Up Up and Away....

Japan has launched an internet satellite..WINDS for experimental purposes.. and if all goes well... it can provide upto 1.5GBps(Gigabytes per second) of net speed to asia pacific regions...The rocket was launched from Japan's Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space.

more: CNN

Rain Rain go away...

Its raining Nanotechnology!! A new wiperless windshield uses nanotechnology to keep water and dust off the screen.. No need for any peeping out of the window to drive... its as clean as new... There are 4 layers :

1.Repels water...protects from sun..
2.Contains nano dust to push off dust to the edges of the screen..
3.Senses the dirt.
4.Conductz electricity to keep the whole thing going...

Mass production in 5 yrs...

more: sparkingtech

Ha Ha Ha...

Laugh...but at your own risk...Researchers at Kansai University have developed a machine to measure the quantity of a persons laugh as well as it sincerity!! We know that a good laugh involves movement of the different muscles... so there is some amount of bioelectricity formed due to ur laugh...this is sensed by a series of electrode sensors...
Also the sincerity is checked by monitoring diaphragm movement.. if muscle vibrations are high then tht is a genuine laugh...else not..

more : pinktentacle

A portable wikipedia?!!

How bout carrying ur wikipedia with u...Just point this handheld computer towards any building and let it display the complete information in front of you..It has a camera,touchscreen,GPS,internet 3G device so that u wont get lost unless u want to...But please wait...as it is still in its design stage..

Technorati : computer, wikipedia

Samsung planning for 250 GB SSDs

SSDs are based on flash memory chip technology and have no moving parts. Hard-disk drives (HDDs), in contrast, use read-write heads that hover over spinning platters to access and record data. With no moving parts, SSDs avoid both the risk of mechanical failure and the mechanical delays of HDDs. Therefore, SSDs are generally faster and more reliable.But SSDs are more expensive thatn Hard diskz.

In the third quarter, Samsung is slated to bring out a 128GB SSD based on MLC (multi-level cell) technology--which uses multiple levels per cell to allow more bits to be stored. But the company sees even larger-capacity SSDs, ranging all the way up to 250GB, possibly before the end of the year.

more :CNET

Technorati : samsung, ssd

Mouse with vacuum cleaner(y didnt we think bout tht?)

Too Lazy to clean ur computer table? just hover ur mouse over...Thanko,a japanese company has built a standard 3 button 800dpi mouse with an inbuilt vacuum cleaner.It cleans as it moves.

Sony Walkman now with Bluetooth

Sony releases new range of walkman music players NW-A829,A828 with bluetooth connectivity.Now transfer music wirefree..


It has a 2.4inch display(320 X 240 resolution) with a whooping 36 hour audio and 10 hour video playback.

Technorati : bluetooth, sony, walkman

Some Updates

Blu-Ray won the High Definition storage media battle over HD-DVD...

MacBook Air released but has competition from Lenovo X300 which has more features with less price.

Technorati : air, blu, bluray, macbook, ray

Hand Held Projector !!

Thts Superb!!! A handheld projector! why view ur videos and pix on a small display when the whole world is around u as a screen... point the projector to the wall and u've got urself a extra large display.


The device has been fitted with Texas Instruments' Technology. The lamp for these products will be an LED lamp and they will be able to display 7 ANSI lumens of brightness. The projectors will also have a DLP display chip. The devices are also expected to run with only 1 watt of energy...just 1 watt ...translates to more battery life...


No info bout pricing yet..


More details


http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20080220PD201.html

Technorati : handheld, pico, projector

Optimus Maximus!

We know how Computerz have changed all these years...but not keyboards.. some keys have popped in... some are rarely used anymore... Now things have changed..Art. Lebedev Studio headed by Artemy Lebedev have invented a new OLED keyboard. They dont have the keys printed on them.. instead each key is an OLED display which displays the corresponding function to the key.


So we can see a clear advantage that these key positions can be changed..But y change it? we are used to a specific key position.. who wud want to change where our key is.. Think of it as a tool specifically tailored for each software. When u open a software the keys change their displays to the different shortcuts..


In Photoshop the alphabets' display will be changed to the different palette toolz...now u dont need to remember all those shortcut keyz.In gaming,it can display all the controls available for the game... the choices are endless...


The shipments have begun.... check out more:


http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/