Archive for September, 2009

Brabus High Voltage Car

Technology.am (Sept. 24, 2009) — At the Frankfurt Motor show in Germany, Brabus has unveiled the Ultimate High Voltage Concept Electric Car.
The sporty little car is a new model that is an updated version of the Brabus’s electric Smart ED concept.
The sporty little car will do the 0 – 60 km/h (38.5 mph) sprint in [...]

Free Widgets for your PC can Save Energy

Technology.am (Sept. 24, 2009) — A little software gadget developed by Hewlett-Packard as part of a campaign called Power to Change.
Since June, HP has offered free downloads of its energy widget from its Web site. The small program runs on a desktop and a pop-up encourages users to turn off their computers when the computers [...]

Sound Waves save Roads, let you monitor whether work is being done properly

Technology.am (Sept. 24, 2009) — A Swedish scientist has developed a method where sound waves can reveal what a road looks like underneath and thereby show whether it is being properly built.
The method is expected to become the new standard and may entail major quality enhancements and cost savings. Damage to bridges, tunnels, [...]

Triple Space offers Web for Web Services

Technology.am (Sept. 24, 2009) — As a new form of network-based, machine to machine communication, the roll out of Triple Space technology heralds a new era for the internet in which computers are able to publish and read information just as humans create and browse webpages.
By using semantic web technology to make information understandable [...]

IBM Links SatNav to Car Radios

Technology.am (Sept. 24, 2009) — IBM has filed a patent that could stop to losing your favorite radio channels while you are driving long distances.
IBM said the satellite navigation system calculates your best route, and the radio software works out your best radio stations along the way that is pre-programmed with national and [...]

Intel shows off four Screen Laptop

Technology.am (Sept. 23, 2009) — Intel has demonstrated a four screen laptop with a main screen and three smaller OLED screens.
Nicknamed Tangent Bay, the three screens would be above the keyboard and could show a variety of widgets.
They can be interacted with through multi-touch gestures and your standard mouse.
Content can be dragged to and from [...]

BUGbase WiFi now ships in the US and Europe

Technology.am (Sept. 23, 2009) — BUG Labs announced the availability of BUGbase WiFi in the US as well as in Europe.
In addition to integrated WiFi and Bluetooth, BUGbase WiFi is RoHS and CE compliant that allowed them to ship BUG to the 29 countries in the European Union.
The BUGbase WiFi [...]

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Products Finally Available

Technology.am (Sept. 23, 2009) — The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) announced the first certified SuperSpeed USB 3.0 commercially available product.
The SuperSpeed USB 3.0 boosts the data transfer rate up to ten times faster than Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), with optimized power efficiency.
The host controller (part number µPD720200) from NEC Electronics Corporation will [...]

Layar Reality Browser adds 3D to its Platform

Technology.am (Sept. 23, 2009) — Amsterdam based company Layar announced the addition of 3D capabilities to its augmented reality browser platform enabling developers to create more realistic and immersive augmented reality experiences for mobile devices.
With 3D capabilities, developers can tag real-life objects with 3D text, place 3D objects in real-world space, and create [...]

AMD’s Radeon HD 5870: the Next Generation of GPUs

Technology.am (Sept. 23, 2009) — AMD finally launches the two new cards: the ATI Radeon HD 5870 and the ATI Radeon HD 5850.
All the new cards are based on AMD’s “Cypress” graphics processor, which could be described as RV870 equivalent.
Cypress XT is Radeon HD 5870 while Cypress PRO is Radeon HD 5850.
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