If anyone has anything to say about technology it would be

that it is hell bent on change – changing the way we

perform tasks. But twisting? That’s a bit new. The latest

gadget from Kickstarter – the SPIN remote – is designed to

kick start an easy way to use your smart TV. Pun intended!

The dome-shaped remote control is loaded with sensors

for touch, proximity, motion and orientation that

revolutionises the way we watch TV. With a free

accompanying app users can utilise their smart phones to

set functions for the SPIN remote specific to how they wish

to use it. A simple point, press, twist or turn can change

channels, control volume, put the TV on pause and switch

it on or off. It claims to be the antidote for today’s

over-complicated devices, bringing simplicity to the home.

TWISTING

TECHNOLOGY

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We’ve all seen the sci-fi movies with ultra-tech

devices and software and dreamt that we

could live those experiences. Thanks to

science, fantasy is now a reality. With the

Celluon Magic Cube keyboard projector,

users can make any flat, opaque surface their

typing station for tablet PCs, desktop PCs,

smart phones, laptops and mobile devices that

support Bluetooth HID, without installing a

driver.

Compatible with many devices such as Apple iOS 4, Apple Max OS X, Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7,

Microsoft Windows Phone and Google Android, the Magic Cube connects wirelessly via Bluetooth to your

mobile phone or PC with a USB cable making it easy to use.

It is a light, portable device that boasts a long-lasting rechargeable battery and a power saving mode all while

providing accurate laser projection to make typing and scrolling a breeze. It seems then that you can teach a new

mouse old clicks...and a keyboard!

Find Me Button Presets have to be set and changed using the app

App guides through set-up process Only works with smart devices

Works with any smart appliance

PROS AND CONS OF THE SPIN REMOTE

PROS CONS

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TESTIMONIALS: What Do You Like About SOURCE?

BITS & BYTES: The Selfie Stick It didn’t take very long for the picture-taking phenomenon

known as the “selfie” to become officially inked in the

dictionary.

The word which defines the act of taking a photograph of

oneself with a smartphone or camera and posting it on social

media, has given inventors leverage to design a product that will

make taking selfies better – the selfie stick.

The selfie stick is a hand-held monopod (tripod minus two

legs) that has a slot for a camera or camera phone and a clamp

that allows users to take selfies with ease.

They have however been given much backlash for taking selfies

in public places. Sports and music stadiums around London

have banned the stick; the Australian Open has stipulated areas

for using the stick, South Korea has placed a fine on users of

unauthorized selfie sticks and more and more museums in

New York have announced bans on the stick.

Is the world becoming so narcissistic that people can’t go

anywhere without taking selfies?

Computer Science major at the UWI, Mona, Jermaine

Watson says social media has corrupted the world.

“Persons place too much emphasis on likes and wanting to

share what they’re doing,” he said. “It’s all about getting

people to validate the things that they’re doing, so they focus

more on the validation of what they’re doing over what is

actually being done.”

He maintains that persons no longer care about the life

they’re living but more about sharing the life they’re living.

Some may argue, that’s the way of the world now, where

social media presence not only serves to showcase one’s

popularity but is good for business.

I like the SOURCE

because:

I can get pictures and read

books.

I like the SOURCE

because:

I can get help with my

projects and homework.

I like the SOURCE

because:

I can get to play games and

do my research on the

computer.

Nicholas Gooden Age: 10

Anthony Williams Age: 6

Ashieka Stewart Age: 12

Visit the UWI Mona SOURCE today and tell us what you think about our products and services. You just might see your picture in our next publication.

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are curved while other parts are straight. You

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Fun Facts

A subway station in Moscow, Russia accepts 30 squats

from passengers as payment for a ride on the train.

John Lasseter, CEO of Pixar, was fired from Disney for

promoting computer animation.

There are over 100 shortcuts on the Windows

computer keyboard.

If you search for “Harlem Shake” on YouTube the page

will play the song and do the shake for you.

Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money, the

rest only exists on computers.

Make as many words as you can with these letters. Then use all nine (9) letters to form a word.

HINT: It is used to solve a problem.

Answer: ALGORITHM

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