Saturday, November 1, 2014

指紋辨識技術,哪家比較強?

iPhone 5s首次為智慧型手機帶來較具實用性的指紋識別之後,Android廠商也跟進。過去一年裡市面上出現了多款配備指紋識別的手機,像是Galaxy S5,HTC One Max、華為mate 7……指紋識別這個原本小眾市場突然熱門了起來。那麼,它們所用的技術來自於哪些公司,哪家的技術又更好一點?

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目前最好的體驗還是出現在iPhone 6/6 Plus/5s 以及 iPad Air 2、iPad mini 3上的指紋識別。它來自於AuthenTech公司,這家公司持有「使用單晶基底薄膜的感測器電路指紋生物感測器及相關方法」。按壓式指紋識別與iOS設備固有的實體HOME按鍵融合,讓使用者不知不覺間養成使用習慣。TouchID也成為iPhone差異化賣點。


2012年Apple收購了AuthenTech,基於公司文化的產品封閉系統想法,AuthenTech不向其它手機廠商提供類似的指紋識別技術。


於是Android廠商們只好另闢蹊徑。三星反應最快,在Galaxy S5上採用了Validity提供垂直滑動(Swipe)式指紋識別技術。一年前矽谷老牌人機互動公司Synapitcs收購Validity,借助自己和PC廠商以及手機廠商的固有合作關係推廣指紋識別技術。


Synapitcs是PC觸控板、變形筆電觸控螢幕IC、智慧型手機觸螢幕控制器領域市占率第一的供應商。因此它和聯想、三星、小米、摩托羅拉等PC、手機廠商都有密切的合作關係。在AuthenTech按壓指紋識別被Apple獨佔的時間段內,Validity幾乎成了Android廠商唯一的選擇。


昨天Synapitcs在北京舉行的記者會上,聯想透露除了和Synapitcs進行手機觸控螢幕上的合作之外,還有關於指紋識別方面的合作,暗示聯想將推出配備指紋識別技術的新款機型。


然而Synapitcs的問題在於,垂直滑動式的指紋識別用戶體驗不夠好。滑動的角度和速度容易影響成功率,而且滑動手指這個動作不太符合用戶日常的操作習慣。在記者提問時,Synapitcs CEO Rick Bergman表示他們也很關注按壓式指紋識別技術,收購Validity之後,加倍擴充了其研發團隊,年底將發佈兩款改良後的指紋識別技術。


Rick Bergman還表示在一年多之前Synapitcs押注指紋識別是「承擔風險的舉動」,而這種冒險已經有所回報,現在他們已經成為筆記型電腦/手機指紋識別領域佔有率第一的品牌。


手機上的指紋識別的市場潛力已經初步展現,不同領域的玩家也在進入這一市場。

據悉華為mate 7則使用了來自瑞典Fingerprint Cards提供的觸摸式指紋感測器。FPC之前主要用於銀行等行業,這是他們的首款行動觸摸感測器。FPC不會是唯一一家進入這一市場的企業,原本在銀行、安全等領域耕耘的生物識別公司現在都嗅到了手機指紋識別市場的風向,行業觀察者認為未來將會有10餘家公司進入這一市場。


Android指紋識別上還有一個生態難題:尚未得到Android官方系統的支援,指紋識別技術目前還不能惠及整個生態。除了用於解鎖外,手機廠商只能分別去和應用程式公司合作來推廣指紋識別的應用場景,例如三星、華為和Paypal、支付寶的合作,不能取代密碼用於Google帳號的登陸、Google Play商店的購買等。不過隨著越來越多的Android機型也配備指紋識別,獲得官方系統支援應該只是時間問題。雖然目前的方案還都比不上Apple獨佔的AuthenTech技術,但指紋識別比官方系統內建的人臉識別,效果可好太多了。


隨著我們手機的個人隱私和資料越積越多,不設防就太冒險了,而如果設置繁瑣的解鎖圖案、密碼又太麻煩。指紋識別的意義不在於完全取代密碼,而是尋求便利和安全的平衡,相比頻繁輸入密碼更便利,而且指紋可以作為一個身份ID,用於更多需要身份驗證的應用和場景。



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華為在港台推出 Ascend Mate 7,台灣還追加 Honor 6

在 IFA 2014 上推出的華為 Ascend Mate 7 來到香港和台灣啦。兩地的定價分別為 HK$3,780 和 NT$15,900,香港已經有售,備有銀和黑兩色。而台灣方面華為則只表示會於 11 月初在 PChome24h...



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Report: A New Google Product Will Rival AirDrop

Report: A New Google Product Will Rival AirDrop


Last year when Google bought Bump, an app that lets users transfer data from device to device without help from NFC, its plans for the app weren't clear. But based on reports from Android Police yesterday, Google's been working on a service that may integrate some of that functionality.


According to the report, the code-name for the project is Copresence, and it sounds a bit like Google's own take on AirDrop or Android Beam. It would allow users to transfer files and data across devices no matter the operating system, as Android Police's Liam Spradlin describes:



To authenticate with one another, the two devices would apparently be able to use location information or Bluetooth, perhaps along with a functionality similar to "whisper," the ultrasonic authentication method Google has used for the Chromecast to allow devices to connect from different networks. Actual information would be transferred using Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi direct.



The site cites examples such as developer documentation and a patent for the service, as well as images of marketing illustrations that show downright adorable tablets and phones hanging out and sharing data. It sounds as though we might be hearing quite a bit more about Copresence over the next few weeks, so keep your eyes peeled. [Android Police; The Verge]






from Gizmodo http://gizmodo.com/report-a-new-google-product-will-rival-airdrop-and-and-1653692952

《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!

梅干嫂跟梅干看電影一向習慣去京華城的喜滿客,一來是因為停車超方便,地下室就有停車格,可以免受找車位的痛苦;二來是因為喜滿客跟澳盛銀行有合作,因此刷澳盛卡看電影算是蠻優惠的,因此每次想看電影大多會來喜滿客報到。 不過這些年來我們也早已吃膩京華城的美食街了,所以知道「原燒」要進駐京華城,覺得真是一個好消息呀,這樣就多了一個地方可以吃吃喝喝囉,看電影+吃大餐也可以一個地方搞定,對超級懶人族的我們實在超方便的,於是趁著原燒來京華城開店,梅干嫂也來湊個熱鬧!


店家資訊:

原燒(京華城)

地址:台北市松山區八德路四段138號8F

電話:02-3762-1577



梅干嫂大概有五年沒來吃原燒了,因為台北好吃的燒烤店實在太多,也就不會特地去吃原燒,這次完全是因為就設在京華城裡面,看完電影再吃個燒烤,多棒的享受呀!

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


等待餐點上桌有很多時間可以拍拍照片,隨意拍了吃燒肉會搭配的鹽巴罐、胡椒罐等。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


不到一會兒時間,就送上套餐的沙拉嚕!梅干點的水果優格沙拉,一些季節性的鮮果切丁,再淋上酸甜酸甜的優格醬,吃燒烤前先來上一盤,口感清爽沒有負擔!

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


櫻桃鴨蘋果沙拉是新的選擇,梅干嫂點了這個來嘗鮮,整個口感也滿好吃的,大量的生菜、還有蘋果及水蜜桃切丁,整個很對梅干嫂的胃。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


很特別的櫻桃鴨,肉質還算嫩,喜好嘗鮮的可以點來吃吃看。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


梅干的湯品「大蒜蛤蠣湯」,湯頭清淡鮮甜,喝完整個胃都暖了起來。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


梅干嫂點的是「元氣牛犇湯」,對於這個湯品就有點失望,湯頭有泡麵的口感,感覺不是很天然。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


牛犇其實就是牛肉啦,肉是還可以,但湯頭總覺得是牛肉泡麵的味道@@。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


吃完前菜跟湯品,服務生就送來烤網跟烤肉沾醬。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


肉肉上桌囉!梅干跟梅干嫂各自點了「牛肉拼盤」跟「豬肉拼盤」,一起分食享用。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


拼盤看起來好豐盛,對胃口不大的我們來說,這些肉就已經足夠吃了。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


肉盤還有附上萵苣生菜,等一下可以包著比較油膩的豬肉一起吃,中和油膩感。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


拼盤裡有好多種不同的部位,服務生都會解說一遍,不過聽完也忘光了,對梅干嫂來說只要好吃就可以啦XD!

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


豬肉拼盤的特寫照來一張。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


除了片狀的肉片,還有切成丁狀的,不過實際烤下來丁狀的實在很不好烤,還是片狀的肉片比較容易掌握,丁狀的稍不注意就烤過頭啦,焦掉了不能吃。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


接下來就是烤肉大雜燴,一邊聊天一邊烤,真的好享受啊!

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


烤牛肉有個口訣「三點八」,當肉片表面呈現八分開始分泌油脂的時候,迅速灑上一點海鹽提味,再翻面等個八秒,整個就會是八分熟的狀態,就可以拿起來享用囉!

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


「三點八」當然只適用於牛肉,豬肉是一定要烤熟才能吃喔!

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


豬肉、牛肉一起參夾著烤,照片中間下面的是松阪豬。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


拼盤內也有一些玉米、洋蔥等,烤的時間需要比較久,建議放邊邊慢慢烤,比較不會焦掉喔!

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


快來享用一下好吃的原燒牛肉吧!

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


松阪豬也烤熟啦!!

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


松阪豬油脂比較豐富,別忘了包萵苣生菜一起享用。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


套餐附送的冰沙,燒烤搭配冰冰涼涼的冰沙,實在是太滿足、太享受啦!

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


吃完烤肉以為這樣就結束了嗎?NO~~還有石鍋拌飯呢!真的是超級飽的啦!男生應該沒問題,梅干也是整個吃光光。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


這是梅干嫂點的鮭魚拌飯,但根本吃不下了,請服務生幫我打包外帶變成明天的中餐便當!

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


還有飯後甜點「原燒冰淇淋」,香草口味,對我們來說是有點甜!

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


弄得很像法式甜點的冰淇淋,光用看的就覺得很美、很享受。

梅問題-《原燒》京華城新開幕,吃燒烤新選擇!


吃完甜吱吱的冰淇淋終於結束原燒的晚餐啦,京華城雖說是百貨公司,但卻比較像是親子打發時間的地方,BABY BOSS、騎士堡、兒童館等比較熱鬧,其他樓層根本就是寥寥無幾,不過原燒設在京華城這個部分,對於有小孩的家庭應該是一大福音,畢竟來這邊用餐的大多是有小孩的,難免會遇到小孩哭鬧等狀況,大部分用餐的客人都會同理心看待,推薦給家有小孩又想吃燒肉的朋友們喔!



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from ♣梅問題‧教學網【Minwt】♣ http://www.minwt.com/life/11370.html

Walk on Water: A Film About World War II Set In 2005

Walk on Water: A Film About World War II Set In 2005


Most of us are the children or grandchildren of the generation that fought in World War II—we have the luxury of thinking about the war as history. In the great 2005 movie Walk on Water, we watch as the descendants of both German and Jewish grandparents grapple with their predecessors' actions in the present.


The film, by Israeli director Eytan Fox, follows a young star agent in Mossad whose single-minded ambition is focused on domestic terrorism, not Germany in 1945. But an unexpected and unwanted assignment sends him on a mission to seek out and kill an elderly Nazi war criminal living in Germany. What seems like an annoying chore turns into something more complex as he befriends the grandchildren of the criminal as part of the operation.


It's a beautifully shot film that oscillates between English, German, and Hebrew as it moves from inner-city Berlin to Tel Aviv to wealthy German suburbs, but its real power is in its portrayal of average humans coming to terms with their relationship to history. You can stream it for a couple bucks on Amazon, and it's well worth it. [Amazon]




Welcome to Movie Night, where Gizmodo staffers tell you what you should be streaming tonight.






from Gizmodo http://gizmodo.com/walk-on-water-a-film-about-world-war-ii-set-in-2005-1653684735

Andrew Bird: Pulaski at Night


Casimir Pulaski is a big deal in the Midwest. In Chicago, the Polish-nobleman-turned-Revolutionary-War-hero's birthday is still widely celebrated; he has parks, streets, and schools named after him, and Obama made him an honorary citizen in 2009. His name has also been commemorated in song on more than one occasion—most recently by the Chicago-born Andrew Bird.


Bird's 2013 EP, I Want to See Pulaski at Night, isn't actually about the Polish hero. It's about a street in Chicago named for him which, as Bird explains in this live performance on YouTube, Pulaski Road is "not a pretty sight." But crooned in Bird's warm voice, it sounds like somewhere wonderful to which we're being invited. Bird isn't the first songwriter to mention Pulaski, though—Sufjan Stevens' 2005 album Illinois includes a track named Casimir Pulaski Day.


Who was Pulaski? He started off life as Polish royalty—but through a succession of events including exile from Poland and a meeting with Benjamin Franklin, he ended up in Philadelphia in 1777, recruited to help America in its battle for independence. After helping Washington develop a functional cavalry, he died from wounds sustained at the siege of Savannah, years before the war would end.


But most of us, more than 200 years later, know Pulaski not as a war hero but as a place name—or, in this case, a song title. [Spotify]




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from Gizmodo http://gizmodo.com/andrew-bird-pulaski-at-night-1653678550

Five Things You Didn't Know About Eclipse Infocenter

Holger Voormann has an interesting series on his blog, Eclipse Howl, about some nifty info regarding the Eclipse Infocenter. Here's a quick review.



from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/five_things_you_didnt_know_about_eclipse_infocent.html