useful websites to enhance your productivity.

2016 Jaguar XE

The new 2016 Jaguar XE, it’s completely redesigned: a sleek four door powered by a 3.0L V6. The engine will produce 340 hp and take the XE from 0-60 in 4.9 seconds. And with new interior, including an Apple & Android compatible 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system. The XE will hit American soil in 2016. More pictures after more.

The Desktop Chair V2 ($60) is chair for your iPad. Desktop Chair v2 accommodates virtually all sizes and shapes of tablet. Desktop Chair v2 is made with premium wood sheets .

A Florida Woman Spent $20,000 to Surgically Implant a Third Breast.

Jasmine Tridevil, a Florida massage therapist, underwent surgery to get just that. She spent close to $20,000 on the procedure.
"Tridevil told that she contacted more than 50 doctors before finding one who would give her the third breast. "It was really hard finding someone that would do it too because they're breaking the code of ethics," she said. The surgeon she found couldn't create a silicone areola, though, so she had one tattooed onto the implant, which is made from silicone and skin tissue from her stomach."

Zagato reveals custom Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake

Beginning with the 1960 DB4 GT, the collaboration between Aston Martin and Italian design studio Zagato has produced a beautiful shooting brake that comes right on time for the company's 95th anniversary.
The Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake Zagato was unveiled at Chantilly Arts & Elegance Concours d’Elegance in France, and is based on the short-lived Virage. The Virage Shooting Brake Zagato is understood to carry over its original Aston Martin underpinnings, including the 490bhp V12 6.0-litre engine and rear-wheel drive layout.

15 Amazing Futuristic Gadgets That You Can Buy Today

Many of us think that technology has been developing at a slow pace in the past few years. On the contrary, the latest tech to come out of labs around the globe is quite astonishing. Here are some examples of technology gadgets that seem like they are a long way from reality but are just as real as the screen you are reading this on.

15. Solar Power Socket

SAMSUNG LEVEL-OVER HEADPHONES

Samsung have released the sleek new high-end Level-Over Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones. The elegant over-ear headphones offer active noise cancelation, blocking unwanted ambient noise, and feature smart touch controls integrated into the side of the earpiece, allowing you to skip tracks, adjust the volume and answer calls with simple finger gestures on the touch panel.

Kiravan expedition vehicle

Meet Kiravan, the ultimate expedition vehicle. The spectacular adventure truck is composed by a modified Mercedes-Benz Unimog equipped with a beastly 6-cylinder 260HP engine providing 700ft-lb of torque, and the 8-speed transmission provides extreme off- road power as well as the ability to cruise on-road at 70MPH maximum speed. The high-tech cockpit includes eleven touch screens that are deployed in a manner similar to that seen in aircraft. The trailer features a fully equipped office, a galley kitchen, bathroom, and a roof mounted tent-style sleeper penthouse. The spectacular adventure built Kirabike is also included.

Google introduces ‘Smart Contact Lens’ to measure glucose levels.

Google's 'smart contact lens' to measure glucose levels

Google has begun testing on an intelligent contact lens that’s built to help control diabetes – a disease affecting one in every 19 people on the planet – by measuring glucose levels with mini embedded electronics. developed by brian otis and babak parviz, the project uses a tiny wireless chip and miniaturized glucose sensor embedded between two layers of soft contact lens material. as glucose levels change frequently with normal activity like exercising or eating or even sweating, the concept aims to continuously monitor body fluids such as tears instead of blood drops, which require users to prick themselves for samples throughout the day. the sensors and chips will measure approximately the same size as bits of glitter, and the antenna thinner than a human hair.

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‘we’re testing prototypes that can generate a reading once per second,’ explain otis and parviz. ‘we’re also investigating the potential for this to serve as an early warning for the wearer, so we’re exploring integrating tiny LED lights that could light up to indicate that glucose levels have crossed above or below certain thresholds. it’s still early days for this technology, but we’ve completed multiple clinical research studies which are helping to refine our prototype. we hope this could someday lead to a new way for people with diabetes to manage their disease.’ according to google, the concept is currently in discussions with the FDA. [Via]

Amazing Concept Design – The Hybrid Laptop

In the age of multifunctional gadgets,Kévin Depape has came up with a concept like the Paysage Laptop sound pretty acceptable. Here is a 14.1-inch laptop that features an inductive stand for the home. no doubt It looks super sexy in its brushed aluminum unibody design.

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WhatsApp is a one of most popular messaging app that most probably inspired Apple to create iMessage. and facebook tried its best to compete but couldn’t succeed so finally Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 Billion.The great thing about WhatsApp is that it’s available across multiple platforms, it’s what has made it so popular.

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12 Ultra Tech Future Heavy Bikes Concept

These bikes are a blend of style, technology, and functionality that defies all traditional concepts of bike designs. Ultra Tech Concept bikes have become a huge craze with the manufacturers all over the world, Honda, Ferrari, Dodge, to name a few, Check These Future Heavy Bikes Concept and do share your Views in Comment page below.

Audi Motorrad Concept Inspired by Ducati

Spike aerospace, Designers of supersonic jet has announced the futuristic airplane will feature an innovative windowless passenger cabin. An aircraft with an advanced engine and airframe technology capable of cruising at average speeds of mach 1.6-1.8 (1060-1200 mph) instead of traditional individual windows, the interior facade will be covered with thin display screens embedded into the wall. cameras surrounding the entire aircraft will construct panoramic views displayed throughout the cabin, allowing passengers to dim the LCD panels to catch some sleep or view one of the many scenic images stored in the system’s database.

5 Beautiful Windows 9 Concepts Designs

Few months back, Microsoft launched the latest windows 8.1 Operating System as an update to windows 8. Apart from the addition of a start button, there was nothing more great about the visual changes in windows 8.1. While many users found the new OS to be interesting, there were even many others who were not happy with windows 8.1.

Well one thing for sure, for the time microsoft is working on windows 9. So far there has been no major leaks about windows 9 but we have all our hopes that windows 9 will be definitely better than windows 8.1. Following Microsoft’s previous trends, we are definitely going to see something outstanding with Windows 9.
As for the release date, we are pretty sure we might be able to get our hands on the preview version of Windows 9 by somewhere around next year. Till then take a look over these amazing windows 9 concepts made by various designers. Some of these are incredibly outstanding and we hope Microsoft does take a clue from these. As you will see most of the windows 9 concepts here follow the “flat” design concept, which has become very popular among designers recently.

Google Inspiring Dublin Campus Designed by Camezind Evolution

Google Inspiring Dublin Campus Designed by Camezind Evolution

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Google’s amazing campus in Dublin Ireland. Designed by Camezind Evolution, a German-based architecture firm, The workplace is meant to foster creativity and increase interaction between co-workers. Each floor emphasizes a certain division of google or a goal Google has tried to accomplish over the years.
Camezind Evolution have given a full description of the building.

22 Companies Bid For NITEL

Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) and Mobile Telecommunications Ltd (MTEL) have attracted as many as 17 bidders who are attracted to their core assets in the ongoing guided liquidation exercise of the national telecommunications carrier.

According to dailyindependentnig.com, BPE’s Director General Benjamin Diki, made the disclosure to media at an interactive session on how President Goodluck Jonathan has, through his current transformation agenda, initiated policies that would ensure that the ongoing guided liquidation of the national telecom carrier would open up the nation’s telecom industry for both local and international investors to thrive.

Diki stated that, “Efforts by President Jonathan to open up the telecom industry have started yielding fruitful results as 17 investors have signified their interests to buy the Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd and its mobile arm, Mobile Telecommunications Ltd (MTEL), in the ongoing guided liquidation exercise of the national telecom carrier.”

According to Diki, 22 companies originally showed interest in the telecommunication giant; however, 5 were excluded due to lateness and were not accommodated due to strict compliance to the company’s rules.

The remaining 17 bidders are currently being evaluated and are expected to go through a strict approval process. This was according to Diki.

According to dailyindependentnig.com Diki, who argued that the guided liquidation was not outright auctioning of the various parts of the company “but that the 17 bidders would be given a chance to do due diligence, and then at the appropriate time be asked to submit technical and financial bids.”

On the N350 billion liabilities of NITEL, he said, “The Federal Government, in line with the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) had sought for protection so that the balance from liabilities would not go back to the treasury, as he insisted that the liabilities are huge and this is why guided liquidation option was adopted.

“We are selling the company as a business unit that must continue doing business in the telecoms sector, because NITEL is the first national carrier. We have done similar things before with the AFCON, the fertiliser company, which is today known as Notore,” he said.

Diki noted that the government had opted for a guided liquidation option because the expected proceeds from the NITEL would likely be less than its debts value.

Armored UAZ Vehicles For Frontier Guards

These “UAZ” vehicles were modified specially for Ukrainian border troops. They have already left for the Lugansk region to participate in an anti-terrorist operation.

Any armor means extra weight, so it’s not easy to make a vehicle good enough to protect people and to perform other functions. They have done the job rather well at the Nikolaevsk Locomotive Repair Plant.

Such vehicles have not participated in combat operations yet, it’s gonna be their first time.

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Same Day Delivery Now on Jumia

Jumia has introduced a same day delivery to its customers in Lagos, exactly two years after its major competitor, Konga, introduced a similar service in the country.

Huawei Nigeria has invested 100 million NGN ($616,956.89) in a six-month vocational training for 41 Niger Delta youths. The 41 beneficiaries attending the scholarship program left the country on Sunday for Malaysia. Before leaving the country, each beneficiary had undergone a two-week orientation and basic ICT training in order to develop their ICT skills.

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Amazon HDX 8.9 2014 Gets Upgraded Specs w/ Identical Price

E-Commerce trailblazer Amazon is quite busy as of late and their latest exploit is their revamping of their flagship, the Kindle Fire.

Sony's Woes This Year.

Sony has publicly announced the losses it incurred in operations this year despite the growing market for smartphones and other electronic devices. The company is, however, bent on retaining mobile as a core division even if it is implementing a restructuring program by initially booking impairment charges on its financial statements. The revised new loss forecast is now $2.15 billion or 230 billion yen, which is far from the previous figure of 50 billion yen. As to what components the restructuring is expected to include remains to be seen for now.

Gigabyte Launches Own Affordable Android Smartphones

While we are accustomed to Gigabyte and their computer hardware products, a new vision came into play as of late as the company revealed their first line of smartphones.

Amazon Kindle Voyage e-Reader Goes On Sale For $200

Maybe Amazon saw fit that the Fire didn’t exactly blow our imagination when they decided to leap in the smartphone market. Or maybe, the e-commerce firm just wants to shake Kobo’s foundation as the prime choice of e-readers. Whatever the reason may be, Amazon is once again on their comfort zone with the new Kindle Voyage e-book reader.

Samsung Curved Gear S Smartwatch

With rumors of Apple announcing the much buzzed about iWatch on September 9th (along with the iPhone 6), the smartwatch race has been kicked into high gear. Samsung is looking to be the first to get significant market share as they introduce yet another smartwatch. Meet the Samsung Curved Gear S.

The watch is sporting a 2-inch curved AMOLED display, and is packed with 3G technology alongside Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity to pair with all of your favorite mobile devices. The watch does what all smartwatches have done thus far – everything you can do from your phone (well, not quite everything). You can answer calls, use the built-in GPS and applications like Nike+ Running among other things. Samsung is also betting on health and fitness for the smartwatch sector, equipping this piece with their robust S Health features. Which makes this wearable a capable fitness tracker as well. Samsung plans on releasing the new Gear S this coming October, but the retail price point has yet to be revealed.

Apple Watch - Pictures and Video

Apple was keeping the smartwatch market waiting for a couple of years now. With the arrival of the Apple Watch, it’s time to cut the cake.

Working in conjunction with the iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, 6, and 6 Plus, the watch features a flexible Retina display that promises to let you easily scroll through all your apps, media, and messages with signature Apple style on your wrist. Some of the goodies inside include a magnetic charger, health and fitness apps, and a crown that handles zooming and scrolling with a twist. The top-of-the-line edition comes in a casing made of 18-karat gold, while there will be an array of bands to choose from and a range of watch faces and ways to personalize them. The $349 Apple Watch will go on sale early next year.

10 Best Freeware Apps For Design & Animation

Have you ever been so frustrated trying to find a software of your liking, but cannot afford it? This list has been generated to provide the most convenient and productive software’s without any extra cost.

10 Verve Painter

Verve is a small painting application that uses fluid dynamics and brushes to push the paint around, with great results. Verve is still in early development, but from the demonstration, it seems incredibly fun and tactile to work with.
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9 Dogwaffle

The program, written by Dan Ritchie, runs on the Windows platform and has both freeware and commercial versions. The commercial version, PD Pro Digital Painter, is updated frequently while the most recent freeware version is Project Dogwaffle 1.2, released in 2004. The free version is fully functional, lacking only the advanced layer and scripting tools in version 2 of the commercial product.
Project Dogwaffle features include realistic paint effects similar to Corel Painter, a frame-based animation tool, the standard paint tools common to most modern bitmap paint programs, and an alpha channel for transparency effects.
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8 Mypaint

MyPaint is a fast and easy open-source graphics application for digital painters. It lets you focus on the art instead of the program. You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it.
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7 Krita

Krita is a KDE program for sketching and painting, offering an end-to-end solution for creating digital painting files from scratch by masters, is available for Linux and Windows
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6 Gimp

GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.
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5 Inkscape

Inkscape is professional quality vector graphics software which runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It is used by design professionals and hobbyists worldwide, for creating a wide variety of graphics such as illustrations, icons, logos, diagrams, maps and web graphics. Inkscape uses the W3C open standard SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) as its native format, and is free and open-source software.
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4 DAZ 3D

Choose from thousands of 3D people, creatures, buildings and props to place into your scene or “photo shoot”. Then dress them, pose them, and give them expressions. Once the stage is set, adjust lighting and camera angles and start snapping your amazing images.

Best of all! Ownership of these images belongs to you. Use them as book covers, posters, or banners. Whatever you want. They’re all yours to do with and sell as you like. You can now be the artist producing jaw-dropping scenes.
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3 Sculptris Alpha 6

Sculptris Alpha is the software made for artists who have taken sculpting to the digital level. It has been improved over the years and through many versions, and now you can even make creations there that are compatible with ZBrush.
For beginners at Sculptris Alpha, just imagine that you have a virtual piece of clay and that you can use tools for pinching, twisting, pushing and pulling in order to create a shape that you have imagined. It also offers you the option of painting and making checkered patterns. Plus, you can make mosaics. It is very user friendly, so it is perfect for beginner virtual sculptors.
What you learn with it can also be applied with ZBrush. It is really innovative and you can create in 3D.
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2 Sketchup

SketchUp (Formerly: Google Sketchup) is a 3D modeling program for applications such as architectural, interior design, civil and mechanical engineering, film, and video game design. A freeware version, SketchUp Make, and a paid version with additional functionality, SketchUp Pro, are available.
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1 Blender

Blender is a free and open source 3D animation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation. Advanced users employ Blender’s API for Python scripting to customize the application and write specialized tools; often these are included in Blender’s future releases. Blender is well suited to individuals and small studios who benefit from its unified pipeline and responsive development process.
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10 Most Addictive Drugs In The World

Drugs can be very addictive. Apart from Alcohol and Nicotine based substances these are the most common and most addictive types of drugs. While many factors determine whether or not you’ll get addicted to drugs, the risks associated with getting addicted to some drugs is higher than others. The reason is drugs have varying degrees of addictiveness where some drugs can have you hooked after just the first try while others may take awhile to become addicted to. In my personal opinion, I think it depends from person to person too.

10 Best DJ Softwares

Choosing the best DJ software is not just a simple case of knowing what OS you’re running and how much you’re looking to spend. You must consider what the software does. Do you need the ability to play four or more tracks at once, or will two decks suffice? What about playing samples or loops? The top end of the digital DJ market is dominated by Native Instruments and Serato.
So checkout 10 Best DJ software to help you make a decision as to which is the best for you.

Pioneer Rekordbox

Pioneer is a free Rekordbox application doesn’t actually handle any mixing for Mac and PC. It is a tool for prepping and managing audio files ahead of DJ sets. The software can be used to analyse tracks to discover their BPM, view waveforms, set cue points and edit track information, all of which can be read by Pioneer’s CDJs.

Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 got an update recently of Android 4.4.2 KitKat. Those of you who have updated their Samsung Galaxy S4 to I9505XXUFNBA Android 4.4.2 KitKat build can root their device easily using CF-Auto-Root and can become power user of Android by following the Step-by-step guide on how to root Samsung Galaxy S4 below. Before you start, you need to have the following things to be able to root your Samsung Galaxy S4 on its latest OS: