Technology That Allows Users to See Through Walls and Melt Objects

If you like this invention you can vote for it. Researchers from the University of South Australia in collaboration with Nokia started working on one of their latest inventions that would make it possible for users of cell phones to see through walls.

Their latest invention makes use of augmented reality (AR), being able to overlay graphics on top of real the video. The AR system comes in three types: X-ray Vision, Meltvision and Distortvision.

According to Dr Christian Sandor, Director of the Magic Vision Lab at UniSA, users prefer Meltvision over X-ray vision, due to a more appealing look, where structures appear to melt away. As for Distortvision, it changes the mobile video picture so that the objects that cannot be seen "bent" so the person could see them in the image.

It would be interesting to note that the researchers have also been working on an invention that would make it possible for users to see and sense virtual objects. The new technology is called Visuo-Haptic Augmented Reality and it allows an individual to manipulate a 3D object by making use of a head mounted screen and touch-based gadgets.

Personal computers sales grew 18 percent last fiscal--'BHOOOM!!'

NEW DELHI: Sales of personal computers, including desktops and laptops, saw a 18 percent rise in the last fiscal at over 8.03 million units, an industry lobby said Wednesday.

The industry hopes that the overall PC sales will cross 9.35 million units in 2010-11, registering a 16 per cent growth.

"The total PC sales between April 2009 and March 2010, with desktop computers, notebooks and netbooks taken together, were 8.03 million (80.3 lakh) units, registering a growth of 18 per cent over the last fiscal," said the Manufacturer's Association for Information Technology (MAIT).

Individually, the sale of desktops registered a five percent growth with 5.52 million units, and notebooks and netbooks together recorded a growth of 65 percent with over 2.5 million units.

The notebook sales, which had suffered badly in the previous year made a phenomenal comeback during the year 2009-10 with a remarkable growth of 65 percent over the previous year, the release said.

"Easing of the economic slowdown and improved sentiments among both the consumer and business segment are the reasons behind the impressive growth of the PC market, especially during the second half of the year 2009-10," said Ravi Aggarwal, president, MAIT.

The bi-annual industry performance review had surveyed over 15,000 respondents selected randomly across 17 cities in India.

5 ways to use bootable Linux live discs

Live CDs, DVDs or USB drives let you run Linux without actually installing it. Here are five reasons why you should.

Live discs allow you to radically transform the nature of the machine you're working on -- without modifying the installed operating system and software at all. There are a number of reasons you might want to do this. The most obvious is to test a new version or different distribution of Linux before deploying it, saving yourself the surprise of incompatible software or .......

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Glittering Gadgets

iPhone 3GS made of gold


UK's Stuart Hughes is well-known for turning plain vanilla gadgets into luxury items and the latest to go luxe is the iPhone 3Gs with a gold finish and called the iPhone 3GS Supreme. Decked in 271 grams of 22ct gold, this iPhone has 136 diamonds of 68cts. The home button has been replaced with a rare 7.1ct diamond. The phone comes in a special carry case made out of a single piece of granite decked out with gold and lined with fine leather. The iPhone 3Gs Supreme can be yours for GBP 22,995 or US$36,000. Not much eh?

iPod Touch made of solid gold



After the iPhone 3Gs, it is the iPod Touch that has been targeted by Stuart Hughes. This luxurious version of iPod Touch with a gold finish is called the iPod Touch Supreme. The casing is made of 22ct solid gold and weighs 149 grams. The rear Apple logo is encrusted with 53 sparkling diamonds to give it a touch of style. Priced not surprisingly at GBP 139,995 or US$218,100, this is dubbed to be the world's most expensive iPod. So how many of you are going to buy this one? Certainly not me.

A Stuart Hughes iPod, which is not so expensive



For all you filthy rich people out there, there is something for those on a shoestring budget (so to speak) available from Stuart Hughes. The iPod Supreme Rose Edition has a casing made of 260 grams of 18ct rose colored gold. Yet again, there are 53 diamonds encrusted in the Apple logo on a platinum base. The navigation wheel is also studded with 4.5ct diamonds. Only 10 of these have been made, and it is considerably less expensive than other products mentioned above at just GBP 59,995 or US$93,500. So you would not have any problems buying this one, would you?


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Don't Wait for Adobe Sandboxing to Secure Your PDF Viewing

will our PDF will be secured much than before let's see.....
Adobe has revealed that it will strengthen the security controls in the Adobe Reader application by adding sandboxing in the next release. With malicious attacks targeting Adobe products more frequently, it is definitely a move in the right direction, but there are also more secure PDF reader alternatives you can start using today.

How to Use WinDirStat to Analyze Your Hard Disk Contents

One of the things you should do to figure out how your hard disk or network drive is organized is to make a list of all of the various file types on the disk and organize that list by file size. This gives you an instant view of what's taking up the most space on your disk.

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India’s $35 Computer, Move Over Apple!

A computer for only $35? It’s no joke! India is about to launch a $35 computer! Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal proudly displays his $35 computer in the picture below. The RS 1500 is his “dream project” is becoming a reality