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El Apolo 11 en 100 segundos
Apollo 11 In 100 Seconds es un bonito homenaje de Spacecraft Films que resume en 100 segundos la misión del Apolo 11, la primera que puso a unos seres humanos sobre un astro distinto a la Tierra.
(Vía zemiorka).
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El trabajo de arqueología digital que sirvió para ayudar a resolver la anomalía Pioneer
Representación artística de la Pioneer 11 en el espacio
En 1980 algunos científicos que trabajaban con los datos de las sondas Pioneer 10 y 11 se dieron cuenta de que estas estaban frenando algo más despacio de lo previsto por la ley de gravitación universal.
Se trataba de una diferencia de sólo 0,8 milmillonésimas de m/s2 en dirección al Sol, pero fue lo suficiente como para provocar bastante interés, porque podía significar que la ley en cuestión necesitaba algún tipo de ajuste.
Tras analizar y descartar muchas posibilidades empezó a tomar fuerza la idea de que el calor que perdían las sondas, emitido en forma de radiación térmica, era el que las frenaba, pues si esa emisión no era igual en todas las direcciones y a causa del diseño de la nave era más fuerte en dirección opuesta al Sol esto podía ser suficiente para causar esa deceleración extra, bautizada como la anomalía de las Pioneer.
Claro que para poder comprobar la validez de esta hipótesis los científicos necesitaban comparar datos de velocidad de la sonda que cubrieran el mayor número de años posible, para ver si la deceleración se correspondía con el desgaste previsto de los generadores de radioisótopos de a bordo.
Y ahí empieza una curiosa aventura que llevó a Slava Turyshev, uno de los que propusieron la idea de la «fuerza de retroceso térmico», a recorrer unos cuantos centros de la NASA y otros centros asociados a la caza de esos datos, tarea que no resultó nada fácil.
A pesar de que las Pioneer 10 y 11 se lanzaron respectivamente en 1972 y 1973 se encontró con que muchos de los datos estaban almacenados… Nadie sabía donde, mientras que otros estaban en soportes y formatos obsoletos.
Cintas de los datos similares a las que hubo que rescatar
Así que comenzó por un lado una tarea de investigación para localizar físicamente los soportes que contenían esos datos, y por otro la de conseguir sacar esos datos de los soportes en los que estaban, que incluían cintas magnéticas, discos, e incluso tarjetas perforadas, y después traducirlos a un formato que pudiera ser tratado con las herramientas que querían utilizar los investigadores.
Arturo Quirantes cuenta esta apasionante historia con todo lujo de detalles en El enigma de la anomalía Pioneer para el Cuaderno de Cultura Científica de la Cátedra de Cultura Científica de la UPV/EHU.
Y aunque esta tiene un final feliz, pues a pesar de que se perdieron series enteras de datos se pudieron recuperar los suficientes como para confirmar la teoría de Turysehv y sus compañeros, pone una vez más de relieve la fragilidad de nuestro legado almacenado en formatos digitales obsoletos.
Claro que al menos en este caso aparecieron la inmensa mayoría de los datos, no como en el caso de las cintas que contenían las imágenes del primer paseo espacial por la Luna, cintas que a estas alturas la NASA reconoce que habrán sido borradas.
- Las instalaciones altamente high tech del Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project, una visita al sitio en el que se están recuperando y mejorando los datos obtenidos por las Lunar Orbiter.
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Probamos los auriculares RHA MA450i
Para empezar, son unos auriculares de tapón, de esos que se insertan en el canal auditivo, con lo que obviamente no son del gusto de todo el mundo. Esto hace además muy importante encontrar un buen encaje de estos dentro del oído a la hora de usarlos, ya que de lo contrario suenan bajos de volumen y la calidad de sonido se ve comprometida.
En este sentido en mi caso los adaptadores que vienen montados de fábrica resultaron ser perfectos para mis oídos, aunque si este no es el caso los MA450i vienen con siete pares distintos de adaptadores para que puedas probar hasta encontrar el que te vaya mejor.
Calidad de sonido
Una vez colocados en los oídos y después de darle al play mi primera reacción fue buscar urgentemente el control de volumen, ya que el encaje fue tan bueno y la potencia de sonido de los MA450i tal que pensé que se me iban a juntar los dos tímpanos en medio del cráneo; desde luego suenan mucho más fuerte que los Etymotic Research ER7-MC3 que uso habitualmente.
Superado el susto inicial lo primero que me llamó la atención fue lo bien que suenan los bajos, fuertes y limpios, de nuevo ayudados por el buen encaje de los auriculares en mis oídos.
Pero pronto vi también que los agudos van un poco pasados y que los platos de la batería restallan un poco demasiado, que algunas eses suenan demasiado sibilantes, y que en algunas grabaciones antiguas el sonido de la cinta en la que están hechas suena un poco demasiado.
Y sí, ya sé que con el ecualizador esto se puede corregir, pero a la hora de probar unos cascos prefiero no usarlo para saber realmente como suenan estos.
Consecuentemente, con los bajos y los agudos tan fuertes, en muchas canciones la voz queda un poco perdida, aunque el hecho de que no sea en todas me hace pensar que no es un defecto de los auriculares sino de las grabaciones, lo que me recordó aquella explicación de por qué los CDs modernos suenan mal, aunque en mi caso ningún CD resultó reproducido por estos auriculares.
Así que sin ser un audiófilo ni nada parecido, y más allá de especificaciones de respuestas de frecuencia y esas cosas, mi impresión al final es que los MA450i son un poco demasiado buenos para su propio bien, ya que hacen destacar más las malas grabaciones que nos sirve la industria musical.
Mando a distancia
Los MA450i incorporan un control remoto con micrófono en el cable del auricular derecho que permite controlar la reproducción y volumen funcionar como manos libres en iPods, iPhones, y iPads.
El mando es grande, aunque ligero para su tamaño, con lo que es muy fácil hacerse con el manejo de los botones al tacto, muchísimo más que con los de los MC3, que son minúsculos, y el micrófono me pareció de una calidad más que suficiente a la hora de hablar por teléfono, aunque es cierto que eso es algo que hago muy pocas veces.
El cable mide 1,5 metros y es de una pieza, a diferencia de otros que vienen divididos en dos partes que puedes desenganchar según donde vayas a llevar el iPod, con lo que la longitud es adecuada aunque a veces sobre un poco; viene además forrado en tela, lo que aunque no evita mágicamente que el cable se enrede sí hace que desenredarlo sea más fácil, ya que no tiende a adherirse a si mismo.
Los MA450i están disponibles en blanco o en negro en la Apple Store, y con un precio de 49,95 euros son los más baratos de su categoría, al menos en el momento de escribir esta reseña, lo que junto con su construcción en aluminio, los accesorios incluidos, y la calidad de sonido que ofrecen, hace que me parecezcan una opción muy a tener en cuenta.
De todas formas, sobre gustos no hay nada escrito, y menos en el caso de auriculares y el tipo de sonido que nos gusta a cada uno, así que mi recomendación es que, si puedes, los pruebes antes de comprarlos, o que te asegures de que puedes cambiarlos por otros si te los llevas y al final el sonido no te convence.
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Percolate Partners With Getty Images And Aviary To Help Companies Create And Share Images
Percolate, a startup that helps clients create and share content, is taking a big step in what co-founder James Gross calls the company’s “visual strategy.”
Obviously, images are a big part of what businesses want to share on social media. And they could do that sharing through Percolate already, but the service didn’t include many significant features to make the process easier. That’s changing today, with the launch of integrations with Getty Images and Aviary.
Thanks to the Getty Images partnership, Percolate customers now have access to a broader library of photos, a library where they don’t have to worry about whether or not they have the rights to use the images (because they already know the answer is yes).
And that library is automatically sorted using Percolate’s technology, which tries to understand what topics are relevant to a company at a given time, and highlights photos based on those topics. Gross said the goal is to make the process as easy as possible, but if the algorithm doesn’t surface the image you’re looking for, you can also search the photos based on things like tags.
Once a client has found a photo that they want to share — either from the Getty Images library or from the images they’ve uploaded themselves — they can use Aviary’s photo editing tools from directly within Percolate. Gross edited a couple of images for me, adding filters and text in just a minute or two, giving the photos a bit more flair as well as adding a relevant company or hashtag.
“Brands are trying to make photos look more and more organic, more and more like people are used to,” Gross said. “Adding any sort of filter can have a very powerful effect on what might be a very standard photo.”
In exchange for the simplicity of the interface, Percolate users are giving up some of the features included in a product like Photoshop, but Gross said, “They don’t need all the tools of Photoshop with 95 to 100 percent of these images.”
The Getty Images photo library and Aviary editing tools are now available to Percolate clients as part of the basic package. The company is also announcing that it has partnered with LinkedIn, so its clients can now share content on that network as well.
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April Fools 2013: The Ultimate Round-Up
Happy April First, errybody! Yes, that’s right, we’ve reached that special, inimitable time of year. April Fools Day 2013. At TechCrunch, we have a long history of taking April Fools seriously. Deadly, deadly seriously. So, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to create a master list (which will be updated throughout the day) with the best tomfoolery, pranks, WTFs and LOLs the Internet and the tech industry have to offer.
All night and all day, whatever it takes. If a company close to you happens to break out its clown shoes in what can only be an eye-rolling effort at being funny (really, the one time of year we indulge terrible nerd jokes publicly), please alert us in the comment section. And, again, thank you for your help in advance.
We’ve tried to separate the good from the bad and the ugly — and highlight the stuff that’s actually funny — sometimes with success, sometimes not.
So here they are.
(And, again, for our annual disclaimer: If you’re one of those folks who finds April Fools stressful because you’re constantly subject to punkings courtesy of your co-workers, rest assured that we at TechCrunch would never do that to you. Never. Never ever.)
The Great List Of April Foolings
Google Nose
You have to give Google props. They always take April Fools Day pretty seriously, and cats are usually involved. But this year Google is poking fun of its Glass Project with some olfactory goodness. Google Nose. Smells galore. You’ve probably been wondering what Google does with all that information that it tirelessly indexes for its search engine, combing the Web with Page Rank to serve you moderately usable results. Well, it’s also been collecting scents.
Now, as Greg reports, instead of paying hundreds or thousands for its newest piece of sexy hardware, Google is now letting you type your favorite scent into its search engine, tap the “smell button” and inhale to your hearts content. Just try not to sneeze on your monitor.
YouTube? More like NOTube, amirite?
That’s right. You heard it here first. Jordan brook the news Google has decided to shut down YouTube. After eight years, the company revealed that the whole thing has actually been an American Idol-like competition. Thank god, because for those of us that were taught that life is a competition — no enjoyment necessary — well, we’ve been a little suspicious of YouTube.
But the company has finally revealed that the competition that we know as YouTube is coming to a close, and that an expert panel of judges — YouTube celebrities themselves — will choose the winners. But don’t expect the winners to be announced any time soon. The judges will spend the next decade sifting through YouTube videos to choose said winners. Tomorrow, at midnight, the site will shut down and all content will be deleted. When it reopens in 2023, the only remaining video will be the winner. Frankly, it all makes perfect sense.
Gmail Blue
The hits just keep coming for The Googs. Next stop on the April Fools Google Train? “Gmail Blue.” That should explain itself, but just in case, it took Google “six years to develop the technology” to turn Gmail blue. Google turns nine tomorrow, and it might as well just go for it.
A poke at Facebook? Who’s to say?
You Got Vowels? Give Twitter Money.
Twitter has announced Twttr. Who needs vowels, am I right? Not you. Or Twitter. Twitter’s new “two-tiered” service includes a free portion called “Twttr” where each tweet (or “twt”) shall contain nary-a-vowel. But just in case that has you up in arms, you can have your stinkin’ vowels back, but it will cost you $5/month.
Pretty minimal price to pay for the fundamental building blocks of, you know, the English language and all. But because Twitter is ever-the-beneficent social network, it will offer the “sometimes Y” free of charge. Well, isn’t that precious? Oh, and thankfully URL vowels are free. Twitter’s not into the whole “hidden fees” thing, you understand. It’s almost like that April Fools joke where Facebook tried to make you pay $1 to message strangers. Oh wait, that actually happened.
Try it here. More from Drew here.
The Rest
Virgin’s Glass-Bottomed Plane
Glass-bottomed boats are so last year. That’s why Virgin is stepping it up a notch with the world’s first-ever glass-bottomed plane. Richard Branson proves himself to be a peerless innovator yet again:
We hope to trial the glass bottom technology with other Virgin airlines in time and have asked other Virgin companies to support this innovative trial and launch our new domestic Scottish route. This really is a team effort from all corners of Virgin.
Speechless.
Sony For Pets
Sony is releasing a new “Animalia” line of products for your tech product-starved pets. And they’re really “stoked” about it. As are your pets, no doubt. Because your hamsters need to test out those Beats headphones you bought them for Christmas.
According to Sony:
The introductory line-up includes Sony-branded products targeted at owners with dogs, cats and hamsters, with additional devices and networked services slated for release later this year. Check out this video to learn all about our new K9 4K TV, M3-OW KittyCans, and In-Cage Speakers.
ThinkGeek
ThinkGeek has a whole new line of April Fools products that are fun for the whole family. Like this “Eye Of Sauron Desk Lamp.” My apologies if your order doesn’t go through. I’ve already bought 50 of them.
Google Maps Treasure Mode
Google Maps wants to bring your Goonies dreams to life:
Archeological analysis has confirmed that our Google Maps Street View team has indeed found one of history’s long lost relics: a treasure map belonging to the infamous pirate, William “Captain” Kidd.
The map was found on a recent expedition in the Indian Ocean, as part of a deep-water dive to expand our underwater Street View collection. Captain Kidd was rumored to have buried his treasure around the world, and tales of a long-lost treasure map have lingered for generations.
Google+ Photos And +Emotion
Google+ now lets you add real emotions to your photos. This would be hilarious if 25 startups weren’t currently working on/pitching this idea — outside of Google+. Because the best Google+ April Fools joke is, really, well, Google+.
Google Analytics
Some users of Google Analytics may begin noticing that they have a few new international visitors checking out their sites. I’m just glad Google didn’t say that they were “totally out of this world.” Google is now including active visitors from the International Space Station, Control Room, who clearly have nothing better to do than to check out your WordPress blog. Here’s Carl to explain.
Google SCHMICK
More Google. Now Google wants to help you spruce up the look of your house. They explain:
Is your house looking a bit tired and shabby? Want to make your narky step-aunt jealous? Trying to keep up with the Joneses but don’t have the money to complete an expensive reno?
Now you can give your house a lick of fresh paint for free on Street View with Google SCHMICK (Simple Complete House Makeover Internet Conversion Kit). Forgot to mow the nature strip? Deck it out with some fresh buffalo grass. Front steps falling down? Swap them out for doric columns and a pergola. Graffiti on the front fence? Cover it with so many palm trees people will think they’re on the Vegas strip.
Google’s Levity Algorithm
For your Google Apps pleasures:
Toshiba Gets A Console
That’s right. Today, Toshiba is announcing its first-ever gaming console: The Shibasphere. Look out, every gaming console ever made, past, present or future. The Shibasphere is here.
The Shibasphere features unprecedented computing power, a completely controller-free interface, and Logical Aggression Monitoring that deploys positive therapeutics to prevent emotionally devastating rage-quits. Available accessories include the Shibadome, Shibasuit and Shibatote that enhance the sound, motion detection and portability of the console, and also features:
12 core 3.5 Ghz Processors
8192 MB GDDR5 RAM Graphics Card
809.3b Infrared Motion Detection
1080p Full HD
7.1 Channel Surround Sound
5 Stereo Mini Jacks
8 HDMI Ports
AC Power
SoundCloud’s Dropometer
Sometimes you just don’t know when “the drop” is going to hit in a song. Not sure what I’m talking about? If you’ve ever seen a Harlem Shake video, it’s that very short, euphoric moment where the music drops out for a second and suddenly everyone is dancing/humping something. (See a notable example from my alma mater here.) Well, now, using its patent-pending algorithm, SoundCloud will tell you when that “unpredictable and surprising moment” is going to happen, via The Dropometer:
… The Dropometer is designed to help you prepare yourself for the big moment, whether that means getting in the mental space where you can really break it down, or fixing yourself a fortifying snack.
While we first innovated the Dropometer around dubstep, we’ve identified broad utility for this new functionality across all genres. Look to the Dropometer to find out when to expect a key crescendo in a 17th-century symphony or the emotional climax in an episode of This American Life.
Love with Food Gon’ Get You High
Love With Food is announcing a new product line called Love With WEED — a monthly subscription that delivers a new high every month. For every box sent, we’ll plant a cannabis shrub along CA Route 1. It’s like Tom’s, but greener. Here it is.
Sphero PeaceKeeper
Robotics takes a step forward today with “Sphero — Peacekeeper Edition.” The robotics maker is now offering a super-sized version of Sphero that you can control from your smartphone or tablet. And cats love it. It measures 3-feet in diameter, weighs over 150 pounds but is totally fun and lightweight and agile. The future is now, people. GoSphero.
StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon has put together a big list of things you can to do prank your colleagues, family members and loved ones. See it here.
RunKeeper
The next revolution in running is here. Now. And it’s really big.
Obama Takes To Crowdtilt To Fund The Debt
President Obama has today taken to Crowdtilt to help raise money for the sky-rocketing national debt. When things get out of control, you can always turn to crowdfunding.
Here’s his note:
A PERSONAL APPEAL FROM PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
My fellow Americans,
Despite the best efforts of my administration, prolonged partisan debates in Congress are preventing us from a solution to our mounting national debt. Instead of bickering over taxes, we’re taking a new approach: asking everyday Americans to chip in so we can pay off our debt once and for all.
With your help, it’s time to act.
HELP PAY OFF our NATIONAL DEBT
Samsung’s Eco Trees
Really hilarious, Samsung: “Samsung Electronics announced Eco Trees, a smart, eco-friendly air purifier that runs on solar energy.” Get it? Chlorophyll? More like Bore-ophyll. Here are all of their fresh new Eco Tree products.
Nokia Gets Into Microwaves
With the success of its smartphones, it was really only a matter of time.
We are delighted to announce a significant new extension to Nokia’s product offering with the Nokia 5AM-TH1N6 Constellation, a touch-screen microwave oven. The Constellation sets itself apart with a superfast, water-cooled 8-core high-voltage transformer, which brings a combined performance of 5,000 watts to end-users, letting them heat up turnkey meal solutions within seconds.
‘Nokia has a proven track record and extensive IPR in working with microwave radios, so for us this was a logical next step. We can attack our competition in their core business,’ says Olavi Huhtikuu, Nokia’s director of household innovation.‘That’s why we developed the highly innovative 5AM-TH1N6 Constellation, which will revolutionize everything from single households to canteen kitchens.’
The new Nokia 5AM-TH1N6 has even more innovative features. The device comes with the latest eye-tracking technology, which stops the food from rotating when you look at it, and it automatically adjusts the temperature depending on how hungry you look.
BMW Gets Into Strollers
With a royal baby due this summer, we are proud to announce the launch of our limited edition BMW P.R.A.M. (Postnatal Royal Auto Mobile). Available in Princess Pink or Royal Blue, this soft-top convertible has been designed using our EfficientDynamics technology. With two or four-wheel-drive, it rides as smoothly on a polo field as it does down The Mall and comes with air conditioning and built-in extendable flagpoles as standard. For those who are ‘too posh to push’ this masterpiece of motherhood even comes fitted with N.A.P.P.I.E. (Nanny-Assisting Petrol-Powered Injection Engine).
A Walk Down Memory Lane
April Fools 2011: The Big List
April Fools 2010: The Definitive List
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Aereo Looks To TV Providers, ISPs To Accelerate Growth
Aereo has a lot of plates spinning. The streaming TV startup just launched a huge marketing push in NY, along with the announcement of a $38 million funding round aimed at expansion to over 20 new cities in the coming months. And if that weren’t enough, Aereo is still in the midst of a fierce legal battle with network broadcasters.
Still, the company continues to juggle its issues, not least of which being partnership talks with various TV providers and ISPs to help expand Aereo expand its service into new markets.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Aereo has been chatting with AT&T, Dish, and DirecTV, but to no concrete ends yet. Sources told the WSJ that DirecTV was off-put by Aereo’s legal troubles, which have been ongoing since before the company’s launch and will likely last for a few more years.
Meanwhile, the WSJ reports that Dish Network fancies the idea of an Aereo acquisition or partnership, but isn’t ready to bite the bullet quite yet. The idea would center around smaller TV packages for a younger demographic.
AT&T is also said to be interested in Aereo, which may include some sort of data bundling alongside Aereo service. After all, Aereo is all about letting the user watch live or recorded television from any of their devices, anytime, anywhere.
Here’s what Aereo spokesperson Virginia Lam said in response to request for comment:
Aereo is interested in creating partnerships that provide flexibility and more choice for the consumer. It’s not news that we’ve been in engaged with discussions with potential partners – whether it’s content, device or distribution-related – and it’s something we’ll continue to explore. The bottom line is, we’re interested in partnerships that increase value to the consumer and enhance their overall experience.
Though Aereo has taken some time to expand, it seems that this legal battle with major network broadcasters could stand in the way of any shortcuts a new partnership might yield. Still, it’s hard to ignore Aereo’s technology, which lets users rent out a micro-antenna in a server farm and live stream content to watch now, or DVR it to watch later.
No wonder the network broadcasters are so upset.
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