A US-based website reportedly claims to provide answers if there might be spirits in someone's house.
The site called DiedInHouse.com intends to help people in their quest to discover if someone once ceased existing within their home's walls.
According to Cnet, the site claims to search all 50 states for evidence of expiration and assures users of a 'certified report' for a single search that costs 11.99 dollars.
However, the site has a disclaimer which states that the materials appearing the website or owned application could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors and does not warrant if any of the materials are accurate, complete or current.
It further claims that it does not guarantee to have all deaths that have occurred in or at a specific address; it is an informational use only type of service.
The site apparently appears to be a way of relieving people's fears about the strange noises they believe comes from the second bedroom.
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| Eye Free Yoga |
A team of computer scientists have developed a software program that watches a user's movements and gives spoken feedback on what to change to accurately complete a yoga pose.
The program, called Eyes-Free Yoga, uses Microsoft Kinect software to track body movements and offer auditory feedback in real time for six yoga poses, including Warrior I and II, Tree and Chair poses.
Project lead Kyle Rector, a UW doctoral student in computer science and engineering wrote programming code that instructs the Kinect to read a user's body angles, then gives verbal feedback on how to adjust his or her arms, legs, neck or back to complete the pose.
The result is an accessible yoga "exergame" - a video game used for exercise - that allows people without sight to interact verbally with a simulated yoga instructor.
Rector and collaborators Julie Kientz, a University of Washington assistant professor in Human Centered Design and Engineering, and Cynthia Bennett, a research assistant in computer science and engineering, believe this can transform a typically visual activity into something that blind people can also enjoy.
Each of the six poses has about 30 different commands for improvement based on a dozen rules deemed essential for each yoga position. Rector worked with a number of yoga instructors to put together the criteria for reaching the correct alignment in each pose.
The Kinect first checks a person's core and suggests alignment changes, then moves to the head and neck area, and finally the arms and legs. It also gives positive feedback when a person is holding a pose correctly.
The technology uses simple geometry and the law of cosines to calculate angles created during yoga.
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| Android KitKat 4.4 |
The launch of Android 4.4 is just around the corner, with rumours hinting at October 31 launch for the next version of Google OS. But you don’t have to wait that long to know what new features Google is bringing in the next version of its new mobile OS name KitKat.
SMS integration in Hangouts
One of the biggest changes in Android KitKat will be the integration of SMS and MMS into Google Hangouts app, which recently replaced Google Talk. The new app update will indicate whether any particular message has been sent as a SMS, MMS or instant message (online chat).
Notification and Navigation Bars
The Notification Bar, which have remained solid black in colour till now, will be transparent and icons like battery, signal strength etc will be white in Android 4.4. Same is the case with Navigation Bar, where the Home, Back and App Switcher software keys are located.
Always listening
The report says that Google Now will have the 'always-on' functionality of Moto X in Android 4.4 and may accept commands in several languages, not just English.
Camera icon on lock screen
With Android 4.2, Google made it possible for users to access the Camera app from the locked screen by swiping to the right. While that option remains in Android 4.4, the new OS also features a Camera icon on the lower right corner for easy access, similar to iOS 7.
Design tweaks
The updated operating system will also bring a flatter look to the icons of apps like YouTube, Settings, Google Settings, Google and Voice Search and Settings. There are also a few tweaks to the font and designs in Downloads, Timer, Stopwatch and Clock apps.
QuickOffice integration
Android KitKat is expected to come preloaded with QuickOffice, the productivity app that Google purchased recently. The company has already made it free for Android and iOS platforms.
Smoother UI
It also states that Android 4.4 is much lighter and faster than Android 4.3 and older versions. This is in line with rumours that the next version of Google’s mobile OS will be optimized for low-end phones.
Quick-start apps halved in number
The quick-start applications have been limited to just two in Android KitKat; previously, users could add up to four apps of their choice or create folders for more apps to access commonly used apps from any Home Screen.
Menu wallpaper
In the app menu, the background -- which used to be black in colour in previous Android version -- now has the look of the Home Screen wallpaper.
Cloud Printing
In Android 4.4, users will be able to send print commands over the web via Cloud Print, a service that was launched in June this year. It will allow them to send commands to print documents from their tablets, smartphones and laptops to connected printers.
