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Smartphones: when bigger is too big!
In general, the only people who still think they want a 4-inch iPhone are those who do not yet own a 4.7-inch iPhone 6 or 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus.
When the iPhone launch in 2007, its 3.5 inches screen was considered large. Things changed quite a lot since then. Have you ever since someone having a conversation with a large phablet to its head? Ridiculous is a overstatement!
Jorge Soto: The future of early cancer detection? | Talk Video | TED.com
Is looking for microRNAs in the bloodstream the silver bullet for cancer detection? Have a look at Jorge Soto talk at TEDGlobal 2014.
Notice that he uses his iPhone integrated camera for image taking and automated analysis. And did I say, Open Source design 😉
Roam Mobility: a cell phone solution for Canadian traveling to the USA!
- Unlimited nationwide talk
- Unlimited global text
- Unthrottled high-speed data
- Free long-distance calls to Canada (yes!)
- Voicemail and caller ID
- Data only
- Text and talk
- Text, talk and data
- Select Settings
- Select Cellular
- Select Cellular Data Network
- Under the Cellular Data section change the APN to the word roam(Username & Password should be blank)
- Scroll down and under the Personal Hotspot section change the APN to the word roam (Username & Password should be blank)
- Save the setting and restart your phone
If this is the first time you use you card, you will be walked through the setting of your USA voice mail once your phone is activated at destination. No your Roam Mobility Sim Card does not work within Canada 😦
The plans are 3.95$ for 1 day (300Mb of data), 11,95 for 3 days (900Mb of data), 27,95 for 7 days (2Gb of data included), … And yes you can share your data with your iPad or computer. This is a fraction of the cost charged by our Canadian providers for roaming charges or “travel packages”.
It worked flawlessly and when landing in Canada, simply put your Canadian Sim back in the phone and store you Roam Mobility card for your next trips.
Brilliant 😉
P.S.: Roaming Sim Card and packages are even less expansive in Europe. I’ve tried Austria and Belgium up to now. So if you travel even moderately, paying up front you cell phone and having it unlock gives you access to very good deals outside the country.
Digital office part III: mobile software
Father’s day gadget: from iPhone to tricorder
If like me you grew up with the original Star-Trek and following suites, you must have some point thought that the coolest gadget of all time was the famous tricorder. Well a MIT group is bridging the gap between the tricorder and an iPhone with some cool image processing algorithms. See this Eulerian Video Magnification and in particular the movie as you scroll down.
One day this might be the coolest father’s day gadget (or App) 😉
