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How To: Make Your Favorite Song Last Forever with Infinite Jukebox
The first album I ever bought with my own money was Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York. It featured mainly lesser-known songs and covers, but was on constant repeat on my Walkman. While the whole album was fantastic, there was one song that stood out the most to me—"The Man Who Sold The World." The song (originally written by David Bowie) kept me under a spell, which had me replaying the song over and over and over and over. As I got older, I found myself sharing this relationship with a han...
How To: Use the Mobile Hotspot feature of a rooted Motorola Droid Bionic for free
This two part segment will show you how to use the Wi-Fi tethering mobile hotspot functionality on your Motorola Droid Bionic smartphone for free after rooting it. Segment 2 of the guide will walk you through using Radiocomm to hide your tethering usage from Verizon Wireless so you're less likely to get caught.
How To: Create a custom avatar for free
For creating a custom avatar first you need to go to the website FACE YOUR MANGA. There you can find an option named click create to start. Then you click on the create button. Then select male or female. Then you will get a default dude. you can see options like face, nose, eyes, mouth, ears etc on the right side. You can give colours according to your wish. And make whatever changes you want. Once you are done click finish and you will find a pop up box saying that yu are about to download ...
How To: Use Rhapsody music player on your iPhone or iPod Touch
Explore functions and capabilities of the Rhapsody online music player through your iPod and iPhone with this helpful video guide.
News: Mitsubishi Concept Car Includes AR Display to Improve Driver Safety
Self-driving vehicles may be the apex of safe driving, taking human error out of the equation. Until then, augmented reality can help reduce accidents by improving driver awareness.
How To: Use Skype on your iPhone 3G
Using a iPhone 3G? Get with the times and start using Skype from your Apple phone with no problem. In this video, learn how to use Skype using the Internet browser on your iPhone to make those ever so expensive long distance calls.
Market Reality: Apple Leaves Clue to AR Headset, Magic Leap Digs for Dinosaurs, & Lenovo Lures Marvel to Mirage
As excitement looms for Apple's annual parade of pomp and circumstance for its latest lineup of iPhones, some hidden hints in an internal build of iOS 13 has Apple enthusiasts salivating for what Cupertino is testing in the AR wearables realm.
News: Drop That Kindle—Amazon Removes Encryption Support for Fire Tablets (Update: It's Coming Back)
If you have personal information stored on a Kindle Fire tablet, be warned that Amazon has removed encryption support for Fire OS 5. So if you have stuff on these devices...maybe a risque book, or private notes, or pictures you'd rather not let out to the world, now would be the time to remove them. And unless Amazon changes its mind and re-enables encryption, don't use your device for anything personal, as anyone who gets a hold of it will be able to gain access to everything on it.
How To: Set up automatic brightness on a Blackberry
Austin from 'Best Buy Tips and Tricks' give out a mobile tip on how to extend the battery life of your Blackberry by using the Blackberry's built-in function called the automatic black light dimmer. This function changes the brightness of the back light automatically depending on the light intensity of the environment you use the phone. Activate this function as shown in the video so that your phone changes the brightness of your Blackberry screen to an optimal level depending on the environm...
How To: Use the multi-lead style to solder an SOIC20 gull wing
In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates how to utilize a lead-free solder in the installation and soldering of an SOIC20 gull wing leading component using a multi-lead technique.
News: Spatial Now Lets You Add Apple iPhone, iPad & Android Devices to Its Virtual Collaboration Experience in AR
The virtual collaboration tool known as Spatial has consistently been one of our favorites due to its ability to leverage high-end augmented reality headsets to more easily facilitate remote meetings.
How To: Install a Sega Genesis emulator on a Verizon Droid 2 Google Android smartphone
In this clip, you'll learn how to install and use a Sega emulator on a Droid 2 phone. Whether you're the proud owner of a Verizon Droid 2 Google Android smartphone or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to see what it takes to play Sega ROMs on a Droid 2 cell phone, take a look.
How To: Build the y-axis for a CNC router
A CNC router machine is probably the most useful tool a hobbyist can own, but the price for a CNC machine on the market is way more than the average hobbyist is willing to spend. You can build your own CNC with very basic tools, little knowledge of machinery, mechanics, or electronics, but be warned, these machines are inherently dangerous, so wear the proper protection and use common sense. At the very least, read the instructions and precautions on every tool you use.
How To: Make an IR detection device and measure temperature w/ quenched phosphors
Phosphors are great for lighting up areas where fire will not burn, and also for keeping humans alive in very small quantities. Quenching phosphors allows you to use them for all sorts of cool projects, and this video will show you how to make an IR detection device with quenched phosphors and also how to measure temperature with thermally quenched phosphors.
How To: Anonymize your emails with the MixMaster remailer
Email is one of the least private and least secure forms of communication, although few people realize this. MixMaster is one way to allow secure, anonymous communication even over the very public medium of email. This tutorial will get you started with MixMaster quickly and easily.
News: Apple Releases iOS 14.7 Beta 2 for iPhone
Apple seeded the second beta for iOS 14.7 today, Wednesday, June 2. The update (build number 18G5033e) comes two weeks after Apple released the first 14.7 beta, and nine days after the company released iOS 14.6 to the general public.
News: LG Giving Away Free Virtual Reality Headset with Purchase of a New G3
With 2015's generation of flagship smartphones fast approaching, LG is turning to virtual reality to clear its G3 inventory. VR for G3 is a Google Cardboard-inspired virtual reality headset that was custom fit to encase the phone and uses a pair of lenses to create stereoscopic imagery.
News: HTC Opens Up Augmented Reality Development for HTC Vive
HTC is entering the augmented reality market through the back door by giving developers access to the stereo front-facing cameras on the Vive and Vive Pro VR headsets.
News: The Best Cyber Monday 2017 Deals on Android Games for Your Smartphone
If you're like me, you probably have a wishlist of Android games you'd love to buy, except the high price tags keep you away. A few bucks can feel like a fortune in the Google Play Store — you just can't bring yourself to pay that much. Well, lucky for you, Google Play has some serious discounts this Cyber Monday. There won't be a better time to buy these games, until next year, of course.
News: Lyft's Pick Up of AR Cloud Startup Blue Vision Labs Could Bring AR Features to Ride-Sharing
On Tuesday, Blue Vision Labs, one of three Google-backed companies working on AR Cloud platforms, announced its acquisition by ride-sharing company Lyft.
How To: Enable Javascript and update Flash in Firefox
If you can't watch video on YouTube. com or play online games, maybe you need to update your Flash Player and enable JavaScript. You should watch this video if you want to know how to do these. The Adobe Flash Player is the standard player used to display images, videos and flash content on the Internet. Without the flash player, you will not be able to view videos. To install: 1. Download JavaScript Flash Player. Click "Save File" when prompted to download the file to your computer. If you w...
News: Adobe Previews Stationary Augmented Reality Display Called Project Glasswing
It appears that the Project Aero 3D content development tool isn't the only augmented reality project that Adobe has in the works.
News: Zelda's Link Comes to Google Maps
An HD remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess arrived today for Nintendo's Wii U, and Google is celebrating the occasion by swapping in Link—the protagonist of the Legend of Zelda series—for the regular yellow Pegman on Google Maps.
News: Sign Up Now to Join the Exciting Pokémon Hunt in Augmented Reality
Want to actually catch 'em all? Pokémon GO has long-teased the opportunity to hunt for Pokémon in the real world through augmented reality, but few have had the opportunity to actually see it in action.
How To: Make a MySpace DIV overlay layout
Here we will be making a website page layout for your Myspace account. A very common thing that people find difficult is the alignment of things such as text boxes and other DIV's. This video will demonstrate the proper meaning of alignment, as we have an already misaligned page to visually work with here. -To watch in high quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItUhjfqcLo0&fmt=18 -For help with source code: http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/6/12/1956714/1divblueblack.txt -Insert this code t...
How To: Force your web browser to start up in private browsing mode
Google calls it "Incognito," Microsoft says "InPrivate," the other browsers call it "Private Mode," and colloquially it's known as "porn mode." Whatever you call the tracks-free way to browse, here's a trick to force your favorite browser to always start with its privacy protocols activated.
Boredom Killer: How to Play a Game of Pool Directly on Your Android Home Screen
We don't typically cover games here on softModder, unless they have some special feature to offer like unlocking your device, but sometimes you've just gotta game. When you've only got a few minutes to do so, you've gotta choose the right game, and I've got just the thing for you.
News: Former Leap Motion Exec Returns to Filmmaking with 'Merger' VR Film Depicting AR Workspace
Last month, Leap Motion's vice president of design and global creative director, Keiichi Matsuda (a member of the NR30), suddenly left the company. Just days later, a story leaked that revealed that Leap Motion had twice failed to lock in a potential deal with Apple.
How To: Unlock iPhone 3g with Ultrasn0w on 3.0 firmware
This video tutorial from bbsiPodtouchhelp shows how to unlock an iPhone using Ultrasn0w. First the iPhone must be jailbroken so jailbreak your iPhone by following the instructions of the video from the link posted in the description. Next add the source given in the video to Cydia to get Ultrasn0w. After installing Ultrasn0w, T-Mobile users need to disable 3G. Thereafter remove the SIM card and reinsert it. Switch the phone off and reboot it. That's it - enjoy your unlocked jailbroken iPhone.
How To: Repair the HP iPAQ h6300 , 6310 , 6315 , 6365 series
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to Repair the HP iPAQ h6300, 6310,
Market Reality: Vuzix Reports Sales Growth & Partners with Blackberry
As more companies begin adopting augmented reality in the workplace, providers like Vuzix reap the benefits.
How To: Get and use Greasemonkey
Greasemonkey is a Firefox add-on which works as a script manager for the collection of scripts available on the userscripts.org website. It can be used to manipulate the view and functionality of websites which has a user script. Greasemonkey only works in Firefox and not on any other web browser.
How To: Replace the battery of a Palm Tungsten E
Learn how to take apart a Palm Treo 700w or 700p in order to replace the battery. A helpful voiceover guides you through the process.
How To: Use the cPanel CMS to upload files to your website
NeaceDesign explains an easy method of setting up a website online without having to use FTP programs. He begins with correcting an error made previously in which the main web page was name 'Home'. This should be renamed to 'Index' and the file re-exported. NeaceDesign suggests going with well-known web-page hosting services such as 'hostmonster'. The first step is to go to File Manager and upload the image files to a new folder. This is done by sending all the files to a zip folder and then ...
How To: Enable JavaScript and Cookies in Opera
Learn how to enable JavaScript and cookies in the Opera web browser. 1. Open Opera. 2. Click on tools. 3. Click on "preferences" to open the preferences pane. 4. Select the "advanced" tab. 5. Click on "content" and then check the "enable JavaScript" checkbox. 6. Click "cookies" and then click "accept cookies". 7. Click "ok" to close the preference pane and save the settings. Now you should be able to fully enjoy the web on your favorite browser !
News: Rovio's Mobile Gaming Classic Angry Birds Comes to Augmented Reality via Magic Leap One
Less than three weeks after Rovio Entertainment announced the game, the augmented reality adaptation of Angry Birds is now available for the Magic Leap One.
News: Magic Leap Working with AMD on Processor for Next-Generation Enterprise AR Headsets
After tapping Nvidia for its first AR headset, Magic Leap is calling in reinforcement for its future enterprise-focused efforts.
How To: Get onto MySpace at school when it's blocked
The video provides you two easy ways to get onto MySpace at school. There is no need to install anything at all. If you have a Windows operation system, open a command prompt window and just ping MySpace. Then copy and paste the IP addresses you found directly into your browser's address bar. In case you have a Mac computer, try search 'ip address finder' on Google and tool sites such as ip-address.com can help you find the same information. Now getting onto your favorite MySpace will never b...
News: Unity 2018.2 Release Continues Optimization of 3D Content Performance for Mobile Devices & Desktops
On Tuesday, Unity released the latest version of its 3D engine, which brings improvements to the Scriptable Render Pipeline that the company introduced earlier this year.
How To: Test Your Social Distancing Skills from Home with This AR App for Android & iOS
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus has practically guaranteed that the virus, along with the phrases "social distancing" and "flattening the curve," will rank among the top search terms of 2020. USA Today combined the phrases in its latest augmented reality experience, which quizzes your knowledge in the best practices of social distancing.