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Learn how to dance like Ne-Yo from choreographer Matt Steffanina in this Howcast dance video.

What's up? My name is Matt Steffanina and today I'm going to teach you guys how to dance like Ne-Yo. Ne-Yo really doesn't dance a whole lot, but what he does he does really well. Ne-Yo is known for his smooth glides, his walks, his points. He's a very subtle dancer but he comes across really strong in his movement. So I'm going to teach you guys a short combination today that will help you learn to dance better, like Ne-Yo.

We're going to start by stepping on our left foot. As you do this you're going to drop your left shoulder down. From here you're going to step your right foot behind, so pick this knee up to step it out to the side. We're going to repeat the same step on the other side, stepping down with the right foot and dropping the right shoulder, to pick this up again.

This time when you put your right foot down you're going to put it behind your left to turn around to face the side. Let's try that again. This goes one, two and three, four and five, six, from here you're going to kick seven with the front leg, step and turn real strong to the front on eight. You want to make sure that this turn is really clean, so this is seven and eight. You want to use your stomach, squeeze and tighten to stop on that eight.

From here we're going to go into a step touch. You're going to start with your right foot. You're going to go, and one, and two, and three, and four. When you're doing this step it's important to keep a bounce in your knees. And also remember that we want to rock back, so that this step doesn't appear stiff. So each time you step we're going back, back, back, back.

From here you're just going to step out to the front on five and you're going to bring your right hand across your body on six, seven, eight. Your right heel is going to press down, down, down. This is on five, you go six, seven, eight. On one you're going to step your left foot in and just press down your body.

Think really smooth and really chill. Ne-Yo is always really relaxed and in complete control of his show so you don't want to ever appear rushed when you're dancing like Ne-Yo.

Let's try that from the top. Five, six, seven, eight, you go one, two, and three, four and five, turn six, kick, stop. One, two, three, four and stop, groove, groove, groove, down one.

Let's try it with the music. Five, six, seven, eight, one.

[music]

And that's how you dance like Ne-Yo.

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JayBird Sportsband ($99)

Available in nine colors, the modern look of these wireless headphones gives off the appearance that they won’t hold up at the gym. Quite the opposite. JayBird’s Sportsband teamed up with USA Triathalon and offers a Lifetime Warranty Against Sweat. No wires means less fuss in the weight room or on the pavement and a more focused workout—just use the control on the outer ear to change the song and volume on your iPod, iPhone, or iPad. The lack of wires doesn’t compromise sound quality; pumping bass streams right through the sharp, rich beats. Heads up to iPod nano and classic users, though: You’ll need to purchase JayBird’s iSport to make your device Bluetooth adaptable in order to use this fairly-priced pair.

Happn Is A Dating App Powered By Real Life Interactions

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It’s a sunny Wednesday afternoon, you’re sitting outside at a cafe in Paris. You see this beautiful person who is about to leave, and you get a warm fuzzy feeling. Unfortunately, you don’t have time to introduce yourself, they’re already gone. Until now, the only thing you could do was maybe post something in the missed connections section of Craigslist or the local equivalent. But a French startup is about to change that.

Happn is a new mobile dating app that uses your phone’s location to show you potential matches. Every time you cross someone’s path, this person’s profile will be added to the top of your feed. It works like Highlight. but for dating.

“The app tells you the story of your life through your movements,” Happn co-founder and CEO and former Dailymotion COO Didier Rappaport told me in a phone interview. “The newsfeed personalization is really important. It’s based on real life and this is key. It could be people you’ve crossed paths with and that you really wanted to see on Happn, it could also be someone you came across 44 times because you live in the same area.”

The app is quite addictive and a significant portion of the user base is opening it every day — sometimes multiple times a day

When you open the app, you get a grid view with your latest encounters. You can scroll down to go further back in time. You tap on a profile, you find all the interactions you would expect from a modern dating app. Like on Tinder, you can say if you like someone so that you know if there is a mutual interest and start chatting for free. Unlike Tinder, you can chat with anyone using credits, even if there is no match.

Last year, French VC firm Alven Capital invested a seed round in the startup when it was still in stealth mode. While the terms of the deal are undisclosed, I’ve heard that it is a significant amount of money for a French seed round. Sixteen people are working for the company right now.

“We invested a seed round without announcing it,” Alven Capital partner Jeremy Uzan told me in a phone interview. “We chose to keep it quiet as the company was still in stealth mode — we didn’t want to put it in the spotlight while the company was still experimenting.”

Yet, Happn is now available in three countries and is getting a bit of traction. The app is quite addictive and a significant portion of the user base is opening it every day — sometimes multiple times a day. So far, around 200,000 people have installed it. Officially launched in March 2014 in Paris, Happn now has 40,000 daily active users. London has nearly 10,000 daily active users after launching in March, and Berlin has between 7,000 and 10,000 daily active users after just a month.

These numbers are still pretty small, but it’s very early for the company. Happn could push its app much more aggressively now that its retention numbers are looking good. That’s why Happn is going to launch its app in every major European city in the next 8 months, and maybe in a big city outside of Europe.

While the company is currently focused on growth, you can purchase credits for a few dollars. Happn will also work with advertisers to sell native ads. According to Rappaport, it will be completely integrated in the app, and you won’t see a banner.

Review: Able Planet True Fidelity NC-300W Noise Canceling Headphones

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My interest in Able Planet piqued when I learned they offer stereo headphones for those with age associated hearing loss. They also make wireless and noise canceling headphones, even hearing aids, and the common thread between them is Linx Audio technology. Linx Audio is designed to improve speech intelligibility and to reduce harsh distortion to help protect hearing. I'm not an audiologist but I value my hearing and if there is a product to assist those with hearing loss and protect against hearing loss, I'm for it. So I decided to check out a pair of Able Planet NC-300W stereo headphones with noise canceling.

Overview

The NC-300W is Able Planet's entry-level model, a closed-ear headphone with a detachable audio cord and in-line volume control. They come in a zippered hard case with a ¼" headphone jack adapter, an airline jack adapter and a single AAA battery to power the Linx Audio and noise canceling features.

They are very comfortable and have a secure fit around the ears but not too tight. They can be used solely for noise cancellation without the cord or connected to a stereo for music listening. The unique feature is Linx Audio.

Linx Audio

The human ear is a delicate device that loses its sensitivity with increasing age, particularly to high frequencies. Hearing loss is a fact of life never mind the damage that can be caused by too many loud rock concerts.

Linx Audio is designed to improve speech intelligibility for those with age associated hearing loss and to reduce harsh distortions that could damage hearing. It does two things:

It increases the level of high frequency harmonics to enhance speech clarity and make it easier to hear some words and sounds, such as 'f'', 's' and 'th'. Harmonics are overtones of a sound and are important for speech clarity and play a role in the accurate reproduction of music. Its effect is to increase perceived loudness without increasing volume.

Secondly, Linx Audio employs "soft-clipping" to remove undesirable sounds and harsh clipping distortion especially at higher listening levels. Less harshness and reduced distortion is less likely to cause hearing damage and improves listening.

Testing the NC-300W

Overall, the Able Planet True Fidelity headphones are comfortable and very easy to listen to with all kinds of music. With Linx Audio turned on, the harmonics of the upper mids and highs are slightly easier to hear but not out of balance with the rest of the music. It's sort of like turning up the treble a bit, but only the harmonics are affected. Vocal details and some percussion instruments become easier to hear more clearly. There is a noticeable lack of harshness or edginess yet it's easy to pick out musical details. Check out the difference with the Linx Audio simulator on the Able Planet website.

Bass sounds full and warm, although a bit heavy when listening to iTunes on my computer. I had to adjust the equalizer to reduce the bass output even when it was set to 'flat'.

The noise-canceling feature provides excellent sound isolation. The amount of noise reduction is not specified; however, suffice to say that unless you're standing next to a jet engine, they work great.

I like the in-line volume control in the cord. It's very handy and easier to adjust than a volume control on the side of the headphone.

Conclusions & Speculations

Safe listening levels and hearing preservation should be a concern for all who love listening to music. The best speakers and headphones mean nothing if you can't hear the details and subtle acoustic cues that make music and music reproduction so enjoyable.

The Able Planet headphones make it easier to enjoy your favorite music and protect your hearing at the same time. Priced at $129, the NC-300W is very comfortable and effortless to listen to - a good choice for travelers and music lovers that just want a bit of peace and quiet. They're available in black, white or silver. You can purchase them from a dealer, online or compare prices here.

Specifications

Frequency response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz

Sensitivity at 1 kHz: 115 dB (off), 121 dB (on)

Price: $129

Contact: Ableplanet. com

DTS - SRS Labs - Headphone Surround - Dolby TrueHD - DTS-HD Master Audio

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DTS is also a well-known player in surround sound and has adapted its surround sound process for home use. Basic DTS is a 5.1 system just like Dolby Digital 5.1, but since DTS uses less compression in encoding process, many feel that DTS has a better result on the listening end. Also, while Dolby Digital is mainly intended for the Movie Soundtrack experience, DTS is used in the mixing and reproduction of Musical performances.

DTS has come up with its own 6.1 channel systems, in competition with Dolby Digital EX, referred to as DTS-ES Matrix and DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete. Basically, DTS-ES Matrix can create a center rear channel from existing DTS 5.1 encoded material, while DTS-ES Discrete requires that the software being played already has a DTS-ES Discrete soundtrack. As with Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES and DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete formats are backwards compatible with 5.1 channel DTS Receivers and DTS encoded DVDs.

In addition to DTS 5.1 and DTS-ES Matrix and Discrete 6.1 channel formats, DTS also offers DTS Neo:6. DTS Neo:6, functions in a similar fashion to Dolby Prologic II and IIx, in that, with receivers and preamps that have DTS Neo:6 decoders, it will extract a 6.1 channel surround field from existing analog two-channel material.

The next step that DTS has taken is to introduce its 11.1 channel Neo:X format. DTS Neo:X takes cues already present in either 5.1 or 7.1 channel soundtracks and creates height and wide channels, enabling a more enveloping "3D" sound. To experience the maximum benefit of DTS Neo:X processing, it is best to have 11 speakers, with 11 channels of amplification, and a subwoofer. However, DTS Neo:X can be modified to work with a 9.1 or 9.2 channel configuration.

Surround Sensation creates phantom center, left, right, and surround channels within a two-speaker or stereo headphone setup. It is able to take any 5.1 channel input source and recreate a surround sound experience with just two speakers. In addition, surround sensation can also expand two-channel compressed audio signals (such as MP3) for a more surround-like listening experience.

SRS Labs is another company that also offers innovative technologies that can enhance the home theater experience (Note: As of July 23th, 2012, SRS Labs is now officially a part of DTS ).

Tru-Surround has the ability to take multi-channel encoded sources, such as Dolby Digital, and reproduce the surround effect by just using two-speakers. The result is not as impressive as true Dolby Digital 5.1 (the front and side surround effects are impressive, but the rear surround effects fall a little short, with the sense they are coming from just to rear of your head rather than from the back of the room). However, with many consumers reluctant to fill their room with six or seven loudspeakers, Tru-Surround and Tru-SurroundXT do give the ability to enjoy 5.1 channel sound within a normally-limited two channel listening environment.

Circle Surround, on the other hand, approaches surround sound in a unique way. While Dolby Digital and DTS approach surround sound for a precise directional standpoint (specific sounds emanating from specific speakers), Circle Surround emphasizes sound immersion. To accomplish this, a normal 5.1 audio source is encoded down to two channels, then re-decoded back into 5.1 channels and redistributed back to the 5 speakers (plus subwoofer) in such a way as to create a more immersible sound without loosing the directionality of the original 5.1 channel source material.

The results are more impressive than that of Tru-Surround or Tru-Surround XT.

First, panning sounds such as flying planes, speeding cars, or trains, sound even as they cross the sound stage; often in DD and DTS, panning sounds will "dip" in intensity as they move from one speaker to the next.

Also, rear-to-front and front-to-rear sounds flow smoother as well. Second, environmental sounds, such as thunder, rain, wind, or waves full the sound field much better than in DD or DTS. For example, instead of hearing rain coming from several directions, the points in the soundfield between those directions are filled, thus placing you within the rain storm, not just listening to it.

Circle Surround provides an enhancement of Dolby Digital and similar surround sound source material without degrading the original intent of the surround sound mix.

Circle Surround II takes this concept further by adding an additional rear center channel, thus providing an anchor for sounds emanating from directly behind the listener.

Surround Sound is not limited to the large-multi channel system, but can also be applied to headphone listening. SRS Labs, Dolby Labs, and Yamaha all have incorporated surround sound technology with the headphone listening environment.

Normally, when listening to audio (either music or movies) the sound seems to originate from within your head, which is unnatural. Dolby Headphone SRS Headphone, Yamaha Silent Cinema, and Smyth Research employ technology that not only gives the listener an enveloping sound, but removes it from within listener's head and places the sound field in the front and side space around the head, which is more like listening to a regular speaker-based surround sound system.

In another development, DTS has developed DTS Headphone:X that can provide up to an 11.1 channel surround sound listening experience using any pair of headphones plugged into a listening device, such as a smartphone, portable media player, or home theater receiver that is equipped with DTS Headphone:X processing.

Higher Definition Surround Sound Technologies: Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD Master Audio

With the introduction of Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD. in conjunction with the HDMI interface connection, the development of high definition surround sound formats in both DTS (in the form of both DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio ) and Dolby Digital (in the form of Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD ) provides extended accuracy and realism.

The increased storage capacity of Blu-ray and HD-DVD, and wider bandwidth transfer capabilities of HDMI. which is required for accessing Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD, have allowed for true, discreet, audio reproduction for up to 7.1 Channels of surround sound, while still being backwards compatible with older 5.1 channel surround sound formats and audio/video components.

Note: HD-DVD has been discontinued but is referenced in this article for historical purposes.

Dolby Atmos and More

Beginning in 2014, another surround sound format has been in introduced for the home theater environment, Dolby Atmos. Although building on the foundation established by previous Dolby Surround Sound formats, Dolby Atmos actually frees sound mixers and listeners from the limitations of speakers and channels by putting the emphasis on where sound needs to placed within a 3-dimensional environment. For more details on Dolby Atmos technology, applications, and products, refer to the following articles I have written:

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