As integration of everyday mechanical systems and computer systems increases, the fear of computer virus infection becomes more valid. Rumors had been flying that bluetooth viruses could affect the onboard computers of some Lexus models. Months ago, Toyota had released a statement saying that their cars did not use the Symbian OS and couldn’t be [...]
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Oled Displays
May 11th, 2005 
admin Another promising display technology is oled. Oled delivers superior high definition images with a lot of added benefits. While typical lcd displays use liquid crystal, hence lc display, oled uses organic light emitting diodes. These diodes emit red, blue, green, or white light. What makes oled so impressive is that it needs no backlighting. The [...]
Holographic TV!
May 10th, 2005 admin I saw a write up about the heliodisplay a while ago and decided to throw it out there. The heliodisplay is a floating touch screen display. You can project an image into thin air. And you can manipulate that image in space. This one definitely gets one for the wow factor. And the unit is [...]
Good Bye Bottleneck?
May 7th, 2005 admin I have been looking at the world of memory for a little bit now and have been finding some intriguing items. One of those is a company that is building quantum-optic memory. The company, atom chip, claims that the memory boasts high-speed data accessibility, with a high degree of reliability, non-volatility, and extremely high-density in [...]
Don’t Come into the Light!
May 6th, 2005 admin It looks like those soldiers are wielding a spotlight, ready to illuminate escaping prisoners. You could think that, but you would be wrong. Meet THEL, or Tactical High Energy Laser. This bad boy can shoot down high velocity objects, i.e. missiles. THEL has been effective at stopping short range missiles, but lacks the capability to [...]
Technology Convergence
May 5th, 2005 admin Convergence is a word that you should keep in your back pocket. As I survey the technological landscape, I see so many things converging that it’s really overwhelming. Convergence also tends to bring augmentation. So many big words, let’s break that down a little. Convergence is simply a word that describes when two, or more, [...]
Unmountable Boot Volume
May 4th, 2005 admin Sometimes you want to kick your computer. Ok, sometimes you want to chuck your computer out of the window. If you get the “Unmountable Boot Volume” message, this may be one of those times. Before you go reformatting your drive, reloading the OS, and restoring all your applications and data; you may want to try [...]
Reality Marketing?
May 2nd, 2005 admin Navigauge is a company that is seeking to deliver real-time GPS tracking of what you’re doing. This would allow companies, like Coca-Cola and McDonalds to track where you are, what you listen to, what places you frequent, etc. Don’t worry, they recruit people to be included in their studies. This isn’t something that will be [...]
