October 23, 2009
GE VScan Portable Ultrasound Machine
The ultrasound machines of the past are sweating bullets… they cost $250,000 and are huge. GE is changing things up with their VScan portable ultrasound machine.
The devices goal (outside of the obvious… to make $$$) is to make ultrasounds cheaper and easier. The doctor shouldn’t need to make such a big deal out of an ultrasound any more… soon they may be as simple as taking your temperature.
Apple's new products
Apple introduced the new wireless Magic Mouse, the first mouse to use Apple's Multi-Touch technology. Pioneered on iPhone, iPod touch and Mac notebook trackpads, Multi-Touch allows users to navigate using intuitive finger gestures. Instead of mechanical buttons, scroll wheels or scroll balls, the entire top of the Magic Mouse is a seamless Multi-Touch surface. Magic Mouse comes standard with the new iMac and will be available as a Mac accessory at Rs 3,890.
Apple unveiled an all new iMac line featuring an LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays.
The new iMac line, starting at Rs 64,900, is the fastest ever with Intel Core 2 Duo processors starting at 3.06 GHz, and Core i5 and i7 quad-core processors for up to twice the performance.
Apple also announced that the Mac mini, that Apple says is the world's most energy efficient desktop.
Starting at Rs 33,900, the entry level Mac mini features a faster 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, a 160GB hard drive, five USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics and a SuperDrive.
The Rs 43,900 Mac mini features a 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of memory and a larger 320GB hard drive.
Apple updated its MacBook with a polycarbonate unibody design featuring a LED-backlit display, a glass Multi-Touch trackpad and built-in battery for up to seven hours of battery life.
Inheriting technology and design features from the MacBook Pro line, the new MacBook is available for Rs 56,900
October 20, 2009
Tips to Improve ur Sound of Voice
10 Tips to Improve Your Speaking Voice
One of the most important components of public speaking is the sound of your voice. It influences the impact of your message, and might even make or break the success of your speech. Fortunately, for many people, good voice quality can be learned.Instructions :
1. Breathe from your diaphragm -Practice long and controlled exhales. When you speak, use breath to punctuate your point. For example, take a breath at the end of each phrase whether you need to or not. Use that opportunity to pause and let the listeners absorb what you say.
2. Use pitch - Lower pitches generally are more soothing to hear. However, modulating your pitch for emphasis will keep your listeners engaged. Develop your pitch by practicing humming.
3. Moderate your volume - Find out if you speak too loudly or too softly. When you begin speaking, ask your audience how your volume is (each situation is different). Try to stay at the appropriate volume throughout your speech.
4. Moderate your pace - This one is also closely related to breath. If you speak too quickly, people can't keep up. If you speak too slowly, people will lose interest. Record your speech to determine if you need to change your pace. Get feedback from others.
5. Articulate - Try exaggerating your lip movement to reduce mumbling. Practice articulating tongue twisters and extending and exaggerating vowel sounds. Become an expert at articulating tongue twisters as quickly and crisply as possible. Focus on the ones you find difficult.
6. Practice Your speech in advance and determine where you want to pause for a breath. For more emphasis, pause for more than one breath. Mark your breathing points in your notes.
7. Loosen upBefore you begin. Look side to side. Roll your head in half-circles and roll your shoulders back. Shift your rib cage from side to side. Yawn. Stretch. Touch your toes while completely relaxing your upper body, then slowly stand up, one vertebra at a time, raising your head last. Repeat as needed.
8. Posture - Stand up straight and tall to allow full lung capacity and airflow.
9. Record your voice repeatedly using different ways of speaking. Determine which one is most pleasing.
10. Practice breath control - Take a deep breath, and while you exhale, count to 10 (or recite the months or days of the week). Try gradually increasing your volume as you count, using your abdominal muscles—not your throat—for volume. Don't let your larynx tense up
October 15, 2009
Nikon D3s
102400 ISO: as we said earlier, this sounds fantastic, although it remains to be seen how noisy it is. That said, I would personally take noise over flash any day, but it’s just me.Sensor cleaning heaven: those who complained about the D3 lack of sensor cleaning can now rejoice. It’s there.
Built-in RAW processing: Being able to correct images directly from the camera can make a big difference. Balance, noise reduction, color space, format, JPEG compression Picture Control and exposure compensation can be tweaked from the RAW file.
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