REVIEW – I AM CARDBOARD DSCVR VR headset review. #VirtualReality #VR

VR headsets are in no shortage today and we have tried quite a few with more to come in the coming weeks. It is a good thing to be able to check out a variety of headsets than being stuck with one or two so we can see the progress in the quality as time goes by and of course price which is important for the consumer,making these VR viewers affordable is something manufacturers need to get right to put it in peoples hands so to speak. Of course we can opt for the pure cardboard experience or shell out some more on more robust HMDs the choice is yours and there is plenty of it out there right now.

This time round we check out the I AM CARDBOARD DSCVR headset which is affordable and quite nice and does the job its set out to do,after testing for a few days I am happy with the product but can it last??

First of all check out the image gallery below and get an up-close and personal view of the unit. (Click to enlarge)

 

 

Having used the headset for a few days we can say its a nice job, its comfortable and there is not much too it really like any other headset thats similar, The screws i mention in video are not something we see all the time but I think they give it a nice look adding to its aesthetics and wont be an issue,it actually shows it has been constructed well and the headset is robust. The elastic band to hold your device in place is quite a neat idea and we can confirm the device is solid and will not move due the this and its rubber gasket type extra on the front of the headset. There is three buttons in total on the headset,two for releasing the extension and one to release the device should it stick,these are spring loaded and how long they will last is anyone’s guess but again i cant see any issue due to the force required to make them function. The band is also simple and effective clipping onto the top of the unit with ease and there should be great longevity in this as its tough yet thin…

The unit overall is compact and comes packed nicely in a plastic case with instructions on the back that are clear and simple to follow,also included is a cleaning cloth for the lenses which is always welcome as the lenses can fog up at times and using a cloth rather than your fingers to wipe the lenses is a better option. There is a wide variety of colours available to which is nice and something to please everyone,this is nice to see and typically many headsets come in one or two colours so again choice is a winner for the consumer.. Check out the full range of this particular unit and more right HERE…

Unboxing and Video Review 

 

 

 

 

 

Become a #VirtualReality traveller with Ascape VR Iconic Tour360. #VR #Travel

Getting to see the world is something we would all like to do and for the majority we have travelled to see some fantastic sights on our lovely planet, Some folk travel for a living such as bloggers to events across the world and its enjoyable,for the most we can continue playing the lotto until them winning numbers drop.. With Virtual Reality getting to see sights is becoming easier without having to move from our chairs putting you in some really nice places, A new VR app is here to go explore even more called Ascape VR Iconic Tour 360 with plenty of FREE content and some Premium content thrown in for good measure..There is alot of content on this app which is great to see.

 

No maps, no hotels & no passport! Teleport to New York, Amsterdam or China. Go see people & places in virtual reality.

 

Find yourself on the beach in New Zealand or Miami, meet people in San Francisco, watch Star Wars parade in Disneyland, take a field trip to Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta or see a sunrise at Sydney Opera House.

Become a virtual reality traveler – with the first ever ‘VR-port’ connecting you to hundreds of different destinations!

Ascape VR is your hub of travel inspiration. Experience the world in virtual reality with unforgettable journeys to the places you’ve never been. Walk with African elephant or get underwater with sharks in the Caribbean Sea, know about culture and history of Jerusalem, take a wakeboard lesson in New Zealand, see Broncos stadium in Denver or the oldest Ford car in Henry Ford museum in Detroit – your kids would love it!

Travel WHEREVER and WHENEVER you want! From San Francisco to Sydney, New York City, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Jerusalem, Atlanta, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Rio de Janeiro, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Valencia, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mumbai, New Zealand, China, Spain, Israel, Florida, Colorado and more coming soon!

Ascape VR works with or without Google Cardboard or another virtual reality headset. Real 360° video clips and VR tours.

 

 

Ford adds pedestrian detection technology to Transit vans. #Ford #Transport

Ford is introducing car-like technology that enables vans to detect people in the road and automatically apply the brakes if the driver does not respond to warnings. This certainly will help on a global scale especially when it comes to the transport industry due to the amount of claims,insurance costs piling up and how cut throat the courier industry is today with more vans on the road than before it would be a welcome technology on all vans more so than one company offering it,No doubt in years to come it will be an ALL commercial vehicles.

This is already available in motor cars and works by radars strategically placed on the vehicle and it detects shapes from a data base of “pedestrian shapes” that enables the system to distinguish people from roadside scenery and objects such as trees and road signs. Now available for Transit and Transit Custom vans, Pedestrian Detection technology can even predict when people may stray from the pavement and into the path of an oncoming vehicle. It is the first time that the technology has been made available for commercial vehicles of this size.

 

 

“It only takes a split second for a delivery driver to check an address – but that can be just the moment when an unwary pedestrian steps into the street,” said Gregor Allexi, active safety engineer, Ford of Europe. “In cases like this, Pedestrian Detection technology can help to avoid an accident, or reduce its severity.”

Ford engineers have tested the system on closed circuits, using rigs fitted with life-size dummies. The development team also spent months testing and refining the system on roads in European cities packed with pedestrians such as Paris and Amsterdam to prove system reliability under real-world conditions, covering more than 10,000 kilometres of urban driving.

The emergency braking system – called Pre-Collision Assist – functions in a series of stages. If the system detects a pedestrian and determines that a collision has become imminent, the driver will first receive an audible alarm and visual warning in the instrument cluster.

 

 

Should the driver fail to respond, the system then shortens the time required to apply the brakes by reducing the gap between brake pads and discs. If there is still no response from the driver, the brakes are applied automatically and the vehicle speed is reduced.

“Advanced technologies, like Pre-Collision Assist, that were billed as future technology only a couple of years ago are now starting to make a difference on UK roads by helping drivers to react fast to the unexpected, such as a pedestrian walking out in front of them,” said Luke Bosdet, spokesman for the AA. “For delivery and other business van drivers, this is a major advance – not only in helping to prevent accidents, but also protecting drivers from incidents that were not of their making and that would disrupt business.”

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@SidTechWorld launches new #AutoWorld app for the motor enthusiast. #Motoring

A few months ago Siddhant Jain launched the app Tech World which is a really nice app bringing you the latest in technology news,You can also find us on the app. Following suit Siddhant hast just launched a new app for the motor enthusiast with the same UI and features as we have seen before which is simple and easy to use…To date we have found the previous app Tech World quite nice,reliable and consistent.

The app comes with a wealth of settings to personalise it to your needs. As with Tech World this app is new and more content will surely follow as before as Siddhant curates the content personally. We look forward to seeing what the future holds for this app as we really like the previous app which has been my GO-TOO app for tech news since launch.

 

 

Get all the latest news about car, bikes etc. from the best available sources :

 

  •          Auto Car India
  •          Auto Motive News
  •          The Car Connection
  •          Go Auto

 

  • More to be added soon after quality check.
  • All this in beautiful user friendly interface with dark and light themes.
  • Get push notifications and never miss any latest news in the Auto world

Turn boring text messages into videos with VixT. #VixT #SMS #Apps

SMS or the humble text message as we know it is dying a slow death and in recent times we have seem some new applications to try make them a little less boring but the fact of the matter is the native SMS text is dying as we have now moved over to messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Viber  and of course lets not forget Facebook Messenger,However there is still quite a few using SMS as a traditional way of communicating,Yes we can be creative natively in all the apps that are available today buy using emoji/emoticons and so on but for the bog standard SMS there is not much going for it. There is apps however that do provide some more features but they mostly mean that both user and sender has to have the app installed and some are not fully cross platform.

VixT is an app that turns your sms into videos watch the video below..

 

 

Create, edit and share video mashups with your friends.
VixT automatically converts your text into epic video montages (mashups) in seconds.
VixT allows you to record and edit videos on your mobile with ease.
Videos can be easily shared across all popular social media and instant messaging services.
You can build your own personal video library or use videos from VixT users around the world.

 

WHY USE VixT:
• SPEED – create and edit videos in seconds with VixT
• CREATIVITY – unleash your creativity and turn yourself and the world around you into VixT words
• EXPRESSION – there are no better emoji than a real face to show real feelings
• COMMUNITY – join VixT users around the world and share new videos for words in all languages
• FREE – there are no subscription or hidden fees
When you type words in VixT the app analyses thousands of videos hosted in our library to generate a video montage. They are generated by the other users as anybody can give their creations to the public.

 

 

Windyty is a beautiful weather app with great animations. #Weather #Apps

There is no shortage of weather apps available today and thats a given,we are spoiled for choice and to what one is the best this will always be an arguable topic.For me I use quite a few such as Dark Sky,Real Time lightning maps and NW storm radar,they all serve the purpose I use them for,I have never been on to rely on long range forecasts and normally check for live information with the likes of NW storm radar..

This app called Windyty has a nice website and app to boot with nice animations and uses several model outputs you should pin it to your bookmarks on your desktop if you require detailed information.. (Windyty) The app is on Android now and coming to iOS soon.

 

 

 

Created by IVO he says

I am an addicted kiter, helicopter and jet pilot, who seeks the wind, waves, METARs and powder snow almost constantly. Since programming is my passion I coded Windyty.com in 2014 as my pet project, using open source codes of Cameron Becarrio. My goal is to keep Windyty small and fast, rather than to destroy it by adding new features, and making it slow and big.

 

 

 

 

 

The Superbook – Turns your mobile phone into a laptop for $99 #tech #kickstarter

There is some really nice pieces of technology out there today which are simple and effective and again Cost Effective.. While costs are coming down with smartphones with high end devices coming in cheaper with new OEMs and so on.There is however tech inventions that we see on the likes of kickstarter that are pointless and clearly not thought out but this one here is different,BUT some might say “hey buy a chromebook” but there is no need too at all and for 99 bucks its just great..

The Superbook is a shell that turns your Android smartphone into a complete laptop. Get the freedom of using just one computer.

https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/2510908/video-687977-h264_high.mp4?_=1

 

This idea is a simple yet effective one which is cheap and future-proofed,You can make calls,play games,browse,email,edit and create documents and code and good battery-life to boot…

 

Your smartphone is an incredibly powerful computer.

You already do a lot on your smartphone: it’s convenient, portable, and holds all of your apps, files, and contacts.

In fact, you could accomplish a lot more with it, but are often held back by its small screen size and limited mobile interface.

That’s why we created the Superbook – to remove those restrictions and give you the freedom of using just one computer.

What is the Superbook?

At its core, the Superbook is a smart laptop shell that provides a large screen, keyboard and multi-touch trackpad, 8+ hours of battery, and phone charging capabilities.

When plugged into your Android smartphone, it launches our app to deliver the full laptop experience.

Think of it as the ultimate accessory for your smartphone.

 

This is so simple to use,you just need your Android smartphone and an app plug in and off you go…

Specs.

  • 11.6″ LCD display at 768p (1080p upgrade available!)
  • 7.6″ x 11.3″ x 0.7″ (19.3 cm x 28.7 cm x 1.8cm)
  • 2.0lb / 0.9kg
  • Supports Type-C and Micro-B smartphones
  • 8+ hour battery life
  • Simultaneously charges smartphone
  • QWERTY keyboard (Android OS layout)
  • Android-specific navigation keys (Home, Back, Menu, Recent)
  • Multi-touch trackpad
  • Port 1: Custom Charging Port w/ Standard US Charger (Micro-B)
  • Port 2: Connecting Port (Type-C)
  • Port 3: Extra Port (Full Size A)

Like this idea?? Head to Kickstarter you dont have much time left.

You can now experience the Hyperloop in VR. #VirtualReality #INDG

The Hyperloop is the futuristic travel transportation idea which Elon Musk and Space X came up with to basically shorten travel time,for those who travel long distances yes its an ideal option but we are some time away from it being a reality. But now you can take a look inside the idea in Virtual Reality..

The app now on Android on iOS and free gives you a tour of the pods and a drive inside the transportation system but I felt the ride was a little boring in the app you are going in a straight line but nonetheless its worth a look especially the technical aspects in it.The app gives you a virtual ride from Amsterdam to Paris which would take normally 3 hours to complete but with Hyperloop thats slashed to just 30 minutes..

 

 

Sit inside the Delft Hyperloop pod
·         Use the pointer dot to activate different experiences
·         Travel from Amsterdam to Paris at speeds of up to 1200km/h
·         Explore the technology of the pod through exploded views
·         Dive into the levitation, braking and stabilization systems
·         Compare the Hyperloop to plane and train travel

 

You do not need any controller here but as I always recommend I suggest you use headphones it makes the experience much better in most apps on VR.

See INDG for more..

 

NVIDIA announced they’ll bring their GeForce 10 GPU series, portability with new NoteBooks. #NVIDIA #Notebook #Gamers

Something all gamers have always dreamt of, is having the same performance of their more than capable desktop computers when going on the road, but even the “gamer laptops” tended to be a little under powered compare to those bigger siblings.

All that is just about to change thanks to NVIDIA and their newly announced GeForce 10 series of GPU made for NoteBooks

Earlier this week, the company let us know that thanks to the new Pascal architecture made for laptops, we can now have the GTX 1080, the 1070 and the 1060 running inside “ultra-portable” NoteBooks.

And according to them, you´ll see only 10% drop in performance compare to desktop cards and up to 3x better performance over previous generations.

Some of the specs we have are:

GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce GTX 1060
GPU Architecture Pascal Pascal Pascal
Frame buffer 8 GB GDDR5X 8 GB GDDR5 Up to 6 GB GDDR5
Memory type speed 10 Gbps 3 Gbps 3 Gbps
Boost Clock Actual 1733 MHz 1645 MHz

 

 1670 MHz

Thanks to Pascal, we also have VR ready laptops, with support even for 120Hz monitors.

By now, we’ve seems lots of OEMs jumping on the train to have the latest offers, but something to have in mind will be cost.

There’s no official price at the moment but the MSI computer that already carry the cards are nowhere near “cheap”.

So is up to you, Will you get your “portable Master Race PC” as soon as they become available? Or will you stick to game just at home?

Let us know in the comment section below or join us on twitter

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