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- Laser
- Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation A device that creates a uniform and coherent light that is very different from an ordinary light bulb. Many lasers...
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- Inkjet and laser multifunction peripherals enjoyed a healthy growth of 11% and 13% respectively in Q4 2007 in China
- Both the inkjet and laser multifunction peripherals enjoyed a healthy growth of 11% and 13% respectively in Q4 2007 in China, according to IDC. The demand from the public, education and financial sectors increased the sales of the SDM Serial Dot Matrix printer, resulting in a 16% increase in Q4...
- Tags: Inkjet Printer, Laser, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Seagate patents Compact Flash - 10 years late!
- Seagate patents Compact Flash - 10 years late!Bogus Cat Toy PatentMy favorite is a patented method of using a laser pointer to excercise your cat or any curious animal. Lawyers can turn anything into a pile of cat-box-contents.Title: Method of exercising a catDocument Type and Number: United States Patent...
- Tags: laser, Seagate Technology LLC
- Discussion threads 2008-04-25
- Holographic storage ships next month!
- Even since astronaut Dave Bowman disconnected the HAL 9000's holographic memory in 2001: A Space Odyssey techies have been wondering when we could buy real holographic storage. Now we know: May, 2008. Promising super-high density and excellent media flaw resistance, holographic storage has been an ever-receeding technology...
- Tags: Media, Hologram, Laser, Data Density, Advertising & Promotion, Storage, Marketing, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Rumor Mill: what's just around the bend from Apple (updated)
- Hey, it's Jake again, Jason's evil twin. My big brother liked my last three columns [1, 2, 3] so he's cool with making it a regular thing. I hope that you do to. Anyway, here's the latest Apple rumors making the rounds: Fans are...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Laser, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Romucon laser Pack (zip)
- Enjoy multi-colored Laser beams in these unique, thrilling and free action puzzlers from Romucon. In light mania the beams must be destroyed before they reach the ground - the goal of crazy beams is to use Laser beams to remove pipes from the falling blocks before they fill up. The...
- Tags: Laser, Beam, Romucon, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-04-18
- laser scanning robot 3D-R1 used to map mines
- A UK-based company, 3D Laser Mapping, has developed robots equipped with lasers to automatically scan mines. Its latest mission was to create a 3D map of the San Jose silver mine in Mexico. The remote survey vehicle RSV 3D-R1 weighs about 135 kilograms and is 0.6 meter high. It...
- Tags: 3D, Laser, 3D-R1, 3DLM, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- The Texas petawatt laser
- According to the University of Texas at Austin in a very short news release, the most powerful laser in the world fired up last week. The researchers said that this laser is 2,000 times more powerful than all power plants in the United States. But, as in previous experiments with...
- Tags: Laser, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- All-in-one printers: efficient and useful, often unnecessary.
- All-in-one printers: efficient and useful, often unnecessary.Why would I want to waste 3 outlets with 3 machines?I'd rather take multi-function printers anyday! :)RE: All-in-one printers: efficient and useful, often unnecessary.Andrew...We have three Dell All-in-ones, andl ove them. We haven't used them for photo reproduction, having Kodak and HP photop rinters...
- Tags: Printers, All-in-One, All-In-One Printers, printer, fax
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- Replacing wire with laser, Sun tries to speed up data
- Replacing wire with laser, Sun tries to speed up dataQuestionSun has received $44 million from the Pentagon and has partners.(Quoting:Sun's partners on the project are Stanford and the University of California, San Diego, and two silicon photonics firms, Luxtera and Kotura.)Has Sun had to sacrifice any eventual profit in return...
- Tags: Business structures, Sun Microsystems Inc., partnership, laser
- Discussion threads 2008-03-25
- Brother HL-2170W
- The Brother HL-2170W laser monochrome printer provides a viable alternative to the bottomless money pit that has become today's inkjet printer. Modern photo, tricolor, and high capacity ink cartridges can cost anywhere between $20 to $100 per refill, so multiply that by your volume of prints and try not to...
- Tags: Printers, Wi-Fi, printer, wireless, Brother Hl-2170w, laser, laser printer, HL-2170W
- Product reviews 2008-03-19
- Sweetening the deal: Samsung offers recycling service for laser printers
- Can do little more than point to this one, because I wasn't briefed, but I found it interesting because I think the printer's role in green tech is still under-appreciated. So, if you're concerned about how to dump your printers when they've been tapped out, Samsung...
- Tags: Laser Printer, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Laser, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- lasers for analyzing our breath?
- According to the Optical Society of America OSA, U.S. researchers have shown it is possible to use lasers to analyze our breath to detect diseases such as asthma or cancer. This technique -- hold your breath -- is called 'cavity-enhanced direct optical frequency comb spectroscopy.' It is based on research...
- Tags: Breath, Laser, Molecule, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- W2 Mate 2007 (exe)
- Software for filling out, editing, saving and printing W2, 1099-MISC, W3, and 1096 forms. W2 Mate supports printing both on government pre-printed forms and on blank paper. Just enter your data, verify it, and print all your forms. W2 Mate also eliminates the need for buying W2 FormsCopy A and...
- Tags: Laser, Printing, Form, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Software downloads 2008-01-21
- ProPointer (exe)
- This laser pointer alternative is an easy-to-use tool that will help you have attractive and interesting presentations. ProPointer is a simple laser pointer replacement software. Best for educational use, PowerPoint presentations, courses, trainings, and tutoring. ProPointer will improve your way of having all your presentations. Version 1 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: Laser Pointer, Laser, ProPointer
- Software downloads 2008-01-09
- (Photos: From airborne ops to laser gunship)
- (Photos: From airborne ops to laser gunship)Puff the Magic Dragon"During the Vietnam War, troops often referred to the C-130 gunship as "Puff the Magic Dragon."Ummm, wasn't that a converted DC-3?C-130 HerculesI spent four years in the Marines as a jet engine mechanic and ground support crewman, working on and around...
- Tags: Aerospace & Defense, laser, Wikipedia, photograph, C-130 Hercules, Herc, aircraft, AC-47, gunship, DC-3
- Discussion threads 2008-01-02
- Photos: From airborne ops to laser gunship
- The C-130, born in the 1950s, is still going strong as it adapts to the high-tech era and takes on an endless array of missions. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Photograph, Laser, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2007-12-27
- Brother's HL-2170W laser printer gives you Wi-Fi for $149
- Brother's HL-2170W laser printer gives you Wi-Fi for $149A Question ...I'm not up on wireless stuff. Is there any reason you couldn't just plug a USB wireless adaptor directly into a printer?Perhaps manufacturers would need to offer a replacement chip or a firmware upgrade accessible by connecting regular USB cable...
- Tags: Printers, Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, printer, Brother HL-2170W Laser, Wi-Fi, Brother Hl-2170w, laser
- Discussion threads 2007-12-20
- Brother's HL-2170W laser printer gives you Wi-Fi for $149
- Hate the cables but want to avoid the headache of setting up a print server to wirelessly connect your printer? Here's an easy way out: Brother has just announced a monochrome laser printer with built-in Wi-Fi at a breakthrough price of $149. The Brother HL-2170W's specs...
- Tags: Printer, Laser Printer, Brother, Laser, Brother HL-2170W, Printers, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2007-12-20
- Chasing smoke with lasers
- A research team at Johns Hopkins is trying to find out about wind turbines. Not how they work, but what do they do while they're working. How do they affect wind currents and possibly even local weather? They're using smoke, a wind tunnel lasers...
- Tags: Turbine, Federal Government, Laser, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-12-13
- How common are medical kickbacks?
- Wright Medical Technology has been subpoenaed in a probe of kickbacks on joint replacement systems going back almost 10 years. (Picture from a fine 1999 article about contracts between consultants and device makers.) The company is best-known for its ads starring former tennis player Jimmy Connors. Yesterday it...
- Tags: Device Manufacturer, Patient, Difference, Laser, Wright Medical Technology, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-12-12
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