Wonder how many data you can squeeze in a single disc as a size of DVD disc? You may be surprised with what could be achieved by GE (General Electric) with its advanced digital storage technology that could offer a huge storage space of 500GB. The development project has been quite a while since 2003 and good news now, it has reach a new milestone […]
A group of researchers in University of East Anglia has developed a new technology that can be used to read lip motions and identify which specific languages are being spoken by individual accurately. Some of the common languages that can be recognized include English, Mandarin, German, French, Russian, Italian and many more that make it suitable to be used across different regions without limitation.
Adobe Flash is famous for its attractive and interactive animation content but at the same time it is also known to be heavy and consumes lots of CPU cycles. While it is so common in PC and smartphones market nowadays, the technology is still pretty new especially in consumer electronics products such as digital TV or set-top box. Just recently, Adobe is planning to push […]
In view of the popularity of vehicle entertainment in today’s automotive industry, some manufacturers do see the needs to have higher bandwidth transmission protocol that are specifically designed to deliver full media streaming while on the road. Just recently, Fujitsu Micro has announced the new controller IC (integrated circuit) for this purpose. Named as MB88395, it is claimed to be the world’s first 1394 automotive […]
Despite netbook segment that has gained much traction and appeared as a new driving factor to sustain PC hardware revenue during current economic crisis, the recently released third party report discloses that the none of the major netbook vendors is able to hit the first quarter sales target, as tally with what being observed by the shipment slowing down of Intel Atom processor that monopolizes […]
Wonder what kind of communication means you can have while on top of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world? You may able to use 2-ways radio for short distance communication, satellite mobile radio for limited calls but soon you will be able to stay connected with conventional cellular network. The new service is being planned by NT (Nepal Telecom), the largest Telco in […]
Believe it or not, there is a currently a development plan to transform your Windows Mobile device into an ultrasound machine that can be used to perform internal scanning such as diagnosis of liver, kidneys, uterine just like what can be done by conventional ultrasonic machine. The new project, funded by Microsoft and involves a number of researchers from Washington University is aiming to develop […]
Previously we mentioned about the Hawkscope that allows fast access to files and folders, but if you would like to have additional capability to be able to launch any favorite program from system menu besides opening shortcuts or folders, here is an alternative free software utility that you can consider. Named as Appetizer, it is a tiny and neat application launcher that can be easily […]
There are various software utilities that allow users to display some of their nicely captured photos as desktop background but in case they are not tiny enough, you may want to try this small foot print but yet highly configurable freeware utility. Named as ThetaWall, it allows users to selectively display any image as desktop screen or screen saver at predefined intervals suitable to be […]
Previously we mentioned about the new Intel Atom N280 series’ companion chipset GN40, a combo of Northbridge and Southbridge with intention to scale up the 3D graphics performance and hardware video decode acceleration that is still quite lacking in netbook and nettop market, now seems that the hardware graphics performance may not able to be fully utilized due to the nature of Windows XP Operating […]
NetGear, a market leader in networking technology has just released a MoCA (Multimedia over Coaxial Allicance) based Ethernet Adapter Kit targeted to improve multimedia contents streaming in digital home. Named as MCAB1001, it is claimed to be able to achieve up to 270Mbps which is more than sufficient for multiple HD (High Definition) media contents utilizing existing coaxial cable for home networking without incurring additional […]
Just recently, Sharp and Pioneer have announced the new data communication standard targeted to bring greater users experience while driving on the road. The new technology, known as Photoremo@Navi v1.0 creates the ability of faster synchronization between car navigation system and mobile device so that those data, such as GPS data, emails and calls can be exchanged seamlessly between both systems.
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