During this lockdown, and the maid not coming in to work, we need to do a lot of the cleaning ourselves. Wanting to offload the work, I thought of getting a Robot Vacuum cleaner which was in my mind for quite some time now, but with umpteen choices, which one do we pick? I […]
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Tips for Safer online shopping!
So, most of us are in a way locked up at home and the urge to shop online starts to creep up. The product ads that popup on social media does not help in any way to curb our purchase spree. Between legitimate listings we also have unsafe ads, and the chances for Online Theft […]
What is Photogrammetry?
In an earlier Instructable I had listed steps to make your own 3d bust or 3d selfie as some call it. I had a Kinect lying around, hence I could make it. But if you do not have one, how do you still make your own 3d scans. Watch on to find out. The Kinect […]
What happened to VR?
I have been excited about VR or virtual reality for years now. I even purchased the different types of VR gear you can get from mobile on to PC based VR headsets. But is VR losing its cool factor? The gaming industry was raving about VR, with companies such as Facebook, Google getting behind hardware […]
Cool (and easy) uses for NFC tags
Cool (and easy) uses for NFC tags Near Field Communication, an almost magical technology to transfer information between two devices, be it contact information, photos, website URL’s by just bringing two NFC compatible phones close to each other. NFC tags are small and generally require no power but are activated by a device in range […]
Fitness in Virtual Reality
My first foray with fitness via gaming was on the XBOX 360 with Kinect, where it would use the cameras in front to track you in order to be able to play games as in their tagline ‘You are the controller’. This was ground-breaking, you need not hold any controllers in your hand, and you […]
Beat Saber Review – Welcome young Padawan
Beat Saber Review – Welcome young padawan There was a time, not too long ago, when we had a lot of rhythm-based games release, such as Dance-Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero and Rock Band. These games required you to mash buttons on your controllers, in rhythm to the music and you also needed to hit […]
The most popular OS nobody knows
The Most Popular OS Nobody Knows If you asked a non-techie which PC operating systems they were familiar with, most will mention either Windows or Mac OS. Similarly on the mobile side of things, people know Android or iOS. In this post, I want to discuss the so called underdog in this race. I am, […]
Dyson V8 Absolute+ Review
Do you feel your Vacuum is not powerful enough, and the wire is such a hassle as it tethers you to a wall. It needn’t anymore, let’s check this out. If you needed an excuse to start cleaning your rooms, maybe get one of these, the Dyson V8 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner. This is the absolute […]
Back to BASICs
This post is about the computer language that got me started with programming. It’s name was BASIC (an acronym that stood for Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code). This was a very simple language that was designed to get novices programming with minimum effort. If you could list out the steps involved in doing a particular […]