Samsung smartphones are being reused as surveillance cameras in a pilot project based on a South African wildlife reserve, with members of the public encouraged to help conservation efforts by acting as “virtual rangers”. As part of a pilot project (‘Wildlife Watch’) to protect endangered species from poachers, several recycled Samsung Galaxy S20 FE phones have … Read more
Video games have become a vital social tool during the lasts year’s lockdowns as a way to keep in touch with friends, a new study has found. In a survey from Gaming accessories firm HyperX, more than half of 13 to 18 year olds said they used games as a way to socialise with friends. … Read more
Researchers in the US have developed a low-cost method for soft, deformable robots to detect physical interactions, from pats to punches to hugs, without relying on touch. The method, devised by a team at Cornell University in New York, uses a USB camera located inside the robot that “captures” the shadow movements of hand gestures on … Read more
Real Time Messaging Protocol or RTMP is mainly serving for high speed transmission of audio, video and data between flash player and a server. Initially developed by Macromedia, the protocol is now owned by Adobe, and specifications about it have only partially been released for public use. According to those specifications, the RTMP protocol has … Read more
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) refers to the protocol used to deliver webpages and images across the Internet worldwide. HTTP is an adopted, open standard-the most ubiquitous mode of delivery online. HTTP is a “stateless” protocol; think of it as an airline ticket to anywhere. HTTP can be delivered by a variety of web servers, both … Read more