Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Toyota Extends Production Halt until March 22

The ongoing disaster in Japan caused by Friday’s massive earthquake and tsunami is forcing many automakers to extend production halts on domestic plants well into next week. Today, Toyota announced that it has decided to continue the vehicle-production halt started on March 14 at all of its plants in Japan, including all subsidiary vehicle manufacturers, through March 22. According to reports, the suspension of production has already cost Toyota some 40,000 vehicles up until now.
“A decision on when vehicle production will resume in Japan has yet to be made,” the company said in a written statement.
However, the world’s largest automaker noted that it will resume production of replacement parts for vehicles already on market beginning on Thursday, March 17, adding that it also plans to restart manufacturing parts for overseas production on Monday, March 21. 

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit the northeast part of Japan earlier this morning triggering a 10-meter high tsunami on the coasts of the country sweeping away homes, cars and buildings. The disastrous earthquake, which was followed by many aftershocks, is said to be the world's fifth-largest since 1900 and the biggest in Japan in 140 years.
The full extent of damages caused by the earthquake and the ferocious tsunami remain unknown for now, but we’re already hearing news of people being evacuated and many homes and factories destroyed.
On the automotive front, Toyota and Honda were forced to shut down some of their production plants and evacuate their workers from several factories in the quake zone. According to reports, Toyota, which has a large manufacturing presence in northern Japan, was affected the most with the shutdown possibly affecting production of cars like the Yaris sedan and the Scion xB and xD models.
Honda initially closed down both its Suzuka and Sayama plants, but production at the first factory resumed shortly after. The Sayama plant, which manufactures the US-bound Fit among other models, remains closed. 

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Friday, March 4, 2011

Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, Graphite, 6''

 New, High-Contrast E Ink Screen with Pearl Technology
50% better contrast. The clearest text and sharpest images with latest E Ink Pearl display.

Read in Bright Sunlight
Unlike LCD screens, Kindle's screen reads like real paper, with no glare. Read as easily in bright sunlight as in your living room.

Lighter Than a Paperback
At only 8.5 ounces and 1/3 of an inch thin, Kindle is lighter than a paperback and thinner than a magazine.

Holds 3,500 Books
We doubled Kindle's storage so you can carry up to 3,500 books.


Battery Life of Up to One Month
A single charge lasts up to one month with wireless off. Keep wireless always on and go for up to three weeks without recharging.

Built-In Wi-Fi
Connect to Wi-Fi hotspots at home or on the road. Includes free Wi-Fi access at AT&T hotspots across the U.S.

Quieter Page Turn Buttons
Quieter page turning means you won't disturb your partner when you want to read all night.

Share Meaningful Passages
Share meaningful passages with friends and family with built-in Twitter and Facebook integration.

Simple to Use
Kindle is ready to use right out of the box - no setup, no software to install, no computer required.

Improved PDF Reader
Now with new dictionary lookup, notes and highlights, and support for password protected PDFs. Easily carry all of your documents on the go.



Books in 60 Seconds
With fast, free wireless delivery, you can start reading books in less than 60 seconds. No computer required.

Massive Selection
Over 810,000 books, including 107 of 111 New York Times Best Sellers, plus audiobooks, periodicals and blogs. For non-U.S. customers, content availability varies.

Free, Out-of-Copyright Books
Over 1.8 million free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are available such as Pride and Prejudice.

Low Book Prices
Over 610,000 books are $9.99 or less.

Free Book Samples
Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.

Kindle Book Lending
Lend eligible Kindle books to other Kindle or Kindle app users for 14 days.

NEW - Real Page Numbers
We've added real page numbers that correspond to print editions so you can easily reference and cite passages.

 
Read Everywhere with Whispersync
Your Kindle books can be read on your Kindle, iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac, Android device, and BlackBerry. Our Whispersync technology syncs your place across devices, so you can pick up where you left off.

Worry-Free Archive
Books you purchase from the Kindle Store are automatically backed up online in your Kindle library on Amazon. Re-download books wirelessly for free, anytime.

Read-to-Me
With Text-to-Speech, Kindle can read English-language content out loud to you.






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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

The Microsoft Revolution Or Evolution?

If you are familiar with computers the chances are you are familiar with Microsoft Windows. The software has gone through many evolutions over the years, which has lead to a revolution in the way we use computers.

1985 - Windows 1.0



1987 - Windows 2.0



1990 - Windows 3.0



1992 - Windows 3.1



1995 - Windows 95



1996 - Windows NT 4.0



1998 - Windows 98



2000 - Windows 2000



2001 - Windows XP



2007 - Windows Vista



Windows 7

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Weirdest Cleaning Inventions

From a slipper that kills cockroaches to a USB vacuum cleaner, meet ten weird cleaning devices that promise to make your life easier.

Cockroach Swatter Slippers



Baby Mop



Ear cleaning device with video camera



USB Vacuum Cleaner



Human Washing Machine



Self Making ‘Easy Bed'



Bathroom Cleaning Robot



Vacuum Ball



Cleaner Shoes



Vegetable and Fruit Cleaner

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Cell Phone Mania

Everyone has a cell phone these days. Now the deal is trying to find the best cell phone that can blow your friends away. Here is a collection of phones that we found that were pretty out of the ordinary.

Mobile Script Phone



Futurist Fantasms


It has two touch screens and includes a traditional candy bar style format, and the other is a flexible OLED that stiffens with a low voltage charge when you unfurl it.

The Moto Concept


While some companies are creating smaller phones that fit almost into anything the Joesph Liang moto phone goes for concept over compact. This cute little bugger is bulky, but I bet the kids will love it.

Pomegranate Phone


This phone might not turn out to be to popular, but you never know. It is a very odd concept for a cell phone. It includes gps navigation, global voice translator, a mp3 playback, camera/video, a movie protector, and get this a razor, harmonica, coffee brewer. I looked and looked and I’m still not sure how they will stuff that into this little gadget, but who knows.

Haier Pen Cell Phone


I don’t think you can get much smaller than this! You will look like James Bond when you use this handy phone if it ever makes it out of conception. It will include a usb slot, a microSD card slot, and comes with ear pieces and has a bluetooh as well.

NEC Tag Phone


It wraps around your wrist. The material is called shape-memorizing and it is supposed to be able to change its shape and still act as a phone. I know that the flexible keyboards that roll up to go with your laptop didn’t work out so well, I hope that these will.

Nokia Morph


This little phone is a collaboration with the University of Cambridge, Nanoscience Center(UK) and Nokia. It can become a tablet pc, a wrist band, or just a simple phone. It can be morphed into 3 modes that include standard, bracelet, and landscape. Standard is a normal phone type of position. The Bracelet mode means you can use it as a bracelet and still have video chats. The landscape mode can be used as a tablet PC. The entire surface becomes a touch screen where you can watch movies, and check mail.

Finger Touching


This is another wearable cell phone and anyone can communicate with It is easier and lighter in mobile circumstances corresponding to the 3.5G, 4G communication standard


It uses the instinctive input method “finger joint”. Excluding the thumb, each finger joint makes up twelve buttons, with “the knuckle button”, using the cell phone’s 3X4 keypad, likely being the most popular input method.

Handphone Cell


This odd phone is attached to your hand, and the mic is were your extended pinky is and you would listen with your thumb. Odd, weird, and well sorta ugly.

Now you see it Now you Don’t.


That is what this phone should have been named. Clear phones are the wave of the future and this is just one of the hundreds hitting the markets. Not much more information about this cell phone, but when they do I’m sure we will all love to have one.


The window phone gives you a lot of options and includes telling you the weather, a slick see through design.


When you blow on it, you go into text mode. How neat is that.