Hidden Features of VLC Media Player

VLC media player is very useful media player. It has many features other than playing audio and video. Here are some of them.

• Synchronizing Audio and Video.
  
  This is a very useful feature of vlc media player. We usualy get movie files which doesn't have synchronization between audio and video. Some times audio plays early than video and sometimes audio plays after video. This is very irritating. But VLC has solution for it! It can synchronize it for you.
  
  To do that go to Tools > Track Synchronization.
  
  Click on Synchronization tab.
  
  
  
  After that as shown in the image you can adjust the playing of audio with respect to video.
  
  
  
  
  
• Know the Quality of torrent video.
  
  You can know the quality of the video that you are downloading via torrent. For that you can play the video to know the quality. To do that go to downloads folder in my documents or go to the folder where you are saving your downloading files and play that file via VLC media player. But play it after 25-30% completion of your video.
  
  You can download pieces in order too! To know how to do that click here.
  
  
• Convert Videos.
  
  Yes you can convert videos with vlc media player.
  
  For that go to Media > Advanced Open File. Then you will see the dialogue box as shown in the image.
  
  
  
  Add the file you want to convert and click on the convert button as shown in figure.
  
  
  
  Select the format in which you want to convert the file from the drop down box and click on start.
  
  
  
• Record Video. Video Cutter.
  
  You can record video with the help of vlc media player. By using this there is no need of video cutter. For that just go to View > Advanced Controls.
  
  
  
  After selecting it you can see the button of recording as shown in the image. You can take the snapshots too.
  
  
  
  
  You can open the recorded video in My documents > My videos.
  
  
  
• Play or Download Youtube Video.
  
  You can directly play the youtube video in VLC media player. For that go to Media > Open Network Stream.
  
  
  
  Paste the url and click on play. You can record it too!
  
  
  
  
• Audio and DVD Ripping.
  
  You can rip dvd and audio cd. For that go to media > Open Disc. Then select the type of your cd and click on convert. After selecting the type of output format click start.
  
  
  
• Play Video Stored in the Rar file.
  
  VLC can play video stored in the rar file. For that open the RAR file in VLC media player. If the video is split into many rar files then VLC can play it too!
  
  
• ASCII Mode.
  
  You can play video in ascii mode. For that goto Tools > Preference. In the video tab, select the colour ASCII mode in the output as shown in the image.
  
  
  
  
  
• Play online radio.
  
  You can play online radio via VLC media player. For that go to Media > Services Discovery > Shout Cast Radio Listings. Now you can open playlist and play radio.
  

Set Your Facebook Profile Link

If you want to make your facebook profile link like www.facebook.com/yourname , then just go to the link given below.

www.facebook.com/username

After going to this link you will be asked to login if you are not logged in. Then enter your desired profile name or profile link and thats it! Your facebook profile link is created.

You can use this link to give it to your friends to find you in facebook.


But do keep in mind that you can do this only one time for your account.

4G Technology

4G Technology stands for 4th generation Technology.

4G Technology is basically the extension in the 3G technology with more bandwidth and services offers in the 3G.

Currently 2G Technology (GSM), or second generation technology, is widely used worldwide for cell phone networks. The problem with 2G technology is that the data rates are limited. This makes it inefficient for data transfer applications such as video conferencing, music or video downloads.

And 3G technology is not also available easily and it is very costly too. 3G technology porvides up to 2 Mbps speed at the stationary devices.

But 4G technology offers very high data rates. It provides up to 100 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload speed to the mobile devices which is up to 200km/hr in speed. And for the stationary devices, it provides up to 1 Gbps download speed. Which is amazingly fast.

4G networks, when tied together with mobile phones with in-built higher resolution digital cameras will facilitate video blogs.

Facilities such as ultra-broadband Internet access, IP telephony, gaming services, and streamed multimedia may be provided to users.

4G can greatly anticipate in evolving and advancing the pervasive computing. The aim of pervasive computing is to attach itself to every living space possible, so that human beings remain intact with the wireless technology intentionally and unintentionally.

4G is be able to connect various high speed networks together, which would enable each one of us to carry digital devices even in dispersed locations.

In the 4G mobile era, the access to the mobile services will be evolved to an open Mobile Cloud so that it is fully open to any developers and providers. In this way, any non-wireless industries, such as Google, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, GM, Bank of America can provide services for their mobile users.


The word MAGIC also refers to 4G technology which stands for Mobile multimedia, Any-where, Global mobility solutions over, Integrated wireless and Customized services!

Technical Aspects

• It use IPv6.
  
  
• The technologies used in the 4G technology are UMTS, OFDM, SDR, TD-SCDMA, MIMO and WiMAX to the some extent.
  
  
• The network operators worldwide would be able to deploy wireless mesh networks and make use of cognitive radio technology for widespread coverage and access.
  
  
• 4G technology is based on packet switched only.
  
  
• It can use both orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA).
  
  
• 4G is also capable of using multiple input / multiple output technology (MIMO).this antenna technology is used to optimize the data speed and reduce the errors in the networks.
  
  
• UMTS is part of 4G because it can enables 4G to make use of international mobile phone roaming via using GSM (Global system for Mobile Communications).
  
  
• TD-SCDMA is also used in 4G technology. Time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) provides support to 4G to transfer both circuit switched data like video and voice and packet switched data.
  
  
• The flexibility of 4G technologies to be used in combination with GSM and CDMA has provided it an edge over other technologies
  
  
• The mobile device system architecture will be open in order to converge multiple RTTs (radio transmission technologies) in one same device.
  
  
• In the OWA system, you can just change RTT card in your Smartphone to switch your wireless standards, or you can integrate multiple wireless standards in one RTT SIM card.
  
  
• Based on this OWA platform, you can integrate home phone, office phone and mobile phone into one common Personal device - it is more beyond just a phone.
  
  
• To cater the growing needs of 4G, mobile data communication providers will deploy multiple antennas at transmitters to increase the data rate.
  
  
• After successful implementation, 4G technology is likely to enable ubiquitous computing, that will simultaneously connects to numerous high date speed networks offers faultless handoffs all over the geographical regions.

Future Computers

Here are some examples of future laptops which has amazing design and concept

Dell's Inspiron Duo Tablet

At the first look one might see that it is a simple tablet but it is a netbook to. After flipping the display you can turn it into netbook. It runs on a dual core atom n550 processor.

Bento Pad

Bento Pad gives an amazing experience. It has 8mm thick,ten-inch wide cinematic radio OLED screen and approaches two dimensionality. It has rubber gasket which gives high grip. Display fold away smartly into the rear surface, providing an assortment of working angles and viewing angles. Keyboard acts as a Bluetooth wireless keyboard and docks into a laptop display too.

Rolltop Laptop

Rolltop is an amazing design. You can take it away as a purse or hang it on your shoulder. It uses OLED(Organic Light Emitting Diode) display which is highly flexible. It has speaker and a webcam in its base.

Dell's Froot

Froot is a bio friendly desktop computer concept. It has projectors and laser at both sides. The need of external peripherals like monitor or keyboard has been eliminated by projecting them onto any flat surface. Froot has been made by biodegradable polymer which ensures recycling of the product making it eco friendly. Froot promotes social interaction by using the projected screen as a media center for business or family entertainment.







Feno

Feno is a small size laptop. There is no mousepad on this one. Instead there is more advanced mouse that pops out of the right side of the laptop. The Feno folds up into a thin square, about the size of a CD. The designer of this laptop, Niel van Hoff, attached an additional hinge to the screen to bring some flexibility to the OLED screen of this laptop.





Lenovo Idea Pad

Lenovo's IdeaPad is one of the hybrid PCs available in the market. It features unique design of detachable screen that provides users with two PCs in one device. Each PC has its own processor and operating system that works together and independently as a laptop or multi-touch slate tablet. It comes in stylish scarlet red exterior, thin and light design. Users can detach the screen to instantly switch from clamshell mode into a multi-touch slate tablet. When the IdeaPad U1 is docked, it runs on Windows 7 OS, while when the screen is removed, Lenovo’s Hybrid Switch technology transforms this device to run on Android 2.2 OS as your mobile internet gadget.

Lenovo Pocket Yoga

The Pocket Yoga is a concept netbook by Lenovo that looks like it has been exactly designed to fit in a pocket and Lenovo claims it as a back pocket notebook dedicatedly for males. Additionally, the display can flip around when you want your notebook in a tablet mode. The keyboard is deigned keeping the ease of use in mind for the users. The belt clasp system is another new feature because the belt will be able to turn into a mouse.






HP's New stylish design

HP Eco has been designed for echo issued persons. This laptop includes bar-code reader, solar charge cells and a bracelet for controlling blood pressure, pulse, and many more.


HP Mama is for parents to monitor their children with two Bluetooth cameras.



HP Make-up has a button that changes the screen to a mirror and has an on-nail printing device.



HP Fitness serves the weight control purpose most, also comprises a similar bracelet to keep record of work out sessions.

HP Perfume is conceptual laptop where you can change your laptop to a lamp or air freshener with ability to download smell samples and mix it with smell matrix of HP Perfume laptop.

One Laptop Per Child XO-3

XO-3 is a stunning touchscreen tablet device that has been scheduled to release on 2010 for the One Laptop Per Child project by Yves Behar. Like previous XO, the screen of XO-3 can also be optimized in both reflective and transmissive modes depending on indoor and outdoor lighting situations. To make it serve its purpose effectively, the XO-3 is packed with kid’s learning tools such as horizontal book mode and portrait reading mode for convenient reading, multi-touch feature allows play and learn by using bare hands, a full-touch keyboard, a back facing camera, and many more.





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