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| Lebih dari 20.000 alat dan teknologi baru dari lebih dari 2.700 perusahaan dipamerkan pada Pameran Elektronik Kosumen di Las Vegas, Amerika Serikat.
Beberapa alat canggih menjadi perhatian para pengunjung dan orang-orang yang antusias dengan teknologi konsumen terbaru. SLACKER
Mencari lagu baru adalah salah satu kesenangan konsumen dan situs penyedia musik seperti Slacker banyak membantu. Tetapi sekarang anda bisa mendapatkan akses untuk menemukan lagu-lagu yang belum anda temukan dengan bantuan alat kecil ini. Slacker mengeluarkan mesin pemutar lagu dan film yang memakai sambungan internet tanpa kabel, wi-fi, untuk membantu konsumen menemukan band dan musisi baru. Alat ini diibaratkan sebagai radio kecil pertama di dunia yang bisa disesuaikan dengan kesenangan si pemilik. Alat ini bekerja dnegan mendownload lagu-lagu baru ke mesin anda, berdasarkan jenis musik yang suka anda dengarkan, setiap kali disambungkan ke internet lewat wi-fi atau komputer anda. Anda bisa memilih 40 “stasiun radio” berbeda, memuat sampai 4.000 lagu, dengan kapasitas penyimpanan 500MB, 1.5GB dan 4GB. Jasa dan media player dari Slacker untuk saat ini hanya tersedia di Amerika Serikat dan diperkirakan akan dirilis pada akhir Januari. GPS Cerdas
Perusahaan pembuat alat bantu navigasi atau pemetaan satelit, GPS (Global Positioning System) belakangan ini mulai menambahkan lebih banyak fitur pada alat GPS buatan mereka karena sudah tidak puas dengan fungsi GPS sebagai penunjuk arah saja. Alat GPS yang dipamerkan di Pameran Elektronik Kosumen di Las Vegas mampu mendownload jadwal film di bioskop, mencari tempat parkir kosong dan mencegah jalan macet. Satu perusahaan, Dash Navigation, meluncurkan alat yang disebut Dash Express yang bertujuan mengumpulkan data dari jaringan pemilik alat mereka untuk mecari jalan yang tidak macet. Alat ini bisa menerima informasi tentang kemacetan lalu lintas dari sejumlah sumber berbeda termasuk alat milik orang lain. Pada intinya, masing-masing unit berperan sebagai sensor kemacetan yang mengirimkan data lokasi dan kecepatan mobil pemiliknya dengan menggunakan sambungan internet permanen. Di markas Dash, perusahaan itu memproses keadaan kemacetan setiap menitnya dan memberi rute jalan alternatif jika jalan yang anda tuju macet. Teorinya, alat ini akan mendapat informasi yang lebih akurat dengan semakin banyaknya pengguna Dash di jalan. Alat ini dikembangkan dengan bantuan Yahoo dan membolehkan pengguna mencari lokasi suatu tempat atau bahkan SPBU yang menjual bensin paling murah. MEMORI NIRKABEL
Agar lebih cepat berbagi foto, dibutuhkan kamera nirkabel. Tetapi bagi orang-orang yang tidak mau mengeluarkan uang lagi untuk membeli kamera baru, ada jalan keluar lain. Sebuah perusahaan bernama Eye-Fi telah mengembangkan beberapa memori card dengan kemampuan wi-fi yang secara otomatis mengubah kamera anda menjadi alat nirkabel. Memori card ukuran 2GB bisa langsung menyambungkan diri ke jaringan wi-fi dan bisa mengirim foto-foto anda ke folder di komputer atau ke situs jaringan sosial dan situs penyimpanan foto online. Perusahaan ini sudah punya kesepakatan dengan Flickr, Photobucket dan Facebook. Piranti lunak yang digunakan memori card ini mengolah nama login dan password, dan bahkan secara otomatis mengubah ukuran foto jika dibutuhkan oleh situs yang bersangkutan. Untuk mengirim foto-foto tadi ke komputer, komputer anda harus beroperasi dan menjalankan piranti lunak pengaturan foto (photo managing). Saat ini memori card ini hanya tersedia di Amerika Serikat tetapi akan mulai dipasarkan di Eropa pada akhir 2008. PC DENGAN WIMAX
Komputer kecil dan ringan dari Asus menjadi salah satu produk komputer terlaris dalam 12 tahun terakhir dan lebih dari 350.000 mesin sudah terjual dalam tiga bulan belakangan. Eee buatan Asus ini disukai orang karena memiliki kemampuan penyimpanan 4GB, mungil dan harga terjangkai. Komputer ini menjalankan sistem operasi Linux, tetapi juga bisa menggunakan Windows XP. Perusahaan ini kini memasarkan model baru, yaitu layar 7, 8 dan 9 inci, tetapi yang terpenting model baru Eee memiliki Wimax yang menambah kemampuan nirkabel mesin mereka. Memang saat ini tidak banyak tempat di dunia di mana Wimax digunakan, meski 70 negara kini tengah menjalankan proyek percobaan Wimax. Namun Intel yakin bahwa Wimax di masa depan akan sukses sebagai jaringan nirkabel generasi baru. Harga komputer Eee termurah yang dilengkapi dengan Wimax adalah sekitar $999 (kurang dari Rp 9,5 juta), menurut laporan-laporan meski Asus sampai sejauh ini belum mengungkap harga mesin baru mereka. GAME VIRTUAL REALITY
Jika anda ingin tahu apa rasanya menerbangkan pesawat tempur atau mengemudikan mobil formula satu, anda kini bisa merasakannya. TN Games merancang pakaian bagi para pemain game yang bisa mensimulasi efek dari game yang dimainkan. Rompi buatan mereka dikembangkan dari teknologi yang awalnya dirancang bagi dokter untuk memeriksa pasien dari jarak jauh. Rompi tersebut, yang disambungkan ke komputer dengan kabel USB, memiliki kompresor ringan udara yang memompakan udara ke kantong-kantong. Satu Versi rompi ini dirancang untuk game tembak-menembak karena memiliki delapan kantong udara yang bisa meniru efek dari tembakan peluru. Versi lain rompi game tersebut mensimulasi gaya gravitasi yang dirasakan ketika mengemudi mobil cepat dan menerbangkan pesawat. Ketika pemain memacu kecepatan, kantong udara mengembang. Akselerasi kecepatan membuat kantong udara dipompa dengan lebih cepat juga, sementara menginjak rem mengaktifkan kantong udara di bagian punggung. Perusahaan ini juga merancang lengan, penutup kaki dan helm yang bisa disambungkan ke rompi khusus ini untuk memberi “pengalaman game yang dirasakan oleh seluruh bagian tubu | |||||||||||||||
Monday, December 15, 2008
Intel: Bersiaplah untuk CPU Ribuan Core
Intel mengingatkan para pengembang perangkat lunak untuk mengantisipasi tidak hanya puluhan, melainkan ribuan core dalam sebuah prosesor. Intel saat ini menawarkan prosesor quad-core dan diperkirakan untuk memperkenalkan sebuah prosesor Nehalem di akhir tahun ini yang menggunakan delapan core.
Intel memang sudah sejak lama mendorong adopsi pemrograman multi-core, dua tahun yang lalu, mereka menyatakan target mengeluarkan prosesor 32 core di tahun 2010, belum lama ini Jerry Bautista, co-presiden program “Tera-scale Computing Research” Intel mengatakan “semakin banyak core yang dapat kita muat ke dalam satu CPU, semakin baik.”
Di hari Senin, Anwar Ghuloum, insinyur utama di laboratorium Microprocessor Technology Intel mengatakan “saran yang akan saya tawarkan adalah… para pengembang harus mulai berpikir tentang puluhan, ratusan dan ribuan core saat ini juga. Terkadang, para pengembang berusaha untuk bekerja seminimal mungkin hanya untuk memaksimalkan kinerja dual dan quad core.”
Sekarang ini, Intel semakin sering mendiskusikan tentang “cara meningkatkan skalabilitas kinerja agar dapat dipakai di core berjumlah besar… desain untuk lusinan, ratusan dan bahkan ribuan core sudah merupakan topik diskusi yang sudah tidak asing lagi,” tutur Ghuloum di blog-nya. (via Cnet)
Firefox Masuk Guiness Book of World Records
Kita semua tahu bahwa Firefox mencetak lebih dari 8 juta download saat peluncurannya pada tanggal 17 Juni. Kemarin, Mozilla menerima konfirmasi resmi dari Guiness World Records bahwa mereka telah mencetak rekor untuk “largest number of software downloads in 24 hours” dari jam 18:16 UTC tanggal 17 Juni 2008 hingga 18:16 UTC tanggal 18 Juni 2008 di mana 8.002.530 orang mengunduh Firefox 3.
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TEKNOLOGI TERBARU/SOFTWARE/HARDWARE
Hari ini AMD memperkenalkan CPU QuadCore Black Edition yang juga dikenal sebagai Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition. Selain itu AMD juga memperkenalkan Phenom X4 9350e dan Phenom X4 9150e.
Khusus untuk Phenom 9950 Black Edition, AMD tidak mengunci multiplier dari CPUs/article dari CPU ini dengan harapan para pecinta overclock akan melirik prosesor yang beroperasi pada clockspeed 2.6GHz dan dibanderol berkisar $235 ini. Konsumsi dayanya juga tidak lebih dari 140 watt seperti yang ditulis di dailytech.com.
Sekarang kita melihat sekilas dua CPU lainnya. Phenom X4 9350e memiliki clockspeed 2.0 GHz dan dijual pada kisaran harga $195 sedangkan Phenom X4 9150e bekerja pada clockspeed 1.8GHz dan dijual pada kisaran harga $175. Kedua prosesor ini mengkonsumsi daya tidak lebih dari 65 watt saat bekerja penuh.
Semua prosesor ini memiliki L1 cache sebesar 64KB per core, L2 cache sebesar 512KB per core dan shared L3 cache sebesar 2MB. Ketiga prosesor ini sudah melalui proses produksi 65nm.(DailyTech)
- bmi launches in-flight communications trial, voice gratefully excluded
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:40:00 ESTWe all know how the British hate lagging behind the French, so it's no shock to see bmi following Air France in the in-flight communications game. The airline has just announced that it will soon launch a six month trial of the OnAir service, though not surprisingly, voice calls will not be a part of said run. Instead, users in a single A320 making loops from London to Moscow will be able to send text messages whilst airborne, and in case that's too boring, users with GSM data cards will also be able to hop online. There's no mention of a VoIP ban, but given the clear anti-voice stance, we doubt the kind attendants would let you chatter long before giving you the evil eye.
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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments - GPS Angel promises to keep watch on red light and speed cameras
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:26:00 EST
There's certainly no shortage of devices out there that promise to alert you when you're approaching a red light or speed camera, but if you're looking to keep things as simple as possible, you may want to consider this new so-called GPS Angel device, which pares things down to a couple of buttons and blinking lights. As with similar devices, you're also able to sync it up to your PC to ensure you have all the latest camera locations (Mac users are on their own, unfortunately), and you don't have to worry about a monthly or yearly subscription fee for the service. Head on past the break to check it out in action, and get ready to fork over $129 if you think it'll do the job for you.Continue reading GPS Angel promises to keep watch on red light and speed cameras
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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments - Douglas C. Jeffries replacing Andy Brown as Palm CFO
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:54:00 ESTPalm's newfound place back on the map of relevance has people all sorts of excited, including one Douglas C. Jeffries. The former chief accounting officer at eBay has been appointed CFO at Palm, taking the place of the occasionally cagey Andy Brown. Mr. Jeffries will officially be wearing his new badge in January, though Andy will stay on into the new year to ensure "a smooth transition." Ed Colligan, president and chief executive officer, stated that he was "delighted to welcome Doug Jeffries to the Palm team," noting that his "extensive financial, operational and strategic experience will contribute enormously to Palm's future success." Of course, we'd say that a fresh OS and / or device at CES would contribute infinitely more to this strange beast called "success," but maybe we're underestimating this man's clout.
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- KACE Announces iPhone Management Solution for IT Control
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:13:22 +0000KACE today announced the general availability of the KBOX iPhone Management Module, an appliance-based systems management solution for Apple’s iPhone. For the first time, IT organizations can centrally deploy, manage, and track the iPhones throughout the enterprise. KACE’s new iPhone support provides centralized and easy management of multiple configuration profiles and tools to apply them based on enterprise policies.
“We are seeing tremendous growth of iPhone usage in the workforce and once again KACE is the first to extend innovative technology to allow our customers to fully embrace the latest in mobile technology,” said Marty Kacin, CTO and co-founder of KACE. “As the iPhone continues to be the ?go to’ smart phone for businesses, it’s important for IT organizations to be able to efficiently deploy, track, and manage the mobile devices, just as they would any other critical computing platform. With the industry’s first iPhone management solution, KACE offers its customers the ability to manage all devices, from PCs and servers, to laptops and handheld devices, through a single integrated appliance.”
iPhone Management Module Key Features:
- iPhone Configuration Profile Management
- Assigning profiles to user groups, for example by function or geography
- Distribution of profiles by e-mail
- Profile downloads available from KBOX user portal
- iPhone user access to the KBOX user portal
- iPhone Asset Information, Tracking and Reporting
- Tracks individual iPhone information
- Tracks number of iPhone users
- Tracks iPhone equipment versions
- Tracks assigned serial numbers, including IMEI & ICCID identifiers
- Monitors installed applications
- Extensible to allow access to corresponding contracts
- Tracks individual plans and renewal dates
- Keeps asset data current via scheduled iPhone Kscript refresh
- Delivers e-mails alerts based on changes in the asset fields
- Tracks related dependencies, i.e. carrier contracts and associated renewal dates
To learn more about the KBOX iPhone Management Module, join KACE for a free webinar on December 16, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. PST titled, “iPhone in Your Organization, They’re Here - Now How Do You Manage Them?” To register, go to: https://kace.webex.com/kace/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=823778794. Additionally, KACE will be showcasing the new technology at the Macworld 2009 Conference in San Francisco, January 5-9, booth number 3726-E (Moscone North Hall).
- iPhone Configuration Profile Management
- Sprint Launches BlackBerry Curve 8350i Featuring Push-to-talk
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:55:51 +0000Sprint today launched the BlackBerry Curve 8350i smartphone which utilizes iDEN technology on the Nextel National Network. The BlackBerry Curve 8350i is the first push-to-talk BlackBerry smartphone and comes with built-in WiFi, group connect, GPS and�instant connections between the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru with International Direct Connect.
The BlackBerry Curve 8350i smartphone is slim with a sleek black exterior, a full QWERTY keyboard, a convenient trackball with intuitive navigation and an internal antenna for a smooth, clean design. Other key features include:
- BlackBerry Device Software v4.6�
- Integrated GPS for step-by-step directions, navigation and local search
- 2 megapixel digital camera with digital zoom, flash and video recording
- DataViz Documents To Go
- Speakerphone
- Expandable memory of up to 16GB through its microSD/SDHC memory card slot
- Bluetooth 2.0 support
- Removable/rechargeable 1400 mAH battery.
The BlackBerry Curve 8350i smartphone is availablefor as low as $149.99 with a two-year service agreement, an $80 instant savings credit and a $100 mail-in rebate. On January 11, it will be available in Sprint retail stores nationwide.�
- Nokia N85 and N79 Available in US
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:48:13 +0000Nokia today announced that sales of the Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 have started in the United States - just in time to inject a dose of entertainment and color into your holiday season. The Nokia N85 delivers a striking fusion of design and entertainment that bursts through its stunning 2.6″ OLED display, while the Nokia N79 is bound to turn heads with its three seasonally colored Xpress-on smart covers in, red, white and brown. Both devices will now be available unlocked through retail channels in the United States, including the Nokia Flagship stores in New York and Chicago, on www.nokiausa.com and from a number of independent retailers and e-tailers.
The bright OLED screen on the Nokia N85 is an ideal backdrop to view those holiday pictures. Get snap-happy with the Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 - both have 5 megapixel cameras with Carl Zeiss optics, so you can enjoy high quality images in richly defined colors, taken with a bright dual LED flash, or video clips at 30 frames per second. Images can be geotagged to record the capture location and shared online on sites like Share on Ovi or Flickr.
The Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 are ideal companions for music enthusiasts. Both devices have ample storage space included inbox for your favorite tunes - an 8GB microSD card on the Nokia N85 and a 4GB microSD card on the Nokia N79. There are also built-in FM transmitter, 5 megapixel cameras and LED flash. Both the Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 are compatible with high-speed 3G HSDPA networks in the US (850 and 1900 MHz). The Nokia N85 also supports European 3G networks (2100 MHz) - perfect for a holiday break abroad. The Nokia N85 is available for an estimated retail price of $539 and the Nokia N79 for $439.
- New Gresson Avantgarde Skeleton Powered by Windows Mobile
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:03:06 +0000For the new model Gresso drew inspiration from complicated Swiss Skeleton watches, the company is introducing its new luxury smartphone call Avantgrade Skeleton. Similarly to that of Skeleton watches the back panel of the new model is executed of hand-polished sapphire crystal of 42K. The unique feature of Gresso Avantgarde Skeleton is the scratchproof high-tech ceramic coverage. This is the material of which the high temperature protection on spaceships is made. Ceramics’ solidity is second to that of diamond only.
The case of the phone is executed of special titanium alloy which has been used originally in space industry only. It has the virtues of being hypo-allergenic and resistant to temperature and corrosion, but it requires a very much more complex specialist surface finishing process.
23 functional keys and the triangle on the front panel are executed of aircraft steel. The sapphire glass on the back panel is decorated with the Gresso logo covered with 10 micron gold. Roman numerals on the keyboard are an innovation by Gresso. Another invention patented by the company is the magnetic lock of the battery cover. The cover is executed of stainless steel and decorated with genuine leather.
The Avantgrade Skeleton is provided with Windows Mobile 6 Standard, 2 Gb memory, SMS/MMS/e-mail, Internet explorer, Outlook, WAP 2.0, GPRS, Bluetooth, USB-port, mini-USB, PC Synchronization, voice recorder, MP3-player, 2 MP camera
- Option to offer USB wireless modem in the UK
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:29:53 +0000Option N.V. announced that T-Mobile UK is adding�the�iCON 431 USB wireless modem to its mobile broadband service.�It will be marketed by T-Mobile UK as the Mobile Broadband USB Stick 530.
Option’s iCON 431 can download at speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and upload at up to 5.7 Mbps. Tri-band HSPA in the 900, 1900 & 2100 MHz bands ensures iCON 431 users can obtain mobile broadband connections in countries all over the world. The sleek and compact device measures just 76 x 27 x13 mm when the USB connector is retracted within its body. An innovative Micro-SD slot can accommodate an 8 GB card making the iCON 431 a versatile data storage device.
Flashlight Weapon Makes Targets Throw Up
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The LED Incapacitator prototype.
The LED Incapacitator prototype.
It looks like a big flashlight — but it's really a nonlethal weapon designed to make you sick.
Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., of Torrance, Calif., has been granted a contract by the Department of Homeland Security to develop what it calls the "LED Incapacitator," according to a DHS online newsletter.
The handheld device using light-emitting diodes to emit super-bright pulses of light at rapidly changing wavelengths, causing disorientation, nausea and even vomiting in whomever it's pointed at.
• Click here to read the newsletter writeup.
"There's one wavelength that gets everybody," says IOS President Bob Lieberman. "Vlad [IOS top scientist Vladimir Rubtsov] calls it 'the evil color.'"
Phase 1 of the contract — creating a working prototype — has already been completed, and Phase 2 will begin this fall as researchers at Penn State's Institute of Nonlethal Defense Technology put the puke-saber through its paces.
"Phase 3 will be our shrink phase," Lieberman said, admitting that the prototype, 15 inches long with a 4-inch lens, is too large and heavy to be comfortably carried on a belt.
DHS hopes to equip police, Border Patrol agents and National Guardsmen with the barf-beamers by 2010.
