Researchers create video game that monitors heart rate to keep children's anger in check

Researchers create video game that monitors heart rate to keep children's anger in check

Nintendo may have left its Vitality Sensor by the wayside, but researchers at Boston Children's Hospital are using heart rate monitoring in a video game to teach children with anger issues how to temper their emotions. Dubbed RAGE (Regulate and Gain Emotional) Control, the game tasks players with blasting hostile spaceships while keeping their heart rate from exceeding a predefined limit. If a gamer's pulse rises above the ceiling, they'll lose the ability to shoot until they can ease their pulse back down. A group of 18 kids who received standard treatments and played the game for five, 15-minute-long sessions had better control of their heart rate and lower anger levels than a group that only used traditional treatments. Currently, a controlled clinical trial of RAGE Control is underway and there are plans to take the concept a step further with toys and games suited for younger children. Look out below for the full press release or tap the second source link for the team's paper in the Journal of Adolescent Psychiatry.

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Pre-order Skooba Design’s new Photo / Tablet Traveler V.3 and the Cable Stable Rollup Kit and save 25%

Skooba Design is offering their two newest bags at a 25% savings if you pre-order before release day.  The Photo / Tablet Traveler V.3 is a portable “digital studio”, with room for a DSLR and mounted lens plus a tablet.  (Click the image for a larger view.)  There are more than a dozen pockets, including a padded pocket for a tablet and a 9.5″ deep camera compartment that can hold a mounted lens up to 28-70mm.  There’s room for all your cables, cards, and other gear in the other pockets.  The Traveler is available in black with a blue interior that makes it easy to find things; the price is normally $99.95, but it’s only $74.97 during the sale.  The Cable Stable Rollup Kit has five sections with elastic bands to hold cables, cords, and small accessories.  It weighs just one ounce and measures 8″ long X 6″ wide when opened flat, and it’s about the size of a glasses case when rolled up.  The kit is held closed with an attached elastic band, and it comes with two elastic bungee cable ties.  The Cable Stable is normally $14.95, but it’s only $11.22 during the sale.  Just remember to enter the code HEADSTART when ordering.  You’ll even get free shipping on orders of $50 or more.

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Standing Your Ground Against Cybermuggers

Many people know it's a bad idea to open attachments in email received from strangers, but relatively few know they need to take the same precautions when clicking links on social media sites and even VoIP service Skype. In recent weeks, cybercriminals have been targeting individuals through Skype, and the criminals have been picking up their game and increasingly utilizing so-called ransomware or scareware. This type of malware allows criminals to lock a computer from a remote location, rendering the machine essentially useless to the actual owner.

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Neil Armstrong's Postcard From the Moon

Maybe they thought there would be mailboxes on the moon, and that it would be brown. This postcard is a reminder of what an exciting, unknown frontier it was when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed there 43 years ago. More »

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Flipboard for Android gains audio, lets us tune into SoundCloud from our Samsung

Flipboard for Android gains audio, lets us tune into SoundCloud from our Samsung

Flipboard on iOS has had audio for some time, giving users the chance to go all high-brow as they listen to NPR while browsing the news on their iPad. It's Android's turn to adopt that cultured stance: an update to Flipboard on its newer platform includes the full, listen-in-the-background Audio category channel selection, whether it's thoughtful public radio snippets or spotlights on podcasts and artists. SoundCloud mavens get the biggest fill, both through a direct link to their account as well as a list of specialized channels. Anyone who can already use Flipboard for Android just needs to hit Google Play to add the new audio dimension; Kindle Fire and Nook owners should see a fully tailored experience in a matter of days.

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iHome iD55 portable iPhone/iPad/iPod stereo speaker system review

One thing I have to say about the iPad is that the speaker isn’t very good.  It’s mono, it’s not loud enough, and it fires toward the back, away from my ears.  Earbuds and headphones work well with the iPad, but I don’t always want to wear them.  Luckily for Apple users, there is a wealth of docking speakers, Bluetooth speakers, and AirPlay speakers that can provide better sound.  Each has their strengths and weaknesses, and one strength of the docking speakers is they charge your device while you listen to music.  Today, we’ll be looking at the iD55 portable docking speaker for iPad, iPhone, and iPod from iHome.

Most pictures in this review can be clicked for a bigger view.

The iHome iD55 comes with a 100V-240V universal AC adaptor, a user’s guide, and a couple of other brochures.

The iD55 is made of black plastic with a leather grain-like texture on the surface.  It measures 15.35″ W x 6.69″ H x 3.54″ D and weighs 2.64 pounds.  It has a sliding cover that protects the docking connector while the iHome unit isn’t being used or while it’s being carried in your gear bag.

The iD55 can be used at home or the office or as a portable speaker.  The bottom has a battery compartment that holds 4 AA batteries.  It also has four rubber feet for stability.

There’s a DC-in port on the back for plugging in the included power adapter.  You’ll notice there’s also an Aux-in jack so you can use the iD55 as speakers for other devices that don’t have the Apple 30-pin docking connector.  You simply connect any device with a headphone connector to the Aux-in port with a 3.5mm audio cable.

To open the iD55, you slide the cover toward the back of the unit.  You can see from this side view that it opens into an arc shape.

As the top opens, it exposes the power and volume buttons and a silver metal grill that protects the speakers.  At the back, a metal and rubber-coated back support for the Apple device springs up behind the 30-pin dock.  Surrounding the dock is a channel wide enough for an iPad.  Click on the above photo, and you’ll see that the dock is elevated a bit above the bottom of the channel.  The dock is hinged, with just a bit of back-and-forth movement.

I found it difficult to get my new iPad to plug onto this dock.  There wasn’t a lot of play in the dock, and the sloped back of the iPad didn’t line up and connect easily.  I had to try several times, and I could hear the metal dock scratching against the aluminum back of the iPad.

I finally did get the iPad docked, as you can see here.  The packaging says this system will work with many iPad and iPhone cases.  Lately, I’ve been using my iPad completely coverless.  I should note that I could only try the iD55 with my new iPad, as I have both the iPhone 5 and the latest generation iPod nano, both with the new Lightning connector.  I don’t yet have the 30-pin to Lightning adapter, but I fear that it would lift the iPhone or iPod high enough that they don’t get a lot of support from the pop-up back support bar.

When I plugged my iPad in, it immediately started charging.

There was nothing in the channel to support the iPad.  As you can see in the above photo, it was easy for the iPad to get tipped to one side or the other.  The instructions with the iD55 also warned against rocking the iPad backwards or forwards while it was docked to prevent damage to the iPad or the iHome unit itself.

Specifications for the iD55 says it has “full-range stereo speakers featuring Reson8 chambers for detailed, dynamic sound.”  It also has “SRS TruBass digital sound processing for dynamic audio performance.”

As usual, I tried the iD55 with a variety of music.  I listened to Peter Gabriel (as always), orchestral, vocal, rock, and pop music. I found that the music sounded clear and clean, even when the volume was pegged.  And I did have to peg the volume on both the iPad and the iD55 to get much volume from the unit.  I don’t think this will be your party sound system, but it should perform well for listening at your desk with the iHome sitting on the desk, too.  I listened to Art Garfunkel’s “I Only Have Eyes”, my go-to song for stereo separation.  As you would expect when both speakers are encased in such a small box, there wasn’t really any stereo separation.

The biggest shortcoming I noticed was the speakers were missing the bass end, and the music was overly bright.  I don’t think this is what you’re looking for if you like window-rattling bass, but it performs pretty well for pop and vocal music.

If you want to use this on your night table, you’ll be able to use it with the iHome+Sleep app on your Apple device as your alarm clock.  You can also use it with the iHome+Radio app to listen to local and global internet radio stations.

For $80, the iHome iD55 is a decent little speaker system for Apple devices that have the 30-pin connector.  It would work well on a night table or desk, and it’s small enough and can be powered by batteries, so it would make a nice travel speaker system.  It just won’t be making your skull buzz as you listen to music.

Product Information

Price:$79.99
Manufacturer:iHome
Requirements:
  • iPad, iPhone, or iPod with the old 30-pin connector
Pros:
  • Two power sources - AC and battery
  • Can be used at home or the office or as a travel system
  • Can charge your device
  • Has an Aux-in port for devices without the 30-pin connector
  • Has a sliding cover to protect it during travel
Cons:
  • Not much bass
  • Not a lot of volume
  • No support for the iPad in the channel
  • iPad difficult to dock

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Shot Shot Pirate is a fun, simple physics game

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Shot Shot Pirate is very satisfying, because each level is short and to the point. You know what you have to do and you just do it.

As you may have gathered from the name, you're cast in the role of a pirate. Your goal is to shoot at a diamond and make it fall off a tower of bricks. The height of the tower changes as you progress through the levels. It's not enough to just make the diamond fall off the tower of bricks - it has to fall below a certain line (drawn on the screen) for the level to be completed.

There are also different kinds of bricks, with some heavier than others, and different kinds of ammo. You only get a certain amount of ammo for each level, and when it's gone, you lose. But don't worry! If you don't make it on the first try, it's very easy to restart the level and just give it another shot (or three).

All in all it's a cute game. I've seen similar games with better graphics and music, but the game delivers on its main promise - a few minutes of pure time wasting!

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Can Pals help kids get their voices heard (video)

Can Pals help kids get their voices heard

Message from Me isn't the only way Carnegie Mellon's CREATE Labis helping kids communicate. The lab's Hear Me team has come up with Can Pals, a clever twist on the tin can phone that helps students share their stories with the world. Kids record their non-fictional tales on computers or via mics brought in by the Hear Me team, who will edit and upload them to the site and transfer them onto the electronic cans. Afterwards, kids can draw a picture or add some text to a label, which is adhered to the outside.

The Hear Me team then brings them to another school, where the stories are shared with other students, who can pull off the labels and respond to the speakers. The group has also designed CanEX displays that are already at some businesses around town, letting customers catch a glimpse into the lives of local children. CREATE calls it an "empowerment tool for advocacy" -- we can't help but refer to it as This American Life or The Moth for kids. Either way, pretty cool.

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