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Customize iOS 11 control center:

The launch of iOS11 has been the talk of the town lately and rightly so! Everything related to Apple is a large scale and has some new things to offer. Their loyal fan base waits eagerly for their launches as does the tech world. So we all waited, holding our breaths for what iOS 11 has to offer. The launch of iOS 11 has made this September a special month for all the Apple lovers. What are the new features of iOS 11? ·          The control center has been redesigned so that all the things fit on one page, but there are some hidden options as well which can be easily accessed by long pressing or deep press. ·          You can now customize your control center as per your preference; also you can add custom icons to the control center. ·          You can activate emergency mode by pressing the sleep/ wake button 5 times. This would disable any face ID or ...

Can virtual reality make feeling possible?

The biggest difference between science and human life has always been described as feelings. Whenever there has been a discussion about the human edge over science and technology, feelings and emotions have always been an unanswered point. But virtual reality has a promising perspective in this regard. Visuals are real in the VR but what about the emotions and feelings. The sense of touch and sound can add a better sense of reality to any VR technology. The new advancements in the VR technology have drastically altered this issue. Usually, the VR experience included external cameras, but the use of sensors has changed this. The new VR headset gear has included sensors to make the experience more humane. These sensors count heart rate and evaluate and use this record to be translated into emotions by using Artificial Intelligence.  Another new gadget called the Thermo Real puts the VR experience to the next level. This remote lets the user experience real life feels like h...

Convert your phone into a microscope and take micrographs:

Photography done with the phone is not limited to taking a selfie for snapchat or stories. People have made documentaries and movies with phones. And why not, they are handy, takes less space gives more battery time than cameras, offer many options and features, and you are always carrying them. Professional photographers have also used them for projects and honestly, photography done with your phone has come a long way. We all know that macro lenses are available for magnifying the photos you take many folds but still, the clarity of the picture and the level of microscopic vision that you get is not that good. There are a lot of ways you can DIY add-on solutions for your phone to enhance its capability for magnifying images and videos. From making platforms to attaching the lens from the disposable camera with your phone, you can use your imagination or take help from many tutorials available online to solve the problem. But recently Kickstarter initiated a project called the...

Decorate your home with IKEA AR app.

Home decorating games and applications have always been fascinating for not just female users but anybody who has a knack for well-decorated houses and offices. There have been many such computer-based games and programs in the last decade for the simulation of home decoration. Some were basic level, some were 3D based. But as the technology became advanced, so did the simulations of every kind. In this time when VR and AR are popular, the applications are based on this technology. There are many decorating apps available but when the world famous IKEA launches an application, you just can’t a better option than this. We all love the furniture, decoration and household items sold at IKEA. And if get to use their products to decorate in order to get the feel of how our space will look afterward, then what more can one ask for! What are the features of the IKEA AR app? ·          IKEA AR app has been developed using the new iOS 11 ...

Google is finally launching its GIF creating an app on Android.

GIF, as we know, is a very popular way to display still images in a slideshow way. This is probably not the best definition of a GIF, but I am sure you understood what I meant. But for a more official or technical definition, a GIF is a format of displaying images as animations. Last year, Google launched an app for iPhone and iOS users for edit their live photos, by the name Motion Stills. It helped the users to remove blur and stabilize images and share. But with the release of iOS 11, iPhone users won’t be needing this app as the new iOS offers many extended features including an app to make an animation of their photos. The next obvious thing for Google is to use this kind of app for its own platform Android. Google has announced that it will be launching an app with the same Motion Stills technology with a few changes. It won’t have the same features as the iOS version but will still be benefitting for the users. What will the app do? Simply put, the app will all...

How to add your old photos to new stories?

Recently many apps like Facebook, Instagram and snap chat added a feature where you can make your own unique and special stories including pictures. This feature is provided to give users a personalized experience so that they enjoy the experience of using the apps. Although you can easily add new pictures in the stories of all these applications, however, there are many older pictures which have significant value and you would want to add them to your stories as well. How to add old pictures to Snapchat? When you open Snapchat, you will see a circle that indicates that you can take images to be added to your stories. There is a small bubble under the circle, click it to open pictures already taken from your camera. Now scroll the pictures available and select the one you want to add to your stories. You will be asked to edit it if you want. If you want to edit it, all the editing features will be opened for you to apply them. After that, you can add the pictures to your ...

Turn any surface into a touch screen by Sony Xperia Touch:

Don’t you just love the sci-fi movies when you can see a computer screen in the air and on walls etc? I just think that is the best thing about these movies, the endless possibilities that we can create and invent in gadgets and technology. This concept has been used in a number of expensive and non-commercial technologies. But the good news is that now you can use this technology in your homes and offices… YES! It is true. Sony Xperia Touch can turn almost any surface into a touchscreen. Amazing isn’t it! As per Sony Xperia Touch, you can turn any smooth or flat surface into a touchscreen as large as 23 inches. How does it work? Sony Xperia Touch runs on Android 7.0 and it detects movement using infrared light and a built-in camera. It makes the flat surface like the screen of your tablet and you can use lots of compatible app on it. You can download tons of good apps and games from Google Play to be played and used on any surface like a table top or floor or countertop....