Why You Should Cap Your Number Of Facebook Friends

If you’re in the habit of collecting friends online, you’ve probably noticed that having a higher number of Facebook friends doesn’t necessarily make for a better social networking experience. Facebook has hundreds of millions of users checking in daily, but as their lists of friends grow, many of them are beginning to find their news feed to be a source of discontentment.

A recent study presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology meeting has managed to quantify the maximum number of Facebook friends one can maintain without experiencing correlated discontent.

Researchers asked a group of Facebook users between ages 18 and 65 to view status updates written by some of their friends. Then the participants were asked to rate how satisfying their own lives were. The results showed that those who read their friends’ Facebook updates first found their lives much less satisfying than those who did not look at Facebook.

How Many Facebook Friends Is Too Many?

The study determined that 354 was the maximum number of Facebook friends one could have before visiting the social networking site made them feel less happy with their lives. The further above this tipping point your number of Facebook friends is, the increasingly less satisfied Facebook may make you feel about your real life.

So why can something as arbitrary as your number of online friends give you such a negative perspective on your life? The fact is simply that we often rate our own success levels in relation to how well our friends and peers are doing.

Facebook provides a very limited view of our friends’ lives, demonstrated through status updates, pictures and other details such as changes of address, occupation and relationship status. However, most people only post about the exciting and significant moments in their lives; they only post flattering pictures of themselves and don’t advertise when things don’t go well for them. The result is a carefully constructed highlight reel of everyone else’s lives, which, if compared to the behind-the-scenes of your own life, can make you feel less satisfied with your achievements, imperfections, and reality.

If you have a higher number of Facebook friends, you’ll be exposed to more frequent updates about someone else’s picture-perfect lifestyle living abroad, or recent engagement, or promotion. Which can be a good thing, if you care about the people whose success you are reading about; but when your newsfeed is crowded with old acquaintances and practical strangers, you’re prone to feeling jealousy rather than joy.

Luckily, you can unsubscribe from seeing updates from certain people. Or, simply cut down on your total number of Facebook friends to include only real-life friends. You’ll be much more satisfied reading about your true friends’ successes than those of your retired dentist.

Logitech Webcam C930e

Logitech has been known for their dedication to computer peripherals over the years. Now they have released a web cam that has a wider field of view, to show that they are still making improvements to their peripherals and with a wider field of view, it can be targeted towards the business world for conferences.

The main target is the business world, for conference calls and etc, but not only is the wider field of view that contributes to the business application, it’s the fact that the software being used it very business friendly. The camera is said to be able to prevent image deformations which is a common issue for similar lens. Logitech will be using the Microsoft Lync which is a popular video communication software.

The webcam is able to have a wider view while still recording at 3 – 5 megapixels resolution that is able to pan and zoom without distortion. If you think 3 – 5 megapixels is not enough, think again, Skype and many other video conference apps does not send a 5 megapixel video conference to your business partner, it will format the video and send it as a smaller file to ensure the speed.

The C930e is able to record 1080p resolution if the network allows it to, or you can simply create videos when not using the conference application. It is also able to steam at 1080p HD resolution if the connection permits.

Logitech has been running the markets of the webcam for many years, and no one can recieve as much publicity as Logitech. There are many other webcams that will cost a fraction of the price, but the performance and specs could be over estimated for advertising reasons. With Logitech you get what you pay for, and like with all other products it also has a 1 year manufacturers warranty.

Amiigo Fitness Bracelet

The Amiigo Fitness Bracelet is the new and innovative fitness tracking technology. The bracelet allows users to track all their performance during the workout and later on review how his or her body responded to the exercises.

Amiigo has been specializing in wearable sensors for many years and have recently launched a new project that allows you to track your performance. The Amiigo bracelet is a sweat proof bracelet that you wear around your wrist during the exercise and also a clip that goes on your shoe.

The Amiigo fitness bracelet keeps track of the user’s heart rate, blood oxygen levels and calories burned. Unlike other bands that distract you while you are working out trying to read the bracelet. The Amiigo connects to your smartphones and you can view the data stored on the bracelet.

The bracelet allows a better personalized fitness tracking experience for everyone that wants to get fit and have a goal to meet. The sensors can detect your skin temperature as well, also the bracelet will track the movement of the users body and will help you see where one would need improvements in the workout.

Depending on what exercises you are doing the bracelet will be able to differentiate between running, walking, or even weight lifting according to your heart rate and blood oxygen levels.

There is a built in memory in the bracelet that allow the information to be held for multiple hours then later on reviewed via your smart phone. Simply connect to the bracelet’s Bluetooth 4.0 and you will be able to view all the data of your workout.

Amiigo’s goal was to create a device that won’t get in the way of your exercising routines and at the same time being able to track details on how your routine affects your body and from there, you will be able to make adjustments until you develop the perfect workout.

This little bracelet is able to detect and identify exercise type, reps, sets, duration, speed, and intensity. Even heart rate, blood oxygen levels, skin temperature, overall activity level and calories burned. With all this information the bracelet is able to get from the user, it can then translate that into information you can use for improvements.

Apple Will Not Accept or Tolerate Child Labor

Apple has decided to end their relationship with one of their suppliers because they were violating child labor laws.

Many Apple fanatics will do research about their beloved company, or even their rivals. Many people traced the information given to even find Apple’s supplier. Upon discovering which supplier that Apple uses, they also discover that the supplier has underage workers and the working conditions were simply unfair.

Tim Cook has visited Foxconn prior to these accusations, and Cupertino company conducted the evaluations. As of recently after a consultation they have decided to let the supplier go, and change to a different supplier because they were enforcing child labor and unfair working conditions.

Williams was quoted as saying, “We go deep in the supply chain to find it […] And when we do find it, we ensure that the underage workers are taken care of, the suppliers are dealt with.”

As a result, Apple reported the labor agency accused of supplying PZ with the underage workers to authorities. Schools and other institutions forging documents to allow underage children to work in factories is a common problem in many parts of China, as the students often come from rural families dealing with crushing poverty and want or are forced to work in order to send money back home.

 

Leap Motion Makes your Hands into a Mouse

The Leap Motion has signed a large deal with Best Buy, so that’s where everyone can get their hands on one of these bad boys.

The size of the Leap Motion is very small it measures a mere 3″ X  1″ which allows you to control the mouse pointer with your hands rather than a mouse or a track pad.

The way Leap Motion work bys tracking the motion of all ten of your fingers and converting that information into computer language that will allow you to control the mouse pointer.

The Leap Motion controller has a 150-degree field of view. It sense users’ individual hand and finger movements, and tracks all 10 fingers of a user’s hands at 250 frames a second. The technology can measure motion with an accuracy of a hundredth of a millimeter.

The designers of the Leap Motion was aiming to eliminate clutter on busy business desks or even just desks at home. What better way to eliminate a mouse than to just make a sensor that will transform your hands into a mouse.With this new technology, many other improvements will follow, the designer and producer claims that this is only the beginning of the evolution of interacting with computers.

This device is Mac and PC ready and you can even get rid of your stylus. You are now able to sign your signature on a word document with the tip of your finger. You can also draw pictures with your hands.

Leap motion will also allow doctors to control medical equipments for long distance surgeries in a 3D and with a lot more control. Also you can play games like you have never played before.

The price is set at $70 plus applicable taxes and shipping.