Showing posts with label YouTube. Show all posts
Showing posts with label YouTube. Show all posts

Saturday, 9 April 2011

"April Fools", Toshiba Sell Glasses Pirate


Beginning in April was a moment that is often used to surprise people with something that seems true. Surprise is often called "April Fools" is often done serious. For example by Toshiba to release a single-style glasses to watch the movie pirates in three dimensions.

Toshiba Toshiba is a tool called 3D Spectacle. Adequate tool embedded in the eyes when using it are reported to present the film becomes as real. Though only used in one eye, the 3D effects were felt in both eyes. Even to add 3D effects when used to watch a basketball game on the field for example.

"This is an ideal accessory for everyone, anyone who does not like using 3D glasses, but can not stand waiting for 3D display without glasses," wrote Toshiba on its website.

According to Toshiba on the page, the technology used in 3D Spectacle is a new breakthrough in terms of technical and design. Why? Because the 3D technology combines 3D Spectacle in small sizes. Two triangular polarized lenses together in parallel and mounted on the frame made ​​from black tungsten light but strong. The size is deliberately fitted with the eyeball.

On that page, Toshiba also includes ads in the form of video to illustrate the effects and how to use. At the bottom, included a link to buy. Just click to get pricing and specifications. However, if the link is clicked, what happens is ... "April Fools!".

Friday, 25 March 2011

Thanks to YouTube, Japanese Students Know Their Families Safe


Once an earthquake measuring 9 in Japan rocked on Friday (3/11/2011) Last week, Japan's telephone networks immediately interrupted. All busy trying meghubungi relatives, friends, or colleagues in Japan, eager to know he was doing. But, alas, the phone is not too connected.

Akiko vocabulary, students from Japan who was studying at the University of California at Riverside, United States, have lost hope about the safety of his family in Minami Sanriku. Moreover, the village inhabited by about 17,000 heads of families reportedly have been destroyed, leaving many casualties as high as a result of ocean waves more than 3 meters.

Vocabulary for three days trying to figure out his family situation. New at day-4 post-disaster he received an e-mail that her sister, Yukiko, have been rescued and evacuated in a school. However, what happened to his parents, grandparents, and his brother who previously lived under one roof, he did not know.

Until finally he got the news from one friend who contact him about the existence of a video lasting about 45 minutes on the website YouTube which show that the family house vocabulary is the only house still standing among the ruins of the village. The video reportedly showed his brother was waving to the camera reporter, saying, "We all survived."

Vocabulary panic when a day of searching on the internet, but did not find the video in question. Relief finally came through an e-mail that you attach a video link from him.

"I think they do not survive. I cried for three days, Friday, Saturday, Sunday." he said as he sobbed in an interview with CNN, Tuesday (15/03/2011) night.

When watching the video for the first time in the rented house in Riverside, California, vocabulary surprising reaction of all residents. "I shouted, making the guard houses are built and make them think something terrible has happened. They asked what happened, I said, they survived!" he shouted.

In the video, vocabulary sister, Shoko 24-year-old, was standing on the porch of the second floor of his house, just outside the room vocabulary. He tried to attract media attention that brought a video camera and told please convey to his brother in California that his family was fine.

When interviewed, vocabulary is still trying to send messages through video and other media with the aim of delivering a message to Japan that he had received messages sent by his family. Vocabulary still have to see a video featuring her father's condition, Natsumi, her mother, Noriko, and her grandparents.

Vocabulary into the family home the only one who survived in the village of Minami since about 5 years ago his father build a new reconstruction that divides the house into two parts complete with the basement. Other houses in the village had been eaten by age and not renewed.

In a YouTube video which was a relief to look older vocabulary holding a placard with "FAMILY vocabulary" and shout "Because our brother was in America, please convey that we all survived."

Monday, 21 March 2011

China accuses deliberately confuse Google Gmail


Google accused the Chinese government deliberately disrupt access e-mail service Gmail in the country. Recent weeks, Gmail users admitted difficulties accessing these services the most popular. 

In fact, Google says not having a technical problem with Google's main site or the Gmail service in China. "There is no technical problem. We've done a thorough investigation," said Google. 

Analysts who track the development of networks say that the Chinese government may intentionally interfere with access to Google and other networking services as part of a campaign to tighten internet controls and censorship of material. 
Beijing has long been known to have some system of strict controls on the Internet. Especially after the Middle East conflict broke out in January 2011, the Chinese Government intensify the control systems. 

A year earlier, the Chinese Government does not get along with Google. Last year China protested Google's censorship in the area by opening its services after accusing China rip off the system and steal your Gmail account customers related human rights movement activists in the country. Google finally decided to flee from China and moved to Hong Kong. There, the Chinese government in controlling the power can be minimized. 

Until now, the search engine Google and Gmail can still be accessed in China. However, the government has the ability to block them. Many popular social media sites, including YouTube, which is owned by Google, as well as Twitter and Facebook, blocked there.