Archive for ‘2006’

Office 2007 is nearing completion

Office 2007 is nearing completion

Microsoft has sent a letter to the beta testers of Office reported in 2007 that the development of the office package within the next few weeks to be completed. Over the last month published the Beta 2 Technical Refresh, no other builds would be published. On 25 October, Microsoft plans to take the preview from [...]

The human brain functions as a computer

The human brain functions as a computer

Field of the human cerebral cortex, which scientists believe is responsible for the intellectual abilities of the individual functions like a computer, says a professor of psychology at the University of Colorado at Boulder Randall O’Reilly (Randall O’Reilly). In a review of biological computer models of the brain, which appeared in the October 6 issue [...]

The drive from Buffalo hides the connector in the housing

The drive from Buffalo hides the connector in the housing

If you have a USB-drive, you will probably be familiar with the problem of loss caps for him. Knowing this, the producers of “flash drive” come up with a variety of ways that help users to be less forgetful. Recall, USB-drive from Thanko, who in addition to its primary function, is also a strap for [...]

Matsushita at CEATEC: 2,5 Gbit / s between mobile devices

Matsushita at CEATEC: 2,5 Gbit / s between mobile devices

The company Matsushita has developed an optical coupling module for optical line systems. The module was demonstrated at CEATEC 2006. existing mobile terminals use electrical signals to transmit video and other data. However, the use of electrical signals to transmit high-definition video and large photos are some limitations associated with high levels of noise and [...]

CrossFire accelerator for the ASUS P965

CrossFire accelerator for the ASUS P965

A few weeks ago, ATI chipset Intel P965 certified for compatibility with CrossFire technology and allow its use in motherboards collected on the specified chipset. But the performance of CrossFire on Intel P965 was approximately 10% lower than the top-end Intel 975X. The problem is that the Intel 975X makes it possible to divide the [...]

Philips SA4000: player for the kids

Philips SA4000: player for the kids

If you are looking for a cheap but reliable player with a minimal number of functions, look at the new model from Philips entry level. Kid SA4000 has a capacity of 512 MB and a small seven-color LCD-screen with the ability to display text on two lines and a resolution of 32 x 128 pixels. [...]

She – a robot

She – a robot

Remember the fairy tale “Three Fat Men” about the heir Tutti and his doll? So after watching the video of Actroid DER2 may well seem that more and more these days and the good old fairy tale come true. The company Kokoro, specializing in the manufacture and application of robots to the public pretty girl-robot [...]

Radeon X1650 Pro and X1300 XT for AGP – now from Sapphire

Radeon X1650 Pro and X1300 XT for AGP – now from Sapphire

True to the manufacturing partner of ATI Sapphire company announced new graphics chips Radeon X1650 Pro and X1300 XT with interface AGP. New items on the parameters practically the same as the familiar graphics cards Radeon X1650 Pro and X1300 XT, designed for the bus PCI-Express. We recall the simple biography. Radeon X1650 Pro and [...]

IBM is looking for ways to circumvent the Moore’s Law

IBM is looking for ways to circumvent the Moore’s Law

They say, Gordon Moore (Gordon Moore) often had to come up with an explanation about the fact that after all he had in mind in his famous interview April 19, 1965, when he compiled a six-year experience in the development of integrated circuits and suggested that if further the number of transistors on a chip [...]

Print on toast

Print on toast

We always want something new. Sometimes desire can be quite unpredictable and silly. But what will not do for a loved one or an angry boss, who certainly need to please. How about having to draw on a piece of toast favorite cartoon characters for children, heart to his wife or non-intrusive advertising for a [...]

E-book Reader with a color screen from Fujitsu

E-book Reader with a color screen from Fujitsu

At Tokyo’s CEATEC, Fujitsu and Sony continued its initiative has provided the public a device for reading electronic books with “paper” display, produced by “proprietary” technology Electronic Paper. The main difference from its fellow of the Sony is the presence of a color screen, produced by the cholesteric liquid crystals possessing similar to eInk-screen from [...]

AIBO learns to swim

AIBO learns to swim

For more than six months have passed since, as the new government, which has become at the helm of Sony, literally buried the further development and production entities in turning the digital world – dog AIBO and humanoid QRIO. dream of millions of children, AIBO was doomed to extinction. What was he this email to [...]

Retiga-4000RV: CCD camera specifically for low-light

Retiga-4000RV: CCD camera specifically for low-light

The company has developed a new digital SciTech CCD camera QImaging Retiga-4000RV. “Well, what’s unusual?” – You might say. – “Right now, all digital cameras divorced …”. I agree with you, but the novelty is not for ordinary tasks – it is specifically designed to work in low light and has a large dynamic range. [...]

Philips Wake-up Light: a gentle ascent from the rays of the sun

Philips Wake-up Light: a gentle ascent from the rays of the sun

There are a huge number of developments that help people get up in the morning. But most alarms traumatize the psyche, causing the wake of sharp sounds and wakes up in a few seconds. A new development from Philips called Wake-up Light – this is the perfect alarm clock of some kind. This device is [...]

C Compact Flash Adapter to IDE from Evergreen

C Compact Flash Adapter to IDE from Evergreen

The Japanese company Evergreen introduced an adapter for a memory card reader Compact Flash, able to connect directly to the IDE connector on the motherboard of your computer. Such a device has reduced, as compared to hard drives, power consumption, plus it is totally silent. The main purpose of the device submitted – the creation [...]