The 2013 models of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro will be thinner

The laptops from Apple can not be considered at all bulky, quite the contrary. As we know, the MacBook Air is one of the thinnest laptops in the world. On the other hand we have the MacBook Pro, which while not ultrathin, are quite powerful. The apple company seems to have planned the release of new slimmest these two notebooks next year.
This reduction will be making a few adjustments to the keyboard, reducing the thickness of about 0.15 mm team. Yes, very little, and it's likely that most will not notice the difference.
Either way, there is nothing official, just a rumor, so we have to wait a bit to see if it be true.

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Researchers working on the creation of a police robot

For sure there are many here who remember RoboCop, that classic of science fiction of the 80's where you can see a police robot skills something unusual. For the truth is that fiction is becoming closer to reality. A group of researchers from Florida International University are currently working on the creation of a police robot that could be controlled remotely.
The project, which is being developed in conjunction with the U.S. Navy, aims to create the aforementioned type of robot so that it can be used by disabled police. Robots increasingly make tasks like human tasks, so it was only a matter of time before someone had the idea of ​​creating a real robot to help keep things in order.
What will be able to make these robots? For everything from the delivery of traffic tickets to answer 911 calls. The most interesting part is that the developers of the project have not yet decided how it will look the robot, so we have to wait and see.

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There is still no definitive jailbreak iOS 6

In recent days we talked about the existence of a jailbreak for the iPhone 5 , but unfortunately this does not turn out that way, or rather, the jailbreak was successful, but it seems that too many loose ends involved. @ pod2g , the genius behind the jailbreaks for iOS, recently stated that the jailbreak for iOS 6 will not be released soon.
This is because there is still no jailbreak for iOS 6 that are 100% free of problems and therefore it was decided that is not yet released. Most likely this will take a couple of months, so no doubt it would be best to wait a bit.

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Very few people watch 3D content on your TV

When films like Avatar and Clash of the Titans arrived in theaters in 2009, began the great wrath of 3D. Many films have been released in 3D format and there are even TV channels with 3D content and expected that they will change the way people watch television, but this did not happen.
Today, 3D TV and 3D cinema are two things that are far apart and the success of the latter is much more evident. Few people who watch 3D content on your TV, and this is mainly financial issue, because having a pair of 3D glasses and 3D TV is not cheap, and in fact these televisions are more expensive than the famous HDTVs.
Still, it seems that there is still hope, because it is estimated that the remainder of this year and next will increase quite the number of people who enjoy three dimensional content on your TV.

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Maingear Nomad 17, a powerful notebook for gamers

 

When it comes to high-powered notebooks and much performance, in most cases we are talking about teams gamer oriented sectors, such as in the case of the spectacular new Maingear Nomad 17.
The new laptop not only looks striking enough, but is also very well equipped, so let's take a look at what we offer:
-Processor: Intel Core i7 quad-core 3.8GHz (Ivy Bridge).
-RAM: DDR3 up to 32GB.
-Storage: there are hard drives, SSDs and RAID disks, at our discretion.
-Graphics card: Nvidia GTX 675m 2GB.
-Ports: USB 3.0, USB 2.0 , eSATA, Ethernet, HDMI and VGA output.
-Connectivity: Bluetooth and WiFi.
-Display: 17-inch Full HD (1920 × 1080 pixels).
-Other: has a multitouch trackpad, backlit keyboard and speaker system with subwoofer.
As you have seen, the Maingear Nomad 17 is a pretty powerful laptop, has good technology and there is no doubt that it can run smoothly any game today. Its starting price is $ 1600.

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Robot that reproduces human gestures help physical therapy patients

A system developed by the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (ICMC) at USP in São Carlos (SP) allows a robot to reproduce human gestures. The research aims to assist patients in physiotherapy. Another idea is to promote an interaction with elementary school children and help in learning mathematics.

Tests are done on the robot Nao, purchased from a French company in 2010 through resources of the Foundation of Research of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP). Using the Kinect, a motion sensor developed for the Xbox 360 game console, the humanoid recognizes movements of the human body to perform two major tasks.

One is the realization of some pre-defined behaviors, such as walking (forward / backward, sideways and rotational), chair stand and run some gestures. The other is a direct imitation in real time (mime) replicating the movement of the human form as similar as possible.

The Nao robot performs these tasks through the perception of the state of some joints of the body, such as shoulder, elbow, hip and knee - besides the neck and hands.

"Eventually, with the help of this technology, you can make use of robots to perform activities that are not present. You can control the robot at a distance for him to check something simple, for example, if the keys are in the closet, "explains Fernando Zuher, a doctoral student who led the study.
Friendly interaction
Professor Roseli Aparecida Francelin Romero, the ICMC, says one of the goals of the system is to make the interaction man / robot more friendly and allow the performance of the machine in various applications.

Very soon, she says, the robot can act as a personal trainer, correcting movements and exercises developed by the person. With the advancement of studies, the goal is that within a year the humanoid act effectively in the therapy of patients.
"The physical therapist would not have the need to be watching the elderly or patients during the sessions. And they would not need to move. The idea is that the specialist serious movement on a thumb drive, and the person has a robot at home. It would help to make the moves, to execute the fix and encourage, "he explains.
According to Romero, the clinics could acquire own robots. A model similar to Nao humanoid costs around £ 30,000, but the trend is that this value decreases, she says.

"Longevity is increasing in general. Today, in America, we have lack of physiotherapists. That will end up happening in Brazil as well, where there are shortages of skilled labor in various areas. Physiotherapy is only an example, but robotics is entering in various sectors, "says the teacher.

In educational settings, the use of the robot would be an encouragement to children in learning concepts such as math, more easily. According to Romero, there are schools in the State of São Paulo who use this practice to make the study even more enjoyable.

"The robots will participate in the life of the human being with the intention of helping. Do not see them replacing manpower, quite the contrary. People today have to interact with many things at once and are not able to do well. If they have a robot that is looking, watching what she should do in the best way possible, I think this will promote better quality work performed and will bring a huge benefit to society in all sectors, "says the researcher.
Soccer Robots
Another plan of the ICMC is the creation of a football team of humanoid robots to participate in the RoboCup, a competition that brings together the best teams in the world and will be held in Brazil in July 2014, in João Pessoa (PB), in parallel to the Cup World Cup.
The Computing Group Bioinspirada ICMC own tradition in robot soccer. The Warthog Robotics team, a partnership with the ICMC Engineering School of São Carlos (EESC) USP, has participated in the RoboCup 2011 and also won national tournaments in the category Very Small Size.
 

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iPhone 5 arrives in 22 more countries

The iPhone 5, new smartphone from Apple , went on sale in 22 countries on Friday (28). Presented by the company's chief executive, Tim Cook, on September 12 , the unit had already been launched in nine countries on Friday (21) .

The countries that received the new iPhone Friday (28) are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

A spokesperson for Apple has not yet confirmed the release date of the iPhone 5 in Brazil. The new smartphone has a screen larger than 4 inches diagonally (10.16 centimeters), which gives room for a new line of icons on the home screen of the device. The earlier models of the iPhone had 3.5 inch (8.89 centimeters).

The iPhone 5 also has a smaller connector (called Lightning) and connection support 4G LTE. With storage capacities of 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB, the handset is sold in the U.S. for $ 200, $ 300 and $ 400, respectively, from a contract with the operator.

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Release expansion of 'World of Warcraft' is marked by row in SP

A long line of fans of the series "World of Warcraft" marked the release of the fourth expansion of the RPG game with support for multiple players online (MMO), "Mists of Pandaria" on Monday night (24) in São Paulo, launch day world title.

Early on, it was possible to buy the game for PC, but the withdrawal could only be made from the 22h. Besides acquiring the game, fans of the series took pictures and got autographs of John Hight, chief producer of the title, and Portuguese Marcio Martins, a software engineer.
The queue took almost a block from Avenida Paulista and drew the attention of passers by. On account of the curious, the traffic was complicated in the region.
Many people came from afar. This is the case of Lilibeth Noble, 31, who brought her son Flávio José Nobre, age 8, from Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo exclusively for the launch of "Mists of Pandaria". "We arrived at 6:30 am for this launch,"

Others were dressed as characters from the franchise from Blizzard. Andressa Venturini, 20, came to the rigor of Jundiaí for launch. "Play for more than 3 years, I am a big fan. And how do cosplay, came up with the fantasy."

 

New continent
"Mists of Pandaria" brings a new continent called Pandaria and a new race, the Pandaren, resembling panda bears. The limit of characters in "World of Warcraft" was raised to 90, there is a new system of "talents," the new class "Monk" and more challenges to players of the MMO. The pets that accompany the player into the world of Azeroth could come into clashes in new expansion.
The game has normal version, which sells for $ 80, and a "deluxe" room, which costs $ 120. The collector's edition, with a host of extras, costs $ 350.
 

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