Archive for May, 2009

Disney Joins NBC and News Corp. with Hulu Stake

Technology.am (May 1, 2009) —Disney movies and ABC TV shows will be available on Hulu.com now that Walt Disney Co. is taking an equity stake in Hulu.com, joining its founders, NBC Universal and News Corp.
The deal announced Thursday will bring older Disney movies to the site, along with ABC and Disney Channel shows such as [...]

World’s Fastest Camera Takes 6 Million Frames per Second

Technology.am (May 1, 2009) —Researchers have developed a new, continuously running camera that captures images roughly a thousand times faster than any existing conventional camera.
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Engineering researchers said the camera that captures images at some 6 million frames per second, based on an entirely new [...]

Smart Charger Controller to Manage Electric Grid Peak Demands

Technology.am (May 1, 2009) —Engineers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed the Smart Charger Controller to manage peak demands in the electric grid once a mass of electric vehicles hit the road.
The controller uses a low-range wireless technology to communicate with the power grid and determine the best and cheapest time to recharge [...]

Apple ‘to build its Computer Chips’

Technology.am (May 1, 2009) —The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, that Apple has developed the capability to design its own computer chips and is hiring new employees to create multifunction chips that are used in cellphones.
It said Apple could use the internally developed chips to reduce the power consumption of its iPhone and [...]