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Sunday, 1 November 2015

Revealed: Smartphone users check their phones an average of 85 times a day


Have you ever wondered averagely how many times you check your Phone daily? Well a study suggested that an individual checks his/her phone 85 times daily without even realizing this. Furthermore an average individual uses their phone for 5 hours a day which is about one third of the time we are awake. 

This survey was conducted by University of Lincoln, Lancaster University and the University of the West of England by requesting twenty-three participants between ages 18 to 33 to estimate the amount of time they spend on their smartphone and compared it with their actual usage. This was done by installing an app which records their usage over a two-week period, including activities like phone calls, checking the time, looking at message notifications or social media alerts and playing music.

The final work, published in the journal Plos One, concluded that people were accessing their phones twice as often as they thought.

The Researchers also discovered that smartphone use was typically confined to short bursts, with more than half of uses lasting less than 30 seconds.

The researchers of the survey argue that rapid mobile phone interactions are becoming habitual for smartphone users.

They further said consumers have very little awareness of the frequency with which they check their phone. This is the first study conducted to objectively show that some of our mobile phone interactions are habitual. It is pertinent to note - that heavy users are not necessarily the same as problem users. 

Which one do you belong to? Share a comment with us

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Samsung unveils world's first smartphone wireless charging monitor



Tech giant Samsung has released an incredible smartphone wireless charging monitor tagged SE370. With this new tech, wireless charging may take over the smartphone world pretty soon as i wrote earlier about Wireless charging to your car - Qualcomm partners with Daimler , where we will be able to charge our smartphones wireless in our car.

This new monitor available in 23.6-inches and 27-inches, allows users to charge his/her smartphone by placing it on the charging area of the monitor stand as seen in the picture above. The company says the monitor supports Qi wireless charging standard.




For users who are more into picture quality, the most apparent addition to the wireless charging support for this monitor is that it uses a Plane-to-Line-Switching (PLS) panel that gives viewers 178-degree viewing angle along with a brightness of up to 300 cd/m2.

Furthermore, the SE370 monitor supports Full HD 1920×1080 resolution, AMD’s FreeSync technology for lesser screen tearing while gaming with an AMD graphics card. The monitor also has many other amazing features like  Magic Upscale, Magic Bright, 
Eco Saving Plus, Eye Saver Mode and loads more. Watch the youtube video below to get full glimpse of this amazing gadget..

Saturday, 11 July 2015

Would you rock this high-tech sports underwear that uses 'crushed minerals' to control temperature


The technology world just keeps growing exponentially with the rate at which new gadgets are surfacing daily.

This new high tech underwear was invented because sportsmen and women have to put their bodies through a lot of physical strain during training or events. In-order to reduce this, ''2UNDR shorts'' was unveiled, a new sportswear brand dedicated to manufacturing some of the techiest underwear shorts we've ever witnessed.

2UNDR are produced from a thermal-reduction material that utilizes crushed jade minerals woven into the fabric. The end product is a cloth that dissipates excess heat and according to the makers, reduces body temperature by three to six degrees.

The underwear produced in an additional moisture-layer designed to wick away sweat. Or, as the manufacturer puts it: "an in-your-pants air conditioning system for your unmentionables."

Furthermore, built into the front of every pair is the (trademarked, no less) "Joey Pouch". The ultimate addition to any brief that "protects your package from unwanted skin-to-skin contact for reduced chafing and a perfect fit."

A smarter way for sports men and women to reduce physical strain to the body. 

Source: 2UNDR 

Sunday, 5 July 2015

Pregnancy tests could soon be taken by Women using smartphones


Tech genius are trying to create an app for smartphones which women can use to take pregnancy test and also to monitor diabetes. And all the credits goes to a sensor that can measure bodily fluids such as blood, saliva, urine, sweat or breathe.

This sensor makes use of an optical phenomenon known as surface plasmon resonance (SPR), which happens when light causes electrons on the surface of a thin film to jostle. This then detects the composition of fluid or the presence of particular biomolecules or trace gases.

The process (Surface plasmon resonance) takes place when a static beam of light strikes a metallic film. Large band of the light is reflected, but a little band is absorbed by the film’s surface electrons, causing them to resonate.

A Doctor at the University of Hanover in Germany, Dr Kort Bremer stated that: ''They have the potential to develop small and robust lab-on-a-chip devices for smartphones. So, surface plasmon resonance sensors could become feasible and available now.”

What do you think of this innovation? share your thought



Friday, 3 July 2015

Amazing playstore app lets you watch YouTube videos on Android Wear smartwatches


A new app has been introduced in Google Playstore, the app is a video app for Android smartwatch tagged ''Video for Android Wear & YouTube''.

This app allows you to watch videos on your Android wear or smartwatch.

And if you are wondering how will you hear the sound of the video, don't worry, the app has support for android speakers and headphones. Casting to any Chromecast or Android TV device is also supported by the app.

Since launching the app, it has been compatible with all current Android Wear devices. 
Amazing innovation from Google again. Watch the video below on how to successfully navigate through the app.

Scan your face through selfie to pay your bills - MasterCard


MasterCard announced yesterday that it's planning to introduce a layer of biometric security to its credit cards and all users will do henceforth is simply take a selfie for their transactions.

This new biometric security will produce a digitized map of your face, change that map into a hash and compare it to the hash stored on the company's server. Henceforth, MasterCard users will be able to pay through a mobile app with either by staring into the device and blinking once or by their fingerprints. The eye blink is designed to prevent scammers from just holding up a picture of you to spoof the system.

Users will be required to download the MasterCard phone app to use this new feature. After a user pays for something, he/she will see an authorization pop-up having various options. You can now choose the facial recognition option, stare at the device, and then blink to snap a picture of yourself – that’s it.

The company reportedly already partnered with Google, Blackberry, Microsoft and Apple with hopes to kick-off a limited 500-person pilot program later this year. Once the new system has proven successful, it could be available to the public as early as next year. 

Watch the youtube video below - 

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