Saturday, 18 February 2017

#Smash Mouth's 'All Star' with #Windows XP sounds


Either your nightmares or your dreams are about to be realized with YouTube user James Nielssen's bizarre remix of the Smash Mouth hit "All Star" done with Windows XP sounds. It kicks off with the memorable XP error sound and soon rolls into a nutty version of the song that will bring back sweet memories of you yelling in frustration at your PC.

The real star of the show here is Clippy, the much-maligned digital assistant shaped like a paperclip with googly eyes. Clippy floats across the screen, multiplies and begs us to end its suffering. Mercifully, the video, posted Friday, is only about a minute long.
Nielssen is hitting the weird "All Star" variations pretty hard on his YouTube channel. He also released a version where the words are ordered by their Scrabble scores and one where the vocals keep getting higher as the backing track gets lower.
And who could forget his video of "All Star" where every single word is "somebody"? That delightful monstrosity racked up over 2.7 million views. The Windows XP tune has topped 500,000 views so far, which is also exactly the number of people who got the song lodged in their brains on a never-ending loop.
Source:CNET

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Wednesday, 15 February 2017

#Facebook:updated now with autoplay sound, new TV app and more


Facebook has announced major updates for video which brings new features. The social network has also launched a new app for TVs.
First up, videos on Facebook’s mobile app will now autoplay with audio turned on by default. Prior to this, videos played silently and you had to tap on a video to hear sound. Facebook says people watch more video on phones, they expect sound when the volume on their device is turned on. The audio will fade as you scroll through videos in News Feed. I believe may users will not welcome this feature as it will be quite annoying if unwanted videos start playing. However, you can disable this feature by switching off “Videos in News Feed Start With Sound” in Settings. If your phone is set to silent, videos will not play with sound.
Vertical videos will now look better on iOS and Android mobile devices. The social network said it tested a larger preview of vertical videos in News Feed on mobile last year and users have responded positively. Now, this larger format is available to everyone. Next up, users can now minimize the video they are watching to a picture-in-picture view that keeps playing in the corner of your screen while you browse other stories in News Feed. This feature is already available on YouTube. You can drag the video to any corner of the screen, and if you are using an Android device, you can keep the video playing even when you exit the Facebook app to do something else on your phone.
Finally Facebook has announced a new video app for TV, which will roll out soon to app stores for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Samsung Smart TV, with more platforms to come. The app will let you watch videos that are present on Facebook, but on a larger screen. Facebook users were watching more than 100 million hours of video every day in early 2016. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has already mentioned how important videos are for its platform.



Facebook has announced major updates for video which brings new features. The social network has also launched a new app for TVs.
First up, videos on Facebook’s mobile app will now autoplay with audio turned on by default. Prior to this, videos played silently and you had to tap on a video to hear sound. Facebook says people watch more video on phones, they expect sound when the volume on their device is turned on. The audio will fade as you scroll through videos in News Feed. I believe may users will not welcome this feature as it will be quite annoying if unwanted videos start playing. However, you can disable this feature by switching off “Videos in News Feed Start With Sound” in Settings. If your phone is set to silent, videos will not play with sound.
Vertical videos will now look better on iOS and Android mobile devices. The social network said it tested a larger preview of vertical videos in News Feed on mobile last year and users have responded positively. Now, this larger format is available to everyone. Next up, users can now minimize the video they are watching to a picture-in-picture view that keeps playing in the corner of your screen while you browse other stories in News Feed. This feature is already available on YouTube. You can drag the video to any corner of the screen, and if you are using an Android device, you can keep the video playing even when you exit the Facebook app to do something else on your phone.
Finally Facebook has announced a new video app for TV, which will roll out soon to app stores for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Samsung Smart TV, with more platforms to come. The app will let you watch videos that are present on Facebook, but on a larger screen. Facebook users were watching more than 100 million hours of video every day in early 2016. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has already mentioned how important videos are for its platform.

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Friday, 3 February 2017

turn your glasses into smartglasses!

Remember when Google Glass was all the buzz on the internet? While that project seems to be in an indefinite holding pattern, there are still people out there who want to develop smartglasses. One such project is currently seeking funds via Kickstarter. This device is call Kai, and it’s been designed to turn any normal pair of glasses into smartglasses.

The company that came up with this idea, Glimpse Wearables, was started by a high school senior in Chicago, Dylan Rose. He says he came up with the idea for Kai because he feels smartphones are becoming too intrusive, with his friends looking down at their phones all the time.

The result of his idea is Kai, which is an accessory that can be attached to most any pair of glasses. It includes a microphone that can listen to your voice commands. With the help of a third-party voice assistant called Houndify, Kai is supposed to allow you to do things like make calls or texts, check calendar appointments, control your smart home devices, search for things on the internet and more. It also uses bone conduction speakers to make sure your voice messages are not heard by everyone else. The device will also come with its own smartphone app, where users can change settings on Kai, along with managing specific voice commands and more.

The Kickstarter fund raising effort is looking to bring in $55,650 to launch Kai, with 38 days to go in the campaign. If you get in early you can claim one for as low as $130, for a scheduled shipment in August 2017. While this idea is cool on the surface, we do have to wonder if such a product wouldn’t be better served with a simple wireless Bluetooth earpiece connected to a voice assistant on a smartphone.

Source:AndroidAuthority

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