Deciphering Memory Cards

Well looking at the wall of a technology shop where there are many memory cards who never wandered which one to buy? Well this article will hopefully help most of the people whom have faced this problem. Well I faced it quite a few times and in one of these cases ended up with the wrong memory card, well it happens.
The first memory card that I will look at is the secure digital high capacity card (SDHC), which is one of the most common card one may find. It is the best card for a point and shoot camera and has the capability to store thousands of pictures.
The second card is the Olympus SD. This card id special for one main reason, it is only used in Olympus cameras. So if you have a quite new Olympus this it the card which you will be looking for.
Next in line comes the Memory stick pro duo, which is another special card. This is because it is the format for Sony cameras. Mainly because Sony likes to have their own format and this was what fitted the best for them.
There is also the Extreme IV compact Flash, which is a memory card that fits best the professional and semi-professional cameras. So this is a memory card that fits best the higher end cameras.
Finally there is the Video HD card, which is pretty similar to the Extreme III SDHC card. The main difference is that the Video HD card is used mainly for the small video cameras due to the fast speed, while the Extreme III SDHC card is used for basic photo cameras.
A tip that always worked with me was to take the memory card already present in your camera and take it with you. This will never fail.

MAPTOR

Did you ever feel lost in the middle of a big city and even though you have a map you are having a hard time reading it? Well with the new concept MAPTOR the map world will never be the same. The MAPTOR is a concept map designed by Jin-Sun Park and Seon-keun Park. As the name says it is a map + projector which is the size of a small flashlight, which may be used as a keychain. There is no more need of turning on your Smartphone or even opening a huge map, with just a click a map will be projected in any surface. There is only one problem, it is a concept therefore it is still not sold to the public. There is just one doubt that lies within me, how will this MAPTOR really work? The basics can be seen in the video that follows although a lot of mystery still lies within this concept. Although I may say that I am certainly going to be one of the first ones to purchase this amazing technological apparatus.

HP DreamScreen

HP has launched a new platform in the digital display space. I hesitate to call the DreamScreen just a digital picture frame, although it does do that. It also has a Pandora application, plays video, streams content from a networked computer, connects to thousands of Internet radio stations, interfaces with Snapfish and Facebook and has both wired and wireless Internet connections. So it’s more than a frame; it truly is a new platform. Although it still will not replace a computer it is an advance in technology which will soon be present in many homes. Instead of having a simple picture frame or even a digital picture frame which will only show the pictures you can know have a frame which will allow you to do a series of things. As it has internet connection it is a perfect place to check for the movies while watching TV and even updating your status in face book after an intrusting fact. The only real problem is that this technology is going to arrive in Brazil with a very high price as every imported electronic device; therefore in Brazil it will still be rare. I would not buy one of these because I’m not into pictures and I have a cell phone which has basically the same features as the Dream Screen and is always with me.

HP DreamScreen Specs
• DreamScreen 100 – 10.2″ Display – 800×480 pixel resolution
• DreamScreen 130 – 13.3″ Display – 1024×800 pixel resolution
• 2GB internal memory (1.5GB available)
• Contrast 350:1
• Stereo Speakers
• Headphone out jack
• USB Host and USB mini
• Media cards supported – CF, MS, MMC, SD, xD
• Video formats – AVI, MPG, MP4
• Photo formats – BMP, JPEG, PNG
• Audio formats – MP3, PCM, WMA, AAC
• Touch screen button
• Remote control
• Ethernet – WiFi

The HP DreamScreen comes in two versions, the DreamScreen 100 (MSRP $249) and the DreamScreen 130 (MSRP $299). The 100 features a 10.2″ display with 800×480 pixel resolution. The 130 has a 1280×800 resolution and 13.3″ display. Otherwise the units are identical.

New IPOD NANO

The new IPOD NANO was introduced to the public September 10 this year. There were some surprises that pleased the public, although some predictions that also pleased the public were proven wrong. The bad news was that the new IPOD is not touch screen (this is more or less obvious because Apple has an IPOD called IPOD TOUCH therefore they would not want to create a product that would compete with their own product.)
The most important feature that will now be present in the IPOD NANO is the integrated video camera. (This will make the lives of many people easier because they will be able to capture moments with the IPOD when they do not have a camera in hand. Although for other camera companies this might not be so good news.) The second feature that was announced was the integrated speakers. The screen also had a small upgrade and now has 2.2-inches. Other small features where also added as the pedometer, FM Radio (although it was said that the FM Radio would not work with the integrated speakers.), genius mixes and video quality is now better.
Most of the new features of the IPOD NANO turn this product more appealing to the consumer although if I were to buy a new IPOD I would buy the IPONE or the IPOD TOUCH which have even more features than the new IPOD NANO, although the prices are significantly different.

OLEDs

What are the OLEDs? Well take a look at your cell phone’s screen. Most likely it is made of OLEDs. This is organic light-emitting diodes, which create long-lasting, highly efficient illumination in a wide range of colors, just like their inorganic LED cousins. The main difference is that OLEDs don't provide points of light like standard incandescent bulbs, OLEDs create uniform, diffuse light across ultrathin sheets of material that eventually can even be made to be flexible. Well this may seem a small difference, although when looking at a larger scale it is not.
OLED is not a usual form of light, it is becoming a form of art and decoration. Artists have been using these OLDEs to create sculptures and other forms of art. However not only artists are using this new technology but designers are beginning to use the OLEDs to decorate t-shits, houses and even cars.
The most intrusting fact about this new technology is that it is being used in a series of different areas around the world.