खर्च ज्यादा किया तो रिस्टबैंड से लगेगा करंट!

ब्रिटिश सॉफ्टवेयर कंपनी ने एक ऐसा रिस्टबैंड बनाया है जिससे आपकी ज्यादा खर्च करने की आदत पर लगाम लग सकता है। अगर आप बहुत खर्चीले हैं और आपका खर्च हर बार आपके बजट से बाहर चला जाता है तो आपके लिए यह रिस्टबैंड बहुत मददगार साबित होने वाला है।

पैवलोक की यह रिस्टबैंड यूजर्स की आदतों पर निगरानी रखेगा और जब यूजर्स अपने ही बनाए नियमों को तोड़ने की कोशिश करेंगे तो यह इलेक्ट्रिकल शॉक देगा। इसके लिए यूजर्स को बैंक अकाउंट को रिस्टबैंड से लिंक करवाना होगा।

इंटेलिजेंट इन्वाइरनमेंट्स जो HSBC और बैंक ऑफ आयरलैंड जैसी बैंकिंग संस्थाओं को सॉफ्टवेयर बेचती है, ने रिस्टबैंड को बैंक अकाउंट्स से कनेक्ट करने का आइडिया दिया है।

यूजर्स को अपने बैंक अकाउंट या क्रेडिट कार्ड को किसी इंटरनेट डिवाइस जैसे रिस्टबैंड से जोड़ना होगा। इसके बाद यूजर्स खर्च की एक सीमा तय कर देंगे। जब वह अपनी खर्च की सीमा को पार करने करने के नजदीक पहुंच जाएंगे तो उन्हें मेसेज अलर्ट या हल्का इलेक्ट्रिकल शॉक दिया जाएगा। यही नहीं अगर खर्च की तय सीमा को आप पार कर गए तो आपको 340 वोल्ट्स का इलेक्ट्रिकल शॉक भी मिल सकता है। हालांकि इसकी सेंटिग्स आपको ही करनी है।

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वॉट्सऐप को टक्कर देगा गूगल का 'ऐलो' ऐप!

वॉट्सऐप और हाइक जैसे इंस्टेंट मेसेजिंग ऐप को टक्कर देने के लिए गूगल ने कमर कस ली है। अपने ऐलो नामक नए ऐप में गूगल ने कई शानदार फीचर्स दिए हैं। हालांकि यह ऐप फिलहाल प्ले स्टोर पर डाउनलोडिंग के लिए उपलब्ध नहीं है लेकिन इसके लिए आप रजिस्टर कर सकते हैं। ऐसा करने पर आपको लॉन्चिंग के बाद डाउनलोडिंग का लिंक ईमेल के माध्यम से मिल जाएगा।

गूगल ने इस ऐप पर जबरदस्त मेहनत की है और वॉट्सऐप से एक कदम आगे निकलते हुए गूगल ने इस ऐप में आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलीजेंस का बेहतरीन उपयोग किया है। गूगल की ब्लॉग पोस्ट में बताया गया है कि ऐलो मेसेजिंग ऐप से एक-दूसरे को स्मार्ट रिप्लाई भेजे जा सकते हैं। यानी इस ऐप में किसी मेसेज का जवाब देते समय टेक्स्ट का सुझाव दिया जाएगा। यह सुझाव बिल्कुल उसी तरह होगा जैसा शॉर्ट ईमेल लिखते समय 'इनबॉक्स' ऐप में होता है। उदाहरण के लिए, अगर किसी मैसेज में लिखा है, 'क्या हम कल मूवी देखने चल सकते हैं?' तो ऐलो 'श्योर', 'सॉरी' या 'आई कैन नॉट' जैसे सुझाव देगा। जिससे यूजर अपने मैसेज के जवाब जल्द दे सकेंगे।

गूगल ने इस ऐप में इमेज रेकग्नाइज़ सॉफ्टवेयर का जबरदस्त इस्तेमाल किया है। इसके तहत अगर आप कोई इमेज भेजते हैं तो गूगल आपको इस इमेज के हिसाब से ही सुझाव भेजता है जिससे आप आसानी से बिना टाइप किए ही रिप्लाई कर सकते हैं। इसके अलावा गूगल असिस्टेंट, ऐलो ऐप के साथ तालमेल बिठाते हुए आपको बेहतरीन विडियोज और गेम्स डाउनलोड की सलाह भी देता है।

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Asus ZenFone 3 Series Design, Features Touted Ahead of May 30 Launch

• Asus at its May 30 launch event will reveal three new devices.
• ZenFone 3, ZenFone 3 Deluxe, and ZenFone 3 Max are expected to launch.
• All three are expected to sport fingerprint scanner at the rear.

Asus had confirmed its ‘Zenvolution’ press event at the sidelines of Computex 2016 on May 31 where the company is expected to launch the new ZenFone 3 series of smartphones. Ahead of the official unveiling, Asus has teased the upcoming ZenFone 3 series in a teaser video confirming three handsets will launch including the Asus ZenFone 3, ZenFone 3 Deluxe, and ZenFone 3 Max.
The 34-seconds YoutUbe video shared by Asus shows three handsets – first with ‘Clarity’ tagline, second with ‘Desire’ tagline, and the third with ‘Unlimited.’ The official video tips some of the features of the upcoming ZenFone 3 series including a fingerprint scanner at the back, metal frames, and large screen size.
The YouTube video titled ‘Zenvolution is coming’ has a tagline says, “Get ready to redefine clarity, desirable detail, and unlimited viewing area.”
An earlier report citing Asus CEO Jerry Shen suggested that the upcoming ZenFone 3 smartphone series will launch in June and target the mid-range segment. Shen had added that 90 percent of the ZenFone 3 smartphones will have Qualcomm SoCs while 10 percent devices will pack MediaTek SoCs. He further claimed that the ZenFone 3 devices will be available in six countries in August.
Talking possibly about the Max variant of the ZenFone 3, Shen had revealed plans for a Max model under the ZenFone 3 range and added that the ZenFone 3 Max will account for nearly two-thirds of total ZenFone 3 shipments. Some of the other ZenFone 3 variants teased by Shen include the ZenFone 3 Deluxe and ZenFone 3. Talking about competition, Shen had claimed that Asus will compete with Huawei and Oppo in the Chinese market.

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Acer Liquid X2 review

Liquid X2, Acer called it, when it clearly should have been the Acer Liquid X3. Now, we understand how the smartphone comes to replace the X1, but how did they miss out on a chance to name a triple-SIM device the X3, even if it skips a digit? Yes, the Acer Liquid X2 has multiple SIM slots, three of them.

Okay, to be fair, Acer already had one triple-SIM offering – the Liquid E700 – and it had the Trio moniker slapped to its name in some markets. Apparently, the company is no stranger to creative naming, it just chose to keep it simple for the Liquid X2.

Anyway, the number of SIM slots quickly reveals the price-conscious nature of the smartphone. Even if you had any doubts about it, the 720p resolution of the 5.5-inch display does well to squash them.

That said, the budget constraints have luckily not affected most of the other areas. The Mediatek MT6753 chipset is a reasonably powerful performer, there is a respectable 32GB of storage on board, and RAM is at a far-from-entry-level 3GB. There are also a couple of 13MP cams, one on the back, and one for selfies, and each gets an LED flash – not what you’d call skimping.

Powering the smartphone is a generous 4,020mAh battery (removable too), because what good are all these radios if they drill through your power pack in half a day of standby. A nicely balanced overall package, then.

Acer Liquid X2 key features

• 5.5″ 720p IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 267ppi
• Triple-SIM card support
• All-plastic build, removable rear cover
• Mediatek MT6753 chipset; octa-core 1.3GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, Mali-T720MP4 GPU, 3GB of RAM
• 13MP autofocus rear camera, f/1.8 lens, single-LED flash; 1080p@30fps video recording
• 13MP autofocus front camera, f/1.8 lens, single-LED flash; 1080p@30fps video recording
• 32GB built-in storage, dedicated microSD slot
• Android Lollipop 5.1
• Cat. 4 LTE (150/50Mbps); Wi-Fi b/g/n; Bluetooth 4.0; GPS; microUSB, FM radio
• 4,020mAh battery
• Standard 3.5mm headphone jack, 24-bit/192kHz DAC, Dolby DTS HD certification

Main disadvantages

• Not quite enough resolution for the screen real estate
• Bulky for the screen size
• Android 5.1 is somewhat dated

Looking at the above lists, users of multiple carriers or multiple numbers with the same carrier will find plenty to like about the Acer Liquid X2. Perhaps its biggest shortcoming is the low pixel density, but that’s understandable, it just needed to fit it into the budget. And just because we have twice the ppi in some flagships, doesn’t make the X2’s 267ppi all that terrible.

Of course, the above is based solely on the spec sheet, before we’ve even opened the box. That’s exactly what we’re going to do on the next page, where our usual routine begins.

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Xiaomi Yi Action Camera 2 With 4K Video Support Launched

• The new Yi Action Camera 2 has been priced at roughly Rs. 12,000.
• It will be competing against the GoPro Hero 4.
• The new action camera from Xiaomi is available only in China.

Xiaomi initially tried its hands at action cameras, a market traditionally dominated by GoPro, last year with the launch of Yi Action Camera priced at dirt cheap CNY 399 (roughly Rs. 3,900). The Chinese company has now upgraded its action camera range with the Xiaomi Yi Action Camera 2 model pricedat CNY 1,199 (approximately Rs. 12,000). It is also available to pre-order via a third-party online retailer.

The new Yi Action Camera 2 is also being referred to as Yi 4K action camera by the company, considering the device sports 4K video recording capabilities at 30fps. It can also record full-HD videos at 120fps as well as HD videos at 240fps.

The Yi Action Camera 2 sports a 12-megapixel Sony IMX377 sensor which comes with f/2.8 aperture and 155-degree wide viewing angle. The device features a 2.19-inch display and also sports Corning Gorilla Glass for protection. The company says that the display on Yi Action Camera 2 comes with 160-degree wide viewing angles.

One of the highlights of the new Yi Action Camera 2 packs 1400mAh battery which is claimed to offer more battery life than GoPro Hero 4. The company touted that the new Yi Action Camera can record for up to 2 hours of continuous video recording. It comes with microSD card slot and supports Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0.

Another notable feature of the new action camera from Yi is it packs EIS (electronic image stabilisation) which is a feature the company touts misses out on the GoPro Hero 4.

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Xiaomi Yi Action Camera 2 With 4K Video Support Launched

HIGHLIGHTS

• The new Yi Action Camera 2 has been priced at roughly Rs. 12,000.
• It will be competing against the GoPro Hero 4.
• The new action camera from Xiaomi is available only in China.

Xiaomi initially tried its hands at action cameras, a market traditionally dominated by GoPro, last year with the launch of Yi Action Camera priced at dirt cheap CNY 399 (roughly Rs. 3,900). The Chinese company has now upgraded its action camera range with the Xiaomi Yi Action Camera 2 model pricedat CNY 1,199 (approximately Rs. 12,000). It is also available to pre-order via a third-party online retailer.

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OnePlus 3 Images Leak; Show Design Changes and USB Type-C Port

HIGHLIGHTS

• OnePlus 3’s front and bottom images have been leaked online.
• The smartphone sports several design changes.
• OnePlus is due to launch the smartphone in the second quarter.

Rumours surrounding the upcoming flagship OnePlus 3 have been doing the rounds for quite some time. And now, a new leak has surfaced giving us a better idea about how the new smartphone will look.

Twitter user The Malignant leaked two images of the OnePlus 3 showing us the front and bottom panels of the smartphone, revealing some a few design changes from the OnePlus 2. The front looks similar to the OnePlus 2, with no visible change. The OnePlus 2 home button stays, where the fingerprint scanner will most likely be embedded.

The rear portion of the device sports the speaker vents, the 3.5mm audio jack, and the USB Type-C port. The speaker holes are now exclusive only to the left side, unlike the OnePlus 2, which housed them on both sides of the USB Type-C port at the bottom. The headphone jack has also been shifted to the bottom of the device.

Though the tipster did warn the rear panel of the phone seen in the leaked photos does not feature a ‘retail shape’, and thus did not share the photo, we noticed is from the bottom panel that the rear of the OnePlus 3 sees a less pronounced curve as compared to its predecessor. While the OnePlus 2’s rear panel tapered towards its edges, these leaked shots indicate that the next smartphone may ditch this design. OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei had earlier suggested the One Plus 3 will come with a completely “new design”.

Earlier leaks point at two storage variants 32GB and 64GB. The 32GB storage variant will come with 4GB of RAM and will be priced at $308, while the 64GB variant will come with a 6GB RAM and will be priced at $385. There is also word of a 128GB model, but no information on the price tag of that variant has been revealed. The OnePlus 3 is expected to sport a 5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) display and be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC.

The smartphone should run OxygenOS based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and previous leaks tip it should come with a 16-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front camera, sport 32GB of inbuilt storage. The battery is pegged to be 3500mAh with the new “Dash Charge” feature, which is basically OnePlus’ name for fast charging technology. Pei has also announced that the OnePlus 3 will launchsometime in the second quarter of this year with a “better buying process”.

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