http://www.technology-blog.com/ Read and research in the technology field from technology-blog.com Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT en-us http://www.technology-blog.com/images/blogs/technology-blog.jpg http://www.technology-blog.com/ 115 82 http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/3-d-movies-via-internet-and-satellite.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/3-d-movies-via-internet-and-satellite.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT Blockbusters like Avatar, UP or Toy Story 3 will bring the 3-D into home living rooms, televisions and computers. There are already displays available and the new Blu-Ray players can already play 3-dimensional movies based on MVC. The first soccer games were recorded stereoscopically at the Football World Championships in South Africa. What is missing is an efficient form of transmission........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/organic-led-light-source-for-home-electronics.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/organic-led-light-source-for-home-electronics.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT Electronic products pollute our environment with many heavy metals before, during and after they're used. In the U.S. alone, an estimated 70% of heavy metals in landfill come from discarded electronics. With flat screen TVs getting bigger and cheaper every year, environmental costs continue to mount........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/spintronics-for-next-generation-computers.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/spintronics-for-next-generation-computers.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT Using powerful lasers, Hui Zhao, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas, and graduate student Lalani Werake have discovered a new way to recognize currents of spinning electrons within a semiconductor. Their findings could lead the way to development of superior computers and electronics. Results from their work in KU's Ultrafast Laser Lab would be reported in the recent issue of Nature Physics, a leading peer-evaluated journal, and was posted online in early August........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/glorious-gadolinium-gives-flash-memory.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/glorious-gadolinium-gives-flash-memory.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT College Park, MD (August 24, 2010) -- Future flash memory could be faster and store more data without changing its basic design by using a clever nanocrystal material proposed by researchers at Taiwan's Chang Gung University, who describe a new logical element made with the rare earth material gadolinium in the journal APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, which is published by the American Institute of Physics........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/what-is-cloud-hosting.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/what-is-cloud-hosting.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT When web hosting meets cloud computing, the result is a variety of hosting products that let businesses dynamically scale resources according as their business needs fluctuate. By adjusting their hosting packages on an as-needed basis, businesses can save money by paying only for what they need and still avoid any downtime caused by servers going over capacity. In general, there are three general kinds of cloud hosting technologies that businesses can leverage to reap the cost efficiencies of cloud computing. ....... ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/why-the-home-phone-has-become-irreplaceable.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/why-the-home-phone-has-become-irreplaceable.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT Typically, a home phone concept was normally identified with the landlines or wired networks, where the phones were connected through the physical media. There was a time before a couple of decades, when the members of our families used to tell us who called, and pass on the information. With the advancement of technology, things have changed quite considerably all around the world. Communication has become more direct now, and the SMS facilities allow people to send messages even when the receiver's cell phones are switched off........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/small-wires-make-big-connections.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/small-wires-make-big-connections.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT University of Illinois engineers have developed a novel direct-writing method for manufacturing metal interconnects that could shrink integrated circuits and expand microelectronics. Integrated chips are made by wiring multiple transistors and electronic components together to perform complex functions. The connections between chips and circuit boards traditionally are made from pre-fabricated metal wires that connect to a designated bonding pad on a chip........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/creating-a-super-battery.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/creating-a-super-battery.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, Washington State University scientists have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy. "If you think about it, it is the most condensed form of energy storage outside of nuclear energy," says Choong-Shik Yoo, a WSU chemistry professor and main author of results reported in the journal Nature Chemistry....... ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/asus-eee-pc-2g-surf.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/asus-eee-pc-2g-surf.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT The 'Asus EEE PC 2G Surf' is a sleek netbook designed by ASUS. They say it is Easy to learn, Easy to Work and Easy to play. The Eee stands for these three E qualities of this net book. The Asus Eee PC 2G Surf is manufactured by Pegatron Technology and developed by ASUSTek Computer Inc. This netbook measures 8.86 inch x 6.30 inch x 0.79-1.26 inch and weighs 2.0 lbs. There's a 4400 mAh Battery of 4-cell that comes with this netbook. There are three versions of this model and they are the 2G, 4G and 8G units. They are available in the following colors, black, white, pink, blue and green. This netbooks comes with a restore disk, driver disk (for Windows installs) and documentation. The Asus Eee PC 2G Surf can be purchased at a starting price of $299........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2010/barrier-to-faster-integrated-circuits.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2010/barrier-to-faster-integrated-circuits.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT College Park, MD (June 29, 2010) -- Integrated circuits, which enable virtually every electronics gadget you use on a daily basis, are constantly being pushed by the semiconductor industry to become smaller, faster, and cheaper. As has happened a number of times in the past and will continue in the future, integrated circuit scaling is perpetually in danger of hitting a wall that must be maneuvered around........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2010/how-laptops-can-enhance-learning.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2010/how-laptops-can-enhance-learning.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT Despite the distraction potential of laptops in college classrooms, new research shows that they can actually increase students' engagement, attentiveness, participation and learning. To achieve this, however, the instructor must set the right stage, says University of Michigan professor Perry Samson........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2010/back-to-the-future-for-computers.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2010/back-to-the-future-for-computers.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT A presentation at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC) in San Diego on March 24 will examine the technologies that will emerge in the next three to four years to power warehouse-scale computing data centers, upon which companies such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, and a number of more are increasingly relying........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2010/headsets-for-your-office-phone.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2010/headsets-for-your-office-phone.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT Corded headsets have been taken over by the wireless ones. Though the corded ones were very popular they are being fast replaced by the wireless ones. Commercially speaking the wireless ones are more convenient. With the corded headphones you had to deal with many cables and connections which you had to connect to different points in the system. They were also quite cheap. The wireless ones, particularly the Bluetooth headsets are comparatively expensive yet with them you don't have to deal with cables and cords........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2010/gadgets-may-not-cause-headache.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2010/gadgets-may-not-cause-headache.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT Use of most electronic media is not linked to headaches, at least not in adolescents. A study of 1025 13-17 year olds, reported in the open access journal BMC Neurology, found no association between the use of computer games, mobile phones or television and the occurrence of headaches or migraines. However, listening to one or two hours of music every day was linked to a pounding head........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2009/moving-video-to-captcha-robot-hackers.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2009/moving-video-to-captcha-robot-hackers.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:09 GMT We see the popular "captcha" security mechanism often - wavy letters websites ask us to type into a box. It's used by web pages and newsletter sign-up forms to prevent computer robots from hacking into servers and databases. But these codes, which are becoming increasingly complicated for an average person to use, are not immune to security holes........ ]]>