Technology News And Updates

BiKN (Beacon)

BiKN in not only a device, but a system adopted for you to come over your trouble. When you become 60 or over, your mind become old and frustrated. You face Alzheimer’s and forget about the things and relationship. The scientists of this era invented a gadget which helps the people who forget all the time. For example when you stand in your portico, the thing makes you miserable that where the car keys missing? At this time BiKN leads you up to keys.

This device has a tracking system compiled with an iPhone case, which a special covering have 8 tags. You may tie these tags with the different items which you forget frequently.

BiKN is your friend and ready to guide to the right place, for example it will locate the current location of your child. The case of the device consists of a black or white base that may slip into an electronic unit to get the handset through the 30-pin connector. If the charging has come to an end it may be recharged by placing it in the case.

It may also cover radio frequency tags and may be confiscated onto bags, children’s clothing and chains. Keep in mind you have to charge the things, the case & the tags to give the nice performance. This instrument of BiKN gives you information about the current level of the life of battery. The user of this device may trace out their missing things or children in three ways.

If you have missed anything, you have to activate the Find mode, this application is used to locate the missing things with the aid of an audio-video display system. When Leash mode is activated you will hear an alarm on the case as well as tag, if the tagged item goes at a far distance from the already mention distance of the case. Page is the third mode of the device; with the help of it you may program different tags or bases to produce an alarming tone. This alarming tone will catch the attention of tag bearing people.

Remember that when you will off the handset the Leash & Page mode may function, because they no need to require the use of the application.

Calm Phone

You make a conversation by making a contact with a cell or regular phone. But the researchers of Spain University are working on a phone that will detect the emotions in voice.

This computer base device may discover the feeling of a person making a conversation on the phone and will be able to change it more pleasing or minimize the stress.

You will be surprise to know that this system may examine at least 60 argument of the voice of a person, including speed of voice, tone, and the measurement of the pauses during the conversation. It will also detect the negative emotions that may warn you about the doubt or irritation.

The system adjusts the conversation consequently when it distinguishes the temper and intentions of the person who is making the conversation. In the situation a person seems to be doubtful of the system, the latter will be helpful to you.

The system had been tested on some men & women and at the time of testing researchers find out that the system helped people to make conversation more successfully.

• There is more to microwave ovens than meets the eye. Their versatility is seemingly infinite, as you will see all around you.
• To obtain more juice from an orange or lemon, heat on high for 30 seconds before squeezing.
• Refresh bread rolls, sliced bread or croissants by wrapping them in paper towel or greaseproof paper and heating on High for 10 seconds. Care must be taken not allow these foods to overheat or they become too dry.
• Soften butter, margarine & cream cheese for spreading or use in cooking. Heat for a few seconds and check for softness – more time can be given if necessary.
• Reheat cold tea or coffee without it developing a “stewed” flavor. Allow 11/2- 2 minutes per cup or mug.
• Make honey, liquid glucose syrup easier to measure and handle by softening for a few seconds in the microwave oven.
• Melt chocolate for use in cakes, icings and deserts; take care not to overheat. For example, 100g chopped chocolate should be heated on high for about one minute.
• To dissolve gelatin, sprinkle on top of liquid stated in recipe. Heat uncovered on high till dissolved, giving the mixture an occasional stir.
• For a quick snack, heat soup inn a heatproof mug or bowl.
• If members of the family eat meals at odd hours, cook, serve on to plate, cover and refrigerate meals at the time of the day when you are least rushed. Reheat in microwave oven as required; freshly cooked flavor is retained.
• Open mussels the easy way: place on a plate and heat on high for a few seconds. As each shell opens, remove from oven.
• Heat dinner plates (without gold or silver trim) by interleaving with a dampened tea towel or paper towel; four plates are heated in four minutes using this method.
• Instant hot dogs: cut bread roll, spread with butter and place Frankfurt in center. Wrap in greaseproof paper, heat on high for 1to 2 minutes. Spread with tomato sauce or mustard if liked and serve immediately.
• Using only firm fruit. You can remove skin from tomatoes, peaches or plums in a micro wave oven. Slit skin in a few places to prevent fruit bursting and heat on high for 30-60 seconds.
• Brown almonds ¼ cup at a time by placing on a plate and heating on high for 2 ½ minutes, then turning and heating on high for a further 2 ½ minutes. Almonds will be crisp and well toasted.
• To plump the fruit, measure 3 cups raisins currants or sultanas, sprinkle with 1 1/3 cup brandy or sherry and cover with plastic wrap. Heat on high for 1 ½ minutes, stir, heat a further 1 ½ minutes. Use in cakes, pies or serve warm with ice cream.
• Heat baby food for approximately 35 seconds in glass containers. Before feeding test for temperature. Extra time can always be given.
• When reheating an individual meat or apple pie, wrap in greaseproof paper or paper towel, microwave on high for one minute. Do not overheat as pastry will become soft.
• When cooking or reheating food, cover whenever practicable. This will contribute to easier cleaning of your microwave oven.

It will be interesting to know that in South Korea nearly 30 football shaped robot begin to teach English at primary levels. This robot is introduced by English teachers in Philippines under the name ‘Engkey’. This robot-teacher is only 3.3 ft in height and has a TV panel which exhibits the face of a female Caucasian, when giving lecture to the students. It may be easily wheel around the classroom. For producing a charm and interest the robot-teacher may read books and dance on any tune. It has such nice mechanism that may move his hands and arms perfectly. But don’t think these robot- teachers are working independently; they are operated by English teachers sitting in Philippines. Through a remote control system these teachers can see and hear the children and advice them from the robot-teacher. Cameras fitted in Philippines may reflect the face of the teacher through the face of robot.

This robot-teacher will not teach as a real teacher in class, but deliver his lecture after regular classes in 21 schools, in the city of Daegu which is situated in south-eastern side. They are well educated and are cheaper than the human teachers all over the South Korea. This robot-teacher not only gives lectures and read books but may sing song with the help of pre-programmed software. For making fun and frolic they may play alphabet games with the children of class.

Kim Mi-Young, the educational official comments: “This robot is an interesting moving objects for the students, they smile when they see their robot-teacher. We can say that the students love their teacher. Adults are also taking interest in it because to talk with a robot is very easy rather than to talk with a real person.”

Ms Mi-Young and English teacher says: “The scientists are still testing and modifying this robot-teacher. We hope that the robot-teachers will be upgraded and easy to handle. When the robots move in the classroom, the students become active and take interest in their lessons. Especially the students who are more shy than the other classmates, and have a hesitation to talk with human teachers, talk with this robot-teacher without hesitation.

She emphasizes the robot-teacher whose price will be £5,600 each, and will be able to give a full support to the teachers and will make their appearance valuable, but may not take the place of the real teacher.” It is said that the government is sponsoring a four-month pilot program and will invest £900,000.

A senior teacher Mr. Seong-Dae said in this regard: “Being a robot and made of alloy they would not take sick leaves and shall not complain about their ill health. They don’t ask for severance package, even they will be free from all the worries and will not ask to go for a better opportunity to go to Japan. All they need is to repair them, provide them maintenance and upgrade them from time to time.”

As the time is rolling on, the inventors using its creativity and producing inventions time to time, which are helpful and beneficial in all aspect of our life. Undoubtedly some of the inventions made a revolution and gave a lot of ease to human being. For example Edison invented the bulb and illuminated the dark world.

Here are inventions which are giving ease to all of us and surely the inventors are making a lot of money.

         Pet Rock

You can’t invent a rock, but the mad inventor Gary Dahl who was an advertiser of California, think over to decorate and sell rocks in this way that sell like hotcakes.

He was a creative minded person, so he bought ordinary and cheap gray pebbles from a construction company and sold them as pets, attached with painted models face. Surely it was a good marketing not anything extraordinary. It is the pet, which are not needed to be fed or cleaned.

It is interesting that the buyer could talk to it, name it and teach it fishy tricks. Most of them are outlined in a joyful manner included with the pet. A lot of buyers painted themselves in their own way to make it personal. Originally the price of Pet Rocks was $3.95 but due to its high demand it is now selling at $16. You will be surprise to know that the creator Dahl has sold these rocks more than 5 millions in only six months. He earned $56 million up till now. There is a facility that you may buy them on internet.

         Tamagotchi

This is also a pet which is very much on sale nowadays on this planet, became at its peak at the end of 20th century. This is a small, egg-typed device having a black & white LCD screen and a honking animal kept inside. A Japanese toymaker Bandai first introduced this device in market.

How it works

When you turned the Tamagotchi on and allot a name to it, then feed your given name by buttons of the device. The animal will play games and will become sleepy when it will be tired. It is design to make the copy of a real pet such as dog & cat. If you will take care of Tamagotchi nicely, it will change its versions. The pet required a continuous take care other wise it may “die”. To start it once again, you have to reset it. When it came into market it sold near about 70 million. They sell one Tamagotchi/ second, making it creator millionaire.

         The Singing Fish

This is an electronic fish like Rocky Rainbow Trout, started singing when you go closer to it. The appearance is just like a fish which may be mounted on a wooden board, and then the board may be mounted on the wall. The activation started when you push a button, a sensor activates the fish and it started singing, when any unknown person comes near it.

The device was created by a toy company of Texas. The buyers well liked it warmly, and the sale goes up high, so it became a great success for its company. In the starting year the singing fish sell about a million.

The stark hand

It is an artificial hand which is specially design for NASA. It moves easily and works like an electronic hand. The story behind the invention is like this:

A boy named Dave Vogt, when born has not his left hand by nature. A scientist Stark created an electronic hand for him and the hand has three knuckles (Which have a joint of a finger when the fist is closed). These knuckles can be bent according to the wish of the Vogt and he may catch the things easily. Interesting thing is that the Vogt may open all of his fingers freely by the moment of his shoulder that triggers a lever to extract. This artificial hand is really magical, because the Vogt may grip an egg with politeness and as well as drag a heavy chair.

When Vogt used this hand a ball is thrown towards him, he caught the ball with his artificial hand and certified that he is no more disabled and may do his work like a normal person.

A company named Edison Nation helps the inventors to develop their ideas selected the electronic hand for commercial production.

Dynamic eye sunglasses

Inventor: Chris Mullin

When a doctor Chris Mullin used to go to his laboratory 35 miles away from his house, the sunrays directly hit his eyes. The high penetrating rays cause headaches and give him trouble to see properly. Thus he decided to make a sunglass that may block the sunrays and protect his eyes. In 2002 he got a chance to work over his idea.

As lens material, he used a liquid crystal. The liquid crystal doesn’t give any obstruction to see through as a sunglass lens. Then he added a sensor on the bridge of the nose which finds limelight and gives a signal to a microcontroller attached nearby. The microcontroller reacts and gives instruction to the liquid-crystal lens to produce a 6 mm black square in front of the eyes to block the limelight. Surprisingly the square moves with the glass wearer to block the source of limelight at all the angles, but still gives a gap on the surroundings to let see properly.

Mullin is now developing an elastically plastic-based LCD, so that the product may be lighter and damage proof to sale in market on commercial scale.

The U.S Air Force has appreciated Mullin work and has funded in his project. Now he is working on developing a sunglass for soldiers & fighter pilots. Mullin claims that troops may go in high-noon sun onto the other place without any harm in illumination. The sight of the sunglass wearer will not be damaged. They may be able to see at the very moment after walking into sun. The scientist doctor making a plan to sell the idea to any of the big manufacturer of sunglass, so that they produce this Dynamic Eye shades commercially.