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Archive for May 2009
Intel brings rich UI to Moblin Linux platform
May 20, 2009 by alikat.
“Intel has unveiled the next-generation user interface of Moblin, the company’s open source Linux platform for netbooks and mobile Internet devices.” read more
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Hubble’s final servicing mission
May 19, 2009 by alikat.
“On Monday, May 11, after months of delays and preparation, NASA’s Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final servicing mission to the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. The seven crew members left Florida for low Earth orbit at 2:01 pm, for a scheduled 11-day mission, including 5 days of Extra-vehicular activity (EVAs) to work on the Hubble.” read more and see some amazing pictures
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Space Shuttle Atlantis caught in silhouette against the Sun
May 16, 2009 by alikat.
(Thierry Legault/AP)
“This photograph of Atlantis travelling to its mission was taken on March 12 from Florida using a telescope with a sun filter.” read the story
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3D printing (ZPrinter 450)
May 15, 2009 by alikat.
“3D printing is a fast-developing and cost-effective form of rapid prototyping. Utilizing technology based upon common inkjet desktop printers, it is now possible to produce superior quality, durable physical models from your 3D design CAD data” read more and watch videos
Update: (Sep 03, 2009)
Meet the printer that can print your car parts:
More and more companies are getting into the 3D printer market. Intorducing 3D printer by Electro Optical System
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Lost robot crosses city by asking directions
May 15, 2009 by alikat.
“Robots are getting better at finding their way around unknown areas, and making their own maps as they explore. But robots lost in urban areas don’t need to rely on their own faculties to get from place to place, German roboticists have shown.” read more
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The Volvo Ocean Race
May 10, 2009 by alikat.
“The 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race has arrived in Boston Harbor. Boston is the 6th port city for the eight teams which will race around the globe for nine months over 37,000 nautical miles split into 10 legs. The ships they sail are Volvo Open 70 class racing yachts, 21.5 meters (70.5 feet) long, manned by a crew of 11. While the ships are in port, they hold in-port races as well as hosting events and entertainment for local residents. On May 16th, they will depart for leg 7 of the race, to Galway, Ireland, concluding the race in St. Petersburg, Russia in late June.”
Check out the pictures on boston.com
The Volvo Ocean Race Official Website
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QR- Code
May 10, 2009 by alikat.
“A QR Code is a matrix code (or two-dimensional bar code) created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994. The "QR" is derived from "Quick Response", as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. QR Codes are common in Japan, where they are currently the most popular type of two dimensional codes. Moreover, most current Japanese mobile phones can read this code with their camera.
Although initially used for tracking parts in vehicle manufacturing, QR Codes are now used in a much broader context, including both commercial tracking applications and convenience-oriented applications aimed at mobile phone users (known as mobile tagging). QR Codes storing addresses and URLs may appear in magazines, on signs, buses, business cards or just about any object that users might need information about. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR Code causing the phone’s browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL. This act of linking from physical world objects is known as a hardlink or physical world hyperlinks. Users can also generate and print their own QR Code for others to scan and use by visiting one of several free QR Code generating sites.”
Kaywa, a Japanese Smarts phone company, offers a free on line service (for non-commercial use) to convert text or URL to QR- Code. click here
Kaywa is also offering a QR-Code reader app for mobile phones. Get the Kaywa reader
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i-House
May 10, 2009 by alikat.
“The i-house looks like a house you’d order from Ikea, sounds like something designed by Apple and consists of amenities-solar panels, tankless water heaters and rainwater collectors-that one would expect to come from an offbeat green company out of California selling to a high-end market. But Clayton Homes, one of the largest manufacturers of mobile homes out of Maryville, Tenn., is looking to enter the market of environmentally friendly, prefab homes with a model that is seriously affordable” read more
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Intel, Microsoft, Dell band together for WiGig
May 9, 2009 by alikat.
“Wi-Fi, WiMax, WirelessHD, WHDI and now … WiGig?
Computer and home entertainment industry leaders, including Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp., Dell Inc. and Panasonic Corp., said Wednesday that they’re forming a new association to create an even faster wireless technology for zipping large files around the home.” read
Link to WiGig Official website
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