Posts Tagged ‘Technology’

Why Netbooks Are the Choice of the Future?

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

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Ever thought about a really small, portable PC, not like a PDA, but a computer on which you could easily blog, surf the net, maybe play a small MMORPG from time to time? If so, a netbook is the right choice for you. This article will review four big reasons on why a netbook (or a cheap laptop if you prefer) is the choice of the future.

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The new DeckLink HD Extreme Capture Card | Blackmagic-design.com

Friday, April 10th, 2009

The new DeckLink HD Extreme is the most advanced capture card ever built. The new DeckLink HD Extreme includes all the powerful features of the previous model, but now adds Dual Link and 3 Gb/s SDI for 4:4:4 quality, and a new hardware down converter for simultaneous HD and SD playback. With SD/HD-SDI, HDMI, analog capture and playback, plus new 3 Gb/s SDI support for 2K film, now you get all the power of film and high definition editing at a standard definition price of only US$995!

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Robot Makes Scientific Discovery All by Itself | Wired.Com

Friday, April 10th, 2009

For the first time, a robotic system has made a novel scientific discovery with virtually no human intellectual input.

Scientists designed “Adam” to carry out the entire scientific process on its own: formulating hypotheses, designing and running experiments, analyzing data, and deciding which experiments to run next.

“It’s a major advance,” says David Waltz of the Center for Computational Learning Systems at Columbia University. “Science is being done here in a way that incorporates artificial intelligence. It’s automating a part of the scientific process that hasn’t been automated in the past.”

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Worlds Most Remarkable Escalators

Friday, April 10th, 2009

An escalator is a moving stairway use to transport people between floors of a building; it is also use in stores, railroad stations, etc… Escalators are used worldwide. In the US alone, it was estimated that it has 30,000 escalators and that people used escalators 90 billion times each year.

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