Music playback on mobile phones and other portable devices require a lot of CPU power which in turn drains the battery much faster than usual. OKI from Japan have found a solution to this by developing a headphone amplifier LSI dubbed as ML2650. This miniature chip embeds an efficient D-class amplifier equipped with a […]
Sony prepares 400 Disc Blu-Ray changer, wants to dump your entire movie library
Sony has actively promoted Blu-Ray as a hi-definition format. And to show a glimpse of what they can do more, Sony creates a mammoth 400 Disc Blu-Ray Mega changer which can dump all your Blu-Ray collection in one go. The player is a prototype for now and is gracing itself on the CEDIA expo […]
France trials USB Railway Tickets
Railway company in France, SNCF will start carrying closed trials of RFID enabled USB tickets. SNCF already uses RFID tickets for commuters and putting an USB interface is an extension to provide anywhere recharging. The RFID USB drives created by Neowave helps to store personal information details on the chip and the USB interface […]
Eye Candy lollipop is really geeky
UPDATE: the tentative price of Eye Candy lollipop is $90. Now that you’re semi impressed with that USB plug as the lollipop’s stick, Eye Candy does more than it meets the eye. The small dots you see on the candy are in fact an array of resonators which helps the candy to make you […]
Samsung low density, high performance SSDs
Netbooks with SSD will cost a bit cheaper now. Samsung have announced the development of a low density yet high performance SSD which will be mass produced from September. These SSDs are just 30 percent of the size of 2.5-inch SSDs and are highly cheap and efficient to manufacture. Users will however, have to […]
Intel Nehalem is now Core
Intel has announced that its Nehalem processors based on the new microarchitecture will commercially be called Core. The very first products based on the new architecture will be the i7 chips coming in flavors of Basic and Extreme edition. The chips are high in performance and energy efficient which will help Intel to maintain […]
Toshiba develops 32GB NAND flash memory
Devices using NAND flash will soon be boasting large memory space if they opt for Toshiba’s latest 32GB NAND Flash innovation. It’s the largest density NAND flash chip produced and is fully complied with eMMC and eSD standards. Eight 4GB NAND chips sit on this memory which are fabricated with 43nm process technology. There’s […]
China will control the weather for Olympic Games
Olympic Games kicks off this Friday. Though our spirits are high as the athletes, the only thing that can dampen this world event are the rains. But the Chinese department of Weather Modification seems to have the solution to keep the stadium dry. There will be defense rings setup along a certain distance to […]
Caltech develops microscopic microscope
Taking the CCD sensor from a digital camera, scientists at Caltech have developed a microscopic microscope, small enough to fit in futuristic cell phones. This microscope does not boast any lens found in conventional microscopes but the magnification is possible with a process called microfluidics. It means channeling of fluid flow at incredibly small […]
Video: Martin JetPack in action
Our dreams of flying with a Jetpack will be fulfilled soon. Glenn Martin from New Zealand has developed world’s first practical jetpack dubbed as Martin Jetpack. The Jetpack was demoed at the EAA AirVenture and it drew the largest crowd in the event. Harrison Martin, son of Glenn Martin and testing pilot of the […]