Archive for December, 1969
Mystery Pic 114: What Is It?
What is it? Post your guess in the comments section below. build certain you give your whole name and the city you live in! whether you’re first with the right reply, you’ll earn the dubious honor of getting your name in the next issue of the awe-inspiring Mike’s List newsletter. The reply will be revealed in the next issue of Mi…
Why iGroups is coming to an iPhone near you!
Apple Inc. filed a patent application recently for mobile social networking technology called iGroups.
Mobile social networking is the use of location knowledge ("I'm at MacWorld right now") to connect with colleagues ("you're here, too!") in a way that enhances social networking, replaces the exchanging of business c…
Sharp develops Worlds thinnest CMOS camera for vehicle rearview monitoring systems
Sharp has developed and will introduce a CMOS camera unit designed for vehicle rearview monitoring systems.The 1/3.7-type RJ642A10000Q CMOS camera unit developed by Sharp features a resolution of 320,000 pixels with the industry’s thinnest profile of 19.5 mm. The Sharp 1/3.7-type RJ642A10000Q CMOS device is a without camera unit integrati…
Aladdin Flying Carpet coming to Tokyo DisneySea
Themed to the Disney film Aladdin, Jasmine’s Flying Carpets is a ride attraction where guests can soar by Jasmine’s garden on a flying carpet. The ride will debut in summer 2011 at the Tokyo DisneySea theme park facing Tokyo Bay in Chiba Pref. Guests will be able to maneuver their vehicle up and down to a height of 5 meters, and tilt t…
JVC 4K Projector for high-quality imaging
JVC today announced the new, 10 MegaPixel DLA-SH7NLG, a 4K D-ILA projector incorporating three 1.27-inch 4K2K D-ILA display devices for high-quality imaging and dual ultra-high-pressure mercury lamps for 5,000 ANSI lumens of brightness. Combining superb definition and resolution with low-cost maintenance, the JVC 4K2K D-ILA projector is id…
Nissan LEAF -World’s first affordable electric car will be manufactured in Sunderland UK
Nissan LEAF -world’s first affordable, mass produced zero emission car will be manufactured at its plant in Sunderland, UK. Production of Nissan LEAF will start in Oppama, Japan later that year followed by Smyrna, Tennessee, USA in 2012. Sunderland will come on-line in early 2013 with an initial annual production capacity of about 50…
Is Google Trying to Out-Microsoft Microsoft?
In the early 1990s, WordPerfect dominated the word processor scene, and Microsoft Word was a scrappy underdog. It's hard to believe now, but it's true.
As Word rose in popularity, many WordPerfect users resisted. They had spent so much moment learning the WordPerfect-specific keystrokes, called operate keys. So what did Microsoft do? The…
