The Hi-Tech World of Modern Sport
The ideal of sporting competition is rooted in ideas of fair play and equality, with two individuals or teams pitting their wits and physical abilities against one another in order to find out who is superior. No doubt this is an ideal that still persists at sport's lower levels, in impromptu football games in the park or pick-up basketball games at the local court.
Sharks Tanked: Alternatives As Tech Startup Funding Declines
We’ve all heard of frugal individuals tightening their belts, but venture capitalists cut off circulation to their legs in 2012. Nationwide spending on startups dropped 10 percent in 2012, and the number of total deals dropped 6 percent, according to the quarterly Moneytree Report based on data supplied by Thompson Reuters. North Texas saw one of the most dramatic declines as venture funding dropped 79 percent and total deals fell 18 percent from 2011. The anti-climactic IPO of Facebook was one of the primary culprits in venture capitalists shying away from tech startups. But there is still plenty of money to be had out there and here we provide some…
Hands-Free Texting: Safer for Drivers?
Distracted drivers fill up our roadways every day during high traffic times like rush hour, late night commutes or even during poor weather conditions. A distracted driver is involved and responsible for a high percentage of accidents. In 2011 alone, 3,331 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver while an additional 387,000 people were injured in crashes involving a distracted driver according to these distracted driving statistics.
8 Best Addictive Android Tablet Games
Android users may rely heavily on their devices for professional use, but almost everyone likes to break up the boredom with a fun game from time to time. The following Android apps are the most enjoyable, free and addicting games available to Android users.
Ten Things You Never Knew About Lasers
Lasers, intriguing since Einstein's time, have evolved with various applications. From medical breakthroughs to potential weaponry, their impact is profound.
Increase Mozilla Firefox Browsing and Startup Speed
People using the browser Firefox are often seen perturbed owing to its slow speed but do not have any idea regarding fixing this problem. Mozilla Firefox often loses speed after a passage of certain time. This therefore brings in the inconvenience and makes your day to day web browsing activities very boring and frustrating. If you are among such users then make sure you could find several ways to boost up the speed of your Firebox browser. You will find three different ways to boost up your Mozilla Firefox browsing and startup speed, which is certainly not rocket science; hence you could easily do it on your own. So, let’s…
The Advantages of Fiber-Optic Communication Systems
Fiber-optic communication systems are becoming increasingly common in modern society. Where once they were restricted to government or business use, fiber-optic systems are now available to individual households. This has been driven by the rising demand for high bandwidth connections for a variety of industrial and residential purposes. What is a Fiber-Optic Communication System A fiber-optic communication system uses fiber-optic cables to transmit information via light channeled through the cable. In most cases, this light is coherent laser light, although some recent systems use light emitting diodes (LEDs) rather than lasers. Modern fiber-optic communication systems make use of a cable to carry the light impulses to a receiver, which converts…
Best ways to customize your iPad
If you have just purchased an iPad, chances are good that you are still entranced with what it can do. The newest iPads combine form and function into one impressively slender and attractive package, and soon enough, you will want to personalize the experience for yourself. Not only will personalizing your iPad give you a chance to make it more usable, it will also give it an aesthetic appearance that is closer to what you prefer. Take a few moments to consider some of the easiest and most effective ways to personalize your iPad, both inside and out. Skins When you want to make sure that your iPad has a…
10 Technologies that Changed the Way We See the World
The world has changed enormously over the centuries; a person from the early 1800s would not recognize many things today. Some changes have made the world smaller and brought people together while others have improved the quality of our lives. Here is a list of 10 technologies that have changed our world for the better.
Satellite vs. Cable: How to Know What’s Best for You
The war between cable and satellite television service has always been a particularly brutal one from a corporate standpoint. Both satellite and cable providers do their best to woo potential customers with discounts, incentives and plenty of other benefits. Plenty of advertisements both highlight and mock the inherent deficiencies and drawbacks of each service, an aspect of the cable and satellite war that sometimes ratchets up to ridiculous proportions.
ICU – A New Way of Restoring Desktop Icon Layout
Suppose you have categorized the desktop icons according to your desire and the very next time you start up the Windows, you only find that the icons have been arranged differently. Doesn't it happen all time? Windows keeps on re-arranging the desktop icons every time it is started. This can happen, if you add some new icons to your desktop or install some new software and so on. You might be bored of arranging and re-arranging your desktop icons time and again.
The Pseudo-Science of Alchemy
Alchemy is a pseudo-science today, but at one time it was a proto-science. Though it is difficult to imagine, there was a time before science had been invented. Every technology must be invented before people can use it, even the logical study of natural phenomena. Until science came along people used very different processes to understand and predict the world around them.
