The Magic Behind Digital Camera by Harry Rockwell
A digital camera, as opposed to a film or videotape camera, uses an electronic sensor to transform images (or video) into electronic data. Modern digital cameras are typically multifunctional and the same device can take photographs, video, and/or sound. ... There has recently been some application of a second kind of chip, called a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) sensor, and this chip is often differentiated from a CCD proper in that it uses less power and a different kind of light sensing material, however the differences are highly technical and many manufacturers still...

Types of Batteries by Jeff Anderson
Are you confused by the terms thrown around on batteries.such as Magnesium or Zinc-Carbon? We will walk you through a brief definition of each type of Alkalinee Batteries. Types of alkaline non-rechargeable batteries include: Zinc-Carbon. Zinc-carbon cells, also known as "Leclanché" cells, were... Silver Oxide Cells: commonly found as button cells that power small electronic devices such as watches, calculators, hearing aids and other small specialty devices. ... Alkalines are a very popular, multi-use premium battery.

Tips for Designing ZigBee Applications by John Sawyer
So you think you want to develop a ZigBee application, but you have some questions. What’s important in a ZigBee development? What tools do I need? What steps are involved? How much time will it take? What kind of investment is required? What are the unforeseen questions? ... It seems counterintuitive; however, since ZigBee transmissions are at low RF power - in the range of a milliwatt - battery power usage during transmit and receive modes are similar. ... Like any other electronic device that is brought to market, your ZigBee application must meet regulatory standards.

Microphones for Musicians – Laser and Other by Jason Cole
If you have been following my Microphones 101 series of articles, you would have read about 4 of the most important microphone types. These were: Dynamic Microphones, Condenser Microphones, Ribbon Microphones, and Carbon Microphones. This last update will cover a couple less used mic types. ... The experimental electronic music group Matmos used this on their album “A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure”, to record the neural activity of a crayfish. ... They usually have their own power source and can run directly into the mixer, or may be wireless, making it ideal for television.

Computing the Future by Charles Stone
It appears that the U.S. Supreme Court has come down with a ruling concerning online file-sharing and who is to have control and thus many billions of dollars. Don't you feel a swell of confidence in the fact that a decision on the highest of high-tech questions has been made by nine people who... Power supplies will have to be smaller, lighter and longer lasting as well but I see that as evolutionary rather than revolutionary. ... The current mass storage devices, hard, floppy and optical disk drives or magnetic tapes are electro-mechanical and thus extremely slow when compared to the...

Apple iPod Nano Accessories by Aurel Radulescu
A new digital audio player manufactured by Apple, which first became available during the Fall 2005, is known as the iPod Nano. This handy new unit is the 4th digital audio player to be manufactured by Apple and connects to any PC via the USB port. It’s compact design, combined with even more... In addition to the many electronic accessories for the Apple iPod, there are equally impressive cosmetic accessories that are designed to enhance safety, portability and style. ... In size, the device could be compared to a standard computer mouse.

War of the Disks: A Close-in Analysis of the Hard Disk Drive vs. the Solid State Disk by Joanne De Peralta
Much has been written about solid state disks (SSDs) becoming the next big thing1 in the IT industry(1). But as to whether or not we have enough knowledge of how it will revolutionize the industry is a different question. How much do we really know about SSDs? ... Power Play In addition to speed, reliability and mortality rate being positively affected by the SSD's non-volatility, they also consume much less power than traditional HDDs. ... Users can do away with large cooling fans, internal power supply and batteries for large storage arrays in storage area networks.

The Undelete - Data Recovery Software by Andrey Mareew
March 01, 2006 – Milpitas,United States of America The Undelete Data Recovery Software Releases The Undelete 3.1.1 In recent years, the interest to delete data recovery software rapidly grows. Using of important electronic documents by end users and for commercial purposes has become an... It also recovers files lost due to a virus attack, power supply failure, or program bugs. ... The Undelete recovers files of all types, including: DOC, RTF, PDF, XLS, PPT, MDB, Visio, HTML, CSV, TXT, PAS, CPP, EML, INI; audio and video files: MP3, AVI, WAV, WMA, MOV, MPG, ASF; image files: JPEG, JPG,...

The WiFi Blues by Jeffry Fawcett
Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love has it. Many in San Francisco want it... Wireless broadband Internet access ( WiFi ) seems too good to be true. At relatively low cost, anyone can get on the Internet anywhere in a city. All the city needs to do is install WiFi antennas. ... Messages between computers and the other devices on the network are managed by a device called a router . ... To use a wired LAN, you have to plug the computer or other device into a wall socket. ... With a wireless LAN, each device on the network is built so that it can send a signal to the router and receive...

Know What You're Dealing With: Essential Information You Must Know Before Paying for Data Recovery by Alex Bezborodov
Know what you’re dealing with The world of data recovery is a big mystery for most consumers and even some IT professionals. This is largely because hard drives themselves are complex devices and their technological specifics are not generally well known. ... Electronic failures are most common after a power surge or due to some other electric problem, and the most common type is control board failure. ... Recovering a drive that has suffered from an electronic failure can be time consuming, mainly because the specific problem takes some time to diagnose.