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It is clear that parents often exaggerate when telling their children about possible health problems due to the use of gadgets. But the risk of losing your hearing due to loud music is far from a fantasy. Just look at people over 40 who work in factories or airfields. At sound levels above 100 dB, hearing is impaired. Even a single excess affects the hearing organs. And what happens to the eardrums when they are given a loud sound every day? 'Safe listening' policies are new to the world of gadgets The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 400 million people over the age of 40 have hearing loss worldwide. Research...
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With household appliances, even with the highest quality and most expensive, various troubles sometimes happen. Often this happens with a washing machine, because. this is a very complex piece of equipment. One of the most common problems is the residue of laundry detergent or other detergent in the supply tray. Do a wash, take out the laundry, some of the powder remains in the tray. What is the reason? When the cause can be found and eliminated on your own There may be several reasons, here and now we will focus only on the most common ones and consider how you can eliminate this trouble without applying for a washing machine repair in Lviv. Use of poor quality powder. Even though he may be...
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Google employee Blake Lemoine has been placed on emergency leave. This happened because the engineer spoke out about the acquisition of consciousness by artificial intelligence. Google representatives have officially stated that this is impossible, and the engineer needs a rest. Has artificial intelligence become intelligent? It all started after engineer Blake Lemoyne decided to talk to LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications). This is a language model for communicating with a person. Smart bot. The peculiarity of LaMDA is that it draws information from a worldwide database. When talking to the AI, Blake Lemoyne switched to a religious topic. And what was his surprise when the computer program spoke...
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The Japanese manufacturer of photographic equipment cares about its users. In addition to firmware that expands the functionality of cameras, it offers to buy auxiliary accessories. Here, recently, the MC-N10 remote control was presented, which facilitates the shooting process. Now - a Nikon CFexpress Type B 660 GB memory card. No, we weren't wrong. It is 660 gigabytes in volume. To the question: "For what", we answer - to record video in 8K resolution with a maximum frame rate. Nikon CFexpress MC-CF660G - characteristics The feature of the memory card is not only its huge capacity. Of interest is the write speed (1500 MB / s) and read speed (1700 MB / s). Purely for comparison, PCIe 3.0 x4 / NVMe computer memory modules have a speed of 2200 MB / s. ...
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Marantz is a brand. The company's products are famous for their solutions in the market of Hi-Fi equipment for home theater systems. The new flagship Marantz SR8015 is an 11.2K 8-channel AV receiver. And all the latest 3D audio formats for a powerful home theater experience with sophisticated musical sound. Specifications Marantz SR8015 The receiver is equipped with one dedicated input and two HDMI 8K outputs. Upscaling to 8K resolution is available from all eight HDMI ports. Supports 4:4:4 Pure Color chroma subsampling, HLG, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, BT.2020, ALLM, QMS, QFT, VRR technologies. Discrete high current amplifiers provide 140 watts per channel (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, THD: ...
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Oclean has announced an interesting promotion for its consumers. Each buyer has a chance to win a Xiaomi G9 Vacuum cordless vacuum cleaner or toothbrush heads. The conditions of the promotion are simple, and the prices of goods are simply pleasing to the eye. After all, this is Oclean, a manufacturer that has managed to find a compromise between price and quality. Oclean brand offers from November 11 to 13, 2021 "Double 11" promotion. A successful purchase order for the Oclean Xpro smart toothbrush will provide a chance to win the Xiaomi G9 Vacuum cordless vacuum cleaner. In the near future, this miracle of the 21st century will come to us for testing, and we will tell you in detail about its limitless ...
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Astrophysicists from several continents at once spoke in favor of the hypothesis of the presence of a second planet similar to the Earth. According to scientists, the planet belongs to the solar system and is simply not visible from Earth. She, like a mirror, hides behind the Sun and other planets. And in order to see it, it is necessary for the probes to move significantly away from Jupiter in order to see what is happening beyond Neptune. Planet-mirror - Vadim Shefner was right How not to recall the science fiction novel by the great writer Vadim Shefner "Debtor's Shack". Where the author assumes the presence of a mirror Earth planet, which is simply not visible due to the movement of other planets and the Sun. "Yalmez" - this is the name the author gives to the planet. In different languages...
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The tonometer market is rich in offers. And the buyer is lost in the assortment, which is offered by dozens of manufacturers from different countries. Everyone talks so beautifully about the quality of products that the buyer involuntarily presses the “buy” button. Stop. Our task is to warn the consumer that 99% of blood pressure monitors do not meet the stated requirements. We do not sell anything in this article - there will be no links to products or manufacturers. Just sharing our experience. Of the 4 blood pressure monitors purchased in China on the AliExpress site, we simply cannot recommend a single product. What should be a high-quality tonometer A tonometer is a device for determining blood pressure. This is needed for...
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As the heroes of one series said - "Winter is coming." And one can argue about the scale of global warming ad infinitum. In any case, not everyone has central heating. And air conditioners are too voracious and do not always start in the cold. Electric heaters - what are we Immediately limit ourselves to the list of tasks that heaters must cope with. We are talking about heating a residential area - a house, an apartment, an office. Accordingly, we cut off all equipment, in the form of thermal curtains or guns. These are devices for larger tasks and are not suitable for us. You can buy electric heaters of 5 types: Oil. Ceramic. infrared. Air. Convectors. Each type of heater...
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Treatment with medical banks (cupping therapy) has been known to mankind for more than a millennium. In medical textbooks, in the "history" section, you can contemplate the ancient instructions for placing cups on your back. In Egypt, China, and later in Europe, healers used vacuum therapy to stimulate the immune system by increasing blood flow to the lymph nodes. The procedure for preparing and installing cans is not easy. The priority is the safety of the patient. Disinfection of jars, preparation of the skin of the back, installation site, strict time control. All these requirements are met every time a treatment procedure is to be performed. Doctors and patients alike breathed a sigh of relief with the introduction of Achedaway Smart Cupping Therapy to the market. High technologies of the 21st century, finally, ...
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NASA has provided an opportunity for people to observe the red planet through the lens of the Perseverance rover. The American Astronautical Administration even created an account on the social network TWITTER. And readers interested in the life of Mars were quickly found. At the time of writing, the @MarsCuriosity account already has 4.2 million followers. Why you need a Perseverance rover account It's really interesting and beautiful. Remotely resembles a quest where the main character (the rover) is exploring a new planet. And no one knows what obstacles he will face or what artifacts he will find. A pleasant moment in all this is the high quality of photographs. On TWITTER, under each photo, there is a link to the NASA website. Where can I have the same...
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Manufacturers of smart watches and bracelets can prove the effectiveness of pulse oximeters in their gadgets as much as they like. But this feature will never work properly on the wrist. Measurement of the level of oxygen in the blood is done through the finger and special sensors adapted for this purpose. But the bracelet makers must be given their due. After all, thanks to them, the market saw a lot of ready-made solutions at a very competitive price. Digital finger pulse oximeter - what it is and why you need it A pulse oximeter is a device that can simultaneously measure pulse (PR) and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2). Both indicators are able to identify diseases associated with the internal organs of a person. The results obtained after measurements ...
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A supermoon (supermoon) is a natural phenomenon that occurs at the moment of closest approach of the planet Earth to the Moon satellite. Because of what, the disk of the moon becomes large for an observer from the Earth. Lunar illusion - a phenomenon that occurs when observing the moon, which is closer to the horizon. Due to the elliptical shape of the satellite, it seems that it is increasing in size. Super moon and moon illusion are two completely different phenomena. Pink supermoon - a natural phenomenon The pink tint (and sometimes bright or dark red) of the Moon gets because of the clouds. The refraction of the rays of the Sun passing through a dense layer of the atmosphere creates an unnatural tint to the eye. Basically, it is an effect (filter) that is visible...
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In public places, when visiting a store, gas station or medical facility, you can find a lot of useful equipment. And upon arrival home, there is a strange feeling of inferiority. But the situation is easy to fix. Smart Chinese have come up with interesting solutions for a long time and are ready to sell them to us at a very low price. Non-contact soap dispenser No. 1 Every person remembers the classic execution of a liquid soap dispenser from early childhood. Such miracle technology was installed in cafes, bars, restaurants, hotels and gas stations. To get soap, you had to press a button. But this is the technology of the last century. Thanks to innovative developments, the world saw a more advanced device. To get the coveted portion of soap, you do not need to press anything. ...
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Remember that phrase "The monkey is going to get out of the bag"? It was said by Elon Musk in 2019 about the implementation of the neurotechnological startup Neuralink. So, the philanthropist managed to realize his project in practice. Elon Musk perfected the monkey. "The Lawnmower Man" Realized Back in 1992, the science fiction film "The Lawnmower Man" caused a storm of applause from fans of the genre. Probably, it was then that the idea was born to modernize primates, bringing them to a new level. And so it happened, Elon Musk's monkey plays computer games with the power of thought. According to scientists, they managed to eliminate the injury between the spinal cord and the brain. It is not entirely clear what this has to do with monkeys. But ...
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