Saturday, February 27, 2016

From 20 years ago to the present they gave us the kind of running shoes

  Millet the day before yesterday the company's meter company Li-Ning of China launched a fierce chun and Red two can carry a chip smart shoes. These shoes can be equipped with meters of new technology research and development in China, "China m intellectual core" chip. Introduction showed that chip uses low-power sensor, battery life can exceed a year. Similar to Nike+, powered by China m intellectual core of strong Royal Ascot and the Red rabbit can cooperate in the development of the APP and get time, step, pace, and calories of numerical data.

  This reminds me of the birth in the world no longer running shoes products, Nike,Adidas such movements exactly how companies leading the trend of our running shoes?

  Earlier a lot of mature shoes are "breath"

  World's first sports brand Nike's success beyond the savvy marketing, but by the success of its Air Max series development and Project Designer Tinker Hatfield had laid a solid foundation. In 1987, designed by Tinker Hatfield led the visible air-cushion running shoes Nike Air Max 1 published.

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  (Tinker Hatfield, the old design Air Max series, also designed many other cattle x boots, such as those Jordan renew Nike Air Jordan III)

  In fact, as early as 1985, Nike Air cushioning technology was developed, but has been subject to gentle foam outsole rubber pressure could not be implemented for volume production. Until 1987, Tinker Hatfield visited France Georges Pompidou Center internal sweeping views of buildings and then realize that this can be a problem:

  "Why not design one can see air running shoes?"

  The idea hit it off and Mark Parker, Nike's Chief Executive, has worked out an unprecedented external cushion running shoes Air Max 1. In this way, the evergreen tree of the sports market was born.

  

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  (Nike Air Max 1 OG )

  In addition to Nike using air cushion system, Reebok is also used air ACE. After a dominant indoor sports shoe market, launched in the early 90 's wrapped instep "Pump" technology, users can be induced by movement of the foot pressure inflatable inflatable get wrapped foot sole effect. In the upper air system is followed, Reebok Pump technology has entered a peak. Can be said until now, Reebok is no technology can replace this 20 years ago, technology patents, over reliance on the limitations of science and technology led directly to it not bought by Adidas sneaker design trends. Who pities the Reebok companies in more than 20 years ago, was hung and beat all the sports?

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  (Subsidiary of Reebok Pump Fury OG its tongue above the Pump button to control the shoe foot-wide balloon)

  The end of 20th century, designers prefer the overall structure of the sense experience

  Launched Nike AIR MAX 90'/180'/93' the rear window after the air cushion, and finally on foot ', launched the Air Max 95. This is the first time Nike places the visible air unit in the forefoot. 95-inspired structure of human body and soles to uppers in image has pragmatically into a "muscle" running shoes. In 1995, Air Max 95, with avant-garde design and breakthrough technology once again all over the world.

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(Fire globe shoes Air Max 95 OG structure from the bottom in turn in accordance with the structure of the human spine, bones, muscle fibers, designed by subcutaneous tissue and skin)

 

  Contain by manufacturers such as Nike Air patents, adidas can only be rooted in shock-absorbing rubber technology and other functions to develop products. In order to turn the tide for in front of Nike, adidas purchased a technology company in 1997 the Feet You WEAR (FYW) patents. Is different from the conventional cushioning technology, FYW by mimicking human foot shape, support, cushioning, and comprehensively mimic foot activity packages, adidas became mainstream technology.

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  (With minds into technology Adidas Eqt KB8 III, and soon after, because Adidas failed to negotiate with partners and product positioning, Adidas minds into science and technology is no longer used. )

  When "smart" and "shoes" combine

  With the development of materials technology and the development of performance, running shoes and gradually achieve a lightweight, ending a reign of cushioned running shoes era. There is a growing desire in the modern electronic technology into their running shoes, more intelligently change the running experience.

  (In 2006 in the Adidas_1 promotional video on TV)

  In 2006, adidas sale section at that time billed as the "most advanced" intelligent shoe Adidas_1, this shoe allows users to freely adjust cushioning effect of strength in order to achieve your very own. Adidas_1 has a built-in using buttons on the end of battery-powered microprocessor, you can sense stress levels when the athletes and with small driving motor feedback size adjustable cushioning devices. However, due to the implantation of the system as a whole running shoes feet, in the face of high prices (2000+RMB) the reliability and practicability of this pair of shoes is questionable and not accepted by the mass market. Broken indirect interest in all sports manufacturers currently smart shoes.

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  (Intelligent Shoe Adidas_1 cushioning system)

  Benefiting from robust APP platform from Apple, people are more concerned about the quality of their movement. 2006 Nike were also testing the waters for a run intelligent electronic devices launched in the area of Nike+. Support embedding the thumb as big chips into shoes, you can learn about today you very detailed exercise index and share it with others.

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  (Nike in partnership with APPLE to launch the Nike + system)

  While this years Nike has stopped Nike+ research and development on intelligent hardware, while steering through the APP provides a more comprehensive user experience for everyone. Reports show that in the short few years, Nike+ has been wooing 1000duowanming runners. Running upgrade revenue performance in the field, Nike+ made a lot of contributions. China m Li Ning joint production, technology and "smart shoes" also must be done for this purpose.

  I want a pair of very, very cool to wear smart shoes

  We cannot deny that there are other famous running shoe manufacturers (Asics,Saucony) has been providing comfortable shoes for everyone, in intelligent sports life, their response was too slow.

  For now, still cannot allow us to create a science and technology gives us an unprecedented sense of "intelligent shoe", but the run we can collect data, weight, respiratory frequency analysis of the State of motion, so as to improve the quality of your movement. Huawei executives of their entrepreneurial dreams

  Maybe we do have a pair like Back To The Future II, the hero's auto-lacing sneakers in the future, at least now have exactly the same shape of the limited items are not?

Sunday, February 21, 2016

5 photographers teach you how to use mobile phones to take professional photos

  Beauty film

  The better is the random mix of many elements of the film, from the moment the shutter, Aperture, the dark corner of a photo and color basically determines the. Pick the wrong film, the wrong aperture, a moment of good will no longer replicate.

  This pea pod design award to a mobile phone application "VSCO Cam", VSCO Cam filter can simulate reality film effect, brings you back to press the shutter the moment, looking for the best combination.

  

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5 photographers, teach you how to use mobile phones to take professional photos | Pea pod design award

 

  @LEARN FERN from VSCO GRID

  

5 photographers, teach you how to use mobile phones to take professional photos | Pea pod design award

 

  @DERADJAD from VSCO GRID

  

5 photographers, teach you how to use mobile phones to take professional photos | Pea pod design award

 

  @BERTY MANDAGIE from VSCO GRID

  Cat Power | Provence

  

5 photographers, teach you how to use mobile phones to take professional photos | Pea pod design award

 

  May in the South of France, though the fogged Windows, was also to see the clouds and the sky line.

  Road to turn a corner comes to an end, Hill was in front of "Roussillon", France's red city.

  This photo is from "cats", filmed in May this year, the South of France, from Provence to clay City Road, and C2 filter photos using VSCO Cam.

  * Cat: author of the cat, travel photographer is always on the road. 

  

5 photographers, teach you how to use mobile phones to take professional photos | Pea pod design award

 

  Filters: C2 +12, bright and lively colors

  Contrast (contrast), +3,Saturation (saturation) + 1: restore the scene color, distant mountains, the Green saturation high

  Temperature (color temperature)-1: cover sheet grey

  Shadow Save (shadow-modified) + 1: to improve the brightness of the shadows

  Highlights Tint (highlight color) Blue + 6: make the sky look more comfortable

  Sharpen (sharpness) +2: improved because behind the glass, to sacrifice picture quality that lets you clear

  The hunchback | Paris

  Weekday bustle of pedestrians and cyclists, was derided by a say it's cold rain.

  Wet streets of Paris only a handful left standing in the shelter under the eaves of the pedestrian, empty and deserted.

  This photo is from "the hunchback", filmed in December 2014, the streets of Paris, E1 filter photos using VSCO Cam.

  * The hunchback: Zhang Zhang, Hummingbird light photography network channels Director, photography book author, fashion photographer. 

  

5 photographers, teach you how to use mobile phones to take professional photos | Pea pod design award

 

  Filters: E1 +12

  E-series overall color is transparent, rich colors, but does not give one a sense of too much modification of blundering. E-series of color can also be combined with VSCO Cam other functions, such as the Shadows Tint (shades) or Hightlights Tint (highlight color) color after you add it, you can get more pleasing color

  Vignette (dark corner) + 4: Add vignetting, highlighting the vision Center

  Shadows Tint (shades) red + 3: Photo dark red

  Beans | Tokyo

  

5 photographers, teach you how to use mobile phones to take professional photos | Pea pod design award

 

  Disorderly orderly Japanese signs and telephone poles, boy on bicycle to the end of the alley of the Sun sped –

  On the first day of the new year, walking in the alleys near Tokyo University and entered a cartoon picture of a moment.

  This photo is from "beans", shot in 2012 new year's day Tokyo, photo used VSCO Cam C8 filters.

  * Beans: Dou Xiao, Getty Images Agency photographer, CFP contract photographer. 

  

5 photographers, teach you how to use mobile phones to take professional photos | Pea pod design award

 

  Filters: C8 +12

  Average heating and cooling colors, create shade rides the Sun feeling.

  Original color is not bright, so the filter strength by 12

  Contrast (contrast) + 2: the inadequate levels, increase the contrast color stereo

  Shadow Save (shadow-modified) + 2: improve shadow detail, enriching the content of photos

  Highlights Save (highlight modified) + 2: the so-called "Japanese" photo feature is the low-contrast, low saturation, dark green, yellow high light film-like color. So there's pressure in high light, reducing the ratio to achieve film-like effects

  Saturation (saturation) +2,Temperature (color temperature) + 1: highlight colors

  Sharpen (sharpness) + 3: increasing the sharpness, compressed images on the SNS will not be too vague

  Jason | Shanghai

  

5 photographers, teach you how to use mobile phones to take professional photos | Pea pod design award

 

  Surrounded by only branches of cypress trees, tall trees make the sky seem cramped.

  The suburbs of Shanghai in winter, moisture wrapped his cold face, straight roads seem to always go to the end.

  This photo is from "Jason", recorded on February 24, 2015, the picture is a road, Songjiang district, Shanghai rural. C5 filter photos using VSCO Cam.

  *Jason: Zou Yupeng, V.club Chief photographer, Twitter sign from the media. 

  

 

  Filters: C5 +8, warm

  Exposure (exposure)-1: reducing exposure, because the original film metering in the dark the whole leaning on So who might not really miss Dong but phones went

  Temperature (color temperature) + 1: increased feeling of warmth

  Tint (hue)-2: overall greenish, create a dense atmosphere

  Vignette (dark corner) +9: reducing picture brightness around, end of the road into focus

  Shadows Tint (shades) Blue + 2: the shadow trees of blue, and light yellow in color contrast

  Sharpen (sharpness) + 1: increased picture clarity

  Source day | India Darjeeling

  

 

  Morning, complicated markets expand in the diverse styles of architecture, jeeps are busy carrying visitors up the Hill and away.

  Colors of everyday dress, the cars and the Bazaar, showing the diverse style of a small town in the Eastern Himalayas.

  This photo is from "sources Studio", filmed in November 2014 India Darjeeling, T1 filter photos using VSCO Cam.

  * Source: Origin Sun Studio, from Taiwan's Photography Studio. 

  

 

  Filters: T1 +9, bright light, low saturation filter, highlighting the morning feeling

  Vignette (dark corner) +10: faded around, highlighting the Visual focal point, the photographer's Favorites

  Exposure (exposure) +1/Contrast (contrast) + 3: usually used together, make up for the lack of camera phone

  Sharpen (sharpness) + 1: the details

  Saturation (saturation) + 4: highlight the path of colorful

  Highlights Cream (high tone) +9

  Shadows Green (shades) +2

  Highlights Save (high light modifier) +12

  Fine tune the picture, patches

  Cover photo: cool creative Haylow

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Teo will be playing the piano is probably the world s most romantic robot

  "I don't like what he played, too human. 」

  Robot Teo Prim said. The 53 fingers guy doesn't take human player in the eye, "he plays the wrong three-note, I will not make this mistake. 」

  Piano robot Teo

  Full name TeoTronico Teo (teaoteluonike), 2011 when he is only 19 fingers. If you want, he can also play the piano and sing. Video sites lack hematopoietic 2016 will survive

  Dressed in a suit and hat, Teo was out from the Tim Burton movie character. His eyes filled with cameras, able to see the reactions of people around them and communicate with my mouth, and eyebrows will emotional shake. Body straight and legs is tracked, walking is not very convenient. Play is based on a dynamic control and joint, if entered, crystal clear his fingers together, when keyboard and like human fingers.

  

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Teo and his horse, AO·Suzi, 2011, he is only 11 finger

 

  You can use Teo as a mechanical musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) Player, he left intact the copied piano score, called MIDI file played. Stravinsky, Hindemith, South Carolina, Ligeti, such as auto-play repertoire of the piano works of Teo was very appropriate, if associated with the live-action digital piano playing, Teo can do "mirror play"-piano solo, with Orchestra accompaniment and Chamber Orchestra ensembles or singers, and even a few kilometers away you can also remote control.

  March 2012 Teo for the first time on stage, pianist luobotuo·puluosaida to join him on "copy music" and "music interpretation of" the difference between. On August 26 of that year, Teo at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra played Chopin on the one of the gorgeous greater Poland dance of the 22nd. On November 4, Teo also played with the Symphony Orchestra of Sicily as the Mozart Piano Concerto K488. Human performers, which is rare and brilliant experience.

  Last weekend, Teo and pianist luobotuo·puluo Saida came to Beijing for the first time, offered up a "not the same" concert.

  Recital is drama?

  Teo and Roberto's playing next to play is different from the General Council was divided into three parts: VS robot human pianist pianists, robots reproducing piano master recordings of piano roll music pianists playing together, and human and robots. Each played a track they will exchange, such as Robotics ridicule people get too much, man pointed out that lack of smart robot music. Compared to the piano recital, piano-themed is more like a drama about the music of the show together.

  Teo play video

  In the first part of "VS robot human pianist pianists", they played Chopin's Nocturne in e flat major op nine second, Scarlatti's Sonata K427, familiar Mozart Turkey March, and the Etude in f minor, Chopin Etude op 25 2nd. Teo first played it again, and then by Roberto reinterpret it again.

  Chopin's broken hearted Teo appeared to be inadequate, the Etude in f minor and the last three fading sound of infinite imagination involved in the hand of Teo becomes cold with the intensity of the note. "You add more emotion in the playing" Roberto said. "I don't like your playing", "I had an electronic chip and lubricants", Teo proud replied.

  The second part of "scroll of robots reproducing piano master recordings of piano music" is Teo's home, because only he can reproduce the past master of play-in recording technology has not yet been invented in 19th century, it rolls into roll piano, masters will punch holes in paper rolls. When the paper roll to record performers play melody, speed, strength, and even pedal can be recorded. Busoni, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff, and Hoffman, derivation these master recordings of piano roll MIDI file Teo can flawlessly reproducing it. Than are their ideas interfere with human performers, Teo is an irreplaceable master recordings reproduced. Rachmaninoff version Mendelssohn spinning song and flight of the bumble bee, effortlessly reproduce up to Teo.

  The third part of "humans and robots of the pianists playing together", they select two-piano repertoire of the Scaramouche suite. Teo is responsible for background noise, Roberto is responsible for melody, a string of fine treble bass against vulnerable had to break a heart.

  

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  To tune up the break, Teo was still sitting there, seems a bit lonely

  In precision of played music aspects, Teo absolute is world Shang errors at least of musicians, as long as right entered MIDI file he how may made wrong does? but Le sentence in the melody sound of highlights, and same series notes in different location of strength processing, and ahead of or delayed a gold notes of "elastic rhythm", these common woven up a first music rendering out or sad or joy of elements disappeared has. Also different musicians on the same track has different interpretations are gone, which is chasing player and version of the Goldberg Variations--the same reason, Gould's early version full of life and vigor, in the hands of Zhu Xiaomei is composed and calm, "glory of God".

  Back when Roberto played Scriabin Nocturne by his left hand, which only left hand then plays the track seemed to be telling people: the number of fingers is not important, tips on pouring emotion is where the charm of the music.

  Teo's father

  Italy inventor mateao·Suzi took $ 5000 for 4 years to create Teo, his robot named Teotronica, and Teo's name only one letter.

  Teo is a music education in his heart and appreciate the tools, interesting image to attract a younger audience, vivid introduction to the basic elements of the musical language to different ages of students. Just the other day concert scene, mostly children and their parents.

  

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From the introduction to Teotronica's official website

 

  RobotKEA is a small, 90 cm tall robot, can learn and repeat the human actions. In the early 90 's, Matteo also started research on holographic projection, HD cameras capture images or computer models are available through the Ologrammi in the device again.

  "Dad, come on. "Teo in the recital calling for Matteo, the latter coming out Teo again wearing a hat, harvest all the warmest applause.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Mobile device or to replace a desktop PC which category do you prefer

  According to United States cable news network reported that in January 2014, the first Americans access the Internet through mobile applications more than the PC side. The statistical mainstream news readers may not be taken into account, however, this is still a very important milestone in the technology industry, it shows that the American habit of using computers once again changed, this time from the laptop into a mobile device.

  Technology experts believe that with the development of smart phones and tablet computers, third-party mobile applications also got a chance to grow and has become a business-oriented and user-friendly access to the Internet.

Mobile device or to replace a desktop PC: which category do you prefer?

  Statistical agency Gartner principal analyst Tuong Nguyen, in an interview, said: "consumers need Desktop feature has been gradually transferred to the Smartphone and tablet computer, we can use a more portable, multifunctional and touch-enabled mobile devices to accomplish many things, rather than relying on bulky desktop PC. "

  In 2006, the manufacturer did not care too much about "don't add too many advanced features to the mobile products" such a warning, after all, consumers can have so many PC-like functionality for mobile phones has been very impressive. With the development of the market, manufacturers are beginning to realize that in each product, add some users less commonly used features are unreasonable, such as PowerPoint and stylus, and so on.

  Study from ABI Research Director Jeff Orr said: "so much technology into a device on the practice attracted only a small group of consumers. "In fact, accessories and applications appear sufficient to satisfy the needs of the stylus designers or PowerPoint presentation software, such as the needs of enterprise users.

  Jeff Orr added: "external device properly to fill the lack of mobile products in terms of design. "They not only avoids the appearance of unity, the function tablet, also effectively prolongs the life of smart devices, make sure they are not because they cannot perform a specific function, we washed out. He said, accessories for mobile devices with more functions and more comprehensive forms.

  For example, move the projector was not every mobile user needs, but for business travelers, they are very useful, other than as a hub for sharing information, sometimes also provides WiFi and cloud storage.

  Jeff Orr said: "when business travel, may need to share information across a network, it may take 20 minutes to realize, this time they may bring very big trouble. However, if they have a projector can connect to the Internet and independent device, can avoid this kind of trouble. " iPhone 5 cases Vera Bradley

  At present, the mobile device has become our most popular devices, but there are many more like using a desktop PC, wireless keyboard and mouse makes this part of the consumer to a desktop PC desktop experience on a mobile device, and remained part of the productivity. Vera Bradley iPhone 5S case

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Friday, February 12, 2016

Fast track Takada airbag problems but recalls are not Japanese but VW Audi

Volkswagen recalls some of the Tiguan, Sharan

Volkswagen (China), limited to the quality watchdog filed a recall program, from March 7, 2016, recall the production date as January 14, 2015 until February 2, 2015 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan and Sharan models, according to the mass of data, involving a total of 86 vehicles in mainland China.

Audi recall some imported Q5/SQ5 models

Faw-Volkswagen automobile company to the quality watchdog filed a recall program, from March 7, 2016, recall the production date as January 13, 2015 until February 3, 2015, Faw-Volkswagen automobile company imports part of the 2015 Audi Q5, SQ5 models, according to the statistical data of Faw-VW, involving 18 vehicles in mainland China. Fast track Jaguar new car position ultimate sports

Recall reason

Within the scope of this recall parts of vehicles due to problems with suppliers, driver's side and the side airbags installed under the driver's side there may be a manufacturing defect, resulting in vehicle collisions caused rupture of side airbags airbag gas generators caused by open. When this problem occurs, the airbag gas generators parts may be propelled in the passenger cabin, and may further result in collision and injury to passengers, a security risk.

Defect cause still unconfirmed, Takada and Volkswagen were still under investigation, risk control products, Volkswagen (China) Sales Ltd and Faw-Volkswagen automotive co will delegate an authorized dealer for the affected vehicles for free replacement of the airbag, recycle old investigations. Inventory vehicles for replacement airbags before sale.

Solutions

Volkswagen (China) sales company owners will be notified by registered letter, above the company's authorized dealers will take the initiative to contact the user for free repair, user can also call the Faw-Volkswagen automotive company customer service hotline 400-817-1666; Volkswagen (China) sales 400-188-0888 customer service hotline for consultation. Users can also visit the AQSIQ Web site inspection and supervision Division (jyjgs.AQSIQ.gov.CN), AQSIQ defective products Management Center Web site (www.dpac.gov.CN) as well as public concerns micro-letter (AQSIQDPAC) for more information. In addition can also call the AQSIQ defective products Management Center hotline: 010-59799616 or the quality of the local entry-exit inspection and quarantine institutions hotline: 12365 (2nd) to reflect the problems of recall activities in the implementation process or submit bugs thread.

Extension: the death balloon events

Balloon of death refers to Japan Gao Tian group airbag burst of metal debris problems, front passenger will pose a security threat, according to the CCTV report, Gao Tian's "balloon of death" have resulted in a 10 time of more than 100 people were killed or injured. Problem reasons out in high field company production of balloon gas propeller in the, balloon of gas advance Agent loaded in a round tablets in the, multiple round tablets loaded in balloon of gas propeller in, Takada in is handed NHTSA of report in the listed has several errors: a is advance agent of store no moisture measures, may led to years Hou round tablets packaging rupture, but round tablets collection loaded in with Shi pressure had small, like Honda of some models Shang, Honda requirements each balloon installation 7 a round tablets, but actual loaded of is 6 a.

Takada is the world's second-biggest car parts maker, and its main customers in addition to the Japanese camp at Honda, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, as well as Audi, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, General Motors, Hyundai, Ford, and many other well-known companies.

GAO Tian companies have acknowledged problems with air bags, which have existed for at least 10 years. Reuters noted that, according to some of the company's internal materials, by 2011 the company 10 years of production of gas generators, it is difficult to meet internal security standards.

GAO Tian companies most affected is in the airbag problem Japan automakers, Honda is to recall the highest number of car companies, recalled about 13 million, only in the United States reached 8 million units. Toyota recall 877,000 vehicles, Nissan recall 695,000, BMW recalled nearly 1.6 million vehicles, Chrysler recall 617,000, totaling more than 20 million recalled vehicles affected in the world.

Faw-Volkswagen Audi air bag dangerous, recalled after 2012 in global production of 850,000 Audi A4 sedan, China involving 250,000 units, but Audi says the recall has nothing to do with high field problems air bag.