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…
Intel’s WiDi Standard: What You Need to Know
Intel’s recent ultrabook draft requires manufacturers to implement some version of their own proprietary “Wireless Display” standard across new lines. A competitor to technologies such as Apple’s AirPlay and Microsoft’s SmartGlass display broadcasting firmware, WiDi seeks to eradicate cables and pave the way for an instant-streaming future. Here, we’ll use Intel’s latest and greatest to explain how to connect a laptop to a TV supporting WiDi. Image copyright by Intel. What do you need? First up, WiDi has some pretty demanding hardware specs. Not to worry, though: any modern laptop, ultrabook or tablet should support most of the required technologies (excepting anything running Windows RT). You’ll need a third generation…
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.
A Log-in Finger Ring? Google Working on Password Alternatives
The big G (Google) is said to be working on another innovation. Have you ever noticed the hassle we all have with passwords? Yeah I'm sure you have. The I.T. department suggests that we keep changing our passwords every few months, try to have something random, get a unique one for each site and basically asks us for the impossible.
Drift Mania Championship is Launching for both iOS and Android
Drift Mania Championship is a new installment of the Drift Mania game series. The championship version is being launched on both iOS and Android and hopes to grow the already ten million player fan base already in love with the game. In its most basic essence, this is a racing game focus on the drift racing genre.
How to Keep your Images and Videos Safer on Android Devices
Saving some of our very personal videos and images on our Android device has become an unchangeable habit of ours, as these devices have become an important part of life these days. But while we are trying to keep some of the most cherished and most precious moments of ours close to our self it's important that we stay proactive towards their safety as well.
Top 5 Printers for Graphic Designers
Printers are now a part of everyone's home office setup, especially for graphic designers because of the nature of their job. For a graphic designer, a printer is a very important investment. Graphic designers often have special requirements for their printers, such as larger papers sizes.
How to Spot a Fake iPhone
The rate of pirated products is becoming alarming day after day to the extent that hardly can you be sure of the authenticity of any gadget you buy in the market these days. Even Apple, a well known company in the tech industry also faces this wrath and as a result most of their products would have been duplicated before the time of their release. The latest iPhone 5 that was released a few days ago has been seen before the time of release and has been selling for a cheaper price compared to the original one made by Apple. To prevent customers and lovers of Apple products from falling victim of…
