Teki project, the physiotherapist at home with Kinect

Telecare Senior gadget with the help of the most appreciated by many of our older TV. The Basque Government has announced a pilot program to provide medical practitioners and physical therapy at home for the elderly.

The program is called Project Teki and involve an investment of 1.5 billion euros. The idea is to provide an automatic over telepresence that allows the patient to start a video conference with your GP simply by facing the screen.

The project is based on Kinect to recognize users and dispenses completely control or configuration beyond the initial one. Kinect also serves to detect motor problems in the patient and to guide you in your daily exercise routine.

The project aims to reduce medical expenditure of the Basque Country, a region with more than 300,000 chronic patients who account for 70% of total expenditure. It is estimated that by 2040, the number of older persons in need of care will be 600,000.

Apple gives 20 GB of storage in icloud to all MobileMe subscribers until September 30

MobileMe has now been discontinued long time, but is still used by users who paid for a subscription when it still cost 79 euros per year. Of course, Apple wants to pass these icloud users soon. The company offered a license to Snow Leopard Gift for at least could make the step, and now has decided to extend the gift of extra space in icloud until 30 September.

Before this extension all MobileMe subscribers had 20 GB of space free icloud instead of the 5 GB free until June 30 so the extension is three months. We are talking about 15 GB extra space that can motivate users to make the switch to MobileMe icloud. And watch out, that if we had 40 or 60 GB icloud space will be increased to 50 GB.

The theme of icloud space is not considered as crucial, since by the time Apple is limited to synchronizing data “light” as your contacts or calendars. But the ability to share iPhoto albums using the service is already a sign that soon icloud can squeeze much more than can be squeezed right now, so all the space we give away is welcome.

Of course, from Applesfera recommend the transition to icloud, not only because these advantages offered by Apple to all MobileMe subscribers but simply to ensure that you are ready for all the news that will be coming this year starting with OS X Mountain Lion . Remember: MobileMe finally disappears at the end of next month.

Desktop version of the “Trinity” from August of this year?

The information on the new “Trinity” APU from AMD are numerous , but here it revolves almost exclusively around notebook models. Fits to another message comes from Asia, saying that the desktop versions will be probably only be presented clearly to the notebook versions.

Lately there from August, the speech, what would it be so wrong. Back at CeBIT, we were able to bring in board partners learned that the earliest at Computex in early June, the first motherboards with the new socket FM2, the FM1 is not mechanically compatible with the previous base is to be shown. Since the first exhibition to present to the boards and matching processors, especially in the motherboard segment quickly can take many weeks or even several months, is August for the new APU is not unlikely. AMD had this year, contrary to the recent past, when the CPU segment, AMD nothing was as punctual as it was planned, with dates still left a very large time window open and the launch period for “Trinity” generously “mid-year ” specified.

Biostars base-FM2 motherboards at Computex
Conversely, this does not mean that “Trinity” will be delayed. AMD will move to the new APU, the focus even more on the notebook segment, what has been already shown by the repeated demonstration of the new 17-watt model. This should be built to compete in small and light notebooks and all in one package with Intel’s ultra-Book. The first “Trinity” processors for notebooks as well there is not directly in the 17-watt version expected, but for the traditional 25 – and 35-watt segment – this gives AMD already made ​​since the end of March . These APUs are according to current rumors as early as the middle / end of this month to come, appropriate dealer listings are there for several days.

Gmail free space extends to 10GB

Not everything will be improved Google Drive. Gmail, the mail service these days served eight years ago, now sees as its users have up to ten times more space than when it was released, in celebration of the storage service Google’s cloud.

Thus, users can store Gmail free e-mail up to 10GB on each of your accounts. Yesterday the number was about seven and a half gigabytes. However, this jump does not prevent the space continue to increase over time.

Starting tomorrow Gmail users will see the change reflected in our accounts (below the message list in the lower left corner). Certainly good news for those who use the email service from Google.

Sony returns to give a luxurious place to iPhone

Wireless and cradle for Apple players. So are most new computers have some brands, including Sony. Its new compact HiFi systems adapt their design to accommodate a team player with Apple sophistication.

The new Sony CMT -V75BTiP and CMT -V50iP are sound systems that have CD player unit and cradle for the iPhone, iPod or Apple iPad integrated but hidden from view. And more particularly, the model V75 connectivity includes Bluetooth as standard, while the port boasts V50 USB with reproductive capacity.

The design as slim as Sony achieved using Magnetic Fluid technology without damping, which on paper should not affect the sound at all we offer these two systems which are only known to arrive in Europe in June, no price yet defined officially.

U2.1 Genius SW-200, less wiring and space on the table

Genius has announced its new and simple computer speakers. U2.1 The Genius SW-200 is a 2.1 system whose main advantage is that they take power from the computer via USB connection itself.

The sound system is Genius format for 3-inch subwoofer and 2 W of power with two 2.5-inch satellite speakers and two watts each. The subwoofer is where the volume adjustment wheel.

A peculiar thing must be said that the satellite speakers include a hook to hang and not occupying space on the desk. The price of the entire team of Genius is 25 euros.

The next iPhone could be attached screen and touch sensors to be thinner

We have a few days listening data about what may be the next iPhone: materials, connectivity … even Liquidmetal material which Apple acquired the rights has come charging back . Today half Taiwanese has published an article stating that the next iPhone will use a new type of panel called “in-cell”, which would allow the terminal was even thinner. DigiTimes also has its own data sources to suggest something.

Currently the iPhone receives data from our gestures from a sensor placed just above the screen. These new panels, however, achieved by combining display and sensor is not necessary to place more material (and thickness) of the said above. Given that Apple is able to propose new standards for SIM cards just to gain a few precious square millimeters inside the iPhone, is perfectly feasible.

Companies like Sony, Sharp and Toshiba, which provide such panels, would benefit if Apple decides to adopt them. As the release date of the iPhone are betting on the WWDC event in summer, but experts like Gene Munster assure us that Apple will not renew your phone until fall.

Gmail get, get the statistics of your Gmail account

Do not know about you, but I love statistics. Whether to learn more about my habits, to see how I can improve or out of curiosity, if there is a tool that allows me to get statistics of the services that I use the first try.

In this case, the tool is called Gmail Meter and has been developed by Romain Viliard. As imaginaréis statistics out your Gmail account: volume (emails sent, received and conversations), hours and days of the week you send / receive more emails, how long it takes to respond and be responded to, length of posts and some other things.

To me they are pretty amazing statistics. Of course, if you will have to obtain arming you patience. Go to Google Docs, open a spreadsheet and on the Tools menu -> Gallery Seek scripts “Gmail meter”. You press the button that says install and take a coffee as you pass the half hour it takes to install. When finished, a new toolbar button called “Gmail meter”. You press on the “Get a report” that has the menu and return to wait until the end as much to generate the statistics.

Well, nice and free: called Sophos Antivirus

Now it seems that the Trojans on the Mac is something a little more common of which we thought, like any other user who is considering installing a virus on your system. From my point of view is not necessary and so far the large majority of “problems” of OS X were so easy to avoid installing any software and not unknown to us ask for our password given.

If in any case you want to be a bit quieter and incidentally forget this threat, you can use one of the best antivirus software you can find for Mac: Sophos Antivirus.

A program that does not bother, not noisy, does not consume many resources and lets you continue to have a quiet life without wasting resources, and also without receiving annoying messages every 5 minutes.

The application is free and full scans in addition to the team, if we wish, it works at all times from the menu bar and from there we can access some options very quickly. The software is updated continuously so you can forget for a long period of such “problems”.

Pocket, Read it Later is renewed and renamed

The use of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, … or reading the news from your preferred means, searches that lead you to links and endless possibilities are what we find on the internet. Today it is hard not to run into some content that we were not looking but it seems interesting. Of course, our day lasts 48 hours or not at that time simply because business can not. So better to have an application to save that link for later.

Pocket is an application for IOS that will allow us to save for later any link you find on the internet. Does not that he did and applications like Read it Later? Yes, Pocket Read it Later is after suffering a strong renewal. Its new redesign allows access to stored content (articles, videos, images and more) easily and more comfortably. With Pocket that content can be filtered to bookmark but more importantly, has improved the reading experience.

No doubt a very advisable to facilitate the intake of our daily dose of digital content. Pocket works with all compatible applications to date with Read it Later as they share the same API. Addition to the application for IOS, is available for Pocket other platforms and has plugins to add a button to your favorite web browser.