Robots playing Angry Birds

Angry birds has become the most sought after game not only by living but also by non living man made intelligent machines, robots. In other words, robots fell in love with video gaming to be more specific, Angry birds. Angry birds has attained the popularity by being played on iPod and smartphones. The game has reserved space in social media networks also such as Facebook. And the game’s spree is continuing with robots at the moment. The new robot, Bitbeambot can play Angry birds – the most fascinating video game.

Robots- Then and Now

Robots have become part and parcel of our lives for the past many decades. Robots give us comfort by taking strenuous jobs. They are best fit for routine jobs where human intelligence is not required. The latest robots are able to perform many tasks that we had never imagined in our wildest dreams also. These robots powered by highly sensitive decision making mechanisms can accomplish complex tasks in an effortless manner. Robots can also perform jobs where man cannot work. Robots are sent to other planets also for extensive research. Robotics and micro-controllers are expanding the horizon in discovering innovative instruments.

As we go on mentioning the applications of robots, there will be no field untouched directly or indirectly with the usage of robots and automated machines. We have found robots playing well synchronized orchestra. Even cartoon shows like Jetsons’ Rosie have entertained kids for decades with their fantasy. From the world of fantasy to the new world of reality, robots have changed dramatically. The new robot, Bitbeambot playing Angry birds may not be a surprise for the current generation but it is like ascending to heaven for people who lived before two generations. Bitbeambot deserves credit for presenting the marvelous mix of human intelligence plus digital electronics plus mechanics besides other specialized sciences.

Watching Bitbeambot playing Angry birds will be thrilling moments for general public. And, for those who are in the field of robotics it will be a new challenge to take forward the lead in achieving and accomplishing many new and innovative tasks. The immediate repercussion goes in exploring the feasibility of deploying the game playing robot into mobile testing zone.

Background

Let us check the background of the new robot, Bitbeambot. The brain behind Bitbeambot, Mr. Jason Huggins claims that he was able to manage his spare time in creation of this new wonder. He claims that the robot got his life from balsa, LEGO and servo motors. The finger which can trace and work on touch screens is controlled by Arduino based mechanism that guides the robot by feeding with next course of action.

As per the video released, the Bitbeambot plays Angry birds quite slowly. However, the creator of the robot has alternative plans in utilizing the technology. In future, this robot can be successfully deployed in testing mobile applications before they are released into the market. Though robots can work intelligently, they need direction from human beings. With the increased sophistication, how these new robots are going to be established in the new age and how they are going to be adapted with the changing lifestyles will be exciting to gaze at.

adobe flash player and adobe air

A game that relies on social and behavioral economic interaction is considered as a social game. Over the last few years they have been known as the games that link or tie into social networks. These games are easy to get into, challenging over a long period of time and highly interactive among our real live friends.

Recently Adobe Systems, an American based software company headquartered in San Jose, has officially announced the launch of Flash player 11 and AIR 3 that will take [easyazon-link asin="1430226145"]flash games[/easyazon-link] into greater heights. Adobe flash player is cross-platform, browser based application runtime that provides uncompromised view of expressive applications, contents and videos across various browsers and operating systems.

This latest version of flash player has been developed to enrich digital experiences with new features such as stage 3D and 64-bit support and also to fix issues related to security, performance, and device compatibility.

The stage 3D feature deliver cutting edge with 2D and 3D experiences on the desktop with thousand timed faster rendering than flash10. The asynchronous bitmap coding which is new for flash player improves application responsiveness and delivers smoother animation by decoding images on initial load instead of demand.

Other new options include allowing developers to package Air 3 along with their application in a single install, this is called as captive runtime and it allows the developer to get version updates to their applications independent of AIR updates from Adobe.

Also HD video quality is supported in multiple platforms, the 64 bit support for operating systems and browsers on Linux, Mac OS and Windows and some more additional features are a part of Adobe flash player11.

AIR 3 delivers innovation for rich engaging applications with unparallel performance improvements which deliver advanced graphics generating [easyazon-link asin="B0040702HA"]HD video[/easyazon-link] and consistent reach across operating systems and devices. AIR 3 also delivers out-of-browser applications across devices and platforms.

AIR 3 allows developers to write multitasking iOS applications which can play audio while in the background there can be music or voice chat from a conferencing application. The encrypted local storage for mobile extends encrypted local storage support thereby allowing applications to store data more securely including passwords, some certificates and auditing information.

Native extensions for AIR allow the developer to create and use action script libraries with native code to take advantage of the same platform with easy integration into AIR devices.

Now the issue with these software is the minimal effort that allows developers to port their flash 11 games into mobile devices. Anup Murarka, the director on flash platform team said that many developers are spending resources on exploring new cross-platform solutions like HTML5 that allows them to build new games in a language they already know.

At present flash player is supported on more than 98% internet enables PC`s. By the end of this player Adobe expects flash based applications in at least 200 million smart phone and tablets including iOS devices through AIR. A rough estimate of 1 billion is the number of devices that is expected to support AIR by 2015.

Gaming Laptops

The market is flooded with laptops of various sizes, various brands and various features. As we know a laptop can be held on the lap and we can work more comfortably. We can carry wherever we want. The advantage of a laptop over desktop is its flexibility in carrying from place to place and the battery backup.

Even though there is limitation of size in the design process when compared with traditional desktops, now-a-days laptops are able to offer more powerful and advanced features beating even desktops. When you want to pick up a laptop from the available best gaming laptops, you need to check which laptop configuration best suits your gaming amusement.

Once you purchase a laptop, there will be little or no room to upgrade your laptop. So, enough care should be taken before settling for a laptop for your gaming purpose.

As gaming software demands high processing speed and memory usage, you should take these factors into consideration before picking up a laptop from online or offline store. Almost all brands are able to deliver the goods at the same level in terms of warranty and guarantee.

What makes top gaming laptops different from other multitude of brands is their ability to withstand the tremendous heat generated from the processor when it runs at several hundreds of revolutions per minute. In addition to the memory available from the mother board, a dedicated memory (graphics card) to support video graphics should be employed to dump the voluminous data to be analyzed at the back end.

All these things should happen on the background without any trace of flicker on the screen. Best gaming laptops will ensure that you cherish your gaming experience at its peak!

Eon 17 from Origin PC can be listed as the best gaming laptop with its desktop sized powerful processors which unleash great thrust on your gaming console. The laptop comes with Core i7 processor, memory channels which can be extended up to 24 GB and DDR3 RAM.

You can also connect up to 3 hard drives which makes this top gaming laptop as one of the expensive laptops in the world. Obviously, the laptop can give battery backup of about one hour only as the battery will be consumed at a brisk pace.

Alienware M18x is one of the top gaming laptops which come with dual NVidia [easyazon-link asin="B00549HZ7S"]Graphics card[/easyazon-link] or dual AMD Graphical Processor Units. The laptop can work at up to 4 GHz when it is in Turbo Boost mode. The laptop can easily dominate most of the desktop gaming computers with its powerful graphic display resolution.

[easyazon-link asin="B0044XU36U"]Alienware M17x[/easyazon-link] comes next in Alienware range of top gaming laptops. The advantage with this laptop is you will be able configure most of the hardware suit as per your requirements.

One of the best gaming laptops from Asus is [easyazon-link asin="B00542SUD8"]Asus G74Sx[/easyazon-link]. It is cheaper than many of its close competitors yet it delivers high performance. The laptop is available in 3D and non-3D versions also. HP Envy can be considered as one of the best gaming laptops from HP series.

Best gaming laptops

As the computational power rises exponentially and not linearly, so does the rate of change. This is no exception in case of personal computers which are used for gaming purposes. Tagged as one of the most heavily engineered portable devices in the world, gaming laptops are equipped with powerful desktop processors, big high-res screens, beefy graphic chips and plenty of memory.

The [easyazon-link asin="B001IJNIQ0"]best gaming laptops[/easyazon-link] should be encompassed with a powerful hardware and at the same time they should be portable enough to be carried to a friend’s place or LAN party. Though some systems provide Jaw-dropping performance and awesome specifications, they have a poor battery life. It lies in the hands of the individual to choose the gaming notebook that fits his requirements.

Joining the list of [easyazon-link asin="B0044XU36U"]Alienware[/easyazon-link], Asus and Toshiba, LG has announced a new 3D capable laptop for those with itchy virtual trigger fingers, the LG A350 to its computing line-up. It has a second generation Intel core processor, with the user’s choice of having either i3, i4 or i7 processor. The A350 sports 1920×1080 HD 3D resolution or 1600×900 HD+ or 1366×788 HD 3D LCD display with a screen span of 15.6”. The 3D glass uses FPR technology i.e. Film patterned retarder which makes the image brighter and provides less flickering when viewed through the active shutter glasses.

Serious gamers are obsessed with graphics. Technology in the gaming world, like everywhere else is changing at a rapid pace. This has made LG to equip this gaming notebook with a NVIDA GT555 Geforce graphic card with DDR3 2048MB and another GT555 with DDR3 1024MB and a hard drive with data up to 750MB. This Double-data-rate three synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR3) enables the user to maximize the memory size of 16 gigabytes. There is also one fancy hybrid hard drive with 8GB of solid storage packed in order to boost the performance of the 750GB hard drive. The camera might be a HD webcam or dual cameras for 3D video capturing.

To fill all the 3D stereoscopic needs, a 3D dual webcam and built-in 3D software are embedded in it. This user interface can find all the 3D video, photo, games and movies for the playback on the 3D notebook. The software part houses  LG smart application that consists of a smart recovery, smart Indicator, LG intelligent update, LG media fantasia, an Arcsoft web companion for 2D and 3D, a smart page, power manager suite and office 2010 starter along with Norton internet security 2011 (A trial version for 90 days).

Designed with brushed aluminum finish in Ebony black, with a dimension of 375.0×249.0×33.0 – 35.44mm and weighing 2.55kg, the notebook has Bluetooth versions 3.0 +HS or 2.1 +EDR and a 7 in 1 multimedia card. The company is still mum on the price and the notebook is expected to be launched by the end of August in UK following the middle-east nations and Africa. The American consumers will just have to wait for some more time.

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