IBM announced a CMOS image sensor development and manufacturing collaboration with Kodak in September, 2004, which included the license of Kodak CMOS image sensor fabrication intellectual property to IBM. Kodak this week announced new three- and five-megapixel CMOS image sensors qualified and manufactured for Kodak by IBM’s semiconductor facility in Burlington, Vermont, that utilize this process. Continue reading…
Carnegie Mellon University’s autonomous robotic HUMMER Sandstorm drove an unprecedented 200 miles in seven hours without human guidance last week in preparation for the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, a 175-mile driverless desert race with a $2 million winner-take-all prize.
Sandstorm uses sensors to “see” and computers to “drive.” It drove 131 laps on the 1.5-mile racecourse at the BeaveRun MotorSports Complex near Pittsburgh, Pa., on July 4. The drive was an endurance evaluation for the robot’s computers, sensors and mechanical systems. The machine averaged 28 miles per hour and hit a top speed of 36 miles per hour to complete its 7-hour, 200-mile marathon. Continue reading…
A new Portable Media Player from Directed Electronics will be available in early September. The lightweight, pocket-sized video and audio player stores digital content in a wide variety of formats on a 20 Gigabyte hard drive, and plays it back on a large 3.5 inch digital LCD screen. The device allows users to capture and transfer video and audio content from TV, camcorders, personal computers, SD/MMC memory cards and from other similar devices to the PMP for playback at any time for their own personal use. Continue reading…
Moxa’s family of wireless serial device servers consists of three products—the 4-port NPort W2004, 2-port W2250, and 1-port W2150. All three products support RS-232/422/485 for a 3-in-1 serial interface, allowing users to connect most types of serial devices to a WiFi 802.11g/b wireless LAN.
Moxa Technologies is part of the Moxa Group, a conglomerate that manufactures device networking products for industrial automation. Moxa’s wireless device servers are ideal for connecting serial devices to a network in hard-to-wire environments. In addition to the wireless interface, Moxa’s wireless device servers also have an RJ45 Ethernet port that can be used as an Ethernet console port. The Ethernet port provides a backup data transmission route that springs into action when the wireless connection encounters too much interference, giving users a more stable and reliable wireless device server solution. Continue reading…
Intel Corporation today introduced the dual-core Intel Pentium D processor-based platform for entry-level servers that includes two processor cores in one processor and the corresponding Intel E7230 chipset.
With highly competitive pricing, this platform is a great value for smaller businesses wishing to buy powerful entry-level servers. Intel’s new platform includes many unique and innovate enterprise-class features such as PCI Express I/O, 64-bit addressability, DDR2 memory and software RAID. Continue reading…
Porsche’s new 911 Carrera 4 and 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet sports cars are all-wheel drive versions of its popular 911 open-top models. The new sports cars have a more dynamic and muscular with wider rear tires and rear bodywork that is 1-3/4 inches wider than the two-wheel drive 911 Carrera and 911 Carrera S Cabriolets. Continue reading…
Mobile phone technology meets individual style: Every device in the new Siemens Limited Edition SK65 Burlwood range is distinctive and unique. The backs of these exclusive mobile phone models are decorated with burl wood from the thuya tree*, which grows in the wild. No phone is like the other. Not just heat, drought and fire, but also animal bite-marks create an individual grain and give the wood of this conifer its unique character. The ethereal oils in thuya wood also lend a pleasant, natural fragrance to the SK65 Burlwood. Continue reading…
KUKA Robotics has introduced a family of clean room robots designed for flat panel display manufacturing and substrate glass handling. The clean room family includes the industry’s largest clean room robot, the KUKA KR 180 L130 CR with a reach of 3100mm and the industry’s strongest clean room robot, the KUKA KR 500 CR with a payload capacity of 500kg. Both robots are based on KUKA Robotics’ market-leading industrial robot designs. Continue reading…
IBM announced a CMOS image sensor development and manufacturing collaboration with Kodak in September, 2004, which included the license of Kodak CMOS image sensor fabrication intellectual property to IBM. Kodak this week announced new three- and five-megapixel CMOS image sensors qualified and manufactured for Kodak by IBM’s semiconductor facility in Burlington, Vermont, that utilize this process.
Carnegie Mellon University’s autonomous robotic HUMMER Sandstorm drove an unprecedented 200 miles in seven hours without human guidance last week in preparation for the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, a 175-mile driverless desert race with a $2 million winner-take-all prize. 
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Moxa’s family of wireless serial device servers consists of three products—the 4-port NPort W2004, 2-port W2250, and 1-port W2150. All three products support RS-232/422/485 for a 3-in-1 serial interface, allowing users to connect most types of serial devices to a WiFi 802.11g/b wireless LAN.
Intel Corporation today introduced the dual-core Intel Pentium D processor-based platform for entry-level servers that includes two processor cores in one processor and the corresponding Intel E7230 chipset. 
Porsche’s new 911 Carrera 4 and 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet sports cars are all-wheel drive versions of its popular 911 open-top models. The new sports cars have a more dynamic and muscular with wider rear tires and rear bodywork that is 1-3/4 inches wider than the two-wheel drive 911 Carrera and 911 Carrera S Cabriolets.
Mobile phone technology meets individual style: Every device in the new Siemens Limited Edition SK65 Burlwood range is distinctive and unique. The backs of these exclusive mobile phone models are decorated with burl wood from the thuya tree*, which grows in the wild. No phone is like the other. Not just heat, drought and fire, but also animal bite-marks create an individual grain and give the wood of this conifer its unique character. The ethereal oils in thuya wood also lend a pleasant, natural fragrance to the SK65 Burlwood.