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Effects of Global Warming May Have On Our Planet

2011-03-03T21:46:00.000-08:00

While here, many realize that global warming is occurring on our planet, few understand the implications that this may have on our way of life. These recent rising global temperatures are going to cause a host of changes on our planet, and we need to act now or prepare to adjust to some very profound changes.

First of all, these rising temperatures present a huge threat to our ice-caps. Layers of ice that have not melted for thousands of years are beginning to break apart and fall into the ocean. One of the biggest ice sheets on the planet, located on Greenland, is at a great risk of splitting apart and falling into the ocean. While it doesn't sound like too big of a deal, the loss of the Greenland ice sheet will cause catastrophic circumstances world wide. The world's sea level is expected to rise as much as 23 feet when the sheet falls, and that spells disaster for the coastal cities that represent some of the largest and most important centers of trade and commerce across the planet. Manhattan would be sunk; much of Florida would be underwater, and that's not even to mention the worldwide consequences.

Every area of the earth would be affected by this rising of sea levels, and the disaster caused would make hurricane damage seem like a blessing. Millions of refugees from the coastal cities will be without home or workplace; it would be one of the hugest human issues ever faced in our history. The changing of the climate could also affect a host of circumstances on our planet; crop yields can be affected by the rising temperatures, which would also pose significant problems to a planet of refugees. Much of the land now may become barren due to the effects of temperature change, and we may find some of our most arable lands subject to the effects of soil erosion, and eventually, a transition into desert land. Also, water supplies, forests, and plant and animal life would be affected by the planet's changes, and we may not be able to see how significant these changes may affect our lives until they are already upon us. For that reason, it's important that we increase our knowledge of global warming, and do our best to prevent it in the coming years. While it may have adverse affects on our economy and our way of life, we owe it to our children to give them a peaceful, safe planet to grow up in.

Rainy Weather Companion

2011-03-03T21:42:00.000-08:00

Here many are familiar with the image of an Anglo-Saxon gentleman, who walks in the rain while protected by an umbrella held by his servant over his head. Numerous representations, like the famous drawing of Thomas Wright "Domestic Manners of the English," portray the image of England's early seventieth century gentlemen. The famous Sherlock Holmes, who made his first public appearance in 1887, as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective character, was depicted in various media as wearing a deerstalker hat and cloak, smoking a pipe and clutching a magnifying glass. His comrade and friend Dr. John H. Watson who following and helped him during his investigating endeavors, was depicted in film holding a long and probably heavy umbrella which Holmes sometimes also used by leaning on while thinking over the facts of a case.

Originated from China, first the use of the parasol, or later referred to as the umbrella, was adopted by French and English aristocracy before becoming popular to the masses during the next two centuries. But apart from it being adopted by nobles and peasants alike, the umbrella had to overcome the problem of being considered a particularly feminine gadget.

According to an early eighteenth century dictionary, the umbrella was considered to be a screen commonly used by women to keep off rain or sun. But it took some years before the English noble society was seen holding this bizarre by highly effective device. While in the mid eighteenth century France was already a proponent of its extremely positive results, England had yet to be convinced of the umbrella's suitability and general use. It took England by surprise when the founder of the Magdalen Hospital, Jonas Hanway, became the pioneer who begun carrying an umbrella in public display around 1750 and continued doing so for over thirty years, up until his death.

Since those days, here the umbrella improved its design and the various transformations in its form and material costs, led it to become a necessity; especially when it rains. Found in corner shops and at street sellers, the umbrella's modern light design and compact collapsible size, due to a telescoping steel trunk, increased its production and usage numbers. New materials, like cotton, plastic film and nylon replaced the original heavy oiled silk and made it a fun and trendy gadget for people to carry around, as it easily fits in a woman's purse or under a man's arm.

Combinatorial Chemistry

2011-03-03T21:39:00.000-08:00

The branch of chemistry "Combinatorial chemistry" has the greatest of potential to accelerate the drug discovery and the focus primarily has been very compelling to most companies in the pharmaceutical field. Almost every pharmaceutical company out there has some kind of such a department up and running in its laboratories.

First In 1980, Mario Geysen started to synthesize peptides in large amounts; they were first parallel fashioned, then later mixtures. R. Bruce Merrifield hailing from the University Rockefeller in 1960, developed a technique classically known as synthesis solid phase, this became a key in production of proteins entirety and the enzymes over the last few decades. It is also basis for synthesis of solid phase organics explosion. Whereas, the diversity molecules could be shown to produce nearly an infinite type of organometallics, steroids, carbohydrates and heterocyclic, all the while attached by only one link reversible to support of suitable polymeric.

Combinatorial chemistry is now a new original way of quickly synthesizing several substances at the exact same time. Organic chemists are the primary users of this sphere of chemistry, they are searching for a new drug and this chemistry is being applied to field like catalysts, superconductors, polymers and semiconductors.

Using the Combinatorial Chemistry makes it easier and less expensive to test and make many more of the compounds.

Over $400 million dollars is needed when developing a drug that is new and taking it to the market. Combinatorial chemistry lets these pharmaceutical companies achieve this in mere months as opposed to years.

Discoveries of new drug companies are being formed. This chemistry also helps in the clinical studies that these pharmaceutical companies are doing.

These ways of this kind of chemistry show high promise of the development of drugs to use as anticancer treatments, which is one of the largest killers of people to date.

All in all combinatorial chemistry is classified as being new in the field of chemistry, but it has concepts and its techniques are novel in the rapid succession and the screening of compounds in larger quantities.

Combinatorial chemistry is one of the areas of advancement for chemistry along with discovery of newer drugs. This chemistry utilizes parallel synthesis and techniques that will increase the thoroughfare to discovery.

An aspect which is crucial toCombinatorial Chemistry is that of identifying resulting compounds. A (MS) mass spectrometer will analyze the results for faster evaluation. These are made by Bruker, Waters, and Ther mo Electron and Applied Biosystems manufacturers.

Once a library of these chemical compounds from the combinatorial chemistry has been established they are put into so called "libraries". Once a library has been established the company and chemists must work efficiently and very quickly in the screening of these compounds. This is made as a way for cell based assays to be ran functionally and accurate.

Combinatorial chemistry is a great tool used in the optimization of drugs today in the pharmaceutical world.

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2011-03-03T21:17:00.000-08:00

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2011-03-03T21:10:00.000-08:00

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LG launches New Dios Fridge for 2010

2010-08-09T00:17:00.000-07:00

Dios-one of the high-end fridge is back again with the new design and latest technology. LG has unveiled its Dios line of R-T759LBESP and T759MBMTP for 2010.These Dios refrigerators has changed the traditional concept of new style of refrigerator with the raised design. It offers a better airflow system, and improved DIOS power consumption. The airflow system enhances the oxidation and humidification of vegetables and fruits. The external design is one of the alluring features of the fridge.

Elegant front door pattern sets a new trend in the market and creates a pattern one-of-its-kind. The homba concept is replaced by the concept of ‘magic door’. All top freezer door with a ‘magic door’ traditional ‘homba of more than 2 times the size of the capacity is the largest. Fridge inside of the vacuum-sealed yachaesil capabilities and capacity has been upgraded. Attributes like detachable, door icemaker, aesthetic Blending Magic display are preserved.

Honda EV-Cub Marries Electric Bike With 2WD, Star Trek Communicator.

2010-08-09T00:13:00.000-07:00

This here is what Honda hopes is the future of motorcycles. Small, electric and two-wheel drive, the EV-Cub could be ferrying riders around on its retro-styled frame as early as next year.

Like an all-wheel drive car, the 2WD motorcycle offers more stability and traction than its rear-wheel cousins, and may even be easier to learn for the beginner rider. Honda’s not alone in the 2WD space, nor is the space really that new—at least for concept vehicles. Big names like Yamaha have also been working on 2WD bikes for the better part of the last decade.

But it’s Honda that appears ready to commercialize a 2WD motorcycle, or at the very least an all electric one. The company expects to have an electric bike on the market by the end of 2010, which may or may not be the EV-Cub seen here.

Honda’s also preparing a nifty looking communications system called LOOP that will allow riders to communicate with one another on those long, silent jaunts through the countryside (no engine noise, remember?). The device is palm sized and leads me to believe Honda hasn’t gotten the memo about the whole texting while driving thing.

POWTRAN NEW VECTOR FREQUENCY INVERTER ON 2010.

2010-08-09T00:09:00.000-07:00

         Powtran new product PI8000 & PI8100 sensorless vector control ac drives will launch soon.
Product orientation:
    Based on the latest motion control theory and technological achievement.PI8000/8100 is brand new sensorless vector control high performance frequency inverter series of POWTRAN Technology. It achieves perfect motor control via servo function, and offers comprehensive drive solution.

Technical feature:
1. Sensorless Vector control frequency inverter with high performance, excellent quality and low pollution
2. It achieves quick-response and precise control by decoupling control of motor magnetic flux current and torque current, which makes the speed adjustment and torque control runs at a high degree of accuracy and wide range.
3. Brand new hardware platform, advanced processing technique and perfect testing equipment, which guarantees the applicable reliability

Function Introduction:
Central control module based on DSP, realizes high-speed and high performance control. Integrate V/F control, V/F+PG control, vector control. Automatic recognize the parameter of the motor! Auto-adjust to the best control mode!
Dead zone compensate function and Automatic slip compensate, 180% torque output can come out below 0.5HZ frequency.
            Eight switch inputs, three analog inputs, two analog output, 0-10V or 0-20mA from inside the scope of the definition signal!
Support feedback signal: 0-10v, 1-5v, 0-20mA, 4-20mA
Simple PLC Function, at most 15 segments speed control and 8 segments accelerationcontrol can be realized.
Humanization display menu, highlighted Chinese OLED+LED, simultaneous display 3 groups of state parameters

iPhone’s Latest Technology: Stainless Steel Case

2010-08-09T00:06:00.000-07:00

Good news for all iPhone lovers who are really concern on the safety of your devices, because here’s a latest technology that you can use on your iPhones. The new Stainless Steel iPhone case. This latest invention is made up of stainless steel which is designed to give your iPhone a bit of a different look and for safety purpose. The Stainless Steel iPhone case features an internal silicone pads to make sure your iPhone is protected all the time and it has a flip up lid that will give you full access to your iPhone’s touchscreen. The Stainless Steel iPhone Case is now available in the market for a retail price of $95.

Latest Technology: Parrot AR Drone Wi-Fi Helicopter

2010-08-09T00:04:00.000-07:00

Parrot one of the best electronics maker has rolled out its latest technology, introducing the new AR.Drone. This newest technology is a Wi-Fi helicopter integrated with dual cameras and augmented-reality video streaming, that you control using your handheld device, either an iPhone or an iPod Touch.

The said technology has been demonstrated at the 2010 CES exhibit in Las Vegas. The AR.Drone is powered by four rotors with an interchangeable hulls so that it can lift itself and fly both indoors and outside. This latest technology is full of awesome features including a built-in flight stabilization technology that keeps the drone steady while you use your iPhone’s motion sensors to steer it remotely over the craft’s Wi-Fi network. Parrot hopes to make the AR.Drone available in the second half of 2010. This latest gadget is still in the prototype stage, and there’s no word yet on pricing. For more information visit ardrone.parrot.com.

Revolutionary TapScreen Technology Revealed

2010-08-09T00:02:00.000-07:00

       The Timex Ironman Triathlon TapScreen™ collection, boasting revolutionary touch screen technology, is set to be launched in February 2010 but is available now from FitnessMonitors.com, further underlining our commitment to bring you the latest innovations in technology and design ahead of the competition.

Combining cutting edge technology with cool styling, the Timex Ironman Triathlon TapScreen™ range has been developed in conjunction with world-renowned athletes and represents the next generation of sports watches.

            The Timex TapScreen™ technology allows you to record lap times and access valuable performance information without breaking your stride. Innovative hydration and nutrition alarms help you maintain optimum performance by issuing audible reminders to refuel at regular intervals.

The advanced Timex Target Time Pacer function charts your progress against predetermined goals, with distinct chimes indicating whether your split and overall times are ahead of target, on track or off the pace.

          Other features of the Timex Ironman Triathlon TapScreen™ range include an advanced lap management system with dated training log, labelled interval times, 150-lap memory and a 24-hour countdown timer.

Bentley - Mulsanne

2010-08-09T00:01:00.000-07:00

The Mulsanne is an all-new replacement of Bentley’s flagship model, the Arnage. Director of styling Dirk van Braeckel and his team worked closely with existing Arnage customers throughout the design process. As Van Braeckel explains, ‘they were very concerned about the car being recognisable as the new top model and not be mistaken for a [Bentley] Continental.

The first step was to come up with a different 'face'. Round headlamps have featured prominently in Bentley's history, but the design team updated the look with the addition of secondary lamps, creating a front end that is classically handsome but has a modern twist. The bespoke limousine follows the classic four-door saloon format, with a swooping rear end and strong muscular shoulders accentuated towards the back. Typical of a Bentley there is a short front overhang, large wheels and a generous distance between front axle and A-pillar.

Inside, craftsmanship is very much in evidence. It's also a place to retreat from the public eye. ‘When you step into the back of the car you sit behind the door opening line and behind the pillar edge so you have a lot of privacy,’ says van Braeckel. This helps the cabin seem compact from the exterior.

The car is largely hand built: it takes 420 hours to build one Mulsanne, 170 hours of which is spent on the interior alone. Laying out all the veneer for the wood trim takes two weeks. ‘Everything is hand made which opens up so many possibilities for design. On the body the only shut lines we have are on the bonnet. The doors and the boot everything else is integrated. It is like one big sculpture.’

The Mulsanne will be driven by an upgraded version of the Arnage's 6.75-litre V8 driving the rear wheels.

Audi e-tron

2010-08-08T23:58:00.000-07:00

The e-tron study is a two-seater coupe made out of lightweight aluminium and carbonfibre, and powered by a lithium ion battery positioned at the front to achieve a 58% rear weight distribution with the four electric motors housed at the four corners of the car. The sports car promises sports car power – 313bhp and torque is 3319lb ft – reaching 62mph in just 4.8 seconds and able to speed up to 154mph.Working with the R8, the design team lead by Stefan Sielaff, set out to explore how to transform the sports car into an electric car. ‘You cannot just take a car like the R8 and simply replace the engine with an electric one,’ he says. ‘We started to test to see what could be the language, the formal repertoire, for our future electric car.’The e-tron maintains certain Audi generic codes, but adds to this an extra dose of form follows function. For instance Sielaff and his team created cooling systems, much like a household radiator, which when needed act like fans directing the extra heat created by the battery. Weight has been shed wherever possible. The thin seats are made of magnesium and the slim dashboard houses only the most essential information.

The company doesn’t believe you can design green cars from a rational point of view. ‘It has to be emotional,’ says Sielaff. He makes a comparison to food. ‘No one wanted to eat Soya products 10 or 20 years ago. But now healthy products on the whole have been made desirable. You need to make green cars delicious in the same way.'

latest computer developments 2009/2010

2010-08-08T23:56:00.000-07:00

          Nothing was in 2009 will soon pass and technological development are endless, you would have been aware of. Especially if you include the latest technology observers. And there are many who will be coming soon in the near future in the year 2010. Quite right, if you say we will welcome a new era forever berkomputer.Tidak Commencing the new technology following the calendar dates. Not knowing the time, it can only arise a new wave of technology development. Like this time, which began to be felt since the mid-year 2009.
What technological developments are keenly felt in the middle of this year? Opportunity this time, much to discuss on the development of hardware technology. Unlike previous years, this time to say almost felt more complete. Not only the development of purely processor, graphics controller will also experience a great revolution in the near future. Commence the use of Physics of the game developers, encourages the development of supporting hardware Physics.
           Surely not just that. Indirectly of course hardware development will also trigger the development of applications and even operating system. Although both can be said interconnected. Be a little difficult to determine where the trigger. Like determining who is the first, the chicken or the egg? Here, we will present some of the emerging technological revolution in the mid-year 2009. There's a good idea to follow this info. At least be able to anticipate the investment in hardware purchases in accordance with developments in the future. Or if you fans the latest technology, can be used as a guide to your next shopping list.
CPUMasih with the same limits, the processor that will be discussed here, more focus for x86 processors. Or in other words, the processor for desktop PCs or notebooks. In addition to course numbers are much larger, we think this is more interesting to discuss for most readers.
           Unlike the previous two giants fight initially only match the performance and clock. Then the trend continued with the process 64-bit computing. What is the trend of both the competition this time?
AMDSebetulnya is no longer a new technology. AMD with its new socket AM2 processors for desktop and a new socket AMD-socket options we already know a few months ago.
Some predict the presence of information-based AMD 65 nm production process, this CPU K8L will attend the next 2007 years. Additional integer and floating point, of course, will be available. Besides the possibility of inclusion of special instructions SSE4 which will be introduced first by Conroe.
Increased latency for DDR and DDR2 transition to the attention AMD. Equipped with Z-RAM technology, which will increase the cache hinggal five times, take advantage of the use of on-chip cache with a level higher densities.
Another speculation estimate AMD will make a breakthrough Anti-Hyper-Threading.
New technologies, Prior Year BaruSebuah course facilities opposite of Hyper-Threading. Instead of making one core into two virtual processors, AMD will try to combine a multi-core, and treated like a combination of a single core.
What's the purpose? It is expected that this step will further improve the process of computing the single-threaded application, which did not take advantage of multi-core processors.
Intel will IntelDari rang with the presence of Conroe. A core processor, the Intel development team developing a previously designed the Banias, a former mobile processor cores. With characteristic Banias who worked with the lack of heat is released and the needs of low-power ration made a promising start to Intel. Some motherboard chipsets, has expressed its support for this core. For actual performance, we wait for the launch scheduled for late July 2006.
Learning from previous experience, Intel also conducted a better change in the new processor generation. Left image and the performance increase is always accompanied by an increase in power consumption and heat released during operation. It is still very strong even felt the Pentium 4 processor. And the New Core microarchitecture, Intel will consider increasing the ratio between the increase in performance and power consumption.
Graphic ControllerBerbicara the GPU (Graphics Processor Unit) according to nVIDIA version, or the VPU (Visual Processing Unit) by ATI, it's two producers that rule. After they tried to offer load balancing solution with SLI (Scalable Link Interface) and CrossFire. NVIDIA before trying a new approach in the GeForce 7950 GX2 series. Dual processors on a video card. In addition to trying to produce a better performance as a single video card, these solutions will enable quad-GPU nVIDIA manifest in a PC system.
For the position now, GeForce 7950 GX2 has recognized advantages over the ATI Radeon X1900 XTX to business performance. Naturally, considering the GeForce 7950 GX2 dual GPU applied in a single video card.
Had both unique and chasing each other from time to time. Leadership did not always going to have nVIDIA. So too is ATI.
Began to circulate news to the presence of G80 GPU from nVIDIA that began in the early stages of development. Products that are scheduled to attend the last quarter of 2006, with the main advantages support the latest DirectX API (DirectX 10 next). For the specification is not yet confirmed. Your lover games, the latest video card, especially nVIDIA fanatic user must also be patient. Because the GPU is still under development at revision A0. Where are the new nVIDIA usually start marketing their products on the revision of the fastest-A2. And this will take up to 10 weeks or more.
The more the merging of PCs in various everyday environments, making it even more attention to additional functions. Convergence VGA with your home theater, making her give some additional functions. Availability of HDMI interface (High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface) is one of them. The need for HD (High-Definition) with resolutions up to 1920 specifications × 1080, progressive scan video interface to encourage the emergence of this minute.
In the near future, this interface will be like a compulsory requirement latest VGA. Something that can not be fulfilled previous video interfaces on the VGA. Like the S-video or component. Even the interface is also beginning to look at the motherboard with integrated graphics controller.
This PhysicsBelakangan must have heard the introduction of the PhysX whoop noise. One of the Ageia chip hardware that is devoted to computing Physics.
Produced as a form of card with PCI interface, the two producers of the ASUS and BFG. At first glance, this would be reminiscent of the use of graphic accelerator in the previous era. However, this is not entirely correct. If the former, the task is more on the graphics rendering accelerator, PhysX card to process more focused purely computational Physics. Like the movement of pieces of material, the wave motion of liquids (water, blood, and other liquids), the effect of gravity when an object moves, and so on.
CPU fixed AI computing the game. While the video card will focus on rendering, where in recent games, with a more realistic view is to work him hard enough.
The use of PhysX card was used by the engine Physix Ageia. While Physix Havox engine has a different approach. Configu ration for dual VGA, it will burden Havox second video card for Physics computing tasks. First adopted by the configu ration nVIDIA SLI. ATI had only recently agreed to also apply to dual VGA with CrossFire. Optical DriveSeperti had expected, "dispute" between the two formats Blu-ray and HD DVD will soon enter the consumer electronics area. More fierce battle will be felt the game console users.
PlayStation 3 to be representative of Blu-ray. Meanwhile, HD DVD by many observers predicted would become a mainstay of the Xbox 360. Very reasonable, considering Microsoft has also become one of the supporters of this format. Although not for the first version, probably next Xbox will adopt revisions of this format. Scenario provides an external HD DVD drive for the Xbox is also foreseen. With demikan, users are given the freedom to choose. Although a bit unusual for a game console, which provides an external drive accessories are optional.
On the downside, this is more solid at the same time ensuring each camp, the Blu-ray and HD DVD. In other words minimize the possibility of both of these formats will be found together with together, in a device. As happened (finally) on DVD + and -. For a while, you should forget about hoping to be available a device for the media combo Blu-ray and HD DVD.
Linux systems are MicrosoftOperating groundbreaking world. View beautiful Mac OS X is so tempting. However, it should be recognized, the use of Microsoft's operating system is still dominated for a while. The arrival of Windows Vista was widely anticipated. The use of Aero also be subject to the recipient's own GUI. And indirectly, it also triggers the development of PC technology on the device. Could well be one mediator in the dispute between the two camps.
As has been previously submitted, Physics is something new trends to ensure a more realistic view. Microsoft must also realize this. Development of application programming interfaces (APIs) recently estimated for Physics DirectPhysics name.
As the name implies, this course will become part of Microsoft's mainstay API library, which is DirectX. It is estimated that the upcoming DirectX 10 will begin to be enjoyed in the year 2007 that will come. While the availability DirectPhysics in it yet terkonfi rmasi. Since news of new development itself DirectPhysics broadcast earlier in June.
From the development of the DirectX API DirectPhysics plus, we can indirectly infer the direction of the development of physics. As we know, for a while physics for a while dominated by two camps. With special Ageia PhysX hardware. And the second camp is the Havok FX engine is doing computation processes on the graphic controller Physics. Or is the most ideal scenario, both agreed to merge an API is a combination of the two camps.
It was not all will be available on the market before the new year to be enjoyed by users. However, most of them can start available before the new year. And it promises a faster process, a more realistic view and beautiful. Prepare to live your pocket or savings, to be able to enjoy the technology, the time came.

Computer Recycling – Wall Clock Upcycled from Old Mac G3 Motherboard

2010-08-08T23:53:00.000-07:00

Avant-garde wall decoration – beautiful wall clock created from a discarded Mac G3 computer motherboard by Kalovski Itim.

My good friend, the blogger Kalovski Itim, recently introduced an interesting computer recycling idea on Facebook – a beautiful, fully-functional wall clock recycled from a Mac G3 computer motherboard. If you’re a geek looking for a creative piece to decorate your wall or if you’re looking for something to give to a geek friend for a special occasion, this might just be your lucky day.

This isn’t exactly cradle to cradle recycling, but it’s a unique and creative computer recycling idea, nonetheless. Talk about creating something unique and useful from a piece of electronic junk, this recycled wall clock is an excellent wall decoration and if anything else, a great conversation starter.

Measuring 11.5″W by 17″H, the time piece comes with the original motherboard, complete with RAM and processor, for carriage, while a used Mac mouse functions as the pendulum bob. The clock itself, running on 2 AA batteries, is set on a discarded DVD with some keyboard keys glued on, to show the hours.

A second time piece, also from Kalovski, is a desk clock made from a used 3 1/2in computer hard drive. Measuring 4″w x 6″h and running on a single AA battery, this desk clock is actually my personal favorite.

Arguably, it looks like a close relative to Dr. Brown’s flux capacitor (for those of you old or geeky enough to know what I’m talking about) but I think it’s elegant without being loud, and would fit quite nicely even on a technophobe’s desk.

The Apple G3 recycled motherboard clock can be ordered from PixelThis on Etsy for $75. If you’re a friend of Kalovski on Facebook, I seem to recall him giving a good discount on this item for FB friends, so I would advice to order and message him directly from within the social network site. He’s also open to the idea of doing special orders or customized projects, if you send him your own piece of used or discarded computer hardware.

Largest Wind Farm In The World Opens In Texas

2010-08-08T23:47:00.000-07:00

One of our more popular stories last week was about China taking the leadership on renewables development and overtaking the United States as the world’s largest clean energy market. We waited for an answer and it wasn’t long in coming. Who else would take the cudgels for the US but our own energy capital, the Lone Star state, Texas.

E.ON Climate and Renewables has recently announced the opening of its sprawling 781.5 megawatts wind farm in Roscoe, Texas. Billed to be the world’s largest wind farm to date, the project was completed at a cost of $1 billion and pushed through after lease negotiations with more than 300 property owners in the area. The facility sits in 100,000 acres of cotton farm land in four counties, about 220 miles west of Dallas. At peak capacity, the 627 wind turbines in the complex could generate electricity to power 230,000 homes.

How Does Wind Energy Work?

2010-08-08T23:44:00.000-07:00

It’s not necessary to become a nerd to know how wind power works

Wind is a result from the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun and the fact that temperatures will always be attempting to reach an equilibrium (heat is definitely moving to a cooler area). With the rising price of energy and the destruction of the environment from standard fuels, it is increasingly equitable to harvest this renewable resource.

The benefits of wind energy are that it’s virtually free (once you buy the equipment) and there is no pollution. The disadvantages include the fact it isn’t a consistent source (the speed varies and many times it is insufficient to generate electricity) and it typically requires about one acre of land.

How Wind Energy Works?

The quantity of power that can be found varies by wind speed. The total amount available is known as it’s power density and it’s measured in watts per square meter. For this reason, the U.S. Doe has separated wind energy into classes from 1 to 7. The average wind speed for class 1 is 9.8 mph or less while the average for a class 7 is 21.1 or even more. For effective power production, class 2 winds (11.5 mph average speed) are usually required.

Usually, wind speeds increase as you get higher above the Earth. Due to this, the conventional windmill is installed on a tower no less than 30 feet above obstructions. There are two basic types of towers employed for residential wind power systems (free standing and guyed). Free standing towers are self supporting and are usually heavier which means they take special equipment (cranes) to erect them. Guyed towers are supported on a concrete base and anchored by wires for support. They typically are not as heavy and most manufacturer’s produce tilt down models which is often easily raised and lowered for maintenance.

The kinetic (moving energy) from the winds is harnessed by a device termed as turbine. This turbine includes airfoils (blades) that capture the power of the wind and use it to turn the shaft of an alternator (like you have on a car only bigger).

There are 2 basic kinds of blades (drag style and lifting style). We all have seen pictures of old fashioned windmills with the large flat blades which are an example of the drag style of airfoil. Lifting style blades are twisted rather than flat and resemble the propellor of a small airplane.

A turbine is classified as to whether it is made to be installed with the rotor in a horizontal or vertical position and whether the wind strikes the blades or the tower first. A vertical turbine typically requires less land for it’s installation and is an improved option for the more urban areas worldwide. An upwind turbine is designed for the wind to impact the airfoils before it does the tower.

These units normally have a tail on the turbine which is needed to keep the unit pointed into the wind. A downwind turbine does not require a tail as the wind acting on the blades tends to maintain it oriented properly.

These turbine systems would be damaged if they were to be permitted to turn at excessive speeds. Therefore, units will need to have automatic over-speed governing systems. Some systems use electrical braking systems while others use mechanical type brakes.

The output electricity from the alternator is sent to a controller which conditions it for use in the home. The use of residential wind power systems requires the home to either remain linked with the utility grid or store electricity in a battery for use when the wind will not blow sufficiently.

When the home is linked with the grid, the surplus electricity that is produced by the residential wind power system can be sold to the utility company in order to reduce or even eliminate your power company bill. During periods with not enough wind, the home is supplied power from the utility company.

The expense of Wind Energy

Small residential wind power turbines can be an attractive alternative, or addition, to those people needing more than 100-200 watts of power for their home, business, or remote facility. Unlike PV’s, which remain at basically a similar cost per watt independent of array size, wind generators get cheaper with increasing system size. At the 50 watt size level, for instance, a small residential power wind generator would cost about $8.00/watt compared to approximately $6.00/watt for a Photo voltaic module.

For this reason, all things being equal, Photovoltaic is cheaper for very small loads. As the system size gets larger, however, this “rule-of-thumb” reverses itself.

At 300 watts the wind mill costs are down to $2.50/watt, while the PV costs are still at $6.00/watt. For a 1,500 watt wind system the cost is down to $2.00/watt and at 10,000 watts the price of a wind generator (excluding electronics) is down to $1.50/watt.

Recycling phones is the smart choice

2010-08-08T23:41:00.000-07:00

Recycling phones has become fashionable in recent years but, going by the current numbers, we still have a long way to go. This week is the National Cell Phone Recycling Week in the United States, an event spearheaded by the US Environmental Protection Agency, to encourage more Americans to recycle their used mobile phones.

Why recycle phones? Why not just trash these old, clunky, and obsolete units, have these hauled to the landfills, and be done with it?

Let’s review the reasons why recycling phones is the smart choice:

Recycling phones for cash

Those old cell phones that you’ve kept hidden in sock drawers, cupboards, or closets in your house are worth a good amount of money. Cell phone traders and recyclers, like Pacebutler Corporation will pay as much as $100 for each of those mobile phones (depending, of course, on the model, the brand, and the quality of the unit). The older the phones get, the less valuable they become. To get the best value, therefore, for your discarded cell phones, you need to sell these to a recycler, as soon as you upgrade to a newer model. Of course, if you’re thinking of keeping a reserve unit if something happens to your new one, by all means, keep one or two, but turn the rest in for cash.

Now, if for some reason, you don’t need the cash, you can still sell these old units and have the proceeds sent to a charity or non-profit of your choice. When you donate cell phones this way, you’re basically contributing much-needed funds to your preferred charity, from out of something that, in all likelihood, no longer has any value to you.

Recycling phones to clear up clutter

In our consumerist society, many of us are constantly drawn to the promise of newer, more advanced techno toys – dataphones, laptops, PDAs, or computers – being churned out by manufacturers like Apple, Samsung, or Motorola. The latest may not always be the best, as we all know, but that’s beside the point. People always go for shiny, new things all the time. Case in point: Apple sold 300,000 units of the iPad on the very first day of that product’s recent launch!

If you’re like many of us who are forever captivated by new technology, chances are, there’s a sizable collection of old, discarded cell phones and other electronic clutter stored in some forgotten box somewhere in your house or apartment. Recycling phones is an easy and convenient way to clear up a bit of the clutter. The transactions are conveniently done online, and in just a few minutes, you’ll have those old cell phones out of your house, for good. An added bonus to having a cleaner pad, would be the check from the used cell phone trader that should be in your mail, within a few days after you’ve sent the old units to them.

Used mobile phones in a recycling facility

Recycling Phones to help protect the environment

Chemicals from used cell phones being discarded in landfills do contaminate the surrounding soil and water systems. However, the biggest impact, in my opinion, recycling phones has on the environment, is in resources conservation. You see, in order to manufacture cell phones, you have to extract minerals and manufacture materials – like gold, silver, coltan, copper, plastic, and glass – that will become the components of these mobile devices.

By recycling phones, old materials are, in effect, returned to and reused in the manufacturing process. In most cases, the recovery is 100 percent. What this means is that an old cell phone can be broken down into its basic components, during the recycling process, and used to produce a brand new unit – without requiring the input of new materials! Cell phone recycling , as result, directly and significantly prevents damage to the environment, which inevitably occurs whenever new materials are mined or manufactured.

Recycling phones to help protect our health

As mentioned above, old cellular phones discarded in a landfill can potentially leach dangerous chemicals and metals to the soil or waterways around that particular landfill. We’re talking about lead, cadmium, arsenic, brominated flame retardants, and mercury – some of the most poisonous and dangerous metals known to man – making their way into our water reservoirs and agricultural lands.

Exposure to these elements have been known to cause brain, urinary, and nervous system disorders, as well as documented cases of cancer and other illnesses. Obviously, the metals found in each mobile phone unit are just minute or trace amounts, but think about the impact of thousands upon thousands of cellular phones being dumped in our city and county landfills. Recycling phones is the best way to have these devices safely disposed and to keep these hazards away from our landfills.

Recycling phones is gaining traction in the US, thanks to the relentless campaigns of agencies like EPA, but there’s still so much room for growth. At the moment, we are recycling less than 10 percent of the 130 million or so cell phones that we discard every year. Whether you just want to earn some extra cash, remove clutter, defend the environment, or help protect our health, recycling phones is the way to go. As the EPA refrain goes, “it’s an easy call to make.”

Consumer Electronics Show 2010 opens this week in Las Vegas

2010-08-08T23:37:00.000-07:00

The International Consumer Electronics Show 2010 or CES 2010, the world’s largest consumer technology trade exhibition, will open this week in Las Vegas. The show, which will run from January 7-10, 2010, will feature a record 2830 exhibitors displaying 20,000 new products and the latest technology innovations.

“With a record number of new exhibitors, scores of new product introductions, several new Spotlights on the show floor and a dynamic lineup of keynotes sessions, the 2010 International CES will be our best show yet,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronic Association (CEA).

CES 2010 also promises to be the “world’s largest environmentally friendly tradeshow.” From recycling all exhibit materials at the Las Vegas Convention Center, housing exhibits at the LEED-certified The Venetian hotel, use of biodegradable napkins and utensils, and use of recycled carpets, CES leads in adopting environmentally sustainable practices.

CEA has also partnered with EarthEra, which will issue renewable energy certificates from their wind energy sources – to offset electricity and carbon emissions during the event. In a move that addressed both security and environmental concerns, CES has donated $50,000 to the to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to purchase T-3 Motion electric vehicles and accessories.

With such laudable effort on the part of the organizers of CES 2010, I fully expect to be dazzled by the cutting edge clean technology innovations on exhibit this year. Last year, we were quite impressed by such green gadgets as the flexible OLED (organic light-emitting diodes) wrist display developed by Universal Display Corporation, Motorola’s Renew W233 (the world’s first certified Carbonfree cell phone), and the ultra-efficient Solarbulb designed by miniWIZ. With so many green tech advances announced in 2009, I’m eagerly looking forward to the new innovations that will be unveiled this week.

“Follow Me” at CES 2010

To help participants navigate through the labyrinthine exhibit area and enhance their CES 2010 experience, a new mobile phone application for your smartphone called “Follow Me” has been introduced recently by Core-Apps LLC. “Follow Me” can help organize and schedule trade show information, store exhibitor information, navigate the exhibit area using interactive floor maps, and store complimentary coupons from local merchants. Available for $1.99 at iTunes for direct download, “Follow Me” is compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch and requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.

Samsung Marine Mobile B2100

2010-08-08T23:33:00.000-07:00

One of the latest mobile that has been in news and TV Ads is the New Samsung Marine Mobile B2100 - The Waterproof and Dustproof Phone. It has generated a lot of interest in the low end mobile buyers in India. It is catching up very fast. Let us go through the robust features and specifications of Samsung Marine Mobile. Samsung Marine B2100 is famous for it’s water resistant unique feature. It can still work even you submerged it into water for about half an hour. It has unique features to resist blowing rain, dust, shock, salt fog, humidity, water, immersion, so, radiation, vibration, and extreme temperature and pleasant characteristic like extremely loud external speakers and noise cancellation.

Its technical specifications includes a camera, built-in FM radio, camcorder and music player with expandable 8 G.B. memory.

Medion Akoya “The Touch” X9613 Touchscreen All-In-One PC

2010-08-08T23:30:00.000-07:00

Akoya has unveiled its latest addition to Medion’s all-in-one PC series, known as the “The Touch” X9613. This latest all-in-one computer has a 24-inch multitouch-capable touchscreen with 1920 x 1080 full HD resolution, a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 CPU, a NVIDIA GeForce 240M graphics card, a 4GB RAM, a 1TB hard drive, a webcam, a Blu-ray drive, three TV tuners (DVB-T, DVB-S and analog), WiFi, Bluetooth and stereo speakers plus subwoofer. It also comes with several connectivity ports including HDMI input/output, SCART, VGA, eSATA, S/PDIF, and gigabit ethernet. Price starts at €1,499 ($2,152).

Underneath, in the control bar, there’s a separate SideShow display which can be used to show Windows 7 widgets. All in all, there’s
plenty of entertainment PC on offer here, hence the considerable price: two models will be on offer, though the difference between its specifications is not specified, at €1,499 ($2,152) and €1,900 ($2,727) respectively.

Hercules Dualpix HD720p high definition 720p webcam

2010-08-08T23:28:00.000-07:00

Hercules, a specialist in IT devices including multimedia speaker sets, webcams, DJing solutions and consumer-friendly WiFi products, has introduced a new device, the Hercules Dualpix HD720p. This latest device is an ultra-mobile high definition webcam that deliver up to 720p of high-def video so you can be outlook in better clarity and detail ordinary webcams could not deliver. The Hercules Dualpix HD720p has the capability of rotating on two axes for the best angle, capturing pictures and angles which is not supported by earlier models of webcams. At the start of each chat session the Dualpix HD720p will automatically rotate the picture angle and detect your position, further angle adjustment during the chat session can be achieved by using the software.

Specifically designed for laptop PC’s, the Dualpix HD720p features a new, highly secure attachment system that allows you to travel safely and move your computer around as needed without the webcam coming loose. The two rotational axes allow vertical or horizontal placement on the top or the sides of the screen and the wide-angle lens shows the room behind for the perfect video capture. It has included Xtra Controller Pro software suite enables you to share videos, photographs and even live music tracks through chat. This amazing webcam is available in September 2009 for the price of US$59.99.

MSI Wind Top AE2010 All-in-one computer

2010-08-08T23:27:00.000-07:00

MSI has released its latest technology, the MSI Wind Top AE2010 All-in-one computer. This Classic Leather Series is the newest All-in-one computer with Touch screen functions, integrated with Windows Vista Home Premium as the basic OS. The Wind Top AE2010 is powered by an AMD Athlon X2 (1.5GHz) processor, ATI Radeon 3200 graphics chip (with 128MB of DDR3 memory) and 2GB of DDR2 RAM. Other features are a 1.3 magepixel webcam, 4-in-1 card reader, WiFi with wireless b/g/n and Gigabit Ethernet.

The 20 inch 16:9 monitor of AE2010 may produce a wider visual area compared to 16:10. Besides Touch screen function, it also supports High Definition audio and video, providing your AE2010 to advance its performances in multimedia system. Starting at $649.99, this techie all-in-one PC also comes with a color-matched multimedia keyboard and mouse.

Transcend JetFlash V70 rugged flash drive

2010-08-08T23:25:00.000-07:00

      Transcend has released its latest device, an Anti-Shock USB Flash Drive called JetFlash V70. This techie device is made out of a durable eco-friendly rubber that makes it highly resistant to survive shock, splashes and dust. The Transcend JetFlash V70 USB Flash Drive supports all the Microsoft operating systems including Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP / Vista, besides Mac and Linux, providing seamless data exchange between different operating systems.

         The Transcend JetFlash V70 USB flash drive can also be used as a key to lock the computer and compress and password-protect files using powerful 256-bit AES Encryption.Combining exceptional durability with a stylish sporty design, Transcend’s JetFlash V70 Rugged USB Flash Drive is a great storage device that allows users with active lifestyles to take their important files wherever they go and is available in 16GB (Red), 8GB (Orange) and 4GB (Purple) capacities.

            Moreover, the JetFlash V70 flash drive is also equipped with a single repository of CAP attached that prevents it from being lost when removed from the drive for transferring files.Transcend JetFlash V70 USB Flash Drive is also equipped with a host of useful software tools, in addition to the JetFlash elite software suite, which can be installed to run directly from the JetFlash drive when a user plug the USB port.

Parrot RKi8400 In-dash Car Stereo

2010-08-08T23:23:00.000-07:00

Parrot’s latest RKi8400 is a unique in-dash car stereo that was specifically designed for use with the iPhone.It features multiple connections for digital music, including a USB port for portable hard drive or USB key, an SD Card reader and a double line-in socket for analogue sources. The system gives users the ability to browse the Apple smart phone’s music with album cover art on its 2.4-in LCD and automatically invokes hands-free mode when a call comes in. Equipped with a 200 W MOFSET amplifier, the Parrot RKi8400 is totally integrated into the vehicle’s audio system. Conversations and music are transmitted via the speakers and the RKi8400 has a built-in equalizer and includes sound effects that can be adapted to any style of music.

One of its unique features is the practical storage compartment located behind the removable front panel, ideal for protecting and recharging an iPhone or iPod.In addition, the unit also sports Stereo Blue tooth for wireless calling via any Blue tooth enabled cell phone. The very first time you connect the Parrot RKi8400 to your mobile phone, it automatically copies the contacts in your mobile’s phone book. To make a call, use the voice-recognition function and say the name of the person you want to call. The Parrot RKi8400 retails for $400 Stateside.