Google Glass Enterprise Edition

December 31, 2015

After successfully passing through a very tough screening at the FCC, the Google Glass Enterprise Edition has now been shown to the public to be sporting an improved hardware.

With this new Enterprise Edition Glass, it’s clear that Google isn’t planning to ditch its Glass for quite some time.

Some time ago, Google presented a version of the Google Glass that was hologram-enabled and the company also released teasers giving us a hint that it even has an audio-based connected headset in the works.

Although the company hasn’t really given news on when each of these devices will be launching, the Google Glass which was aimed at Enterprise customers has been in the news for some months now.

This Google Glass Enterprise Edition is a new headset that was coated with a faster processor and it runs on Intel chipset. The device also features a much larger prism display and an improved battery life.

This headset looks identical to the first Explorer Edition hardware and it features a right side hinge which makes it possible to easily fold and unfold the Glass, it also helps one keep the Glass in cases because it takes a smaller space when it’s folded.

The device now comes with a front indicator light that usually turns on whenever the camera is in use. Its power button has now been moved to the back of the device.

This Google Glass sporting a wireless connectivity feature may only be distributed through the Google Glass for Work program, and this will likely allow all their partners to pre-install proprietary software into the device before it starts getting distributed.

Most of the images going round were released by the FCC as Google hasn’t decided to officially announce the Google Glass Enterprise Edition.

Talking of the prices and other specs, Google as promised that the Enterprise Edition will be reveal very soon, so we just have to wait for the official announcement from Google, then we will bring you detailed information on the Google Glass Enterprise Edition.

HTC Vive VR Headset gains FCC Approval

John Adebimitan

December 30, 2015

The HTC Vive has gotten a nod from the FCC to start being sold in North America. Many Virtual Reality fans have been held back from getting an idea of what the developer kit looks like, but the company has set less than a week’s time for the official unveiling of the kit.

Many who have used some other Virtual Reality devices have stated that this device could be beating even the best device in the Virtual Reality market.

FCC documents stated were the labels will be put, were the controllers will be, were the headset will be put and were the base station and the link box will be.

Indications from FCC documents have shown that the headset could be wireless just as in previous versions of the HTC Vive.

If the earpiece will be wireless, we will not need to station the device in a single place and that will even add to the freedom of users. We may have to wait until HTC releases the much anticipated device before we can be sure of any of the features that the FCC documentation states.

On its way to developing this device, HTC tried to collaborate with Oculus, another head-mounted Virtual Reality display; HTC tried working along the sides and that led Oculus which was later acquired by Facebook to reject HTC.

Each eye of the device sports a resolution of 1080×1200 and a 90 Hz refresh rate. The device comes with over 70 sensors and it works well in a 15×15 feet space.

With Sony and Oculus also planning to release their own Virtual Reality devices, we can expect that with time, this market will get even more competitive.

HTC took its time to release its previous version of the Vive after there were teases and leaks that the HTC Vive would be released in December 2014 and February 2015 at the Game Developers’ Conference, HTC didn’t release the device until 1st of March at the Mobile World Congress. So we may expect that this device will get launched on, before or even after the 2016 Mobile World Congress.

China’s Dark Matter probe begins operation

Emmanuel

December 30, 2015

China’s probe into space, seeking answers to questions raised about dark matter has returned its first data to ground stations.

The spacecraft, which is called Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) was blasted off into space on 17 December from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province.

It carried on it a Long March 2D booster and is placed in a 500km-altitude orbit.

Signals and data received shortly after its launch show that the spacecraft is working as expected and that the data is good quality, China’s Xinhua News Agency said.

Initial assessments also indicate everything is working correctly and the spacecraft is now ready to begin a three-year mission.

Dark Matter is widely thought to account for most of the mass in the universe, outweighing atoms by about six times. It gives rise to the otherwise unaccountably fast rotation rates of most galaxies in the universe.

Scientists however have yet to detect a single particle of the stuff. They are unsure of its exact nature but calculations suggest that it will be incredibly unreactive and so difficult to detect.

This is where DAMPE, also known as Wukong- named after the monkey king in the Chinese fairytale Journey to the West, comes in handy.

The spacecraft will look for gamma rays, electrons and high-energy cosmic rays, all of which could hold clues about the nature of dark matter.

A similar detector, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, is attached to the International Space Station.

“This is an exciting mission,” says theoretical astrophysicist David Spergel of Princeton University.

If dark matter annihilates, as some theories predict, “DAMPE has an opportunity to detect dark matter annihilation products,” he says.

“DAMPE is the first Chinese space mission for astronomy and astrophysics,” says Yizhong Fan, an astrophysicist at the Chinese Academy of Science’s (CAS’s) Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing who is one of the mission scientists.

DAMPE was built by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and Italy’s Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare.

The spacecraft’s launch marks China’s new commitment to scientific space missions.

New Peugeot 508 2016 Edition unveiled by PAN

John Adebimitan

December 23, 2015

PAN Nigeria unveiled the 2016 edition of the Peugeot 508 in Abuja on Tuesday 22nd December. The new car comes with new features and ungraded specs.

The newly unveiled car comes with a Euro 5 engine that has been known to be very efficient and its emission control to be of good standard.

The Peugeot 508 was assembled in Kaduna state, Nigeria. The Peugeot was assembled with the aim of making it the successor to the Peugeot 508 2013 edition.

The car comes with 100 percent quality when we compare it to what Peugeot factories in France and other leading Peugeot assembling plants make. PAN also stated that the Peugeot 508 meets the standard that it has set for its cars globally.

“This improved version of the Peugeot 508 comes fully automated and it also sports the highest standards in efficiency, emission control and environmental compliance,”

said the Managing Director, PAN Nigeria, Ibrahim Boyi.

Ibrahim Boyi continues,

“talking of the functionality, the outlook and the design that this new car comes with, we can expect to use a car that is much better than the Peugeot 508 2013 edition. The Peugeot 508 2016 edition comes with a touch screen control Panel that helps limit the distractions the driver experiences, its front view has also been redesigned to give users more elegance, style and better experience. The car also sports some other features that give all users the safety feel that they always get when they use Peugeot cars.”

The Managing Director also said that the Peugeot 508 2016 edition will be having a slight 3 percent increase in rate because it comes with many new features, more value, functionality and upgrades when compared to what was experienced on the Peugeot 508 2013 edition.

Ibrahim also stated that the new model of the Peugeot 508 comes with longer mileage and fuel efficiency, running 100 kilometers on just 7.6 liters of fuel.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 returns safely on Ground

Jia Khan

December 23, 2015

The rocket of SpaceX, Falcon 9, successfully landed back on ground on Monday. Mashable reported the safe landing of Falcon 9 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The unmanned rocket was launched into orbit and is now being proclaimed as the ‘first orbital-class booster’ since it returned unscathed.

The safe return of Falcon 9 is a huge accomplishment for the company. This success has led Elon Musk, CEO SpaceX, to proclaim that SpaceX is one step closer to Mars. After the safe touchdown of rocket, Elon said in a press conference:

“I think it really quite dramatically improves my confidence that a city on Mars is possible.”
“That’s what all this is about.”

Space and the worlds beyond our planet Earth have attracted human attention for long. SpaceX has some big plans lined up for the future ventures. Falcon 9 is definitely one of the substantial illustrations of such achievements.

The topic of Mars is a universal favorite. Elon Musk himself is passionate about it. At various occasions, he shared his vision regarding the company’s strategy to gain as much information as it can.

The recent success makes him closer to achieve his objectives of conquering and colonizing Mars. The only glitch in his plans is the huge cost requirements because the technology in this domain is expensive.

Elon elaborated the need of colonizing and settling in another planet. Mars has always been hailed for its potential to support life and Musk is a great enthusiast of the theory.

The CEO of SpaceX has further plans to augment the space launch procedures and make them more economical. One probable way is to reuse rockets and other equipment which are generally discarded after a single use.

His ideas have all the potential to revolutionize the space industry. Elon Musk, CEO SpaceX, is well recognized for transforming automobile industry with the launch of Electric Cars. His track record proves that he can pull off another industry ideals reformation with SpaceX.

Asus ROG GL552JX Gaming Laptop launched for Rs. 80,990

Emmanuel

December 21, 2015

Asus has keyed into the PC gaming market by launching the new ROG GL552JX gaming notebook in India for Rs. 80,990 (about 243,000 Naira).

The Asus ROG GL552JX features a 15.6-inch LED backlit display with 1920 x 1080 pixels Full HD resolution. It also has a full anti-glare and comes in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

The Windows 10 notebook is powered by fourth-gen Intel Core i7 processor clocked at 2 GHz with turbo boost up to 3.20 GHz. Added to this is an 8GB RAM and a fast 1TB 7200rpm hard disk drive.

The laptop is also fortified with an hardware to ensure it gives a fantastic gaming experience. On board is an Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M graphics chip coupled with IGPU Intel HD Graphics 4600.

“With its advanced hardware and gamer centric features, the GL552JX takes care of all your gaming needs on the move,” Peter Chang, Regional Head of South Asia and Managing Director for Asus said.

“At a price of Rs. 80,990 it is a mainstream gaming laptop targeting audience who want a gaming notebook without spending too much but yet desire for an awe-inspiring gaming experience,” he added.

The Asus ROG GL552JX has a 4G video memory and comes with the GeForce Experience for quick gaming optimization. It also has BatteryBoost for improved battery life that will allow users to game unplugged for longer periods.

On the connectivity front, Asus ROG GL552JX features three USB 3.0 ports, one HDMI port and one RJ45 LAN port. The laptop also has card slot supporting SD, MMC and MS type cards.

The ASUS notebook is equipped with WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.1 for wireless connections. It also has two user replaceable memory slots with dedicated memory door at its bottom.

The Asus ROG GL552JX comes with Sonic Master audio and has backlit keyboard with dedicated numeric keypad. It is backed by a 4 cell Li-Ion battery and weighs 2.6 Kg.

LG teases USB-C Monitors and Google Cast Soundbars ahead of CES

Jia Khan

December 21, 2015

The South Korean multinational LG is already teasing its forthcoming device offerings for CES 2016. The Consumer Electronics Show, CES 2016, is scheduled to be held in the next month.

These latest devices include quite a few 4K monitors featuring the USB Type-C ports as well three sound bars loaded with Bluetooth and Google Cast compatibility.

Though the company has not released many details, the official statement from LG states that a duo of 4K monitors, 27 inches and 32 inches, will be released. Both 4K monitors will sport USB Type-C connectivity.

In addition, three QHD resolution ultra-wide monitors boasting an aspect ratio of 21:9 will also be released. These monitors embrace a QHD display with 3440×1440 resolutions along with ThunderBolt 2 connections. Two of these three QHD monitors feature flat displays while the third one, called UC98, sports the latest curved screen.

For audio equipment, LG will launch three latest sound bars alongside two high-priced choices offering wireless subwoofers. However, all three of them will feature a Bluetooth along with Google Cast compatibility.

In addition, the company will also introduce a trio of latest X-Boom audio systems and a recent 15.6-inch LG Gram Laptop. Gram laptop is quite similar to its 14-inches forebearer and weighs 980gm less than 11-inches MacBook Air by Apple. The device also sports a Sixth-Gen Skylake processor running on Windows 10 by Intel.

While other companies are waiting till the next month to disclose their most recent gadgets, LG has gotten a head start. The company showed off its latest G Pad tablet, LG Watch Urbane Luxe and Rolly Keyboard well before the IFA trade show held in Berlin this Fall.

However, these are all pre-announcements and the full specs are yet to be revealed. Hopefully, January will bring a few surprises just like last year’s big surprise from LG at CES was G Flex 2 flagship.

Asus ZenPad C 7.0 tablet now on sale in India for Rs. 7,999

Emmanuel

December 19, 2015

Taiwanese smartphone producer, Asus, has announced details about the availability of the Asus ZenPad C 7.0 tablet in India.

According to the company the MediaTek-powered Asus ZenPad C 7.0 (Z170MG) tablet is now available exclusively via Snapdeal in the Asian country. Consumers have the option of getting the smartphone in Obsidian Black and Pearl White colour variants.

The tablet is Priced at Rs. 7,999 (that’s roughly 24,000 Naira).

Another variant of the ZenPad C 7.0 which features an Intel Atom x3-C3230 quad-core processor has also been made available for purchase via Flipkart.

The Intel variant is called the Asus ZenPad C 7.0 (Z170CG), and has been priced at Rs. 8,999 (about 27,000 Naira). However, Asus India has not officially announce availability details of this variant.

The Asus ZenPad C 7.0 (Z170MG) tablet features a 7-inch 1024 x 600 pixel LED backlit IPS display. It is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek (MT8382V/W) processor which is further coupled with 1GB of RAM.

This is expected to offer moderate usability- it will execute basic applications seamlessly and might start lagging if one tries to run too many apps at the same time on it.

The Asus ZenPad C 7.0 (Z170CG) on the other hand packs a 64-bit 1.2GHz quad-core Intel Atom x3-C3230 processor with 1GB of RAM. The two versions come with different chipsets while other innards are identical.

The tablet has an internal memory of 8GB which can be expanded via a microSD slot up to 64GB.

The Asus Zenpad C 7.0 (Z170MG) also sports a 0.3-megapixel front camera, and a 5-megapixel rear camera with autofocus. It measures 189x108x8.4mm, and weighs 265 grams.

Connectivity options on the tablet include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, Micro-USB, GPS/ A-GPS, and Glonass. It runs on Android’s Lollipop 5.0 Operating System with the Zen UI Skin on it.

The ZenPad C 7.0 (Z170MG) packs a 3450mAh battery which the company said can deliver up to 8 hours of battery life. The tablet also sports 3G connectivity and comes with two Micro-SIM card slots.

Audi A4 All New 2016 Model Debuts

John Adebimitan

December 16, 2015

Audi demonstrated some of its new key technologies in its yet-to-arrive Audi A4 midsizer. The car is estimated to arrive in March 2016, and the German automaker states that it will sport some new features.

The car has been improved in four key areas—infotainment, connectivity, lighting and personal assistance.

The Audi infotainment has been dubbed the best in its class. The 2016 Audi A4 sports a 3D sound, 1900Watts and 23 different speakers which help to enhance its Audio capabilities.

The Audi connect system is now improved and all users can now benefit from the Wi-Fi features, they will be having access to Google and Apple CarPlay and they will be able to use Android Auto.

Talking of the lighting, the car will be having a matrix LED system that will be coming with eight fingers of light with an active high-beam.

The system of the car has been designed to recognize the rear of cars ahead and all upcoming vehicles, and it adjusts the beam accordingly. The automakers have dumped the fog-lights for a new ‘all-weather’ lighting system.

Audi has developed its own range of tablets for all future models of the Audi cars, these tablets eliminate some of the problems that have been found with conventional tablets used in the car.

So we can expect that the Audi A4 gets one tablet attached. These tablets have proved to be an improvement in safety as all rear coming drivers won’t be distracted by the tablets mounted on the front seats.

The assistance menu in the Audi A4 comes with standard features including Cross-Traffic Alerts, Active Cruise Controls and Turn Assist.

In addition to these three, there is also a Pre-Sense Rear system which can help view all rear-end collisions and it will automatically flash the brake lights if it suspects that the driver following you isn’t paying attention.

If after giving the warning the attention of the driver isn’t caught, the system prepares for an impact.

The car also has an autonomous braking system and a steering input that it uses to avoid collisions. The autonomous system can watch the road 60 metres ahead, so it gives you an idea of what may be happening when cars are not moving.

With all these features coming with the Audi A4, it is fitting for the car to have been awarded a 5-star safety rating by the Euro NCAP.

Konga Yakata records N100m worth of orders 4 hours after kick off

Emmanuel

November 28, 2015

Yakata, the much awaited version of Konga’s Black Friday has kicked off.

The event debuted 6am on the 26th of November and will be on for two days. Other stores’ Black Friday event was scheduled to start on November 27th.

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving and is associated with massive shopping behaviour all around the world. Stores offer awesome discounts to shoppers and those who come first will be first served.

A few hours into the 2015 Yakata sale, Konga recorded over N100 million worth of orders. The figure at the four-hour mark was N110,000,000 ($552,764), according to a tweet by Sim Shagaya, Konga’s CEO.

Shagaya also added that Konga’s proprietary payment gateway, KongaPay, processed more transactions within that period than any other gateway.

This year, konga had promised that the Yakata sales will feature mind blowing discounts across all product categories on the konga platform.

The leading Nigerian e-commerce site had announced that it made efforts towards giving its shoppers across the country a truly memorable Yakata experience.

It said it had curated an unbeatable line up of top selling items to be sold at mind blowing discounts for the period of the Yakata sales.

Also shoppers will have access to hundreds of thousands of heavily discounted products with the Yakata 2015 sales- due to the company’s army of trusted partners committed to offering deep discounts via konga’s marketplace.

In addition to these amazing discounts, shoppers get an additional 5% discount when they pay using KongaPay, Konga had stated.

An example of a hot deal for Yakata is the just launched Alcatel Popstar android smartphone. The phone will be available exclusively on Konga, at a special price of N15,900, an unbeatable deal for an android phone of its great specs.

A day to the sale, Konga released some pictures of stocked up products in its warehouse to tease customers on what there is to come.

More Nigerians than ever before are aware of the Black Friday sales and will be throwing a huge amount of requests at e-commerce websites. Hello fried servers.

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