ALTERNATIVE TOPICS (xx) - relative preferences (see references at bottom)

1. (1.5) INTERNET OF THINGS (Internet of Things, including "Zigbee standard): home control devices, wearable tech,...backyard sensors IoT

2. (0) DRONES; Action Sports; Military ,...Legality of shooting photos/video; Forest drone races ; parasiticCO2 drones

3. (0) ROBOTS: Robot arm is taught (not programmed; International Space Station; Explore asteroids, & planets (esp moon & Mars); Nautical; walking robots ; hazmat/tactical military; Fukushima (high radiation); 3D-print artificial hands for $50; 10 robotic arms ; 10 Programmable Robots for kids ; Giant robot fighting machines ; telepresence robots ;

4. (2) ANDROID MOBILE (Smartphone/Tablets): thefts. Android update; best smartphones/tablets at fraction of cost of Samsung Galaxy S5 and iPhone 5

5. (1) VIDEO MAKING: beginners; intermediate; advanced

6. (1) WEARABLE Tech: health; clothing; Android watches; rings; Google Glass & competitors, flexible energy harvesters, migraine reducer,...

7. (1.5)AUTO ELECTRONICS: "Surround View"; heads-up display;

Smartphone thefts. Android update: KitKat 4.4 gaining share; Google discourages manufacturers from installing older Android on newly manufactured mobile devices.
How to dual-boot Ubuntu (Linux) onto your Android tablet or phone
StoryMaker (Android App)
Candidates for BEST smartphone
- Cyanogen OnePlus One versus Samsung Galaxy S5 (by Android Authority)
- Lenovo S960 2GB+16GB; 1.5GHZ Quad Core ($215)
OnePlus One Teardown
Latest LG smartphone
Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone highlights ; S5 vs competitors
$56 Android 2.3 1.3GHZ dual core
Security Comparisons: Android vs IOS Apple
linux and android are EVERYWHERE

Beginner; Intermediate; Advanced
SightSoundandStory.com promo ; . How to capture video
APPS for video creation & editing:
Training for YouTube Video: YouTube Creator Academy
Creator Academy featured video playlist
- YouTube 101 Playlist
- Creator Academy Production Tips playlist
- Level Up Your YouTube Skills
- Maximize Your Channel
Bayshore documentary (PublicTV channel - comcast 97, Tues&Thurs at 9:30PM)
Middletown - 2014 documentary in connection with "Middletown 350" (8 min)
YouTube ; (local file) very well edited multi-camera 2cellos (5 minutes)
Simon & Garfunkel winter song (thanks to Dominick Corbo)
Guide to great video with DSLR cameras
Award Winning short videos (Atlantic Highlands, 7/2014)
How to create a clone video
Syrian Civil War Shows How Simple Video Can Change the World
5 Camcorder Questions to Ask Before You Buy
Simulink Offers Easy, Graphical Programming for Raspberry Pi & Arduino
H.264 versus AVCHD
HARDWARE FOR VIDEO EDITING: CPU/RAM/Board ; Video card
NEW VIDEO/PHOTO CAMERA: Sony Alpha 5100 ($700); 24Mpixels; Ultra-high def video; .07sec focus, etc.VideoMaker early comments ; uses XAVC format (50mbps) ( supported ONLY in Premier Pro CC (NOT CS6)

Use "Spectral Frequency View" of Adobe Audition (& Audacity?) to eliminate noise

latest health monitors from intel & Samsung
Wearable Tech - (IoT);

WATCHES

auto manufacturing war: dashboard - smartphone supremacy. status (to be continued)
"Surround View" can now be added to cars. Technology in the modern automobile

Wearable space glasses ; wearable gesture control ; heads-up display ; rope-swing-zipline
10 Google Glass Myths
Flexible Energy Harvesters for Wearable Tech
"Zigbee" becoming the new world standard for networks of all "Smart Home" sensors, controllers, actuators (most all cable companies now include "Zigbee" in settop boxes. Zigbee is optimized:
- very small packets
- very low power (1/10,000 the electrical power of WiFi) - enabling wireless embedded in everything.
"Smart Ring" (shorter summary) to short cut control of all smart devices
wearable migraine reducer
artificial arm controlled by bluetooth-powered brain waves