RAVPower RP-WD02 Wireless Filehub Portable Travel Router

Credit: RAVPower

It’s a router, Wi-Fi hot spot, file hub, & reader for USB flash drives, SD cards, & disk drives. A built in battery (6,000 mAh) can charge your mobile devices or power attached disk drives.

Ports include full size USB, micro USB, full size SD, microSD, & Ethernet. Also available in black.

http://www.rootjunky.com/ravpower-rp-wd02-wireless-file-wireless-filehub-portable-travel-router/

http://www.xda-developers.com/ravpower-rp-wd02-android-accessories-review/

Manufacturer’s listing
http://www.ravpower.com/ravpower-rp-wd02-filehub-6000mah-power-bank.html#sthash.b70mfT9X.dpuf / Ethernet WAN RAVPower RP-WD02 wireless file wireless filehub portable travel router best investment mobile devices wireless wifi storage Seagate Kingston Wi-drive Airstash micro SD card slot USB port connect different storage devices SD cards microSD cards portable hard drives usb flash drives potential product WiFi Wi-Fi disk isc disc must have tech geeks external battery pack 6,000 mAh handy critical must have a charge situations specs Wireless wi-fi storage external battery pack 6000mAh Micro SD card slot USB slot size small portable hard drive wifi connection named WiFiSD-158E password performance wide array of storage media SD card microSD flash drive 4gb 32gb power Seagate portable hard drive SD card slot devices connect to the wifi disk up to 5 devices can be connected to it play video files divx xvid avi mp4 mkv mov 720p 1080p connected 5 devices stream a divx file all at the same time simultaneously worked flawlessly no stutters no audio drops HD 720p 1080p files with 5 devices stream access connected storage 3 different ways recommended mobile apps mobile fun Android Airstor iOS connect device see your connected storage options nice clean simple apps ES Explorer fast smooth APP Wi-Fi hotspot connect to your regular home internet router device connected Internet access wireless bridge router configured apps browser 10.10.10.254 connect via a web interface default username admin password configure password wizard tutorial connect laptop access connected storage wifi disk any file explorer app SAMBA/SMB connections ES Explorer Solid Explorer set it up Network SMB/CIFS computer name IP address 10.10.10.254 authentication method Web interface navigate connected storage build quality colour coloured colored LEDs wall charger USB charger /

Wearables — steps toward a cyborg future?

Credit: Apple/9To5Mac

New technologies require a new way of thinking. Human beings have to feel their way towards that new way of thinking. At the moment, we are feeling our way towards the ways of thinking required for wearable technology

After using the Apple Watch for a week, Mike Elgan writes in Computerworld that he feels that the Apple Watch may point the way to some significant new ways of interacting with wearable technology.

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2920305/wearables/the-apple-watch-and-our-cyborg-future.html

More about wearable technology:

Smartwatches – wide choice available

Activity trackers can help to improve your fitness

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Formula E, round 7, Monaco, Saturday 09 May 2015 (video)

Complete results, including race & qualifying:
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Mophie Juice Pack adds battery & protection to your iPhone 6 or 6+ — update

Credit: Mophie/TechRadar

Many phones have the option to replace the standard battery with a larger one, or just another standard battery, when the original goes flat late in the day, or capacity deteriorates after a few years of use.

iPhone batteries are not user-replaceable. To overcome this, Mophie has been manufacturing cases for iPhones, which contain a battery, for a number of years. When the iPhone’s battery is substantially discharged, it can be recharged from the battery in the Mophie case. Other features include:
● switch to control charging from the Mophie battery
● LED lights to show Mophie level of charge
● pass-through charge & sync
● protection for the phone similar to other cases

Most recent is a Mophie battery case for the iPhone 6 & 6+:
http://www.techradar.com/sponsorship/transform-your-iphone-6-and-iphone-6-plus-with-mophie-s-powerful-juice-pack-cases-1292876

Mophie battery cases for other iPhones include the Mophie Space Pack which also adds flash memory storage to the iPhone 5:
http://hhg2tech.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/mophie-space-pack-adds-storage-battery.html

Manufacturer’s web site:
http://www.mophie.com/

Update — some alternatives:
http://dailytekk.com/2015/05/08/the-5-best-battery-cases-for-iphone-available-now-2015/?reading=continue / mophie number one selling battery case manufacturer battery cases mophie's UK website Juice Pack family iPhone 6 iPhone 6 Plus boost battery life handset handsets smart phone smartphone device Apple Apple's latest flagship smartphones notorious battery guzzlers life use consumption mophie's juice pack cases charge recharge charged battery booster juice pack air for iPhone 6 protects new phone knocks drops more than doubles battery life handset juice pack plus for iPhone 6 delivering more than 120% extra battery more power juice pack ultra for iPhone 6 increases device's battery life 150% charger owner Apple's larger iPhone 6 Plus juice pack air for iPhone 6 Plus delivers more than 60% extra battery super sized smartphone charge your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus don't need to remove the case pass through pass-through charge sync connect cable case juice pack family is mophie's thinnest battery cases extra 17 hours talk time 15 hours of web browsing black white gold Apple certified mophie's juice pack range iPhone 6 iPhone 6 Plus mophie battery product Triple Test Certified three different stages of production capacity efficiency built quality long-lasting performance digital power management devices completely safe power quickly charging charge vault technology best in class battery life mophie's products charge extended periods of time iPhone 6 iPhone 6 Plus boost reliable efficient industry leading battery life /

CHIP — the $9 computer

Credit: Next Thing Co./Kickstarter

1 GHz processor
512 MB RAM
4 GB on board storage
Linux operating system
Bluetooth & WiFi
Connects to any screen — composite on-board — VGA & HDMI optional

Many more features. Check it out on Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598272670/chip-the-worlds-first-9-computer?ref=nav_search / chip CHIP C.H.I.P. computer tiny easy to use C.H.I.P. computer work in LibreOffice save your documents C.H.I.P.’s onboard storage surf Web check your email Wi-Fi wifi play games Bluetooth controller applications tools preinstalled C.H.I.P. power it on computer students hackers C.H.I.P. computer computer based projects built in WiFi + Bluetooth Internet attach keyboard mouse wirelessly work with any screen C.H.I.P.’s built-in composite output add simple adapter VGA HDMI LibreOffice edit spreadsheets create Word documents Chromium browser surf the web check websites send emails watch videos pre-loaded with Scratch easy to learn language teaches the basics of programing connect bluetooth controllers C.H.I.P. games retro new DOS game MIDI keyboard C.H.I.P. jam portable music player attach powered speakers C.H.I.P.'s open source operating system easy to use navigate graphical display C.H.I.P. preinstalled dozens of useful applications tools games free applications open source community PocketC.H.I.P. Pocket C.H.I.P. portable QWERTY keyboard /

SpaceX Crew Dragon pad abort test

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Launching people into space has many difficulties, not the least of which is caused by placing said people at the top of a rocket filled with a lot of energy-dense chemicals which stand a reasonable chance of starting a runaway reaction which may blow said people to pieces.

If a catastrophic failure occurs, those people need to get out of there really fast. Spacex has successfully tested their launch abort system for doing just this. A launch abort system is like an ejector seat, but instead of ejecting seat & pilot, the entire crew capsule is ejected.

Previous launch abort systems have involved a rocket tower mounted on top of the crew capsule. In the event of an abort, a rocket tower would tow the crew capsule to safety. Rocket towers were jettisoned soon after launch.

SpaceX places its launch abort system below the crew capsule. It remains attached & provides an abort capability all the way to orbit. On return from space, the same thrusters can be used to provide a controlled descent to land.

SpaceX expects its first crewed flights in 2017.



http://www.spacex.com/news/2015/05/06/crew-dragon-completes-pad-abort-test

http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/06/spacex-dragon-pad-abort-test-video/

Written before the test was run, but has excellent background information:
http://www.spacex.com/news/2015/05/04/5-things-know-about-spacexs-pad-abort-test / SpaceX first key flight test of its Crew Dragon spacecraft vehicle designed carry astronauts to and from space successful Pad Abort Test first flight test SpaceX’s revolutionary launch abort system data captured here Crew Dragon first human missions 2017 test simulated Dragon would carry astronauts to safety emergency on the launch pad Crew Dragon’s abort system powered eight SuperDraco engines produces 15,000 pounds of thrust engines integrated directly into the sides of the vehicle carried on top of the vehicle previous launch abort systems configuration astronauts escape capability launch pad all the way to orbit spacecraft use the same thrusters land propulsively at the end of a mission Pad Abort Test eight SuperDracos ignited ignite simultaneously reached maximum thrust propel propelling spacecraft launch pad half a second vertical flight Crew Dragon pitched controlled burn SuperDraco engines throttled throttle control trajectory real-time measurements vehicle’s sensors accelerate 0-100 mph in 1.2 seconds maximum velocity 345 mph abort burn terminated propellant trunk jettisoned spacecraft heat shield small parachutes drogues deployed trunk separation drogue parachutes stabilized vehicle three main parachutes deployed spacecraft splashdown ignition Dragon splashed down Atlantic Ocean downrange launch pad test Crew Dragon test dummy equipped with sensors gather data necessary safe environment future crew humans provide valuable data future flight testing Crew Dragon spacecraft high-altitude abort test uncrewed mission Space Station /

No third party watch faces for the Apple Watch

Credit: Forbes

As previously indicated in these pages, there are no third party watch faces for the Apple Watch, & it looks like Apple intends to keep it that way:

http://www.tgdaily.com/mobile/132176-no-new-time-telling-apps-for-apple-watch

Maybe, in time, Apple will liberalise the rules, as they did with the iPhone. / Apple update App Store Review Guidelines new rule 10.7 states "Watch Apps whose primary function is telling time will be rejected." Apple Watch battery problem Apple’s website states choose face customize 9 nine faces Apple built into the Watch problem third-party developers new faces for the Apple Watch Apple carefully thought out iconic face designs people wearing the devices instantly recognize nine built-in faces Apple Watch changing the look of the face confuse other people you spent all that money Apple Watch Apple Watch face display displaying using customers marketing efforts Apple public facing image apps users ability customize faces Apple Watches trivial apps a lot of people out there some pretty imaginative designs new faces Apple loosen up their restrictions /