// October 2014 ~ EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

Monday, 13 October 2014

Are 'Hearables' the Next Big Thing in Fitness................... Fitness.......

The future of “smart” wearable devices could be in your ear, according to the “wireless evangelist” Nick Hunn. Hunn is working on a new market forecast report for wearable tech, and wrote in a preview that he expects “hearables,” or smart earbuds, to be worth over $5 billion by 2018. For context, a recent forecast (pdf) predicted a total market of $30 to $50 billion for wearables by that year. Here’s why he could be right: Screens make things complicated After...

MIT Students Claim Astronauts Will Starve On 'Mars One' Mission..........

PhD students at MIT published a study this week that seems to debunk Mars One's plan to land humans on Mars by 2025 using existing technology. They say that without dramatic improvements in equipment life, the space colonists, who would have no way to return to Earth, could starve to death. The students, part of a research group specializing in large-scale multi-billion dollar space programs, used publically available information about the Mars...

Samsung Has Announced New 60GHz Wi-Fi Technology

Samsung has announced new 60GHz Wi-Fi technology that is claimed to be capable of speeds five times faster than current Wi-Fi speeds. The electronics giant says that the technology will enable data transmission speeds of up to 4.6Gbps and says that it will commercialize the technology in 2015. Samsung says that it 802.11ad standard 60GHz Wi-Fi technology can maintain the top speed by eliminating co-channel interference, not matter how many devices...

Services Tax Department's Scanner Under The Uber

the US-based transport app provider Uber, which offers its services to around 1,200 cab operators in India's 10 top cities, has come under the scanner of the Services Tax Department. "We have sent a tax enquiry to Uber. So far, they have not paid us a single penny in taxes. We have not sent them a demand notice as they don't have an office in the country, but are operating through their Netherlands arm," Mumbai Service Tax Commissioner SK Solanki...

Now App Can keep Mosquitoes away

Have mosquitoes become headache for you? No benefit of using mosquito repellents? Check out this smart mosquito repellent. Unlike other repellents it is for Free. Wouldn’t it be the coolest thing ever if you could download an app to your cell phone that would turn your phone into a safe, free mosquito-repelling machine? A smartphone app claim to use ultrasonic sound to repel mosquitoes. rescue yourself from mosquito bite using this app. New apps...

Thursday, 9 October 2014

Romantic Places in New York City

If you're planning a romantic vacation, New York City is a great place for your special escape whether it's for a proposal, a honeymoon, or a Valentine's Day getaway. If you're looking for a particularly romantic spot for a kiss or proposal, check out this list of some of New York City's most romantic spots. 1. Central Park From Carriage Rides in Central Park and boat rides below Bow Bridge, to Belevedere Castle and the Conservatory Garden, Central...

Main Parts of Drone

For someone new to the multirotor hobby, putting together your first quadcopter parts list can be extremely daunting. Trying to figure out what to buy and what parts will work together is tough, especially for people who don’t come from a background in radio controlled planes or helicopters. Forums are packed with people who want to build a quadcopter but don’t know where to start. It can be frustrating trying to sort through the thousands of...

Sunday, 5 October 2014

Ebola Virus Makes Zombies

Simply uttering the word Ebola is enough to cause a person to cringe, shudder, twitch, or perhaps even recoil in horror. Rightly so. Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF), the result of an infection with one of the four identified sub-types of Ebola viruses known to affect humans, is gruesome. Ebola infection can result in a mortality rate as high as 90 percent of all infected individuals, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The real...

Improve Your Android’s performance

Android being Open Nature and User-friendly, has increased its market in a very short time. This is the main fact why The Android is being so much popular while other rivals are trying to take the market in hand. you can have anything that you just wanted to be. Easy use and friendly nature of Android has drawn a lot of drawbacks in Android smartphones. It can cause more time taken in processing by a Android device. Many times you would have to...

Now Google Speak Can Search understands five languages

When it came to choosing a language to do a voice search with in the Google Search app, you have to undergo the limitation of choosing a single language at the time. The problem was, you could only choose one language at a time. Until now. Now you can choose five languages among 50 languages available. Exploring the abilities of Google search app, Google officially announced that its updated version can work with upto five languages. A new feature...

Apple Tool Checks iPhones for ‘Kill Switch’ Security’

The iPhone already supports that feature, and the company recently released a tool to check whether an Apple device has the kill switch turned on. Google and Microsoft will add a “kill-switch” feature to their Android and Windows phone operating systems. As Smartphone theft has become a big problem across the world. According to a report by US authorities: Some 3.1 million mobile devices were stolen in the US in 2013, nearly double the number...

Improved mood and functioning, Benefits of controlled breathing, Potential help for PTSD &Delirium, dementia, amnestic, and other cognitive disorders

Improved mood and functioning Questions remain about exactly how yoga works to improve mood, but preliminary evidence suggests its benefit is similar to that of exercise and relaxation techniques. In a German study published in 2005, 24 women who described themselves as "emotionally distressed" took two 90-minute yoga classes a week for three months. Women in a control group maintained their normal activities and were asked not to begin an exercise or stress-reduction program during the study period. Though not formally diagnosed with depression,...

Adjustment disorder, Yogic effect on stress, Taming the stress response

. Adjustment disorder: - Reaction to Common Life Stressors A person whose response to a common stressor such as marriage, divorce, childbirth, or losing a job in maladaptive and occurs within 3 months of the stressor can be said to have an adjustment disorder. The person’s reaction is considered maladaptive if he or she is unable to function as usual or if the person’s reaction to the particular stressor is excessive. In adjustment disorder, the person’s maladjustment lessens or disappears when (1) the stressor has subsided or (2)...

Common external causes of stress, Categories of stress, Classification of conflict situation

• Memory problems • Inability to concentrate • Poor judgment • Seeing only the negative • Anxious or racing thoughts • Constant worrying • Moodiness • Irritability or short temper • Agitation, inability to relax • Feeling overwhelmed • Sense of loneliness and isolation • Depression or general unhappiness Physical Symptoms Behavioral Symptoms • Aches and pains • Diarrhea or constipation • Nausea, dizziness • Chest pain, rapid heartbeat • Loss of sex drive • Frequent colds • Eating more or less • Sleeping too much or too little •...

Saturday, 4 October 2014

Other psychological disorders, The Body’s Stress Response

Other psychological disorders:- 1. Stress. 2. Adjustment disorder. 3. Delirium, dementia, amnestic, and other cognitive disorder. What is stress? Life would be simple indeed if all of our needs were automatically satisfied. In reality, however, many obstacles, both personal and environmental, prevent this ideal situation. We may be too short for professional basketball or have less money than we need. Such obstacles place adjustive demands...