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1) When a stripper takes your place at a high school reunion

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE53O1J920090427?feedType=RSS

 

My comment: In my opinion, this woman lost an opportunity to see those who made memories with her in high school, for a joke. But I did find this article interesting because from one silly prank of sending a stripper to her high school reunion instead of her self, she got famous out of it. Hollywood knocks on her door after the story has been spread! Awesome way to make money, but a fail way to see your friends from high school again.

 

2) 95 old school games you can still play online

http://amog.com/tech/gaming/oldschool-videogames/?ref=rss

 

My comment: This article is supremely awesome! All those old games we played when we were like 7 can be played online? That’s so cool! You can play MarioBros online with a friend from the other side of the world! I like it I think its awesome. I miss those old school games. The new games in this generation are getting really lame and stupid, its getting addicting to little kids because of all the pleasurable violence! Plus kids these days just don’t have a life…. I just contradicted my self. But back then with the N64 and stuff, we still played out side! Haha. So yea, its good =)

 

3) First Swine Flu death in the U.S. reported

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/29/swine.flu/index.html

 

4) Limbaugh to Specter: Take McCain and his daughter with you

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/28/limbaugh-to-specter-take_n_192382.html

 

5) WTF? Italy to dump 20,000 tons of radioactive waste in UTAH?

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/apr/14/nation/na-nuclear-waste14

 

ps. Mr Cabralda, i’ll edit this at home. Ma bad

Google Sketchup

SketchUp is a 3D modeling program designed for architects, civil engineers, filmmakers, game developers, and related professions. It also includes features to facilitate the placement of models in Google Earth. It was designed to be easier to use than other 3D CAD programs. A feature of SketchUp is the 3D Warehouse that lets SketchUp users search for models made by others and contribute models.
This can be used for rough drafts of future models. It can also be used for designing or redesigning a building or structure. Lots of playgrounds, kitchen scenes, inside of buildings, etc… are first designed and made in Google SketchUp.

Operating Systems

MS Windows XP

Windows XP is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. The name “XP” is short for “experience”. Windows XP is the successor to both Windows 2000 Professional and Windows Me, and is the first consumer-oriented operating system produced by Microsoft to be built on the Windows NT kernel and architecture. Windows XP was first released on 25 October 2001, and over 400 million copies were in use in January 2006, according to an estimate in that month by an IDC analyst. It is succeeded by Windows Vista, which was released to volume license customers on 8 November 2006, and worldwide to the general public on 30 January 2007. Direct OEM and retail sales of Windows XP ceased on 30 June 2008, although it is still possible to obtain Windows XP from System Builders (smaller OEMs who sell assembled computers) until 31 July 2009 or by purchasing Windows Vista Ultimate or Business and then downgrading to Windows XP.

 

The most common editions of the operating system are Windows XP Home Edition, which is targeted at home users, and Windows XP Professional, which offers additional features such as support for Windows Server domains and two physical processors, and is targeted at power users, business and enterprise clients. Windows XP Media Center Edition has additional multimedia features enhancing the ability to record and watch TV shows, view DVD movies, and listen to music. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition is designed to run ink-aware applications built using the Tablet PC platform. Two separate 64-bit versions of Windows XP were also released, Windows XP 64-bit Edition for IA-64 (Itanium) processors and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition for x86-64. There is also Windows XP Embedded, a componentized version of the Windows XP Professional, and editions for specific markets such as Windows XP Starter Edition.

 

 

MS Windows Vista

 

Windows Vista is one member in a family of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, Tablet PCs, and media center PCs. Prior to its announcement on July 22, 2005, Windows Vista was known by its codename “Longhorn.” Development was completed on November 8, 2006; over the following three months it was released in stages to computer hardware and software manufacturers, business customers, and retail channels. On January 30, 2007, it was released worldwide and was made available for purchase and download from Microsoft’s website^. The release of Windows Vista came more than five years after the introduction of its predecessor, Windows XP, the longest time span between successive releases of Microsoft Windows desktop operating systems.

Microsoft’s primary stated objective with Windows Vista, however, has been to improve the state of security in the Windows operating system. One common criticism of Windows XP and its predecessors has been their commonly exploited security vulnerabilities and overall susceptibility to malware, viruses and buffer overflows. In light of this, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced in early 2002 a company-wide “Trustworthy Computing initiative” which aims to incorporate security work into every aspect of software development at the company. Microsoft stated that it prioritized improving the security of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 above finishing Windows Vista, thus delaying its completion.

While these new features and security improvements have garnered positive reviews, Vista has also been the target of much criticism and negative press. Criticism of Windows Vista has targeted its high system requirements, its more restrictive licensing terms, the inclusion of a number of new digital rights management technologies aimed at restricting the copying of protected digital media, lack of compatibility with some pre-Vista hardware and software, and the number of authorization prompts for User Account Control. As a result of these and other issues, Windows Vista had seen initial adoption and satisfaction rates lower than Windows XP. However, as of January 2009, it has been announced that Vista usage had surpassed Microsoft’s pre-launch two-year-out expectations of achieving 200 million users by an estimated 150 million. The 64-bit versions of Vista require that all device drivers be digitally signed, so that the creator of the driver can be identified

Ubuntu Linux (latest version)

Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux. Ubuntu’s goals include providing an up-to-date, stable operating system for the average user, with a strong focus on usability and ease of installation. Ubuntu has been rated as the most popular Linux distribution for the desktop, claiming approximately 30% of desktop Linux installations in 2007.The first version released was Mac OS X Server 1.0 in 1999, and a desktop-oriented version, Mac OS X version 10.0 followed in March 2001. As of 2009, five more distinct “end-user” and “server” versions have been released, the latest being Mac OS X v10.5 in October 2007. Releases of Mac OS X are named after big cats; for example, Mac OS X v10.5 is usually referred to by Apple and users as “Leopard” (10.4 was referred to as Tiger, 10.3 as Panther, etc). The server edition, Mac OS X Server, is architecturally very similar to its desktop counterpart. However, it also includes several additional administration software tools to facilitate workgroup management or provide simplified access to common network services. These tools include a mail transfer agent, a Samba server, an LDAP server, a domain name server, and others. It is pre-loaded on Apple’s Xserve server hardware, but can be run on most of Apple’s computer models.

Apple also produces specialized versions of Mac OS X for use on three of its consumer devices; the iPhone OS for the iPhone, and the iPod Touch, and an unnamed version for the Apple TV.

 

Ubuntu is composed of free and open source software distributed under various licenses, especially the GNU General Public License (GPL) which means that users are free to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. Ubuntu is sponsored by the UK based company Canonical Ltd., owned by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. Instead of selling Ubuntu for profit, Canonical creates revenue by selling technical support. By keeping Ubuntu free and open source, Canonical is able to take advantage of the talents of outside developers in Ubuntu’s constituent components without developing the entire operating system itself.

Canonical endorses and provides support for four additional Ubuntu-based distributions: Kubuntu and Xubuntu, which use KDE and Xfce, respectively, as a desktop environment, replacing the default GNOME system used by Ubuntu; Edubuntu, a subproject and add-on for Ubuntu, designed for school environments and home use; and Ubuntu JeOS (pronounced “Juice”), a stripped-down version of Ubuntu, optimized for virtual appliances.

Canonical releases new versions of Ubuntu every six months and supports Ubuntu for eighteen months by submitting security fixes, patches to critical bugs and including minor updates to programs. LTS (Long Term Support) releases, which occur every two years, are supported for three years on the desktop and five years for servers. The current version of Ubuntu, Intrepid Ibex, was released on October 30, 2008, and the upcoming version, Jaunty Jackalope, will be released in April, 2009. The version after Jaunty will be Karmic Koala, which will possess several advanced features like Eucalyptus.

BeOS

BeOS was an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Inc. in 1991. It was first written to run on BeBox hardware. BeOS was optimized for digital media work and was written to take advantage of modern hardware facilities such as symmetric multiprocessing by utilizing modular I/O bandwidth, pervasive multithreading, preemptive multitasking and a custom 64-bit journaling file system known as BFS. The BeOS GUI was developed on the principles of clarity and a clean, uncluttered design. The API was written in C++ for ease of programming. It has POSIX compatibility and access to a command line interface through Bash, although internally it is not a Unix-derived operating system.

BeOS was positioned as a platform which could be used by a substantial population of desktop users and a competitor to Microsoft Windows and Linux. However, it was ultimately unable to achieve a significant market share and proved commercially unviable for Be Inc. The company was acquired by Palm Inc. and today BeOS is mainly used and developed by a small population of enthusiasts.

Be Inc. sued Microsoft claiming that Hitachi had been pressured to dissuade them from selling PCs loaded with BeOS, and that Compaq had been pressured not to market an Internet appliance in partnership with Be. BeOS also claimed that Microsoft acted to artificially depress Be Inc’s IPO. The case was eventually settled out of court with no admission of liability on Microsoft’s part.

MAC OS X (latest version)

 

Mac OS X  is a line of computer operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc., and since 2002 has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems. Mac OS X is the successor to the original or “classic” Mac OS, which had been Apple’s primary operating system since 1984. Unlike its predecessors, Mac OS X is a Unix-based operating system, built on technologies developed at NeXT between the second half of the 1980s and Apple’s purchase of the company in early 1996. Version 10.5, while running on Intel processors, is certified UNIX 03.

 

Internet Privacy Concerns

Google Latitude:

Google Latitude is a new feature for Google Maps on your mobile device. It’s also an iGoogle gadget on your computer. Once you’ve opted in to Latitude, you can see the approximate location of your friends and loved ones who have decided to share their location with you. So now you can do things like see if your spouse is stuck in traffic on the way home from work, notice that a buddy is in town for the weekend, or take comfort in knowing that a loved one’s flight landed safely, despite bad weather. And with Latitude, not only can you see your friends’ locations on a map, but you can also be in touch directly via SMS, Google Talk, Gmail, or by updating your status message; you can even upload a new profile photo on the fly. It’s a fun way to feel close to the people you care about.

Privacy concerns:

Internet privacy is now a hot-button issue; the flurry of media reports about HTTP cookies has raised public concerns that consumers’ online activities are being monitored. In mid-May, Vice President Al Gore announced a White House initiative aimed at helping to improve online privacy protections. And in June, the Federal Trade Commission reported the results of its March privacy “sweep,” in which the agency visited more than 1,400 commercial Web sites in search of clearly displayed privacy policies. The FTC reported that while 85% of the sites it had visited collect personal information from consumers, only 14% had posted any privacy-related notices, and only 2% had posted comprehensive privacy policies. Meanwhile, the European Union is preparing to launch the European Data Protection Directive on Oct. 25. This directive will prohibit EU member countries from sending personal data to other countries that lack adequate privacy protection. Online transactions, which often cross national borders, may be significantly impacted by this directive. The Internet and computerized databases make automated collection and processing of information particularly easy and convenient. In fact, for the typical Web site operator, it’s easier to collect information about Web site visitors than to figure out how to configure a Web server not to collect that information. As a result, there are now zillions of databases silently collecting mostly innocuous “click-stream” data from everyone who surfs on by. But when these databases are merged, and especially when click-stream data is combined with personally identifiable data that users type in when filling out online forms, Web surfers may be profiled in ways that raise serious privacy concerns. Imagine, for example, if employers started inferring health information about their employees (or prospective employees) based on information about visitors to medical- or health-related Web sites.

Facebook Privacy Concern:

When you first start facebook, facebooks defult settings are at FULL ON STALKER MODE which means anything and everything you put, say on facebook are for all eyes to see? Your commenting on a funny picture of your friend, that picture can have comments of your comment on that picture from people your friend preobibly doesnt know. The dispute involves changes that Facebook had made to its terms of service agreement. Some critics said the changes appeared to give the company a perpetual right to content that users post on the network. People Against the new Terms of Service, a Facebook group created to oppose the changes, counted more than 88,000 users on Wednesday. The about-face by Facebook underscores the sensitivity that many consumers have about their personal data, even on sites where they freely share information about their lives with online friends. And it reflects the challenges facing Facebook as it seeks to squeeze money out of its network of 175 million users and to offset the costs of its rapid growth. Facebook is quickly burning through its initial funding, said Sanford Bernstein analyst Jeffrey Lindsay. Among other things, the social network needs to pay for the computers and equipment that host its online service around the world. “That’s real money,” said Lindsay. “They’re realising that they have to get a business model.” As a private company, Facebook does not disclose financial information. Lindsay said the site is rumored to generate US$100 million to US$300 million a year, most of it through an advertising arrangement with Microsoft, which owns a 1.6 percent stake in Facebook.

Past and Future

Two electronics that came out in 2008 and had a huge impact on the electronics world were the iPhone

which is an internet-connected multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. with a flush multi-touch screen and a minimal hardware interface. The device does not have a physical keyboard, so a virtual keyboard is rendered on the touch screen instead. The iPhone functions as a camera phone (including text messaging and visual voicemail), a portable media player (equivalent to an iPod), and Internet client (with email, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity)

Apple announced the iPhone on January 9, 2007. The announcement was preceded by rumors and speculation that circulated for several months. The iPhone was initially introduced in the United States on June 29, 2007 and has since been introduced worldwide. It was named Time magazine’s “Invention of the Year” in 2007. On July 11, 2008, the iPhone 3G was released and supported faster 3G data speeds and Assisted GPS. With this, it because popular very quickly because it influenced people to buy it because of its many fetures in stead of buying a phone, a gps, or a portable game console separatly.

And there was the ps3 that came out in 2008 as well.

he PlayStation 3 (officially marketed PLAYSTATION 3, commonly abbreviated PS3) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo’s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.

A major feature that distinguishes the PlayStation 3 from its predecessors is its unified online gaming service, the PlayStation Network, which contrasts with Sony’s former policy of relying on game developers for online play.Other major features of the console include its robust multimedia capabilities, connectivity with the PlayStation Portabl, and its use of a high-definition optical disc format, Blu-ray Disc, as its primary storage medium. The PS3 was also the first Blu-ray 2.0-compliant Blu-ray player on the market^.

The PlayStation 3 was first released on November 11, 2006 in Japan,November 17, 2006 in North America, and March 23, 2007 in Europe and Oceania. Two SKUs were available at launch: a basic model with a 20 GB hard drive (HDD), and a premium model with a 60 GB hard drive and several additional features (the 20 GB model was not released in Europe or Oceania). Since then, several revisions have been made to the console’s available models. Like the iphone, it also became popular very quickly because of the history of the ps and ps2 of how it was very succecful of what kind of games they sell.

One product that i think will be significant in 2009 are touch opperated cars. In just a touch of a botton you can start the engin, or by a touch of a touchscreen you can find the closes HnM story around and the closes way to it.

Binary Numbaz Act II

Converting Binary to Hexadecimal…

1 10 – A

211 – B

3 12 – C

4 13 – D

514 – E

615 – F

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8

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Hex	F	E	D	C	B	A	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Binary	1111	1110	1101	1100	1011	1010	1001	1000	0111	0110	0101	0100	0011	0010	0001

First of all, you must understand a common convention in hexadecimal notation. You’ll typically see hexadecimal numbers preceded by 0x, it just means that the number is hexadecimal, but the actual 0x is irrelevant to the number. So 0×42FE means that 42FE is a hexadecimal number, we know that because of the 0x, but again, ignore the 0x when you’re actually working with the number.

To convert from binary to hexadecimal is very easy, you first separate the binary number into nibble (4 bits). For example, the number 24, which is 00011000 in binary, you would set it up as 0001 1000. Then, what you do, is you convert each nibble into decimal, for example, for the first nibble, 0001, since it equals one in decimal, you would then convert the decimal into hexadecimal, and since in hex 1 is 1, you would write 1. Now, for the second nibble, 1000, in decimal is 8, and in hex its 8, so 0001 1000 in hexadecimal is 0×18.

Lets do another one, the number 224 which is 11100000 in binary, would be 1110 0000. The first nibble, 1110, in decimal is 14. So you would see what 14 is in hexadecimal, 14 in hex is E. Now the second nibble is 0000, so in decimal its 0, and in hex its 0. The final number in hex would be 0xE0.

To convert from hexadecimal to binary, all you do is get the number, for example, 0xE0, that we did in the last example. We then read from left to right, or right to left, it doesn’t matter, as long as we maintain the order. So lets do it from right to left, since I know most of you would say that, okay, the first digit is 0, and in binary 0 is 0000. Note that each digit in hexadecimal is 4 bits, so even though we can express 0 in 000000, and also 0, we have to fill up 4 bits, so it would be 0000. The next digit, which is E, in decimal is 14, so in binary it would be:

 14
- 8 <----Using an eight.
---
  6
- 4 <----Using a four
---
  2
- 2 <----Using a 2
---
  0

Since we are using nibbles, we only need four bits, so:

8 | 4 | 2 | 1
1   1   1   0

I know that finding out 14 in binary was very easy, but I just did the whole thing so that others could understand the process.

So 0xE0 in binary is 1110 0000. Note that we converted the hex number from right to left, so we write it the same way, right to left. We found out the 0000 first, so we put it on the right, and we work our way to the left, in this case, 1110, which is 14. So again, the answer is 1110 0000.

To convert from hexadecimal to decimal, don’t be tempted to just do the following:

Considering 0xE0, you would say, okay, from right to left. 0 in decimal is 0. And E in decimal in 14, so you’d think the answer is 140. WRONG! Please remember the right way to do it. First, you convert it to binary, and from the last example, we found out its 1110 0000. okay, now you set up the columns, unless your a master a binary:

128 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1
  1    1    1    0   0   0   0   0

So it’s 128 plus 64 plus 32, in other words, its the hexadecimal number in binary, to decimal. That would make 224

Binary Numbaz

Binary Numbaz

Computers work on the principle of number manipulation. Inside the computer, the numbers are represented in bits and bytes. For example, the number three is represented by a byte with bits 0 & 1 set; 00000011. This is numbering system using base 2. People commonly use a decimal or Base 10 numbering system. What this means is that in Base 10, count from 0 to 9 before adding another digit. The number 22 in Base 10 means we have 2 sets of 10’s and 2 sets of 1’s.

1 Bit = 8 Bytes

1024 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte

1024 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte

1024 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte

1024 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte

1024 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte

Base 2 is also known as binary since there can only be two values for a specific digit; either a 0 = OFF or  1 = ON. You cannot have a number represented as 22 in binary notation. The decimal number 22 is represented in binary as 00010110 which by following the below chart breaks down to:

| 2^7 |   2^6 | 2^5  | 2^4 |  2^ 3  |  2^2  |  2^1  | 2^0 |

=          |  128 |   64  |  32  |  1  |     8    |    4    |    2   |    1  |

22 or 00010110:

All numbers representing 0 are not counted, 128, 64, 32, 8, 1 because 0 represents OFF

However, numbers representing 1 are counted, 16 + 4 + 2 = 22 because 1 represents ON

Decimal Values and Binary Equivalents chart:

Decimal	Binary
1	1
2	10
3	11
4	100
5	101
6	110
7	111
8	1000
9	1001
10	1010
16	10000
32	100000
64	1000000
100	1100100
256	100000000
512	1000000000
1000	1111110100
1024	10000000000

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”Codeweavers says cheap gas = free software today”

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/27/codeweavers-says-cheap-gas-free-software-tomorrow/

This article tells us that for one day, there are giving out free computers such as macs and Linux products because of the price of gas. They are also giving away this program that can add on Window’s applications into your mac. In my oppinion, this is a great opportunity for those people who don’t have or can’t get computers from money issues such as financial problems. Also, having this program that can let you apply windows applicatins into a mac can change the way we use computers today and can also give in idea for windows and macs to work together to make a better computer!

”First look at Windows 7’s User Interface”

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081028-first-look-at-windows-7.html

The new windows 7, a new generation of windows after vista with a new look and an easyer format! There are some screen shots of the toolbar and the windows of the internet and the documents etc. They improoved quick access features and also have removed the text on the home tool barso it shows as just a big icon. A big evolution of windows that can now change the way we see computures today!

”Think Firefox 3 is fast? Try Firefox Minefield”

http://news.cnet.com/think-firefox-3-is-fast-try-firefox-minefield/

Firefox Minefield is a new evolution of firefox3! this article will show you what it can do. this is just like windows vista changing into windows7 accept this is fire fox, the safest web broswer. This new browser is lightning fast and safer because of added on shields. It also contains the fastest javascript engine on the planet! Try this and you might just wont go back to your normal web browser.

GeekBrief TV. Ep#439

Out of the three Gadgets on Geek Brief ep. #439, i chose the Juice Pack that works as a secondary power sorce to the iTouch, or the iPhone. What you can do with this gadget is to charge its lithium polymer battery in the form of a non-slip, soft grip case when at home and when your out of the house, going out of town, or leaving the country and your iTouch/Phone starts running out of battery after 3 hours or so, you can use the Juice Pack to add an extreme amount of power to your iTouch or iPhone. When added to your “iDivice” it will add stand by time up to 250hrs, audio playback up 24hrs, talk time to 8hrs,  video playback to 7hrs and internet usage to 6hrs! This is the first Apple certified attatched battery in the world!

This one-of-a-kind device are for those iPhone/Touch users who don’t have alot of time to charge their device at home because of work or just being to busy. The juice pack is the number 1 solution for those kind of people, it’s a great secondary source of power! This is the best thing to bring on a kabajilion hour flight to somewhere around the world, when you start running out of battery after afew hours from lifting of the ground, you can use this to finish the flight.

ICT~ History of Computers Part III

5 pieces of technology that you think will revolutionize technology.

Electric Operated Vehicles.

I think this will revolutionize technology in the future because isnted of using gas to run our cars. This vehicle is propelled by wheel mounted drive motors to which energy is supplied from a battery. During vehicle braking by a mechanical brake, a switching control is operative on the motor windings to produce a regenerative action causing electrical braking. The regenerative energy produced during the braking operation, is utilized to charge the battery. This makes driving on the road much safer and no need to stop by a gas station to fill up your tank!

Touch-Screen Products.

While touch sensing is commonplace for single points of contact, multi-touch sensing enables a user to interact with a system with more than one finger at a time, as in chording and bi-manual operations. Such sensing devices are inherently also able to accommodate multiple users simultaneously, which is especially useful for larger interaction scenarios such as interactive walls and tabletops. Since refining the FTIR (frustrated total internal reflection) sensing technique, we’ve been experimenting with a wide variety of application scenarios and interaction modalities that utilize multi-touch input information. These go far beyond the “poking” actions you get with a typical touchscreen, or the gross gesturing found in video-based interactive interfaces. It is a rich area for research, and we are extremely excited by its potential for advances in efficiency, usability, and intuitiveness. It’s also just so much fun! Our technique is force-sensitive, and provides unprecedented resolution and scalability, allowing us to create sophisticated multi-point widgets for applications large enough to accommodate both hands and multiple users.

Wi-Fi

stands for wireless fidelity, in a play on the older term Hi-Fi, is a wireless networking technology used across the globe. Wi-Fi refers to any system that uses the 802.11 standard, which was developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and released in 1997. The term Wi-Fi, which is alternatively spelled WiFi, Wi-fi, Wifi, or wifi, was pushed by the Wi-Fi Alliance, a trade group that pioneered commercialization of the technology.

Smart Phones/PDA (cell phones)

smart phone is about a lot more than just making calls. With a PDA phone, you can connect to the Web and check your email. Also, PDA cell phones enable you to get faxes, voicemail and text messages. Some PDA smart phones even have the potential to let you hook up with a speech-recognition server by phone. This makes it possible to use PDA phones to dictate responses or notes as well as see the text on the PDA phones screens as it comes back from the server. PDA phones combine all the advantages of a PDA with a cell phone. This makes PDA smart phones almost an absolute must for busy business people everywhere. You can do practically anything on PDA phones that you could do in your office. And you can do those things on PDA phones from anyplace you happen to be.

Blu-Ray

Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is the name of a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), a group of the world’s leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers (including Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson). The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc. This extra capacity combined with the use of advanced video and audio codecs will offer consumers an unprecedented HD experience. Recent development by Pioneer has pushed the storage capacity to 500GB on a single disc by using 20 layers.