an ipad that fits your pocket: introducing a roll-up tablet with flexible screen real estate
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queens human media lab unveils the world039s first rollable touch-screen tablet inspired by ancient scrollsbarcelona - a queens university research team has taken a page from history rolled it up and created the magicscroll a roll-able touch-screen tablet designed to capture the seamless flexible screen real estate of ancient scrolls in a modern-day device led by bendable-screen pioneer dr roel vertegaal this new technology is set to push the boundaries of flexible device technology into brand new territorythe device is comprised of a high-resolution 75 2k resolution flexible display that can be rolled or unrolled around a central 3d-printed cylindrical body containing the devices computerized inner-workings two rotary wheels at either end of the cylinder allow the user to scroll through information on the touch screen when a user narrows in on an interesting piece of content that they would like to examine more deeply the display can be unrolled and function as a tablet dis

forcephone michepedia
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what if you could control your phone by squeezing it thanks to university of michigan computer engineers thats a scenario you might one day experience forcephone is software that allows any smartphone user to control their device with force and pressure the technology works by borrowing two of a phones fundamental attributes its microphone and speaker the software sets the speaker to emit an inaudible tone at a frequency higher than 18 khz which is outside the range of human hearing but the phones mic can still pick up the vibration caused by the sound when a user presses on the screen or squeezes the phones body that force changes the tone the phones microphone can detect that and the software translates any tone tweaks into commandsabout the professoryu-chih tung is a computer science phd candidate at university of michigan-ann arbor advised by prof kang g shin the kevin and nancy o039connor professor of computer science and professor of electrical engineering and c

a magazine is an ipad that does not workm4v
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technology codes our minds changes our os apple products have done this extensively the video shows how magazines are now useless and impossible to understand for digital natives it shows real life clip of a 1-year old growing among touch screens and print and how the latter becomes irrelevant medium is message humble tribute to steve jobs by the most important person : a baby

companion - never walk home alone
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companion is a peer-to-peer safety app that improves public safety and provides peace of mind to anyone on the movedownload on app store: http:appleco1pilpffdownload on google play: http:bitly1izqdcghttp:wwwcompanionappiohttp:wwwinstagramcomgetcompanionhttp:wwwtwittercomgetcompanionour mobile app allows users to reach out to familyfriends and have them keep an eye on them as they travel late at night all a user has to do is plug in their destination and select anyone in their contacts to be their companion they dont even need the app installed these companions can then track the users progress and are automatically notified when they arrive at their destination safely if the user doesnt reach their destination on time starts running falls or has their headphones yanked out while in use their companions are automatically alerted users can also reach out directly to their local police department to report an emergency or to report that they feel nervousuneasymusic: sun - maxzwell - https:soundcloudcommaxzwellsun

roomalive: magical experiences enabled by scalable adaptive projector-camera units
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roomalive is a proof-of-concept prototype that transforms any room into an immersive augmented entertainment experience our system enables new interactive projection mapping experiences that dynamically adapts content to any room users can touch shoot stomp dodge and steer projected content that seamlessly co-exists with their existing physical environment the basic building blocks of roomalive are projector-depth camera units which can be combined through a scalable distributed framework the projector-depth camera units are individually auto-calibrating self-localizing and create a unified model of the room with no user intervention we investigate the design space of gaming experiences that are possible with roomalive and explore methods for dynamically mapping content based on room layout and user position finally we showcase four experience prototypes that demonstrate the novel interactive experiences that are possible with roomalive and discuss the design challenges of adapting any game to any roomhttp:researchmicrosoftcom

thermal touch - a new augmented reality interface for wearables
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thermal touch is a vision of the near future for wearable computing user interfaces by fusing information from an infrared and standard camera nearly any surface can be transformed into a touch screen quoteveryone is talking about wearable computing eyewear like google glassquot said metaio cto peter meier quotbut no one is talking about the best way to actually use those devices we need natural convenient interface to navigate the technology of tomorrow and that039s why we developed 039thermal touch039quot consisting of an infrared and standard camera working in tandem and running on a tablet pc the prototype registers the heat signature left by a person039s finger when touching a surface metaio039s ar software then supplements the experience with ar and computer vision to allow the user to interact with digital content in all-new tactile way for more information visit our website: wwwmetaiocom

how to avoid the next atlantis
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a big thank you to axa for sponsoring this video visit https:wwwaxacomresilience to learn more about their survey on how cities and businesses worldwide are adapting to climate-related challengesthanks also to our patreon patrons:- today i found out- jeff straathof- mark- maarten bremer- alberto bortoni- valentin- nicholas buckendorf- antoine coeur___________________________________________credits and twitter handles:script writer: kate yoshida kateyoshida and alex reich alexhreichscript editor: emily elert eelertvideo illustrator: ever salazar eversalazarvideo director and narrator: emily elert eelertwith contributions from: henry reich minutephysics and peter reichmusic by: nathaniel schroeder: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdrschroeder_________________________________________like our videos subscribe to minuteearth on youtube: http:googlepidgdand for exclusive early access to all our videos sign up with vessel: https:googlhgd1ijalready subbed help us keep making minuteearth by supporting us on patreon: https:googlzvglqzalso say hello on: facebook: http:googlfpavo6twitter: http:googly1awvcand find us on itunes: http:podcastminuteearthcom________________________references:delta works nd in wikipedia retrieved october 8 2015 from https:enwikipediaorgwikidelta_worksflood control in the netherlands nd in wikipedia retrieved october 8 2015 from https:enwikipediaorgwikiflood_control_in_the_netherlandsipcc 2014 climate change 2014: synthesis report contribution of working groups i ii and iii to the fifth assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change core writing team rk pachauri and la meyer eds ipcc geneva switzerland 151 pp http:wwwipccchreportar5syrkoch ew barbier eb silliman br reed dj et al 2009 non-linearity in ecosystem services: temporal and spatial variability in coastal protection frontiers in ecology and the environment 71:2937 http:pdxscholarlibrarypdxeducgiviewcontentcgiarticle=1056ampcontext=iss_pubmller i kudella m rupprecht f spencer t paul m van wesenbeeck bk 2014 wave attenuation over coastal salt marshes under storm surge conditions nature geoscience 7: 727731 http:wwwnaturecomngeojournalv7n10fullngeo2251htmlmoss s 2011 january 19 weatherwatch: the grote mandrenke the guardian http:wwwtheguardiancomnews2011jan20weatherwatch-grote-mandrenkethe nature conservancy 2015 urban coastal resilience: valuing natures role https:tncappboxcoms9awez618538tf24rnu5mv73fkfa668mr14092107687340266684111the world bank group 2011 guide to climate change adaptation in cities http:siteresourcesworldbankorginturbandevelopmentresources336387-1318995974398guideclimchangeadaptcitiespdfimage credits: oahu hawaii - cristo vlahoshttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:waikiki_view_from_diamond_headjpgport of cape town - wikimedia user skypixelshttps:enwikipediaorgwikifile:port_of_cape_townjpghong kong - wikimedia user winghttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:hong_kong_island_skyline_2009jpgperth australia - public domainhttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:perth_skylinejpgmaeslantkering closed - world66comhttp:wwwworld66comeuropenetherlandslibgalleryshowimagepic=europenetherlandsnew_waterway_stormhartelkering gesloten - wikimedia user quistnixhttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:spijkenisse_-_hartelkering_geslotenjpgoosterscheldekering-pohled - vladimr imanhttps:enwikipediaorgwikifile:oosterscheldekering-pohledjpgharingvlietdam 2006 - wikimedia user quistnixhttps:enwikipediaorgwikifile:haringvlietdam_2006_06_18-2jpgjakarta039s flooded streets - voa indonesian service public domainhttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:voa_people_walk_through_jakarta27s_flooded_streetsjpghurricane patricia - noaahttps:enwikipediaorgwikifile:hurricane_patricia_october_23_2015_goes-15_visible_animationgifpermeable quotthirstyquot concrete - tarmac ltdhttps:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=vlfx_wtfiisfloating utility unit - deltasyncblue21http:wwwblue21nlrijnhavenpark - deltasyncblue21http:wwwblue21nltracks and storms - robert allisonhttp:robslinkcomnyc hurricane evacuation map - city of new yorkhttp:mapsnycgovhurricane

this is not a pine tree
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thanks for watching this video and thanks to all of our patreon supporters who make minuteearth possible if you039d like to support us as well you can go to https:wwwpatreoncomminuteearth we really appreciate it thanks also to our patreon patrons:- today i found out- jeff straathof- mark roth- maarten bremer- tony fadell- antoine coeur- nicholas buckendorf- alberto bortoni- valentin- muhammad shifaz ___________________________________________true pines conifer trees in the genus pinus are often confused with other members of the pinaceae family like picea spruces abies firs pseudotsuga douglas-firs or larix larches so is very likely that your christmas tree is not a pine___________________________________________credits and twitter handles:script writer: henry reich minutephysicsscript editor: alex reich alexhreichvideo illustrator: ever salazar twitter:eversalazarvideo director: henry reichnarrator: henry reich with contributions from: emily elert eelert kate yoshida kateyoshida and peter reichmusic by: nathaniel schroeder: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdrschroeder_________________________________________like our videos subscribe to minuteearth on youtube: http:googlepidgdand for exclusive early access to all our videos sign up with vessel: https:googlhgd1ijalready subbed help us keep making minuteearth by supporting us on patreon: https:googlzvglqzalso say hello on: facebook: http:googlfpavo6twitter: http:googly1awvcand find us on itunes: http:podcastminuteearthcom________________________image credits: christmas tree - ricardo reitmeyer shutterstockfir tree snow - allen mcgregorhttps:wwwflickrcomphotosallenmcgregor5322599282douglas fir - usda public domainwolf - arantza ansoteguihttps:wwwflickrcomphotos121552653n0214530661499fox - peter trimminghttps:wwwflickrcomphotospeter-trimming6173020494canis mesomelas - hans hillewaerthttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:canis_mesomelasjpgwhite pine pinus strobus - us fws public domainponderosa pine - wikimedia user famartinhttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:2013-07-14_10_15_37_ponderosa_pine_along_the_lower_portion_of_wheeler_peak_scenic_drivejpgstone pine - wikimedia user mpfhttps:uploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommons001pinus_pinea_foliagejpgbalsam fir needles - homer edward pricehttps:wwwflickrcomphotos28340342n086255945212ponderosa pine cone - flickr user s raehttps:wwwflickrcomphotos35142635n0516378627751douglas fir cones - wikimedia user mpfhttps:enwikipediaorgwikifile:pseudotsuga_menziesii_conejpgknobcone pine cone - wikimedia user geographerhttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:knobcone_pine_conejpgponderosa pine - wikimedia user clyde_frogghttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:ponderosa_identificationjpghuangshan pinehttps:dewikipediaorgwikidatei:ying_ke_pinejpgpicea abies norway spruce - ivar leidushttps:enwikipediaorgwikifile:kuusk_keila-paldiski_rdt_c3a4c3a4resjpgpicea abies - wikimedia user qgroomhttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:picea_abies1jpgserbian spruce - flickr user f d richardshttps:wwwflickrcomphotos50697352n0010107213194picea needles - rudolf schferhttps:wwwflickrcomphotosschaefer-rudolf7067451777norway spruce cone - dave hosfordhttps:wwwflickrcomphotosbaltimoredave4411500383abies alba silver fir - wikimedia user crusierhttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:abies_alba_silesian_beskidsjpgabies alba fir cones - jerzy opiolahttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:abies_alba_p26jpgabies alba fir needles - bhringer friedrichhttps:enwikipediaorgwikifile:abies_alba_weic39f_tanne_1jpgpseudotsuga menziesii - walter siegmund https:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:pseudotsuga_menziesii_28021jpgdouglas fir cones - flickr user born1945https:wwwflickrcomphotos12567713n005606447150larch - flickr user bjrn shttps:wwwflickrcomphotos40948266n0423342083471winter larch - anneli salohttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:larix_sibirica_-_siperianlehtikuusi_sibirisk_lc3a4rk_siberian_larch_img_9213_cjpgcathaya argyrophylla - wikimedia user daderothttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:cathaya_argyrophylla_-_arnold_arboretum_-_dsc06796jpgtsuga heterophylla - jeanpol grandmonthttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:tsuga_heterophylla_27pendula27_jpgjpgketeleeria davidiana - wikimedia user daderothttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:keteleeria_davidiana_-_quarryhill_botanical_garden_-_dsc03431jpgcedrus - jacinta lluch valerohttps:wwwflickrcomphotos70626035n005789905750pseudolarix amabilis - jeffrey o gustafsonhttps:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:golden_larch_bonsai_forestjpg

the basics of digital illustration
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have ever wondered how digital illustrations are made this video explains the basics help us keep making videos by supporting us in https:wwwpatreoncomminuteearthwe try to leave jargon out of our videos but if you want to learn more about this topic here are some handy keywords to get your googling started:- a raster graphics image is a digital image made of a grid of pixels - software able to edit raster graphics: photoshop corel painter gimp krita etc - gimp is free and open-source check them at https:wwwgimporg - krita is also free and open-source check them at https:kritaorg - pixel art is a form of digital art where images are edited on the pixel level - cross-stitch is a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which x-shaped stitches in a tiled raster-like pattern are used to form a picture - vector graphics images are made up of mathematical shapes and can be scaled as much as needed without loss in quality - software able to edit vector graphics: adobe illus

2012 olympics camera fail
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pro camera man doesn039t know how to work the camera lens cap 101

the irs demands user cryptocurrency data engadget today
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the agency suspects coinbase customers aren039t declaring their cryptocurrencycoinbase will be forced to share the financial information of 14355 users with the internal revenue service irs following a california federal court ruling the move follows a year-long battle between the cryptocurrency company and the irs which believes a high number of customers are failing to report holdings on their taxes coinbase has some six million users but fewer than 1000 have officially declared cryptocurrency activitythe data sharing affects every user who has bought sold sent or received more than 20000 through their accounts in a single year between 2013 and 2015 -- which coinbase estimates to be 14355 individuals the company will have to turn over the user039s name date of birth address and taxpayer id plus records of all account activitysubscribe to engadget on youtube: http:engtcosubscribeget more engadget: like us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomengadget follow us

volvo brings apple carplay to the volvo xc90
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volvo car group today announced that the all new volvo xc90 will offer apple carplay the smarter safer more fun way to use iphone in the car volvo drivers simply connect their iphone in the car with the lightning connector and volvos on-board touch screen display allows them to intuitively access the iphone apps they want to use in the car such as phone maps music and messages all seamlessly integrated and instantly available to view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucommnr65022-volvo-and-apple-forge-global-alliance

how to automatically sign-in to windows 10 pc without entering password skip sign-in process
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how to sign in to windows 10 user accounts automatically without entering password skip sign in process in windows 10how to automatically sign in to windows 10 pc without entering user account passwordbypass sign-in screen asking for password to log in to windows 10 pcmake your user accounts automatically sign in without asking for password

cumulative update for windows 10 version 1709 for x64 based systems kb4093112
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cumulative update for windows 10 version 1709 for x64-based systems kb4093112improvements and fixes:provides support to control usage of indirect branch prediction barrier ibpb within some amd processors cpus for mitigating cve-2017-5715 spectre variant 2 when switching from user context to kernel context see amd architecture guidelines around indirect branch control and amd security updates for more details follow instructions outlined in kb4073119 for windows client it pro guidance to enable usage of ibpb within some amd processors cpus for mitigating spectre variant 2 when switching from user context to kernel contextaddresses an issue that causes an access violation in internet explorer when it runs on the microsoft application virtualization platformaddresses an issue in enterprise mode related to redirects in internet explorer and microsoft edgeaddresses an issue that generates an access violation on certain pages in internet explorer when it renders svgs under a high loadaddress

violation of rights of people who use drugs in manipur india a short film from india
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in november 2018 the state government declared the so-called war on drugs in manipur - a north-east state of india such approach has put at risk - decades of progress made in the state with respect to harm reduction such as peer-driven needle syringe program opioid substitution treatment prison programs and the latest effort to pioneer peer-driven overdose naloxone distribution in the film few community members have come forward to share their personal stories as well as that of their friends this short film will cast light on some of the most infuriating truths about gross inhumane human rights abuses perpetrated by the locals - none other than civil societies andor policeviolation of rights of people who use drugs in manipur india a short film from india - by dhojo wahengbamanpud short films competition 2018anpudshortfilms changeperspectivesevent facebook page: https:wwwfacebookcomanpudevents event website: https:filmcompetitionanpudorgthe asian network