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Lionel Messi: Retires From International Football
Lionel Messi has retired from international duty after missing in a penalty
shootout as Argentina lost a fourth major final in nine years.
"For me, the national team is over," he said after defeat by
Chile in the Copa America final. "I've done all I can. It hurts not to be
a champion."
Messi, 29, has won eight La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues with
Spanish side Barcelona.
But his only major international honour is Olympic gold at the 2008 Games.
As well as losing two Copa America finals on penalties to Chile, Messi was
in the Argentina side beaten 1-0 by Germany in the 2014 World Cup final.
Argentina and Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero said he hoped
Messi would "reflect" on his decision and reconsider.
Convert Your Smart Phone in to Sensor
It started when NASA answered a call for a tool to detect dangerous gases
and chemicals with a smartphone. The result became a smartphone-linked device
that can do, well, just about anything someone can build a sensor for.
The NODE+ Platform
The NODE+ platform can be outfitted with an array of different sensor
modules for detecting light, gases, temperature, motion and more. It can store
data or transmit it to a smart device using Bluetooth wireless technology.
Credits: Variable Inc.
When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) put out its request in 2007,
NASA Ames Research Center scientist Jing Li already had a sensor that reacted
to various gases and compounds — she’d been working on it for space
applications, like evaluating atmospheres on other planets.
But to answer the DHS specs, she needed a way for the device to “sniff” the
air for samples and a system that would allow it to interface with a
smartphone. Li’s team settled on a small fan to gather the air samples, and
approached George Yu of Genel Systems Inc., who was able to deliver the cell
phone interface system.
Smart Sensing-Plus
Building on the system he developed with NASA, Yu created his NODE platform
— a cylinder not much bigger than a thumb that can transmit data from sensors
to a smartphone or other smart device or store it to be uploaded to any
computer. Unlike the sensor developed for DHS, NODE operates independently of
the cell phone and transmits the data it gathers using Bluetooth wireless
technology.
Variable converted off-the-shelf sensors, such as infrared thermometers,
color referencers, motion sensors and barcode readers, into interchangeable
modules that can be snapped onto either end, so two modules can be used
simultaneously. There is a module for carbon dioxide detection and another that
senses carbon monoxide, nitric oxide and other gases. Another module measures
ambient light, room temperature, humidity and barometric pressure.
“Using a common platform for multiple sensor modules, you save a lot of
money,” Yu says.
The product line went on the market in 2012, and by summer of 2014 it was
already in its second generation, NODE+, which Yu says is faster, uses less
power, is more durable, has more memory and is compatible with Android and
Apple smart devices.
The pharmaceutical industry was quick to take advantage. “Their packages
are extremely high-value,” Yu explains, with drugs needing to stay unjostled
and at set temperatures. A sensor embedded in a package can send readings on
temperatures and vibrations so the shipper knows exactly what occurred during
transit.
A paint company uses one of the Chroma sensors for quality control, just as
a food producer can use the infrared thermometer for temperature assurance. All
the data can be automatically recorded on a smart device, saving time and
cutting down on user error.
Meanwhile, Li convinced the program manager at DHS that the sensor should
be attached to the outside of the phone, instead of being built in. “This is a
very new technology, and there will be a lot of iterations. Making it
interchangeable will make it easier to update,” she explained.
That decision turned out to be game-changing.
Not only did it make easier to update future smartphone chemical sensors,
it made it possible to switch out the sensors for ones that perform any of an
endless list of other tasks. And it was this innovation that led to the line of
interchangeable, smartphone-savvy sensors Yu put out a few years
How to share your location with Skype for mobile
Video calling, voice calling, instant messaging or video messages…
connecting people is our raison d’être. And lately you might have noticed yet
another way to get connected with people that matter to you: location sharing.
Now you can boast about the location of your exotic vacation to your
colleagues stuck back at the office, find each other during a first-time
meeting, or tell your friends where the party’s at—sharing your location with
Skype on mobile is easy.
Two quick steps to start:
Make sure you have the latest
version of Skype for mobile (Skype for iOS, Android and Windows Phone currently
support location sharing)
Enable location services on your
device
Then, open the chat (or group chat) you want to share your location with
and hit the location icon.
Tap on the “+” in a chat on Skype for Windows Phone
Once Skype has located you, pinch and zoom the map to adjust the view of
your current location, or drop a pin to select the location you want to meet
at.
Hit the send arrow and your location will show up in the chat.
If you need directions to a location someone has shared with you, simply
tap their message and send it to your phone’s maps app.
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