A new £5.7 million project being led by St George’s, University of London is developing self-test devices that can plug directly into mobile phones and computers, immediately identifying infections. The project is called eSTI (electronic self testing instruments for STIs), and is being led by Dr Tariq Sadiq, senior lecturer and consultant physician in sexual health and HIV at St George’s, University of London. Most of the funding is coming from The Medical Research Council – and the UK Clinical Research Collaboration.
The UK has seen a 36 per cent rise in STIs from 2000 to 2009 – often blamed on the reluctance of the population to get diagnosed and the stigma of going to public health clinics – prompting the support of this project.
Researchers will use nanotechnology to create devices for testing multiple STIs, such as chlamydia and gonorrhea, similar to pregnancy test kits. These would be available in different settings, such as pharmacies and even vending machines, for users to add their samples and then plug into a computer or mobile phone.
It appears the technology will be aimed at phones that have the capability to connect to external devices and run mobile apps – smart phones such as the iPhone, Android devices, Blackberry, among others.
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
How to make video calling
On this page, we look at video calling - the technology used to make voice and video calls over the Internet. The idea of having video phones in people's houses, or making video calls from mobile phones, is nothing new, but from 2006, there's a push to make house-to-voice video calling more popular - the magic ingredient being broadband Internet, which now makes person-to-person home videocalling practical.
Video phone calling was first trialled a few years back over standard phone lines, but these lacked the bandwidth to support stable video calls. Now that more and more homes have moved over to higher-bandwidth broadband services, video calling is now possible in higher quality, and users of services such as MSN Messenger have been able to use webcams to do two-way video for a couple of years now.
In an attempt to make video calling easier and more accessible, BT has brought out a couple of videophones, to encourage less computer-savvy people to make use of video-over-Internet. To use these devices, you need to sign up to the free BT Broadband Talk service (free with BT Total Broadband). With BT Broadband Talk, video calls via your broadband connection can be made between two BT Videophones, a BT Videophone and a Softphone (on a PC with a webcam), or two Softphones used with webcams. If you're looking for advice on getting or using a videophone, hopefully we can help.
The Videophone 1000 and Videophone 2000 both make use of a Broadband connection for voice and video calls over the Internet, and BT are encouraging users to make use of their voice/video-ready BT Home Hub with BT's Videophones and BT Broadband Talk. These phones use something called Hi-dS (standing for High definition Sound) to achieve decent voice quality over the 'net, and in tests we did for our podcast, the quality of voice calls over BT Broadband Talk were pretty impressive (Take a listen to our tests in Frequencycast Show #08) .
If you're interested, take a look at our reviews...
BT's Videophone 2000 and Videophone 1000
Softphone accessories can be found at shop.bt.com
Video phone calling was first trialled a few years back over standard phone lines, but these lacked the bandwidth to support stable video calls. Now that more and more homes have moved over to higher-bandwidth broadband services, video calling is now possible in higher quality, and users of services such as MSN Messenger have been able to use webcams to do two-way video for a couple of years now.In an attempt to make video calling easier and more accessible, BT has brought out a couple of videophones, to encourage less computer-savvy people to make use of video-over-Internet. To use these devices, you need to sign up to the free BT Broadband Talk service (free with BT Total Broadband). With BT Broadband Talk, video calls via your broadband connection can be made between two BT Videophones, a BT Videophone and a Softphone (on a PC with a webcam), or two Softphones used with webcams. If you're looking for advice on getting or using a videophone, hopefully we can help.
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Videophones
In 2006, BT brought out two dedicated videophones that can be used to make video phone calls over broadband. We've been lucky enough to get hold of these handsets for review, and have been generally pleased with the results. The two handsets are listed below.The Videophone 1000 and Videophone 2000 both make use of a Broadband connection for voice and video calls over the Internet, and BT are encouraging users to make use of their voice/video-ready BT Home Hub with BT's Videophones and BT Broadband Talk. These phones use something called Hi-dS (standing for High definition Sound) to achieve decent voice quality over the 'net, and in tests we did for our podcast, the quality of voice calls over BT Broadband Talk were pretty impressive (Take a listen to our tests in Frequencycast Show #08) .
If you're interested, take a look at our reviews...
| The BT Videophone 1000 This supports voice and video , and is connected to Broadband Advice via an ethernet cable and a compatible router.
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| The BT Videophone 2000 As well as video calling, this videophone has a basic web browser, and has a few extra media features not supported on the more basic Videophone 1000. It can also connect to the Internet wirelessly with wi-fi.
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BT's Videophone 2000 and Videophone 1000
BT Softphone
This is a free bit of software from BT, and if you've even used a PC Instant Messenger application such as MSN or Yahoo, you'll be familiar with the concept. The app is downloaded and installed onto your PC, and runs in the background. You can use it to initiate a voice or video call, using a microphone and/or webcam connected to your PC. The Softphone application can communicate with other PCs using Softphone software, or can make voice/video calls to phones such as the Videophone 1000 or Videophone 2000. You can also use the service for cheap voice calls over the Internet using BT Broadband Talk.Softphone accessories can be found at shop.bt.com
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Check engine using a cell phone
AutoMobile is a car diagnostic software for Symbian, Java and BlackBerry cell phones. It has a simple, user-friendly interface and it uses a Bluetooth OBD adapter that connects to the vehicle's standard OBD2 (On-Board Diagnostic) connector. It's wireless, so no cables are needed!
AutoMobile 3.1 is now available! If you purchased any of the previous versions, request the upgrade from support@automobile3.com.
AutoMobile 3.1 is now available! If you purchased any of the previous versions, request the upgrade from support@automobile3.com.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
punch-Angry mob set INEC office ablaze in kaduna
Government Area of Kaduna State, on Saturday set ablaze the INEC office in the area after chasing away the members of staff of the commission.
Many of the voters who claimed to have arrived at the various polling stations in the area as early as 6.30am, decided to go to the INEC office to verify the reasons for the delay in the arrival of election officers and voting materials.
An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that tempers flared and a violent protest ensued when there was no INEC official on hand to explain the situation to the demonstrators who subsequently set the INEC office in the area ablaze.
Unspecified number of persons were also said to have been injured. Several calls put through by our correspondent to the INEC Acting Public Affairs Officer, Mrs. Fatima Bande, were not answered.
Also in Zaria, irate youths numbering about 500 beat up and stripped naked a man suspected to be in possession of ballot papers at a polling unit in Durumin Maigarke. The police unsuccessfully tried to rescue the suspect. The youths tore his dress and used it to tie his hands behind him.
The Chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties and second republic governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, alleged that the postponement of the election was a ploy by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to secure an extension of the tenure of its current political office holders.
Musa alleged that since the 1999 constitution allowed the government in power to remain in office till the conduct of the next election, the PDP government was taking every step to truncate the April elections with the ultimate aim of extending its stay in office.
He said, “What this means is that the PDP is going to have a third term in office. The 1999 constitution says that when elections fail to hold, the governors and the President should remain in power till such a time when elections are conducted.
“By May 29, the President and the governors will continue and you know that the National Assembly will not allow them to continue without them and so, they will go and amend the constitution to take care of them.”
Many of the voters who claimed to have arrived at the various polling stations in the area as early as 6.30am, decided to go to the INEC office to verify the reasons for the delay in the arrival of election officers and voting materials.
An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that tempers flared and a violent protest ensued when there was no INEC official on hand to explain the situation to the demonstrators who subsequently set the INEC office in the area ablaze.
Unspecified number of persons were also said to have been injured. Several calls put through by our correspondent to the INEC Acting Public Affairs Officer, Mrs. Fatima Bande, were not answered.
Also in Zaria, irate youths numbering about 500 beat up and stripped naked a man suspected to be in possession of ballot papers at a polling unit in Durumin Maigarke. The police unsuccessfully tried to rescue the suspect. The youths tore his dress and used it to tie his hands behind him.
The Chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties and second republic governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, alleged that the postponement of the election was a ploy by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to secure an extension of the tenure of its current political office holders.
Musa alleged that since the 1999 constitution allowed the government in power to remain in office till the conduct of the next election, the PDP government was taking every step to truncate the April elections with the ultimate aim of extending its stay in office.
He said, “What this means is that the PDP is going to have a third term in office. The 1999 constitution says that when elections fail to hold, the governors and the President should remain in power till such a time when elections are conducted.
“By May 29, the President and the governors will continue and you know that the National Assembly will not allow them to continue without them and so, they will go and amend the constitution to take care of them.”
Saturday, April 2, 2011
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