Computer Game Programmer Insights by Lance Winslow
If you are computer gaming programmer then you are always looking for new ideas to help modify the game, increase action, interface and make the game more real-life. Often as we see the developers of computer games and genres they choose it seems as if they take quite a bit of potential future... You see, I believe that if one is to go to the bookstore and search through all the latest scientific magazines and perhaps go to a used bookstore which sells magazines and buy a ten years of old Popular Mechanics, Scientific American, Popular Science, Omni Magazine and MIT Technology Review, then...

Disruptive Technologies, Part 2: Music Editors and Steam Engines are Still Related by Josh Nowell
I have illustrated on how music editors are related to steam engines in Part 1. Why so loose a connection? Because I want to stress the universal timeline from the early days of steam engines to the modernity of music editors, during which technology has evolved in waves of disruption. ... Dvorak, a very reputed columnist, fervently argues that there is no Clay Christensen disruptive technology in its very own coined definition: disruptive technologies are low performers, “less expensive technologies that enter a heated scene where the established technology is outpacing people's ability...

Technology in Coal Mining Industry by Olivia Hunt
Technological success has changed the life of everyone in the world and it has also changed the way coal mining companies explore and market coal. High-tech and safe exploitation and usage of coal is the demand of the 21st century. In order to correspond to these new requirements the effective... The high-tech mining technology is of great importance in enlarging the competitive forces of the coal mining industry. ... It is called a ‘longwall mining’ method that applies laser technology. ... Today, it is widely used by coal mining companies in the world.

Industrial Touch Screen Monitors by Kevin Stith
As the name suggests, touch screens are touch sensitive units that are controlled by touching the screen. That means you can manipulate the display with a finger or with a stylus. Touch screen is basically a method of inputting and displaying data from a computer on the same screen. ... Before deciding which technology meets your requirements, do a thorough analysis of your business application needs. ... Acoustic Wave technology finds high acceptability in medical applications because of its high optical clarity and accuracy.

LCD vs Plasma TVs by Bradley James
The two newest technologies in the world of TV are plasma and LCD. Plasma, the most recent technology, has been quickly coming down in price in the last couple of years, and is now relatively affordable. Currently, a 42-inch plasma display sells for approximately $2500, with cheaper – and... However, as the price of LCD technology comes down, it is likely to be the overwhelming choice of flat-screen TV consumers. ... LCD technology, however, has existed for quite some time; it has been used in laptop computer screens for over a decade.

An Overview of Biometric Face Recognition and Video Identifying Technologies by Alice Osborn
Biometric face recognition technologies are a new and evolving measure that governments and firms use to identify criminals and protect innocent people. However, the makers of this biometric face technology must contend with the inevitable ethical issues: what if the wrong person is identified... Some of these concerns have kept face recognition products from reaching their full potential, but these concerns will fall by the wayside when governments and firms acknowledge that face recognition technology is the best passive and non-intrusive recognition technology available.

Technology Acceptance Model by Nida Mazhar
Advances in computing and information technology are changing the way people meet and communicate. People can meet, talk, and work together outside traditional meeting and office spaces. For instance, with the introduction of software designed to help people schedule meetings and facilitate... Although this definition focuses on planned and intended uses of technology, studies report that individual perceptions of information technologies are likely to be influenced by the objective characteristics of technology, as well as interaction with other users.

CCNA Certification Exam Training: Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching by Chris Bryant
CCNA certification exam training is all about learning the details, and an important part of your CCNA test prep is knowing the differences between Cisco router and switch technologies that are somewhat similar. Packet switching and circuit switching are both methods of getting packets from... On a Cisco router, ISDN is a circuit-switching technology. ... Not only is Frame Relay a big topic for your CCNA exam, it's also an excellent example of a packet-switching technology. ... A phone call is a great example of circuit switching.

Advanced Inkjet and Laser Printing Technologies Used In Money Printing and Counterfeiting by Christy Berger
Did you know that during the Civil War, it is believed that over one-third of the nation’s money was counterfeited? That’s an alarming statistic, don’t you think? However, this can be largely blamed on the fact that each bank used to print their own money back then, making it so 4,000 types of... This is, of course, not advocating this crime, but it is simply pointing out how technology is both helpful and harmful to people at large. ... I suppose that’s the trouble with technology. ... While the traditional means of money counterfeiting used to be offset printing, technology has caused a...

Disruptive Technologies - Part 1: How Music Editors Are Related To Steam Engines by Anh Tuan Nguyen
I am not into technologies, those that change so ever fast, and always. But I do observe technological trends, along which the development of scientific applications revolves. And of all trends, perhaps disruptive technologies are the defining path of industrial implications, a linear passage... While researching on disruptive technologies, I came across this one simple line that could adequately capture what these technologies are about, “A technology that no one in business wants but that goes on to be a trillion-dollar industry.” Interesting how a brand new technology that seemingly...