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Monday, 8 February 2016
Monday, 4 January 2016
New app helps reveal amount of sugar in food and drink
A new mobile phone app has been launched to try help people understand how much sugar is in their food and drink.
The app scans barcodes of thousands of food and drink products to reveal total sugar content
The app, from a government group called Public Health England, works by scanning barcodes to reveal the total sugar content, in cubes or grams, of more than 75,000 products.
The group hope it will help combat tooth decay and obesity by encouraging families to choose healthier options, by showing just how much sugar is in everyday food and drink.
It's thought young children are eating three times more sugar than the recommended limit at the moment.
A small carton of juice can contain more than five cubes of sugar
How much sugar?
- a can of cola - nine cubes of sugar
- a chocolate bar - six cubes of sugar
- a small carton of juice - more than five cubes of sugar
Daily recommended sugar limits
- Four to six year olds - five sugar cubes or 19g
- Seven to ten year olds - six sugar cubes or 24g
- 11 year olds and above - seven sugar cubes or 30g
Source: Public Health England
From CBBC Newsround
Thursday, 17 December 2015
New emojis collection set for 2016
Thirty eight new emojis will be released next year, including clown face, wilted flower and "call me" hand.
Emojis, which are symbols that help described feelings or emotions, are used by millions of people around the world in texts, online chats and on social media.The new list of additions are expected to be available from the summer of 2016.It comes just a month after the unveiling of the Unicode 8 update which included additions of emojis with different skin tones and a taco.
Here are some more fun Emojis in the new list:
- Face with cowboy hat
- Clown face
- Nauseated face
- Rolling on the floor laughing
- Drooling face
- Lying face
- "Call me" hand
- Selfie
- Handshake
- Clown face
- Wilted flower
- Bacon (From CBBC Newsround)
Sunday, 16 August 2015
Astronaut captures Northern Lights from space
The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, dazzle stargazers on Earth and in space.
Watch this amazing video (timelapse)
Nasa astronaut Scott Kelly has captured timelapse footage of the spectacular sight, from the International Space Station.
The splashes of colour are caused by the interaction of charged particles and the Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere.
Scott took the sunrise footage on his 141st day of his #yearinspace mission. (CBBC Newsround)
Scott Kelly who is on a year-long space mission to collect important scientific data for future human exploration of our solar system. Scott Kelly started his “Year In Space” mission in March 2015. Scott Kelly served as commander of 26th long-duration mission, Expedition 26 which reached the station on 10 October 2010. (The Indian Express)
Thursday, 23 July 2015
Sony Pictures buys rights to make an emoji movie
Sony Pictures Animation has bought the rights to turn emoji icons into a movie.
Emojis, which are symbols that help described feelings or emotions, are used by millions of people around the world in texts, online chats and on social media.
It's not clear yet how Sony will turn the yellow round faces into a blockbuster animation.
Emojis have developed massively over the years from simple faces to a range of different characters
Emojis were developed in Japan in the late 1990s as smiley-faced emoticons.
They have developed from graphics that represent faces to a wider range of things, including pets, objects and poo.
From CBBC Newsround
Friday, 17 July 2015
The robot footballers hoping for a cup win
Meet the UK's robo-footie team who've been training hard for this year's RoboCup World Championships.
The robots were built by a team at the University of Hertfordshire, and put in a cracking performance last year by grabbing second place in Brazil.
Each robot is programmed with around 50,000 different lines of code to help them to know what to do.
The RoboCup is an annual football competition, which first started in 1997.
Around 500 teams from more than 45 countries will take part in this year's contest, which kicks off in China on 19 July.
From CBBC newsround
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
Minecraft global gathering comes to London
Heaven was a place on earth for the biggest fans of Minecraft this weekend as Minecon - the global gathering for players of the hugely popular game - came to London.
It was the first Minecon held for 18 months during which time the 70 millionth copy of the game was sold and Mojang itself was sold to Microsoft for $2.5bn (£1.6bn).
In total, 10,000 fans visited the Excel convention centre in London's Docklands for Minecon and, in doing so, set a Guinness world record for an event dedicated to one video game.
The convention drew attendees from more than 73 countries, with some coming from as far away as New Zealand just to join in.
Minecon filled every hall at the sprawling Excel exhibition centre. The main presentation stage hosted the opening ceremony, a Minecraft game show, costume competition and a dance show celebrating the game. Another hall was given over to an expo involving a tournament area, Minecraft-themed funfair booths, statues of blocky Minecraft animals and merchandise stalls.
The show floor featured statues of many familiar Minecraft creatures such as this creeper
As well as being a hit with many individual players, the game's success has made stars of many people who make Minecraft-themed videos - day in, day out. This year Minecraft became the most watched game of all time on video-sharing site YouTube.
Any vlogger or YouTuber recognised as they walked around the show was mobbed by fans who waylaid them to get an autograph or take a selfie with their idols.
One of the most popular sessions at the show was with a Q&A on Saturday on the show floor with a group of of popular vloggers and YouTubers known as The Pack. Between them the members of The Pack - Mr Woofless, PrestonPlayz, JeromeASF, BajanCanadian, Vikstarr123HD and Lachlan - have an average age of 20, and more than 15 million subscribers.
Future features
At the convention, Mojang also talked about features in forthcoming versions of the game which will include letting characters carry and use objects in both hands. In addition, some elements of the game, an area known as The End and its final boss - the Ender dragon - are also getting updates.
An exhibition of Minecraft-themed art was on show at Minecon
The first trailer for Minecraft: Story Mode - which turns the game into an episodic adventure - was aired at the show and gave people a glimpse of the story that will be played out in that.
Mojang owner Microsoft also took the opportunity to give attendees a glimpse of the version of Minecraft it is preparing for the Hololens augmented reality system. Microsoft staged a competition to pick 50 convention goers who were able to don the helmet and get a look at the invention.
But despite the enthusiasm and creativity on show, not everyone who attended was sold on Minecraft's appeal.
adapted and abridged fro BBC news/Technology
Monday, 20 April 2015
Loads of new emojis launch on Apple's iOS update
Loads of new emojis are now available on Apple's latest iPhone update.
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
100 Robi robots perform spectacular dance in Tokyo
These dancing robots performed a synchronised dance routine Tokyo, Japan, on Monday 20th January.
Each Robi is just over 35 centimetres tall and costs almost £1,000.
Their creator Tomotaka Takahashi wanted to make a robot that could be mass produced, for a low cost. (From CBBC newsround)
A hundred humanoid communication robots called Robi perform a synchronized dance during a promotional event called 100 Robi, for the Weekly Robi Magazine, in Tokyo January 20, 2015. The 34cm-tall (13.4-inch) robot, designed by Tomotaka Takahashi, chief executive officer of Robo Garage Co and project associate professor of Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo, is able to speak, walk and dance. The weekly magazine comes with parts of the robot, which allows buyers to have a fully assembled Robi after 70 issues. REUTERS/Yuya Shino (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Saturday, 20 December 2014
A hologram of Father Christmas is entertaining crowds outside a house in Derby.
He can be seen moving around, looking out of the window and waving as he prepares for his busiest time of the year.
A jolly Mrs Claus can be seen waving from an upstairs window.
The holographic video footage was set up by the person who lives at the house, electrician Carl Holdsworth.
From CBBC newsround
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
How they created the Lego movie
The Lego Movie has been one of the big successes at the cinema this year with huge numbers of people flocking to see it.
It has made more than £294m in tickets sales around the world, after costing £38m to make.
But did you know that although the film does contain some actual Lego blocks it is mainly created from computer generated images.
BBC Click spoke to directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller about how the film was made and how they decided what it was going to look like.
From CCBC
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
Kudoso router only allows internet access after chores
A router that only allows internet access after household chores have been completed is being developed in the US.
Kudoso only allows internet access when the chores are done
Kudoso allows parents to set a list of tasks that unlock minutes to be used online.
The device's makers hope to eventually incorporate fitness apps into the system to reward children who regularly exercise.
One parenting expert told the BBC she thought the technology "seems a bit over the top".
Parenting author Judy Reith, who runs parentingpeople.co.uk, said concern was growing about internet use.
"I've interviewed a lot of parents," she said.
"The number one worry is technology, and that's not going to go away any time soon."
But she added: "The business of this special router doing that for you seems a bit over the top for me.
"A parent's voice does carry a lot of power even if the parents don't feel it does. They should set up firm but fair rules about all kind of things, including internet usage."
Mrs Reith said as well as monitoring children's internet use, it was important parents considered their own as well.
'Dilemma'
Developer Rob Irizarry is trying to raise money on crowdfunding site Kickstarter to support the project, which has been in development for 18 months.
"Parents today are faced with a dilemma about how to manage the amount of time their kids spend on the internet and the content they are exposed to," the Kickstarter appeal page says.
Chores earn "currency" that can be spent to get internet time
"Kudoso lets your children earn points - by doing chores, studying or even exercising - that allow them to access the internet sites you approve for blocks of time that you define."
By carrying out the chores, children will earn currency that can be "spent" accessing websites.
Parents can set which websites are more "expensive". For example, the same amount of currency could allow for 30 minutes on an educational site, but only 10 minutes on an entertainment page.
Mr Irizarry said his technology was more effective than current projects on the market due to the fact it blocked internet access into the home completely, rather than just using software that must be installed on each device - and could be circumvented by particularly enterprising children.
As well as being sold as a pre-installed router, Kudoso will also be available as software to be installed on a range of routers from other manufacturers.
From BBC News
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Google Glass goes on sale in UK
Google have released their wearable technology device, Glass, in the UK.
The device, which is still a prototype at the moment, costs £1,000 and you have to be over 18 to buy it.
Glass lets you film stuff and check the internet on the move, with a built-in camera and microphone to record photos, video and sounds.
Google says Glass is a hands-free, quick alternative to smartphones - but some people are concerned about privacy and that using Glass while driving would be unsafe.
From CBBC newsround
Saturday, 12 April 2014
Americans construct tiny houses – and new lives
More and more Americans are building tiny houses, drawn to the prospect of financial freedom and a smaller ecological footprint. Gianna Palmer reports on the growing movement from Charlotte, North Carolina.
When Sicily Kolbeck first told people she was planning to build her own house, they often assumed she meant a doll house. "I got a lot of, 'That's cute,'" Sicily recalls.
In reality, Sicily, 13, aimed to become part of a burgeoning movement. Sicily didn't have any construction expertise when she read about these scaled-down houses online and was inspired to build her own.
"I would make forts, but those were made of blankets," she says. Sicily isn't so different from many fellow tiny house builders in this respect.
"Most folks who are interested in tiny houses don't have any building experience," says Ryan Mitchell, 30, who runs TheTinyLife.com and organised the inaugural Tiny House Conference earlier this month in Charlotte, North Carolina.
But building smaller doesn't necessarily mean easier, as tiny houses generally use the same materials and building conventions as traditional houses.
READ MORE
From BBC Magazine
Saturday, 22 March 2014
The pen that spots mistakes as you write
A pen which vibrates when the person using it makes a mistake, could soon be used in the classroom.
The Lernstift or "learning pen", doesn't need ink or special paper to work and uses a special mechanism to work out what is being written.
It's connected to a mobile phone app that flashes to let the user know they've gone wrong.
It was invented by a dad for his son in Germany.
Falk Wolsky was inspired by his son Leon when he was first learning to
write.
From CBBC newsround
Wednesday, 25 December 2013
Printing Christmas presents for disadvantaged children
One of the big trends of 2013 has been 3D printing. While it is still too early to tell how much of a difference the technology will make, it is already having an effect on Christmas for some children.
From BBC News- Tschnology
Thursday, 29 August 2013
Life on Earth may have started on Mars, say scientists
Could we all be Martians?! Because new research suggests life on Earth might have actually begun on Mars.
Scientists in the US have found evidence to show that some compounds found in human DNA might have originally come from Mars.
They think they were transported to Earth by meteorites billions of years ago.
The research also suggests that back then Mars was actually a better place to kick-start life than Earth was.
"The evidence seems to be building that we are actually all Martians; that life started on Mars and came to Earth on a rock," says Professor Steven Benner who explained the research.
"It's lucky that we ended up here, nevertheless - as certainly Earth has been the better of the two planets for sustaining life" he added, "if our hypothetical Martian ancestors had remained on Mars, there may not have been a story to tell."
This new evidence has emerged to support the long-debated theory that life on Earth may have come from Mars. According to this research paper presented at the 23rd Goldschmidt conference in Florence, an oxidised mineral form of the element molybdenum which may have been crucial to the origin of life, could only have been available on the surface of Mars and not on Earth.
“It’s only when molybdenum becomes highly oxidised that it is able to influence how early life formed,” said Professor Steven Benner, from The Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology in the US.
“This form of molybdenum couldn’t have been available on Earth at the time life first began, because three billion years ago the surface of the Earth had very little oxygen, but Mars did. It’s yet another piece of evidence which makes it more likely life came to Earth on a Martian meteorite, rather than starting on this planet,” Benner said.
In the research presented at the conference, Benner tackled two of the paradoxes which make it difficult for scientists to understand how life could have started on Earth.
The first is dubbed by Benner as the ‘tar paradox’.
All living things are made of organic matter, but if you add energy such as heat or light to organic molecules and leave them to themselves, they don’t create life. Instead, they turn into something more like tar, oil or asphalt.
From CBBC newsround / Hindustantimes- World
Friday, 9 August 2013
David Cameron says ‘bully’ websites should be boycotted
Prime Minister David Cameron has called for people to stop using websites where bullying takes place.
Boycott 'bully' says PM David Cameron
He said social networking sites should have tighter controls to help stop online bullying.
Mr Cameron said: "It's not the case that there's nothing we can do just because it's online.
"First of all, the people that run these websites have got to step up to the plate, clean up their act and show some responsibility."
He added: "Just because something is done online doesn't mean that it's legal.
"If you incite hatred, if you incite violence, that's a crime whether you do it in a television studio, on a soapbox or online and so these people can be chased.
"If websites don't clean up their act and don't sort themselves out then we as members of the general public have got to stop using these particular sites and boycott [stop using] them."
Cyber bullying has been in the news a lot recently because of the damaging effect it has had on some victims.
Famous people like singers Cheryl Cole and Cher Lloyd have spoken out about how they have been bullied online.
Newsround's got a guide to online bullying if you want to find out more or talk to somebody about it.
From CBBC Newsround
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Thursday, 20 June 2013
Warning to cover up webcams after hackers caught spying
There's a warning to cover up and disconnect webcams when they're not being used - because hackers could be spying with them.
Childnet International also advises people not to leave webcams in bedrooms or other private areas.
An investigation by BBC Radio 5 live found websites exchanging pictures and videos taken from webcams without owners knowing.
Police have said that webcam hackers will be prosecuted.
Hackers can get access to computers by using a piece of malicious software (malware) called a remote access Trojan (RAT).
The investigation also found evidence of hackers selling access to victims' computers for small amounts of money.
But some experts have said that this problem isn't widespread - and anti-virus software is able to stop webcam hackers.
From CBBC News
From CBBC News
Saturday, 15 June 2013
Inventors in Czech Republic create flying bike
Engineers in the Czech Republic have come up with a new way to avoid nasty traffic jams.
Three companies put their heads together and have designed a battery powered flying bike!
The flying machine is moved by a remote control and isn't quite ready for passengers just yet.
The inventors say they want to improve its battery power, which at the moment is only strong enough to keep the bike in the air for five minutes.
For now, the flying bike is still in development and is controlled remotely, but its designers hope that it will eventually be piloted by the rider.
They also hope battery technology will advance to make the invention marketable. At present the bicycle is only capable of five minutes of flight before the batteries need to be recharged.
"Because the capacity of batteries doubles about every ten years, we can expect that in the future the capacity would be enough for the bike to used for sports, tourism or similar things," said Milan Duchek, the technical director of Duratec Bicycles.
Designed using French 3D software with a frame resembling a small motorcycle, the flying machine has six propellers, two the front, another two at the back and one on each side, that allow it to fly.
These are powered by six engines, all, in turn, powered by electric batteries.
From CBBC and The Telegraph
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