Archive | December, 2011

Electronics for Kids

 Electronics for Kids

I recently talked about Laurent Garnier and his performance at Sonar Kids.
Electronic music for children opens in the market, and emerging new artists willing to give the smaller rod of the house. This is the case of Pau Guillamet, well known in the world of electro Barcelona.

The show is entitled “Guillamino the classe de les girafes” and is “an interactive show devoted to children, a participatory experience of creating real-time electronic” Guillamet EFE said. That is, trying to create a first point of contact for children to discover real-time electronic music creation, for which Guillamino has recent experience of Sonar Kids and their baggage teaching at various schools. The opening will be 22 September in Reus (Tarragona), but also be able to see the 27 September in Figueres (Girona, in the Weightless Festival) and 17 October in Barcelona (CCCB).

The Empordà roots musician from Barcelona and Andalucia, which has participated in festivals like South By Southwest in Austin (Texas, USA), Japan, Germany and Chile, also act in Mahon (August 13), and in September in Santa Eugenia de Berga (day 5), Montblanc (day 12), and The Hague (Today’s Art festival, day 25).

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Tinkering School – Summer camp for experiencing apender

Viewing a chat TED, which to me is becoming essential inspiration, I find Tinkering School, possibly the summer camp we would have liked to go to those who follow and write this blog.

What do you do Tinkering School ?

So basically, children, choose projects and build them during their stay.

What could be better for a child to do with your own hands a roller coaster and then shoot him for it? Few things, the truth ;-)

Of course, this roller coaster was built by children 7 years

This is the work ofGever Tulley , said that as the field has consturido he would have liked to go.

Here children and adolescents use all kinds of tools and artifacts, of those considered dangerous to them.

If you want to see more pictures of projects here are Tinkering School Gallery.

The point of view of Gever Tulley on education and child development, you can see it in another TED conference, which talks about 5 dangerous things that our children should do. Here included.

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Samsung Galaxy S

Samsung Galaxy S

At this point it is hard to determine which OS is more important in the development policy terminals Samsung, on the one hand have their own system as bada, far away we will have a relationship with Windows Phone 7 Series, and throughout the voyage of Android have been walking hand in hand. At the CTIA have presented what may be the most important terminal operating system from Google, we talk about the Samsung Galaxy S.

Also known as Samsung GT-I9000, time off at a market in which competition Android high-end phones is very strong, and not to be outdone uses Android 2.1, this time accompanied by a proprietary user interface Samsung already had occasion to see on the phone with projector, Samsung Beam. I’ve lost the real meaning of the mark, but we see her back “with Google”.

Samsung intends to retain all the power and possibilities of Android, but making us forget its original appearance, so that the interface is a very important change with respect to competing solutions, though, also based on multiple desktops and widgets. It features integration with major social networking functionality dubbed Social Hub.

In terms of design, we find simple lines, more conservative than we saw in the Samsung Wave , but with dimensions only conditioned by the size of the screen, since the thickness is only 9.9mm. The full dimensions are 64.2 × terminal 122.4 x 9.9 mm, weighing only 118 grams, considering the size.

With respect to the applications we will be orphaned, because it has full access to Android Market , but also Samsung has decided to include some applications at launch, as the browser-based augmented reality Layar , or the integration of Swype as a method of data entry.

Also notable is the ability to play HD video of the device, making it a true portable media player, supporting formats as extensive as Divx HD, Xvid and MKV.

Hardware, setting the bar high

In regard to the hardware we have two elements that attract your attention, first of its 4-inch screen with SuperAMOLED technology and resolution WVGA (800 × 480 pixels), and secondly its 1GHz processor. The truth is that the specifications are far from promising Samsung Galaxy that I had occasion to analyze.

It is clear that we have a phone to the latest in technology, but has many more details that surprise us, as connectivity Bluetooth 3.0 . As expected in a terminal of its kind, do not forget the receiver GPS ( A-GPS ) with digital compass, and WiFi connectivity (b / g / n) and 3G ( HSDPA ).

If we go by the camera of Samsung Galaxy S, we find a modulus of 5 megapixels with autofocus, and the assessed ability to record 720p video at 30 frames per second. There will also typical features of the compact of the house as smile detection, panoramic images, etc.. The front panel features a camera VGA for video calls.

The model will be available in two versions that differ by the capacity of internal memory, 8 or 16GB, you can also use microSD memory cards up to 32GB. The battery is 1500mAh, has FM radio, and there are the typical and motion sensors, proximity and ambient light.

We will know in a video just released people Phonescoop, although being processed for better quality, we can see the appearance of the terminal and its operation:

We seem to have a tough contender to Google Nexus One and HTC Desire, among others, but for screen size I think his main opponent will be the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. No word on price or release date, but have reported that the first destinations of Samsung Galaxy S are the markets of Europe, North America, Latin America, Australia and Asia.

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Samsung confirmed that the Galaxy S

Samsung is slowly confirming the list of devices that update to Ice Cream Sandwich. A few days ago we saw a few names, including the SII and the Note. Now, the Korean company announced two terminals that do not receive this new version of Android: the S and Galaxy Galaxy Tab.

Samsung claims the reasons are that even though Ice Cream Sandwich runs smoothly on both devices, the hardware is not compatible with some of the highlights of the update. Specifically says that it is related features and Ice Cream Sandwich Touchwizz.

There will be those that are updated or not is unimportant. Those who worry about the matter will be pleased to know that, although not officially arrive home developers are already taking Ice Cream Sandwich the two devices in question.

Given this, we’ll see if Samsung has finally updated the other androids that did not mention in his day. It is possible that for example the Mini but do not receive phones like the W or the Galaxy Ace would be a shame to stay behind. Thank you very much Paul for sending the track.

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Hercules Mobile Samsung Android

Hercules is the code name as Thisismynext, we choose to name the new smartphone that Samsung prepares for the end of the year, starting with the U.S. through T-Mobile operator. To emphasize the size of your screen and the power of your processor (hence the name) but we see all the features it has.

Samsung Hercules will screen Super AMOLED Plus 4.5-inch (same as using the Samsung Infuse 4G) and with dimensions of 131 × 70 × 9.39 mm.

As processor will take a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm dual-core APQ8060, something a little surprised because the Korean company on their computers often incorporate Exynos processor and not delegate to another company this.

Samsung Hercules will support 4G networks T-Mobile and will have access to high-speed Internet to 42 Mbps HSDPA and 5.86 Mbps HSUPA. The speed increase is very significant if we consider that devices like the HTC EVO 4G One of the fastest Android, reaches “only” 10 Mbps in HSDPA.

Furthermore, this team will have 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory expandable with microSD card of 32 GB or less. It will also come with NFC chip although it is unclear whether it will be compatible with some standards such as mobile payment ISIS. As the camera comes back with a 8 megapixel camera with video recording in 1080 and a front that there is no technical details yet. The only negative issue is the lack of an HDMI connector to connect to a TV or monitor.

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The Best Digital Cameras Available Today

Thanks to technological advances, the technology and accessibility of digital cameras is advancing at astronomical rates. This allows an amazing amount of normal people to purchase cameras for immortalizing their exploits and capturing unforgettable memories.

Only a few years ago, the trend in the newest cameras was moving towards smaller and smaller cameras. This actually limited the number of features that a digital camera could have, and a lot of cameras that started coming out, while affordable in price, did not have a lot of quality features. Now in more recent times, digital camera companies have realized that size does not matter so much anymore, and have started concentrating on how many awesome features they can fit into a reasonably sized digital camera.

For example, Canon’s newest digital point and shoot – the Canon G12 – has 10 megapixels (a reasonable amount without overdoing it), can shoot HD video (a great new feature), and 5x optical zoom with stabilization. This camera is highly rated by owners, and features many different great new features that make it a great buy for the money ($499 but can be bought for much less on alternative websites like Amazon). These are three key new features of all of the best new cameras today : a great optical zoom, the ability to shoot HD video, and powerful megapixels.

Another great new digital camera available today: the whole Panasonic Lumix range is well known and highly rated. Lumix’s range from small handheld sized point and shoots to heftier digital SLR cameras that have powerful zoom capabilities. They are all affordably priced, where you get one of the biggest bangs for your bucks within the digital camera industry.

A final digital camera consideration to look into is the newest Olympus Stylus TG-180 Tough. This is one tough camera, with waterproof casing, the ability to be dropped from 6.6 feet, and freezeproof down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit – making it perfect for this seasons winter sports.

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Samsung Galaxy Y

Samsung Galaxy Y Earlier I talked about the Samsung Galaxy and duets with Android, a new phone introduced by Samsung which stands out support for two SIM cards also commented that it is not the only motive for this type presented by Samsung.

The second is the Galaxy and Pro DUOS Samsung, which also have dual SIM support, but we can also highlight a physical QWERTY keyboard in the style Blackberry. Here again is a mid-range mobile with modest benefits.

Android 2.3 Gingerbread
2.6-inch screen
Resolution LQVGA
3-megapixel rear camera
VGA front camera for video calls
Expandable memory via microSD card
Connectivity Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n
Dimensions: 110.8 × 63.5 × 11.9 millimeters
Weight 112.3 grams
1,350 mAh Battery
The benefits are very similar to the previous model, logically changing the screen size and QWERTY keyboard. The Galaxy and Pro DUAL Samsung will also be available from January.

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