Wiki Loves Monuments is the annual photo contest that spans numerous countries and provides valuable enhancements to the Wikipedia articles of national heritage sites. Get the official Android app,Wiki Loves Monuments, and start snapping photos in the month of September!
* Find monuments by country/region/city and by current location * Upload from gallery or take a new photo * Formats photos with required metadata for contest submission * See history of uploads and defer uploads until later to save on data charges
Use this app to find monuments or to upload conveniently. All of the information required for submitting photos to the contest is added automatically during the upload process. Whether you plan to visit a country participating in the contest, or to visit monuments in your home town, this app will make participation fun and easy!
The new device combines leading-edge camera capabilities with Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean and wireless network connectivity, letting users shoot, edit and share images easily anywhere, at any time
BERLIN, Germany - August 29, 2012 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, has today announced the launch of the GALAXY Camera. Developed to fit the changing ways we communicate, the GALAXY Camera combines high performance photography with the latest Android™ 4.1 platform, so called Jelly Bean, and wireless network connectivity, creating a brand new type of device. Samsung GALAXY Camera fits perfectly for those who wish to shoot, edit and share high quality photographs and video easily and spontaneously from anywhere, at any time.
Samsung GALAXY Camera Product Specifications
Image Sensor
16.3 effective megapixel 1/2.3" BSI CMOS
Lens
F2.8, 23 mm, 21x super long zoom
IS
OIS
Display
121.2 mm (4.8"), 308 ppi, HD Super Clear Touch Display
SkyDrive is the place to store your files so you can access them from virtually any device. With SkyDrive for Android, you can now easily access and share files on the go. You can also upload photos or videos from your phone to SkyDrive.
Features
• Access all of your SkyDrive content including files shared with you.
• View recently used documents.
• Choose multiple photos or videos to upload from your phone.
• Share your files and photos – send a link in email or in another app.
• Open your SkyDrive files in other Android apps.
• Manage your files – delete, or create new folders.
MIT Media Lab researchers have created a new imaging system that can acquire visual data at a rate of one trillion frames per second. That's fast enough to produce a slow-motion video of light traveling through objects. Video: Melanie Gonick.
Nikon announces the COOLPIX S800c, the compact camera that delivers perfect photos plus much more. Powered by an Android operating system, it connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi to download any application from Google Play™, opening up a world of photo apps, social media apps and games. Packing a 10x optical zoom NIKKOR lens, back-illuminated 16-MP CMOS sensor and high-resolution 8.7 cm (3.5-in) touch screen, it also has all the photography features you need to make sure you never again need to choose between an instant upload and getting a quality image worth sharing.
AXS Map (pronounced access map) is a new and innovative way to find and talk about wheelchair friendly and accessible places. AXS Map is the beginning of a social movement promoting accessibility and social inclusion for people with disabilities.
AXS Map uses new media technology to engage, empower, and connect the disability community. Through the AXS Map app and website, users are invited to search for businesses that have accessible features such as accessible entrances or accessible washrooms. Users are also invited to share their reviews on the accessibility of a business or public place from a mobility 1 to 5 star rating. AXS Map will offer all people—including people with disabilities, seniors, and their supporters—freedom and spontaneity to make decisions about where they eat, shop, work and play. Ultimately, AXS Map links the knowledge of individuals to organically grow a collaborative intelligence on local accessibility.
AXS Map recently was granted the prestigious Google Earth Outreach Developer Award for its creative approach.
While other organizations advocate for those with disabilities, AXS Map empowers members of the disability community to speak for themselves.
AXS Map will dramatically improve the quality of life for those living with disabilities today. To this group, AXS Map offers inclusion into all aspects of mainstream culture and fosters well-being and quality of life has all people with disabilities deserve!
Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes.
Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.
Join millions of pinners who are using Pinterest to share and explore their interests: • Find recipes that will surprise your friends • Plan destinations for your next vacation • Collect your favorite music videos • Discover design ideas for your home • Save and compare items you’re shopping for
Features: • Pin what you love from around the web • Discover content by browsing interest categories • Explore pins and boards curated by pinners you follow • Repin, like and comment on your favorite pins • Pin with your camera
Flash Downloader installs a launcher icon which, when clicked, will download Flash for your device from the official Adobe download site.
Note that Flash on Android is no longer officially supported, so your experience may vary. It's still great of course for iPlayer and the like, remember that Flash is not supported in Chrome.
RealPlayer, the popular media player for music, video and photos provides features allowing you to customize your music listening experience. Supported in 9 languages, popular features include an intuitive user interface, widgets, equalizer, lastFM scrobbling, metadata editing, optimized graphics for high-res devices and more, so you can listen to music your way. This all-in-one player is brought to you by RealNetworks, dedicated to bringing you the ultimate media experience.
RealPlayer Features – available with the free RealPlayer app • Music, videos and photos all in one place • Available in nine languages • Optimized graphics for high-res devices • Playlists • lastFM scrobbling • Voice commands for search • Control playback when phone is locked • Sharing on popular social media sites • Move application to SD card • Set your favorite song as a ringtone • Headphones controls • Auto bookmarking of videos • Home screen widgets to control media • Access any file format your device supports
Additional Features – available through an in-app upgrade • Graphic equalizer with ability to save custom settings • Metadata discovery using the Gracenote database • Manual metadata editing • Cross fading for a seamless music experience • RealAudio and RealVideo (rmvb) support • No advertisements
NFC Task Launcher makes NFC useful for every day life. You can use a single NFC tag to configure your phone or perform actions when it is read.
You can do cool things such as:
- Turn on Bluetooth, turn off Wifi and start your favorite music app when you place it in a dock or scan a tag in your car
- Set your ringer to vibrate, dim the display and set an alarm when you scan a tag on your night stand
- Start up Wifi and automatically connect to your home network when you come home (this also works great for guests so they never have to enter your wireless network info manually)
Because the commands are written to the tag there is no service to sign up for and they work on *any* device with the app installed. Everyone who scans the tag will have the same actions performed. The list of possible actions is shown below as well as any task you configure with Tasker. Actions can be performed in any order and in any combination. The only limit is what you can come up with!
You can create:
- Task Tags
- Switch Tasks - use 1 NFC tag to toggle between two Task tags
- vCard Tags
- Smart URL Tags
- Text Tags
- URI Tags (Tel, SMS, Mailto)
Task Tags currently support the configure or execute the following tasks
- Turn Wifi on or off
- Turn Bluetooth on or off
- Make Bluetooth Discoverable
- Turn Airplane mode on or off
- Launch any installed Application
- Configure a new Wifi connection and connect
- Configure and enable Portable Hotspot
- Turn Auto-sync on or off
- Turn Auto-rotation on or off
- Turn Notificaiton light on or off
- Set Display brightness and auto-brightness
- Launch any Tasker Task (for users of Tasker)
- Chang Ringtone
- Change Notification Tone
- Changing Ringer Mode (Normal/Silent/Vibrate)
- Changing Ringer Volume
- Changing Media Volume
- Changing Alarm Volume
- Changing Notification Volume
- Set vibration
- Set Alarm (both a fixed time and as a timer)
- Check in with Google Latitude, Foursquare, Facebook and Google Places
- Send a tweet on Twitter directly from the tag
- Start / Stop media playback
- Turn GPS on or off (root Required)
- Turn Mobile Data on or off (root required)
- Changing Display Timeout
- Changing Auto-Rotation
- Changing Notification Light
A 4x1 and a 2x1 Widget are also included to show the last profile applied (or actions performed) as well as launch the app.
This application supports NFC Forum Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 and Type 4 Tags as well as third party NFC Enabled tags like the MIFARE Classic, DESFire, Ultralight and Ultralight C.
Nikon will finally announce a new Android based compact camera, may be named Coolpix S800 (or S800c). This will be a major Photokina announcement for Nikon.
