A Revolutionary Compact – The Canon PowerShot S90
November 14, 2009
A Revolutionary Compact – The Canon PowerShot S90 :: Articles :: www.hardwarezone.com®
And that’s what makes the S90 so exciting. Canon has somehow managed to take the large sensor of the G-series and squeezed it into a compact camera body that’s only slightly larger than a regular compact. Not only that, they’ve included full manual controls, and a unique manual control ring that’s not even found on the G-series. All this would have been exciting enough, but they even threw in a fast f/2 lens, which is no less of a shot across the bow for near rival Panasonic LX3 which also features an f/2 lens.
Contact lenses to get built-in virtual graphics
November 13, 2009
Contact lenses to get built-in virtual graphics – tech – 12 November 2009 – New Scientist
A contact lens that harvests radio waves to power an LED is paving the way for a new kind of display. The lens is a prototype of a device that could display information beamed from a mobile device.Realising that display size is increasingly a constraint in mobile devices, Babak Parviz at the University of Washington, in Seattle, hit on the idea of projecting images into the eye from a contact lens.
One of the limitations of current head-up displays is their limited field of view. A contact lens display can have a much wider field of view. “Our hope is to create images that effectively float in front of the user perhaps 50 cm to 1 m away,” says Parviz.
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The University of Washington team will present their prototype at the Biomedical Circuits and Systems (BioCas 2009) conference at Beijing later this month.
Panasonic prezinta la HIFI Arena revolutionarele plasme Viera NeoPDP
November 13, 2009
Pentru ca era televiziunii conventionale se apropie de sfârsit, Panasonic participa la expozitia HIFI Arena cu cele mai noi si spectaculoase tehnologii ale sale în materie de home entertainment. Noutatile vin odata cu seria revolutionarelor televizoare cu plasma Viera NeoPDP, al carei model Z11 va fi prezentat pentru prima data în tara noastra.
VIERA NeoPDP (Neo Plasma Display Panel) reprezinta un progres în tehnologia plasmei, oferind o gama de inovatii ce însufletesc fiecare detaliu. Imaginile în miscare rapida redate foarte precis, negrul profund si consumul redus de energie, datorat eficientei luminoase marite, transforma NeoPDP într-o tehnologie unica.
YouTube – AWE Self-Reconfiguring Robotic Wall
November 12, 2009
PowerGenix NiZn rechargeable AA batteries: finally, some cells worth buying
Naturally, these will also keep your wireless keyboard, mouse or remote ticking for a long, long time, but it’s their ability to shine even in high-drain applications that really impressed us. The economics of it just make these tough to ignore: a 4-pack of Energizer’s ‘Ultimate Lithium’ AA cells can be had for around $7 to $10, while the 4-pack of PowerGenix batteries cost just a few bucks more (charger notwithstanding). If you’re a power user that eats through 8, 12 or more AA cells at every stop, it’s a no brainer to make the switch to NiZn. If you find yourself buying batteries around once per year, you’re probably better off sticking with your current habits. But hey — at least there’s finally a great solution for those of us who’ve been procuring more batteries than toilet paper over the past few years.
Sumitomo 3M Showcased 3D Panel Viewable with Naked Eye at FPD International 2009 » My Digital Life
The Japanese company utilizes the concept of directionality of how light travels and with individual eye receiving a light beaming from independent light source to left and right eye respectively, the displayed images can be visualized as 3D view when both are synchronized and analyzed by human brain. The theory seems to be simple but it has to utilize a special made Dome-shaped lenses with prism based structures to generate the right directionality required for the special effect without the need of additional bulky glass as being practised in conventional method. Good thing is, there is possible to switch between 3D and 2D view by just controlling the time of light beaming to be reaching both eyes at the same time in case there is a need to display 2D view as desired during certain circumstances, for instance, when reading full text-based online material.
Bendable Bridgestone e-Book Reader
October 31, 2009
Bendable Bridgestone e-Book Reader » My Digital Life
Bridgestone, the name synonymous with tires and Formula 1, has got the e-book market into a frenzy lately through its new invention. It claims that it has pioneered the design of the world’s first flexible e-book reader. The e-book reader has a 10.7-inch-screen and measures 5.8mm thick, half the thickness of Kindle. It can display color pages and be bent to a certain extent. Both the circuit board and electronic board are flexible. While Bridgestone has announced that it has no plans to commercialize the product yet, the technology is set to make e-book readers more appealing and versatile for users.
World’s first commercial application of DSSC solar technology is in the bag
The first commercial shipment of low-light, ultra thin, solar cell technology called DSSC (dye-sensitized solar cells), created by G24 Innovations, has been sent to Hong Kong-based consumer electronics bag manufacturer, Mascotte Industrial Associates for use in backpacks and bags. Ideal for clothing and portable applications, DSSCs are less than 1mm thick, inexpensive, don’t contain silicon or cadmium and can even operate indoors, making them ideal for powering cell telephones, cameras and portable electronics. The company says DSSCs also can be embedded into tent material to power LED lighting systems for camping.
YouTube – Sony unveils prototype 360° 3D display
October 24, 2009
Apps to make your mobile phone even smarter
October 24, 2009
Apps to make your mobile phone even smarter | Mail Online
We’ve rounded up a selection of the best apps, below, but there are thousands more begging for your attention.Apple pioneered the ‘app store’ concept, so it’s no surprise that the iPhone has a far larger and more varied app catalogue than its rivals.
But with other manufacturers catching on, there’s never been a better time to put the power of a smartphone to work for you.
