Archive for Video Center
05.26.09
Posted in Video Center at 9:57 am by
Currently the technology of batteries is getting better all the time and this is good news for cell phone users, laptop owners and the latest iPod craze. With all the new batteries available and life usage before recharge they still leave a lot to be desired. For instance hikers on a weekend trip may take their iPods with them camping but by the end of the first day the batteries are shot and there are not outlets to just plug into.
Similarly GPS units, cell phones and other critical devices often run down in rescue search efforts. We read many reports after Hurricane Katrina where handheld communication devices simply ran out of steam and thus poor communication slowed rescue efforts.
Military Soldiers in the battlespace also have issues where they cannot deliver critical information to the Net-Centric satellite uplink and thus put lives in danger and give an edge to the enemy. But it does not have to be like this, we can do it without batteries. How so you ask?
We can now use vibrational energies, which are collected as the soldier or hiker moves. You see each time he or she makes a step we can use a well-known technique of electromagnetic induction using some old Faraday Principles. Each step will send a slight charge to the LED chip and light within the unit and thus allow the electronic item the energy it needs to stay powered up. Think on this in 2006.
“Lance Winslow” - Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs/
Permalink
08.29.08
Posted in Video Center at 11:18 pm by
Many science-fiction writers have written about the date when robots will take over the world and start a war killing all humans. If you are human such talk perhaps concerns you a bit. I suppose I do not blame you. After all humans with their soft shell are no match for the high-tech alloy construction we are promised with future robotic artificial intelligent androids, which may last generations. In our meet of such robots could terminate vast numbers of humans in a city or town in no time.
We have all seen Hollywood movies depicting robots killing humans and many futurists predict of this future risk. That is to say in the year 2050 it could all be possible; on the tombstone it read “death by robots.” Of course if humans are programming these artificial intelligent robotic androids then of course surely they will program them to; “Never harm a human!” Yet at the same time many of the Military Initiatives for the “Future Fighting Force” include robotic war fighters and artificially intelligent fighting machines.
In fact we are already seeing the beginning of this with unmanned aerial vehicles in the new net-centric style of war in the modern battlespace. So, what will the future hold, robotic armies sent in to kill the enemy? What if our domestic robotic companions which will have artificial intelligence and be able to learn hear of this and rather fancy the idea of exterminating humans? Consider this in 2006.
“Lance Winslow” - Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs/
Permalink
06.11.08
Posted in Internet Technology Resources, Podcasts, Video Center at 4:09 pm by
You won’t hear many negatives from iPod users. However, one situation sometimes brought up is the inability to copy data from their iPod to an additional computer or laptop Although iPod has no trouble transferring videos and music from a desktop or laptop to iPod with iTunes, the contrary is disallowed. If you don’t use iPod Transfer Software, you will not be able to transfer your iPod files to an extra PC. This subject frequently happens when iPod owners get a new PC or have to reinstall the OS on their old computer. Apple forbids this action because it does not want unauthorized sharing of purchased music from the iTunes website. Even So, there are a lot honest situations that iPod users call for the power to transfer from iPod to computer. If a computer crashes and you need to re-run the system files, you could need iPod to Computer copy software to recover your worthful data files. Differently, the fresh installment of iTunes will delete your iPod, potentially costing you $100’s of dollars in unrecoverable music. Another common time customers call for these types of programs is when they purchase a new computer and need to transfer their existing library of iPod data on the new personal computer. Once More, if you do not install this type of software, you could potentially lose your worthful data. There are many software developers on the market today that offer up programs to carry through this project. A prompt visit to CNET or Tucows will reveal a bunch of options. You might also just type the phrase ‘iPod to computer transfer software’ into Google.
Permalink
