Interesting!What will computers look like in the year 2020 and how will we be using them? Find out here. BTW: XP will NOT be used in 2020.
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Sigbritt Löthberg, 75 year old woman from Sweden has the world's fastest internet connection. She is the mother of Swedish internet legend Peter Löthberg which made her the receipt of such a setup . She will be able to enjoy 1,500 high definition HDTV channels simultaneously & will be able to download a full high definition DVD in just two seconds.
"This is more than just a demonstration," said network boss Hafsteinn Jonsson.
"As a network owner we're trying to persuade internet operators to invest in faster connections. And Peter Löthberg wanted to show how you can build a low price, high capacity line over long distances," he told The Local.
"The most difficult part of the whole project was installing Windows on Sigbritt's PC," said Jonsson.
Source: Thelocal Via Neatorama
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Developed by Hanson Robotics, Jules is their latest humanoid creation, which made its official debut at NextFest 2006.
"Jules is something of a complete package with a combination of interesting features. By integrating natural language processing with ASR, TTS, computer vision, artistry, and narrative, you can have a natural, interactive conversation with Jules.
The software allowing Jules such advanced capacity for interaction was developed in collaboration with Personality Forge, Benji Adams, and Heather McKeen. Jules combines the work of writers who author the robots dialogue using chat-bot tools, with natural-language AI (such as LSA statistical search techniques) and word.net to simulate an human conversational intelligence.
Jules also uses computer vision, including face tracking and face recognition, to simulate complete verbal and nonverbal interaction, such as maintaining eye contact and turning to follow fellow conversationalists. Jules now resides at the University of West England in Bristol."
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David Fisher has designed a wind-powered rotating skyscraper & what's unbelievable is the claim that the tower can power itself besides ten other similar sized buildings.
Although the technical details of the wind-power system are sketchy, at best, the architect David Fisher, has proposed that towers be built in a new way - basically by stacking platters on a central concrete core, causing a wind turbine between every floor & secondly, rotating floors.
"While the rotating floors have gotten quite a bit of press, really the most amazing claim is that the tower could provide all its own electricity. If true, this design could indeed mean a remarkable and sustainable future for skyscrapers.
Totally awesome! And, as Fisher predicts that the first tower will begin construction in Dubai in the next six months, and is currently talking with the City of Chicago about their own twirling tower, it may not be as far-fetched as it seems."
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NeuroSky has been developing a device that will allow one to control electronics just by using one's mind & what's more interesting is that this will work without any chip implants.
"NeuroSky has developed a cost effective bio sensor and signal processing system for the consumer market. Our wearable technology unlocks worlds of new applications such as consumer electronics, health, wellness, education and training."
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Vista & Ubuntu were in depth reviewed by InformationWeek to know which one suits the best for one's desktop, click here to read it.
Here is the video showing the Aero graphics engine of Vista and Ubuntu with Beryl Desktop project.
How about your fridge letting you know that you are out of your favorite ice cream or there is no butter in stock via an sms?
From future scenario to reality
"The fridge has now become aware of its contents; and it is capable of establishing direct contact between you and their producers. Like you, the fridge is on the Internet and thus able to get hold of you - even on your mobile."
Here is a representation of the future where the thing we use in our day to day life will have an access to all the information & will in-turn update us with useful information.
SecureDesign has come up with a finger print reader "Finger Log-on". Using this USB stick you can replace the regular old password system for logging onto a XP/Vista systems. This will help in prevention of the information leakage & improve internal control management (network managed system).
Merits:
"1. The user identification of PC is strengthened, security level of the whole system improves. By the fact that it stops using the password, it removes the essential vulnerability which the password has and it is possible to improve security level.
2. Cost reduction: It is opened from reissue of the password and management of the password, reduction of operational cost is possible.
3. Improvement of convenience: The password is not used and just puts in place the finger use becomes possible."
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How would it be if you could input text just by looking at the screen of your PC?
Professor Arai Kohei of Saga University's Faculty of Science and Engineering has developed this system where the users can input texts by just simply looking an on-screen keyboard. This system is called Mitsumeru Dake in Japanese, which means "Just Look."
So how does this works?
"In Professor Arai's system, a miniature camera attached to the computer notes the positions of three points for each eye: the inner corner of the eye, the inner lining of the eyebrow, and the center of the pupil. On the basis of these six positions, the system determines the direction in which the face is turned, and by following the line of sight it recognizes the exact location on the screen that the user is looking at. According to Professor Arai, even people wearing glasses can use the system."
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Here is something for the environment lovers, top five environment friendly vehicles to choose from. So what will be your choice?
5. Venturi's Solar Car
This is going to be the first high-performance solar vehicle to be commercialized in the world.
Venturi's Electro-Solar Hybrid car, the Astrolab has a top speed of 120 km/h & has a range of 110 km/h.
"This is very first vehicle that consumes no fossil resources in order to work: the emissions of CO2 required for its construction will even be compensated for by environmental actions."
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4. GEM's Battery-Electric Vehicle
e4, a battery-electric vehicle by GEM (Global Electric Motorcars, a Daimler Chrysler company), is a perfect solution for your leisure drives or visiting family & friends or for recreational drives.
"Add one of the three optional, interchangeable carriers for exceptional functionality."
It weighs just about 1,280 lbs. (Curb Weight), has a top speed of 25 mph, and has a range upto 30 miles.
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3. BMW's Hydrogen Car
BMW 's 745h hydrogen powered vehicle is powered by a 4.4-liter V8, features bi-VANOS variable valve timing, Valvetronic variable intake runners, & a fully variable intake manifold. It can use either hydrogen or premium unleaded gasoline.
"Running on hydrogen, the 745h produces 184 horsepower and can achieve a top speed of 133 mph. The cruising range is 190 miles. Added to the 400-mile range of the normal fuel tank, the 745h can go 600 miles between fill-ups."
Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) operates on Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cell which are independent of the engine which means that your power accessories like air conditioning still can be operated when you shut down the engine. And you will be saving about a gallon of gas for every 235 miles in city driving conditions.
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2. Car Which Uses Water As Fuel
This prototype can drive for 100 miles on only four ounces of water.
"Technically, the car isn't running on water, because the H20 is converted to HHO gas.
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1. Car That Runs On Air
A car which run on compressed air? MiniCAT & CityCAT are the creations of MDI Group.
"How does it work?
MDI explains that 90m3 of compressed air is stored in fibre tanks. The engine is powered by compressed air, stored in a carbon-fiber tank at 30 MPa (4500 psi). The tank is made of carbon-fiber in order to reduce its weight.
It has a fibre glass body which makes it a light & a silent car, which can reach a top speed of 220 km/h. Apart from this, here you don't have your regular speed gauges, instead there is a small computer screen which gives you all the information of speed & engine revo1utions. There is no more need to carry a key, instead you have an access card that can be read by the car from your pocket.
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Amit Agarwal of Digital Inspiration has come-up with this, which will "Turn Google Talk Into an Internet Radio Station Without Any Software; Play Live Music from your PC".
How will this help? You can do the following with this:
"1. Play that huge song collection on your local computer using any media player like iTunes or Windows Media player and stream that music live to your IM buddies.
2. Send MP3 songs as voicemail to any of your contacts in GTalk that they can download as MP3 or directly play via the Google MP3 Player in GMail.
3. Dedicate a music video on Youtube to your valentine and it will stream live to her computer as audio via Google Talk."
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Do you believe it just a press of a button & you can make your license plate become invisible?
Yes its possible now.
Hideaplate.com is offering you one such product. This whole project was started as a personal venture, which later grew & over 235 license plate covers were sold.
Due to the public demand it seems that now they will be making plates for bikes too.
The product was originally designed for car shows & now it is offered to general public also.
20 Hz shop located in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada is the only shop now that is a certified installer of all hideaplate.com.
How does it work? They say its their secret. May be there is use of some electric glass connected to the vehicle battery & just press of it makes it invisible to all the enforcement vehicles & cameras. This does raises the legality issue of the product usage on road.
Minimum Supported Requirements you need for the most basic edition of Windows Vista:
Processor 800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor2 , 512 MB of RAM, GPU SVGA (800x600), HDD Space 15 GB, etc.
A hybrid hard disk is recommended to take advantage of the Windows ReadyDrive feature of Vista which helps in improved battery life & overall performance.
Top 10 Tips for Windows Vista :
1. Explore the new Windows Vista start menu.
2. Discover the new search explorer.
3. Experience the enhanced user interface.
4. Browse multiple Web sites.
5. Print picture perfect Web content.
6. Collaborate with a co-worker.
7. Share a folder or file directly from your PC.
8. Create an XPS Document.
9. Speed up your PC's performance.
10. Recover a previous version of a document.
Suggested retail price for full package of Windows Vista is about $399.00 USD & for upgrade retail price is $259.00 USD.
Microsoft Corp. recently opened a private beta of its new enterprise voice communications server, Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007.
The beta testing phase will begin with 2,500 participants.
Office Communications Server 2007 will allow companies to integrate VoIP technology into existing telephony infrastructure, further eliminating the need of any overhauls.
This new service allows users to launch calls from MS Word, Office Word, Office Outlook, or Office Communicator and it determines their availability and make a person-to-person call.
Microsoft's VoIP will use the Session Initiation Protocol to enable presence-based VoIP call management and VoIP communication.
According to a recent Gartner Inc., "The ultimate driver of VoIP is not merely cost savings, but business process integration. Enterprises should evaluate their long-term strategy toward developing IP telephony applications beyond basic telephony, including business application integration."
According a Reuters report, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has predicted that within 10 years, all business communications will be Web-based, meaning hundreds of millions of people will change how they communicate.
