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From Kinetoscope to Smartphone: The Evolution of Video Technology

Video has become an integral part of our daily lives, from watching movies and TV shows to recording and sharing our own videos. But have you ever wondered how video was invented? The first video technology was developed in the late 1800s, when inventor Thomas Edison created a device called the kinetoscope. This device used a series of photographs on a rotating drum to create the illusion of motion when viewed through a peephole. In the early 20th century, other inventors developed similar technologies, including the motion picture camera and projector, which used film to create moving images. These technologies quickly became popular, and by the 1920s, movies were a popular form of entertainment around the world. In the 1950s, television became the dominant form of video technology, with the first commercial broadcast taking place in the United States in 1941. Over the years, television technology has evolved, from black and white to color, and from standard definition to high definition. Today, video technology has advanced even further, with the widespread use of digital cameras and smartphones. We can now record and share videos with ease, and video has become an essential tool for communication, entertainment, and education.

28 Jun 2023
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Five Smart Ways to Secure Your Smart Phones

We live in an age when people are increasingly becoming dependent on their smartphones for just almost everything. Losing one’s phone is akin to losing one’s identity as we become very involved and dependent on our phones. However, while conducting transactions through the phone, we must always be alert to not fall prey to cybersecurity breaches. Learn how you can make your phones more secure to prevent personal information and passwords from being stolen. Lock your home screen Locking your phone is an obvious way of keeping off prying eyes when your phone is left unattended. It helps to secure your private information as no one will have access to your phone. It is also suggested to go to settings and increase your password length to the maximum so that your phone will be hard to hack. Do not charge the phone in public ports This advice is a bit disappointing as it is very convenient for us to charge phones at public ports like the one found in airports, planes, conferences, shopping centers etc. However, along with convenience, we may encounter risks too as it has been proved that phones are susceptible to security breaches at public ports. If an outlet is compromised, it can lead to transmission of your data allowing hackers to access your emails, photos, texts and contacts. Switch off Bluetooth Often, by default Bluetooth is ‘on’ in iPhones and Android phones. While it saves a tap of a finger, it may also be a channel of invasion for hackers to invade your privacy. Therefore, always turn your Bluetooth off to avoid your smartphone from being hacked. Update software regularly You may often postpone or avoid update notifications on your phone, but by doing so you are making your phone prone to hackers. According to experts, the longer you go without updating your phone and software, the longer your data is at risk for any malware malfunction. Use a VPN If you have to secure connection through a private network over the internet use a Virtual Private Network or VPNs. They allow users to send or receive data over public or shared networks without allowing unauthorized users to see it. Follow the above measures to keep your smartphone safe from hackers.

6 Oct 2019
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Smartphones to Empower the Anganwadi Workers in the Capital

Anganwadis are usually considered to be a place for children where they get free food, but Delhi CM is very intent on transforming anganwadis into playschools so that even the poor are benefitted by education. Integrated Child Development Services Under the Centre’s Integrated Child Development Scheme, 10,752 anganwadi centres are functioning in Delhi. The social welfare scheme addresses malnutrition and health problems in children below six years of age and caters to pregnant women and nursing mothers. The anganwadi workers have to maintain records of the daily opening of anganwadi centres, information of service delivery, children receiving nutrition supplements and many other activities. These records had to be maintained manually which would consume a lot of time. With the distribution of smartphones to the workers, plenty of time will be saved which the workers can devote to the beneficiaries. Mobile Apps To Reduce Burden Of Workers The government has introduced two mobile apps for ease of functioning. These apps can be downloaded on the smartphones made available to the workers. The AWW app enables the anganwadi workers to carry out household-wise, name-based, UID-linked registration of members. Photos of children receiving their daily supplementary nutrition can also be sent through this app. The second app, ‘Lady Supervisor’ will help supervisors to monitor the provision of child development services to the enrolled children at the centre. It will also enable supervisors to assign priority to those centres that are not functioning up to the expectations. This digital push will certainly go a long way in the smooth and efficient functioning of anganwadis.

8 Aug 2019
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