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Bad Handwriting?... Writing Robot with good hand writing

A robot which may not be holding the pen your way, but it's surely capable of writing every font form possible. With even pressure and with finesse. One of the best abilities of this robot is that it not only writes every possible font type present on your Word Application, it also write it with any pen you hand it to it. Meet, the AxiDraw V3. The drawing machine is worth looking at:

Can these automatic Writing machines defraud you by rendering your signature

A human handwriting differs from one another, and also from a machine, not only in form; but also in a way a human being exerts pressure while writing something. These pressure points while writing makes for certain imperfections in human writing. These imperfections makes you handwriting unique.

Hence as of now it's difficult for a robot to mimic your writing to defraud you. That apart, whenever there any substantial transaction taking place, there's always a human intervention. That's there will always be a human being to approve the final action. Hence don't worry.

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Automatic Writing , AxiDraw V3 , Calligraphy Robot , Figuring out the future , Handwriting

Bad Handwriting?... This Writing Robot is an inspiration for You!

Anil Singh Monday, December 12, 2016

As if tapping together two Android phones to transfer photos and other shareable data was not enough, the NFC or Near Field Connectivity is seeing a big leap forward. If this experiment proves successful then many of us will be tapping our Android Phones on card readers and Cash Machines (Cash dispensers such as ATMs).

The news is that banking Giant Barclays has launched contact less cash machines.

The Barclays contact less cash machines lets you take money out using just your phone. As said the contactless technology uses NFC and allows the user to complete a transaction without using a Card. Yes, there's no need to put a card in a machine. All you've to do is tap your Android phone on the machine. Thus you can make a transaction without a Card.

How does this Contact less Cash withdrawal work?

The new service is being rolled out in the north of England, but will be available at 600 cash points across the country the next year.

Contact Less Cash Withdrawals Barclays new service

If we want to understand the technology in simple then we can see it like this: In Barclays Contact less Cash withdrawal or contact less banking transactions (if we want to include other banking transactions as well), the user simple has to tap his/her android phone on the machine, instead of swiping or inserting a card in the machine.

If the experiment proves successful then we will be seeing such tapping to pay for transactions at POSs as well.

To summarize, right now you need especially designated vending machines and POSs readers to make use of this new service.

Is This Technology Safer than the existing swipe your card in the machine?

In one way we can say so. As the Bank has put one more authentication wall in the banking transaction process. Now you will need your phone and your Card PIN. If the biggest card hacks in recent times are being done by reading data of your card through skimming devices attached to the machines or readers, then the new service which saves you from physically inserting your card into the machine surely makes more sense. As the fraudsters with the present levels of tech will not be able to read the card data, or physically steal the card.

But still it's too early to talk about safety because in the new service we are still sharing some data with the reader in such machines.

Will the new tech make the banking transactions faster? ... Cannot say for sure. But with faster connectivity, the new service will be faster than the existing one, as it is brining an already authenticated mobile phone & number into the picture. It also doesn't want you to take extra effort to take out your card from your wallet and swipe it. Means a user doesn't need to authenticate his mobile device, the associated number, and card every time he makes a transaction.

The service is still in experimental phases, hence the withdrawal facility is functional during Bank working hours only. That too from Barclays ATMs located inside branches.

How People will be using Barclays new service:

With a contact less card - Tap your card on the machine’s reader; enter card PIN on machine and follow the on-screen instructions to complete cash withdrawal.
With an Android smartphone – Tap your phone on the machine’s reader; and after that follow the instructions on your phone to complete cash withdrawal.
With Barclays Mobile Banking - Open Barclays Mobile Banking and select ‘Contactless Cash’; Select withdrawal amount, follow instructions, enter card PIN; Tap Android phone on machine’s contact less reader within 30 seconds to complete cash withdrawal.

Phone or Mobile Device with SIM Card Compatibility

At present You need an Android smartphone with NFC capabilities.

In future Barclays plans to bring the new service for iPhone users as well. For that you will have to wait for 2017.

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contact less payments , contact less withdrawals , Figuring out the future , tap android phone on atm

Contact Less Cash Withdrawals ... No need to Swipe Your Card in a Reader | Barclays New Service

Anil Singh Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Youngsters using their Laptop backpack to carry books, clothes etc. is a common sight. But what about a Car in a laptop backpack?

A young engineer at Cocoa Motors in japan has created Walk Car - A Car not bigger than a laptop. But three or four times heavier. The walk Car which the engineer claims is an insight into futuristic transport weight 4-6 kilograms, can be carried in a laptop backpack, can transport up to 120 kilograms and is sufficiently powered to push a wheelchair.

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Figuring out the future , futuristic transport , laptop backpack car

What's in Your Laptop Backpack? ... A Car

Anil Singh Wednesday, August 12, 2015

One thing about technology is fascinating. One technology can be put to various products based on the need and business sense. Take for instance, Bluetooth, the low energy technology is being used from effective fitness bands to some tool to find misplaced or lost car keys.

Now a new toss in and forget gadget, the size of a coin, called AwareCar is trying increase your awareness about your car and the self awareness of the car as well. Te gadget uses customized Bluetooth low energy beacons for cars, by using micro location events.

This simply means the gadgets with the help of the app knows exactly where you and your phone are located in relation to your vehicle. It depends how to plan to use it.

The makers are currently trying to collect funds to make the gadget commercially.

For details Click Here

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Bluetooth 4 , Bluetooth technology , Figuring out the future

A Gadget to save you from paying Car parking Fines

Anil Singh Friday, July 31, 2015

According to reports, Apple and Samsung are working on a new SIM called e-SIM standard that would make it easier for consumers to switch between mobile carriers. And Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) will very shorty announce an agreement for implementing the new SIM standard, known as the embedded SIM or e-SIM.

How e-SIM will be implemented?

The new e-SIM would ship inside of Apple and Samsung smartphones and allow consumers to switch mobile carriers without having to activate a new SIM card. Tow switch between carriers, the device owner has to simply go to settings and make switch over.

The e-SIM will also allow Apple and Samsung to make thinner devices as SIM card tray components would no longer be required.

The e-SIM has approval of majority of operators (includes AT&T, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Etisalat, Hutchison Whampoa and Telefónica.).

The e-SIM Apple and Samsung devices are expected to to arrive by 2016.

If things go as planned then the consumers will not have to buy a new SIM every time they have to switch the operator.

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Apple devices , e-SIM , embedded SIM , Figuring out the future , new SIM , Samsung devices

e-SIM in Apple, Samsung Devices for Easier Carrier Switching

Anil Singh Friday, July 17, 2015

Apple is reportedly working on an electric car, aka iCar.

What is restricting Electric Car adoption? Price, Distance range from a single Charge and of course choice. But still, Electric Cars is the future of the cars. At least this is what both manufacturers (car manufacturers and Tech companies) and people think.

Below are 5 Electric Cars World is Talking About:

Apple iCar codenamed Titan : According to WSJ, Apple is serious about developing the next Gen electric vehicle. It wants to jump the curve this time as well, that's why it has brought top designers with automobile manufacturing experience under its hood. Get ready to see the biten Apple on front of car, which will eb more like a minivan.
Chevrolet Bolt: Announced recently, the electric car will hav a range of 200-mile (that;s distance covered from a single charge). The car will have a price tag of $37500 plus 20 percent tax. The commercial manufacture of the car will start from 2017.
Tesla Model 3: This is from a Company situated in Silicon Valley. This company started its journey from an electric automobile itself. The range is the same as GM's Bolt; but it's much cheaper. Under 30000 dollars including taxes.
Nissan Leaf: Has already sold close to 150,000 cars.

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apple titan , chevrolet bolt , electric cars , Figuring out the future , icar , nissan leaf , tesla model 3 , titan project

5 Electric Cars World is Talking About, includes Apple Titan

Anil Singh Sunday, February 15, 2015

In a time when medical fraternity sees significant risks of oral contraceptives, an implantable birth control microchip is being developed. The implantable chip will hit the U.S. market by 2018. And there are chances that it will, unless some ethical issue arises, as the project is being funded by Billionaire and Microsoft Founder Bill Gates. Bill Gates is often seen as a population control enthusiast, who in the past has provided money to such out of the box (sometimes called evil) ideas such as --genetically engineered vaccinating mosquitoes or flying syringes, sperm killing viruses and so on.

The experts and thinkers are already seeing profound implications of this new birth control microchip on human reproduction. The new microchip implant reportedly lasts up to 16 years, and can be controlled via wireless remote device. It will keep giving the body the required birth control hormone as and when required for 16 years or till a woman remains fertile. According to the researchers in the development, each microchip comes with “secure encryption”.

The very idea of such consented, involuntary birth control is quite popular among World's top rich and top influencers. But since most of the times their philanthropy targets are poor or developing nations, they are also their petri dishes.

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Bill Gates , birth control , Chip , Figuring out the future , implantable

Implantable birth control microchip by 2018

Anil Singh Thursday, July 10, 2014