Battery Wars - This 'Is' the New Wireless Frontier by Dennis Schooley
I can picture it now. Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader face off for an epic light-saber battle to the death! The fate of the world hangs in the balance! Then their light-saber batteries run out of juice so they’re left holding onto a couple of limp licorice sticks, resulting in a leg-wrestling... Not just cars that look like you’re driving a phone booth, but real cars – and SUVs. ... Proponent Rick Cooper feels that notebooks will have both a fuel cell and a lithium battery engineered into the next generation.

Small Wonders: Single Board Computers by Paolo Basauri
What are Single Board Computers When most people think of computers, the image of a PC or laptop comes to mind. Some may even recall the football field size computers of the 1960's and 70's before the emergence of the PC. Very few people would picture single board computers , even if there was... Most products that utilize computer technology (such as fax machines, cameras, cell phones, etc) contain embedded single board computers. ... + Pro : The competitive market has greatly expanding the options and functionalities available for SBC's.

Animation Software by Shakir A.
Animation software make ease to a novice to expert animator to make animations. The features are very flexible and user-friendly for animator. The online help guides to the user at any point of time while operating the software. The software should run in a specified computer machine. ... Create Camera Moves in a virtual 3D environment to set the action. ... Publish or compiling creates high quality animation for the Web, PDAs, iPods, cell phones, TV, HDTV and including SWF, AVI, QuickTime, DV Streams, image sequences and more.

OpenGL Terrain Generation - An Introduction by Vahe Karamian
Introduction NOTE: For the HTML version of this article with graphics and downloads please visit the following link: http://www.codeproject.com/opengl/OPENGLTG.asp I have always been interested in computer graphics and their applications. Data representation and visualization is one of the... // Render // desc: handles drawing of scene void Render() { radians = float(PI*(angle-90.0f)/180.0f); // calculate the camera's position // multiplying by mouseY makes the // camera get closer/farther away with mouseY cameraX = lookX + sin(radians)*mouseY; cameraZ = lookZ +...

Guide to Buying a Laptop Computer by Andrew Gates
With the many different brands and models on the market, buying a laptop or notebook computer may at first seem confusing. But simply breaking down the process into a few key areas and using Myshopping.com.au to search for the most suitable features and pricing makes it much easier to access... Some feature an Infrared port and you can use it to connect your mobile phone. ... However, if you want to play the latest 3-D games at a decent resolution and frame rate or you're a CAD designer, then you'll need a discreet graphics controller with a dedicated DDR video memory.