Youtube's New feature, Download video in MP4 format

Youtube.com now Offers a new feature, to download a video in MP4 format. But not all videos have this feature only the videos Licensed  under Creative Commons (Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works) are available for download.

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Garmin Asus M10 has voice navigation in Hindi

Last Month Garmin and Asus in collaboration launched its new smart phone,  

The Garmin-Asus M10.  

It features the latest Windows Mobile 6.5.3 OS. It has a sleek design a 3.5 inch WVGA screen.The 3D task manager enables users to switch between running applications. The phones sports a powerful 600Mhz Qualcomm chipset which runs the Windows Mobile OS like a breeze.

                                              Image courtesy www.techtree.com

Aussie Scientists Unveil Bionic Eye Prototype

This past week Australian Researchers from Bionic Vision Australia (BVA) and University of New South Wales unveiled a Prototype of a Bionic vision device which could help people with vision loss due to macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa. 

The Device comprises of eye glasses, mounted on it is a small video camera. The camera gives its video feed to a small pocket CPU which processes it and wirelessly transfers signals to an electrode chip surgical mounted on the retina. The electrode chip has 98 electrodes which stimulates cells on the optical nerve. This enables the patient to see his surroundings

Google's new TV platform named GoogleTV (GTV)

Its seems like Google is going crazy over everything, trying to jump in and be the master of everything. This time it is in the form of a TV platform named Google TV. Google in association with hardware Giants Intel and Sony are currently working on an Android based TV platform. The platform will be based on a set top box and even actual TV sets (GTV).

Intel X25-V 40GB Solid State Drive out for $125

Ever wondered why despite having a good processor and more than sufficient RAM on your system the boot  time on your Desktop is not fast enough. Blame it on the hard drive! The standard  7200rpm HDD doesn't  read the boot data fast enough. Now you can decrease your boot time up-to 1/4 of the original by just spending around $125.  

Intel has started shipping its Solid State Drive (SSD) the X25-V 40GB for $125.

No doubt the cost of SSDs is more than HDDs and thats what limited its use to performance sensitive laptops, servers and gaming machines in the  past. Although the cost of SSD is almost $3 more per GB than a standard HDD but the performance benefits are just amazing and worth the price. It comes with a 3 year warranty. The best part is it has a standard SATA interface so you can use it in your exiting PC.

Now Software can make Amature photos look professional.

Photography is an art, it requires a lot of training and experience to acquire the skill. No matter how ever high end camera you use, unless you know the right way and have the skills you cant get that perfect professional looking photograph. But now algorithms and number crunching can make your photograph look PRO.

The new software has been developed by Professors Daniel Cohen-Or and Lior Wolf at the University of Tel-Aviv , Israel with the help of colleagues at the Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. At first an algorithms gives a score to a photograph based on aesthetics using simple composition rules widely used to teach budding photographers. The image is then automatically cropped, or parts of it moved and resized, to boost its score.

The software analysis the key features of an image such as color shape of objects etc. The position of those elements are used to judge a photograph. The software then tweaks it to make the photograph look aesthetic and more pleasing to the eye.