LG is making a comeback with their G Series Smartphones and this will bring back the excitement that the Cookie did just 6 years ago.

  The best thing about smartphones manufactured by Asians is that they can load the phone with an insane amount of good stuff (that’s comparable to or even greater than US and EU-made phones) and still sell them at one third the price that Apple iPhones are being sold. But this time the Korea-based phone manufacturer dared to raise eyebrows when it plans to sell the G4 at around $800 – $1,000 which is surprisingly more expensive than the iPhone 6 and HTC One M9! However, they’ll give you a lot of the good stuff for the amount you’ll be paying, like upgraded screen and a more advanced camera, longer battery life, RAM, core processor speed and the new leather coating which is not available in any other phones.

The Design

Honestly, the leather back overlay for the LG G4 is kind of a step backwards, because you may get that nagging feeling that you’re purchasing a Louis Vuitton bag or boots instead of a smartphone; which is awkward – and that’s an understatement. Just wait ‘till it’s your turn to go shopping for this thing!

The huge 5.5-inch Quad HD display absolutely kills it! From the moment I touched the second-series prototype LG G4, I never wanted to put it down again and I even had this silent enthusiasm to ask the attendant if I could take it home with me, which was inappropriate and rude to a certain extent. Still, with all the emotions aside, there’s nothing NOT to like about the G4. It is as a premium brand quality as any other phone in the market!

The plastic, ceramic and metallic versions of the G4 is not so terrible, in fact, they are comparable to the other top mobile phone manufacturers. However, I have to say that HTC, Samsung and Apple does it slightly better. Keep up the good work LG, you’re almost there!

I think that the main goal of LG is ergonomics as that’s what I’ve concluded when handling the G4 smartphone. It feels easy and light to the touch compared to other smartphones out there. The battery is also better in two significant ways: 1) it packs more power than other phones at 3000mAh and, 2) it’s removable.

I actually prefer the removable battery design over the unibody chassis that other phone manufacturers have added to their latest design features. The point is Lithium-Ion batteries can only last so long and after using it for 8 months on, their power factor is reduced by 18% or more, depending on how often you use your phone. Replacing the old battery with a new one is one way to go, of course, you can also use two or more batteries in reserve to lessen the charging time.

Massive phones have become the trend nowadays and if you don’t have one of those in your pocket or shoulder bag, then you’re certainly the sorest person to ever walk this Earth. But the bulky and wide horizontal surface makes them unwieldy, so the designers came up with an ingenious idea – make the edges curved to compensate for ergonomics! And it worked. Even the designers at LG realized this fact and included it in the G4.

The G4 has neatly tucked away all of the inconvenient pesky keys on the back of the phone just below the 16 megapixels camera; while most phone manufacturers have these in the front and sides of their phones.

The Display

Okay, our contenders for the maximum resolution on their respective phones’ display starts with Apple iPhone 6 (750 x 1334 @ 326 ppi) which is the lowest among the 6th gen smartphones on the market. Next we have HTC One M9 (1080 x 1920 @ 441 ppi), then comes the other Korean-made Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (1440 x 2560 @ 557 ppi) which is more or less similar to the LG G4’s resolution [2560 x 1440 (Quad HD) @538 ppi].

The new Quantum IPS display on the LG G4 is probably the best I’ve ever seen to date, and I think it competes more with its homegrown rival, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge than Apple or other brands. I find the 5.5-inch display a bit difficult to navigate (makes you wish you had a stylus pen actually), but again, the screen will take your attention away from other inconveniences.

Deeper reds and brighter blues, that’s what’s mostly the QUAD HD does which means it has cinema quality images and videos. It should feel like blu-ray on a smartphone, yeah, that’s just how amazing this phone is. Apple had better watch its back, because Samsung will not be the only rival in the block soon, HTC, Lenovo and especially LG will want a huge chunk of the smartphone market!

The LG G4 also sport a new unlocking feature called, the “Knock Code.” It works differently with the security PIN and the swipe code that you may have already seen in other smartphones. The Knock Code works by tapping a couple of times on particular areas of the LG G4’s screen to wake it up from sleep. It is a more efficient way to unlock the phone and it’s much ‘cooler’ in my opinion.

Pros

•    Superb camera
•    Elegant leather back
•    Color-rich display

Cons

•    Camera launcher could be better
•    No QuickCharge technology
•    Jury is out on leather durability

Initial Verdict

Whatever the decision-making block did in LG for its latest G4 smartphone concept, they did it so well, because they focused on 3 things: a) great camera for photos, a colour rich display and excellent design features. It’s so much better than Apple’s iPhone 6 and HTC One M9 that it is, by far, the only one I could find worthy to compete with the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. I’m definitely getting the LG G4 when it opens up for sale next month and you should too!

A house is where you make your home and your love for your family and all those under your household keeps them safe and secure. Psychologists say that a shelter (house/home) is a human need, because it provides you security but unfortunately, today even a locked house can still fall prey to intruders and your brick walls and Red Wood doors won’t be able to stop them, I’m afraid. Security is true today as it was a thousand years ago and having a dog or several dogs, swords, spears, bow and arrows and a strong united community defines clearly what “safe” is. However, we’re smarter now than our ancestors and although we have not forgotten the lessons that they taught us, we do have better ways to secure ourselves.

Our Ancient Ancestors Taught us first about Home Security

For instance, you don’t need a hundred strong men who are armed to the teeth to keep your house and community safe – what you need is a biometric scanner and a nasty alarm that will alert the police in seconds that will definitely scare the living daylights out of any intruder! That’s the advantage of a state-of-the-art home security system you see, everything is automated and is 100% secured. Theft and home invasion has always been a problem ever since mankind invented the ideology of possession (i. e. if it’s very important to you, then it must be very valuable to others too) and it started out with simple things like gold, jewelry, cash – ones that are easy to carry and get away with fast. Today, however, is a completely different scenario and people can steal your identity and cause far more harm than stealing your material possessions!

From the Benign to the Extreme

As for identity theft you’ll need to be careful when you make online transactions or giving out your social security number to credit rating companies or any other third party companies conducting suspicious surveys. But for theft and home invasion you’ll need a biometric scanner, reinforced steel or blast doors, silent alarms to alert the police and if absolutely necessary a handgun, shotgun or a semi-automatic/automatic rifle to protect yourself and your family – also your material things. Forgive me for mentioning industrial and military-grade security systems here like the blast doors and automatic rifles, but believe it or not there have been incidences where intruders used high caliber fully automatic guns and explosives and some of these people do not invade your homes to steal stuff but your very lives! Some home security systems though are designed to be non-lethal and they keep your home safe while you can use tasers on thieves and intruders. They’ll be immobilized and/or temporarily unconscious but they’ll be fine afterwards.

Biometric Scanners and Automated Security Systems can Thwart Company Espionage

Well, now that you have an idea as to why you need a biometric scanner and home security in your house, you may also consider installing it in your office building, business establishment or a high-end industrial facility. Company espionage may not be as rampant as it was in the past as it is more realistic to steal information by hacking your databanks than to physically be there and steal those blueprints for a new product design; however, there are instances when the product in question and information related to it is too sensitive to be placed in your databanks. In this scenario the intruder may opt to infiltrate your office building to acquire it, but it would make it virtually impossible for them to get through every door that leads to your prized possession without tripping the alarms.

So as you can see using biometric scanners as a means to secure your home or office building is absolutely necessary. It is one of those things that you would be thankful for that human ingenuity worked towards your favor instead of against it.

Typical Biometrics Tech Specs

A biometric scanner is an electronic device powered by a smart computer microprocessor that has the ability to scan your fingerprint, unique retinal formations, facial features and patterns, voice and soon probably even your DNA. It stores these information either in its onboard flash memory or the mainframe computer of your home or corporate building, so that whenever you access the entrances or exits of these places you will have to allow the biometric scanner to scan you every time in order for the computer to identify you and determine whether or not you have the proper security clearance to enter the house or facility.  Here’s a more detailed information on a typical biometric scanner:

– Supply voltage: 3.6 – 6.0VDC
– Operating current: 120mA max
– Peak current: 150mA max
– Fingerprint imaging time: <1.0 seconds
– Window area: 14mm x 18mm
– Signature file: 256 bytes
– Template file: 512 bytes
– Storage capacity: 162 templates
– Safety ratings (1-5 low to high safety)
– False Acceptance Rate: <0.001% (Security level 3)
– False Reject Rate: <1.0% (Security level 3)
– Interface: TTL Serial
– Baud rate: 9600, 19200, 28800, 38400, 57600 (default is 57600)
– Working temperature rating: -20C to +50C
– Working humidity: 40%-85% RH
– Full Dimensions: 56 x 20 x 21.5mm
– Exposed Dimensions (when placed in box): 21mm x 21mm x 21mm triangular
– Weight: 20 grams

However safe and secure you want your home or office to be is entirely up to you. You’ll be happy to know that there are different types of biometric scanners out there and depending on your needs, there’s certainly one to match from the lot.

“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort,” by Jane Austen.

I’m quite sure that Miss Austen meant this phrase as a metaphor, rather than physical comfort; however, today’s home appliances become more and more intelligent that it makes you appreciate your life and truly get comfortable in your home. In the past you would have to adjust the knobs in order to tinker with the settings and set the timer for your washing machine or microwave oven, but now you can leave them unattended and they’ll do everything by themselves! Still in 2015 things just got even better…

And here are some of these household appliances that caught our attention:

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It’s true that technology was meant to help man to make work efficient. In fact, I strongly believe that it was prophetic ever since primitive man started making stone tools hundreds of thousands of years ago, technology would eventually catch up to him and probably even overtake him. According to physicist, Michio Kaku, man will soon advance his own evolution and would build synthetic hardened metallic-carbon physical bodies and become immortal – along with it are tons of advanced refinements that will make people superhuman on every level possible.

Today there is talk of biological and mecha type of fusion that will boost our learning abilities to unparalleled levels and enable us to connect to the internet and communicate worldwide without ever picking up our phones from our pockets. But at what price?

If you were to look for evidence on how technology has seemingly changed our society, then you need not look so far. Simply go to public places and observe how people behave with all their laptops, smartphones, tablets and other hand-held gadgets. They are physically present in the place where they loiter but are completely oblivious to their surroundings. Where once there existed hundreds of opportunities for small talk and making friends now are just empty space filled with something like biological creatures that acts like lifeless zombies. Is it really a big deal to be connected to the internet at all times while you suffer friendships and wonderful conversations without the smileys and emoticons, but people expressing real emotions and showing real smiles? Perhaps we need to take a second look at things and ourselves most especially and rethink about out social behaviors and interactions.

Tiffany Shlain who is an avid smartphone and gadget user once noted that during a minor surgery she had just a few months ago, she was more concerned about her phone than her surgery and that the phone’s screen was far more important to her than her well-being. Former NBA superstar turned basketball analyst, Shaquille O’Neal, said that not seven minutes would go by without him checking his phone. Recently a not-so-well-known news about a research on gadget addiction was published in a peer review journal, and it was stated that using smartphones and gadgets all the time can be equated to certain mental disorder and that taking selfies a lot is classified as a narcissistic behavior with the extremes of which are deemed similar to psychotic behavior. These findings has yet to be proven though as no one was ever killed over a selfie or a smartphone or a gadget. “You feel like the world ends when you don’t have connectivity,” according to “SKEE Live” show host on AXS TV.

Consequently there are vast numbers of people who are suffering from FOMO (fear of missing out) since smartphones and gadgets got more advanced and these findings can be cross referenced to the years between 2005 – 2014. It is such a tragedy that as our technology advances our moral values and ethics diminish, but the technology itself isn’t the problem here; rather it is how people are taught to be attached to their smartphones, computers and gadgets is. We can fix this problem and all we need are people who are willing to start the “old fashion” trend again, and when I say “old fashion,” I don’t mean trading the new technology for the old one. I’m talking about people talking directly to each other and making eye contact, I’m saying that we need to enjoy the outdoors without taking tons of selfies. I’m saying that we take time for our gadgets, for our rest and relaxation, for self-reflection and quiet time for family bonding time and not focus on technology all of the time. I hope this article will be meaningful to you today. Thanks for reading and enjoy life minus the long hours on your phone or computer.

Technology has always existed as a means of making our everyday lives easier. And in our tech dominated world, there is a gadget to satisfy even the most weirdest of your needs. Think of any situation where an appropriate gadget might have saved you time and effort, and you can bet that someone somewhere have made a device to do exactly that, from letting you take selfies while simultaneously combing your hair to making sure that your significant other does not even dream of cheating on you with rings that imprint “I am married” on their fingers.

We have already shown you how some people are more than happy to spend big bucks on ridiculously expensive gaming gears that beats almost all attempts to justify their purchase. But that was just the tip of the iceberg.Because, here are some weird gadgets that you might never have known existed (at least I didn’t till a few days back); but believe me, exist they do.