This He Specifications Google Glass

KOMPAS.com - News about the Google Glass smart glasses kept rolling. After announcing that the controversial devices have been ready for production, Google has also released the official specs of the homemade gadgets.

So, what are the components that I planted? Let us start from the screen / lens. As quoted from Techcrunch, the screen is not unlike Google Glass glasses lens has a resolution that is claimed to be "the equivalent of high definition displays seen from a distance of 2.5 meters".

However, the specification statement, Google did not specify how exactly Google Glass screen resolution.In the Google Glass guide for developers, Google claimed that the photographs were displayed through the device must have a resolution of 640 x 360. It is probable that these figures represent the actual resolution of the Google Glass.

The first version of Google's smart glasses will also be equipped with a camera that can record 720p HD video. Medium-sized 16 GB of internal storage (with 12 GB of free space that can be used) to store the catch images or video footage.

Storage media will also be synchronized with Google's cloud storage service.About the battery, Google claims that Google Glass can last all day. However, adding that the battery life can be reduced if users use energy-intensive features such as video recording or chat with in Google Hangout.

Well, one of the most unique features is the "bone conduction transducer". This smart glasses can transmit sound to the inner ear through the bones of its skull. Thanks to this feature, users do not need headphones to hear the voice of Google Glass.

Here are the full specs Google Glass.
 Fitting: 
- Nose pads and frames that can be adapted to any face shape 
- Additional nose pads in two sizes

Screen: 
"High-resolution equivalent to a high definition display viewed from a distance of 2.5 meters"

Camera: 
- Photo: 5 megapixel
 - Video: HD 1280x720 p

Audio: 
"Bone Conduction Transducer"

Connectivity:
 - WiFi 802.11b.g 
- Bluetooth

Storage media: 
16 GB, with a usable capacity of 12 GB, synchronized with Google's cloud storage service.

Battery life: 
One full day, unless used to record video or video conferencing (hangout)

Charger: 
Special charger with a micro-USB port

Compatibility: 
- All phones with Bluetooth capability 
- Software MyGlass companion requires operating system Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later. MyGlass unlock GPS and SMS feature in Google Glass.

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Boston Bomb Packed In Pot Presto

BOSTON (KOMPAS.com) - The federal agency said Tuesday (16/04/2013), focusing on how the bombing near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Monday, done. They have learned that the pressure cooker is used to pack explosives, nails, and other deadly shrapnel in the explosion. However, they still do not know who did it and what his motives.
AP news agency reported, an intelligence bulletin issued to law enforcement officials and circulated on Tuesday night ran a photo of a broken cooker and a torn black bag, according to the FBI agents who are part of a bomb.
"Allegations about the suspect and his motive remains wide open," said Richard Deslauriers, FBI agent in charge in Boston, said in a press conference. He vowed to "pursue the subject until the end of the earth or the person responsible for this despicable crime."
The FBI and several other U.S. law enforcement agencies repeatedly appealed to the citizens to provide photographs, videos, or anything suspicious that they might see or hear. Deslauriers asking people to tell something suspicious, like hearing someone express interest in explosives or desire to attack the marathon, or see someone carrying a heavy bag in the race's dark or mysterious explosions heard recently.
The FBI said it was checking what Boston television station, WHDH, claims as a photo sent by the viewers that shows the scene just before and after the bomb exploded. The photo shows something close to a mailbox that seems a bag, but it is unclear what value the photo. "We're looking at hundreds of photos, and it's one of the photos," said FBI spokesman Jason Pack.
President Barack Obama called the attack an act of terrorism, but he said officials did not know "whether the attack was planned and executed by a foreign or domestic terrorist organization, or whether it is (a) an individual action."
Dozens of victims of the explosion was still in the hospital, many who suffered grievous wounds, the day after the twin explosions near the marathon finish line, killing three people, injuring more than 170 others, and revived fears of terrorism. A 9 year old girl and a boy aged 10 years was among the 17 victims in critical condition.
The law enforcement officers discovered that the bombs in Boston that consisted of explosives put in 1.6 gallon size pressure cooker. The bomb contains metal fragments and buckshot, the other containing nails, said someone close to the investigation, was quoted as saying Washington Post.com. The man did not want anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. The bombs, the source said, was put into a black duffel bag and left on the ground.
Deslauriers confirmed, investigators have found pieces of a black nylon bag or backpack and buckshot fragments and nails, which may be put into the pot pesto. He said the items had been sent to the FBI lab in Quantico, Virginia, for analysis.
Investigators said they have not determined what was used to detonate the explosives.
Explosions with pressure cooker has been used in international terrorism and has been recommended for an individual or an individual operation (lone wolf) by the Yemeni branch of Al Qaeda. However, information about how to make bombs that can easily be found online. U.S. officials have asked Americans not to rush it connects with the terrorist attacks abroad. Deslauriers said, so far there has been no claim of responsibility for the attack.
Explosion using pressure cooker has been used in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Similarly, according to an intelligence report in July 2010 which created the FBI and Department of Homeland Security. One of the three devices used in the bombing attempt in Times Square, New York, in May 2010 is a pressure cooker, the report said.
Pakistani Taliban, which claimed responsibility for the attempted attack in Times Square in 2010, it has denied involvement in the attacks in the Boston Marathon.
Al Qaeda's Yemen branch gives a detailed description of how to make a bomb using a pressure cooker in the 2010 edition of Inspire. Inspire is an online publication for English speakers intended to be potential terrorists acting alone. In a chapter titled "Making Bomb in the Kitchen mother" mentioned "pressure cooker is the most effective method" for making bombs simple. There is also provided a guide to make it.
Naser Jason Abdo, a former U.S. soldier, was sentenced last year to life in prison after being convicted of planning to use a pair of bombs made from pressure cooker in an attack on a Texas restaurant frequented by soldiers from Fort Hood. He keeps the article published in Inspire.

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WhatsApp CEO: We're Bigger Than Twitter

Jakarta (detik.com) - A total of more than 200 million monthly users recorded using WhatsApp. No exaggeration then if the CEO boldly boasted that its service is more gigantic than Twitter.

WhatsApp is CEO, Jan. Koum, who spoke at a technology conference in New York, United States, about the achievements of his company printed.

Koum underlined that the messaging app it now holds about 8 billion messages inbound and outbound 12 billion messages per day.

Well, what about Twitter itself is used as comparison by Koum? Quoted from TechCrunch, Wednesday (17/04/2013), the site's 140-character print the number of monthly active users of 200 million in the month of December. While certainly both services actually have a different format.

Interestingly, even if used by hundreds of millions of people, WhatsApp is not interested disambangi ads. Check out what Kloum word about it.

"We are bombarded with so much advertising in our daily lives and we feel that the smartphone is not the place for it. Putting ads on this kind of device is a bad idea. You do not want to be interrupted with ads while chatting with your loved ones".

Instead, Koum said that WhatsApp introducing business model where users will be charged a fee of 99 cents USD per year.

The messaging app is the middle reaches its golden periods. Even technology giant Google had mentioned that even though the service will be annexed later this rumor himself rebuffed by WhatsApp.

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