3 D TV : The next big move in television and 3D technology 

Want to watch a 3D movie? The first thought that comes in mind is to go to a 3D theatre. This is soon going to be a history. Come 2010 and we will see 3D televisions making its way in many of our households.  As we see, IFA 2009 in Berlin conclude on 9-Sept-09, it brought with it, the promise of a new beginning in the home entertainment in the form of 3DTV.  Big players like Sony and Panasonic have declared that most likely by next year end they will launch 3D television. 

Yoshiiku Miyata, Vice President, Panasonic declared that Panasonic will take the lead in launching the first 3D TV in market using a technology called HD frame sequential. This technology uses two image views in frame sequence managed by active shutters. 

Sony’s plan to launch 3D TV by 2010 was announced by their CEO Sir Howard Stringer and as speculated Sony might opt for “active shutter” technology with electronic glasses that have tiny shutters that flicker in accord with the on-screen image to produce 3D effect. 

An Interesting point worth noting is that the first 3D channel will be broadcasted by sky. 

But there exists a few debatable issues like one should wear glasses with polarised lenses or use the glasses that are based on active shutter technologies? Will it actually be feasible to where a glass at home every time you want to see something on TV? Has the market matured enough to accept it as a household commodity? 

With so many ifs and buts around, it will be worth keeping an eye on to see how does 3D TV become a part of our day to day life.

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Light peak: Gen-X of high speed connectivity

On 23^rd Sept 2009, Intel, in its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) unveiled a new high speed optical cable technology devised to connect electronic devices to each other, the technology being code named as ‘Light Peak’. Bundles of copper wires to connect your computer to peripherals, disk drives, displays, workstations etc will soon be a matter of past. Let’s find out:

Why is Light Peak necessary?

As of now we only use electrical cable technology in most of the computing devices, but due to electro-magnetic interference and various other issues this technology is reaching its limits in terms of speed and length.  This limiting factor (EMI) is overcome with the use of optical fibres, which uses light to transfer data instead of electricity.

Technology Behind Light Peak:

From the little that has been revealed about the technology: All the devices and platforms supporting light peak will consist of a controller chip and an optical module. The optical module, using miniature lasers and photo detectors, converts electricity to light and vice versa.

Why is Light Peak considered as a revolution in device connectivity?

• Its bandwidth start with 10 Gbps and can be scaled up to 100 Gbps
• It can run multiple protocols simultaneously over one cable. This feature makes it possible to connect multiple devices through one port.
• It provides thinner, longer and more flexible cables.
• Intel is working on bundling the optical cables with copper wires so that Light Peak can be used to power devices plugged into PC.
• In near future, it is seen as a replacement to USB, Firewire and HDMI.

Light Peak in is expected to make its way to the market by 2010. Its pricing is still to be decided. There still exists a massive task to standardize this method of device communication and to have ports in devices that support this technology.

Light peak is going to redefine the way we connect to devices, definitely until Intel comes up with something solid from the research it has taken up on Ultra Wideband Technology (UWB) that will enable wireless communication between various devices.

More to come on this technology area … keep reading & commenting!

Now Listen to Blogs and Articles as MP3

Are you hard-pressed with time and that is the reason you find sometimes difficult to be updated with the latest articles, news snippets and blog posts? To make reading simple, here is a latest innovation that will help you to convert your text article to audio file. Amazing isn’t it? Additionally it can happen in just few simple steps. Just read on…

Carryout Text is the latest FREE web service that will help you convert your simple text file into an audio file.This software is simple to use and is available with no additional cost.

Instead of spending time by reading an article, you can convert that particular text file into a MP3 format and listen to it while working out in the treadmill.

So, the greatest advantage of Carryout Text is to get more things done in less time.

How to use this software application?

In the Carryout Text website do a copy and paste of the selected article and finally click on the submit to process button. This will help you get the MP3 file. All you need to do is download it into MP3 player or iPod and tune into the latest buzz, news and views. Remember to download the created audio MP3 files because CarryoutText does Not keep them stored for long time. Automatically these files will be removed the next day after creation.

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eLearning through YouTube and Free !

Few weeks back one of my close friend Navin shared this interesting story of an One Many Army who has started a unique way to teach millions of people or students through the medium of YouTube channel, and that too totally FREE !

His name is Salman Khan and google his name to know more about his ‘Khan Academy‘

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WiMax Technology

WiMax (Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access) is the latest technology which enables  high speed and reliable internet access anywhere and everywhere. It is seen as the alternative to DSL, Cable modem, T1, T3 lines Wi-Fi, and dial up connection.  To understand more about it lets discuss:

Why is it important to have a WiMax?

• It overcomes the problem of small coverage area and high cost associated with Wi-Fi and broadband. It comes with high speed of broadband, ‘Wirelessness’ of Wi-Fi and broad coverage area like a cell phone network.
• Keeping in mind the increasing demand and use of high bandwidth application, WiMax is seen as the only solution that is 3-5 times faster and 5 times more cost effective than present 3G technologies.

• WiMax is going to make ‘Internet on the go’ a reality, a scenario where you can just connect a device, connectable to internet and enabled with WiMax(Like Wi-Fi), anywhere. You can experience connectivity to its max, which is going to become on of the basic necessities in near future (very similar to mobile phones today).

How WiMax works?

The operation of WiMax is quite similar to Wi-Fi but at a higher speed and encompassing a large coverage area.

A WiMax system is composed of two parts:

1. A WiMax tower: Providing a coverage area of around 3000 sq. miles ( 8000 km²)
2. A WiMax receiver: The receiver and antenna can be a PCMCIA card small box, a laptop or any device built-in with WiMax.

A WiMax tower and receiver communicate via radio signals and a device equipped with WiMax would receive encrypted data keys to prevent any unauthorized access. This communication is done in two ways:

1. The Non-line-of-sight way: Using this we can connect an antenna on a computer directly to the transmitting tower but it uses a lower frequency range of 2 GHz to 11 GHz.
2. The line-of-sight service: A dish antenna from a rooftop or pole points and connects straight to WiMax tower. This uses a higher frequency of around 66 GHz with very less interference and more bandwidth.

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) provides efficient support for many users using the service simultaneously.

To support a huge data traffic WiMax uses multiple, Multiple Input/Multiple Output(MIMO) smart antenna.

This 4G wireless technology, built on IEEE 802.16e-2005 air interface standard, provides:

• high data transfer rates
• Low cost
• Based on all-IP network architecture, it is more scalable and efficient network for video, voice and data (This is called Quality of Service).
• Reduced Network complexity
• Backward compatibility with existing 2G and 3G cellular network deployment, making it easier to deploy WiMax.
• Holds equally good for fixed environment very similar to DSL or cable modem service.

With Giants like Intel and service provider, Clear coming into play, it is definitely going to revolutionize the broadband access like cell phones did it for phone access.

Synchronize with Syncplicity or Live Mesh

To bring your digital thought under one roof there is a continuous product innovation in the form of high-end laptops to iphones, while to sync and update your digital world and all the information that is important and all that you least cared for can now be accessed from anywhere anytime-check out on Syncplicity and Live mesh.

Gone are the days when you will need a file back up, when you increasingly run the risk of forgetting to copying them to the USB drives on your way down the presentation hall or the feeling of annoyance as you fail to attach the file to your email.

These are the myriad reasons why software programs like Syncplicity, Live Mesh is created and make Foldershare a passé.

What does Syncplicity or Live Mesh do?

They have finally put an end to downloading, burning, emailing and copying. Syncplicity can keep all your files in-sync and up-to-date across all computers without compromising on the security features. Similarly, Microsoft Window’s Live Mesh helps you connect to another computer and gives access to other’s desktop as if you are working sitting right infront of it.

How to go about it?

In Live Mesh to sync, share and access, install live mesh software in all the devices you want to synchronize and choose folders you wish to sync. As you sign up with Windows Live Mesh you need to Live Mesh client on all the devices you join to the Mesh known as the Mesh Operating environment (MOE). Helpful features such as a Mesh bar and a Notifier keeps you updated with a continuous feed of information as to what is happening in the synchronized folder. Live Mesh simply awes you with cross-functionality features too whereby your live desktop can stay connected with your friend’s Mac too.

Syncplicity is the brainchild of Leonard Chung that bridges the world of online and offline effectively and safely with speed and simplicity and works on Windows platform. It takes utmost care of all your files. For example if one file accidentally gets deleted then it is not lost from the system, instead it is stored in the recycle bins of respective windows. Syncplicity helps integrate data across all multiple computers and integrates with Zoho, Google, Scribd and Picnik. Registration, installation and getting started with Syncplicity is very easy.

One can always start off with a free subscription of 2GB space and two computers and then upgrade to almost 50 GB for just $9.99 per month with syncplicity. Whereas in Live Mesh you have 5GB free storage space initially. This implies that you can create files and store on Microsoft’s servers that you simply can access from anywhere.

In syncplicity it is easier to add files in the sync folder than in the Live Mesh Syncing folders. However it is Syncplicity’s conflict resolution management system that eats up the available storage place as the original copy of the files are kept and additionally it creates other copies of the file (1 from each machine of the sync group). So in the process of synchronization, chewing up the remaining space happens and the message that you have exceeded your quota is flashed. It is here that Windows Live Mesh scores better as shadow copies of files is not kept in the file system and thus the additional storage place remains unhindered when conflict arises.

The future of cloud management storage is picking up and everywhere the buzz is all about cloud computing. Check out my next post on cloud computing too.