PC Mouse – History & Future

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Can you imagine a computer without a mouse? Decades after the little ‘mouse’ came into existence, it is hard to imagine using a computer without a mouse. It has become an integral part of the PC system.One of the biggest inventions by Douglas Engelbart in 1963, the mouse has evolved over the years. Today the market is flooded with a wide range of devices, including the most expensive mouse studded with diamonds! However, the mouse meant to be an everlasting companion may not live long says a study by Gartner. A Gartner study says the mouse may not live for more than 5 years. The mouse will be succeeded by touch screens and facial recognition devices, dethroning the mouse from its present status. Know more about the mighty mouse and its flashy family members…

The name mouse, originated at the Stanford Research Institute, where Douglas Engelbart and his team mates introduced it. Its resemblance to the real mouse, with a cord attached to the device, representing a tail gave it the name mouse! Later, Bill English, developed the ‘ball mouse’ in 1972 while working for Xerox PARC. The ball-mouse replaced the external wheels with a single ball that could rotate in any direction. It came as part of the hardware package of the Xerox Alto computer in 1981. Know more about these interesting devices…

Any guesses for the price of the most expensive mouse? Well, this one goes beyond your imagination! At a whopping price of $24,180, the ultra-bling mouse has 59 diamonds spreads out in the design of a diamond flower. Available in white, red and yellow colours, it looks like an ornament and has a high resolution and a three year warranty.

Compact and lightweight, the Sony Mouse Talk is stylish and functional. The optical mouse provides precision with 800 dpi resolution, allowing easy and accurate screen navigation.With a 2- in-1 mouse and phone, there is no need to use an additional headset to take advantage of VoIP. LED indicator lights alert you of incoming calls. During a call, the mouse wheel (typically used for scrolling) can be used to mute a conversation, raise and lower volume, or select numbers to dial.

A patriotic mouse? Yes! Celebrating the nation’s 61st Indian Independence Day, Logitech has mouse dressed in tricolors of the Indian flag.It has an all-terrain optical sensor smooth tracking and maximum surface coverage in virtually any environment.Logitech Tri Color mouse is priced at Rs 640 with a 3-year replacement warranty.

Making the gizmo flashy and glittery is this collection from NEC. An ornamental mouse comes with a ‘LaVie G Hello Kitty model’ designed with gold plated ‘Hello Kitty’, decorated with Swarovski crystals. The Hello Kitty character is the corporate symbol of Sanrio, a worldwide designer and distributor of character-branded stationery.

The Mighty Mouse doesn’t have a tail! It is wireless, touch-sensitive, offers 360-degree scrolling design. With Bluetooth technology, the wireless Mighty Mouse goes wherever you do. You can use it with any Bluetooth-enabled Mac and wireless keyboard to work without any hassles. It has the capability of a multi-button mouse.

Slimmest mouse!
The world’s thinnest mouse has a thickness of just 5mm! The mouse has a touch-sensitive wheel on its surface. The G4 slim-mouse is available in in pink, blue, ivory and silver colours and good for those who want to travel light. The mouse G4 Slim-Mouse costs $51.

Air Mouse
Air Mouse is rechargeable mouse like a TV remote.Logitech’s MX Air Rechargeable can control the PC just like TV remote controls.Functions like such as play,pause,volume,mute, back and select can be accessed easily. It offers hyper-fast scrolling at the touch of a finger You can listen to music, browse photos, or surf the Web, from your desk or across the room. It costs $149.99.

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Why U Should Have An iPhone…….(Images & Specifications)

Why Is iphone worth the Wait ? Because it can cure AIDS and give birth to pupples ! Well, we wish it did. As it stands, the iphone is worth the wait because it’s the phone to own if you want to get noticed. Apart from the sleek ‘n’ slim style statement it makes, what sets it apart is the no-buttons-only-touch concept. The iphone is not just a phone but also an iPod. And it’s not just a phone and an iPod but also an Internet communication devcice. That’s three reasons why you should have one!.
For a first-time user, getting a grip of the iPhone is not difficlt. But its shiny metallic scratch-resistant body is a little slippery so if you’re the sort whose Nokia has lived to tell the tale of 10 drops and counting, your iPhone experience could be short-lived.
But this baby is so cute you will be loathe to let it bounce. As you finger it – yes, it is a rather sensuous experience – what will undoubtedly impress you is its multi-touch sensing. It knows what you want, when you want. All you have to do is tap on the icons displayed on the screen, flick up and down with your finger to scrollthe contacts, flip through photo albums as though they were pages……Just like almost everything Apple makes, the iPhone is a piece of design genius.

iPhone – Technical Specifications

Size and weight
* Height: 4.5 inches (115 mm)
* Width: 2.4 inches (61 mm)
* Depth: 0.46 inch (11.6 mm)
* Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams)

In the box
* iPhone
* Stereo Headset
* Dock
* Dock Connector to USB Cable
* USB Power Adapter
* Documentation
* Cleaning/polishing cloth

Capacity
* 8GB or 16GB flash drive1

Display
* 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display
* 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
* Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Operating system
* OS X

GSM
* Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Wireless data
* Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
* EDGE
* Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

Camera
* 2.0 megapixels

Audio
* Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
* Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2,
and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Video

* Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Headphones
* Stereo earphones with built-in microphone
* Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
* Impedance: 32 ohms

Mac system requirements
* Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
* Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later
* iTunes 7.5 or later

Windows system requirements
* PC with USB 2.0 port
* Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
* iTunes 7.5 or later

Environmental requirements
* Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
* Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
* Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
* Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Input and output
* iPhone
o 30-pin dock connector
o 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
* iPhone Dock
o Dock connector

Power and battery
* Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
* Talk time: Up to 8 hours2
* Standby time: Up to 250 hours3
* Internet use: Up to 6 hours4
* Video playback: Up to 7 hours5
* Audio playback: Up to 24 hours6

WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE AN iPHONE:
# Multi-touch interface
# SMS saved as chat conversations, which is really cool.
# Builtin iPod with video playback.
# Viewing Word, Excel and PDF documents.
# Visual voicemail (a list of vocemails and you can click on the voicemail you want to hear first).
# Predictive typing.
# Free live traffic updates in Google Maps.
# Quicktime support in Safari.

# Speakerphone, mute switch, playing with other application while you talk,syncing via outlook calendar and contacts through iTunes (works even on Vista with the latest Outlook).

…..AND WHY YOU SHOULDN’T
# You can’t forward texts (there is no such thing as Sent Mail)
# Can’t copy and paste.
# Doesn’t support all iPod accessories. Look for the “Works with iPhone” logo on the packaging.
# No built-in game support or ring-tones
# No instant messaging or voice dialling
# No A2DP support, no expandable storage, no Windows Media support, no hardware keyboard.

Telecom service providers Bharti Airtel and Vodafone have entered into a deal with Apple Inc to launch the iPhone in India by October. Though available easily in the grey market, the iPhone is legally available only in the US, Germany, Ireland, the UK, france and Austria. Gizmo gurus can also look forward to the iPhone 2.0 software that is expected to be released in June, which will perform all the functions of your beloved (or not) BlackBerry…..

The World’s First Private Space Shuttle !!!!

Manufacture company Scaled Composites LLC (USA), since 1982 engaged in the production of experimental aircraft. One of the goals was the creation of the competition Ansari X Prize. The basic condition for the contest is to create a spacecraft capable of twice within two weeks to go into outer space with three men on board. The winner will receive a prize of 10 million dollars. The award was scheduled for early 2005.

The first flight was conducted on May 20, 2003.In order to carry out flights into orbit on April 1, 2004 the U.S. Federal Aviation was awarded the very first license in the world.The historical date for space can be considered June 21, 2004, when the first private spacecraft SpaceShipOne went into space.
September 30, 2004 – The first flight under the credit X-Prize. Boats managed to climb to an altitude of 100 km. In doing so, an abnormal situation: the ship during autonomous flight included with engine start to rotate around the longitudinal axis. It was decided to shorten the time for the engine for 11 seconds before the due date. Fortunately no one was injured. Burt Rutan said that until the cause of the problem will not be installed and removed can not read the speech on the next flight. Fortunately, the problem was quickly resolved, and the second flight took place on credit.

At the beginning of the flight spacecraft climbs to an altitude of about 14 km above sea level using a special aircraft White Knight (White Knight). Then happening undocking, SpaceShipOne is leveled for about 10 seconds, and then included rocket engine. He leads the ship nearly vertical position, acceleration lasts just over one minute, the pilot feels pressure to 3g. At this stage the ship reaches a height of about 50 km. The same height he is gaining more, moving on inertia. The movement runs on a parabolic trajectory. In the space SpaceShipOne is about three minutes. Just do not reach the peak trajectory, the ship adds wings and tail, thus helping to enter the Earth’s atmosphere. Overloading that last less than 10 seconds, can reach 6g. Thus, he descends to an altitude of about 17 km, where the original position again takes wings, and plans to landing like airframe.The design of aerial means has been applied a number of creative solutions. Chief among them was the use of specially developed hybrid engine for polibutadiene and nitrous oxide N2O (veselyaschy gas).The cab driver represents the airtight chamber, which creates the necessary pressure. Numerous scuttles created from double glazing, each layer must withstand a pressure environment. The air inside the cabin created a triple system, which uses oxygen cylinders, carbon dioxide is removed special absorption system. A separate system monitors humidity. All this allows to dispense with space space suit.

October 4, 2004 apparatus SpaceShipOne made his second successful flight. Pilot Brian Binni risen to a height of more than 112 kilometers and then descended safely to Earth. The flight took place without any disruption. Thus, according to the rules of the competition, the company founder “Scaled Composites” won the programme “X Prize” and received an award of 10 million dollars. One of the main founders of Burt Rutan told the people gathered at his home that he was confident in the success of today’s flight. The success of SpaceShipOne, in the words of the creators, opened space for private flights.

As Rutan said: “I clearly feel that our program will begin revival era in human space”. Chairman of Virgin Atlantic Airways Brenson announced the creation of new business space “Virgin Galactic”. The project will be to acquire a license for SpaceShipOne technology for commercial orbital flights, starting with 200 000 dollars. Calculated that in the next 5 years can go into space about 3000 people.

According to Brensona: “This development will allow to become a cosmonaut any citizen of any country, rather than any elected”