Phase shifting is the process of shifting signals in TIME such that signals that would have been in sync originally, occur at a time / phase after the other. For example, they may be 180 degrees out of phase, which equates 50% delay in terms of PWM duty cycle, 90 degrees out of phase, which … Read more
This is for the ones who have a passion for the skies. Telescopes are an essential part of the kit one must possess to look up to the heavens. The main problem one has with buying a telescope is that there is such a wide variety of choice out there, and it is very hard … Read more
By Sami Mughal The new plethora of smart phones that are taking over our lives mostly boost a button-less interface. They often boast a touch screen keyboard, which depending on how fat-fingered you are, may or may not be functional for you. There are phones out there that have a keyboard packed into them, like … Read more
So a very familiar name pops up on email, asking me to add me as a contact on LinkedIn. I know the name, I definitely know the name. He seems to be working in my company, his job description saying roughly what I do at my work. And that is when I finally figured out … Read more
The label ‘you never forget your first!’ is normally used for a few select delicacies in our life. Well here is the story to my very first Little Fish session, and yes, you never do forget your first Little Fish live performance. If you don’t believe me, just check them out where ever they are … Read more
By Sami Mughal Infrared detection via Digital Camera Well we all know that there is no way of detecting if our remote (for TV, DVD Player, etc.) is working or not. Main reason for this is that we CANNOT see IR. IR, or infra-red, is basically light beyond the red (and yes that is red … Read more
By Sami Mughal Within 8 hours of Apple announcing the latest feature on their new iPhone 4S, Siri, Dexetra came out with their own version. Ironically it is called Iris, which is Siri spelt backwards. Being more of an android person myself, I had to give it a go, so I downloaded it. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dexetra.irisNow before … Read more
So Samsung phones come with a pretty useful software called Kies Air where you can remotely control your phone like send messages, download photos, play music, manage bookmarks etc. Well I was just doing some usual downloading stuff when I noticed the language options, and there it was, among many others, Urdu! Obviously I … Read more
I love(d) Blogger’s Dynamic Views. However, there is still some way for it to go. I have found it to give me the following bugs: Mobile Devices were unable to work with it. It could not handle a different version for mobile devices for some weird reason. Search ability was restricted to the number of … Read more
The very name ‘Desk Genie’ (http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/desk-genie-non-slip-charging-desk-stand-p22432.htm) inspires a lot of wonder as well as scepticism. However, to say that I am impressed would be an understatement. I ordered this contraption that comes with many promises mostly out of curiosity, but the fact that it has delivered everything on the list definitely gives it a good … Read more