So flydigi came out with "capair" technology which sends an electrical current to a specific position on your phone screen. Can anyone explain how this works? Im really not trying to spend 75 bucks to tear one of these down just to find a battery and a power regulator. Any electrical engineers out there that wanna lend the info id be appreciate it.
Hello everybody,
Anyone knows wich IPhone model is the MNQM2ZD/A ? I don't know if I can use it without network problems
So any advice or recommendations would be helpful 🙂
I've tried several soundbars with my vizio tv and they never work with the tv, yet it's a brand new tv where the consoles I have plugged in work perfectly. It's like none of the soundbars will pair with the damn thing and I literally can't figure out why....are soundbars just shit or am I missing something? I've been using tech for 30+yrs, built my own ryzen pc for gaming so I'm no noob to tech stuff...
I am looking for things like...
I usually use my phone for youtube, discord and gaming.
Hi there I’m working on a project and I’m looking for the name of a phone that is bigger than 88mm by 45mm by 8mm (3.456 in by 1.772 in by 0.135 in) I’m looking to buy one non working to hollow out the back and insert a Suorin Air v2. Any phone names would be awesome. Thanks.
IF the internet is like a shared file system that everyone uses, doesnt it make sense that it could get messy like a regular computer and have to be cleaned up every once in a while or something? ITs like it hasnt been defragged or rebooted even once. Might be dangerous to at this point?
So i'm currently living in Europe, and will be staying in the US for a little while (approx. 7 months). I am considering buying a new phone in the US, as prices are way lower than in my country. However, I have no idea about any of the consequences that would have.
Will I for example have problems using a European sim card when I get back to Europe?
Any advice on whether this is a good or bad idea is welcome.
They're both on sale but idk which one to get. Will be used for music mostly. I think
I dont know if this belongs here
If anyone is interested a cool smart lock from Orlo can be opened with the touch of a finger.
Hello r/tech, Not sure if this is the right sub to ask this question but worth a shot. Like the title says, I'm a little lost and could use some guidance here. I need to get internet for my campsite located in a relatively remote area in South Jersey (NJ) . Tmobile is absolutely useless in this area. I just want internet and I know of other campers that basically have Hotspots for their internet since there isn't any internet lines available in the area. I'd like to get something similar for myself, hopefully something that's cheap with decent speeds. Unfortunately my neighbors are away for the season so I can't ask them about their internet provider they have. Also, I may only use this campsite 6 months out of the year. I'm not really sure what kind of service to ask for when I call AT&T or Verizon, or maybe there are better options out there. Hope to gain some knowledge before I start calling around. Do you guys have any recommendations or experience with something like this?
I forgot the word for this but there is a word that means like best phone from this certain company. so like Samsung's (blank) phone. can someone please remind me?
I am kind of scepticle about the keyboard and was wondering is it good for gaming.
I believe my PC can take 3 monitors as standard. I have a 27 inch monitor and another a little smaller. As a third I'd like a 40 inch TV which will be further away. I want to use this on occasion to display entertainment on while I work, such as tv from web browser, or video sites, etc, or even multi task in a large screen aside from the other two.
My question is, can I do that? My current older TV doesn't display the desktop properly, but it is old from 2013 1080p. I want to grab a new 4k samsung, so will my idea work properly? I also want to optionally use it as a TV if required.
What are some of the "Emerging Technologies" that can revolutionize or at least change the way we do things in the future?
I'm a software developer and from a while i've been looking to build something i even had idea which seemed that it might work. But i never find the energy to keep working on it. I usually abandon it in sometime. Is there anyone like me or it just me?
Hi folks,
My buddy and I are trying to solicit some feedback when it comes to onboarding at tech companies. We've had some underwhelming experiences and have thought we mustn't be the only ones. Would you mind answering this 10 multiple choice questionnaire? You'll receive 5 years of good karma for doing so. THANK YOU
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My pc battery says its 57 watts/hour and my power bank is 20000 mAh.
There is a smart card technology out there called the "Blue Smart Card" in which it seems like you hold the card up to a smartphone with NFC and it instantly reads the business card and provides contact info in a nice web page. While I really love this idea and plan to buy one I cannot help but wonder if you could accomplish the same thing with any smartphone alone.
Since my phone has an NFC reader - can it also act exactly like the Blue Card and be readable in a way that displays a web page when someone hovers over it? Is there an app out there or a method that already does this? I use an iPhone 6s
I‘m an experienced teacher with a new school division and I joined the Tech Committee. The head office asked us to find innovative tech ideas for education, and bring them to the next meeting. The catch is, whatever ideas we bring have to be practical in the sense that the tech can be used in classroom settings, and distributed to various schools. Also, it has to be reasonably priced for classroom use. The educational component also has to be there, obviously.
I’m already doing coding, so I’m going to start with some of that because it’s new to this division (I’ve done Scratch, code.org, and Coding Arcades (like a science fair but for coding).
I also wanted to show Google Cardboard even though it’s not so practical for classroom use. The glasses themselves are cheap, but to do it with younger kids who don’t have their own cell phones isn’t “marketable” for a larger division.
I was going to show a Makey Makey- which basically functions like a controller for coding.
I feel like I need something else and wanted to see if anyone had any ideas. I’m not sure where else to post this, but any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Hey Everyone
Have you ever heard of brave browser? If not, I recommend you to have look on it. It is a new browser founded by Brendan Eich (founder of JavaScript and Mozilla Firefox) with a very interesting approach to pay its users for the data they provide to them. Something that google should have introduced already but they didn’t. More specifically it means, that you have the possibility to view ads and get 70% of the money the advertiser pays to brave yourself. You receive BAT tokens for any ad you view. BAT is a cryptocurrency, tradable on all major exchanges with a current USD price of around 20 cent. For me this is not only interesting because you can earn money from your data, it is also very interesting because BAT is a relatively young cryptocurrency with a big potential for the future. So there is a big possibility that the value of BAT will increase in the future, which means that your earned coins will be worth much more in a few years if you keep them. And because you start early, you will get much more BATs for an ad now than you’ll get in the future (because the payout per ad is calculated in USD, and BAT/USD is currently on a relatively low level). To those who think this is a scam I have to say, that brave is a very trustful company founded, as already mentioned, by Brendan Eich who is known for founding the programming language JavaScript and the popular browser Mozilla Firefox. Brave is also backed by a lot of famous investors and funds such as Founders Fund which is known for its billionaire owner Peter Thiel (co-founder of Paypal). Furthermore they are featured in many famous and popular newspapers such as the New York Times, Forbes etc.
What do you guys think, will brave cause a paradigm shift in how big tech companies will manage the data of its users and will brave be able to replace google as market leader?
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If you are more interested in Brave and still have some questions about it, just have a look on this link, it leads you to the Brave website. There is also a video which explains the whole project a bit more visual and better I suppose.
Link > https://brave.com/brave-rewards/
However, if you decide to download the browser I would be very, very thankful if you could download it through my referral link, so I could benefit also a little and earn some BAT’s :).
You also get 30 BAT for downloading it as long they aren’t already claimed.
For this just use the following link:
Link > https://brave.com/aur020
This may be a weird question, but I was wondering if there was any type of screen filter or material that can/could reduce light emitted from a screen in order to reduce the brightness. Essentially the light from your surrounding environment would bounce off the screen displaying what's there with a smaller portion of light coming from the back light. Basically allowing a screen display to closely resemble a printed photograph while also removing potential eye strain.
I'm not looking for a blue light filter or anything for eye strain. This is more of a "Shower Question". Kind of like r/ShowerThoughts.
Thoughts?
I've read a post about code repository comparison. Most of the time I rely on GitHub, but I started to wonder whether there were any other good ones.
Which one do you use and why?
I created an open source protocol for medical research without intellectual property.
The whitepaper: https://www.eticaprotocol.org
If you have any constructive remark or question don't hesitate to ask in comments
Best regards
I print once or twice a month. A page here and there. My ancient Xerox home laser printer(a Phaser 3140 I think) has moved through six flats in three countries and still works fine, despite being pretty cheap when I first got it. But now it's running out of toner.
I'm trying to decide what to do when it finally runs out of toner.
Toner is expensive - I guess a new cartridge would cost 100 euros or so - not much less than I paid for the printer new. And realistically, that printer isn't going to last another 12 years. The drivers still work on my Windows 7 machine, but god knows if they run on Windows 10. And what if we all end up switching to Arm on Windows? Definitely won't work then.
On the flip side, buying a new printer, while it would have nice features that were too expensive back then, like wifi printing, would be environmentally criminal when i have a perfectly good one that I can still use. I guess I could donate it to some charity or someone who needs it, with or without a fresh dose of toner, and buy a new one.
You can see that this is not a grand technological dilemma. Still, I'm interested in your thoughts. Want to reconcile cost effectiveness with being environmentally responsible.
I am looking for small surveillance cameras that are easily hidden to use around my house. I was hoping someone might have some recommendations on good cameras that work well and don't require wifi to work. Thanks in advance for recommendations.
This is some tech that I can get behind. Great work Saltwater Brewery! https://binged.it/2qZT2lY
I’ve seen some older posts similar but at the rate technology grows, maybe there is a new solution. So I’m in the process of finishing my basement and my big plan was two identical TVs side by side. (Because football and video games. Or video games and more video games etc.) Same exact models. Problem is, I didn’t think about the issue with the remotes not being tied to each TV individually. They will each control each other.
I’ve heard of the Harmony remotes but not trying to spend a lot.
Are there any less expensive, more affordable options? The TVs have to be exactly the same if they are to be next to each other because OCD.
Thanks in advance
I wan't to use my laptop webcam to record live video to cloud storage so i can leave my laptop unattended when I have to leave to take a break. A bonus would be if I could view that live footage from my smartphone. Does anyone have any ideas of programs that can do this?
Hello,
I have a odd question seeing I am not the smartest when it comes to Internet and all that. First let me say the reason for this questions is the job i do from my home PC, the platform we use we are not suppose to use any portable devices except laptop or desktop.
They claim they can tell which device we use while on the platform, but i do like some freedom from my desktop and i have a tablet, which i got the idea of using a app which mirrors my pc screen onto the tablet which can be used either with.. USB cables or Wifi to view and interact what i see on the tablet via the desktop.
using this type of setup i am thinking will now make it were the work platform should see my device as a PC ? But would i need to disable the Wifi on the Tablet and use USB cables so that my tablet will not show on the platform? Basically making my tablet just another monitor is what it comes down to, but if i could use Wifi then i have full freedom in my house.
So bottom line will this setup show on my work place that i am using a tablet ?
Thanks
So I'm due a phone upgrade next week and I have two choices, get the better phone (S10+) or the 'flashier' phone (iPhone 11), I currently have a Huawei but I want something better, I do miss IOS from my last 2 phones, but I think I'd rather have a S10 as it's more powerful and that but idk...
Are there any operating systems specifically designed for smart glasses?
With USB-C becoming the standard for power/data connectivity, will we ever seen a new ubiquitous I/O past it? Bearing in mind that we are nearing a future where all power/data transmission will be almost totally wireless.
Will you change your iPhone ringtone yourself?
Hi guys. I initially posted something longer but I figures this will be much better and I will get more precise answers. Title is self explanatory.
imagine being born in year 2019. the mainstream CPU now is 6 core, soon to be 8 core in 2020. GPU just got its 1st gen of raytracing. VR is taking off. Real globalized internet is taking off with companies such as SpaceX launching thousands of near eath satellite. 5G is taking off. Everyone has mobile phones even in poorest countries like in Africa. Self-driving car is just taking off.
All of these tech have one thing in common and that is IT. We're still in the middle of the IT revolution. Those who are born today are extremely lucky.
I think the best era to be born is in a tech stagnant/stable era. Imagine being born as a female in the 1920s, and when you're 20 years old in 1940s, you're a housewife, having to do house work by hand, and you gave birth to a daughter. Then in 1960s she got married and became a housewive. By this time, the electricity revolution has largely completed, with TVs, microwaves, vaccum cleaners, washing machines, electric ovens, blowdryers, dishwashers. Your daughter is still a housewive but her job just got like 80% easier. You look back and realize just how much time you wasted doing all these household chores which you didn't enjoy.
And the housewife who was born in the 20s wasn't even born before the electricity revolution. By the 20s, there was already radio, music player, elephone, electric light.
I think it really feels unfair on some level. That is, just because you're born in a different era your life experience changes greatly.
And don't tell me the rhetoric of "theres always something new on the horizon". That's a poor argument, because tech matures. Eletricity revolution matured in the 60s and 70s, not many new major domestic work electric appliances came after that. So those born in the right time, took full advantage/benefit of that revolution.
I suspect the IT revolution is going to mature around year 2050. I think IT tech will enter a bottleneck/limitation when it came to 3nm, then it would need a major paradigm shift to advance beyond that physical limit, which would be very hard and nobody knows how long it would take.
Therefore, the best time to be born to take full advantage of IT revolution is year 2030, I believe. One born in 2030 would be 20 years old at year 2050, fully enjoying all the fruit of labor of IT revolution. After 2050, IT will certainly still evolve, but at a much slower pace, and more focused on improvements, rather than new IT techs because all the low hanging fruit would be long gone by then.
And finally, I know the mindset/worldview I just outlined, might sound really strange at first glance, but think about it, when you're in the society, you're actively contributing to the society. Whether through your taxes, your work. Your money goes to the cable companies, Apple, Google, your ISPs, the government, and so on. A random person's contribution to society in the 1910s, is probably just as much as a random person today, and yet the former lives in a much worse world. Or think about it another way, you're airdropped into a society as a common man. Would you rather it be today, or earlier?
A carrier down here in Mexico is selling said phone por this price, I know the phone sucks quite a lot, but that was only considering it's 1300 USD MSRP, do you guys think it's actually a good deal at that price point? I think that based on specs alone it is, maybe slot in a custom ROM and call it a day
Hi there,
If you are interested in programming, feel free to check out ScalaBridge. ScalaBridge is a non-profit and community-based organization that host free workshops for underrepresented groups in tech. We teach programming for free using Scala.
Currently, there is a 12-week program (free for all) starting on January 11th, 2020, in Sunnyvale (close to the Sunnyvale Caltrain station).
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Happy learning!
-- Yifan
I'm working on a product that will help make getting to a Proof of Concept or Minimum Viable Product less painful for first-time founders. If you've launched an app or tech business, I want to hear about your experience getting to version 1.0
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Is it possible to connect my USB headset to an USB female adaptor that goes out into two USB male, so that i can get sound in- and output from two devices?
With Black Friday coming up I’m in the market for a new wireless router. I only get like 30-50 mbps on my current Netgear N600. Walmart has the Netgear Nighthawk AX4 AX3000 for $99. I’m pretty sure at this price it would be worth it but it’s normally $200. If I can’t get it for $99 for whatever reason is it worth the cost, or do you guys recommend another wireless router? Thanks in advance.
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Hi r/tech ! We are a team of students in general management in Switzerland and for the last year of our master we work in relationship with a center of microtechnics and electrotechnics that developed a technology and we must find applications for it. But to do that we first want to know what people even expect from it! I know this sounds like self-promotion but I won't be giving away the company name nor any contact info (and this Reddit account is my personal), what we really want are your opinions.
But first a presentation of said device:
Our device is a sensor that measures and monitors different factors such as air quality, temperature, humidity, light and it can also use a camera to take pictures. The device is plugged on a flexible photovoltaic cell (PV cell) that can also generate power in non-direct sunlight (inside a room, house, ...). The PV cell is built as a sticker so you can basically stick it wherever you want. The device works in ultra-low-power (ULP) and communicates the data through Bluetooth LE.
Photo of our sensor: https://i.imgur.com/93joHc8.png
We can integrate different captors (visual, sound, infra-red, chemical) it holds a battery, a memory chip and a small processor that can support an already trained IA or another basic program.
The consumer buys the number of “PV stickers and sensors” that they needs. They can use one by room to monitor their interior. Then the data can be sent (encrypted or not) to their phone / computer or monitoring device. Our goal there is to save energy and its costs by monitoring your interior simply and efficiently.
Since the device can support an already trained IA we wanted to make it open source so that any customer can create their own program and share it with the community. Which is where you might be interested?
We're looking for opinions, inputs, etc on this tool, especially from people with programming background (but from everyone really).
What do you think about this technology? Would you have use for it? What would you make you want to use it? And how far would you go with this?
Several technology start-ups are working their way towards building AI-driven software that can act driver to the humans when time calls for it.
Often during our daily routine (especially the IT professionals), we hardly get time to learn something new. The workload we have doesn’t allow us to do so.
But here's something that guarantees you stay connected with all the latest innovation from the IT world.
Hi, I’m hoping someone can help me retrieve/recover an instagram message I apparently got sent to me, but it was “unsent”? I have no clue who it’s from
So while in my pocket the plastic piece that held the volume buttons fell. I lost it and then after I taped it with isolating tape. It still worked. After a few days, the board that controlled the volume broke and disconnected from the wires. Now the headphones won't even appear connected. Do I have any hope of fixing them?
So I ask you, as they will,
Where are you looking to find great deals?
In my case most people will ask me for laptops and desktop stuff. But If you know a great spot to find tech deals, I love them all :)
So basically I hate VR but I want a mini cinema experience with my phone. Can I get that with these phone VR headsets? Every time I see a review of one it only shows their VR use and the screen splits in two. Is that how it looks to the eye? I just want something that blocks out the outside which I can put my phone into and watch a movie without getting distracted
Hi all.
Does anyone know of a platform or service that provides you with either a temporary sort code and account number or a virtual account number that is then linked to your personal bank account? I know paypal is similar to this but it doesn't quite fit the criteria as in my example you need to be able to transfer the money to the recipient via sort code and account number.
Any recommendations would be appreciated.
I am looking for a cheap and decent mic for my Youtube channel. Right now I have none and I want to get one so I can record good audio. I have a few on Amazon that I am looking at right now but I want some other suggestions. Again, sorry if this is on the wrong subreddit.
What do you see as the next tech gold rush? Meaning that having a modicum of this skill will pay a lot of bills for the person in the early stages.
I want to take a more proactive approach to being knowledgeable about the tech world. I wanted to get some insight on some of the resources you guys are already using to do the same.
People of Reddit! Today I got a new monitor, it's AOC C24G1 and there's this white mark on it https://gyazo.com/b244bb411437de67b7a6b0ecf942f293 It's perfectly shaped and I have no clue if it's supposed to be like that or not. Checked online and other monitors actually have a black spot there. Am I missing something or should I just return it? Please help
I don't know if this belongs on this subreddit but here it is
So I was watching youtube on my phone while cooking my dinner and my phone ran out. Naturally I go and put it on charge, the issue now starts here is it goes to the start up screen that shows the apple logo and won't go off of that screen. I havent updated my phone to the latest update but its the version before the latest and it keeps asking me to update. This is the first time this has happened and before now my phone has been running absolutely fine. I googled how to fix this problem and it basically says I need to plug it into my laptop and update it, I feel like this problem was caused by apple to get me to update version but I know this is all a bit of a conspiracy but I don't get why this probelm happened.
Greetings Tech peoples,
I have a group project that entails making a theoretical product to help truck companies lower their accident rates.
Our product is described as follows...
The Drowsy Driving Detector is a facial recognition device that uses biometrics to map congruences and contrasts in the facial features and environments of drivers that correlate with heightened risk behaviors. The detector provides real time feedback of high risk driving behaviors, identifying factors such as sleep deprivation, increased driver distraction, and driver alertness. The internal technology of the detector has set algorithms that helps define the correlation of a driver's habits with the likelihood that the behavior can be attributed to a higher probability of an accident. The Drowsy Driving Detector provides real-time feedback through auditory and visual warnings according to a hierarchy of risks developed in the underwriting software within the device. Poor driver performance risks are itemized with low to high scale that entails feedback that becomes more emphatic and rapid if a behavior is repeated within a short window of time or the risk size of the behavior is very high. For example, the detector will provide a low frequency sound and or minor glare when a driver commits an observable lower tiered risk behavior such as gazing at their radio channel for too long. For higher tiered risks such as a driver beginning to nod off, results in a more strident sound at an accelerated pace. The internal hierarchy of risks monitored by the device (facial/environmental scanning and risk underwriting software) and external feedback given (auditory & visual) by the device are in sync to benefit the driver of his/her present state of probable peril, resulting in better prevention of accidents, furthering the company's bottom line.
What I need help doing is placing all the theoretical components to create this product. Below is the list I have so far. Please help me identify all theorectical components that need to be in this design. Below is what we have so far...
-camera : facial recognition + USB Port
- alarm : speaker
-lights : led light+ conducter
-charger: 12 volt charger port
-Casing: mount+ plastic casing
- circuit board
I feel as if we are missing so many things. Please provide me more components that would "realistically," make this hypothetical product. ALSO EXCLUDE ALL PACKAGING COMPONENTS
What kind of technology/software could I say is implemented in the facial recognition to justify that it can detect risk behaviors as stated in the our description.
PLEASE HELP!!!
Thank you all!!!
I read this article today and it made me sad how much effort Huawei is making just to stay alive as a company. The Huawei case has shown China is in an emergency situation that is as dire as not having a nuke while a Nuclear power is threatening.
US can destroy China's phone companies overseas business anytime by just switching off Google. Its not just appstore. Most Android apps rely on Google Play services. Chinese companies will be doomed without it.
US can force Taiwan or other companies to cutoff supplies to any Chinese company by threatening to put them into entity list. Again, this means even Samsung or TSMC might stop selling their chips. That will destroy these companies even at home.All Chinese phone, Laptop or any type electronics companies are under huge threat.
Huawei is trying to develop alternatives to Google services such as Maps library and Huawei Core to replace Google Play services. But can such effort be successful if Huawei is the only one using it?
Huawei will not be that successful when other chinese companies still use google apps and services. It will create unfair disadvantage for Huawei since most app makers will not have the incentive to support them when its only Huawei having a different platform. This is the same problem Windows phone faced and ultimately failed. And these other chinese companies like Xiaomi will not take the tough decision and sacrifices needed to get rid of US dependence as long as they are not also banned.
Can Huawei designed instruction set be successful if Xiaomi still uses ARM? No, sadly. it will be losing business massively.
Huawei laptop business is over due to Windows ban. Can a Huawei developed laptop with a different OS be ever successful even in China, when every other Chinese company makes laptop with windows?
There should be a combined effort among these companies to create one common system used by all chinese companies. There should be a few powerful system companies for things like Chip instruction set, Operating sytem and Phone App store instead of the current separate effort by everyone at the same time that ultimately will fail due to fragmentation.
Chinese govt should make this effort to force these companies to make sacrifices now. There should be a requirement of using atleast 30% or whatever percentage of phones or laptops that must be released with a chinese made OS or chip or app store. There should be effort to create companies for systems where all these phone or electronic companies will have joint ownership.
Companies will only focus on short term gains and ultimately lose. China must make effort to create a long term safety.
Huawei should not fight alone. Xiaomi and Oppo and others should help and create one Chinese alternative end-to-end system instead of fighting among each other.
