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Friday, 19 February 2010

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 tranfers 16Gb/s by NEC

Engineers at NEC have come up with a new technique to boost the speed at which data can be transferred over USB to 16Gb/s. The new technology increases the upper speed of USB 3.0 from an already rapid 5Gb/s to 16Gb/s. A dual-layer DVD to be transferred under five seconds and an entire Bluray disc in just 25 seconds.

“This procedure greatly reduces the nearest-neighbor inter-bit interference in the signal waveform and thus successfully alleviates the issue of feedback-time constraint inherent in conventional equalizers,” NEC’s scientists claimed. NEC newly developed high-speed communication interface technology utilizing binary transmission schemes enable data rates of 16 Gb/s. Now the next step is to wait for the licensing bodies to license the new technology and open the doors for its use at a commercial level.

Thursday, 11 February 2010

Google to Deliver 1Gb/sec Fiber-Optic Broadband Network in U.S

Google is getting into the broadband business.They are planning to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States. They will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today with 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. They plan to offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people.Their goal is to experiment with new ways to help make Internet access better and faster for everyone. Here are some specific things that Google's is thinking:

Next generation apps: Google wants to see what developers and users can do with ultra high-speeds, whether it's creating new bandwidth-intensive "killer apps" and services.

New deployment techniques: Google will test new ways to build fiber networks, and to help inform and support deployments elsewhere, They will share key lessons learned with the world.

Openness and choice: Google will operate an "open access" network, giving users the choice of multiple service providers. Google will manage their network in an open, non-discriminatory and transparent way.

Check out this video by Google

Nexus One vs iPhone 3GS vs Droid vs Pre: The Comparison

Google has released it’s own OS called Android. The google's phone is known as Nexus One. BillShrink has put together a handy comparison chart that breaks the devices down on all key features.

And here is the video camparison
Nexus One

Iphone 3GS

Videos source

well well well there are a few obvious differences — iPhone still lacks multitasking while the Android devices have fewer apps — but for the most part, these devices are fairly similar on paper. Still my favorite is iPhone just because the user interface design and all the amazing applications.

Friday, 6 November 2009

Google's TiSP (Toilet Internet Service Provider)

Google TiSP (BETA) is a fully functional, end-to-end system that provides in-home wireless access by connecting your commode-based TiSP wireless router to one of thousands of TiSP Access Nodes via fiber-optic cable strung through your local municipal sewage lines.

It's a wireless Internet connection that could be installed in anyone's home with the Google home self-installation kit. The installation process was described "GFlushing," the weighted end of a spool of fiber optic cable down what Google termed as "Dark Porcelain" where it would be connected to Google fiber network. This connection was estimated to take place within 60 minutes, depending on "proper data flow" where a team of PHDs (Plumbing Hardware Dispatchers) would make the connection. The PHDs were represented as men in SCUBA outfits, standing in your sewerage treatment plants, apparently waiting for your cable to arrive read more

Friday, 18 September 2009

No More I-Mate in Uae

Bad news for I-mate lovers (if any) UAE mobile phone company i-mate has gone out of business.

The company closed its office in Dubai Internet City and founder and CEO Jim Morrison is believed to have left the country, ITP.net reported.

Staff were told to take compulsory two-month unpaid leave in an e-mail last Wednesday, according to employees, but the next day received information that the operation was closing and found the office locked.
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HP DreamScreen- Digital picture frame by HP

HP launched a new category of devices called DreamScreens.

DreamScreens can connect to a wireless or wired network, allowing users to access their Facebook feeds, listen to music through Pandora or check photos through Snapfish, among other things. The idea is to provide built-in widgets that can bring information that users would otherwise have to go to their PCs for, says HP.

“Constant, always-on access to friends, information and entertainment is a common expectation today,” says Satjiv Chahil senior vice president, worldwide marketing, with HP. “With DreamScreen, social media, web services and digital entertainment can be enjoyed in more areas of the home.”

The screens, which will start at $250 for a 10-inch display, come with 2 GB of built-in memory. (HP also offers a 13-inch version.) Customers can load digital content using a USB drive or most types of flash memory cards, says HP.

But so far, widgets available for the DreamScreen are limited to weather, Facebook, Pandora and SmartRadio, a service that aggregates streams of live net broadcasts and a few other selections. HP says it plans to introduce more widgets that users can add to the screen. But unless HP can have a thriving app store that offers a wide variety of programs from gaming to productivity tools, the HP DreamScreen seems pretty limited in its usefulness.

Some of the features are

Wireless—Connect to your wireless home network to access weather info, Snapfish and Facebook with built-in Wi-Fi.
Touch-enabled controls—Get fast, easy access to information and entertainment with simple touch controls embedded in the display that disappear when not in use, or use the included remote control for added convenience.
Day at a glance—Wake up to music and get a 5-day forecast with one glance thanks to built-in alarm clock and weather functions.
Social media hub—Keep up with your friends’ photos, status updates and upcoming events by accessing Facebook.
Music—Turn your HP DreamScreen into your entertainment center by listening to Internet radio from Pandora or HP SmartRadio.
Photos—Play a slideshow of your photos copied to the HP DreamScreen or directly on popular memory cards formats.
Videos—Watch home movies and video clips in full screen – Its simple!
Connect with your PC—Stream Photos and Music from your PC or wirelessly copy photos, music or video from your PC to the HP DreamScreen.