At CES 2013, LG plans to demo a new technology that will let users control smart appliances via simple text messages from an Android device and other supported platforms.

LG’s HomeChat technology, combined with the popular mobile messenger Line, will let users send simple messages to their appliances – provided these are smart devices – from a variety of mobile devices and computers. Line is available on Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Nokia Asha, Windows and OS X, while the HomeChat service will take advantage of a Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology.

Thus, home appliances will be pre-programmed to respond to simple text messages and react accordingly. For example, texting “I’m going on vacation” in HomeChat will get you an automatic response from a gadget such as “Should I convert to vacation mode?”. An affirmative answer from you will turn on vacation mode:

“[…] turn on the refrigerator’s power-saving mode, set the robotic vacuum cleaner to sweep the floor at 09:00 every day and set the washing machine to run a wash cycle on the day before your return.”

Initially, the text commands and answers will be available in English and Korean, with more commands to be added in the future. In addition to talking to appliances with help of text messages, these smart LG devices will offer additional features.

Smart refrigerators will let family members send photos to the fridge’s display from the smartphone using Line. Furthermore, users will be able to check what’s inside the fridge without opening the door and input foods in the Freshness Tracker feature of the Smart Manager app to monitor expiration dates. The app can also recommend dishes based on what’s inside the fridge.

Smart vacuums can be pre-programmed to clean the house at certain intervals, and provide more details when asked via text message on when the last cleaning was performed and what pattern was used.

As for the washing machine, HomeChat will let users download wash cycles to better suit their needs, but also to remotely start a load of laundry and monitor the status of the washer on the smartphone or LG Smart TV. Devices with NFC support such as LG Android handsets will be able to connect to the wash machine via NFC for diagnosis and to download new wash cycles.

Finally, the LG smart oven will be able to recommend recipes via the Recipe Search app combined with HomeChat, and auto-select the appropriate settings for the chosen dish.

Lol, LG just bring this damn thing to TANZANIA and save us from the stress of cookin', Lol.

The prestigious Al Dhafra festival, where a camel beauty pageant is held, takes place every year in the Western Region of the United Arab Emirates.

The festival is in its seventh year and seeks to celebrate and promote Bedouin culture.

The highlight is the camel beauty pageant which sees thousands of contestants strut their stuff in two competitions: one for the light-coloured Asayel breed and another for the dark-skinned Majahim.

They’re judged on a range of criteria from the size of the head, length of its neck and the shape of the hump. And big is most definitely considered beautiful.

But looks aren’t everything and points are also awarded for model behaviour with the very best camels sold for up to £2m.

Music’s biggest night in Nigeria went down last night in the metropolitan city of Lagos…and of course, it was super fun.

Olamide was the king of the night; picking up 3 awards
for himself plus an award for collaborating with Phyno on
Ghost Mode. Afro pop star Sean Tizzle won the Next
Rated award which came with a Hyundai Tucson SUV.
Omo Baba Olowo Davido bagged the Hip Hop World
Revelation of the year award and Best R&B/Pop Album.

Rocking the stage were Iyanya, Waje, Olamide, Phyno,
Praiz, Seyi Shay, Niyola, Zaina and Yemi Alade.

See the full list of winners below ;

*Best Recording of the Year
I Wish – Waje
Good Morning – Brymo
Natural Something – Sound Sultan
This Year – Jaywon – WINNER!

*Producer of the Year
Pheelz – Durosoke
DTunes – Sho Lee – WINNER!
Del B – Limpopo
Leriq – Like to Party
Legendury Beatz – Emi Ni Baller

*Best Music Video
Alingo – Jude Okoye/Clarence Peters – WINNER!
Oliver Twist – Sesan
Gaga Crazy – Aje Filmworks
Azonto – Moe Musa
Yes/No – Clarence Peters

*Best R&B/Pop Album
Iyanya Vs. Desire – Iyanya
O.B.O. – Davido – WINNER!
R&BW – Banky W
Blessed– Flavour
Away & Beyond – 2Face Idibia

*Best R&B Single
Don’t Let Go – Capital Femi
Good Good Loving – Banky W – WINNER!
Like to Party – Burna Boy
Rich & Famous – Praiz
Omote – Ese Peters

*Best Pop Single
Ihe Ne Me – 2Face Idibia – WINNER!
The Kick – Wande Coal Feat. Don Jazzy
Gobe – Davido
Catching Cold – Tunde Ednut
Ur Waist – Iyanya
Goody Bag – D’Prince

*Best Reggae/Dancehall Single
I Wish – Waje – WINNER!
Rihanna – Orezi
Give it To Me – General Pype
Go Down – Baba Dee

*Best Rap Album
Oga Boss – Ill Bliss
The Second Coming – Vector
YBNL – Olamide – WINNER!
Book of Rap Stories – Reminisce

*Best Collabo
Ghost Mode – Phyno Feat. Olamide – WINNER!
Tony Montana (Remix) – Naeto C Feat. D’banj
Baddest Boy – EME Feat, Wizkid, Skales & Banky W
Ezioku – Lynxxx Feat. Ikechukwu, Ill Bliss & Phyno
Emi Ni Baller – Chidinma Feat. Suspect & Ill Bliss
Baby Mi Da (Remix) – DR. Victor Olaiya Feat. 2Face Idibia

*Best Rap Single
Man of the Year – Phyno – WINNER!
Anam Achi Kwanu – Ill Bliss Feat. Phyno
Durosoke – Olamide
2 Musshh – Reminisce
Ghost Mode – Phyno Feat. Olamide

*Best Vocal Performance (Male)
Rich & Famous – Praiz – WINNER!
Omote – Ese Peters
Don’t Let Go – Capital Femi
Yes/No – Banky W

*Best Vocal Performance (Female)
I Wish – Waje
Toh Bad – Niyola
Irawo – Seyi Shay
Totally Yours – Zaina
Only You – Nikki Laoye – WINNER!

*Next Rated
Sean Tizzle – WINNER!
Dammy Krane
Burna Boy
Seyi Shay
Phyno

*Hip Hop World Revelation
W.A.J.E – Waje
Omo Baba Olowo – Davido – WINNER!
Frenzy – D’Prince
The Year of R&B – Capital Femi

*Lyricist on the Roll
Olamide – Voice of the Streets
Boogey – Sanctum
Mode 9 – Let It Go – WINNER!
Phyno – Man of the Year

*Best Street-Hop Artiste
Terry G – Run Mad
Durosoke – Olamide – WINNER!
My Dear – Dammy Krane
Skibo – Solid Star
Alaye – LKT

*Best Alternative Song
Repete – Black Magic – WINNER!
Omo Pastor – Ajebutter 22 Feat. BOJ
Feel Alright – Show Dem Camp Feat. BOJ & POE
This Year – Jaywon

*Album of the Year
Iyanya Vs. Desire – Iyanya
O.B.O. – Davido
R&BW – Banky W
Blessed – Flavour
YBNL – Olamide – WINNER!

*Artiste of the Year
Iyanya – WINNER!
Davido
Wizkid
Flavour
Olamide
Ice Prince

*Song of the Year
Durosoke – Olamide
Ur Waist – Iyanya
Alingo – P-Square
Sho Lee – Sean Tizzle
Limpopo – Kcee – WINNER!

Most Downloaded Callertune
Harrysong – Mandela

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Snoop Lion release the video for his marijuana anthem “Smoke The Weed” featuring reggae star Collie Buddz.

The West Coast rap legend turn reggae star blaze up the kush while giving fans a peek on his daily life.

NEWS: Snoop Lion’s “Reincarnated” Gets Grammy Nomination For Best Reggae Album

The John Mazyck-directed video saw cameos from Kurupt, Daz, Curren$y, Dead Prez,and his son Corde “Spanky” Broadus.

Snoop Lion received a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album for his reggae debut Reincarnated.

Watch the official music video for Snoop Lion featuring Collie Buddz “Smoke The Weed” below.

Born in 1991, July 15 in St. Thomas, Jamaica. At a very young age, Andre”Popcaan” Sutherland moved to the mean streets of Portmore, St. Catherine with his mother so they can start a new life. Popcaan spent most of his time in school trying to keep focused and trying his best to stay on the right track. Popcaan claims he had a very troubled childhood and was surrounded by violence calling where he grew up was the “Gangsta City”.

Mkali wa R&B ambaye aliwahi pia kushiriki shindando la BSS Nemo, amesema Ommy Dimpoz ndiye aliyemshauri kufanya wimbo wenye mahadhi ya Afro Pop tofauti na R&B, na kwamba wazo hilo lilipelekea yeye kurekodi ‘My Number One’.

Nemo amefunguka wakati akipiga story na Jabir Saleh na Dj K_U kwenye ‘The Jump Off’ ya 100.5 Times Fm.

“Ommy Dimpoz ni mshikaji wa karibu pia huwa anafanya kazi zake pale Combination Sounds, kwa hiyo alivyokuja pale kuna beat tukawa tumeisikiliza tukapata mizuka. Akasema kwa nini tusifanye hii kitu Nemo, ingawaje najua wewe ni professional R&B… na najua unania sana ya kutaka kuwakilisha, lakini unaonaje ukafanya hata African Style?” Alielezea Nemo.

Akisimulia jinsi ngoma hiyo ilivyopikwa, Nemo amesema aliuelewa ushauri wa Ommy Dimpoz na ndipo wakakaa chini wakaandika ‘My Number One’ na kuurekodi pale Combination Sound chini ya producer Man Walter ambaye ni binamu yake.

Mwimbaji huyo alielezea mfanano wa jina la wimbo wake na ule wa Diamond na kusema kuwa yeye haoni tatizo la mfanano wa majina ya nyimbo hizo ambazo zote ni kali.

“Naweza kusema kwamba jina sio tatizo, kila mtu ana number one wake, kila mtu anamuelezea…hata R. Kelly ana ‘My Number One’. Ili mradi tu wewe katika wimbo wako umeongelea vipi ‘My Number One wako’. Kwa hiyo hilo jina halipimi.”

Hata hivyo Nemo amesisitiza kwamba yeye ndiye alianza kurekodi wimbo huo kabla ya Diamond na kwamba aliurekodi mwaka jana (2012), na baadae akaanza kusikia nyimbo nyingine nyingi zenye jina hilo.

The singer who has had a fantastic year just took delivery of a pristine 2013 Range Rover Sports. Sourcessay the car is a gift from partners at Made Men Music.