Monthly Archives: December 2014

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Samsung Announces Faster Internet Speed!

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No better way to shop than fast and responsive internet when shopping for all your favourite deals on-line this festive period. Or you remember when you are all settled in to enjoy your a movie on your Netflix, or Instant Video, and the movie starts to lag while watching? Samsung might just have solved that problem!

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We might not need to wait longer for higher broadband speed as Samsung the tech giant has been working on developing the next generation of WiFi modems. Modems are the devices you have in the house, that you connect to and get internet access. Samsung claims it will be 5 times faster than the current fastest speed which in about 866 Mbps. This in theory will download your Netflix movie in under 10 seconds.

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This doesn’t necessarily mean if you got this modem today your internet will be faster. There are many other factors that come into play. Things like the internet speed you currently pay for, the speed of the device you are using and the area’s coverage. However, one thing we can be sure of is this, this is good news for us as these days almost all our devices are connected to the internet, and in the nearest future, technologies like IOT (click here to read) will add more of our devices to the internet network and there is nothing more needed than a very capable modem.

Kim Chang Yong, Head of DMC R&D Center of Samsung Electronics says “New and innovative changes await Samsung’s next-generation devices, while new possibilities have been opened up for the future development of Wi-Fi technology.”

The Computer Potatoe brings you innovation technology news in its simplest form and we say we are looking forward to another inevitable generation of internet speed.

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Cold Out To Twit? You Might Need These Gloves

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Have you ever been outside where it is too cold to twit, and you really need to twit? Not to worry, a group of students in USA have made it easier for you. These students from Olin College are keen to get you twitting all you want with just your hands and your voice.

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Meet the Hashtag Gloves. They work by you making the hashtag sign with your hands and speaking what you would like twitted! And the gloves twit what you say for you.

I’d be careful with this one, you don’t want to twit the wrong things you just said. However, Computer Potatoe gives kudos to the creators of another innovative ideas.

 

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Google Cardboard Will Transform Your View!

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It seems there can’t be any week the technology giant Google couldn’t make itself known to the world with its innovations or news. Well they are hard at work again and we must give credit to whom it’s due.

The Computer Potato chose to bring you this news because Google is competing for the benefit of the common man or woman.This time the research is for you to experience virtual reality with just a piece of cardboard and your smart phone without spending a fortune.

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All you need is a cardboard sold by Google and your smartphone, download some apps and viola you are in the your own world, literally.

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How it works: Google says all you need is to “Get it, fold it and look inside to enter the world of Cardboard. It’s a VR experience starting with a simple viewer anyone can build or buy. Once you have it, you can explore a variety of apps that unfold all around you.”

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Clever uh? Not just clever but very innovative. The Computer Potatoe gives kudos to those who work hard to change our world with technology. This one gets 5 stars

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Your Phone Could Be Able to Charge In 1 Minute!

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Yes you read the title correctly. A startup company StoreDot from Israel has developed a battery that can charge in approximately 26 minutes. Of course you will be sceptical to hear this as we are used to the hours of charging. To put away any doubt, this was demonstrated by charging a Samsung S4 in seconds.

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StoreDot Battery Test

As always Computer Potatoe brings you computer innovation news without the technical mumbo jumbo. We can tell you the batteries are very big much bigger than the normal smartphone batteries we have nowadays. Because they are bigger than than the normal batteries, they don’t last as long as the current batteries we have if they were in the same size. A bit of work is still needed here and because they are made from organic material, they are cheaper to make.

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StoreDot Battery

I know what you are thinking, this will give us a lot more time for our 21st century busy schedule, but don’t be bringing out the champagne yet as these batteries are still under development. They are stated for commercial release sometime in 2016. We could also see more of researches like this like the one we posted weeks ago (click to read).

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