Introduced along with the iPhone X, Animoji are animated characters, mostly animals, that are rendered from the user's facial expressions using the device's TrueDepth camera system to track the user's facial movements.
Apple CEO Tim Cook's June 5 announcement that the company is developing autonomous software should have some companies rattled. At least, Morgan Stanley thinks Tesla should be.
Okay, I have a confession to make. I'm not a real New Yorker. I'm from the land of southern hospitality and steaks bigger than your newborn: Texas. I don't know how to hail a taxi yet, and I still smile at strangers on the street. I'm slowly learning how to fit in, but one thing I still haven't mastered is the New York City subway system. Every day, I struggle to determine where to find my train and how to stand on it without falling over. Fortunately, Google Maps appears to be making some of...
Today, at Abundance 360, an exclusive event for tech entrepreneurs in Beverly Hills, California, Boston Dynamics unveiled a video of "Handle," a humanoid-like robot with wheels instead of feet.
Normally, you have to hold down the on-screen button to record videos on Snapchat, but if you want to go hands-free for some more creative video selfies or less shaky landscapes, there's a workaround on iPhones that lets you do just that.
I've recently been on holiday in Europe, staying in a hotel that was part of a big chain that included many in the local area. A quick review of the wi-fi within range of my room showed that there was another in the chain that was in range of my Yagi Turbotenna, which naturally got me thinking. If I wanted an anonymous internet connection, this could be quite handy.
Ever accidentally sent an audio message to someone through the Messages app? It happens to me all the time. My finger slips towards the right side of the keyboard and all of a sudden a one-second audio recording is being made and sent. Personally, I don't even send audio messages to anyone, but the feature is baked into the Messages app with no way to disable it. That is, unless you're jailbroken.
They say that behind every joke is a half-truth. If that adage itself contains a grain of verity, the Daily Show's satirical Glass piece should raise a few eyebrows amongst the Glass Explorer community.
Adding water features to your garden can help to create an enviroment that more closely resembles nature. The sound of a trickling fountain can make your garden feel more peaceful and relax. Paul Tamate, a leading landscape designer working with water features and Asian-inspired garden designs in San Francisco says, "design spectacular water features as the centerpiece of gardens that serve as retreats from modern life."
As was mentioned by the great OTW last week, TOR, aka The Onion Router, has had its integrity attacked by the NSA. In an attempt to reduce the anonymity granted by the service, the NSA has opened a great many nodes of their own. The purpose is presumably to trace the origin of a communication by compromising some entrance and exit nodes. Once both are compromised, it is much easier to correlate traffic with a particular individual.
Once when I was a kid, my dad used a glue trap to catch a mouse in our basement. The result was so awful for the mouse that my mom and I made him promise to never use that kind of trap again. Call me a softy, but I'm a firm believer that you don't have to kill pests to get rid of them.
Despite being disgusting, houseflies are actually beneficial to humans in a few ways. As scavengers, they help the environment by eating rotting organic matter, and make great food for pet tarantulas. Regardless of the advantages to their existence, having them in your home can be infuriating. There are countless sprays, traps and devices made to kill or deter the little pests, one of the most common being flypaper that hangs from the ceiling. These sticky strips are incredibly easy to make a...
Creating a class in Black Ops 2 is kind of like an art form. Every player has an insane amount of options for creating a character for all sorts of situations. Combining perks, with secondary weapons, and attachments allows for a wide range of killing options. But in order to unlock a lot of these perks and attachments, you need to gain XP. Gaining XP and collecting tokens is the lifeblood of the online gaming experience.
This guide will explain how to configure a USB Flash Drive / Memory Stick so that you can run a keylogger within just a few seconds of plugging it in any computer.
Remember the 1960's American television series Batman, with Adam West as Bruce Wayne? It was waaaaay before my time. The caped crusader that I'm more familiar with is actually this one... When I first heard of Adam West, it was him doing the Batusi on The Simpsons. I had no idea what was going on, so I looked up Adam West and his sensual dance and found myself face to face with the 1960's Batman.
Traps are great, but sometimes you don't want to kill anyone, you just want to know when they're around. When that's the case, check out this handy alarm system that uses the power of doors! Doors, you say? Yes, doors! Some of you may already be familiar with how obnoxious doors can be in Minecraft, but if not, check out this video of it in action:
In this video, we learn how to become a US citizen with a DUI on record. The law says that in order for your to become a citizen, you must show good moral character for five years after your DUI. A DUI is not considered good moral character, but it does not make you ineligible. If you are under probation, then you will not be able to apply to be a US citizen. If you are NOT on probation, then you will have better chances of getting your citizenship. Good luck on your approval and make sure yo...
In this tutorial, we learn how to use guitar, bass amp, & speaker emulation in Line 6. First, plug in your guitar, create an audio track, and add a line 6 amp. The line 6 amp comes with 3 amplifiers. While the bass amp lets you choose between two. When you change the amp, the compute will change cabinets to go with it in the program. To load a combinatory pre-set, click the folder to open up the path browser. The record sound bank includes a lot of sound bank options, so choose the ones that ...
There are courses available on the internet to instruct you on how to use Pro Tools to produce music. There are graded assignments in a workshop environment. You will be able to get feedback on your work from your peer group. The students in classes are at various levels. Some are professionals and some are amateurs.
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to deal with a traffic ticket. When you pay for a ticket, don't just ignore it because there is always a hidden cost to a speeding ticket. Speeding tickets may cause insurance rates to go up. To avoid the insurance penalty, users should either go to court or traffic school. Going to traffic school to take the ticket off of your driving record. Another method is to cut a deal with the prosecutor. The key is to keep the points off your record and not al...
A really cool feature in Camtasia 7 is the ability to draw directly on the screen during a recording. This is helpful if you want to circle something onscreen, or if you want to highlight some text during your screencast. There's plenty of other options also in the ScreenDraw feature. To learn out how to use it, watch this video, which will show you all the things you can do.
Here is a simple technique to resize multiple pictures in Photoshop by creating an action, to adjust the image size. The only requirement is for the pictures to more or less the same size. First we go to windows and select action then we open up an image to determine the appropriate size that we require. Then click on the create new action and, give it a name then hit record now go to image the image size resize the image and then save and hit ok .You can see that its still recording your act...
New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 152nd installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to use the advanced filter and a TRUE/FALSE formula in a column to extract records that contain a non-blank value in a specified field. (column).
In this how-to video, you will learn how to get the T-Pain effect with Fruity Loops Studio 8. First, open the program. Insert the sound by clicking on the sampler and opening a recording. Next, click the arrow and select assign a mixer track. Select GSnap for the T-Pain effect. Change the settings, which will allow you to get this particular effect. You can also choose the Autotune effect to get this sound as well. Select this effect and set the effect up. You can save the settings with a pre...
Make stick figure animations using Magix softwareFirst, record yourself with a webcam using Magix music maker. This software is used to record, save and edit the entire video. A trial can be downloaded or it can be purchased. Second, edit the video. Third, save the edited video as and AVI file. Open the AVI file with Adobe image ready. This is only available in older versions of Adobe Photoshop. Next, draw stick figures into frames. Add blood. Export each frame as a gif file into a new folder...
In this video, we learn how to make an animated dialogue in CrazyTalk6. Once you are in CrazyTalk6, face fit your character then click on "script". You can re-name your characters as you wish. Once you have their names picked out, you can create a script for them. Press the red record button and record what you want the character to say and press "load". Then, choose what you want the facial features to look like. Load another script for the other animal and once you press play, you can see b...
Good Housekeeping is known for its helpful tips for women. It brings useful tips for women who are dieting. In the following some tips are given to loose weight:
This video shows the method to sync sound using Sony Vegas. This is important in case of double system sound when audio is recorded separate from the picture. The first step involves opening up the poorer source of audio like the audio from the built in microphone in the laptop. Now open the good quality audio like the one from a camcorder just below the first one. Align the two audio using a reference mark. In the given video, it is the clapping of hands recorded on both audio. So, the spike...
HelpTube1 teaches you how to improve video quality when recording with Camtasia. The reason some videos don't have the HD version is that it takes 30-40 minutes for YouTube to verify whether the video is in high definition or not. In Camtasia 5 there is a Tools tab at the top of the program window. Click on that and then go to Capture. Check the box that says Save as AVI. Then go to Video, change Manual and change the frame rate to 80. Then click Ok and you will get these options every time. ...
This video is made by a "DJ" with two turntables and a variety of musical equipment. He is showing how to do the "butterfly scratch" which is a type of scratch that DJ doES on vinyl records to create certain sounds while mixing records together. It is often heard in hip hop songs. There are diagrams in the video window showing musical notes and variations. The instructor goes through the entire process of how to do the butterfly scratch, while showing different tips to maximize your performan...
This video shows you how to easily save music from MySpace or any other website. The first thing you have to do is open your web browser and surf to MySpace. Then, go to MySpace Music. Search for your favorite or desired band in the upper-right side. For the following step, you will need a program called Streaming Audio Recorder, that can be found on Google. Open the program, go to Settings and choose what input method you like and click OK. Then, hit the Record button, go to MySpace and pres...
Reason Record can be a tough program to master, but with this easy to follow guide you'll be mixing like a pro in no time flat. Set up what's considered a "side chain compression" with this step by step demonstration and add a "pumping" sound to the music for great dance beats. Mix your own music and become the life of the party as this tutorial shows you what dials to adjust on the program and what wires to move to create this amazing sound. It's simple and easy to follow, so with just a few...
This how-to video shows you how to reduce the "s" sound in a certain recording software program. They play a line a music where the singer emphasizes on her "s" sounds. The tutorial shows you how to reduce the "s" sound so that it clear and sharp. It also shows you how to change the frequency and the compression of the "s" sounds. The video explained that if you make the compression too high, than the "s" sounds will sound like a lisp.
Here are step-by-step instructions on how to write a check. 1. Date the check, and ensure it is dated for the day you intend the recipient to cash it.
Check out this instructional turntable video to learn how to cue your vinyl records. It's not scratching, but it is cueing. This takes some skill because you want to align two songs perfectly in sync. Remember, this only works if the stop and start time of your platter are the same! It does not matter if your start or stop time is 1 hour, 34 minutes and 48 seconds! Use this method if you need a clean, fast and easy way of starting a vinyl in sync. This video tutorial is great for DJs and anyo...
After you have your audio podcast recorded or imported into Audacity, you can enhance it by editing out mistakes, shortening long silences, even chopping it into several sections to make multiple shorter episodes rather than one long show. Learn how in this tutorial. Whether you're new to computer recording, new to the Audacity DAW (digital audio workstation) or just looking to pick up a few new tricks, you're sure to benefit from this video software tutorial. For more information, including ...
This instructional turntable video shows you how to use the scribble when scratching turntables. Basically, the scribble entails putting the cross fader on and leaving it on. Then scratch a very small amount of the record as fast as possible. Lift your arm up high and force a spasm-like movement down it in order to move the record a short distance quickly. Show off your scribbling skills at the next DJ event.
Here is a basic series for those of you who are either just getting started with turntables or would like to soon. In the first video, we do a very basic introduction, add slip mats, set up the tone arm and set the counter weight. In part 2, we talk about records, manipulating vinyl, Cueing, Pitch & Phasing (or jeting) with 2 copys of the same record. In part 3, we cover the Baby Scratch, Scratch & release, Looping, Mixing 2 songs with the same BPM and 2 songs with different BPMs.
Apple's range of iOS devices have something for everyone, even musicians, and especially guitarists. The AmpliTude App for the iPad and iPhone, along with the AmpliTude iRig is sure to win the hearts of tech-savvy guitar players. In these two videos, you'll learn how to use the application to make some sweet mixes.
HP TouchSmart comes with a lot of inbuilt powerful features. Voice notes is one of them. To use this feature tap on the notes icon on the HP TouchSmart home page. Now tap on the microphone icon which is present at the bottom left of the screen. The TouchSmart contains two microphones that are integrated into you computer and are present on the either side of you web cam at the top of the screen. To record a voice message tap the record button and speak into the microphone. Tap the stop button...
