Renesas Technology America, Inc. has recently introduced the new 32-bit H8SX/1653F and H8SX/1651 microcontrollers running at 50MHz. The new devices target designs of PC peripherals, office equipment, consumer electronics products, industrial systems, POS (Point-of-Sale) and smart card payment terminals. Continue reading…
Trends report shows that consumption is increasing as consumers seek to boost the luxury of their at-home experience. Consumer spending in the off-trade is growing faster than in the on-trade, with the off-trade consumption of alcoholic drinks forecast to amount to 213 billion dollars by 2008. Over the last few years, consumers have been seeking to boost the indulgence, luxury, and quality of their at-home drinking experience. A new report identifies emerging occasions and unmet consumer needs on which to capitalize. Continue reading…
Realtor Wendy Heath chose to wear a bikini on a billboard she posted earlier this month on Second Street and Claremont Avenue in Belmont Shore. The advertisement is turning heads quicker than a Naples Island open house.
“It’s kind of flipped people out,” said Heath, who reported receiving almost as many calls from Realtors upset with the ad as those voicing support. “A couple of agents are having a fit about it, but that’s because they just didn’t think of it first.” Continue reading…
One of the dreams of both science fiction writers and practical robot builders has been realized, at least on a simple level: Cornell University researchers have created a machine that can build copies of itself.
Admittedly the machine is just a proof of concept — it performs no useful function except to self-replicate — but the basic principle could be extended to create robots that could replicate or at least repair themselves while working in space or in hazardous environments, according to Hod Lipson, Cornell assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and computing and information science, in whose lab the robots were built and tested. Continue reading…
Hospital X-rays showing open safety pins, forks, batteries and in one instance, a magnetic toy that reconnected in a child’s stomach, often amaze doctors over what children are able to swallow, according to a Local 6 News report.
The most commonly swallowed items include barrettes, rocks and buttons, Local 6 News reported. Continue reading…
Maxim has unveiled their highly anticipated 6th annual Hot 100 list. Desperate Housewives Eva Longoria heads up the list. Rounding out the Top 10: Lost breakout actress Evangeline Lilly, Alias’s Jennifer Garner, Herbie: Fully Loaded’s Lindsay Lohan, Fantastic Four’s Jessica Alba, The O.C.’s, Rachel Bilson, Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s Angelina Jolie, Sin City’s Brittany Murphy, Dukes of Hazzard star Jessica Simpson, and D.E.B.S.’ Sara Foster. Continue reading…
Using e-mail and other messaging technologies excessively can lower your IQ as much as if you smoked some weed, according to recent research sponsored by Hewlett-Packard.
According to researchers at the University of London Institute of Psychiatry, there’s a serious “Info-Mania” problem among British workers, who are so addicted to constantly checking e-mail and text messages during meetings, in the evening, and on weekends that their IQs fall by 10 points. Continue reading…
Some awesome pics from inside nuclear power plants, just for sharing.
You can find a lot of more cool photos here if you’re interested, as there is a video of a Canadian researh reactor here. Continue reading…
Renesas Technology America, Inc. has recently introduced the new 32-bit H8SX/1653F and H8SX/1651 microcontrollers running at 50MHz. The new devices target designs of PC peripherals, office equipment, consumer electronics products, industrial systems, POS (Point-of-Sale) and smart card payment terminals.
Realtor Wendy Heath chose to wear a bikini on a billboard she posted earlier this month on Second Street and Claremont Avenue in Belmont Shore. The advertisement is turning heads quicker than a Naples Island open house.
Hospital X-rays showing open safety pins, forks, batteries and in one instance, a magnetic toy that reconnected in a child’s stomach, often amaze doctors over what children are able to swallow, according to a Local 6 News report.
Maxim has unveiled their highly anticipated 6th annual Hot 100 list. Desperate Housewives Eva Longoria heads up the list. Rounding out the Top 10: Lost breakout actress Evangeline Lilly, Alias’s Jennifer Garner, Herbie: Fully Loaded’s Lindsay Lohan, Fantastic Four’s Jessica Alba, The O.C.’s, Rachel Bilson, Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s Angelina Jolie, Sin City’s Brittany Murphy, Dukes of Hazzard star Jessica Simpson, and D.E.B.S.’ Sara Foster.
Using e-mail and other messaging technologies excessively can lower your IQ as much as if you smoked some weed, according to recent research sponsored by Hewlett-Packard.