Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigators have produced a new picturing system that can produce visual data at a pace of one trillion exposures per second. That is accelerated sufficient to acquire a slow-motion video recording of a burst of light moving the distance of a one-liter bottle, rebounding off the cap and reverberating back to the bottle’s bottom.
The picture acquired by this system is therefore 2D, merely merely one of the dimensions — the one matching the steering of the slice — is spatial while the other one is time. The picture therefore corresponds the arrival time of photons going through linear-dimension cut of space.
The Kyobo eReader uses E-Ink technology. It features a 5.7" 1024 x 768 pixel Mirasol Display with a 223ppi screen resolution. This eReader is prett fast, because it has a 1GHz Snapdragon S2 processor running Android 2.3. As you can see, it plays videos pretty smoothly.
Do you remember when we were kids and we were playing with paper airplanes? Guess what?! Some people never stop building paper airplanes. They just build a larger version of it. Enjoy the video
"RC "PAPER AIRPLANE " LOOK ALIKE.. MAIDEN FLIGHT AT THE INFAMOUS BASIN...RC ICON TONY NACARATO AT THE CONTROLS....." (youtube)
Aldebaran Robotics has launched the Next Gen NAO, a new generation of humanoid robots with a host of advanced features. The new robot, which has a height of 57 cm, open new usage perspectives in areas such as education, research and entertainment.
NAO can be surprisingly natural in movements of the body and can easily grab objects. If an unexpected event happens, the robot stops and uses functions and inertia sensors to mitigate loss.
NAO robot has two cameras with resolutions of 1280 x 720 pixels and features detection and face recognition, two speakers uttering the texts in eight languages and localization features - four microphones and sound recognition of words and expressions.
The NAO robot is equipped with an Intel Atom processor with a frequency of 1.6 GHz and has an open source software, can be connected to other devices via Wi-Fi or infrared UTP. NAO has a battery that provides a range that at least an hour and a half of operation.
Enjoy this amazing trailer of the incredible new game Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. These special effects have stunned the fans gathered at the Spike Video Game Awards.
I believe that the Fall of Cybertron will be a sort of Batman: Arkham Asylum for human psychology. This game will be so good that when will be launched, all other Transformers games will be forgotten, giving the franchise the respect that it deserves. By the way, the song of the trailer is simply insane.
Are you a fan of Harry Potter? It's time to be a little wizard and control your TV with style. This Magic Wand TV Remote Control can learn up to 13 gestures. This means you will remote control your TV with a flick of the wrist. And there is more. You can control almost anything that can be remote controlled (DVD players, DVRs, stereo systems).
This guitar is something new, experimental. Just like a normal electric guitar in shape but with complete new functionality. The interface allows the user to control digital audio. With this instruments, the guitarists can play new and fresh techniques.
This is rather funny. The video depicts a Bearded Dragon playing Ant Crusher on a tablet. I wonder if the record will be beaten.
Pogona is a type of lizards known by the common name of bearded dragons. The term "bearded dragon" is most generally employed to identify the Central Bearded Dragon. Members of this genus reside in the waterless, rough, semi-desert areas and adust open forests of Australia.
This car belongs to Swiss billionaire Ueli Anlicker. Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Red Gold Dream is claimed to be the world's most expensive car, and costs around $11,000,000
N9 is the first Nokia smartphone that uses MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan operating system . The phone has a 3.9 inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels, made with Corning Gorilla technology. The device weighs 135 grams and dimensions of 116,5 x 61,2 x 12,1 mm.
The smartphone is equipped with a Cortex A8 processor with a frequency of 1 GHz, PowerVR SGX530 graphics and TI OMAP 3630 chipset. The gadget features 16 GB memory and 64 GB and has a 1 GB RAM. The phone has 3G (14.4 Mbps), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, NFC, GPS and microUSB 2.0.
Mohsen Shahinpoor is an expert and a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine. He developed a robotic version of the notorious bug consuming Venus Flytrap, employing various materials he manufactured - ionic polymeric metal composite - a nanomaterial that can be exploited to imitate the way muscles work. He applies this fabric to animate the detection and closure abilities of the Venus Flytrap.
In order to create this robot, Shahinpoor designed two “leaves” that imitate the mouth-like appearing of the Flytrap. After this step, he mechanical engineered a backbone from a roll of copper. And so, trying to re-create the small fuzzes on the Flytrap that operate as the detectors, he summed minuscule strips of the ionic polymeric metal composite. The rest of the project was engineered as a typical electrical relay and electric potential generation arrangement.
At first sight, this mechanical engineered project could not look like much. But if we think about it, it's clear that the robotic Venus Flytrap is in reality a presentation of a new form of technology that could contribute to improvements in medical applications.
An elaborated application based on this mechanical engineering program could be the basics of future human muscle replacements. Also, this project could lead to medical developments in sensory applications. A good case could be reestablishing facial manifestations to patients who lose this ability after a stroke.
Jedi Master in "flesh and bones" desk-protective variant connects to your computer and whenever someone approaches too close to it, well... you get the picture. Laser sword and smart words from the old master.
What does the little Yoda say? Famous phrases such as - In the end, cowards are those who follow the dark side sau Retreat! Cover you I will!
You need a new USB port and you have approximately $30 pounds to spend?
Sure, the package may come with a slice toaster that prints on the bread none other than Lord Darth Vader.
Professionals and enthusiasts love DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) cameras that have a mechanical mirror system and pentaprism to direct light from the lens to the viewfinder. When triggering, mirror move away and let light reach the sensor. Pros love the larger size of the sensor and quality optics and interchangeable lenses. But the possibility of manual setting of all parameters are largely the elements that make the difference.
Bridges cameras tries to make the connection between DSLR and compact cameras. Bridge cameras allow full manual mode, but smaller sensor, no optical viewfinder, and no possibility to change objectives. They, however, allow large zooms and macro capabilities. The disadvantage is that they use many additional optics and software corrections, all these fireworks affecting the final quality of images.
Features
Sony HX100V
Canon SX40 HS
Comments
Sensor resolution
16,2-megapixels
12,1-megapixels
HX100V has higher resolution, but the sensors have the same size.
Lens
27-810mm (30x Zoom)
F2,8-5,6
Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar T®
24-840mm (35x Zoom)
F2,7-5,8
Canon optics
SX40 has better zoom and wider angle
Minimum Focus Distance
1cm (macro) - 2m
0cm (macro) – 1,4m
Image Stabilisation
Yes
Optical SteadyShot sensor-shift
Yes
Canon IS lens-shift
LCD Display
3-inch
921K pixeli
Xtra Fine / TruBlack
2,7-inch
230K pixels
Tilting
Sony has better and larger screen. Canon has poor screen quality.
Processor
BIONZ™
DIGIC 5
Both processors are great. DIGIC5 is more advanced, allowing new algorithms for noise reduction.
Nokia GEM is a new concept phone from Nokia. I'm sure there are still years until this one will be in our homes, but I love the way it interacts with the user.
I was browsing the net when I found this concept design car. First I thought it was a new image from the set of Batman's movie, but it's not. The Cadillac World Thorium Fuel concept was created by Loren Kulesus
It seems that rumors began to emerge about a new Microsoft product. I've gathered the available that, and many say that will be called or Xbox 720 or Xbox Loop.
The new console will be available in two models: one for common users and one for hardcore gamers. The new Xbox will feature an extremely sensitive motion sensor and a voice recognition unit. It will be sufficiently precise that it can read lips, to follow the movement of fingers and will be able to grasp the tone of voice, thus detecting players' emotions.
The current version has undergone upgrades to improve the quality of the camera. Microsoft recently released Kinect Avatar that allows tracking movement on lips and eyebrows. There are all sorts of rumors that Microsoft aims to develop a new technology that allows finger tracking for the next version of Kinect. Probably the current will be enhanced. It is rumored that Microsoft would use Kinect Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 interface 2.
They hope the new Kinect will be released with Windows 8 early next year.
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