Month: January 2017

A new Google Voice is coming soon

Google Voice is free and a great service for receiving, storing, transcribing and sharing voice mail messages. I use it as my primary voicemail for my smartphone and get my messages emailed and texted to me -I’d be lost without it.

The Naim Thing: Uniti Atom, Star, Nova and Core

Naim hit CES running with four new Uniti digital products, starting with the Nova at $6,995 and available in June. The Nova is the top dog of the three new all-in-one player/integrated amps and features a full slate of digital inputs , a quartet of analog inputs , and networking either via ethernet or WiFi.

Dark mode solves nanoparticle lasing issues

Aalto University researchers achieve low beam divergence of 0.3 degree and spatial coherence lengths of 100I1 4m, useful for out-coupling mechanisms. A potential problem in achieving lasing using nanoparticles was that light may not exist long enough in small dimensions to be helpful.

Benedict Cumberbatch’s body double to play Dr Strange in Avengers:…

Benedict Cumberbatch’s body double to play Dr Strange in Avengers: Infinity War due to scheduling conflict… but Disney will reshoot all close-ups The same can not be said for Benedict Cumberbatch unfortunately, who will have to reshoot his Avengers: Infinity Wars scenes after everybody else has finished. According to Page Six , Broadway actor Aaron Lazar has been hired to stand in for the 40-year-old for filming in Georgia, due to scheduling conflicts.

Nikon and Mini team up to cross-promote cameras and cars

Nikon and Mini have agreed to a new marketing partnership that will see the two companies work alongside one another to cross-promote their respective products. In its press release , Nikon says the pair will create a collection of marketing material designed to showcase the immersive and visual capabilities of Nikon’s KeyMission camera series and the driving experience of Mini’s new adventure-oriented Countryman vehicle lineup.

CVE-2016-8459

NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards based vulnerability management data. This data enables automation of vulnerability management, security measurement, and compliance .

Johns Hopkins researchers helping in search for elusive cancer causing genes

A group of scientists at Johns Hopkins University is studying various bioinformatics methods to discover the ones that help identify the genetic mutations that encourage tumor cells to thrive in an effort to develop drugs to fight the cancer. A group of scientists at Johns Hopkins University is studying various bioinformatics methods to discover the ones that help identify the genetic mutations that encourage tumor cells to thrive in an effort to develop drugs to fight the cancer.

Honeywell Displays Internet of Things Solutions to Enhance Retail Store Operations at NRF Expo

Fort Mill, S.C., Jan. 12, 2017 – Honeywell will feature its latest technology designed to help retailers leverage their brick-and-mortar stores to drive profitability and compete in an e-commerce world at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show, running Jan. 15-17 in New York City’s Javits Center. At its booth , Honeywell will provide hands-on demonstrations of its solutions to support product visibility and tracking, mobile couponing, ad hoc checkout, store labor productivity and store fulfillment operations.

Surrounded By Robots

You’ve likely seen the Boston Dynamics robots on YouTube – creepy humanoids climbing stairs or running on a treadmill, knees bent and a little hurried, like they need to find a bathroom fast. Or maybe you were one of the many viewers who winced at the “cruelty” of BD engineers kicking Spot the robot dog to make it fall over.

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (BOOT) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Investment Research

According to Zacks, “Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. operates as a lifestyle retail chain devoted to western and work-related footwear, apparel and accessories. The company’s products include boots, denim, western shirts, cowboy hats, belts and belt buckles, and western-style jewellery and accessories; and rugged footwear, outerwear, overalls, denims, and shirts, as well as safety-toe boots, and flame-resistant and high-visibility clothing.

Virtual Reality (VR) in Healthcare Market – Easing the Way to Educate …

Global Virtual Reality in Healthcare Market – Overview The integration of IT solutions and principles in the field of healthcare is bringing about a transformation in the way patients are treated and services are provided by healthcare practitioners. The vast benefits of digitally managed processes and operations are prompting an increasing number of companies in the healthcare sector to shift from conventional manually operated devices and processes to newer and more efficient software-enabled solutions.

Nanoscience expert receives 2016 Dickson Prize in Science

Chad A. Mirkin, the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University, has been awarded the 2016 Dickson Prize in Science. The prize is awarded annually by Carnegie Mellon University to an individual in the U.S. who has made outstanding contributions to science.

Valley College hacking presents lessons for many

Extortion is an old crime with a fresh new look thanks to international cyber-criminals. They’ve made a billion-dollar enterprise out of kidnapping valuable data by encrypting it, and then demanding a ransom in exchange for a digital key that restores the computer files to normal.

Newsroom visit

The group of children who are part of the AusAid funded empowerment program “Kids Link Fiji” touring The Fiji Times newsroom on Wednesday. Picture: JOVESA NAISUA THIRTY children from schools around the Central Division were part of the “Kids Link Fiji” program tour to The Fiji Times newsroom on Wednesday.

Get a job: Disruptor Beam is hiring a Senior Producer

The Gamasutra Job Board is the most diverse, active and established board of its kind for the video game industry! Here is just one of the many, many positions being advertised right now. Disruptor Beam is building a new generation of games for every screen, based on popular universes like Game of Thrones and Star Trek.

Amazon commits to hiring 100,000 U.S. workers

While many of the jobs will be in warehouses, Amazon said the company will be looking for engineers and software developers in such areas as cloud computing and machine learning. “Innovation is one of our guiding principles at Amazon, and it’s created hundreds of thousands of American jobs,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, in a statement .

Virtual Reality Could Help People With Phantom Pain

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have reported promising results in using computer reality technology to treat phantom pain in people with amputated limbs. The team, led by Max Ortiz Catalan, Ph.D., says that using augmented reality – a form of virtual reality – can significantly reduce the pain that many people experience in lost limbs.

Law Firm Donation Enhances Students’ Access to Education

Verrill Dana is pleased to donate more than 15 of its computers after a recent upgrade to Spark Academy, co-founded by Verrill Dana attorney Tom Bean, and to The Girls Foundation of Tanzania, co-founded by Beth Currier, now Secretary of the Foundation and wife of Verrill Dana attorney Doug Currier. “Computers play a vital role in education, however, we find that many schools lack the funding and resources needed to ensure they have enough adequate technology,” said K.C. Jones, Managing Partner at Verrill Dana.