Researchers have developed a technology of virtual body

The technology today is a little more advanced than it appears, at least we finally made ​​it to a point where it is almost possible to replicate nature. A laboratory team Ikei of Tokyo Metropolitan University has announced recently a very interesting technology capable of using virtual body and replicate our five senses. The Virtual Body technology uses a 3D monitor, headphones, a fan to create and propagate breezes essences, a chair that moves and vibrates and a pair of foot pedals. To see the performance of the system can check the video below.
With all of its components, the system is able to replicate the five human senses almost accurate. You can recreate flavors without problems and even the feeling of walking barefoot.
What do you think?

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Samsung will soon launch the first smartphone OS Tizen

According to new reports, Samsung will be presented the first smartphone operating system Tizen early 2013. Tizen is an open source OS based on Linux and the company is developing with NTT DoCoMo, Vodafone, Intel and other firms in the industry the technology . As mentioned above, we can see in a smartphone as of this month and will also launch soon, but no exact dates yet.
Tizen is a scalable operating system that can run on all kinds of devices including smartphones, tablets, computers desktop, smart TVs, etc. Something very important about it is that it will also be able to run Android applications through the Application Compatibility Layer of Open Mobile. Compared to Android, Tizen is a more open OS yet, mainly due to the monitoring by Google on Android.
In some cases it has been referred to a variant of the Galaxy S III Tizen bear, but nothing is confirmed yet. We will have to wait a little longer to find out.

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Details Lenovo ThinkPad Helix

A new Lenovo tablet running Windows 8 could be released in the coming months. It is a convertible model named Helix ThinkPad.
The ThinkPad Helix is a 11.6 inch tablet that can easily be placed in a keyboard dock to turn it into a notebook . The device is well equipped and no doubt many of us here would like to have it in our hands.
What Lenovo ThinkPad Helix integrates then? It carries an Intel Core i7 third generation, has a touch screen whose resolution is 1920 × 1080 pixels and can be used with the stylus that comes with the device, and it has 4GB of RAM and a 120GB SSD, 180GB or 240GB.
We hope to have more details soon.

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MSI GX60, a well priced notebook gamer

If you are wanting to buy a new notebook gamer but do not have the large amounts that typically cost the best in the market, then it is good to opt for one like the MSI GX60. Today there are two versions, one that runs on Windows 7 and using the newest Windows 8. Both differ only in the operating system, but the rest of your hardware remains the same, let's see what is inside:
-Processor: AMD A10-4600m at 2.3GHz.
-RAM: 8GB DDR3.
-Storage: 750GB HDD + 120GB SSD.
-Display: 15.6 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixels.
-Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 7970M 2GB.
-Connectivity: WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0.
-Ports: DisplayPort, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, Kensington Lock, USB, USB 3.0 , VGA. It also includes an SD reader.
Currently the MSI GX60 can be acquired, in the version with Windows 7, for just over $ 1400.

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Elephant eats a tourist's iPhone

When we visited the zoo or an animal park are often taken several photographs of them to remember a little tour we did in the place. One thing that definitely should not do is to keep our cameras or our smartphone too close to the animal in question or you can take it off your hands and eat it, as happened to a Chinese tourist. A curious fact undoubtedly.
In the video below we can see two tourists from China who are in an elephant park in Thailand. While one is fed the elephant, the other is dedicated to take photos from a distance too short. Seeing the delicious iPhone before their eyes, the elephant does not hesitate to take it twice in his trunk and eat.
She finally manages to retrieve his phone after a few hours of waiting. If you want to see what happened I suggest taking a look at the video.

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Kindle Fire HD dominates sales on Amazon

Since it was introduced about 4 months ago, the Kindle Fire HD has become a best-selling device, particularly for Christmas, where many have chosen to buy a gift, taking it to number one in sales among all products that are available on Amazon. Note that the following three posts are also dominated by Kindle products, the Kindle Fire being this, the original Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite respectively.
Christmas Day was the day which made ​​the most digital downloads in the history of Amazon. This includes downloads of movies, TV shows, songs, magazines, audiobooks, applications, etc. In addition, it is estimated that more than 15 million products were sent to different parts of the globe.
There is no doubt that business is good for Amazon and especially for great tablet, the Kindle Fire HD.
Are you the lucky owner of a Fire HD? If you have not, would you like to have one?

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Westinghouse will present a 110-inch TV at CES

Westinghouse, a firm that is dedicated to producing high-definition televisions, among other products, have plans to unveil a new line of TVs at the next CES UHD, which we know will take place next month. This great TV, that even supports 4K resolutions, measures no less than 110 inches, which makes it one of the largest market. As announced, will also be presented more conventional models 50, 55 and 65 inches and is expected to be launched all these TVs in early 2013.
In addition to the above, we know that these screens have a resolution of 3840 × 2160 pixels and a refresh rate of 120Hz.
Models "small" may be purchased through resellers, while the gigantic 110-inch TV can only be purchased directly from Westinghouse.

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More images of the new BB10 QWERTY keyboard and some details

Several days ago I had talked about the leak of a photo of a smartphone with BlackBerry OS 10 further incorporates a physical keyboard, returning to the classic models that defined the brand. Now at least we now have better image quality and even have a name for your phone: BlackBerry X10. The display also indicates that several apps will be available for BB10 popular as the platform to be launched in late January, which is in only one month.
The new photos were released by N4BB and we show a device similar to that seen days before. As we can see, the screen provides information about upcoming events as blocked, also allows us to view received messages and gives us the possibility to enter directly into the camera with an icon, similar to what happens on the iPhone.

 

When the screen is unlocked, you can have up to eight icons in the same application and at the bottom there pitching for you phone, search and slow.
One detail worth mentioning is that the mobile screen is square with resolution of 720 × 720 pixels.
 

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