Abu Dhabi, May 5 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended efforts made by the BRICS countries in fighting global warming but urged them to increase their contribution. Ban Sunday said contributions of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to combat global warming was most important as they were on the way to transforming themselves into developed countries, Xinhua reported. "But we expect the BRICS to increase their efforts and do more as time is against us," Ban said. The UN chief made the remarks here at a
BRICS is an international political organisation of leading emerging economies
press conference in the 2-day Abu Dhabi Ascent, a pre-summit for the UN Climate summit in New York in September. More than 1,000 participants, including govt. ministers & energy experts, are gathered in here for the event. Ban said China has been spearheading the promotion of green energy within the BRICS, especially in mega cities. He also praised South Africa for a "good step forward" in establishing the Southern African Power Pool, a cooperation among national electricity grids of 12 countries in the southern hemisphere. Ban stressed that efforts to stop global climate warming must be supported by all states. Source: Article, Image: http://flickr.com/, http://wikipedia.org/ And https://pixabay.com under Creative Commons CC0      |
Google Glass is Transforming Wearable Technology (2013-04-02T22:31:00+05:30)
It’s estimated that one million wearable devices will ship by the beginning of 2014, and it’s also estimated that there will be 300 million shipped by 2018.
Of course, these are what I call “soft trends,” meaning they’re not solid numbers; they’re projections. But it does indicate how rapidly wearable devices will impact us. Perhaps one of the most publicized wearable devices is Google Glass, which is essentially a pair of glasses you wear that has a mini display screen you can see in the corner of your vision. There is a touch pad on the side of the glasses that you can use to access information and a camera to capture activities in front of you. It also has a microphone so you can use voice recognition to have it type messages or to send commands, like you do with Apple’s Siri or Google’s version of Siri, called Google Now. Will everyone be wearing these glasses soon? Probably not. In fact, many places will
likely ban them. For example, teachers wouldn't allow students to wear the glasses, especially during test taking, because they’d be able to access notes and answers. Likewise, business meetings may not allow the wearing of the glasses because it has a built in camera and microphone, enabling an attendee to record sensitive information. With that said, though, there are indeed many specialized uses for the glasses. Already, doctors are using Google Glass during surgery so they don’t have to take their eyes off of the operating table to view things like blood pressure, pulse, and temperature readings. But it doesn’t have to stop there. By combining Google glasses with something called Augmented Reality, which overlays information onto a live camera image, you could help train future surgeons. For example, a medical student could look at a patient’s stomach area and receive detailed information about where each organ is located. It may even overlay a digital incision line to show the student where to operate. So there are many uses for Google Glass when it comes to
Hybrid Apps and its utilities with Google Glass makes an elite combination
simulations. Another use, again combined with augmented reality, could be when shopping. If you’re in a new city’s shopping district and wondering where to find stores or products, you could put on your glasses, say what you’re looking for, and the screen on your Google Glass would show not only the stores in your line of sight, but also overlay the types or names of products in each store. There are also business applications for the glasses. If you’re working and need to access information, but are not at a work surface, you could put on your glasses and access the information in your visual field. For example, if you’re out fixing telephone lines, you could wear the glasses, see the image of your worksite in the screen, and have the information overlaid of what each wire does and which one you need to work on. Of course, you can do many of these things with a smart phone currently, but why take the smart phone out when you can just wear a pair of glasses and do it hands-free? The Google Glass makes it much more convenient. In short, the applications for Google Glass are powerful and almost unlimited. It’s one wearable technology that will revolutionize many areas of life. Source: Article, Images: sciencegravity, twimg, gadgtechworld, computerhardwaredoubts, designdautore, boygeniusreport, gadgetsmaniaworld, nydailynews, imagine-life-with-google-glass, wearabletech, etc......
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