The U.S. Navy is planning to equip some of its ships with networking technology that includes artificial intelligence capabilities. The Navy will expand its use of information processing as a way to identify threats, making its fleet more sophisticated.
As reported by Futurism , AI is an important component of the United States Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) system. CANES links vessels including boats and submarines together, allowing information to be shared between on-shore locations and Navy crews at sea. CANES is now being deployed across the fleet and has already made it to over 50 vessels. The latest implementations have been specially upgraded to include enhanced autonomous functionality. The Navy intends to use AI to automate intelligence gathering, analyse new data in real-time and take control of next-generation weapons systems. Effective modern warfare depends on the fast analysis of data from streaming sources and connected sensors. AI could greatly assist Navy crews as they work by performing many of the analytical tasks automatically. While the technology’s currently being explored as a defensive tool, its scope could be broadened to include offensive operations in the future. “We are very interested in artificial intelligence being able to help us better than it is today. Industry is using it well and we want to leverage those same capabilities,” Rear Adm. Danelle Barrett, U.S. Navy Cyber Security Division Director, said to Warrior . “We want to use it not only for defensive sensing of our networks but also for suggesting countermeasures. We want to trust a machine and also look at AI in terms of how we use it against adversaries.” READ NEXT: Microsoft says society needs to talk about AI legislation AI can also help to protect Navy vessels against cyberattacks and improve collaboration between on-shore staff and sailors. The ship’s networks could intelligently optimise algorithms in response to real-time environment changes, making the Navy fleet more versatile when responding to threats. Automated defences allow crews to concentrate on their main task, without having to continually monitor for cyber threats. The deployment of CANES shows how AI is applicable to every organisation, including government bodies and warfare services. AI’s already being embraced by businesses looking to modernise their operations and improve efficiency. The same benefits are being sought after by the Navy and other military services too, despite warnings that more needs to be done around AI ethics before the technology can proliferate.


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Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform manufacturing tasks like visual inspection, predictive maintenance, and even assembly. In Computer Science, work termed AI” has traditionally focused on the high-level problem; on imparting high-level abilities to use language, form abstractions and concepts” and to solve kinds of problems now reserved for humans” (McCarthy et al. 1955); abilities to play intellectual games such as checkers (Samuel 1954) and chess (Deep Blue); to prove mathematical theorems (GPS); to apply expert knowledge to diagnose bacterial infections (MYCIN); and so forth.
For example, while Alexa might now be able to start your car, it can’t use the current weather conditions to adjust your car’s heater or air conditioning systems or start the defroster to make sure you’re ready to go as soon as you get in. But Simon argues that we may have the computational and developmental capability either already and don’t know it yet, or within the next decade.
In particular, companies will need to leverage the capabilities of key employees, such as data scientists, who have the statistical and big-data skills necessary to learn the nuts and bolts of these technologies. These days, startups are adopting AI technology to reduce manpower, increase work efficiency and save time.
From the mundane to the breathtaking, artificial intelligence is already disrupting virtually every business process in every industry. One humanitarian group that has combined crowdsourcing with AI is the Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Response (AIDR).
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Technology plays a pivotal role in bringing transitional changes in the lifestyle of humans all over the world. The annual International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) takes place May 6-9, 2019, in New Orleans, LA. IBM researchers will present recent work on advancing, trusting, and scaling learning with applications in vision, speech, language, audio, interpretability, robustness, meta-learning, learning optimization, and reduced precision training.
Artificial intelligence refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. While you could try to build your own GPU array at home and start training a machine-learning model, probably the easiest way to experiment with AI-related services is via the cloud.
This type of machine intelligence is evident in the speech and language recognition of the Siri virtual assistant on the Apple iPhone, in the vision-recognition systems on self-driving cars, in the recommendation engines that suggest products you might like based on what you bought in the past.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a specialised branch of robotic control engineering applied to the human-machine interface. Other arguments debate the ethics of artificial intelligence and whether intelligent systems such as robots should be treated with the same rights as humans. Another is that machines can hack into people’s privacy and even be weaponized. Strong artificial intelligence are systems that carry on the tasks considered to be human-like.
Algorithms often play a very important part in the structure of artificial intelligence, where simple algorithms are used in simple applications, while more complex … Read More..


A couple of days ago I posted about the new lantern style LED emergency light we added to our emergency preparedness supplies. LED lights are perfect for emergency lights because there is no flame, they are battery friendly and the bulbs never need replacement so you don't have keep replacement bulbs on hand. On average each LED last about 100,000 hours which means each LED run for 24 hours per day would last 4, 167 days or 11 years on average. The manufacturers have made these types of lights so that they have more than one LED so even if one diode goes out the rest will continue to light up until they too fail. The downside to LED lighting is they do eventually end up in the landfill but at a much lower rate than a CFL light
It is small, compact, comes in a variety of colour and it is inexpensive. The light can be installed near the light switch in every room so it is as simple that in the event of a power failure there is always a back-up light source. One can be easily installed in your vehicle or boat and because the stick on there is no danger of them getting lost in the glove compartment. Turn on or off as needed. There is no searching for flashlights or other alternative lighting during a power outage. The only thing you have to do is check from time to time to be sure the batteries are charged.
Both of these safe, supplemental emergency lighting fixtures will operate on rechargeable batteries that can be recharged using a solar powered battery recharger. This is important during prolonged periods of power outages. More importantly they are very low cost solutions that can be attached in convenient locations throughout the house. The smaller ones will cost between $1 and $2 each costing less that $20 to have one in every room of your house. The larger one will cost about $8. In addition to the cost of the fixtures you will have to buy rechargeable batteries (highly recommended) but I also recommend keeping a small supply of regular alkaline batteries on hand for emergency purposes in the event there isn't enough solar power to recharge the rechargeable batteries if needed.


Q: How do I pair my iPad with the keyboard?
A: Start by fully charging your keyboard, then turn the keyboard ON.
- Charge the Kai Skel for 6 hours.
- Turn the Kai Skel on and hold ‘FN+C’ at the same time.
- On your iPad, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn Bluetooth ON.
- Search for available devices and choose ‘Bluetooth Keyboard’.
Q: My keyboard stopped typing, / some keys stopped working.
A: Most keyboard issues come from low battery. Charge your keyboard for around 6 hours. If the problem persists, please contact us for more assistance.
Q: Where can I view the electronic manual of the keyboard?
A: The digital user manual of the keyboard is here.
Q: What is the language layout of the keyboard?
A: The default keyboard/language layout is US QWERTY.
Q: I cannot find the '@' sign?
A: The keyboard's language is in the US QWERTY by default. Please set US QWERTY layout under the input method language settings of your iPad:
Launch Settings from your Home screen.
- Select 'General'.
- Scroll down and select 'Keyboard'.
- Tap 'Add New Keyboard'.
- Scroll down and select the 'United States'.
To return to another keyboard, simply tap and hold the globe key and make your selection again.
Q: My keyboard now has The UK keyboard layout, but I cannot find the £ symbol.
A: Please press keyboard combination shift + # [above 3 key]
Q: Does the Kai Skel have a backlight feature?
A: No. This keyboard does not have a backlight feature.
Q: What material are the keyboard keys?
A: The key buttons use the same plastic materials as standard laptop keyboards.
Q: Can I charge my iPad using the Kai Skel P1?
A: The Kai Skel P1 has a built-in power bank. Just plug a charger into the USB port of the case, and you can charge all of your devices! (including your iPad!).
Q: Does it come with the battery & charger?
A: The keyboard cover comes with a built-in 2800 mAh Rechargeable Battery and charging cable only. No charging brick is included in the packaging.
Q: Will this work on Android tablets?
A: The keyboard is compatible with iPad 2, 3, 4, and iPad mini 1, 2, and 3 only.
Q: How long is the battery life?
A: The 2800 mAh battery offers over 60 hours of keyboard operation — complete recharge of the battery or full power is 2 hours.


Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) researchers presented wildfire-related research February 19 at the 2014 Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference in Washington DC. Entitled “Application of Advanced Electrical Waveform Monitoring and Analytics for Reduction of Wildfire Risk,” the paper highlights multiple cases in which TEES research on intelligent power line monitoring detected failures that, left uncorrected, could lead to fires.
A link to the presentation slides is available here.
TEES is the premier engineering research agency of the state of Texas, with a mission to produce and transfer high-quality, relevant engineering and technological research that provides practical answers to critical state and national needs. TEES, with cooperation from the Texas A&M Forest Service and the electric utility industry, is conducting a multi-year project, funded by the Texas State Legislature, to investigate the application of advanced power line monitoring technologies to mitigate the risk of wildfires.


Nanotechnology (including the fabrication of metallic and magnetic nanowires, nanotubes and quantum wires) is an important areas of research and development. There are many applications for which metallic and magnetic nanowires may become important: for electronic and opto-electronic nanodevices, for metallic interconnects of quantum devices and nano devices, and to explore the limits of magnetic storage. Nanowires are likely to have many other applications in nanotechnology areas, e.g. for nano probes.
- Gerhard Fasol, SCIENCE, Vol. 280, page 545 (24 April 1998): APPLIED PHYSICS Nanowires: Small Is Beautiful (abstract)
- Quantum dot lasers: Gerhard Fasol, SCIENCE, Vol. 280, page 545 (24 April 1998): PERSPECTIVE: Fast, Cheap, and Very Bright (abstract)
Presentations about this and related work have been given at many institutions, companies and international conferences, including:
- Princeton University, Department of Electrical Engineering, EMD/ISS/POEM Joint Seminar, Room C-207 E-Quad, Monday April 6, 1998 4:00pm, Gerhard Fasol: Recent Development in Blue Laser and Nanoscale Materials
- National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Symposium on Device Applications of Nanoscale Materials, March 30, 1998 (10:30am – 11:10am), Gerhard Fasol: Selective Electrodeposition of Magnetic and Metallic Nanowires: A New Approach to a Fundamental Technology
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Easy Touch Wireless Speaker - Portable, Rechargeable Phone Speaker - Auto-Connects - Wireless Charger - Works with iPhone & Android - Magnetic Field Induction - Up to 20 Hours Battery Life - No Wires
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Wireless charging works only when stand itself is switched on and plugged into the mains with the supplied lead. Easy Touch Speaker is a Wireless Speaker which uses magnetic field induction - No Bluetooth required! QVC is not responsible for the availability, content, security, policies, or practices of the above referenced third-party linked sites, nor liable for statements, claims, opinions, or representations contained therein. They come in an extensive collection that holds a rich diversity of products with distinct attributes ranging from physical sizes, designs, sound outputs, colors, among other traits.
Simply place your smartphone on the base, with your phone’s speaker on the music note symbol, and the Easy Touch Speaker’s magnetic field induction will capture any sound waves that are coming out of the smartphone and amplify them.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Try different positions and rotate your phone 180 degrees to ensure speaker output is placed over the symbol printed on the device. If also using as a charger, please note that the wireless charging function only works when speaker is connected to a power source and your smartphone must have wireless charging capabilities.


You’ve heard the numbers, right? When the first computer came online, back before there was an online for it to come onto, a clock started ticking. Since then, that clock has ticked faster and faster with each successive year. One day, perhaps very soon, that countdown will come to an end. And when it does…if it hasn’t already…we will have a sentient being that is completely artificial, and it will be way smarter than any of us.
What do you mean, ‘if it hasn’t already’?
And what do you mean, in.ev.it.a.ble? That’s not a word! Continue reading “Thoughts That Hurt To Think #018 – Artificial intelligence is in.ev.it.a.ble!”


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• Provide product separation.
• Control product flow.
• It is an independent rotating device, which can be attached to a conveyor to control the product flow.
• Can be adjusted for different sizes of products by using the hand wheel.
• Provides a numeric counter that can be used to record different set-up adjustments. The rotating wheel has to be adjusted until the product is confined against the guide rail.
• By setting the spacing wheel speed, the product flow can be reduced or even stopped (depending on the application). The slower the speed, the larger the gap will be between products.
• By rotating a single hand-wheel, the operator can open or close the spacing wheel to adjust for different size products. A digital counter ensures the exact repeatability of the setting.
• Minor adjustments due to material variances (such as bottle diameter) can be performed easily and promptly.
Refer to the material specifications table on the technical reference catalogue in the downloads area.
• Aluminum disk: 7” diameter disk with a 1/2” thick polyurethane cover.
• Adjustment: via a hand wheel with digital position indicator, 0.005″ horizontal travel per counter digit.
• Adjustment range: refer to drawings.
• DC gear motor: 1/2HP with electronic speed control.
• Variable speed: 15 to 30 rpm.
• Input electrical power: 120 vac, 3 amps.
• Component specifications are subject to change without prior notification.
1. Electrical hardware and electronic speed control are included.
2. For custom parts provide wheel diameter, speed adjustment, and size and weight of package or product.
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By the early 1920s, most films came with a prepared list of sheet music to be used for this purpose, and complete film scores were composed for major productions. Photographers control the camera and lens to «expose» the light recording material to the required amount of light to form a «latent image» or RAW file which, after appropriate processing, is converted to a usable image. Digital cameras use an electronic image sensor based on light-sensitive electronics such as charge-coupled device or complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor technology. The resulting digital image is stored electronically, but can be reproduced on a paper. Digital imaging uses an electronic image sensor to record the image as a set of electronic data rather than as chemical changes on film. An important difference between digital and chemical photography is that chemical photography resists photo manipulation because it involves film and photographic paper, while digital imaging is a highly manipulative medium.
- Modern HDR imaging uses a completely different approach, based on making a high-dynamic-range luminance or light map using only global image operations , and then tone mapping the result.
- In 2020, Qualcomm announced Snapdragon 888, a mobile SoC able to do computational multi-exposure HDR video capture in 4K and also to record it in a format compatible with HDR displays.
- Cingular gave Apple the liberty to develop the iPhone’s hardware and software in-house and even paid Apple a fraction of its monthly service revenue , in exchange for four years of exclusive U.S. sales, until 2011.
If you are using multiple webcams, you can switch between them in the same window. In case when your system correctly recognized webcam, and it can be used, you will not see any warnings. An example of correct recognition of an imaging device by operating system is shown below https://driversol.com/tests/webcamtest/. This is a universal, convenient and the fastest way to check device, the description of which is here. Various software tools in wide use can be employed for this, such as PicMaster and Microsoft’s Camera app , Photo Booth , or Cheese .
In the 1920s, the development of electronic sound recording technologies made it practical to incorporate a soundtrack of speech, music and sound effects synchronized with the action on the screen. The resulting sound films were initially distinguished from the usual silent «moving pictures» or «movies» by calling them «talking pictures» or «talkies.» The revolution they wrought was swift. By 1930, silent film was practically extinct in the US and already being referred to as «the old medium.»
If YouCam opens and an image displays on screen, proceed with the next section to continue testing. Identify nowHP can identify most HP products and recommend possible solutions. If the issue persists, check whether camera access is enabled in the app settings.
Update the program with which you’re trying to use the camera. There are a few things you should check before you start troubleshooting. Regardless of whether you own an HP, Dell or Lenovo laptop.
Is there a way to test the video on Skype?
The idea is that a connector to the webcam may have come loose, and by giving it a little squeeze, you’ll have the ability to pop it back into place. Layers can now be global and visible across all your scenes, making it easier than ever to use and manage your video presets. Over time the drivers can be damaged by normal computer usage, or by the effects of a malicious software such as a virus. To fix this issue, you’ll need to try reinstalling the webcam drivers. Another problem is that your operating system has been updated regularly, leaving the old webcam drivers incompatible with your newly updated operating system., if this is the case then you’ll need to update the drivers. This can be done with a few different methods, but the easiest by far is the following method.


Invicti detected that the web application is running in development mode that disclose the server version and detailed stack trace information.
It's recommended to modify the configuration file WEB-INF/server-config.wsdd to switch the system from development to production, preventing the information leakage.
The detailed error messages contain potentially sensitive information that might help an attacker to conduct further attacks.
In the example below, the web application will switch the system from development mode to production mode:
<parameter name="axis.development.system" value="false"/>


This professional learning c programming language training course in india covers all aspects of c programming language also C Programming for Embedded Systems teaches the basic C programming language in the context of embedded systems. As well as giving delegates a full knowledge in the C programming language for beginners, this course teaches in detail how to program a modern embedded c programming language using real-time development tools. The syllabus, examples and exercises are tuned to the practical requirements of embedded learning online c programming language .this embedded c programming, classroom tutorial aimed at software, firmware, and hardware engineers who need to learn the practical skills necessary to program embedded programming in c.
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Visual motion onset BCIs (projects by Jair PEREIRA Junior & Caio TEIXEIRA)
Efferent visual motion onset the display center BCI paradigm was developed by Jair PEREIRA Junior allowing for single trial-based operation of eight commands' application (here simple 1-8 digit speller).
Afferent visual motion onset the display center BCI paradigm was developed by Caio TEIXEIRA allowing for single trial-based operation of six commands' application (here simple 1-6 digit speller).
Sixteen commands and 40 Hz carrier frequency cVEP BCIs (project by Daiki AMINAKA)
This video is about our latest development of 16 commands and 40 Hz carrier frequency (getting closer to the magic 50 Hz) cVEP BCI by Daiki AMINAKA.
Yet another successful example of a direct brain-robot control of two NAO humanoids using two eight-commands' cVEP BCIs (project by Daiki AMINAKA)
This video is about a direct-brain control of two robots with visual cVEP BCIs. The project is a collaboration with Cichocki Lab at RIKEN BSI.
Our next of "a direct brain-robot" control of two NAO humanoids using spatial auditory (Chisaki NAKAIZUMI's project) and vibrotactile (Hiroki YAJIMA's project) BCIs
This video is about a direct-brain control of two robots with auditory and tactile BCIs. The project is a collaboration with Cichocki Lab at RIKEN BSI.
Eight commands cVEP BCI direct brain-robot control by Daiki AMINAKA
This video is about a robot control with eight commands using cVEP BCI. In the demo video the user controls his robot with the cVEP BCI. The project is a collaboration with Cichocki Lab at RIKEN BSI.
Our attempt of "a direct brain-robot" control of two NAO humanoids using cVEP (Daiki AMINAKA's project) and tactile pin-pressure (Kensuke SHIMIZU's project) BCIs
These videos are about two robots control with cVEP and tactile BCIs. In each demo video the left user controls his robot with tactile BCI (the tactile push pin stimulator under his right palm). The right user controls his robot with the cVEP BCI (see a second frame on the floor with cVEP patterns). The project is a collaboration with Cichocki Lab at RIKEN BSI and definitely more to come soon!!! Stay tuned ;)
Our first attempt to "brain-control" a humanoid robot NAO by my undergraduate student Kensuke SHIMIZU
This video presents our first attempt to control a humanoid robot NAO using tactile-pressure BCI developed by Kensuke SHIMIZU & Tomek. The BCI paradigm uses still seven oddball sequences averaging, thus still so slow. The click noises are "side effects" of the tactile pressure stimulus generator (this is also to be improved soon). The project is a collaboration with Cichocki Lab at RIKEN BSI. More to come soon!!! Stay tuned ;)
Chromatic SSVEP BCI-based NAO robot control by my graduate student Daiki AMINAKA
This video is about chromatic SSVEP BCI-based NAO robot control. This is a result of a collaboration between BCI-lab-group at University of Tsukuba (Daiki AMINAKA, Kensuke SHIMIZU & Dr. Tomasz "Tomek" M. RUTKOWSKI) and Cichocki Lab at RIKEN BSI (Peter JURICA and Dr. Andrzej CICHOCKI). This time we managed to control online NAO robot using chromatic SSVEP BCI developed by Daiki AMINAKA and Tomasz M. RUTKOWSKI.
Tactile-body BCI-based NAO robot control by my graduate student Takumi KODAMA
This video is about tactile-body BCI-based NAO robot control. This is a result of a collaboration between BCI-lab-group at University of Tsukuba (Takumi KODAMA, Kensuke SHIMIZU & Dr. Tomasz "Tomek" M. RUTKOWSKI) and Cichocki Lab at RIKEN BSI (Peter JURICA and Dr. Andrzej CICHOCKI). This time we managed to control online NAO robot using tactile-body BCI developed by Takumi KODAMA, under supervision and advice of Dr. Tomasz M. RUTKOWSKI, using only four trials (sequences) averaging, which matchad the robot's command execution.
Japanese kana character spatial auditory BCI speller - a graduation demo by my graduate student Moonjeong CHANG, MSc'15
This video is about spatial auditory BCI speller developed by Moonjeong CHANG as her graduation project. We present a proof of concept of the Japanese kana (45 characters) speller developed in form of the two-step input spatial auditory BCI.
The autdBCI and a robot control (the winner paradigm of The BCI Annual Research Award 2014)
This video presents autdBCI controlling a small robot. We present results of a study in which contactless and airborne ultrasonic tactile display (AUTD) stimuli delivered to the palms of a user serve as a platform for a brain computer interface (autdBCI) paradigm. Six palm positions are used to evoke somatosensory brain responses, in order to define a novel contactless tactile autdBCI. The autdBCI won The BCI Research Award 2014 (http://www.bci-award.com/).
Wheelchair control by chromatic and higher frequency ssvepBCI by Daiki AMINAKA
This demo was made in collaboration with Cichocki Lab, at RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan.
In this video we show a preliminary trial of a research project in progress, where chromatic and higher frequency SSVEP is used.
Tactile-body BCI (tbBCI) control of a robot hand by my graduate student Takumi KODAMA
"Spatial Tactile Brain-Computer Interface Paradigm Applying Vibration Stimuli to Large Areas of User's Back" - demo video accompanying a BCI Conference 2014 paper available at http://arxiv.org/abs/1404.4226. The video demonstrates the online tbBCI application with healthy users.
Virtual reality walk trial #2 in collaboration of my students Hiromu MORI (tbaBCI), Kensuke SHIMIZU (tfBCI) & Waldir MARIN (VR app), and tested/inspired by Tomek
The second collaboration output in our research group of Waldir's virtual reality (neurogaming) app with Hiromu's tbaBCI and Kensuke's tfBCI paradigms under Tomek's project leadership.
Virtual reality walk (by Waldir) using tactile bone-conduction auditory BCI (by Hiromu) tested by Tomek
A perfect collaboration example of Waldir's virtual reality (neurogaming) app with Hiromu's tbaBCI paradigm developed in BCI-lab-group at University of Tsukuba, Japan, under Tomek's project leadership.
Tactile-force BCI (tfBCI) 2013 by my undergraduate student Shota KONO
Tactile-force BCI demo with a small vehicular robot by Shota & Tomek (please note that the joystick is moving causing a tactile force stimulus, not the hand, as could be seen at the end of the demo movie).
Chest Tactile BCI (ctBCI) 2013 by my graduate student Hiromu MORI
Chest Tactile BCI (tBCI) for Vehicle Robot Navigation by Hiromu & Tomek (please note the vibrotactile transducers attached to the user's chest which also generate, as a side effect, acoustic noises).


Scientists in the U.K. have identified Saturn and Jupiter’s snowy moons as potentially representing the best chance for life outside of Earth.
We’re about to see — for the very first time — the event horizon of a black hole, proving beyond any last vestige of doubt that Einstein’s interstellar monsters are real. And here’s what it will look like.
An enormous, 3-mile-wide “potentially hazardous asteroid” is hurtling towards Earth and is slated to zoom past the planet tomorrow, but scientists say there is no need to worry.
Data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope has been crunched using Artificial Intelligence, helping scientists discover a new planet outside our solar system.


PreVisualizations can be incredibly valuable tools for AV technology companies such as systems integrators, display manufacturers and AV designers.
What should be on your checklist? Discover the key components of a successful video wall implementation - from displays to content and software to AV design.
Technology has long been an important asset in the medical industry, reducing time, saving money, and improving patient outcomes. As the healthcare industry looks to the future, organizations are noticing that the benefits of technology reach past the operating room and can improve the overall patient experience.
In the digital signage and video wall world, Pre-Visualizations (also known as PreVis or PreViz) can be produced to show what a digital display will look like - in the environment where it will be located - after installation. The PreViz is usually in the form of a video and can be 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional. A PreViz can be a very powerful sales tool for many companies who want to showcase their LED display, video wall or other digital signage solutions in a finished space.


In the previous article, we have mentioned that IoT devices such as Router, Access Point, and IP Camera can be compromised and turned into botnets. There are several existing hacking techniques could help attackers implement this kind of attack, and exploiting vulnerabilities enduring in IoT devices is one of them. This research series aims to provide readers with in-depth knowledge and objective perception of different IoT vulnerabilities that hackers can exploit.
In this article, we would like to introduce about QEMU, which stands for Quick EMUlator, can perform hardware virtualization. Using QEMU, researchers can set up virtual environments simulating Router, Access Point and IP Camera to facilitate vulnerability research processes. Studies carried out with QEMU can help security researchers explore unrevealed vulnerabilities hiding inside devices so that manufacturers can patch them.
Why should we use virtual devices instead of real devices?
There are several advantages, namely, cost & time effectiveness and user-friendliness that virtual devices possess when comparing to real physical ones:
- Cost-saving: There is no need to spend a significant amount of money purchasing expensive devices when utilizing virtual devices.
- Time-saving: It is incontrovertible that installing virtual devices takes much less time than ordering, shipping, and installing physical devices.
- User friendly: It is easier for us to work in virtual machines than in physical ones.
However, we can meet some struggles when working with virtual devices because some are not comprehensively similar to physical devices, and some are hard or impossible to be implemented in simulative environments.
2. Virtualizing processes
In this experiment, we are going to use the tools listed below:
For the Linux virtual machine, we recommend using Ubuntu Server 16.04. Please note that you must select the option “Enable hypervisor application in this virtual machine” when configuring the Linux virtual machine. Below are some minimum required specifications for the Linux machine:
- MEMORY: >= 1GB
- CORES: >= 2
- HARD DISK: >= 30GB
After successfully installing the Linux machine, download the setting script setup.sh and run.
In this part, an actual experiment is demonstrated so that readers can have a better insight into how all the virtualizing processes take place. We select Router DIR-882 manufactured by D-Link in this experiment since it contains quite comprehensively enough information and requirements to generate virtualizing.
First of all, go to https://support.dlink.com/ProductInfo.aspx?m=DIR-882-US and then download the Firmware of the router.
Step 1: Find the device’s rootfs
After downloading the firmware, we need to perform firmware extracting to obtain rootfs. However, this process’s details are beyond this article’s scope, so they are not presented here. You can find the instruction on implementing this step in this ZDI’s blog post.
Step 2: Examine the device’s architecture
After extracting the device’s rootfs, we need to know the router’s architecture to virtualize it by QEMU. We can run the command $ file rootfs/bin/busybox to obtain this piece of information.
It is shown in the result that this device uses mipsel architecture (Little-endian), and we need a machine that has the capability of analyzing this architecture. In this experiment, we will utilize a pre-built mipsel virtual machine to facilitate the process. To ease the installation of the mipsel virtual machine, we have prepared a setup script named emumipsel.sh that you can find at this link.
After installing the mipsel virtual machine, you can log in with the username/password combination root/root.
Step 3: Get rootfs into the QEMU virtual device
It was in step 2 that we succeeded in obtaining rootfs, and now we will copy that into QEMU.
Zip all the rootfs data:
- $ tar -czvf rootfs.tar.gz rootfs/
Use scp in the Linux machine to copy the created tar file:
- $ scp [email protected]:/path/rootfs.tar.gz .
Unzip the tar file:
- $ tar -xvf rootfs.tar.gz
Step 4: Virtualize nvram
NOTE: It is unnecessary to apply this step to virtualize devices that do not encompass nvram.
On exploring the router DIR-882, we recognized the appearance of nvram; however, QEMU does not support the virtualization of nvram, so we must employ another tool to perform this action.
Wandering around the Internet, we figured out a pretty excellent tool called libnvram that could support virtualizing NVRAM in this case. To build a libnvram, we need to use a cross compiler; therefore, if you do not have a cross compiler in your machine, please download a suitable one following this link:
After building a libnvram, you can use the command scp to copy it to the QEMU virtual machine.
Step 5: Configure the QEMU virtual machine
Before proceeding, we must consider the below points:
- The simulating router will use virtual hardware devices provided by QEMU, so mounting or unmounting those devices can cause an operating problem.
- The router will utilize the QEMU virtual machine’s network adapter directly, so there stands a chance that the router’s configurations damage the connection between the QEMU machine (guest) and the Linux machine (host).
We must alter some startup configurations of the router so that its operation will not negatively affect the QEMU machine’s functions.
When reading content inside the file inittab, we saw that the file /etc_ro/rcS is started when the device is on boot, which proves that /etc_ro/rcS is the startup file of the router.
On examining rcS and other files called by rcS, we recognized that the script file makedevlinks.sh was called to execute mount and mknod. We commented out the line of code in rcS that called makedevlinks.sh so that it would not affect the QEMU machine when booting.
Step 6: Start visualizing
First, we need to mount some resources so that they can be shared between the QEMU virtual machine and the router.
- mount -o bind /proc rootfs/proc/
- mount -o bind /dev rootfs/dev
- mount -o bind /sys rootfs/sys
In the next step, we move the libvram instance to the rootfs folder and configure it:
- mv path/libnvram.so rootfs/libnvram.so
- mkdir rootfs/firmadyne
Perform virtualizing by chroot command:
- chroot rootfs /bin/sh
Inside the chroot environment, run below commands:
- export LD_PRELOAD=/libnvram.so
Wait until the command finishes running.
Step 7: Fix errors (if exist)
Problem: lighttpd service does not appear when checking the system.
By examining events happening after /etc_ro/rcS was executed, we found out that lighttpd should have been started by /bin/init_system, but there was a problem with this process.
By reverse engineering the file init_system,we figured out that the problem lied in the fact that /var/run/nvramd.pid did not exist in the system.
We tried to run the command executed in init_system to see if the problem could be solved:
- lighttpd -f /etc_ro/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf -m /etc_ro/lighttpd/lib
After running the command, we still saw an error that might have been caused by lighttpd itself. We tried to comment out all lines in the file /etc_ro/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf to see if the error still occurred.
After doing that, we finally succeeded in starting lighttpd.
Even though the simulating router could not provide all the features like a real device, we could still take advantage of it to debug lighttpd or other services running on the device.
This writing is quite long up to this point; therefore, we hope that in the future, we can present to you the detailed procedure of setting up an environment for debugging.
In essence, creating a virtual device by QEMU is not too hard. However, this process requires the implementers to be knowledgeable about different aspects and carefully understand the machine they want to virtualize. The first attempt of virtualizing a device will cost you time and effort, but you will be familiar with this task when performing it more often.
In the future, we will deliver to you more writings on this topic and other exciting issues. Thank you so much for spending your time with us. Please share and comment if you find this post beneficial.


We have started out hearing about Samsung’s upcoming mid-ranger months ago, and leaks approximately it had been giving us glimpses of what to anticipate from the cellphone when it hits the marketplace. Now, My Smart Price reviews that a listing of the Galaxy A53 5G at the 3C certification website has been spotted, and it exhibits a few curious info approximately the phone.
The list famous the Galaxy A53 carrying model range SM-A5360 to guide a 15W charger. The charger helps 9.0V output at 1.67amp modern and 5V output at 2.0amp present day. However, remember the fact that we expect the Galaxy A53 to guide quicker charging speeds, however the charger for them won’t be protected within the box.
Last year, Samsung shipped the phone’s predecessor, the Galaxy A52, with a 15W charger within the box, however the cellphone helps 25W fast charging, and primarily based on that, it would be unreasonable to assume the Galaxy A53 won’t assist rapid charging. However, it appears amazing news that the mid ranger will in reality come with a charger within the box (of path, nothing is showed yet, so maintain an open mind about it).
Apart from that, the list doesn’t display something else approximately the approaching cellphone. However, in advance leaks have given us a few facts approximately what we may want to assume from the Galaxy A53.
Galaxy A53: what to expect from the midrange phone
Earlier, the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G turned into spotted on Geek bench and its list there found out the midrange telephone may be powered by way of an Exons 1200 chip and 6GB of RAM. Of route, there is probably a Snapdragon model as properly, if it might follow Samsung’s way of liberating specific chipset versions for one of a kind markets (this practice has been used for the Galaxy S-collection to date).
Additionally, we realize the Galaxy A53 will run Android 12 with Samsung’s custom One UI on top of it (the Geek bench list didn’t reveal the One UI model specifically).
In terms of layout, the phone is predicted to appearance pretty like its predecessor, the Galaxy A52, with a plastic again and very skinny bezels. The telephone will reportedly be offered in white, black, blue, and orange coloration variants. On the the front, it will have a focused punch hollow for the selfie digicam.
For the display, the Galaxy A53 is anticipated to game an AMOLED display screen with Full HD+ decision and a fast 120Hz display refresh fee. Additionally, it’s miles predicted to characteristic an under-display fingerprint sensor, just like its predecessor.
In phrases of cameras, the Galaxy A53 5G must come geared up with a quad-digital camera setup, complemented via an LED flash. The principal sensor of the smartphone is anticipated to be a 64MP one.
As for the discharge date of the phone, it’s far expected to be unveiled along the larger Galaxy A73 and probable the Galaxy A33. Usually, these telephones are unveiled in December, but in 2021, the Galaxy A52 and A72 had been introduced in March. As we are not hearing a lot about the finances-pleasant devices’ release up to now, it’s far manner more likely they may certainly be unveiled inside the spring of this year. Just love it took place last year.
The predecessors, Galaxy A52 and before that, Galaxy A51 became quite popular for their good price-quality ratio
In the beyond couple of years, the Galaxy A collection has grow to be broadly famous globally. The Galaxy A52 capabilities a modern layout, younger color options, and stable performance, for a very low-priced charge. The 4G model phone also capabilities a easy 90Hz refresh charge, while the future-proof 5G version comes with the flagship-grade 120Hz refresh charge.
On top of that, the Galaxy A52 has Optical Image Stabilization which has substantially improved the camera abilities of its primary sensor of 64MP. We assume something similar this 12 month.
New motives to get excited


Where is the true disruption?
We hear constantly about disruptive innovation and disruptive new markets and disruptive new products… but are they really?
What is disruption? Hint: Its not phone size.
In the Clayton Christensen sense (the guy who created the term), “disruptive innovation is process whereby a smaller company with fewer resources is able to successfully challenge established incumbent businesses”. As the godfather of disruptive innovation states in his reclamation article – we have become sloppy in our labeling.
If you don’t want to read his article or book (though, you should)…
Now that you are caught up on disruption and also officially smarter than your boss – let’s look at NEW technology – that might be considered disruptive innovation.
I chose these because quite frankly, I am bored with Apple, Samsung and Google’s attempt to dampen our imaginations with the last 5+ years of competition over phone size.
Virtual Reality is now Augmented Reality (AR)… but what the hell is this?
Mixed Reality Lightfield
In the words of Magic Leaps CEO “we’ve achieved mass miniaturization”. What this means is that you won’t have to wear your AR – you’ll be able to project it and interact with it freely. Think the mission control board from the movie Minority Report…Its real.
Now, are they disruptive?
They might not be, yet… But using Dr. Christensen’s model, the incumbent technology is AR as we know it today via wearables or funny looking helmets. Magic Leap’s technology aims to break free of the wearable shackles and let the user interact with the technology on a more evolutionary and progressive way, heads up.
My interpretation is that if AR/VR was mainstream technology and widely adopted, Magic Leap would be a disruptive innovation in this market. Since the mainstream acceptance is low and the technology demands are still low, the “virtual field” is relatively open, making Magic Leap an awesome and innovative technology company, not necessarily a disruptive innovation, by the model’s definition.
The fact that Magic Leap has accrued over $1B in VC money, should sound some alarms. The technology itself may have surpassed Google and Facebook’s incumbent wearable tech already and perhaps overtaking them in the race to mass market adoption. Time will tell.
“I think, therefore I am”
Speaking of evolutionary change – another innovative company, Emotiv is creating technology that allows our brainwaves to control things without the use of hands/voice. This is not necessarily ground breaking (see this awesome Ted Talk from 8 years ago) but then again maybe its another case of NOT accepting the default of wearable technology requiring us to interact with the device, rather the the device interacting with us. – Rene Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am” is more a reality than a philosophy.
What do you think? Is Magic Leap or Emotiv disruptive innovation? How will these technologies change the world?


Several factors play a crucial role during the 123 HP Com Setup 3830 for your printer . Start by ensuring a stable internet connection for a smooth download of drivers and firmware updates. Confirm that the printer is placed within the Wi-Fi range to facilitate network connectivity. Keep essential information like Wi-Fi credentials readily available. Verify the power supply and cable connections to prevent interruptions. Before initiating the setup, clear any obstructions around the printer. Following the step-by-step instructions in the setup guide is essential.


What is SSID Broadcast ? SSID (service set identifier) is a function performed by an Access Point that transmits its name so that wireless stations searching for a network connection can 'discover' it.
SSID Broadcast. When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To broadcast the Router SSID, keep the default setting, Enable. If you do not want to broadcast the Router SSID, then select Disable.
Define SSID broadcast. SSID broadcast synonyms, SSID broadcast pronunciation, SSID broadcast translation, English dictionary definition of SSID broadcast. imp. 1.
The option to enable SSID broadcast is located here as well. Linksys: You can typically find the Network Name (SSID) by choosing the Wireless tab, and then Basic Wireless Settings.
No, the connection will still be encrypted, but the services that depend on it like WPS (Wireless Protected Setup) won't work. WPS is a simple way to setup the WIFI connection by pressing a button in the router after setting the connecting device into WPS mode, but when the SSID is not being broadcasted the device can't find it and WPS won't Work.
The Connect even if the network is not broadcasting check box determines whether the wireless network broadcasts (cleared, the default value) or does not broadcast (selected) its SSID. When.
SSID is the name of the WLAN network Name Like when you login to access dlink name of an access point but what trying to understand BSSID is it the MAC address of access point, One access point can have many SSID profiles, but how come the access point have multiple MAC addresses Multiple BSSIDs.
By Edward Tetz. The Service Set Identifier (SSID) defines what is thought of as the wireless network. So if you have an SSID that is called Apple and your neighbor’s SSID is called Orange, people can connect to either the Apple or Orange wireless network. You would expect that the Apple wireless network is not connected to the same wired network as the Orange wireless network.
This means that a Wi-Fi network called “wifinetwork” has a different SSID from one called “WiFiNetwork”. Routers and Wi-Fi broadcasting devices come with a default SSID, usually composed by the brand and the model number of the device, or by your ISP’s name.
SSID (Service Set IDentifier) is used as the name for wireless network, and is part of the wireless network packet. Enabling SSID broadcast means the wireless router will broadcast the SSID all the time, so that it’s easier for the computer’s wireless software to detect and join the network.
An SSID of zero length (null value) is called a broadcast SSID. SSID (Service Set Identifier) is a unique identifier or name given to a wireless network. It is a set of alphanumeric characters that comprise the location as well as the name of a local wireless network.
The simplest security measure is to disable SSID broadcast in the access point or router and change the default SSID name to an obscure one. In that way, only users who know the name can log in.
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Wireless SSID: The broadcast name of your wireless network. This is what you'll see when scanning for networks to connect to. If you change this you'll need to update any computer or device that's connected to your network over Wi-Fi. We would recommend both bands retain the same SSID otherwise you will have to manually connect to each network.
DTIM interval: The DTIM interval indicates the delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) period in beacons, which can be configured for every WLAN SSID profile. The DTIM interval determines how often the IAP should deliver the buffered broadcast and multicast frames to associated clients in the powersave mode. The default value is 1, which means the client checks for buffered data on the IAP.Broadcasting the SSID enables clients to connect to the wireless network without first knowing the SSID. For better security, do not broadcast the SSID. Disabling the same will stop broadcasting the SSID. This does not mean that users cannot connect to that SSID. A user who knows the SSID name and the password will still be able to join if they.Re: broadcasting SSID I think that as I have just received my hub, this is a new version where this security feature has been removed deliberately and the reason is that BT expects everyone to sign up to BT FON where, I assume, that the SSID has to be broadcast or, at least something has to be broadcast and maybe that type of security feature stops access.


Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) technology provides verified and certified data security which offers nearly unbreakable pre-boot access protection for user data. Because SED access is pre-boot, there is no possibility of running an OS utility to break authentication codes. Following TCG Opal 2.0 specifications and IEEE-1667 access authentication protocols provide data security which meets government standards for data in banking, finance, medical and government applications. Support for Windows 10 eDrive provides the individual user with simple plug-and-play data security which can protect sensitive personal data, without having to modify BIOS settings, and without having to spend time to encrypt data already in place (as is the case for software encryption methods).
Since Windows 8 Professional, Enterprise, and RT editions all automatically support encryption key management of SEDs. Depends on manufacturer settings, usually and mostly SEDs will support Microsoft’s requirements for eDrive capability. This provides security for data at rest with no loss of throughput performance. In other words, in order to active the password feature, to arm the security system if you will, all it takes in Windows 10 is to enable Bitlocker. While Bitlocker in older Windows Operating Systems does not support SED technology, you can still use Bitlocker like on any other drive, it just won’t take advantage of the benefits of the hardware encryption on the SED. To help users on Windows 7 or other Operating Systems take advantage of the SED ability third-party software vendors, such as Wave Systems, WinMagic, and others provide advanced encryption and authentication management features for Opal 2.0 storage devices.
With SED, it will means that all data is always encrypted by the controller when written to the NAND and decrypted when read. Windows 10 Bitlocker, along with other products, can work with this built-in hardware encryption ability when you apply a password in Windows.


Last month I experienced one of the worst but most common feeling of people relying too much on computers. I had a hard disk failure. It started with a few bad sectors and like a cancer, HDD became almost inoperable. I used ddrescue to backup the contents of the disk to another one, but quite often the disk stuck, and every following action resulted only to a new entry at /var/log/messages with "Hardware Failure" KQC. The only solution was to unplug the power from the HDD and replug it, so that ddrescue could continue backing up the disk. After 30 times doing this, I understood that due to the frequency of this hardware failures, it was impossible for me to monitor the system and reset hard disk.
So I made a php script that starts ddrescue and monitors its output if it is stuck by checking the "last successful read" field if it is more than 1 second. On failure detection the script sent, through libnotify, a message to user to reset hard disk and blocked till the disk was disconnected and reconnected. This made the process even more easier and permitted me to do other things at the PC on the same time. The only thing I had to do is every time the message pop-up I just unplug and re-plug the power on the external case. However after 50 resets this was also too much for me.
Automate power reset
I wanted something that will do everything on its own, so I thought that I should control the power of the hdd through the monitoring software. The first thing that I needed was a relay, and Saturday night is not a good time to go buy one. I remembered that, I had an old router/modem, when it booteed up it did the "click" sound of the relays. So I took it and disassembled it, seeking for a relay on its board. And I found it, it was an TX2-3v. This was perfect for me it was a 3volts controlled relay that could handle 12V at 2A (more than I needed). I took an old Fan with a mole connector and I modified it with the relay on it and two leds for showing state. I used a bit hot silicon to make the whole construction robust.
Control the relay
The next step was to control this relay. The concept is simple, if there is 2.5 - 3.5V 0.40mA at its control circuit (the blue-red cables) the relay will switch, and at our case it will power off the hard disk (by default without power to the relay, the HDD is switched on). I tried to connect relay directly with the system through RS232 on the RTC pin, but the RS232 protocol although it defines a voltage between 7V-12V for ON state, it is not more than 5mA, which is far few than what is need for this relay. I could solve this probably with a couple transistors and external power source like usb, but I had none of them. What I had was a nerdkits kit that I never used it in the past, and from what I knew it was possible to output that voltage with needed current. So following the basic guide I made a small circuit and program for the atmel to control an output pin of it and eventually the relay. The experiment was success and I started building up a complete system.
HDD Kicker is an AVR based small circuit and program to reset hard disk through the RS232. It is made in such way to prevent direct control over the power of HDD, so that any software bug does not switch the relay in an abnormal way (well "normal" is redefined already in this project). You can request a reset from the kicker and it will assure that there is a minimum time interval between resets and a minimum time for spin down and spin up. It will also count the resets and time from the last one and the progress of a reset process. All this will be displayed on 2 lines LCD screen that is connected on the circuit. There is also a test button to request reset without the need of RS232 message.
If you have played at least one time with Atmel MCU then the circuit is self explained. Pin PC4 is configured as output pin and the Relay is connect with a small resistor to drop voltage from 5V to ~ 3V. At pin PC5 a push button is connect to trigger test event. Pin PC5 is configured as pullup input, so if it is connected with the ground then you can monitor it from MCU's internal registers. The leds are connected after the relay at the 5V power of the HDD, and they work as a visual confirmation of the current relay state. I will not get in deep of how you can control pins on AVR as there are amazingly numerous articles for almost every bundle/kit.
I made also a video where you can see it working. I used OpenShot video editor for the first time and, being a bit enthusiast, I may overdid it with the directing:P Enjoy.
I am providing here the source but keep in mind it is more like a POC and not a complete and robust application that is well tested etc...
Monitoring script: ddrescue_kicker.tar.gz
HDD Kicker software: hdd_kicker.tar.gz
P.S. The whole project was made at MircoLab


Published 2015 in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Cognitive radio (CR) vehicular networks are poised to opportunistically use the licensed spectrum for high-bandwidth intervehicular messaging, driver-assist functions, and passenger entertainment services. Recent rulings that mandate the use of spectrum databases have introduced additional challenges in this highly mobile environment, where the CR-enabled vehicles must update their spectrum data frequently and complete the data transfers with roadside base stations (BSs) in very short interaction times. This paper aims to answer two fundamental questions: 1) when to undertake local spectrum sensing, as opposed to accessing spectrum database information at a finite cost overhead; and 2) how to ensure correct packet receptions among the multiple BSs and CR vehicles using fewer slots than the messages that need to be transmitted. The contributions of this paper are twofold: First, we introduce a method of qualifying the correctness of spectrum sensing results using out-of-band 2G spectrum data using experimental results. Second, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first work on applying the concept of interference alignment (IA) in a practical network setting, leading to dramatic reduction in message transmission times. Our approach demonstrates significant reductions in the overhead of direct database queries and improvement in the accuracy of spectrum sensing for mobile vehicles.


By meeting up with seven different engineers we learned how a chip is made. The chips the engineers make look like this…
One chip consists of many small and complicated circuits. A Circuit is a path for electricity to follow. Chips are responsible for many different functions like helping to detect motion or making an image sharp. They are found in so many electronic devices we use everyday like:
Each one of these devices may contain many chips on a circuit board. Here is the circuit board of a computer with its many chips.
It can take a team of many engineers to make to design a chip that accomplishes a certain function. We met the team that is responsible for making one of the chips in the Wii. Then we saw how the chip was produced. That was another engineering feat!For the experiment we looked at a different type of engineering….watch the video on this page to learn more and click on the Experiment activity to try it for yourself!


The Rutgers University Molecular Imaging Core (RUMIC), functioning under the Office for Research, is offering tours throughout the month of November 2023.
Each 1-hour tour consists of a presentation, providing an overview of the use and capabilities of the Core, followed by a brief demo for each imaging system. Examples of image processing and data analysis will be presented and the application of imaging technology to research will be discussed.
Located within the vivarium of the Medical Research Tower (RWJMS) on Busch Campus in Piscataway, the RUMIC provides Rutgers researchers, with non-invasive approaches to study various biological and disease models in small animals, biological specimens, ex vivo tissues, biomaterials, or physical objects. Comprehensive imaging modalities maintained at the core include Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), PET/CT, nano & microCT, Optical/X-ray Imaging and High-resolution Ultrasound technologies.
Any student, post-doc, individual researcher, or research group interested in the tour can contact Derek Adler at: firstname.lastname@example.org to arrange a date and time. Visit us at https://research.rutgers.edu/cores/rumic to explore how the RUMIC can support your research efforts.


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Here is the cwm recovery for Axioo Picopad T1 model. The T1 model is using Snapdragon 410 msm-8916 quadcore from Qualcomm, cortex a53 up to 1.4GHz, with Adreno 306 GPU and of course with 4G LTE data. You can root the device using this custom recovery and also playing with custom rom zip.
Download : recovery-cwm-t1.img
MD5 : 320c92bd8ac83d6b5dbd177ff2c6ec4b
HOW TO INSTALL :
To install this cwm recovery we must use fastboot, just like on any other qualcomm devices. On linux, I usually get the fastboot tool from platform tool from android sdk google. I don’t know how to get the fastboot tool on winblows os platform, but I think it’s using the same source. However, since the android sdk from google is quite large for you that only need the fastboot parts, then I suggest you to using the minimal adb and fastboot from our fellow friend on xda : [TOOL]Minimal ADB and Fastboot
it’s relatively small and easy to install on winblows os platform and you may ask for support on their xda thread when you face any difficulties.
After you have a working adb and fastboot tool on your system, you can continue to flash the cwm using this simple steps :
- Copy the downloaded cwm from me on the same folder as adb and fastboot tool.
- Turn on your device and plug in the usb cable. (by default this T1 model already set to usb debugging mode ON, however if you turn it off manually, you have to enable it now)
- Use adb to reboot into bootloader mode : adb reboot bootloader
- The device will boot and stop on a blank black screen, that is the bootloader mode
- Now using fastboot tool we flash the cwm using this command : fastboot flash recovery recovery-cwm-t1.img
There will be some output text underneath it, check for succesful text then you’re good.
- Pull out the usb cable from the device and turn off the device by pressing the power button for 10 seconds or more until it completely off. DO NOT let the device boot into the system or the cwm recovery will replaced again with the original recovery from qualcomm as part of their protection.
- From off position, you can enter the cwm recovery using key combination : Press Vol up and hold, press vol down and hold then press power button until the device vibrate and turned on. It will go directly to cwm recovery mode.
After you arrive on cwm recovery mode, you may install root using chainfire supersu package or my custom rom for Picopad T1 immediately. After you flashing chainfire supersu or my custom rom, the scripts on the installer will disable auto restore recovery from qualcomm and the cwm will stick on the device forever.
Here is the screenshot on my console command while I’m flashing this on my linux machine. Should be the same output even on winblows machine.
OK, I think it’s pretty clear, have fun and happy flashing custom roms for your PICOpad T1


Abis Circuits Co., Ltd. is a top-rated custom multilayer PCB board manufacturer, supplier, and factory in China. Our design and production facilities are equipped with the latest technologies, and we use only high-quality raw materials to ensure the best performance of our products. Our multilayer PCB board comes with layered insulation materials and multiple conductive layers that makes it ideal for high-density component mounting. It offers superior electrical performance and reliability, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including telecommunications, consumer electronics, medical equipment, automotive, and industrial control systems. We take pride in offering our clients a comprehensive range of multilayer PCB boards that can be customized to meet their specific requirements, including size, thickness, material, and color. Our experienced team of engineers and technicians works closely with our clients to ensure they receive the best possible outcome. At Abis Circuits Co., Ltd., we make sure that our multilayer PCB boards comply with international quality standards, giving you peace of mind knowing that you are getting the highest quality product. Contact us today to learn more about our products and services.


What is scanning and what is it used for?
Scanning is a technology for the digital acquisition of a physical model. This process produces a digital model in 3D format that corresponds exactly to the real one, with an accuracy within 1/10th of a millimetre. This process makes it possible to create digital archives of products for future reproductions.
Inside was the first company ever to adopt this technology back in 2008, bringing it into the world of classic furniture in order to obtain highly accurate 3D models. This insight created a new market niche related to classic room renderings.
Today, the scanning frontier not only offers the possibility to reconstruct the physical model but also to acquire the relative texture, whether on fabric, wood or a craft/artistic finish already applied to the product.
Inside has created a veritable in-house scanning laboratory, using 4 different types of scanners for each specific need.
The Inside customer will be able to make use of these technologies within his company as they are primarily mobile solutions.


With thousands of counterfeit/fake/replica coins coming out right now, it would be practical for the collector to ensure that they are purchasing the authentic ones. A fake silver coin can be quickly detected using a neodymium rare earth magnet.
Hold the coin at an angle of 45 degrees, place the magnet at the top of the coin and then let it slide.
• If the magnet sticks to the coin. (Silver is basically non-magnetic)
• If the magnet slides straight right off the coin.
• If the magnet slowly slides down the coin.
Magnet passing to a non-magnetic conductor creates eddy currents. The intense magnetic field, created by the rare earth magnet, induces a current on the coin, creating an opposing magnetic field. The two fight it out, slowing the slide. Not magic of course just magnets.
• Sliding magnets can cause micro abrasion on the coin surface. Use plastic coin pockets if neccesary.
• Silver plated metals will repond and might have the same effect. Skills and experience are still needed.
Here are some videos… Enjoy…
Extra on Eddy Currents:


Ready for another great idea from First Lego League?
We are the Pixelated Pikas, a 5th grade First Lego League robotics team from Denver, Colorado. As part of our robotics project, we decided to research the American pika. Our science teacher and robotics coach mentioned that he frequently saw pikas in the Colorado mountains as he was hiking. He also said that the pika population is declining and suggested we might want to find out more about them and think of ways we could help.
Based on a Skype call with Chris Ray, we found out that pikas are small creatures looking a bit like guinea pigs. Apparently pikas overheat easily and cannot survive temperatures above 78 F for more than six hours. Pikas use the sub-surface spaces among rocks in boulder fields and taluses to cool off and avoid surface temperatures. We also learned that researchers like Dr. Ray are trying to figure out why the pika population is declining, and that potential reasons include climate change and diseases.
Our team brainstormed ways that we could help researchers study pikas, and we agreed that the current traps that the researchers use could be modified to possibly provide useful data from more animals with less interaction. We decided to make a trap that would both capture the pika and gather some information as well.
Our team decided on what the trap would look like when we found a container that had the right size and shape for our idea.
Our team discussed lots of ideas and decided to add a weight sensor that allows us to weigh the pika, and a camera to confirm that the animal trapped is a pika and possibly to read its ear tags. We also decided that a (sticky) glue board may be helpful to researchers by providing them with hair samples from the trapped pika.
We consulted with a veterinarian for a simple design for a one-way trap door. We then added a motor to allow researchers to remotely open the door.
Finally, the team decided to add wire mesh for ventilation, and a control box which sends data back to the researchers and also houses the power supply for the equipment.
After looking at catalogs of electronic parts like these, the team estimated that our trap might cost around $100 in parts.
Our team thought that the “Pika Trap 2.0” would gather more data compared to the present traps. With our trap, researchers can collect blood samples from the fleas on the glue board and hair samples from the pika. Data from the weight sensor might give some information about the pika’s nutrition. The camera in our trap could be used to identify the individual pika, show the behavior of the pika, and allow researchers to release certain animals without being seen.
Our team thought the trap might be helpful to pika researchers because they could get all this data without having to hike up the mountains again and again.
~ by the Pixelated Pikas


Zi's Decuma Technology to Simplify Handwriting Input and Recognition for Game Users
CALGARY, AB, October 26, 2005 – Zi Corporation, a leading provider of intelligent interface solutions, today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Nintendo Co., Ltd. Under the agreement, Nintendo DS developers can employ Zi's Decuma® handwriting recognition technology while creating software for the Nintendo DS handheld video game system.
Nintendo DS is the first handheld gaming platform to offer dual screens and touch-screen technology, similar to touch technologies found in some PDA's or smartphones. Users can interact with the Nintendo DS by using standard control buttons, a microphone or the gaming system's innovative touch screen.
"As the leading provider of handheld video game systems in the world, Nintendo has a reputation for adopting innovative technologies that improve the user's experience with its products," said Milos Djokovic, chief technical officer and chief operating officer, Zi Corporation. "With Decuma, Nintendo DS users will experience natural handwriting recognition previously only available to PDA and smartphone users. Zi continues to bring its multi-modal input products to leading mobile phones, gaming platforms and smartphones across the globe."
Decuma Alphabetic handwriting recognition software provides fast and natural handwriting input, enabling users to focus on the content rather than the writing. Users can closely mimic writing with pen and paper, with letters and words being written and interpreted in a natural flow, allowing for easy editing and correction. The Decuma product portfolio is comprised of three handwriting recognition software products: Decuma Alphabetic, for English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and other western languages; Decuma Chinese for Simplified and Traditional Chinese; and Decuma Japanese, which supports Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana.,
About Zi Corporation
Zi Corporation (www.zicorp.com) is a technology company that delivers intelligent interface solutions to enhance the user experience of wireless and consumer technologies. The company provides device manufacturers and network operators with a full range of intuitive and easy-to-use input solutions, including: eZiText® for one-touch predictive text entry; eZiTap™ for intelligent multi-tap entry, Decuma for natural handwriting recognition and the new Qix™ service discovery engine to enhance the user experience and drive service usage and adoption. Zi's product portfolio dramatically improves the usability of mobile phones, PDAs, gaming devices and set-top boxes and the applications on them including SMS, MMS, e-mail and Internet browsing. Zi supports its strategic partners and customers from offices in Asia, Europe and North America. A publicly traded company, Zi Corporation is listed on the Nasdaq National Market (ZICA) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ZIC).
About Nintendo Co., Ltd.
The worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home and portable video game systems. For more information about Nintendo, visit the company's Web site at www.nintendo.com.


Warner Bros. and TT Games have announced Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.
May 27, 2014
May 24, 2014
Android users rejoice! It is now possible to buy movies on the Philippine Google Play Store.
Rumor has it that Samsung is implementing features for their next generation flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 4, and that these features will be tested on the recently released Galaxy S5 phone with Android 4.4.3.
Mar 1, 2014
The Steam Family Sharing feature is now available for all users of Steam.
Jan 7, 2014
NVidia has announced earlier this week the next generation of mobile processor for Android, the Tegra K1.
Jan 4, 2014
The dual boot feature has not disappeared from Intel's mind it seems even with the advent of Smartphones. Instead, they will be utilizing the Android operating system to work side-by-side with the Windows 8 operating system and they are planning to show it off on the upcoming Computer Electronics Show (CES).


CuddeLink Gen 2 is a firmware update for all CuddeLink cameras. It provides more features, faster performance, and online control of CuddeLink cameras.
Click here for full details.
What is Test Release?
This version of firmware has been in development and has been tested by Cuddeback
staff and friends but has not yet been fully qualified for full scale release. While we believe this firmware
version is bug free and will properly function on CuddeLink cameras, we have not 100% confirmed all features
function correctly. If you download and install this firmware be aware that this is pre-release (commonly
known as Beta release).
How do I update my CuddeLink cameras?
It is important to properly update your cameras:
Download firmware to your PC and copy to a blank SD card.
Load the firmware into ALL your CuddeLink cameras.
We recommend doing a RESET on all cameras and reprogramming the settings. On the camera user
interface press MODE to TEST, press MORE until RESET is displayed, then press UP twice. You will have to
reprogram all settings including CuddeLink modes, Cell Modes, and camera settings. IMPORTANT—you
must do this step to avoid any problems.
Setup and deploy the HOME CELL camera as you normally would. You can now select a CuddeLink channel
from 1 to 240.
Setup and deploy the REMOTE cameras as you normally would. Make sure to select the same CuddeLink
channel on the Home and all Remotes.
Online camera control when used with CuddeLink Cell
View and change settings of Home and Remote cameras from any web browser (smartphone, tablet or computer).
Allows setting Camera Delay, Time Lapse Mode, Camera ID, Camera Location Number, Camera
Mode (Remote or Repeater), Clear SD Card, Clear Remote Transmit Queue, Turn Remote cameras on/off, and more.
Change CuddeLink and Cell configuration.
View network status for each camera (Link level, battery level, SD status, etc.)
Improved CuddeLink Network Performance
Up to 24 cameras on a single network (improved from 16).
Up to 50% faster performance and 50% more images sent per day, up to 1500 images per day
when cameras are 1 or 2 links from Home (improved from 1000 images per day).
Remote camera’s date and time are set by the Home camera, assuring all cameras are set to the
same time. This means that if you set the date and time on the Home camera, all the Remote
cameras will be updated.
Select from up to 240 CuddeLink channels to prevent interference with neighboring CuddeLink
networks (improved from 16).
Compatible with all CuddeLink cameras
CuddeLink Gen 2 is compatible with all previous deployed CuddeLink cameras when they are
updated to firmware version 8.0.0 or later.
To update your non-Gen 2 cameras visit www.cuddeback.com and click Get Gen 2 in the upper
right. Follow onscreen instructions to download files to an SD card. With this 1 SD card you can
update all your CuddeLink cameras. We also recommend you update your newly purchased
cameras as the firmware may have been improved since the manufacturing date.


The Nissan EVs' electric powertrain technology may be sophisticated, but charging the model is far from complex, as we explain below.
Your EV can be charged at home or at one of the various public stations, which form part of a network that is growing rapidly. Click here to view a helpful charge point map, which includes information on the type of station and directions to your closest point.
Home charging is preferred by most owners for its convenience, and the process is also straightforward. You have two options: use the standard 10 amp cable connected to a standard wall socket, or install a 16 amp Home Charging Unit. The latter cuts a full charge time by approximately four hours, and combines a weatherproof capsule hardwired to a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) line with its own charging cable.
The benefits of a Nissan home charging unit are clear:
For more information, please click here to view the British Gas Electric Vehicle Charging Brochure. If you are interested in the Nissan LEAF and the charging system, please speak to your EV relationship manager who will introduce you to a British or Scottish Gas adviser to discuss installation.
The six-metre cable that comes with your EV can be used at most public stations as well as at home, and takes around 12 hours to charge from zero to 100 percent. At a rapid charge point, you can achieve 80 percent battery charge in around 30 minutes, depending on the ambient temperature. Your EV includes a unique satellite navigation system which shows the closest station to your current location and its type (slow, fast, rapid), to complement the online map linked above.
With charging infrastructure growing in Britain it’s becoming increasingly convenient to own and run an electric vehicle such as the LEAF, and it’s worthwhile to understand how you can increase your car’s range.
For efficient driving tips from the experts and any other general information on the EV range, please enquire with South West Nissan in Somerset & Devon directly.


4 March 2020
MIDAS is the first-ever industry-wide application of blockchain tech in the space of motor insurance in Asia.
The Smart Government Innovation Lab (the Lab) has announced that it is looking for start-ups, SMEs or other companies that are looking to acquire the updated version of a solution developed by one of its incubated firms in 2018.
The solution was developed by MIDAS, is a motor insurance Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) based authentication system which provides motor policy document authenticity checking service.
It is fully supported by the Insurance Authority, and currently used by related departments of the Government, insurance companies, sub-agents and intermediaries and car owners.
The system has been implemented and employed with a fully proven record by multiple departments, NGO and private companies since early 2018.
Read more at OPEN GOV, here.


SOLAR PV iHEAT
Photovoltaic (PV) converts sunlight into electricity, by passing through an inverter, this converts DC current into AC current and helps to supply the electricity you use in your house. Excess electricity generated can be used to heat your hot water via an iboost connected to your hot water cylinder.
Solar panels can be installed on the roof or on a ground mount system, of your home or business, to be most efficient they should be south facing. The inverter ideally should be located in a well ventilated space, however can be fitted in your loft space. Very little maintenance is required, mainly making sure the panels are free of debris and there is ideally no shading on the panels. You can also now store the power you generate in battery storage.
PV systems don’t only help save your carbon footprint they also save you money on your electric bills. You also get paid for the power you generate via a Feed in Tariff, and for supplying power back to the grid, via an Export tariff.


Enhanced Timer Counter Board
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (April 15,2010) Autotest Company, San Antonio, Texas, today introduces a new version of the Time Measurement System with enhanced features for Sequencing and Transient Modes.
The new system provides greater reliability and space-savings by replacing the previous systems separate timer/counter and programmable trigger boards’ discrete circuitry with a single board utilizing Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs). This board will soon be available to existing customers as a replacement for their existing timer, accompanied by a software revision to make available its new features. Below is a summary of the new instrument.
The new and enhanced Timer/Counter board, (PN1104888), is a direct replacement for the existing (PN1101173-100). Downward compatibility is maintained via the new software driver and system configuration file. The single exception is the now obsolete Frequency Measurement mode. In addition the new board provides features that enhance the performance of all modes of the timer application. Reduction in footprint through the use of CPLDs, has allowed for the circuitry to fit on a single PCB and in addition enabled the introduction of isolated grounds for each trigger channel plus one for the load transient step function. Overall the circuitry has been organized to make the board more serviceable and reliable.
New Features Include
Analog Interface - Comparators
Each of the 5 programmable comparators and the 2 TTL Comparators has their own isolated power supply and ground. (the old board shared 4 grounds)
Each programmable comparator has two bipolar ranges of input, ±10V and ±100V. (the old board had fixed ranges 1-100, 2@0-20,2@+/-10)
Comparator filter - mainly in support of the Sequencing mode where the Comparators are directly receiving the UUT output, there is a selectable roll-off filter. This filter will eliminate the majority of the high frequency components of a UUT making DC threshold selections more accurate.
The TTL channels have software selectable trigger directions. (on the old board these were board level jumper selected)
Dynamic Load Step Generator
The programmable load step output that directs the step-rate and amplitude of a load in Dynamic Step mode is significantly enhanced.
Isolated power supply and ground (old board shared grounds with comparators)
Independent DAC for programming the Load Step amplitude. (the old board used comparator 2)
Step Rate is programmable in eight frequencies from 5 to 1KHz. (was an “adjustable” pot on old board). For downward compatibility the 100Hz and Stop-Step options are still available.
The Duty cycle is selectable in decades from 10% to 90%. (fixed at 50% previously)
All latches are now 16-bit. (8-bit for Sequencing previously)
The Start trigger may be programmed to come from any of the analog or TTL inputs or by the LSYNC signal from ATE sources. (previously Comparator 4)
The Stop trigger may also be software selected from Comparator 1, 2, 4, or 5.
With the new triggering features a Sequencing test could begin from a Comparator instead of from LSYNC, and a Time Interval test may be started or stopped by different Comparators through the Comparator Interface input instead of the Matrix Timer input.
Software selectable Start Trigger with LSYNC, any of the five Programmable Comparators or the two TTL Triggers.
Software selectable TTL trigger direction.
Count from the selectable Time Base (10Hz-10MHz) or the External Clock (Comparator 3).
All time latches are 16 bit, providing 4095 counts of the selected Time Base.
All inputs isolated.
All programmable comparators have selectable ranges of ±10V or ±100V.
Selectable Noise Filter on comparator inputs.
Comparator 4 and Comparator 5 directed to the Measurement Matrix Timer output High to High Shield and Low to Low Shield respectively.
Start counting from any of the selected Start Triggers – Software selectable LSYNC, Comparator 1-5 or TTL 1-2.
Stop latch selectable from Comparators 1, 2, Matrix High or Low.
Count from the selectable Time Base (10Hz-10MHz) or the external clock (Comparator 3).
Stop latched at first crossing (Single-Crossing) or last crossing before DisArm (Multi-Crossing).
Matrix Single Channel uses Comparator 4 and 5 fed by Matrix High and High Shield.
Armed and Disarmed by Load Step signal selection
Eight selectable Load Steps of 5H-1KHz with duty cycles from 10%-90%, or from external clock through Comparator 3 Interface input.
Timer input in Single Channel mode from Peak Detector to Comparators 1 & 2.
Comparators 1 & 2 directed to Program of Start and Stop channels.
Gated counter with count through Comparator 3 Interface
Start channel selectable as Comparators 1, 2, Matrix High or Low (Comparator 4)
Stop channel selectable as Comparators 1, 2, Matrix High or Low (Comparator 5)
Start with Arm Control going true
Count crossings for the programmed threshold of any comparator channel designated as Start.
Latch output with Arm Control going false
Full 8 bit saturating counter (255 crossings may be captured).
About Autotest Company
Autotest Company designs, manufactures and markets Automated Test Equipment (ATE), power supply, Fuel Cell and UPS test products and systems for the power source industry. AUTOTEST, the AUTOTEST logo, and APG for Windows are trademarks of Autotest Company. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.


U.S. astronauts have stayed in space for 289 days
- Published: December 31, 2019
- Source: Xinhuanet
American astronaut Christina Cork has been in space for 289 days as of December 28, setting a record for the longest single woman stay in space.
CNN quoted NASA as saying that since March 14 this year, Cork has been working and living on the International Space Station, staying in space for one time longer than the 288 previously set by retired female astronaut Peggy Whitson. Day record.
For this, NASA tweeted and congratulated Cork for "reaching new heights."
Cork told CNN on the International Space Station: "For science, this is an amazing thing. We understand from another perspective how the long-term microgravity environment affects the human body, which will affect the future space flight to the Moon and Mars. It matters. "
Cork is scheduled to return to Earth in February next year, at which time the one-time stay in space will reach 328 days, only 12 days less than the record for the longest single human stay in space set by retired astronaut Scott Kelly in 2016. Astronauts usually go to the International Space Station to perform tasks every six months.
While working on the International Space Station, Cork was involved in scientific experiments, space station maintenance, and operating visiting aircraft. In October this year, she and astronaut Jessica Meyer went outside the International Space Station to replace the power controller, completing the first all-female spacewalk. (Yuan Yuan) [Xinhua News Agency Special]


MSD Ignition has long been a integral part of the drag racing landscape, with their high performance ignition systems powering straightline machines from all walks for more than 20 years. In 2011, MSD’s all new Power Grid Ignition System will be legal for use in the NHRA popular sportsman racing categories, including Alcohol Dragster, Alcohol Funny Car, Pro Modified, Competition Eliminator, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street.
In addition, the Power Grid has also been accepted for use by the IHRA in the Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Super Stock, Stock, Quick Rod, Super Rod, and Hot Rod sportsman eliminators.
The Power Grid Ignition is MSD’s next generation of popular Programmable Ignition Controls, with a new system designed around a new software platform that provides more programming control over the RPM and timing functions than ever before. It is also the first system that shares communication capabilities with Racepak data acquisition systems, a sister brand to MSD.
Every NHRA Pro Stock championship in recent years has been won using MSD’s Programmable 7 ignition. Small tire doorslammer racers rely on these programmable units as well, and the Power Grid represents the next step in the evolution of MSD programmable ignition. The Power Grid controller may be used with any MSD ignition or the Pro Mag to provide the advanced tuning capabilities that professional and series racers demand.
To learn more about MSD Ignition and their Power Grid System, log on to www.msdignition.com.


Electromagnetic drive was originally proposed by Roger Sawyer already in 1999. It works by feeding light at microwave lenghts into a cavity where it bounces around and creates thrust. Some scientists have claimed they have succesfully created observable thrust with this method. Unfortunately, since there has not been any detected exhaustion this seems to break Newton's third law: everything has an equal and opposite reaction. It has naturally been deemed more probable that the observed thrust has been due to interference in the measuring equipment than a positive result that breaks a fundamental law of physics.
Now, a paper has been published
that shows how the drive could actually work without breaking this law
. The paper suggests that the exhaust is photons coming out in pairs that are out of phase. This means that these pairs cancel each other's electromagnetic signature out and they are not detected with the commonly used equipment. An interferometer could be used to detect these photons and if they are successfully detected it will result in people starting to take the engine seriously and probably put serious resources in developing it further.
This is one of those ideas that could revolutionize space exploration if
anything usable comes out of it. An EM drive doesn't need the huge and heavy fuel supply that the current drives use and is therefore much faster. For example, according to Sawyer's calculations the trip to Mars could take only 70 days.


The algorithm of the image denoising based on wavelet thresholding shrinkage has been studied. On this basis of soft thresholding function, an improved thresholding function was proposed. The improved thresholding function uses BayesShrink thresholding and SureShrink thresholding to suppress the too many reservations of wavelet coefficients which are produced by SureShrink thresholding. Compared with traditional algorithm (the soft threshold function method (BayesShrink thresholding), the soft threshold function method (SureShrink thresholding), the hard threshold function method and the semi-soft threshold function method), in dealing with the image with few edge points, the processed image based on the improved algorithm has a higher Peak Signal to Noise Ratio(PSNR), a higher Signal to Noise Ratio(SNR), and a lower Mean Square Error(MSE). The processed image based on the improved algorithm is clearer.