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Three years after HTC released the game-changing Vive, it has finally released a follow up: the Vive Cosmos. But is the Cosmos too little, too late to save HTC from irrelevance in the quickly changing VR market? The Cosmos is a good headset, with a higher resolution screen than both the Vive Pro and the Index, and it (finally) has ergonomic controllers, but ditching the Vive’s base stations in favor of inside-out tracking brought a host of tracking issues with the Cosmos....

Talk with the participants to get a feel for the timeline of the activities so you can be in the right place at the right time. Work with them to develop a list of important shots, and keep the list with you as you shoot the wedding. Must-Have Wedding Shots There’s only one first kiss at the end of the ceremony. If you miss it, there is no re-do. Good planning puts you in the right place to capture these must-have moments....

In this guide, we take a look at the variety of capacitor uses in electronic products and equipment. What Are Capacitors Used For? Combined with resistors, capacitors are often used as the main element of frequency-selective filters. The available filter designs and topologies are numerous. These can be tailored for frequency and performance by selecting the proper component values and quality. The types of filter designs include: High Pass Filter Low Pass Filter Band Pass Filter Band Stop Filter Notch Filter All Pass Filter Equalization Filter...

Why 4G Speed Matters As smartphones and tablets developed the capability to stream video and music, the need for consistent and sustained data bandwidth grew in tandem. Previously, cellular speeds were much slower than the high-speed broadband connections to computers. Given that most cellular data focused on mobile-optimized browsers and very simple apps, they didn’t need large data pipes. 4G speed compares favorably with some broadband options and is particularly useful in areas without broadband connections....

In both wired and wireless connection setups, the Blu-ray disc player connects to an internet router. What Network Connectivity Provides Network connectivity unlocks several smart features on a Blu-ray Disc player: Just as with smart TVs and standalone or plug-in media streamers, you are tied into what services the Blu-ray player brand is associated with. Different network-enabled Blu-ray disc players offer access to different groups of streaming services. Blu-ray Disc Players and DLNA In addition to internet streaming, most Blu-ray Disc players can also access content stored on other devices connected to a home network, such as a PC....

What Is a Network Sniffer? Network sniffers take snapshot copies of the data flowing over a network without redirecting or altering it. Some sniffers work only with TCP/IP packets, but the more sophisticated tools work with many other network protocols and at lower levels, including Ethernet frames. Years ago, sniffers were tools used exclusively by professional network engineers. Nowadays, however, with software available for free on the web, they are also popular with internet hackers and people who are curious about networking....

How to Set a Passcode iOS devices ask you to choose a passcode during the setup process, but you can easily skip it. If you don’t set one up during the initialization process, you can turn the feature on at any time. The passcode also works alongside the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. If you have one for your iPad, you can use the Touch ID to bypass it and unlock the device....

The Apple Watch and Wear (formerly Android Wear) models prompted more consumers to appreciate the usefulness of wearing a mini computer on their wrists. In addition, specialty smartwatches for outdoor activities often supplement other, bulkier devices in an adventurer’s tool kit. A Short History of the Smartwatch While digital watches have been around for decades—some with abilities like calculators and unit converters—only in the 2010s did tech companies begin releasing watches with smartphone-like abilities....

Alexa was inspired by the interactive computer voice used in the original Star Trek TV series. The word “Alexa” was chosen because the “X” is easily recognizable for voice recognition. The word is also a homage to the famed ancient Library at Alexandria. How Alexa Works The Alexa Voice Service converts your voice signals into computer language commands that can execute a task (such as searching for a requested song)....

How Much Is Prime Student? Students in Arizona, California, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin also have to pay tax on their membership. With both accounts, you get free two-day shipping on eligible items, unlimited movies and TV shows, unlimited reading on any device, unlimited photo storage, and free same-day delivery in some areas. Six months of free LinkedIn Premium to help soon-to-be graduates find jobs and help undergrads find internships Showtime movies and shows for only $0....

What Is an EXR File? A file with the EXR file extension is an OpenEXR bitmap file. It’s an open-source high-dynamic-range image file format created by the Industrial Light & Magic visual effects company. They’re used by various photo editing, visual effects, and animation programs because they can store high-quality images, can be comprised of lossless or lossy compression, support multiple layers, and hold a high luminance range and color. More information on this format can be seen on the official OpenEXR website....

An Intro to Facebook Lite As its name suggests, Facebook Lite is a lighter version of the standard app. It was designed for Android devices that can’t handle the bulkiness and power-sucking nature of the standard app. Facebook Lite has been stripped down specifically in size and system resource requirements so it uses less RAM, CPU and data. It can also run on unstable or low speed internet connections. Despite its ’lightness’ in system requirements and data use, Facebook Lite still offers almost all of the features you can get on the original Facebook app, meaning that you can still get the full Facebook experience even without the best device, data plan or Wi-Fi connection....

This service is a combination of other Google services, some of which have now been replaced by Google Hangouts. For example, Google Talk, Hangouts, and even parts of Google Voice are integrated into this one platform. You can start a conversation with someone using their phone number or email address, as well as their name if they’re already in your contact list. Calls made from Google Hangouts to real phones use Google Voice and might, therefore, require calling credit, which you may be able to get free directly from Google....

What Is LinkedIn InMail? LinkedIn is great for making professional connections, but when you want to start a conversation with someone who’s not already in your network, you can’t do so with a private message. Unless, of course, you have InMail. It’s essentially an extension of the standard messaging feature, which can be accessed by selecting the Messages tab at the top of the screen or bottom of the app when signed into your LinkedIn account....

If you have cut the cord and love the freedom (and savings) of streaming content but find yourself tired of sifting through the same old content on Netflix, Prime Video, or Hulu, the hand-picked movies offered on Mubi could be just the ticket. What Is Mubi? Mubi refers to itself as a streaming service, a video content curator, a publisher, a distributor, and a cinema lover. Every day, Mubi introduces a new film of the day....

From RFID to NFC NFC is an extension of RFID (radio frequency identification), a form of passive communications. A short-range radio field can activate an RFID chip, or tag, to issue a short radio signal, an interaction that allows the reader device to use the RFID signal to identify a person or object. RFID technology is used in many of the security badges used by corporations and other entities. Such a badge is linked to a database, against which the reader can check the ID to verify if the user should have access or not....

What Is Super Alexa Mode? What Is the Super Alexa Mode Code? To activate Super Alexa Mode, say, “Alexa, up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start.” Alexa will reply with, “Super Alexa mode, activated. Starting reactors, online. Enabling advanced systems, online. Raising dongers. Error. Dongers missing. Aborting.” The command refers to the buttons you must press on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) controller to activate the code in certain video games....

There are two versions of this compression scheme: HE-AAC and HE-AAC v2. The second version uses enhanced features and is more standardized than the first. Support for the HE-AAC Format In digital music, the HE-AAC format is supported and used in different ways. These include: Software media players: Different jukebox software applications support the HE-AAC format in various ways. For example, iTunes (now Apple Music) supports both HE-AAC encoding and decoding....

Why You Might Want to Jailbreak Your Phone Jailbreaking works by installing a software application on your computer and then having it transfer certain instructions to the phone so that it can essentially break open the file system. A jailbreak comes with a collection of tools that let you modify what otherwise could not be modified. Jailbreaking lets you do everything from customizing the look of your iPhone to installing third-party applications, which are titles that are not authorized and available in the App Store....

Genre: Comedy, Drama Starring: Anna Paquin, Lydia Wilson, Rebecca Benson Created By: Oliver Lansley TV Rating: TV-14 Number of Seasons: 1 Led by a strong female cast, Flack explores the pitfalls of living in the social media age where all eyes are on everyone at all times. All of the first season is now available on Prime Video. The second season, which aired in the U.K. in 2020, will drop in North America later this year....