Technology Update!!

We are closer than ever to producing holograms that'll make your inner Star Wars nerd hyperventilate into a brown paper bag. In the latest iteration of holographic technology, scientists have developed the world's thinnest holographic material. At 1,000 times thinner than a human hair, it's tiny enough to be incorporated into everyday devices, such as smartphones, computer screens, and TVs. Scientists have been promising us holograms for years, and we're now tantalisingly close to having them as part of our everyday lives. These ones you can actually  touch and interact with , and these basic holograms can be created on your phone using really simple materials. But until now, scientists have struggled to sufficiently shrink holographic technology to a point that makes it compatible with our personal devices. "Conventional computer-generated holograms are too big for electronic devices, but our ultra-thin hologram overcomes those size barriers,"

This year's winning team in SpaceX's Hyperloop competition comes from the Netherlands, and a Dutch tech startup has already built an initial testing site for the project. The goal is to have a Hyperloop system between Amsterdam and Paris by 2021. It looks like the Netherlands would soon join Slovakia, and the Czech Republic as the next European country to have a Hyperloop. A Dutch team from the Technical University of Delft (TU Delft) won this year's edition of SpaceX's competition to develop this next generation, super-fast transport technology, and they're already setting up a full-scale testing centre. The Dutch team's idea will be realised by tech startup  Hardt Global Mobility , in partnership with TU Delft, the Dutch national railway NS, and construction company BAM. Building the 30 metre (98 foot) tube is the first step. "In this facility we will test all systems that don't require high speeds," Hardt CEO  Tim Houter

SnapChat S napchat is a mobile app you can download to your iPhone or Android smartphone, which you can then use to “chat” with friends through photos, videos and captions. You can sort of think of it to be like texting with pictures or videos. One of the most unique things about Snapchat is the “self-destructing” feature for photos a few seconds after photos have been viewed. When you chat with a friend by sending them a photo, the photo is instantly deleted seconds after it’s been opened by the recipient.  Snapchat Trend: Teens Kids are basically taking provocative photos of themselves and sending to their friends/boyfriends/girlfriends using Snapchat, and they feel more liberal about doing it because they know that those photos get deleted after a few seconds. Saving Snapchat Screenshots & Its Known Security Flaw The general rule of Internet sharing goes something like this: if you put it on the web, it will be there forever – even if you delete it later. It’s r

Robo Facts!! Types of Robots Learn about a variety of interesting types of robots that lead the way in the world of robotics and artificial intelligence. There’s the best in Japanese robots, humanoid robots, autonomous robots and entertainment robots. Get information on popular robots such as ASIMO, AIBO, QRIO and more. QRIO Made by: Sony Height: 61cm Pronounced “curio” the name stands for “quest for curiosity” in Japanese. Purpose:  To live with you, make life fun and make you happy. What can it do?  Walk, talk, run, dance, recognize voices and faces, play ball games and surf the web. Features: Foot sensors so it can play soccer. Ankles with ball joints so it can walk on uneven surfaces. Picks itself up after falling and even checks itself for damage. Moves with quick, smooth movements. Check out this  video of QRIO dancing . HRP Made by: Kawada Industries Height: 1.5m Weight: 58kg Purpose:  To work in human environments and use

Automatically Delete Older Messages in Gmail with Auto Purge The  Trash  and the  Spam  folders in your Gmail have a unique auto-purge property and old email messages belonging to either of these labels are automatically deleted after a fixed period of time (30 days to be precise). Get rid of unwanted and older email messages with auto-purge in Gmail. Auto-purging can help keep your mailbox lean and tidy. For instance, if you have created a rule in Gmail that archives all your newsletter subscriptions to a particular label, these unwanted messages will live forever until you manually purge them. With auto-purging enabled, the older mails of a label are automatically removed from your mailbox. How to Enable Auto-Purging in Gmail You can’t enable auto-purging in Gmail for any particular label but there’s a simple  Google Script  that will bring this missing functionality to your Gmail. The script will basically monitor messages belonging to a particular folder /label

Easily Capture Screenshots in Google Earth for Android The Google Earth app for Android includes a handy screen capture feature that allows you to capture and share screenshot images of the current view inside Earth with a click. You may capture screenshots of aerial imagery as well as 3D buildings. You may wonder why would anyone need this when Android itself include screen-capture capabilities? Well, compare these two images. This screenshot was captured using Google Earth – clutter free image. This screenshot of Google Earth was captured with Android The big advantage with Google Earth’s built-in screen capture feature is that it adds none of the on-screen clutter to your screenshot. How to take Screenshots in Google Earth To get started, navigate to any location inside Google Earth and click the More menu in the upper-right corner. Now choose the Share option from the drop-down and Google Earth will automatically take a screenshot image of the current view