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There have been quite a number of devices invented to help women report sexual assault and to fend of attackers. This has come in the form of whistles, panic buttons, smartphone apps, and so on. However for the most part, it also involves the user having to manually activate it themselves, which sometimes isn’t always possible.

This is clearly something that needs to be addressed, which is what MIT researcher Manisha Mohan has done in which she has created a device called Intrepid that the user can wear on their person. It comes in the form of a sticker which pairs with an app for the user’s smartphone that can alert up to five contacts should it be triggered.

So how does Intrepid get triggered? It detects how your clothes are being taken off, so when it detects that maybe it is being removed awkwardly (like if you were passed out and someone is trying to take advantage of you) or forcibly, it will activate and send messages to your emergency contacts unless you were to confirm that everything is in fact okay.

Users will be able to place the sticker to different pieces of clothing, depending on preference. It can also reportedly survive a wash cycle should you forget to remove it. According to Mohan, she has tested it out with about 70 people to see if they were comfortable using it, and so far it seems that most people have found the sticker to be non-invasive.

This Sticker Can Apparently Detect When Sexual Assault Is Taking Place , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

Last year we heard reports that some Nexus 6P owners were reporting that their phones were stuck in a bootloop, which effectively rendered them useless. This has resulted in lawsuits being considered, and until now an actual fix for the problem has yet to be released by Google or Huawei.

Thankfully the Android community has rallied together and for now, it seems like a fix has been found. However this fix does come at a cost in terms of performance as it essentially disables four of the cores on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset, which means that in some instances, especially with more intensive applications, you will notice some lag.

So far based on the feedback given for the fix, many users are reporting that it is successful and that previously bricked Nexus 6P devices are now back up and running. The instructions on how to go about fixing your Nexus 6P can be found on the XDA forums, posted courtesy of XDA member XCnathan32. Whether or not this fix will work for all users remains to be seen, but like we said so far it appears to be successful.

That being said, the Nexus 6P is kind of old by now and presumably users with the problematic phones have either swapped them for a new one or have kept them away. If it is the latter then perhaps this fix will allow you to use your Nexus 6P as a secondary device.

Nexus 6P Bootloop Problem Fixed At The Cost Of Performance , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

The Fujifilm X-T2 was launched last year but it seems that rumors of a possible refresh have been making its rounds. Just earlier this month a report from Fuji Rumors suggested that a Fujifilm X-T2S could be in the works, and that one of the camera’s key features is in-body image stabilization.

This means that instead of being reliant on lenses to offer stabilization, the camera will offer it. However it seems that there have been some concerns regarding the feature, and that it might only work with some lenses. However according to an update from Fuji Rumors, it seems that the stabilization will work across all of Fujifilm’s Fujinon X-mount lenses.

However we should point out that given how early these rumors are that it should be taken with a grain of salt. As the publication had previously pointed out, in the past there were rumors that an X-Pro1s was in the works as well and had reached prototype stage, but Fujifilm ultimately decided that they would launch the X-Pro2 instead.

This means that there is a good chance the X-T2S may never materialize so maybe we shouldn’t get our hopes up yet, but perhaps Fujifilm could bring the in-body stabilization feature to its other cameras as well.

Fujifilm X-T2S In-Body Stabilization Will Reportedly Work For All Fujinon Lenses , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

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