KitKat ROM for HTC Explorer/Pico

 

This is not actually KiKat, but it’s a themed/modded ROM that is made to match the leaks of Android 4.4 and the Nexus 5 ! The ROM is made by XDA Senior Member and is currently in Beta Stage, Since there are few bugs and there are many things still that are to be worked on.

The best part of the ROM is that it’s really awesome, when talked about the look and feel. Also, it matches the leaked HOMESCREEN, STATUS BAR, DIALER, ICONS and even the PLAY STORE !! The ROM also has the Sweep2Wake feature that allows you to wake the phone by sliding over the Capacitive keys and includes working HALO !

Check out the screen shots below:

 

For Reviews, downloads and other details of the ROM, please visit the XDA thread.

5 Best Custom ROMS for HTC Explore

 

 

HTC Explorer is a pretty old device but has been popular and you may wonder why..? you will get to know soon in the below Article. In this post there are best custom roms for HTC explorer, also known as HTC pico. The ROMS are specially dedicated to the phone, and would work the best in any work conditions you use the phone with. But before you do this you would want to root your phone first, so root it first and install clockworkmod recovery on it. And also changing the Stock ROM of your phone would bring in some great customization's and more features in your phone too.

NOTE: Before reading this article backup all the data existing on phone, as it will be deleted when you change the ROM.

FLY ROM for HTC Explorer:

This ROM for explorer is based on the Android 4.0.1 and with HTC Sense 4.0. So interesting tweaks and user interface is sure. Also to add it is the fastest ROM on Sense 4.0 we have come across yet, that is the reason we have listed this ROM on top. As evident this ROM for HTC Explorer is designed for the best of the best performance. To add more features of this interesting ROM for HTC Explorer, it supports the latest kernel,  which is pretty fast, and also it can be safely overclocked to 800 MHz.  No major bugs have been found on this ROM, and hence it’s pretty stable. It has stock HTC Sense 4.0 and has no bloatware, and also it is the fastest Sense 4.0 Rom for HTC Explorer. Also it has the original Beat Audio, disabled scrolling cache and much more which definitely makes it a must try ROM for HTC Explorer.So if you haven’t tried out this wonderful Rom for HTC Explorer, try it out now.

Download ROM for HTC Explorer

 

 

 

Bullet Sense Fx Custom Rom for Pico:

This custom ROM for HTC Explorer is another great ROM, which is really fast and fluid. The user interface is pretty clean. Talking about the features of the ROM include, tweaked Rosie launcher, 3d effect added while changing tabs , new animation added (Jellybean) , sense5 wallpaper added, huge bass effect while listening songs, theming customization, no random reboots( as most of the custom ROMS cause to your phone), advanced sound enhancer added , quick setting in notification bar and much more. There are no bugs in this ROM, as this custom ROM for HTC Explorer has been developed keeping all the aspects of the handset in mind.

Download the ROM here

 

 

CyanogenMod 9.1 for HTC Explorer :

Cyanogenmod is a pretty well known name when it comes to Custom ROMs. The custom ROM specially designed and updated for your HTC Explorer, namely the Cyanogenmod 9.1 works really well with this handset. Well I need not tell you about the various features of the cyanogenmod ROM. They are plenty and cannot be completed in this article. In a nutshell it is a pretty good custom ROM for HTC Explorer. Download the build for your HTC from below

CyanogenMod9.1 for HTC.  

Also note that do not use Titanium Backup with this build as it may lead to some serious complications. For a matter of fact read:

1. Backup Data using Titanium Backup

2. Backup apps on Android phone

3. Backup and Restore Contacts on your phone

 

Thinking Bridge ROM:

This is a really impressive Android 4.2.2 ROM for HTC Explorer. It is based on the Android 4.2.2, built with some pretty cool gestures, like the notification panel gestures, task bar gestures and much more. Android 4.2 like Toggle bar, ribbons, widgets, and locked screen widgets, which really help to go to your favourite app in just a tap of finger, even without unlocking the screen. But this ROM has some bugs, that are listed below.

• Video Recording Bug, but that can be fixed with the help of the Video Cam Illusion app from the Play Store.
• Gallery Videos don’t play. It can also be fixed using the MX player.
• Bluetooth won’t work perfectly.

Though this ROM has some bugs, but still it is a cool choice, as it has some cool features over other ROMS, and the Android 4.2.2 based ROM is always better, and light as well. 

Download the ROM for HTC Explorer from here.

 

JellyBeer v4.31 Custom ROMS For HTC Explorer:

This is another impressive ROM to use for your HTC Explorer. This ROM is based on Cyanogenmod 10.1 i.e. you would be getting the Android 4.2.2 gestures in it. Also it has PA’s hybrid menu, and it has the Pie Launcher. It also has AOKP navigation bar, and along with some of the coolest optimization tricks and gestures. As it is based on CM 10.1 , so the common bugs would be there. Like the video recording bug, but again that can be fixed with the help of the Video Illusion app from the Play Store. So in a nutshell it’s a pretty cool ROM and you must definitely try it out. Have a look at some of the screenshots of this ROMS below.

Download the ROM from this link

 

So these were the best 5 custom ROMS for HTC Explorer. If you have any other ROM which also proves to be better than these, Do comment below.

 

To know about the

For latest news on the flaws of ROM’s of HTC explorer please visit the below blog:

http://htcpicorom.blogspot.in/

A new generation of media players

 

Measy X5 - 3D Media and Internet Player and Streamer

 

What's so great about this Player?

• Realtek 1186 - 40% faster than older 1073 / 1283 chipsets

• Internet Browser. - Android 2.2

• FaceBook, Twiter, Picassa APPs

• Youtube XL - Watch HD Youtube videos on your largescreen TV

• Bit Torrent Download without PC

• USB 3.0 support - 10x Faster Speeds as compared to USB 2.0

• Gigabit Lan Support - 10x Faster than 10/100 Lan. Seemless 1080P videos over ethernet.

• Supports USB Keyboards.

• Supports BD ISO

• Supports 3.5" Internal HDDs - Lower Cost compared to 2.5" HDD

iPhone processor found: 620MHz ARM CPU

The iPhone's got a 620MHz ARM chip running under the hood. Specifics:

• ARM1176JZF chip with Trust Zone (enables trusted computing environment for media, apps, network, OS, etc. -- very bad for hackers)
• Can vary in clock speed up to 700MHz or more, depending on implementation
• ARM Intelligent Energy Manager (claimed to reduce power consumption 25-50% in portables)
• 16K / 16K cache
• Features vector floating point coprocessor ("for embedded 3D-graphics")
• ARM Jazelle enabled for embedded Java execution (hmm...)
• SIMD, high perf integer CPU (8-stage pipeline, 675 Dhrystone, 2.1 MIPS)
• 0.45 mW/MHz power draw (with cache)

Whatever it is Apple's got that thing doing, they're doing it right. Thus far our iPhone battery life tests have far exceeded expectations (more on that soon).

Update: Sascha at Gear Log seems to think given the recently discovered Samsung chip in the iPhone, perhaps the processor in question is a Samsung S3C6400, a recently-produced 667MHz ARM1176JZF-based CPU that seems to fit the bill.

How to Set Up Windows 7 Homegroups for Seamless, Instant Sharing Between PCs In Your Home

 

You may have heard of Windows 7's Homegroup feature before, but never really understood what it did. It's actually the simplest way to share files between two Windows machines, and it takes seconds to set up. If you have more than one computer in your home (or a friend who comes over and likes to borrow your music), here's how to set it up.

Sharing files in Windows used to be a painful process, and while that system still exists, homegroup is dead simple to use. All you need is a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium or above (which most people should have) to start the homegroup. Any computer running Windows 7 can join the homegroup. To set it up:

1. Open up the Control Panel, go to Network and Internet, and click on HomeGroup. You can also type "homegroup" in the Start menu's search box.
2. Click Create a Homegroup if one isn't already set up. When you first join your home network, it may have already created one for you, in which case you should already see most of the following options on the main Control Panel page—no need to go through the wizard.
3. First, the wizard will ask you what you want to share with the other computers in your house. You can share your Pictures library, your Music library, your Videos library, your Documents library, and any printers hooked up to your machine. You can't choose specific folders on your machine to share with Homegroup, but you can add them to one of those libraries to get it sharing.
4. Next, it will give you a password to write down. For now, you can ignore this, since we're going to set the password ourselves. Click Finish.

    

   

5. Under "Other homegroup actions" on the Control Panel page, click "Change the password". Now you can just enter any password you want.
6. Now, on your other computers, head to the same Homegroup window in the Control Panel. It should tell you that it's detected a homegroup on your network. Click "Join Now", select the files you want that computer to share, and type in the password you just set.
7. You should see Homegroup pop up in Explorer's sidebar, from which you can access all the shared libraries from other Windows 7 computers in the homegroup. That's it!

After typing in that password on all your Windows 7 machines, you'll be able to access any files on those machines right from Windows Explorer. If you have a friend that comes over and wants a file, you can just give them the password to your homegroup (though they'll need to mark your Wi-Fi network as a "Home" network, which is fine).

To print a document on a shared printer—that is, a printer connected to one of the other homegroup computers—all you need to do is go to the print dialog as normal. You should see that the shared printer pops up under the "Select Printer" list (in fact, if you don't have a printer hooked up, it'll already be set to the default). Just hit Print and it'll send it to that shared printer without so much as a blink.

You can also turn on Media Streaming from the main Control Panel page, which lets you send your music, pictures, and videos to other devices via Windows Media Player. I've never found a need for this feature since I can access the videos just fine via Windows Explorer and open them up with PotPlayer, our favorite video player for Windows.

The only real downside is that it only works on Windows 7. If you have Mac or Linux computers in the house, you can't join the homegroup, per se, but you can still access shared homegroup files using this method. In an all-Windows household, though, it doesn't get any easier than this.

Home Theater Design

Here are some DIY Home theater Designs which will blow your minds off…..

DIY Center Channel Speaker with HiVi F5 / SD1.1A

General Info:

• Four - HiVi F5 Kevlar MidBass Drivers
• Two - HiVi SD1.1A Dome Tweeters
• Fully Shielded
• 170 watts RMS @ 4ohms
• 2nd / 3rd Order crossover at 4kHz
• Frequency Response: 60Hz - 20kHz
• Overall Dimension: 43"x 7"x 14"

The enclosure design for the center channel is shown below.

Figure 1: HiVi Home Theatre Center Channel Speaker Enclosure Drawing

 

The crossover design for the center channel speaker and the modeled frequency response is shown below.

Figure 2: HiVi Home Theatre Center Channel Speaker Crossover Schematic

2-Way Crossover Network
Low-Pass (LP) Filter: 2nd-Order Butterworth, Corner Frequency: 4000 Hz
High-Pass (HP) Filter: 2nd-Order Butterworth, Corner Frequency: 4000 Hz
C1 = 3.3 uF, Polypropylene, 0.00764 ohms
C2 = 8.2 µF, Polypropylene, 0.00548 ohms
C3 = 15 µF, Polypropylene, 0.0048 ohms L1 = 0.27 mH, Air Core(#18), 0.215 ohms
L2 = 0.13 mH, Air Core(#18), 0.16 ohms
Woofer Impedance Equalization Circuit
Req = 2.4 ohms
Ce = 25 uF
L-Pad Circuit: 1.32 dB
Rp1 = 0.51 ohms
Rp2 = 5.1 ohms

DIY Center Channel Speaker Construction

The center channel enclosure construction is shown in the photographs below.

 

The finished center channel cabinet is then primed and painted using several coats of an oil based epoxy paint and then finished with red oak trim.

 

Photograph 6: DIY HiVi Home Theatre Speakers