A Never-Stopping Train

Hi! I am an Egyptian citizen …a university student…living in Cairo…most of my friends and colleagues live in the regions beside our college, but unfortunately I don't.

Everyday, In order to go to college I need to take some transportation and that’s what I am going to talk about.

Metro:

As most of the Egyptian people think, it’s the most suitable mean of transportation in Cairo because it’s fast, cheap and connecting the capital as whole. I can’t deny this or hide my pride of having such a huge project in my country.

But as a Metro user, I want it to be better and better for the good of our country and then of me as a user of it. So, form my long experience and heavy suffers with the Metro, I can say that it has only two problems:-

• The crowd (a large number of Cairo people – Cairo’s population is more than 20 millions - are depending on the Metro as the main way of transportation, so there’s always a problem getting on and off the Metro cart).
• The other problem is a technical problem: a large ratio of the Metro’s energy consumption is wasted. As it’s known that most of the energy consumption of any vehicle goes at the process of starting the move. So if we can make it non-stopping, we would conserve this wasted energy.

These two problems are not compared with huge benefits of the Metro, but if it weren’t for them, it would have been perfect.

In this article, we are seeking PERFECTION!! So keep reading… 

I don’t know if I have been thinking loudly, but I am sure of one thing…even if I am, it wouldn’t be so loud that it reaches China…I was amazed by an idea developed by Chinese innovators that meets the exact needs of Cairo’s Metro. Let’s get into it and keep focused to keep up with the Chinese brilliance.

The core of the idea is about the separation between the passengers that will get of the Metro and those who will not.

So, we will have the ordinary carts of the train where the passengers that are not willing to leave the train will set, but that’s not it. We will also have an additional cart running on bars on top of the ordinary carts. This one will be in the station loaded with its passengers waiting for the train to come.

The train that is about to reach the station already has a cart on top of it loaded with the passengers that want to get off at this station. So, before the train reaches the station, the cart on top of it separates and slows down the speed giving the chance to the train to grab the cart that’s already waiting in the station to merge with it and continue their way together. As the train leaves the station, the cart on the upper bar reaches the station allowing its passengers to leave.

This way, the train never stops at a station…only the additional carts do so allowing passengers to get on and off the train so we solved the two problems of Cairo’s Metro as the train will not waste so much energy trying to move from silence and also there will no crowds or jams of people doing any legal or even illegal act to get to their destination because there won’t be any interference between passengers leaving and getting on the train as they are in two separate carts.

At the end, I would like to say that all the Egyptians are thankful and appreciating for the great project of Cairo’s Metro…but such an idea would be very useful for everyone, People would be more relaxed to take the Metro without crowds and fights and also we would save some energy consumed as waste.

I wish to find this idea or a similar one by Egyptian innovators in the forthcoming third line of Metro as an application of the human’s brilliance.

The Idea we talked about throughout the article is present in this video if you want to picture it:here

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Published at www.magnology.net | 21st Issue | 01/12/2010

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Escape to virtual world

Opening your browser, getting ready to surf the web for whatever you want to do... facebook, tweet, watch youtube videos or search for something on the internet... all these things have one thing in common, the advertisements.

Who can not notice the intensive ads on web pages?  Sometimes I feel like they can come out of my closet...maybe not all of us bother living the experience of Travian, Metin2, IMVU and the others. So, in the coming few lines we are getting into this world and know more about it

The idea behind this kind of games is the virtual world. So, you live your life with most of its details. Also these games have been prepared well to make you feel the experience as never known before.

Travian
Build your own village, that's what you will probably find in its ad.
And here we can see what the game is all about, building a village for yourself and your people, feeding and protecting them. also, trying to earn new lands to expand your kingdom.

   

Metin2
Here, you are a worrier, you start with limited abilities and resources which you try to enhance throughout your journey and strengthen your fighting abilities, your sowrd, your horse, your weapons and then form a union of worriers to fight other ones and gain some extras.

The game also includes some details other than war and fights. You may get married to some worrier girl, make a wedding, invite your union, dance with your bride and so many other stuff.

IMVU
This game is what we can call "A general purpose game" or to be accurate"no purpose game". You have to just login, make a character of your own, meet other characters and do whatever you want with them, it’s like being in a large chatting room in 3D.

This is a brief explanation for each of these games, but actually that wasn’t the goal of this article from the beginning, it doesn’t matter what is inside the game because as we said they have different ideas, but they all have the same core. The idea of a virtual world.

The developers of games in general are looking for the profit, what can make the players want it more so that they play it more and more.

This kind of games specifically is designed on the background of the problems that the teenagers are facing in their real lives as the game presents for them an easier solution for these problems other than facing them, this solution – as they see it – is to runaway.

You can’t beat your disability of studying?? Login to the game and beat your enemies…
You can’t make relations with other people in your life?? Come make them inside the game…
You can’t express your ideas and thoughts in front of people?? Who needs to do it? You can express your fighting abilities inside the game.

I'm not trying to say that these games are made by the devil but when you spend in front of your PC more than what you spend in studying or going to school or setting with your family, of course there is something wrong then.

Usually when we talk in our magazine about a new game, service or product, we try to let people know more about this sort of technology, but this is not the core of the thing. In our case we are talking about a phenomena that had an absolutely bad impact on its users as those games have provided for the subscribers the world they want, or we can say the escape way from reality. They simply ask the players to leave their problems and go fight or make a union of worriers or find some virtual girl to love or even get married to...life with us is so easy, you don’t have to face your life problems…just login to the game and enjoy.

I don’t want to talk like a parent but games weren't actually made to spend more than ten hours a day in front of you PC screen. and here let me say "First things first", So set your priorities and then act due to them.

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Published at www.magnology.net | 20th Issue | 02/11/2010

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Google is invading your living room

May I have your attention please?? Before we start our article, we'll just need one minute of your time for an exercise that we'll do together

I want you to imagine now that you have 1 million dollars in your pocket, now take ten seconds and think of what you would do with them.

Done?? I know that you have thought about that before but let's see what most people may say…I'll get myself an iphone, a car, an apartment or even travel to Hawaii

But, have you thought of making them two, three or ten millions?? If your answer is yes then I can tell that you are going to be a millionaire soon, because this is how the fortune owners’ world widely think.

And this way of thinking is exactly what made Google and think of releasing the TV product.

"We are now reaching only two billions of the world population, why don't we reach more??"

Let’s see the result of this way of thinking.

Search your TV

So many jokes we heard on Google and how it can find any thing you want even your red T-shirt at the closet, this is not a joke anymore. Now, you can search you own TV for programs, series, movies or news. moreover Google made an agreement with youtube  to provide most of the videos in HD quality to fit the TV screen. So, TV now is no more time consuming…you will watch what exactly you want to watch.

Movies up-to-date

Feeling too lazy to go watch a movie in the cinema ?? But the trailer is so wonderful that you can’t wait for it. My friend! I have good news for you. Now, with Google TV you can watch your favorite movies right after they are released as Google, Netflix and Amazon will provide them for you.

                              

Keep your favorites

sometimes, when watching a movie scene or a series, we just feel like we want to keep the moment and never let it go…moreover if it’s the final of the champions’ league or an interview with Bill Gates…it’s a must to keep them.
Now you don’t have to search youtube for the interview or the match highlights you will just need to use your Google TV to record whatever you want and replay it later.
That’s not the end of the story, If your favorite movie is on but you just have to go out. Now, you can do both things…just tell Google to put it on Queue and watch it later…that simple.

These were the TV features of Google TV. But, who said that it’s just a TV??

More than a TV

- now with your Google TV you can enjoy all the applications you love…write on your friends’ wall on face book…send your tweets on twitter…upload your photos to flickr and more.
- Make you own homepage and save you favorite channels as bookmarks to have an easy access to them.
- Listen to your favorite music on the best speakers in your house by creating a personal radio station on the fly with Pandora or listening to any song, anytime, with Napster.

- Turn the biggest screen in your house into a beautiful,  high definition photo gallery.

- You can use your mobile as a remote control for the TV. So if you don’t find the remote control, just give it a ring   :smile:" width="19" />

     

All these features and more are now available for you from Google and Sony through it’s all new HD LCD screensbut if you already have your TV and don’t want to buy a new one, Google didn’t forget you as the company has provided SonyInternetTVBlu-rayDiscPlayer.Of course we don’t want to forget the requirements of the big joy although they are not much…just your Google TV and a wireless home network.

The surprise that will shock you is that any updates innovated by Google will be automatically added to your TV for free without any extra fees. So you’ll always be up-to-date.

So, you now have two options: either buying Google TV from Sony with a very reasonable price - I think - of 600$ for a 24” TV up to 1,400$ for a 46” one…If you have your TV, then you’ll need the Disc player for only 400$ … can you believe this ??

        

Talking about Google TV is endless…but we may consider releasing a book about the features and services it’s providing

One of which is simply that it makes you capable of letting go four or five devices in you home…as you will not need a PC, music player, DVD player and of course you won’t need a Television.

Finally I would like to say that Google isn’t the only company that thought about the TV, Apple did too…and we will try to talk about its features and compare between them in an upcoming article. So stay tuned

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Published at www.magnology.net | 20th Issue | 02/11/2010

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PES 2011…Digital soccer to the next level

We all have been the loyal audience of football all over the years especially the real football found in the world cup even if it’s in the middle of our final exams,there will always be time for Messi, Ronaldo and David Villa

If you are a fan of Argentina then you will get what I am going to say.I loved Messi, Tevez, Heguain and the other fellows, but I was so pissed of Maradona who couldn’t make out the best use of the players' abilities. If I were to manage the team, I would have easily won the world cup 2010.If you feel like this, then I have good news for you…Pro Evolution Soccer 2011!!

PES 2011 will be a game that allows total control over every element of the game to give the most lifelike soccer experience…I can’t wait to tell. So, let’s get into the details.

• Total Control
• Before even you players touch the ball for the kick-off, you will have an independent world of its own which is the strategy and game plan; choose the formation of your players, edit it as much as you like, substitute and choose who to play. Simply do whatever you think is right for victory.

• Got into the game?? Now you took the lead. PES 2011 enhanced your control over the players with the new feature of 360^opassing ratio, so before you pass, shoot or even throw the ball in you should consider three variables: direction, shot power and the guess of your teammate’s move.
• Feel bored with the classic play of passes, through balls and shots?? PES 2011 provided a whole new technique of feinting that you can assign a sequence of moves and turns and make them more accessible and easy to use than ever before with one click on a button.
• Every single user of previous versions of PES suffered from the defenders that leave their positions and run towards the ball. At PES 2011, defenders hold their positions naturally and work to close down the attacker to force mistakes or apply pressure on opponents to force them off the ball.

• Reality Simulation
• In addition to the player’s power gauge, there will be another gauge for shot and stamina,so that the possession of a player for the ball too much will reduce his stamina and affect his outcome for the rest of the game, just like real life.
• PES 2011 got closely into the details of each player by modifying the facial animation, celebration techniques, objecting on the referee and even the special dribbling techniques of the players.A whole new brand of over 1000 animations of runs, throw-ins, tackles and interaction recreated from the ground up using more than 100 hours of football to extract these motions out of them.

• The speed of play will not be constant through the match, but will depend on the situation in hand. For example in counter attacks, the long runs through the field will not be useful. But, exploiting the space and passing to the teammates will make the team reach the goal faster and make the full use of the offensive raid.

More into the reality of PES 2011, you will find a variety of options for playgrounds, commentators, balls and even teams’ kits…that’s not the end of the story, PES has made two new features in its 2011 release. The first is the online Master League. Players playing against each other for the world's best players, and attempting to build a squad that can compete with the best against online peers all over the globe. The second is including Coppa Libertadores -South America’s most prominent football tournament- in its tournaments with all its forty clubs and also providing play-by-play commentary in Latin American Spanish from very well-known commentators

• Conserving Old Features

In addition to all these marvelous features, PES 2011 of course still has the good ones in the late versions such as the online updates for the latest transfers among the teams in the real world and the option of making your own player and all the other old features.

So, after all these features which give you full control and simulate the reality in the game as a whole, we need to fasten our seat belts and get ready to the whole new experiment presented by KONAMI to feel the real football for the first time. Remember not to give the ball to Messi from midfield and run towards the goal hoping to score because simply YOU WILL NOT.

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Published at www.magnology.net | 19th Issue | 20/10/2010

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