Some time ago PLANon released a nifty gadget called R700, it was a portable, hand held, full page scanner. It was interesting at it’s time but then it could only scan in black and white. Since then science moved forward and so did PLANon, now they proudly present the RC800, we’re talking about a 226 x 12 x 12 mm device, with a weight of 54g, using a rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery that can be charged via USB, 8mb flash memory with the possibility to extend using a MicroSD memory card. With that you get four scanning modes: Black and White ->1bit, Grayscale -> 4/8bit, Color ->12bit, Hi color ->24bit.

The scanning settings can be easily selected using the two side buttons and the row of icons telling you what configuration you are using for the next scan. The icon row also give you information about the battery left, memory usage and also a led that indicates when you are scrolling too fast over the page.

The design is quite appealing, compact and Read the rest of this entry »

Although my friend Etherfast was not impressed by YouOS I decided to give it a try and I was quite pleasantly surprised. I am a man always on the move and i need access to my content all the time from many locations, this comes as a solution for all of these needs. It really is “a combination of a FTP server, file sharing system and a low-developed application pack” but it’s just simple enough to use by all and with some small modification and personalization it’s really pleasant to work with, besides it has a key element and that’s the development section, there are virtually endless possibilities about the applications you can Read the rest of this entry »

I just saw the title at first and I started wondering. Why would “the web” need an operating system?. Don’t let yourself fooled. It’s the same word game as in “web mail”. It’s a web based operating system. Like your desktop somewhere on the web, easy to access. An innovative idea, if you ask me. But enough with the talking and let’s review this stuff.
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Lately, the HD-DVD content started to spread, and it’s quite a popular option among users. While observing the market, I noticed that the “war” between the two formats is being disputed from the popularity point of view, and sales.

Both technologies use 405nm wavelength lasers rays, but Blu-Ray’s readable surface is 0.1mm distant from the outside surface of the disk, while HD’s stays deeper down at 0.6mm. It means that if scratched, HD is more resistant. Even if Blu-Rays can hold 27GB and the production costs are quite high, reported to that, HD can hold up to 30GB (15GB/layer)
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Today, I have discovered Wink, a search engine that likes to call itself social. I’m usually a little skeptic regarding these search engines, but this was impressive. Basically, I liked the idea.

Picture this. Within a search, you get tons of irrelevant links and you will literally browse your butt off to find the most relevant ones. How about if you’d be able to rate the posts somewhere, so other people that will search for the same thing will receive the relevant results at the top of the list?
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We have all heard of Artificial Intelligence. According to Wikipedia, ” Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science and engineering that deals with intelligent behavior, learning, and adaptation in machines.”. According to myself and many others, AI is the capability of machines (computers, bots, etc) to think on their own and act in consequence of that thinking. AI has been developed more and more in the last years, but it’s still far from what we see in movies. Read the rest of this entry »

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