HP Compaq L210tm Multi-Touch Monitor
Friday, October 30, 2009

With the launch of the new Microsoft operating system, HP has also unveiled its Compaq L210tm Multi-Touch Monitor to run the Windows software. This product is aimed at individual consumers and Small Office Home Office segment.
The new product is a 21.5-inch multi-touch monitor which is Windows 7 certified. This multitouch panel can be operated with one finger or two finger swipes. The user can scroll up and down using one finger whereas two fingers are necessary to perform gestures to replace the mouse.
The HP Compaq L210tm Multi-Touch Monitor is bundled with a hard stylus to give better presentation. The other features of this product include a 1080p HD content playback support, VGA port, DVI-D with High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. It also has NTSC color gamut with 1000:1 contrast ratio.

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Computer Memory: New Material Could Dramatically Boost Data Storage, Save Energy
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

North Carolina State University engineers have created a new material that would allow a fingernail-size computer chip to store the equivalent of 20 high-definition DVDs or 250 million pages of text, far exceeding the storage capacities of today's computer memory systems. Led by Dr. Jagdish "Jay" Narayan, John C.C. Fan Family Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and director of the National Science Foundation Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures at NC State, the engineers made their breakthrough using the process of selective doping, in which an impurity is added to a material that changes its properties. The process also shows promise for boosting vehicles' fuel economy and reducing heat produced by semiconductors, a potentially important development for more efficient energy production. Working at the nanometer level -- a pinhead has a diameter of 1 million nanometers -- the engineers added metal nickel to magnesium oxide, a ceramic. The resulting material contained clusters of nickel atoms no bigger than 10 square nanometers, a 90 percent size reduction compared to today's techniques and an advancement that could boost computer storage capacity. Information storage is not the only area where advances could be made. By introducing metallic properties into ceramics, Narayan says engineers could develop a new generation of ceramic engines able to withstand twice the temperatures of normal engines and achieve fuel economy of 80 miles per gallon. And since the thermal conductivity of the material would be improved, the technique could also have applications in harnessing alternative energy sources like solar energy. The engineers' discovery also advances knowledge in the emerging field of "spintronics," which is dedicated to harnessing energy produced by the spinning of electrons. Most energy used today is harnessed through the movement of current and is limited by the amount of heat that it produces, but the energy created by the spinning of electrons produces no heat. The NC State engineers were able to manipulate the nanomaterial so the electrons' spin within the material could be controlled, which could prove valuable to harnessing the electrons' energy. The finding could be important for engineers working to produce more efficient semiconductors. Working with Narayan on the study were Dr. Sudhakar Nori, a research associate at NC State, Shankar Ramachandran, a former NC State graduate student, and J.T. Prater, an adjunct professor of materials science and engineering. The research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

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Nanotechnology To Make Man Immortal
Sunday, October 18, 2009

A futuristic scientist from America has predicted that man can become immortal within 20 years by means of nanotechnology and better understanding of the body mechanism. Ray Kurzweil, who is famous for his predictions which he had made on technologies about 10 years back, has written in The Sun ,"I and many other scientists now believe that in around 20 years we will have the means to reprogramme our bodies' stone-age software so we can halt, then reverse, ageing. Then nano-technology will let us live forever." The 61-year-old, who has been praised by Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the smartest futurist on Earth said," We are living through the most exciting period of human history. Computer technology and our understanding of genes - our body's software programs - are accelerating at an incredible rate.” According to him, nanobots, which are blood cell-sized submarines, are being tested in animals. He said that these will soon be used for the destruction of tumours, for the unblocking clots as well as performing surgeries, without leaving any scars. Ultimately, nanobots will have the potential to replace blood cells and do their work thousands of times more effectively, he added. According to his theory called the 'Law of Accelerating Returns', mankind will experience a billion-fold increase in technological capability for the same cost in the next 25 years.

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Samsung Corby S3653 Launched In India
Sunday, October 4, 2009

Samsung launched in India its Corby S3653. The phone promises to be a cheap solution for those looking for a touchscreen mobile. The Samsung Corby is smaller than most touchscreen phones but sports a significantly large 2.8 inch touchscreen, a 2MP camera and support for Bluetooth A2DP profile. The phone will be sold for around Rs. 9600 and promises to be a hit among mobile phone users wishing to go touchscreen but not wanting to burn a hole in their pockets. The phone is available in a variety of colours including orange, yellow, pink and black. The phone also supports social networking through live feeds for Facebook, Twitter and My Space. The UI is provided by the TouchWiz interface. Quite understandably there is no support for 3G in this phone. There is however support for GPRS and EDGE.

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