Google glass

A photo of a Google Glass prototype seen atGoogle I/O in June of 2012
Developer	Google
Type	Augmented reality, head-mounted display
Release date	Developers (US): early 2013 Consumers: late 2013-early 2014
Introductory price	Developer version: $1,500 USD

Introduction

Project Glass is a research and development program by Google to develop an augmented reality head-mounted display (HMD). Project Glass products would display information in smartphone-like format hands-free and could interact with the Internet via natural language voice commands. The prototype's functionality and minimalist appearance (aluminium strip with 2 nose pads) has been compared to Steve Mann's EyeTap.

The operating system software used in the glasses will be Google's Android.

Project Glass is being developed by Google X Lab, which has worked on other futuristic technologies such as self-driving cars. The project was announced on Google+ by Babak Parviz, an electrical engineer who has also worked on putting displays into contact lenses; Steve Lee, a project manager and "geolocation specialist"; and Sebastian Thrun, who developed Udacity as well as worked on the self-driving car project. Google has patented the design of Project Glass.

Prototypes

Remove write-protection from your pendrive

In the past we had received so many problems from the readers who have a problem in copying files on their USB portable devices like pen drives, memory card and iPod etc.



According to the mails we had received about this problem, people have seen the following errors when their thumbs drives, memory card etc becomes write protected.

Cannot copy files and folders, drive is write protected
Cannot format the drive, drive is write protected
The disk is write protected
Remove write protection or use another disk
Media is write protected
Some times people say that suddenly their drive become write protected and they are not able to delete any files and folder on the drive and also not able to copy new files and folder to USB portable drive.

Let’s see how can you remove write protection on your portable devices like pen drives, memory cards, iPod and other USB mass storage devices.

Fix:

Write Protection on any portable USB Device can be applied by the physical lock provided on the card adjuster or some times provided on the pen drives, so make sure to make your drive not write protected by moving the lock in right direction.

But even after moving the physical lock for write protection the problem can happen due to some virus action. This happens when some virus or script which applies the registry hack to make any drive write protect when connected to the computer, In that case follow the procedure below to remove write protection from your pen drive.

1. Open Start Menu >> Run, type regedit and press Enter, this will open the registry editor.

2. Navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies


Note: If the registry key StorageDevicePolicies key does not exist, you will need to create it

Download this batch file called add.bat from here, and double click after download the key will be automatically added to registry.



3. Double click the key WriteProtect in the right pane and set the value to 0 in the Value Data Box and press OK button






4. Exit Registry, restart your computer and then again re-connect your USB pen drive on your computer. That is it, done.

In case you still find an issue, please leave a comment below.


Updated on 28th May 2009

After a lot of user comments telling that the above method does not work for them, we tell you another method which you can follow to solve the “Pen Drive is Write Protected” problem.

If the above method does not work for you, follow the below steps:

1. Copy all the important data from this drive to your computer because this method will format the drive and erase all the data on the pen drive.

2. Now download the Apacer Formatting Utility, Unzip this utility to a folder on your hard disk, preferably on a folder on desktop screen for easy access (Do Not Try To Save it on pen drive). Keep your pen drive plugged in, and double click on the Start.bat file in the folder where you unzipped the above utility. This will start formatting your pen drive, wait till the formatting completes and the LED on your pen drive stops blinking. Remove your pen drive after than and plug it in again.

The above two steps will solve the problem. If you still face the problem, follow the below steps:

1. Goto Start > Run, type cmd and press enter, this will open command prompt.

2. Type the following command on the command prompt replacing X with the drive letter of your pen drive.

CHKDSK X: /F

The above two methods will help you fix the problem.

Note: For all those who are out of luck in fixing the problem with their portable drives, I would suggest you to get your drives checked or replaced by the manufacturer to fix it for you

Windows 8 shortcut keys

Unlike previous versions, Windows 8 the keyboard shortcuts are much more important. Until Windows 7, the hotkeys are one more tool in terms of comfort in using the system. Instead, the next Microsoft operating system, the shortcuts are even essential for access to certain features. Some of them are undoubtedly learned.

The reason for this change is due to the fact that Windows 8 is designed for a wider range of systems.Some things on a tablet can be performed using simple gestures with their fingers on a PC can be implemented only through special shortcuts. Microsoft has published the ‘ list of all the keyboard shortcuts used in Windows 8. Of course, not all are essential.

Win + B – Display the desktop and select traditional Windows notification area.

Win + C – Charms Show Bar, where you can search, share, open the Start Menu and change the settings.

Win + D – Show the classic Windows desktop.

Win + E – Launch Windows Explorer.

Win + F – Open the file search interface Metro.

Win + H – Opens the Metro for sharing.

Win + I – Open the control panel.

Win + J – Changing the focus between applications Metro opened.

Win + K – Open the panel of devices (for example to connect a projector or other device).

Win + L – Lock your PC and go back to the lock screen.

Win + M – Minimizes all windows on your desktop.

Win + O – Block device orientation.

Win + P – Choose between different screens.

Win + Q – View the search screen Metro applications.

Win + R – Show the box Run from the desktop view.

Win + U – Display Centre accessibility from the desktop view.

Win + V – Cycle through the various toasts.

Win + W – View the configuration screen Metro.

Win + X – Throw the Start Menu.

Win + Y – Take a peek at the desktop temporarily.

Win + Z – Opens the taskbar to the current application Metro.

Win + Page Up / Down – Move the pieces to the left / right.

Win + Tab – Metro opens the application menu, allowing you to bring one in the foreground.

Win +, (comma) – It gives a peek at the desktop (Aero)

Win +. (Point) – Moves the current application Metro to the right side.

Win + Shift +. (Point) – Moves the current application Metro to the left side.

Win + Space – Change the input language and keyboard layout.

Win + Shift + V – Cycle through the various toasts in reverse order.

Win + Enter – Lance Narrator.

Win + Arrow keys – Enter the classic Windows desktop and activate Aero Snap

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