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Telecommunications, computers, health, television, insurance, legal, book, etc.Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-27021035885592040372010-10-07T07:20:00.000-07:002010-10-07T07:33:29.076-07:00Dell, U.S. Company<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TK3aK26A48I/AAAAAAAADM8/5ZgYPnrp9Gk/s1600/dell.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 167px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TK3aK26A48I/AAAAAAAADM8/5ZgYPnrp9Gk/s400/dell.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525312197925856194" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Dell</span><br />Dell is a U.S. company, currently the second largest computer manufacturer in the world behind Hewlett-Packard. Its headquarters is based in Round Rock in the State of Texas.<br /><br />Even if Dell Computer is best known for the PC that it designs, manufactures and sells personal and professional, it is also present on the markets of enterprise servers, backup systems and data storage and hardware-specific computer networks. Dell also offers software and peripherals like printers, digital cameras, and much more.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">History</span><br />The company was founded by Michael Dell in 1984 under the name PC's Limited while it was still a student at the University of Texas at Austin. He assembled his first computer in his dorm room, the first is the Dell Turbo, which contains an Intel 8088 to 8 MHz. The company is rapidly growing, and Michael Dell stopped his studies at the age of nineteen years to devote himself to his company full time.<br /><br />In 1987, the company was renamed Dell Computer Korporation. In 1992 she was ranked in the top 500 Canadian companies. In June 1996, Dell is still the seventh worldwide manufacturer of PC(?) when it decides to encourage upscale its major supplier to Intel processors more powerful than the Pentium line, aiming to sell also means servers and small, less competitive market than the PC and features higher profit margins.<br /><br />The increasing range of Pentium, the same time as the Internet, is causing new uses of the PC: MP3 music, video, video games and multihomed multiple websites simultaneously.<br /><br />In 1999, Dell overtook Compaq the manufacturer, then the excess to become the largest seller of PCs in the United States. In 2002, Dell lost the top spot in favor of Hewlett-Packard (after its merger with Compaq that year). Dell company returns back the head of sales in 2003.<br /><br />In 2003, to affirm the development of the company beyond selling computers, shareholders approved changing the company name to "Dell Inc.".<br /><br />The development strategy of Dell, which eliminates intermediaries, enables rapid response to customer orders. Indeed, it is on the Internet or by telephone that the client will develop a computer at will and command. This avoids having stocks of computers and large parts, each being mounted computer pieces and parts to its assembly purchased flow-stretched and the lowest price. In addition, the customer pays their PC immediately after ordering which reduces greatly the risk of default and optimize the company's cash. Dell had two assembly plants in Europe, one in Limerick, Ireland (closed in 2009) and second in Lodz in Poland (new plant opened in 2008).<br /><br />On 22 December 2004, the company announced the construction of a new assembly plant near He devoted a large-Salem, North Carolina State; the vlle and County have invested for the benefit of Dell 37.2 million U.S. dollars for it. On the other hand, the state of North Carolina has funded the project with approximately $ 250 million of incentives and tax breaks.<br /><br />In May 2006 Dell announced a new partnership with the founder of AMD, thus ending 22 years of exclusive relationships aec Intel.<br /><br />The economic model used by Dell so far reached its limits in 2007 and led the company to lose its position as world leader in the PC market in favor of Hewlett-Packard. Since returning to the company's orders, founder Michael Dell is trying to impose a strategic shift in its group.<br /><br />To expand on the consumer market, Dell adopts the principle of indirect sales - a cultural revolution - and sign several agreements with large allocatio chain store such as Wal-Mart, Pet Buy and Staples (in the U.S. USA), Carphone Warehouse and Tesco (in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia), Gome (China) or Carrefour (France, Spain, Belgium ...). New factories were opened in Asia. The design of the production system and supply chain is revised. It is no longer possible to work just in time as before. Must make in advance and build up stocks, manage unsold distributors and others.<br /><br />Simultaneously, the Texas group seeks to distinguish itself a bit less than its competitors on price, and more by innovation, originality and variety of products. This strategy is similar to that used with some success by Apple, Inc. .. Dell invests in design teams in Asia to attract more users, especially on the consumer market by Emplea with new laptops available in several configurations and different colored boxes, improved ergonomics, etc..<br /><br />On the SME market and business, Dell is trying to position itself as a provider of complete solutions, not only as a hardware manufacturer. For that it incorporates new options in terms of technology and service delivery to businesses. For example, the group embarks on the solutions market so-called "streaming" based on a centralized client in partnership with software provider Citrix. Dell is positioning the market égalment ds UC by announcing a deal with Microsoft and Nortel, which would Enters offer its customers all the products in the telecom company Nortel, including network equipment, products UC developed under the alliance "CIA" Nortel and Microsoft and service delivery.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Range</span><br />The range of systems from Dell comes in various names:<br /><br />For the company:<br /><br /> * OptiPlex (desktop PC)<br /> * Vostro (PCs and laptops)<br /> * Latitude (laptop) and Latitude ATG (laptops reinforced)<br /> * Precision (workstations and laptops)<br /> * PowerEdge (Servers)<br /> * PowerVault (Storage)<br /><br /><br />For the individual:<br /><br /> * Dimension (desktop PC)<br /> * XPS (powerful PC for gaming and design and worked youngest)<br /> * Inspiron (desktop PCs and laptops)<br /> * Studio (multimedia PCs and laptops)<br /> * Alienware (PC and laptop specially configured for games)<br /><br />For the company and the individual:<br /><br /> * Axim (PDA)<br /> * SmartPC<br /> * Inspiron (desktop PCs, laptops and ultra-portable mini)<br /> * Dell Adamo (for laptops and ultra luxurious design)<br /><br />NOTE: The range is the Axim PDAs, Dell (PDA). According to the website dedicated Mobimania, Dell has decided to disengage from this sector which holds the second place worldwide in terms of market share.<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/08/tablet-pc.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Tablet PC</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-25640914443430299232010-09-25T07:37:00.000-07:002010-09-25T07:48:59.578-07:00Supernatural (TV series)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TJ4L0o1SDdI/AAAAAAAADMc/iAhFcJrT7C0/s1600/supernatural.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 194px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TJ4L0o1SDdI/AAAAAAAADMc/iAhFcJrT7C0/s400/supernatural.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520863192144809426" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Supernatural (TV series)</span><br />Supernatural (in Quebec) is an American television series created by Eric Kripke and produced by one of the executive producers McG. The series, filmed in Vancouver, is broadcast in the United States since September 13, 2005 on The WB (now The CW in September 2006) and the chain Dusk in Quebec, the original version.<br /><br />In Belgium, the series was broadcast from October 13, 2006 on Plug RTL in France since December 4, 2006 TF6 and on since March 24, 2007 on M6, in Switzerland and Quebec TSR1 Channel Ztele.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Synopsis </span><br />Supernatural follows the adventures of two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester (played respectively by Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles), hunter of supernatural creatures.<br /><br />Sam and Dean crisscross the United States aboard a black Chevrolet Impala 1967 and investigate paranormal phenomena (often from folklore, superstitions, myths and urban legends but also American supernatural monsters such as ghosts, wolves werewolves, demons, vampires ...). Generally, each episode takes place in a different place in the country and is investigating a paranormal phenomenon. The plot of the series has evolved during the different seasons.<br /><br />The first season tells the meeting of two brothers and their efforts to find their father and the demon responsible for killing their mother 22 years earlier and that of Jessica, the girlfriend of Sam<br /><br />The second season is mainly centered around Sam, the demonic powers that develops and plans the yellow eyed demon (Azazel) has planned for him. It also shows the difficulties of Dean to accept that her father be sacrificed to save him.<br /><br />During the third season, the brothers are desperately seeking a way to free Dean of the pact he made with a demon. The pact, made in order to bring Sam back to life, leaves him a year to live before it is sent to Hell.<br /><br />In the fourth season, Dean, back among the living through the intervention of angels, is to prevent the Apocalypse from happening. He is assisted by Sam but relations become strained between Winchester when Dean discovers that his brother is lying to him and continues to use his demonic powers and their relationship becomes tragically shattered at the end of the season.<br /><br />In the fifth season, our two heroes must now stop Lucifer and the Apocalypse. However, the two brothers disagree with the fact that Dean can not forgive his betrayal of Sam having resulted in the release of the devil, leading to the beginning of the end of the world. Nevertheless, as and when the season, the two brothers reaprennent to team up and Dean finds little by little confidence he had lost Sat.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Main Characters</span><br />Current<br /><br /> * Jared Padalecki (VF: Damien Boisseau) Sam Winchester (Season 1-6)<br /> * Jensen Ackles (VF: Fabrice Josso): Dean Winchester (Season 1-6)<br /> * Jim Beaver (VF: Jacques Bouanich): Bobby Singer (Season 1-6)<br /> * Lauren Cohan (VF: Sybille Tureau): Bela Talbot (Season 3)<br /> * Katie Cassidy (VF: Chloé Berthier) (season 3) and Genevieve Cortese (VF: Marie-Eugenie Marechal) (Season 4): Ruby (season 3 and 4)<br /> * Misha Collins (VF: William Orsat): Castiel, an angel helping the Winchester brothers (season 4-6)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Recurring characters </span><br />Human<br /><br /> * Jeffrey Dean Morgan (VF: Bernard Tiphaine): John E. Winchester (Season 1,2,4,5)<br /> * Samantha Smith (VF: Marie-Martine Bisson) Mary Winchester (Season 1,2,4,5)<br /> * Adrianne Palicki (VF: Dorothy Pousséo) Jessica Moore (Season 1,2,5)<br /> * Travis Wester (VF: Geoffrey Vigier): Harry Spangler (seasons 1,3 and 4)<br /> * Sterling K. Brown (VF: Jean-Paul Pitolin): Gordon Walker (Season 2 and 3)<br /> * Samantha Ferris (VF: Josiane Pinson) Ellen Harvelle (Season 2 and 5)<br /> * Alona Tal (VF: Marie Millet): Joanna Beth "Jo" Harvelle (Season 2 and 5)<br /> * Chad Lindberg (VF: Yann Fenelon): Ash (season 2 and 5)<br /> * Katharine Isabelle Ava Wilson (season 2)<br /> * Gabriel Tigerman: Andrew (Andy) Gallagher (Season 2)<br /> * Cindy Sampson (VF: Laura White): Lisa Braeden (3.5 and season 6)<br /> * Jake Abel: Adam Milligan (season 4 and 5)<br /> * Traci Dinwiddie (VF: Nathalie Karsenti) Pamela Barnes (season 4 and 5)<br /> * Rob Benedict (VF: Fabien Jacquelin): Shurley Chuck (season 4 and 5)<br /><br />Demons<br /><br /> * Nicki Aycox (VF: Sylvie Jacob): Meg Masters (season 1,2,4,5)<br /> * Fredric Lehne: Azazel (season 1,2,4)<br /> * Katherine Boechera: Lilith (season 3 and 4)<br /> * Christopher Heyerdahl (VF: Serge Faliu): Alastair (season 4)<br /> * Mark Sheppard (VF: Fabien Jacquelin): Crowley (season 5)<br /><br />Angels<br /><br /> * Richard Speight Jr: The Archangel Gabriel (season 2,3,5)<br /> * Julie McNiven (VF: Nadine Girard): Anna Milton (season 4 and 5)<br /> * Robert Wisdom (VF: Jean-Louis Faure): Uriel (season 4 and 5)<br /> * Kurt Fuller (VF: Michel Prudhomme): Zachariah (season 4 and 5)<br /> * Demore Barnes: The Archangel Raphael (season 5)<br /> * Matt Cohen: The Archangel Michael (season 5)<br /> * Mark Pellegrino (VF: Nicolas Lormeau): Lucifer (season 5)<br /> * Roger Aaron Brown: Joshua (Season 5)<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/thor-trailer.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Thor Trailer</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-8884903187828062392010-09-16T05:45:00.000-07:002010-09-16T05:48:33.998-07:00Nikon D7000<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TJISGJzrGoI/AAAAAAAADL0/oCSbD1OQj9g/s1600/nikon-d7000.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 187px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TJISGJzrGoI/AAAAAAAADL0/oCSbD1OQj9g/s400/nikon-d7000.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517492390403447426" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Nikon D7000</span><br />The D7000 is a Nikon digital SLR camera, Nikon presented by September 15, 2010. It replaces the D90 as SLR Midrange.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Features </span><br /> * 16.2 megapixel Nikon DX format using a CMOS sensor.<br /> * Nikon EXPEED processor 2 for image management.<br /> * 2016 RGB sensor photosites.<br /> * Screen 3 inches (7.62 cm) for a resolution of 920,000 pixels TFT.<br /> * Full HD (1920x1080)<br /> * Auto Focus 39 points with 4 AF modes, including 3D tracking.<br /> * ISO sensitivity of the sensor from ISO 100 to 25600.<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/09/nikon.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Nikon</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-77601243102537577862010-09-16T05:23:00.000-07:002010-09-16T05:44:03.619-07:00Nikon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TJIRCiSUpOI/AAAAAAAADLs/hwZd9GgrWBM/s1600/nikon.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 170px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TJIRCiSUpOI/AAAAAAAADLs/hwZd9GgrWBM/s400/nikon.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517491228743345378" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Nikon</span><br />Nikon is a Japanese manufacturer of cameras and lenses.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">The company </span><br />Founded in 1917, at the request of the Japanese government concerned about the superiority demonstrated by the German army during the war, the company is called First Nippon Kogaku Kogyo (in French "Japanese Optical SA"). It was renamed Nikon Corporation in 1988. Its founder is Yataro Iwasaki, head of Mitsubishi, which today remains bound.<br /><br />Nikon is dedicated primarily to the manufacture of military equipment and took off in 1930, the Washington Treaty that limited the size of the navy of Japan, the Department of the Navy decides an intensive scientific program to provide each naval unit the ultimate in optical technology, and thus compensate for the lead taken by the British and Americans in electronics.<br /><br />Nikon is also launching in 1930 in the photographic industry, but this activity is marginal until 1945, when Nikon is forced to find outlets civilian first telescope lenses in 1946, then the first device Nikon photo, released in 1948. In 1935, Seiki Kogaku (later Canon) Nippon Kogaku asks him to deliver goals for its rangefinder camera, this will last until 1947.<br /><br />These are the international reporters based in Tokyo during the Korean War who are building the legend of the Nikon brand, and, later, the collaboration of the mark in the Apollo lunar program.<br /><br />Currently, Nikon products cover the full range of optical technologies, the microscope to the telescope. The main product group is the IC stepper, high precision machine used in the manufacture of microprocessors. Then come the photographic cameras and lenses, with the range of Nikkor optics, the SLR range F, the digital SLR range D (Digital) and compact Coolpix range. The third activity is the optical lenses, frames, and diagnostic unit (Remote Vision refractor, auto-refractometer ... Speedy-K).<br /><br />January 2006 marks a milestone in the history of photography and Nikon, the Nikon Corporation announced the end of commercialization of its film cameras, with the exception of two models, to devote himself almost exclusively to digital.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">The outstanding models</span><br /> *SP Nikon: Camera shooting multiple field viewfinder and rangefinder with interchangeable lenses (28 mm to 135 mm). It is powered (3 fps). It will exceed a quarter of a century later by the Leica M6. It was produced from 1957 to 1964.<br /><br /> *Nikon F: The first professional SLR, established on the basis of MS, it offers interchangeable viewfinders (with or without cell or non-TTL) providing 100% coverage of the recorded image and the operator. He will sit the "myth Nikon" in the public mind with the help of the film Blow-up. It will be produced from 1959 to 1974. Indeed all F-series is remarkable: the Nikon F2 (1971 to 1980) is a masterpiece of mechanical engineering, the Nikon F3 (1980 to 2005) introducing the automatic exposure among professionals, which will propose an alternative In 1983, an autofocus (AF-F3), the Nikon F4 (1988-1997) introducing the autofocus from these same professionals, the Nikon F5 (1996-2005) revolutionary cell system (it "sees" in color) and the last born, the Nikon F6 does not seem to fail in the same tradition it seems it is probably the last of this lineage.<br /><br /> *Nikon FA: scion of a successful family (Nikon FE, Nikon FM, Nikon FE2 Nikon FM2 Nikon FM3A and whose production has recently stopped) he invented in 1983 (stopped in 1988), the multizone metering and a shutter priority mode very well designed, but unfortunately not offered on the following devices. The light measurement is performed in five separate areas and the "intelligence" of the device compares what he has read the 25 000 cases he has in mind. This system surprised by its results and is widely copied in subsequent years. It will continue to be refined over time. With this device out the goals AI-S, consistent with the speed mode, as distinct from AI lenses by a pin that indicates the maximum aperture. The shutter is the FE2, titanium, which provides for the first time a sync speed of 1/250th and 1 / 4 000th.<br /><br /> *Nikon F801 and Nikon F801: equipment for amateur. It provided a level viewfinder that Nikon had done this better (F3HP) with autofocus performance, a measurement matrix after the Nikon FA but improved to handle off-center subjects, an automatic flash control in broad daylight (fill- in) and automatic modes developed. Produced from 1988 to 1994 at the dawn of 2007, the latest Nikon products are always measured in terms of this model has also become legendary.<br /><br /> *Nikon F90 and Nikon F90x: Successor to the 801, the F90 has a faster autofocus and exposure control integrating the subject distance for flash photo taken (with AF-D). The F90x is a version or the autofocus has been improved. Produced from 1992 to 1994 for the F90 and from 1994 to 2000 for the F90x.<br /><br /> *Nikon F100 released in 1999, a housing semi professional Nikon F5-derived<br /><br /> *Nikon D1, Nikon D1H and D1x Nikon: that in 1999 the first professional digital SLR industry. Previously, digital SLRs were imperfect assembly of housings (Nikon often) and electronics (eg Kodak). The D1 has a resolution of 2.7 and 5.3 million pixels, a sensitivity up to ISO 1600 (which may be increased to the equivalent of 3200 or 6400 ISO) and shutter speeds up 1 / 16, 000th of a second. It has everything that Nikon is better at the time (for example cell F5).<br /><br /> *Nikon D2H: housing pro super fast for its time (2003), sensor 4 million pixels, very popular for the press and sports.<br /><br /> *Nikon D2x: it has a sensor of 12.4 million pixels. This device has a mode called "crop" using a less extensive part of the sensor (6.8 megapixels) for a rate higher shooting at 8 frames per second and providing a focal length multiplier of 2 (instead 1.5).<br /><br /> *Nikon D70, D70s and D50: This series of devices marked the popularization of digital SLR and the sharp fall of 24 x 36 reflex silver. Six million pixels and features previously reserved for equipment experts, less than 1 000 euros (2005-2006).<br /><br /> *Nikon D200: device expert high-end 10 megapixel, single-piece metal frame, tropicalization and compatibility with older goals without CPU (AI and AIS).<br /><br /> *Nikon D80: released at the end of 2006 it is intended to replace the D70s with a Sony CCD 10.2 million pixels.<br /><br /> *Nikon D90: released at the end of 2008 it is intended to replace the D80 with a Sony CMOS sensor 12.3 million effective pixels, and adding the ability to record video in 720p format.<br /><br /> *Nikon D40: released at the end of 2006, is equipped with a CCD image sensor High Definition Nikon DX format 6.1-effective megapixels. For the first time in Nikon SLR autofocus, it is devoid of engine: the autofocus is therefore possible with the objectives to internal motor (AF-S and AF-I Nikon, HSM Sigma Corporation). Other goals are still functioning perfectly, but their focus is manual on this unit. An improved version, the D40X, Sony CCD sensor with 10.2 megapixels (the same as the D80 and D200) was released in April 2007.<br /><br /> *Nikon D60: released in February 2008 to replace the D40 series<br /><br /> *Nikon D3: released in November 2007. CMOS sensor with 12.3 megapixels, 51 points including 15 cross. This is the first Nikon digital cameras to have a 24 x 36 mm sensor (Nikon FX sensor, 1x) and sensitivity (record) of ISO 25600.<br /><br /> *Nikon D3X: Nikon was presented in February 2009. This is the high definition version (24.5 megapixel instead of 12) the "ultra" professional D3.<br /><br /> *Nikon D300: same as the D3 (Nikon DX format sensor (23.6 x 15.8 mm, 1.5 x). It is intended to replace the D200.<br /><br /> *Nikon D700: On sale since early July 2008, resumed the FX sensor Nikon D3 in a housing expert typed near the D300 in size.<br /><br /> *Nikon D3s: First case digital surpass the 100 000 ISO (102 ISO 400).<br /><br /> *Nikon D5000: Released in 2009, incorporates the features of the D90, with HD video.<br /><br /> *Nikon D3100: Released in September 2010, replacing the D3000 with a 14.2 megapixel sensor and a video recording Full HD autofocus.<br /><br /> *Nikon D7000: Announced September 15, 2010, replacing the D90, there is provided an image sensor 16.2 megapixels, a 2016-pixel RGB sensor photosites as well as a 39-point autofocus.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">The remarkable goals</span><br />Some goals that marked their time:<br /><br /> * Zoom from 4 to 4.5 / 85-250 mm zoom camera is the first marketed (1959) which will serve well in standard competition<br /> * 3,5 / 55 mm Micro-Nikkor: a macro lens that excels in quality, so everything that exists [ref. needed] and remain a very long baseline (1961)<br /> * Medical 200 mm lens with ring flash incorporated. Medical-Nikkor<br /> * 7.5 mm fish-eye Nikon released in 1963, the first fisheye<br /><br />And a plethora of outstanding tele-lenses, such as Ai 600mm f / 4 IF-ED (1977) and the Ai-S 300 mm f / 2 IF-ED (1983), Ai-S 400mm f / 2.8 IF-ED (1985), Ai-S 800 mm f/5.6 IF-ED (1986). The most extreme part of the Fisheye 6 mm f/2.8 covering 220 ° (23.6 cm diameter, 5.2 kg), the other the most powerful TV: 2 000 mm f / 11 (59.8 cm, 17.5 kg), the latter being the type reflex (= mirror, such as telescopes), or zoom Ai-P 1 200-1 700 mm f / 5.6 to 8 IF-ED (1988) (88.0 cm, 16.0 kg).<br /><br />Since launching the brand, setting goals has not changed physically. Developments have taken place: the most important was the upgrade to "AI" (1977) which transmits directly to the cell value of the maximum aperture of the lens. The old targets could be changed. The Nikon F4 (1988-1997) is the latest Nikon SLRs that can operate completely automatically and older lenses (non Ai-type), causing frustration and criticism from customers ...<br /><br />Nikon has proposed this amendment workshop objectives F (also called "non-Ai") to make them standard Ai proceeding to replace the aperture ring. This change is no longer offered by Nikon today for lack of available parts. It may still turn a goal "modified Ai" by filing, but this operation had lost all value "collection" (marketable in large part) to copy changed this way. At the time of its release, the F5 could be fitted (on special order only) of a lens mount equipped with the same pin lift than was present on the F4, to be consistent with the objectives F not modified.<br /><br />Note: Since the release of the F401, the cell housings amateur range is more consistent with the objectives not have a chip (that is to say transformed Ai, Ai Ais). They are mechanically compatible but are usable only in manual mode without metering or no automation. No problem however with the models pro and semi-pros (F90, F100, F5, F6 ...). In silver, only the F4 and FA allowed the measurement multizone with Ai / Ais, the F801/F90/F100/F5 having to settle for spot metering center weighted. The housings of the D1 series were subjected to the same restriction. Then in 2003 the extent to multizone the Ai / Ais made his comeback on the D2h: it will resume on the F6 and then released shortly after on D200/D2x/D3/D300/D700. The D200 was the first digital SLR available to use goals Ai / Ais taking advantage of automation (PSAM modes with metering and TTL flash).<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Scanners film / slide scanners </span><br />In addition to his activities in the market for digital cameras, Nikon film scanners produce and high quality slide, marketed under the name Coolscan. Nikon introduced in 1988 the first scanner (Coolscan LS-3500) with a maximum resolution of 4096 x 6144 pixels. It was even equipped with a halogen lamp that was later replaced by LEDs. The following resolution of the first models was not increased, while the scan quality, speed and depth of color have been improved. With the Coolscan LS-5000 ED, Nikon has made a dedicated device for archiving large volumes of slides. Using special adapters, it was possible to scan automatically and successively mounted 50 slides or 40 frames on film. One scan only lasted less than 20 seconds at maximum resolution. In 2004 was introduced last film scanner to date, the Coolscan 9000 ED, which offers a special feature. It remains the only scanner on the market that eliminates effectively without additional software, dust and scratches on Kodachrome film using a special variant of the ICE technology. SilverFast scanning software from LaserSoft Imaging offers since 2008 a similar method (SRI) which allows to free all Kodachrome slide film scanner Nikon dust and scratches. In late 2007, Nikon announced the closure of the care of his Nikon Scan software for Macintosh, this software scan is more compatible with Mac OS 10.5. SilverFast this from an alternative version 6.6 that supports all models of scanner in question. Between 1994 and 1996, Nikon launched under the name Scantouch three models of flatbed scanners that have not succeeded in establishing itself vis-a-vis the competition.<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/mp3-players.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Portable Digital</span><br /></a><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-7836198188106996982010-09-07T06:57:00.000-07:002010-09-07T07:02:21.860-07:00Papa John's Pizza<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TIZF435H1NI/AAAAAAAADK8/XdKZTLKTZCM/s1600/PapaJohns.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 123px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TIZF435H1NI/AAAAAAAADK8/XdKZTLKTZCM/s400/PapaJohns.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514171637140280530" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Papa John's Pizza</span><br />Papa John's Pizza is the third largest pizza restaurant in the United States after Pizza Hut and Domino's Pizza. The company headquarters is based in Louisville (Kentucky). The company's slogan means Better ingredients, better pizza .. There are more than 3,000 stores under this brand in the world mainly the U.S., UK and Canada.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">History </span><br />The founder of Papa John's, John Schnatter, began his career in the coffee Rocky's Sub Pub in Jeffersonville (Indiana) when he was still studying. Graduated high school in 1980, he continued to work in the field while studying at the university as a pizza deliveryman. In 1984, he launched his own business of pizza and opened his first Papa John's restaurant in 1985. While other brands targeted the low price, the strategy of its food chain was based on the quality of products. With many options to make the choice of pizza.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Strategy </span><br />The company moved towards a strategy of home deliveries although some restaurants have tables for consumption on the premises. Orders can be made via the Internet. In 1997 the company was summoned to court by Pizza Hut because of an advertisement that compared the quality of its products with quality that rivals Pizza Hut is a part. The court went in the direction of the indictment of Pizza Hut. Papa John's managed to change the ruling after appeal in 1999.<br /><br />Another case came up the two companies against each other. Indeed, one of the co-founders of Pizza Hut named Frank Carney went under the franchise of Papa John's in 1994. In 2001, he had 133 points of sale. After the court decision, it was an ad where he was seen at a bar in a Pizza Hut where he spoke to employees saying, "Sorry guys, I found a better pizza."<br /><br />From the point of view function, the method is applied by other similar franchises. Each store is led by a manager who manages employee teams. Above is an area manager, etc. ...<br /><br />Franchise stores can be owned by independents. They must refund a portion of profits from sales to the parent company which in turn invests in advertising for example.<br /><br />On March 30, 2006, the Six Flags announced it would use more than Papa John's Pizza in its theme parks.<br /><br />See also<br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-77125338803120010692010-08-17T07:41:00.000-07:002010-08-17T07:47:24.343-07:00Continental Airlines<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TGqg81WfBAI/AAAAAAAADJ0/-4HJ02SXpew/s1600/Continental-Airlines.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 152px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TGqg81WfBAI/AAAAAAAADJ0/-4HJ02SXpew/s400/Continental-Airlines.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506390461387834370" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Continental Airlines</span><br />Continental Airlines (IATA: CO, ICAO: COA) is an American airline. It is the sixth largest airline worldwide, with more than 2,900 daily departures to the Americas, Europe, Asia and even the Pacific, with its subsidiary Continental Micronesia (CS IATA). Continental serves 149 domestic destinations and 119 international destinations. She is based in Houston, Texas. She joined Star Alliance October 27, 2009.<br /><br />The three platforms of correspondence ((en) hubs) are George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston [IAH], The Newark [EWR] and the Cleveland [CLE].<br /><br />Continental Micronesia allows him to serve Hawaii, Polynesia, Micronesia (region), Australia, East Asia from its hub in Guam (International Airport Antonio B. Won Pat Guam) [GUM]<br /><br />Cape Air, Gulfstream International Airlines and CommutAir contribute to Continental flights under the name "Continental Connection". Expressjet Continental also operates some flights under the name Continental Express.<br /><br />Continental was one of the airline alliance Wings Alliance and was a partner of Northwest Airlines, KLM and Delta Airlines. As such, it is part of SkyTeam September 13, 2004 until October 24, 2009. It also holds shares code with the Amtrak station.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">History</span><br />Continental Airlines began in 1934 as Varney Speed Lines, named after its owner, Walter T. Varney, from the airport in El Paso. Its present name was adopted in 1937 with the new owner Robert Six, who presided over the company for 40 years and moved its base in Denver (hence the name). For a long time limited to the southwestern United States, in 1953 it merged with Pioneer Airlines expanding into Texas and New Mexico. In 1957, the first flight between Chicago and Los Angeles was scheduled, but the Boeing 707 did not fly on the East Coast.<br /><br />In 1963, the company headquarters moved to Los Angeles in 1968, a new image was unveiled (orange, gold with a black circle on the tail). This is the Vietnam War that led to the birth of Continental Micronesia (First Air Micronesia). In 1970, the first Boeing 747 into service. Auckland and Sydney were reached in 1977.<br /><br />She was a member of SkyTeam, from September 2004 until October 24, 2009.<br /><br />On June 19, 2008, Continental Airlines (number four in the U.S.) has announced an alliance with United Airlines (number two in the USA) and his intention to leave the SkyTeam marketing alliance to join a new Star Alliance partner.<br /><br />On May 3, 2010, the company announced its merger with United Airlines for three billion dollars. The new company will be the largest airline in the world with a turnover of 29 billion dollars. The merger must still be approved by U.S. competition authorities.<br /><br />On May 26, 2010, she announced the first air route with a Boeing 787 from Houston-Auckland 16 November 2011 (if approved by the DOT).<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Controversy over safety </span><br />On July 25, 2000, a DC 10 of the company on takeoff from Paris airport - Roissy Charles De Gaulle, who lost a play turns out to be a forged titanium strip, causing the crash of Flight 4590 Air France ( Concorde), taking off just after him.<br /><br /><br />In 2008, a report from the American civil aviation is an increasing number of requests for emergency landing approach to Newark Airport near New York, because of fuel levels close to the minimum required. 64% of the incidents complained to Continental Airlines.<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/08/delta-air-lines.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Delta Air Lines</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-21503286553402930982010-08-14T08:14:00.000-07:002010-08-14T08:21:42.280-07:00Delta Air Lines<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TGa0exfK1UI/AAAAAAAADJM/XQfJovGIY2U/s1600/Delta-Air-Lines.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 169px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TGa0exfK1UI/AAAAAAAADJM/XQfJovGIY2U/s400/Delta-Air-Lines.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505286035280155970" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Delta Air Lines</span><br />Delta Air Lines (IATA: DL, ICAO: DAL) is an American airline headquartered in Atlanta, operating scheduled flights to the United States and worldwide.<br /><br />Having merged since October 29, 2008 with Northwest Airlines, the company will continue to be called Delta and keep its headquarters in Atlanta, became the largest airline in the world with 75,000 employees serving 375 destinations in 66 countries. The network of 375 destinations and is therefore an advantage for the SkyTeam alliance, which allows, among others, Air France-KLM, the outlook for interest.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Timeline </span><br /> * Created May 30, 1924. It is the first airline agricultural until 1929. It then focuses on the transportation of passengers.<br /><br /> * In 1953 it merged with Chicago Airlines Southeast Airlines.<br /><br /> * In 1972 it merged with Northeast Airlines.<br /><br /> * In 1978 it merged with Western Airlines.<br /><br /> * On June 22, 2000, she participated in the founding of the SkyTeam alliance with Air France, Aeromexico and Korean Air.<br /><br /> * Signature of a cooperation agreement with Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines.<br /><br /> * September 2004, Delta announced a broad restructuring plan the departure of 6,900 employees, with effect from 1 January 2005, hoping to save five billion U.S. dollars in two years. Delta Air Lines currently employs some 60,000 people. Since September 11, 2001, the company has already had to cut around 16,000 jobs.<br /><br /> * On September 15, 2005, the company is under the protection of Article 11, declaring and almost bankrupt.<br /><br /> * On April 30, 2007, Delta formally released the American system of bankruptcy after a successful restructuring of 19 months, one year ahead of the original savings plan.<br /><br /> * On April 14, 2008, the boards of Delta Air Lines (the third U.S. airline in 2007) and Northwest Airlines (then 5th U.S. company) have approved the merger of the two groups under the name Delta will have the 1st place global airline in terms of traffic and control 25% of the U.S. market. Its annual sales exceed $ 35 billion for 800 aircraft and 75,000 employees.<br /><br />On 1 February 2010, Delta Air Lines has announced that it completed the integration of Northwest Airlines in its group. The last flight in the Code of Northwest Airlines took place on January 30, NW2470 linking Los Angeles to Las Vegas.<br /><br />Delta Air Lines, Inc.. provides air transport, passenger and cargo, the U.S. and worldwide. On 1st November 2004, Delta (including its holdings to 100% as Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc.. And Comair Inc.). Serves 211 cities in 46 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands and 51 cities abroad in 33 countries. Delta domestic and international, Song ®, Delta Shuttle ®, Delta Connection ®, Delta SkyTeam ® and its partners around the world do every day 7,615 flights to 496 airports in 88 countries. Delta serves French airports of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, Lyon Saint-Exupery and Nice Cote d'Azur. Flights to France leave from Atlanta, New York, Salt Lake City, Cincinnati, Memphis, Minneapolis-St Paul, Raleigh-Durham, Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania. New Summer 2008: Delta serves Paris and live in daily from the hub of Salt Lake City, Lyon Saint-Exupery is also the program from New York JFK. Delta flight to other countries and cities Francophone Quebec and Montreal in Canada, Brussels in Belgium, Zurich, Switzerland, and Dakar, Senegal.<br /><br />Delta, headquartered in Atlanta, is governed by the laws of Delaware.<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/southwest-airlines.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">southwest airlines</span><br /></a><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-53817893364122287632010-08-12T20:23:00.000-07:002010-08-12T20:32:19.377-07:00Verizon Communications<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TGS8ugIJV1I/AAAAAAAADI8/43tET42VoJE/s1600/Verizon-Communications.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TGS8ugIJV1I/AAAAAAAADI8/43tET42VoJE/s400/Verizon-Communications.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504732151637694290" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Verizon Communications</span><br />Verizon Communications, formerly Bell Atlantic Corporation, a major U.S. telecommunications company operating on the mobile market with Verizon Wireless in the United States attaches to Verizon Telecom, on the corporate market with Verizon Business and the internationally through various subsidiaries and shareholdings.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">History </span><br />Verizon is one of the "Baby Bell" arose from the split of the former monopoly AT & T. The group was formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former "Baby Bell", and GTE in 1999. Before becoming Verizon, Bell Atlantic had already merged in 1996 with another "Baby Bell" NYNEX. The company owns a building in Manhattan (New York, USA).<br /><br />In January 2006, Verizon buys more than $ 8 billion $ U.S. phone company MCI adding to its list of customers, the Government of the United States and Hewlett-Packard.<br /><br />The offer includes cash and share management of the debt of $ 4.9 billion of MCI.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Three activities </span><br /> * Verizon Wireless: mobile<br /> * Verizon Telecom's fixed-line operator in the U.S.<br /> * Verizon Business: Business Services<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Verizon Wireless </span><br /> * Joint venture with Vodafone (Verizon holds a majority 55%)<br /> * More important mobile operator in the U.S. based on 2006 revenue (38 billion USD)<br /> * 60.7 million customers<br /> * 66,000 employees<br /> * Technology: CDMA<br /> * Present in 49 of the 50 largest markets in the U.S.<br /> * 61.5% of voice customers also use data services<br /> * 22.3 billion text messages exchanged in the first quarter 2007<br /> * On June 5, 2008, Verizon Wireless Acquires Alltel for U.S. mobile md $ 28.01 and becomes the first U.S. mobile<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Verizon Telecom </span><br /> * 32.9 billion in sales in 2006<br /> * Activity ILEC (Bell Atlantic and GTE), Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia with more than 44 million fixed telephone lines (which is to give an idea eg 1.3 times the size of the French telephone network that includes about 34 million lines).<br /> * Reliable Network> 99.99%<br /> * Establishes an average of over 1.2 billion calls per day<br /> * Investing heavily in fiber optics to subscribers to provide access to the Internet at high speed (FiOS Internet 50 Mbps in the downlink and 5 Mbps in the uplink) and IP TV (FiOS TV, access to more than 200 digital channels, 8,000 video titles in the catalog to request, 27 HDTV channels)<br /> * Nearly 6.8 million households connected in 16 states<br /> * 864,000 FiOS Internet customers<br /> * 348,000 FiOS TV customers<br /> * DSL Access: available in 80% of households connected.<br /> * Services for SMEs (FiOS Internet & DSL, T1/T3 leased lines, Frame Relay, and ISDN)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Verizon Business </span><br /> * U.S. Dollar 20.7 billion in sales in 2006<br /> * 130,000 business customers<br /> * 31,800 employees<br /> * Deriving from redemption of MCI by Verizon in January 2006<br /> * 94% of the 500 largest companies are customers of Verizon Business<br /> * 321 offices in 75 countries<br /> * IP network in more than 2,700 cities in 150 countries<br /> * Owns interests in 65 submarine cables worldwide<br /> * 8 satellite infrastructure in the United States, Hawaii and Guam<br /> * Verizon Business in 2008 became the first operator to provide an overall Ultra Long Haul network in Europe<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">The Verizon network </span><br /> * The RTC includes about 6,000 switches VERIZON traditional multi-vendor capabilities and of various ages.<br /> * The data traffic and leased lines is now a majority in volume (85% of traffic).<br /> * On January 7, 2004, VERIZON announced that it will accelerate the development of its fixed network PSTN to NGN multiservice network structured around the transmission of data packets to provide voice over IP and multimedia<br /> * VERIZON has deployed an IP / MPLS (project "Enterprise Advance") with QOS capable of providing frame relay, ATM, SONET and Ethernet-over-SONET companies from 56 markets in the United States.<br /> * Investing in broadband (DSL) and especially the very high speed introduction of fiber optics in the access network<br /> * By moving voice over the network, the operator reduces costs, enhances its positions in fixed combination with new VoIP and multimedia enriched, expanded its services into new markets.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Location </span><br /> * Headquarters: New York City<br /> * Senior Operations Center: Basking Ridge, NJ<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/united-airlines.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">United Airlines</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-81854834779223758632010-08-12T08:34:00.000-07:002010-08-12T08:40:15.787-07:00Tablet PC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TGQV1SHr8II/AAAAAAAADIk/nBIkZcxNJ54/s1600/tablet-pc.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 221px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TGQV1SHr8II/AAAAAAAADIk/nBIkZcxNJ54/s400/tablet-pc.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504548649694916738" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Tablet PC</span><br />An electronic tablet, more often simply called tablet, and also known as mom and electronic slate tablet PC is a small tablet-shaped computer with no keyboard and mouse, in which data is input directly to the screen using a stylus or using the fingers or hand.<br /><br />Differences between Tablet PCs and Tablet PCs<br />Although Tablet PCs, and Tablet PC devices are often very similar, there are subtle differences between them. According to Microsoft's definition, the term "Tablet PC" desing shelves based on the pen, and are fully functional x86 PC capable of converting handwriting and with a voice recognition feature .<br /><br />While Tablet PCs are generally similar in capabilities to enter, but they are different from the category of Tablet PCs because they do not work with a generic version of Microsoft Windows, Linux or Apple Mac OS designed for computers office, but rather with an operating system dedicated to the device. It also means they need a connection to a personal computer to perform certain traditional features thereof, such as performing a backup, data synchronization and for a software update.<br /><br />Key Hardware Components<br /> * Motherboard: The motherboard of a tablet is very similar to that of a traditional laptop or netbook, except for motherboards tablets made by specific manufacturers, they are generally incompatible with each other.<br /> * Touch screen: The user can type with a virtual keyboard on the touchscreen capacitive (found in new touch screen mobile devices such as iPad), whereas the Tablet PC that is they consist resistive screens.<br /> * Memory: The unit of data storage, in SDS, similar to a laptop or flash memory.<br /> * Accelerometer: A unit to detect the physical movement of the device.<br /> * A smart Wi-Fi, and possibly a chip UMTS / HSDPA (3G).<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/notebook.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Notebook</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-69679478495162580582010-08-08T22:04:00.000-07:002010-08-08T22:10:53.367-07:00The Other Guys<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TF-N1Cj9bXI/AAAAAAAADH8/NhQwNCrAjWQ/s1600/the-other-guys.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 273px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TF-N1Cj9bXI/AAAAAAAADH8/NhQwNCrAjWQ/s400/the-other-guys.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503273212030315890" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">The Other Guys</span><br />The Other Guys is a film directed by Adam McKay scheduled to ship for the year 2010. It puts the star players such as Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, Samuel L. Jackson or Dwayne Johnson.<br /><br />Synopsis<br />Located in New York follows Detective Reinforcements Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell), a forensic accountant more interested in paperwork than from the action, and Detective Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg), a partner of Allen since an embarrassing incident. Terry Allen and idolize the top cops in the city, and Danson Manzetti (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson), but when the opportunity to come to their aid is in, things do not turn out quite as planned.<br /><br />Sheet<br /> * Original Title: The Other Guys<br /> * French title: Reinforcements<br /> * Director: Adam McKay<br /> * Screenplay: Adam McKay and Chris Henchy<br /> * Genre: Comedy, Action<br /> * Duration: 1 hr 36<br /> * Country: United States<br /> * Date of release: August 6, 2010 (USA), October 27, 2010 (France), September 2, 2010 (United Kingdom), October 21, 2010 (Germany)<br /><br />Distribution<br /> * Mark Wahlberg: Detective Terry Hoitz<br /> * Will Ferrell: Detective Allen Gamble<br /> * Samuel L. Jackson Highsmith<br /> * Dwayne Johnson: Danson<br /> * Eva Mendes: Sheila Gamble<br /> * Ray Stevenson: Wesley<br /> * Lindsay Sloane: Francine<br /> * Paris Hilton as Herself<br /> * Steve Coogan: David Ershon<br /> * Rob Riggle: Detective Evan Martin<br /> * Rob Huebel: Officer Watts<br /> * Andy Buckley: Don Beaman<br /> * Samantha Maldonado Samantha Benz<br /> * Dennis Larkin: Sergeant Polizzi<br /> * Tara Copeland: Felicia<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/thor-trailer.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Thor Trailer</span><br /></a><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-84672314026512780672010-08-08T09:01:00.000-07:002010-08-08T09:08:22.176-07:00iOS (Apple)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TF7WbFmOw7I/AAAAAAAADHs/mpxCAqwFYxI/s1600/ios-4.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 183px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TF7WbFmOw7I/AAAAAAAADHs/mpxCAqwFYxI/s400/ios-4.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503071555540665266" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">iOS (Apple)</span><br />iOS, formerly iPhone OS is the mobile operating system developed by Apple for the iPhone, iPod touch, and the iPad. It is derived from Mac OS X that he shared the foundations (XNU kernel hybrid based on Mach microkernel). iOS has four layers of abstraction, similar to Mac OS X: a layer "Core OS" layer "Core Services" layer "Media" and a coat Cocoa. The operating system takes up less than half a gigabyte (GB) of total memory capacity of the device.<br /><br />This operating system had no official name before the release of iPhone software development kit (SDK) March 6, 2008. Until then, Apple was content to note that "iPhone runs OS X", an ambiguous reference to the operating system source iOS, Mac OS X. Only this time that Scott Forstall presented the internal architecture of the operating system, and then unveiled the name iPhone OS. The name was changed to June 7, 2010 iOS.<br /><br />The development kit in question, available for Mac OS X, provides the tools necessary to create an application that can run on iOS. If you download and use free of charge, the publication of such applications requires to join the developer program Apple for the sum of $ 99 per year. The fact remains that this offer may be interesting for many developers, given the size of the market created by iOS.<br /><br />Indeed, Apple has announced, at a musical event September 9, 2009, having sold 50 million iPhones and iPod Touch. For information, the 40 million devices in iOS had been exceeded only three months earlier, June 8, 2009. Moreover, the App Store portal, dedicated to the exposure of all third-party applications developed for that operating system, is often presented as a successful economic model: With a catalog of 100,000 applications which have been 3 billion downloads, the App Store has become in 18 months as a reference among the booths of mobile applications.<br /><br />Software Architecture<br />The software architecture of the iPhone is characterized by:<br /><br /> * The baseband: It may be regarded as a BIOS for the iPhone. So a firmware self dealing in real time all interactions with the communication devices of the device: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GSM [14]. The baseband version is identified by a series of numbers format 00.00.00_G. Many versions of the component exist at present, and are different for each device running IOS. The baseband is usually updated at major updates of firmware. The evolution of different versions of baseband devices under iOS is detailed in this article.<br /><br /> * The BootLoader: This is part of baseband, whose primary role is to ensure the launch of the iPhone, control activation, and its compatibility with the SIM card inserted. To date, have been identified as two versions of BootLoader, the 3.9 used until the European release of the iPhone and the 4.6 which is used on all iPhones sold since release in Europe. However, it is very likely that many new versions are out in the meantime, without a broader community should be notified, because it is not possible for a user to know the BootLoader version of the aircraft, unless jailbreak "it (see below).<br /><br /> * Firmware: This is an internal software of the device, this time the responsibility for managing his party systems (screen, keyboard touch, etc..). It is identified by a number format XYZ, the first being the 1.0.0. The first number (X) denotes a major release of software, with significant extra features. The second number (Y) represents a minor update still providing some new features. The third (Z) denotes a simple update corrective bugs or performance optimization. Z is usually not written if it is zero, but X and Y are always written by convention (eg 2.0, 2.1, 2.0.1).<br /><br /> * The secpack: This is part of the flash memory device containing among others information on locking it. The Seckpack can be considered as a password: indeed, if a proper SeckPack BootLoader is provided at the launch, then the user has the option of using the baseband, and therefore the functionality of Internet and telephony.<br /><br />Applications<br />The application support use on the iPhone and iPod touch is based on an ARM processor unlike the older versions used on Apple computers (PowerPC) or recent (Intel x86). In addition, iOS uses OpenGL ES API running on a dual-core 3D graphics card PowerVR. In short, applications developed for Mac OS X can not run on an iPhone or iPod Touch, all native applications are re-developed specifically for the ARM architecture and software components iOS.<br /><br />iOS, purchase, includes twenty applications available by default, all developed by Apple. Their number may vary slightly depending on the device in question, due to minor hardware differences that separate the five devices with this operating system, and available to date. Most native applications have been made in order to work together, allowing them to communicate intelligently. For example, a telephone number can be selected within an email and saved in the directory.<br /><br />In addition, one of these default applications provides access via an Internet connection to download platform App Store, which adds to the device additional applications developed by third parties, and validated by Apple .<br /><br />Unlike some competitors, the iOS does not allow the execution of a third party application in the background. However multitasking for some of its native applications, for example it is possible to listen to music with the iPod application while browsing the Internet with the Safari application. This gap is partly filled now, however, with the arrival of version 3.0 which includes a system of notifications sent from the server from Apple. In addition, version 4, scheduled for release June 24, 2010, will remove this restriction.<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/ipod-touch.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">iPod touch</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-33860331573042406382010-07-29T09:13:00.000-07:002010-07-29T09:18:20.665-07:00Thor Trailer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TFGpxA28ptI/AAAAAAAADGs/QvuC1x3vZJY/s1600/Thor-Trailer.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 87px; height: 131px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TFGpxA28ptI/AAAAAAAADGs/QvuC1x3vZJY/s400/Thor-Trailer.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499363279505237714" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Thor Trailer</span><br />Thor is a film superhero directed by Kenneth Branagh, whose output is planned for 2011. It portrays characters from the comic book The Mighty Thor Marvel, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.<br /><br />Sheet<br /><br /> * Director: Kenneth Branagh<br /> * Scenario: Mark Protosevich Don Payne, Ashley Miller and Zak Stentz<br /> * Producers: Kevin Feige<br /> * Executive Producers: Arne Schmidt<br /> * Co-Producers: Stan Lee, Jamie Alexander, Victoria Alonso, Craig Kyle,<br /> * Production Company: Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures<br /> * Director of Photography: Haris Zambarloukos<br /> * Costume Design: Alexandra Byrne<br /> * Costume Designer: Warren Manser<br /> * Original Music: Patrick Doyle<br /> * Theme Music: Christopher Young<br /> * Editing:<br /> * Distribution: Paramount Pictures and Randi Hiller<br /> * Budget:<br /> * Genre: Fantasy, Super Heroes, Adventure, action<br /><br />Synopsis<br />Thor is the son of Odin (Scandinavian king of the gods) and brother of Loki with the power of lightning and is both the strongest of men and gods! His pride and vanity, however, forced to go to Earth to learn humility. It becomes deadly and must recover all its divine aura disappeared through various lessons about life and existence in general, while at the same time preserving our world of enemies who wish him ill...<br /><br />Soundtrack<br /> * The film Thor is the central pillar of Marvel films that meet our super-hero in The Avengers in 2012.<br /> * Stuart Townsend, who would play Fandral, left the cast for reasons of "artistic differences" and was replaced by Joshua Dallas.<br /><br /> * First teaser of the film, one scene after the credits of the movie Iron Man 2, which shows a car driving through the desert of New Mexico, Agent Coulson goes to a place where there is a crater, he released his phone and warn that they "have" found, then the camera reveals the hammer of Thor Mjolnir announcing this forthcoming film on it and the link to participation in the gathering of the Avengers in The Avengers movie in 2012.<br /><br />See also<br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-49864343571613297922010-07-28T04:56:00.000-07:002010-07-28T05:02:30.221-07:00Kindle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TFAcTjEbhxI/AAAAAAAADGc/r-zHU0Mt744/s1600/kindle.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 183px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TFAcTjEbhxI/AAAAAAAADGc/r-zHU0Mt744/s400/kindle.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498926267176290066" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Kindle</span><br />Kindle is an electronic book that allows you to connect to the Internet to download content (digitized books, newspapers and magazines ...) sold online by Amazon.com U.S. site. The content format is proprietary, they are protected by a system of digital rights management (DRM). The transfer does not require a computer or Wi-Fi connection, it is done through the wireless high-speed mobile operator Sprint. The user can also upload their own documents on the Kindle by connecting the camera to a computer via USB or by sending email to the price of 10 cents per item. Word documents and various image formats are converted by Amazon after emailing to be readable on the Kindle. A built-in browser allows access to the Web and has a set of pre-selected favorites.<br /><br />There are so far three hardware versions: Kindle 1st generation, 2nd generation Kindle and Kindle DX and three levels of service without service of wireless reception, wireless reception in the U.S. alone, wireless reception internationally (see the website for the list of countries served).<br /><br />1st generation Kindle<br />The device measures 19.1 cm × 13.5 cm for a thickness of 1.8 cm and weighs 292 grams. It has a monochrome screen 6 inches (15 cm) diagonally, whose definition is 600 × 800 pixels and the resolution of 167 dots per inch. The Kindle has a keyboard, an audio output to listen audio books, a card reader SD memory and a USB 2.0 port to connect to a computer. It features an internal memory of 256 megabytes, which nearly 80 are reserved for its own operating system, based on a modified version of the Linux kernel (version 2.6.10). The device firmware can be updated, allowing Amazon to add new features. According to Amazon, the Kindle can store about two hundred pounds and the battery life varies between two and seven days (respectively with and without use of the wireless network).<br /><br />2nd generation Kindle<br /> * Screen: 6 "diagonal electronic ink technology with E Ink ®, resolution of 600 x 800 pixels at 167 dpi, 16 levels of gray.<br /> * Size of the unit: approximately 203.2 mm x 134.6 mm x 9.1 mm.<br /> * Weight: approximately 289.2 grams.<br /> * Memory: 2 GB internal (about 1.4 GB available for user content).<br /> * Autonomy: from a full charge up to four days of playing with the wireless reception enabled. until two weeks<br /><br />reading with the wireless disabled. (Given as an indication)<br /><br /> * Connectivity: Modem HSDPA (3G) compatible with EDGE / GPRS network uses Amazon Whispernet (availability according to the coverage of both countries)<br /> * USB: USB 2.0 micro-sized B<br /> * Audio: Stereo 3.5 mm jack, stereo speakers in the rear of the unit.<br /> * Supported formats: Kindle (AZW), TXT, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; PDF, HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP following conversion.<br /><br />It seems that the fall in prices on memory components contributed to the abandonment of the SD card slot in favor of a much larger internal capacity of the device.<br /><br />Kindle DX<br /> * Screen (not touch): diagonal 9.7 ", resolution 1200 x 824 pixels<br /> * Size of the unit: approximately 264 mm x 183 mm x 9.6 mm<br /> * Weight: approximately 535 grams<br /> * Memory: 3.3 GB<br /> * Independence: 4 to 20 days depending on frequency of use of the 3G connection<br /> * Connectivity: Modem HSDPA (3G) compatible with EDGE / GPRS<br /><br />Note: when the commercial release of the device, only the English language was managed.<br /><br />Home Press<br />The release highlights the ease with which investors buy and notes that the Kindle takes the concept of electronic book with an innovative business model, because "the costs of connection [to Sprint's network] are included in the price of content ", but regrets that access to the catalog of blogs is paying. He also criticized the failure Kindle support for many text formats such as PDF, unlike its competitor the Sony Reader and its proprietary format. Indeed, the downloaded content on the Kindle from Amazon.com can not be played on devices other brands.<br /><br />Amazon offers a complimentary service to convert Microsoft Word documents, TXT, HTML, PDF, or image files such as JPEGs and GIFs. Just send files by e-mail on their servers and receive by return e-mail on file compatible. A financial contribution is required if the user wishes to directly receive the converted file on the device by the 3G network.<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/notebook.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Notebook</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-62386828464487346272010-07-26T07:18:00.000-07:002010-07-26T07:22:09.510-07:00Mojo (Album)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TE2aCN_Ju2I/AAAAAAAADGE/_XhyireiZPA/s1600/mojo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TE2aCN_Ju2I/AAAAAAAADGE/_XhyireiZPA/s400/mojo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498220082994199394" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Mojo </span><br />It has been eight years since they expected a new album by Tom Petty or more removed we thought was playing guitar for Johnny Cash. And then he gathered his followers Heartbreakers (including Mike Campbell on guitar and Benmont Tench on keys) for a new lap.<br /><br />But Mojo is far from being a tired old timers meeting for early retirement. You can find all the juice and zest of a band is knowing by heart. Tom has lost none of his verve and the twelfth album is probably one of his best. Blues pure juice of Americana at once tender and muscular, strong and curved, we refile the best view there is about the endless landscape of American fantasy.<br /><br />Both traditional and contemporary, this Mojo up to the height of the last Dylan. With scratches (Jefferson Jericho Blues, "" Candy "...) and walks to fall steeply (" The trip to Pirate's Cove, "" Something good coming ... "), guitar solos to wake the dead, rhythms of an astonishing precision ... Nothing here is stale or paunchy. Tom found his voice and his inimitable style (though there are many tried) to cut an album for eternity.<br /><br />Reprise-Warner.Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-72281528407728195462010-07-25T05:16:00.000-07:002010-07-25T05:22:36.399-07:00southwest airlines<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEwsgwBVNdI/AAAAAAAADFk/bdhWoWFmsKU/s1600/southwest-airlines.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 194px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEwsgwBVNdI/AAAAAAAADFk/bdhWoWFmsKU/s400/southwest-airlines.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497818186270455250" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">southwest airlines</span><br />Southwest Airlines is a U.S. domestic budget airline based in Dallas. It was founded in March 1967 as Air Southwest Inc. of Herbert D. Kelleher and Texas businessman Rollin King. The hubs can amongst others Phoenix, Baltimore and Chicago (Midway). It is not to be confused with the also founded in 1967 Japanese "Southwest Air Lines, which has been renamed in 1993" Japan TransOcean Air "or with the British Air South West.<br /><br />History<br />By at that time may be strict regulation of U.S. domestic air transportation by the Federal Aviation and appeals to the start of operations by the major U.S. airlines (American Airlines, United Airlines, Eastern Airlines and Delta Airlines), which was then the U.S. domestic market dominated delayed the start of operations of the new airline for four years.<br /><br />In March 1971 the name was changed by Air South West Inc. in South West Airlines. On 18 June 1971 was finally flying between Dallas, Houston and San Antonio recorded with three Boeing 737-200. Home base since 1971 Dallas Love Field in Dallas, Texas.<br /><br />Until 1978, only cities have been served within the State of Texas, from 1979, followed by expansion into Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arizona, Nevada and California.<br /><br />After the sixth Founded in 1949 and 1988, the bankrupt U.S. Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) is the Southwest Airlines, the second low-cost airline in the world and generated profits consistently since 1973. Southwest Airlines is currently the largest low-cost airline in the world and the pioneer of low-cost segment. In terms of passengers carried (2008: 101.9 million) it is followed, the largest U.S. airline American Airlines and Delta Airlines, and also the largest domestic airline in the world. Southwest is among the top ten airlines in the world gewinnstärksten to fourth place.<br /><br />The successful Southwest Airlines concept has been copied by some airlines, including Ryanair, Ireland, EasyJet, England, and Freedom Air; Zealand. You can reach but by far not the size or number of passengers of the original.<br /><br />Fleet<br />1971-1972 was the fleet of three Boeing 737-200 (N20SW-N22SW). Was used from 1979-1980, a Braniff Boeing 727-200 leased from 1983 to 1984, and two leased 727-200 from People Express. 1980 was one of the fleet, a Boeing 727-200 (leased) and 21 Boeing 737-200Adv., 1986, 46 Boeing 737-200Adv. and 16 Boeing 737-300.<br /><br />In January 2005, the last of 55 former Boeing 737-200Adv. (Supplies provided by 1971-1985) out of service, several machines were turned off and still ready in reserve. In February 2005 the airline received its 200th Boeing 737-700.<br /><br />To date, the airline holds only committed to the Boeing 737 and maintains the world's largest Boeing 737 fleet with more than 500 new and purchased aircraft. In the period from December 1997 to 31 Dezember 2004 193 Boeing 737-700 were put into service. Further machines of this type have been ordered. Southwest Airlines is also the launch customer for the Boeing 737-300 (since November 1984 in operation), the Boeing 737-500 (since May 1990 in operation) and the Boeing 737-700 (since December 1997 in line service).<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/united-airlines.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">United Airlines</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-7053746014433857022010-07-24T05:27:00.000-07:002010-07-24T05:35:58.846-07:00Notebook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEreJ5Cb65I/AAAAAAAADFc/Zda7PxGocCg/s1600/notebook.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 192px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEreJ5Cb65I/AAAAAAAADFc/Zda7PxGocCg/s400/notebook.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497450556670339986" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Notebook</span><br />A laptop computer, laptop (at home) or laptop is a personal computer through a limited space and weight, can be transported easily.<br /><br />History<br />The first laptop was created by Adam Osborne in 1981, USA. and its first portable model called the Osborne I.<br /><br />The model described cons dating from 1982, weighs about 11 kg and has a 64 KB RAM subsystem CP / M 8 bits.<br /><br />Supplied without hard disk, it is equipped with two floppy diskettes of size 5 "1 / 4 with a capacity of less than 80 kb and a formatted screen 5" (displaying green on black). Its footprint was designed to be placed under the passenger seat on the plane to save him the baggage compartment. It came with a set of standard desktop programs for use in a professional setting. It could be equipped with a 12 volt battery making it more autonomous.<br /><br />Rival will then Kaypro much more rustic in shape making it look like a machine laboratory, but it will be equipped with a screen 9 ", drives increased capacity and often (innovation) of a drive.<br /><br />Beginning in 1985, with the arrival of Toshiba Papman we begin to distinguish laptop and portable. Portable meant you had to plug the unit into a power outlet to use it, so that meant that the portable machine is also equipped with a battery and thus could be used anywhere. The Papman was the first true portable PC compatible. In this century, with the transportable gradually disappeared, the word "portable" means to turn a "portable".<br /><br />Buoyed by a wave of netbooks (with screen about 10 inches) and about 15 inch laptops, sales for the first time in Q3 2008 surpassed desktop computers.<br /><br />General Principles<br />It must include:<br /><br /> * Motherboard, ROM, RAM;<br /> * Floppy drive (less delivered from the 2000s);<br /> * Hard drive or flash memory (SSD), which saves energy and a faster read access for small files;<br /> * Flat screen (the first were equipped with small-sized CRT diagonal);<br /> * Keyboard (reduced, without a separate numeric keypad for the computer with a screen size below 15 ");<br /> * Different standard connectors to complete their equipment externally (network, USB, etc. ...)<br /> * Pad (touchpad) replacing the mouse and its buttons.<br /> * More and more wireless connectivity and / or Bluetooth as well as many ports as USB, Ethernet, eSATA, ExpressCard ...<br /><br />The laptops are more expensive than desktop computers (because of the lack of miniaturization and mass production of components), and are slower (because we must avoid too much heat release and to avoid consuming too much energy for a better battery life).<br /><br />To answer these two imperatives, they are equipped with a processor "crippled" and a small hard disk space (in 2007 2 ½ "). They are, however, can now answer the majority of uses current as the entry level. The intense gaming, 3D modeling, video editing, they are limited by cons to high-end models (especially with a good graphics card and processor as the Intel Quad Core i7).<br /><br />Processors specially designed to manage energy consumption at the fair are often used, the main problem is the laptop battery life (a few hours at most).<br /><br />The categories of notebooks:<br /><br /> * Transportable: heavier (between 4 and 7 kg), they embark components more efficient, especially a good graphics card and / or a high-end processor. This is enabled by the possibility of placing the machine in a cooling system to the task. They are not indicated in mobile use but rather represent a large portable computers home to the other.<br /> * Mobile: screen about 15 inches which are about 2 to 3 pounds. They are generally versatile models.<br /> * Ultraportables: 1 to 2 kg, it retains good performance but are more expensive, partly because of the presence of low-power processors expensive (eg platform CULV)<br /> * Netbooks: ultraportable, they are slower, because of less powerful processors such as Intel Atom or AMD Neo, which saves the battery. They are less vulnerable to shocks and sold at a price much lower.<br /> * Tablet PC (Tablet PC): ultraportable equipped with a touchscreen, for example iPad marketed in early 2010<br /> * Bookl<br /><br />Connecting mobile Internet<br />The newer laptops (including notebooks, ultra-portable ..) can be fitted or pre-equipped with a chip 3G or 3G +, that connect mobile broadband.<br />Otherwise, a laptop can be connected to the Internet via a USB key (3G or 3G +), a "USB modem" card or 3G Internet via a mobile phone connectable to the Internet (which then acts on telepone 3G modem connected to the computer via a USB cable or Bluetooth connection. A software must usually be downloaded to allow this type of connection.<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/pda.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">PDA</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-71758598582507791502010-07-22T22:11:00.000-07:002010-07-22T22:24:24.683-07:00mp3 players<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEknf4AlzqI/AAAAAAAADE0/hD9T9XADEj8/s1600/Digital-audio-player.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 189px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEknf4AlzqI/AAAAAAAADE0/hD9T9XADEj8/s400/Digital-audio-player.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496968248746692258" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Portable Digital</span><br />A digital music player is a portable small to restore music, and in some cases videos and images stored as computer files, usually using a special compression format (usually MP3, "MP3 player" is in practice synonymous with "digital music player").<br /><br />Use<br />The digital audio players can reproduce only the audio (music, voice, etc..). They are commonly known as MP3 players or even just MP3, referring to the first digital audio file format known to the general public, MP3. More rarely, they can also be called MP3 Jukebox. MP3 is the format most widely read by all players, but it is not the most effective way to compress the audio, particularly with a very low speed (bit rate), while maintaining good audio quality . Some players can play files in formats more optimized: Apple iPods and Sony Walkmans read AAC, other players reading the proposed WMA or OGG files.<br /><br />The digital audio players can use it to listen to radio (eg in the form of podcasts), audio books and any kind of digital audio content such as scientific papers and lectures. Several audio content can be downloaded from the Internet.<br /><br />The more advanced digital music players can reproduce, in addition to audio, other types of digital content such as videos and photos. They are commonly referred to as portable media players (PMP or, Portable Multimedia Player in English) or sometimes even of MP4 players. All "MP4 players" are not compatible with the MP4 files.<br /><br />Personal music players have additional functions such as recording audio (for use as a dictaphone for example) or the FM tuner (to listen to the radio).<br /><br />The players equipped with flash memory or hard drive can act as USB sticks and used for mass storage (see other types of mass storage to the table-cons). It is then possible to use a portable digital data backup and transport files from one computer to another.<br /><br />Components<br />The main components of a player are:<br /><br /> * A storage unit designed to save the files. It consists of components of flash memory, a hard disk or sometimes a CD-ROM.<br /> The players with flash memory are more compact than the portable hard drive and generally have a lower storage capacity (usually between 128 MB and 32 GB, or about 30 to 8000 songs).<br /> The Hard drive players have between four and 320 GB of memory. At the same capacity, they are generally less expensive than flash, but they are more fragile, more sensitive to shock, and consuming more energy, reducing their autonomy. Their data access time is also longer.<br /><br /> * A specialized processor in the digital-analog conversion associated with an audio amplifier.<br /><br /> * One compartment for batteries or a battery, which operate independently.<br /><br /> * An interface for communication with a computer (USB or FireWire, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, etc..).<br /><br /> * The control buttons and generally monitor. On media players, the screen is larger to enable viewing of videos and pictures.<br /><br /> * An audio jack for headphones.<br /><br /> * For some, a small microphone to record sounds.<br /><br />History<br />Storing digital music consumer is in 1982 when Philips and Sony sell the compact disc (CD) and share the royalties. But the marriage of two giants is of short duration, because the mid-90s, everyone wants to impose a new medium, which is the recordable time. After the failure of the DAT Sony, Philips is trying to launch the DCC, another cassette tape with digital sound (the traditional cassettes are analog). Meanwhile, Sony is trying to impose a new medium: the MiniDisc. This simple little magneto-optical disk, enclosed in a protective housing, is still marketed today as Philips has stopped marketing the DCC in recent years.<br /><br />To fit as much music on a MiniDisc as a classical CD, Sony had to compress the sound, that is to say, eliminate anything that the human ear can hear. Finally, we obtain a result very close to the original music. Sold expensive, MiniDisc players remain long reserved for an elite. In addition, the albums in this format quickly disappear from the shelves. But the hardest blow against the Sony stand is the arrival of MP3. The audio from the computer, which, like the MiniDisc ATRAC format, compress the sound, enables millions of Internet users swap music over the Internet through the file size very small.<br /><br />The first player to take advantage of MP3 technology is marketed under the name of Mpman Asia and branded Eiger Labs in the United States in 1998. However, the same year, the manufacturer of computer hardware Diamond brand minds with the release of its Rio PMP 300. This model has only 32 MB of memory, about 30 minutes of music. However, a connector allows the addition of 16 MB (quarter of an hour of music) using a flash card of the same type as those of digital cameras. In competition with the MiniDisc, and although offered at a lower price, the order of 150-230 € (1000 to 1500 francs at the time), it fails to penetrate to the general public. Soon, many brands are copying the concept and run other MP3 players with flash memory. The main barrier to their success is the cost of memory cards, sometimes as high as that of players. However, there are still many models of drives of this type, which can pick up several gigabytes of music.<br /><br />In 1999, a California company, Remote Solutions, announces, amidst general indifference, the output of the first portable hard drive. She is soon challenged by two other companies: Creative and Archos. The jukebox Creative have dimensions comparable to portable CD players while Archos approach the dimensions of cassette players. These MP3 players, precursors, know their little success, mainly from the IT community. Despite attempts to Thomson (RCA, USA) and Philips, it is necessary to popularize the concept of portable hard disk, waiting the arrival of another major player: Apple. The American brand is launching the iPod in 2001. Its design, its simplicity and the reputation of its manufacturer have greatly helped the success of this player slim. The first models boarded 5 and 10 GB of music, or 83-170 hours!<br /><br />Meanwhile, the portable CD player knows one of his most important developments, with the emergence of players that can decode the burned CDs (CD-R and CD-RW) and filled with MP3 files. Philips is one of the first brands to release a CD-MP3 player, but Asian brands unknown to the general public, such as NAPA, are the first to launch their own models. CD players are bulky, some brands are also trying to impose readers-writers mini-CD, with diameters less than twice that of a conventional CD.<br /><br />On the other hand, the computer industry is desperate to replace the good old 1.44 MB Companies like Iomega or Syquest know a short success, with professionals before giving the public refusing to pay too expensive for floppy disks 100MB or more. The USB key makes everyone agrees. Convenient, easy, universal, it allows users to save and share tens, hundreds or even thousands of megabytes of data ... and so many tens / hundreds of minutes of music! Very quickly the manufacturers are changing the USB key by adding a headphone jack and the navigation keys ... to make a ultra-compact MP3 player. USB keys had several versions, some do not integrate the USB cable and requires linking them to the computer. Apple is investing in the market with the Shuffle, a player without a screen, with the current version includes a clip to attach to clothing.<br /><br />In this period, the mobile phone is equipped with sound quality and enough memory to become a new type of player. Its user accessing the Internet through the same equipment, may charge anywhere a wide choice of listening.<br /><br />See also<a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/pda.html"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> PDA</span><br /></a><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-49693381252554100432010-07-22T04:59:00.000-07:002010-07-22T05:11:12.954-07:00Ford<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEg1Vgi-7dI/AAAAAAAADEc/am-yNCxhiS0/s1600/ford.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 194px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEg1Vgi-7dI/AAAAAAAADEc/am-yNCxhiS0/s400/ford.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496701988835880402" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-family: verdana;">Ford</span><br />Ford (Ford Motor Company officially) is an American car manufacturer, based in Dearborn, Michigan.<br /><br />History<br />This June 16, 1903, Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company with a capital of U.S. $ 150,000, including $ 28,000 U.S. pocket.<br /><br />The factory is located in a former factory cabs from Detroit, she had a difficult start. But Henry Ford's full of ideas: in five years, he created 19 different models. The company imports of rubber for Leopold's Congo, the manufacture of tires and engine parts.<br /><br />Success came in 1908 with the arrival of the famous Ford T August 12, 1908. This model will be sold for more than 15 million copies worldwide. The success of the Ford T was such that demand will exceed supply. Ford did not even need to advertise in 1917-1923.<br /><br />To produce the Model T, Henry Ford had set up a new working method called directly inspired by Taylorism Fordism, itself named OST (scientific management). This method will spread rapidly in all industries transformation.<br /><br />To address the relative saturation of the market resulting in a widespread dissemination of the Model T, Henry Ford developed the principle of renewal options for its cars. New versions of the Ford T appear, sometimes with minor changes compared to previous versions, so that the market is regularly stimulated by this fad. Criticized for its imports of rubber Congo (forced labor), Ford looks to Brazilian and Indonesian production.<br /><br />The success of the Model T Ford allows to expand considerably in the United States, but also in Asia (1909), South America, Europe (1911) and Australia (1925), new production sites and assembly are emerging. This rapid development is accompanied by a single wage for the time: $ 5 for eight hours work a day in 1914.<br /><br />During the First World War, Ford produced submarines, tanks, airplanes and ambulances to the Allies. The company started later in the production of trucks and tractors (Fordson) in 1917. Monitor aircraft production in 1925 (Tri-Motor airplane), unfortunately halted by the economic depression that afflicts the United States after the 1929 crisis. In 1919, Henry Ford retires and passes power to his only son, Edsel, while continuing to pay close attention to the company.<br /><br />In the 1920s, Fordism, and its corollaries - mechanization, improved working conditions and economic development - make Henry Ford a folk hero in Russia and Ford vehicle sales increased tenfold between 1922 and 1925.<br /><br />At the same time, he bought the Dearborn Independent newspaper he transforms into anti-Semitic platform. He later compiles his articles in the book The International Jew, translated into several languages, and inspired the writings of Adolf Hitler. " Thus, Henry Ford is the only American mentioned in Mein Kampf and was the only one to have his portrait in the office of Hitler (Read The American Axis by Max Wallace).<br /><br />On 1 January 1925, Ford released its 10 millionth car.<br /><br />In 1927 Ford decided to substitute the legendary Model T Ford and Ford launches A. Ford expands to a greater extent in Europe, especially in Bordeaux, France in 1925 at Dagenham, England in 1929, then in Cologne, Germany in 1930. These two sites will become the headquarters of Ford Europe.<br /><br />In 1932, Ford will be the first manufacturer to market a V8 engine, while the Soviet GAS company based in the same year his factory, with full technical support from Ford (assembly line, engine supply, organizing, introducing Fordism, sending aid workers, personnel training, etc..) three years after the signing of the agreement between the Corporation of Detroit and the Soviet government. Initially, the Ford plant was located in Berlin and was sold to the USSR.<br /><br />The GAS is the first car of the new society, a replica of the Ford GAZ A and AA, AA assembled replica of Ford's first truck, whose life goes beyond World War II. These models are Ford licensed products.<br /><br />The relationship between Henry Ford and Sergei Dyakanov, first director of GAS were close and good, professional and personal. This earned the friendship from the Soviet authorities in his country suspicious of intelligence with other countries and drift right-handed (at the time of the Great Purge), and to be arrested, charged, tried and killed on July 18 1938 by the NKVD, spying for foreign governments. On January 18, 1937, Ford released its 25 millionth car.<br /><br />During the Second World War, Ford is committed to the war effort "ally" by building bombers, jeeps, aircraft engines, main battle tanks for the military-industrial complex United States of America] . In 1939, Edsel, the son of Henry Ford founded the brand of luxury cars Mercury.<br /><br />Ford plants in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics produce a large number of trucks and other vehicles to the Red Army, while the German factory (Werke), and the plant at Poissy in France produced a large number of vehicles soldiers used by the Nazis during the Second World War. Ford denied these allegations, however, there is evidence that the company had begun to exploit the labor of forced laborers and prisoners of war even before the establishment of this highly profitable operation by the Nazi government. Identical charges were brought against several U.S. companies with operations in Europe during the conflict. But none has so inspired the Nazis.<br /><br />The company president, Edsel Ford, died prematurely in May 1943. This will replace Henry Ford until his eldest grandchild, Henry Ford II, took over in September 1945. Henry Ford never saw the revival of its brand, he died April 7, 1947 at the age of 83 years. Surprisingly, the Nazi past and anti-Semitic Henry Ford was overshadowed in many biographies. Henry Ford embodies such a model of industrial success that some prefer to hide the rough edges of the coarser a man who remains one of the "inventors" of the American anti-Semitism.<br /><br />The Ford Motor Company is in a critical situation: the models are old, the company lost several million dollars per month. Henry Ford II began to arrange and decentralize the company to enable it to cope with fierce competition. Forty-four manufacturing plants, eighteen assembly plants, thirty-two centers of distribution of spare parts and thirteen research and development are built. The Ford Credit Company (finance department) was created in 1959, Motorcraft (spare parts) in 1961.<br /><br />The famous Ford Mustang released in 1964 on the U.S. market.<br /><br />In January 1956, Ford Motor Company opened its capital to the public. The shareholders are the number of 700,000 today [when?]. Between 1950 and 1970, the company will experience a new phase of global development. At European level, many facilities are in place, with, after the creation of Ford France, one of Ford Europe in 1967.<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/car.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Car</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-56802523018855760342010-07-21T22:42:00.000-07:002010-07-21T22:46:48.425-07:00Nokia C6<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEfbP3DxZ7I/AAAAAAAADEM/OWxMfIXokm0/s1600/nokia-c6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 209px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEfbP3DxZ7I/AAAAAAAADEM/OWxMfIXokm0/s400/nokia-c6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496602935753271218" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Nokia C6</span><br />The C6 is a Nokia smartphone from Nokia. It was officially announced Tuesday, April 13, 2010. It will be the second phone series C. It is oriented social networks. It will include 3G, a 5 megapixel camera (autofocus and flash), FM radio. There are two colors, black and white.<br /><br />Features<br /><br /> * Operating System Symbian OS S60 V5<br /> * 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash<br /> * WiFi<br /> * A-GPS<br /> * FM Radio<br /> * DAS:? W / kg.<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/nokia-c3.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Nokia C3</span><br /></a><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-27923266644589591662010-07-21T22:36:00.000-07:002010-07-21T22:41:33.474-07:00Nokia C3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEfaBALHwRI/AAAAAAAADEE/M4e_LoIJAxs/s1600/nokia-c3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 278px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEfaBALHwRI/AAAAAAAADEE/M4e_LoIJAxs/s400/nokia-c3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496601580990349586" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Nokia C3</span><br />The C3 is a Nokia smartphone from Nokia. It was announced Tuesday, April 13, 2010. It will be sold for 90 €. It is the low end of the Series C It will include a full QWERTY keyboard for writing messages useful for social networks.<br /><br />Features<br /><br /> * Operating system: Symbian OS<br /> * Memory: expandable MicroSD memory card is limited to 8 GB<br /> * Digital Camera 2 megapixel<br /> * WiFi<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/ipod-touch.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">iPod touch</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-76473549656543600052010-07-21T22:18:00.000-07:002010-07-21T22:32:06.952-07:00United Airlines<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEfXziWW7KI/AAAAAAAADD8/X3IhiP_RxcU/s1600/United-Airlines.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 186px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEfXziWW7KI/AAAAAAAADD8/X3IhiP_RxcU/s400/United-Airlines.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496599150622862498" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">United Airlines</span><br />United Airlines (IATA: UA, ICAO: UAL) is a U.S. airline and one of the world's biggest companies, now in third place nationally and globally:<br /><br /> * Daily departures: 2295<br /> * Passengers per day: 195,607 (2000 figures)<br /> * American Airports Served: 102<br /> * International Airports served: 37<br /> * Approximate Number of Employees: 62,000 (September 2004) against 104,000 more than 10,000 pilots before September 11, 2001.<br /> * Alliance Partnership "Star Alliance"<br /><br />History<br />From 1919 to 1940<br /><br /> * May 1919: The U.S. Post Office starts a service of "flying postmen", composed mainly of veterans of the First World War.<br /> * 1924: Linking the East Coast to the West Coast of the United States increased from 82 hours (flight + train) to 32 hours.<br /> * February 2, 1925: The U.S. Congress authorizes the signing of contracts for airmail with private companies. The commercial air transport is born with the creation of new companies that raise their options on different routes.<br /> * April 6, 1926: Varney Air Lines inaugurated the first airmail service contract to the U.S., Pasco (Washington DC) in Elko (Nevada), via Boise (Idaho). The story of United Airlines begins with this link, provided by Leon Cuddeback flying a biplane with open cockpit Swallow.<br /> * May 12, 1926: National Air Transport inaugurates air mail service between Chicago, Kansas City and Dallas.<br /> * September 15, 1926: Pacific Air Transport inaugurates airmail service along the West Coast, from Los Angeles to Seattle. A passenger in the faint of heart may accompany mail bags for $ 132.<br /> * May 15, 1927 - Boeing Air Transport (opened the first San Francisco to Chicago.<br /> * October 30, 1928: United Aircraft & Transport Corporation as a holding company comprising Boeing Airplane Company, Boeing Air Transport, Pacific Air Transport and Pratt & Whitney.<br /> * May 15, 1930 - Boeing Air Transport marks the history of aviation in creating the first service of stewardesses. The first of them, Ellen Church, a nurse from Cresco, Iowa, persuaded the company to establish a service air hostesses during a trial period of three months. The first eight stewardesses flew aboard a Boeing 80-A can carry 12 passengers, from San Francisco to Chicago via Cheyenne - a journey of 24 hours. The experiment was declared successful and 20 new hostesses were hired. Other companies were not slow to follow suit.<br /> * March 30, 1933: Commissioning of first Boeing 247, a twin-engine low-wing metal structure and can carry 10 passengers. The flight time from one coast to another, is more than 7:30 p.m..<br /> * 1 May 1934: United Airlines, which had organized since 1931 a society combining four of the first commercial carriers becomes an independent commercial entity.<br /> * 1st July 1934: Launch of the service of Canada.<br /> * From 1934 to 1966: William A. Patterson (Pat) shall serve as CEO of United Airlines. Young employee of Wells Fargo Bank, Patterson was converted in the airline industry after participating in the establishment of a controversial loan of 5000 U.S. dollars to the Pacific Air Transport. Having presided over the fate of United Airlines for over 30 years, Patterson has led the company's early years to the era of jets.<br /> * December 1936: At Oakland (Calif.), setting up the first kitchen to cater for passengers in flight, and implements the twin-engine Douglas DC-3, capable of carrying 21 passengers.<br /> * 1937: Establishment of a luxury lounge "Skylounge" for passengers between New York and Chicago, and a service sleeper seats on flights between the East and West coasts.<br /> * August 22, 1938: Creation of the Civil Aviation Board terminating the control exercised by the U.S. postal service on airlines.<br /><br />From 1947 to September 2001<br /><br /> * 1 May 1947: Establishment of the San Francisco-Honolulu.<br /> * 1948: Centralization of aircraft maintenance in San Francisco<br /> * July 8, 1948: United Airlines passenger carries his 10.000.000e.<br /> * 1951: 30 twin-engine Convair-Liner first 340 are ordered for an amount of 16.5 million U.S. dollars, then 25 additional copies. Commissioning of the new Douglas DC-4 Mainliner, four-engined aircraft can carry 66 passengers, the West Coast to the East Coast in 14 hours, at an average speed of 370 km / h.<br /> * 1953: In collaboration with RCA, beginning development of a weather radar system on board.<br /> * May 6, 1955: First non-stop flights between New York and San Francisco, reducing the flight time to 8 h 45.<br /> * October 25, 1955: Control of the first jet aircraft, 30 Douglas DC-8, totaling 175 million U.S. dollars.<br /> * 1960: The Douglas DC-8 are used to connect Chicago to Honolulu non-stop in 7 hours 52.<br /> * June 1, 1961: Merger of United Airlines and Capital Airlines to create the largest airline in the world.<br /> * December 1961: Corporate headquarters moved from Midway to move into an office complex of 20 hectares near the Chicago O'Hare International Airport.<br /> * December 1964: Eleven years after the start of study, United Airlines became the first domestic airline to install a system of landing all-time fully automated.<br /> * October 1965: Launch of campaign "Fly the Friendly Skies.<br /> * 1 August 1969: Creations of the new holding company United Airlines Included.<br /> * July 31, 1970: The new holding company buys Western International Hotels chain, which will be renamed Westin Hotels in 1981.<br /> * March 1972: The passenger reservation system "Instamatic" developed, is replaced by a new computerized system, "Apollo".<br /><br /> * December 1976: Establishment of agencies to travel to a computerized reservation system.<br /> * October 1978: The implementation of airline deregulation in the United States, leads to the gradual elimination of control functions performed by the Civil Aviation Board. The choice of destinations is free, and the price of services.<br /> * December 20, 1980: Inauguration of the service of Mexico.<br /> * May 6, 1981: Establishment of "Mileage Plus", a promotional program and loyalty for travelers taking frequent fliers.<br /> * 1 April 1983: Inauguration of nonstop service between the North-West Pacific, and Tokyo is the first regular line of the company outside the North American continent.<br /> * May 1983: Inauguration of a nonstop service between Seattle and Hong Kong.<br /> * May 1983: Inauguration of a hub (hub) in San Francisco.<br /> * August 30, 1985: Acquisition of the Hertz Corporation.<br /> * February 11, 1986: Acquisition of Pacific division of Pan Am 715 million U.S. dollars and start of service by 11 additional towns, a total of 13 cities in 10 countries in the Pacific Rim.<br /> * 1 May 1986: Inauguration of the new hub airport on Washington Dulles International (Washington DC) United Airlines United Express Service creates a common commercial subsidiary, with regional carriers (Air Wisconsin Aspen and Westair.<br /> * 9 June 1987: Start of a restructuring program involving the sale of outdoor activities to air transport: Hertz, Westin Hotels and Hilton International.<br /> * March 1988: End of the implementation of the restructuring plan, United Airlines is dedicated to his job again: the management of its airlines.<br /> * May 26, 1988: Change of name, it officially became United Airlines Corporation, United Airlines as its principal subsidiary.<br /> * August 5, 1988: Sale of 50% it owns in the computerized reservation system "Apollo," held by Covia Partnership, comprising Alitalia, British Airways, KLM, Swissair and USAir.<br /> * April / May 1989: Announcement of the largest order in the history of the aviation industry: 370 standard-body aircraft and 32 widebody aircraft.<br /> * July 19, 1989: The Flight 232 crashed in Sioux City. 111 killed.<br /> * September 1989: First company to bring into service Boeing 747-400 between the U.S. and Australia.<br /> * December 1989: First 747-400 in regular liaison between San Francisco and Hong Kong. The company became the first carrier to trans-Pacific all its American and Japanese competitors.<br /> * May 15, 1990: Inauguration of routes to Frankfurt in Europe since the airports of Chicago O 'Hare and Washington-Dulles (Washington DC).<br /> * August 2, 1990: Inauguration of its daily flights from Paris CDG-Chicago O 'Hare.<br /> * October 15, 1990: Announcement of the largest order for widebody ¹ s ¹ s history of commercial aviation and becomes the launch customer for the Boeing 777.<br /> * January 8, 1991: Establishment of a nonstop service between Chicago O 'Hare and Tokyo, thus linking its two largest hubs.<br /> * April 3, 1991: Acquisition of Pan Am hub at London Heathrow, adding to its global network of transatlantic routes 6 and 7 intra-European.<br /> * May 19, 1991: Establishment of a second daily flight to Paris CDG Transatlantic Washington-Dulles (Washington DC).<br /> * May 23, 1991 - Opening of the first agency United Airlines in Paris, at 34 Avenue de L ¹ Opera.<br /> * November 23, 1991: Selection of Indianapolis to build its new maintenance center.<br /> * 19 December 1991: Establishment of a third daily flight to Paris CDG nonstop Transatlantic - Los Angeles, but modified according to seasonal demand.<br /> * January 15, 1992: MSIE up a service to Latin America.<br /> * April 6, 1992: Establishment of a fourth daily flight nonstop Transatlantic Paris CDG - San Francisco, but modified according to seasonal demand.<br /> * July 8, 1992: Announcement of an agreement with Airbus Industrie for a lease on 50 Airbus A320s and options on 50 additional copies.<br /><br /><br />See also<br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-45054641101695959552010-07-21T06:15:00.000-07:002010-07-21T06:22:45.221-07:00PDA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEb0nKqmTII/AAAAAAAADDs/5TkSpI3pay0/s1600/pda.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 178px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEb0nKqmTII/AAAAAAAADDs/5TkSpI3pay0/s400/pda.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496349348967369858" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">PDA</span><br />A PDA is a portable digital device, often called by its English acronym for Personal Digital Assistant PDA.<br /><br />Evolution<br />Originally based on the principle of an advanced calculator, PDAs are calendar, address book and notepad. It endows them with a keyboard with small keys, or touch screen, combined with a stylus so.<br /><br />According to the definition given to them, the first handheld computers (which were not then yet unnamed) are:<br /><br /> * The Wizard OZ-7000 Sharp (1988)<br /> * The Atari Portfolio (1989)<br /> * The Refalo Kyocera (1990)<br /> * The Series 3 Psion (1991)<br /><br />The first public use of the term PDA back to January 7, 1992, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas where John Sculley introduced the Apple Newton.<br /><br />Gradually technological advances allow PDAs to combine, in a reduced volume, the main functions of the office, multimedia, Internet, geo-location and telephony. Soon enough, users were able to synchronize their data with personal computers via cables. Then the wireless capabilities at the beginning limited to infrared, have been extended to access different types of networks via wireless technologies or digital mobile telephony.<br /><br />As for the other computers, all these applications rely on an operating system that allows the standardization of their operations and their development.<br /><br />Along with PDAs, mobile phones have also incorporated these same features. It speaks for this smartphone. If the PDA have a larger screen, but this is slightly less manageable as smartphones, they have instead readability and writing skills lower. Otherwise, the different operating systems offer usage, performance and compatibility comparable. The PDA and quickly benefited from voice recognition simplified. And innovations such as motion detector or television, appearing simultaneously. First, in direct competition, the two product families converge to form a single sector attracting large industrial and service companies in information technology and communication.<br /><br />Hardware Features<br />A handheld is a box that has the architecture of a computer that fits in your hand, about the size of a large calculator.<br /><br />As a pointing device, a stylus to select and extract information on the PDA screen. It can also write on a keyboard or directly emulated by handwriting recognition. It is then simplified written where each character corresponds to a particular movement of the stylus. To enter text via keyboard, several processes have been developed: emulated or mechanical, integrated or detachable, restricted to figures or extended to the alphabet. But the pen can still be supplemented by the use of fingers or 3D accelerometer, for example, scroll the screen information.<br /><br />The internal memory (usually several mega-bytes) of some PDAs can be greatly enhanced by adding an external memory as a memory card that is plugged into the PDA (using the formats, memory cards, can store between 16 MB and 32 GB).<br /><br />Communicating and mobile, handheld can integrate various types of receivers and antenna. In Europe, the following standards are used in networks based employees:<br /><br /> * Peer to peer: infrared or Bluetooth<br /> * LAN: Wi-Fi<br /> * Radiotelephony: GSM, EDGE, GPRS, or UMTS/3G HSDPA/3G +<br /> * Positioning Satellites: GPS<br /> * Digital Terrestrial TV: DVB-H<br /><br />Operating Systems<br />Operating systems are the most common:<br /><br /> * Microsoft Windows Mobile<br /> * Palm OS PalmSource edited by<br /> * Symbian OS edited by Symbian Ltd.<br /><br />And more recently arrived:<br /><br /> * Linux and Qtopia, particularly the Sharp Zaurus Linux, submitted July 14, 2002<br /> * Android, open source system designed by Google and officially announced November 15, 2007<br /> * IOS system designed by Apple for their iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad<br /><br />Applications<br />Whatever the brand of PDA, thousands of paid and free software are available, including on the Internet. They can be installed within the memory of the PDA:<br /><br /> * Office<br /> * Dictaphone<br /> * E-mail, web browser<br /> * MP3 player, image, video<br /> * Scientific calculators<br /> * Databases<br /> * Managers of bank accounts<br /> * Games<br /> * Etc..<br /><br />See also<a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/ipod-touch.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> iPod touch</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-24957142579095051202010-07-21T05:57:00.000-07:002010-07-21T06:07:50.052-07:00iPod touch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEbxHaYnrMI/AAAAAAAADDk/7XQPiTeAQHQ/s1600/iPod-touch.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 183px; height: 275px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEbxHaYnrMI/AAAAAAAADDk/7XQPiTeAQHQ/s400/iPod-touch.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496345504896232642" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">iPod touch</span><br />The iPod touch is a portable digital touch screen multi-touch, designed and marketed by Apple, which can also be regarded as a portable console, because of its many applications and games. It is compatible WiFi to surf the web with Safari, has a mail client, and access to an optimized version of the iTunes Store to download music (downloaded items s 'automatically add to iTunes library when syncing with the computer user). It can also watch videos and photos, and has access to an optimized version of YouTube.<br /><br />Presented at the keynote of Steve Jobs in September 2007, the iPod Touch is similar to the iPhone minus the phone features and digital camera. The unit manages the electronic mail and some applications. He maintains a design very similar to that of the iPhone, and embeds 8, 32 or 64 GB of flash memory. For example, the capacity of the 8GB model is approximately: 1750 songs, 10 hours of video or 10,000 photos. It may also take on board hundreds of applications (free or fee) via the App Store, software developed by Apple which is actually a platform for downloading applications to the iPod Touch and iPhone.<br /><br />Its operating system is derived iOS Mac OS X and is also used on the iPhone, currently in version 4.0 (released June 21, 2010) and also freely available for all iPod touch with a previous operating system. It comes with Safari for Web browsing in wireless<br /><br />Since its launch in September 2007 in the United States, it was available at the respective prices of $ 299, $ 399 and $ 499 for 8GB versions, 16GB and 32GB's price in France was 309 € for the version of 8GB and 409 € for the 16GB version of this price was lowered to 229 € for the 8GB version, € 99 360 for 16 GB version and 469 € for the 32GB in early 2008, prices declined to be 229 € for the 8GB version, 289 € for the 16GB version and 389 € for the 32GB version of School 2009, prices have been reduced to 199 € for the 8GB version, 289 € for the 32 GB version and 379 € for the 64GB version (the 16GB version was abandoned).<br /><br />The new iPod touch 3G has been launched September 9, 2009 by Apple during his keynote. It contains no great innovation: only the CPU has been changed to improve performance by almost 50% and allow the integration of OpenGL ES 2.0 and only models 32GB and 64GB are equipped.<br /><br />Specifications<br /><br /> * Screen: 3.5 inch or 8.89 cm (diagonal), 480 x 320 pixels, for a definition of 163 ppi<br /> * ARM processor running at 620 MHz to 532 MHz clamped<br /> * RAM: 128 MB<br /> * Memory: 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB<br /> * Interface: USB2, Wi-Fi (802.11b / g), Port for a universal jack<br /> * Current versions: 1.1.5 (free) / 2.2.1 (7,99 € or CAD $ 9.99, free for 2G and for owners of the update 2.0 or later) / 3.0 (7.99 € or $ 9.99 CAN) / 3.1.2 (3 € 99) and 4.0 (free) with new properties are to create documents.<br /> * Autonomy: 36 pm and 6 pm in music video, 22 hours audio and 5 hours in the first generation video<br /> * Wi-Fi (802.11b / g) (WEP, WPA and WPA2)<br /> * Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Available for the 2nd generation, configurable since June 17, 2009)<br /> * Audio formats supported: AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, WAVE, AIFF<br /> * Video formats supported: H.264 (640 x 480 pixels) MPEG4 (640 x 480 pixels)<br /> * Weight: 115 grams<br /> * Can not currently be recognized as a hard drive by Windows nor Mac OS X, to counter piracy. The only way to put music or videos is to use iTunes. However, it is possible to access a database of stored images (screenshots and images retrieved from Safari), because it is detected as a camera by Windows, Mac and Linux. In addition, third-party applications downloaded on the App Store now allow iPod touch (all ages) to transfer data from one computer to another on Mac OS X, Windows and (presumably) Linux.<br /><br />Multitouch touchscreen iPod touch<br />Its 3.5-inch (8.89 cm) has a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels at 163 pixels per inch, which is one of the greatest density of pixels on an Apple product (the greater in October 2007 is 209 pixels per inch, the so-called iPod nano 3rd generation).<br /><br />The iPod touch features a touchscreen technology called "Multitouch," which allows to use several fingers at once. Its use is simple.<br /><br /> * Pinch to zoom out<br /> * Move your fingers to zoom<br /> * Click on the part of the screen text that you wish to see appear larger (a magnifying glass appears and you can see more through)<br /><br />It also includes an accelerometer. In music mode, a simple rotation can bring up the CoverFlow which displays CD covers. In Pictures, a rotation device rotates the picture. In Safari, the accelerometer will rotate the web page.<br /><br />However, this accelerometer is not limited to these movements. It can precisely capture and real-time camera movement, which proved important in the development of third-party applications. Thus, in landscape mode, the user can for example use it like a steering wheel for car racing games.<br /><br />software<br />The iPod touch, like all versions of the iPhone, the iPhone runs on OS, a mobile variation of Mac OS.<br /><br />Published by Apple March 29, 2007, the 2.0 update to iPhone OS cost € 7.99 or $ 9.99 CDN for iPod touch and proposed the following new features:<br /><br /> * New applications: the App Store, as well as Notes, Exchange, plans and Mail (for those who did not purchase the upgrade in January);<br /> * Changing the settings can now be added the application settings;<br /> * Creation of email accounts facilitated;<br /> * Calculator is changing, in landscape mode, in a scientific calculator;<br /> * Ability to save images in Safari by pressing time on them;<br /> * Screenshots quickly pressing the buttons Home and Power;<br /> * Optional alphabetical and research contacts;<br /> * Added parental controls.<br /><br />The operating system then evolved in 2.1 September 12, 2008. This update contained including many bug fixes and optimizations in performance and battery life. This update is free for owners of iPod Touch to version 2.0, and costs € 7.99 or $ 9.99 CDN for owners of earlier versions.<br /><br />On November 21, 2008, is published a new update, stamped 2.2. It includes these features varied:<br /><br /> * Ability to disable the automatic spell correction;<br /> * Press the Home button from any home screen back to the first home screen;<br /> * Support for new languages;<br /> * Ability to download podcasts ("Podcasts" in Quebec) directly on the device through the iTunes Store;<br /> * Various improvements to ergonomics at the App Store, Mail, and Safari;<br /> * Optimizations in performance.<br /><br />Then version 3.0, Release 17 June 2009, as has the news:<br /><br /> * Downloading TV shows, music videos and audio books via a Wi-Fi from the iTunes Store on iPod touch;<br /> * Music and other audio, wireless, in addition to the opportunity to associate its product to compatible Bluetooth headphones;<br /> * Network games ("peer"), regardless of distance;<br /> * More spacious keyboard in landscape mode in Mail, Messages, Notes and safari;<br /> * Research all of the aircraft or in the contacts, emails, calendars and notes, as well as your music and videos with Spotlight;<br /> * Function cut, copy and paste text quickly and easily from one application to another, as well as images from the web;<br /> * Control of music, videos and applications to which children can access on the iPod touch;<br /> * Memorized username and password for the Wi-Fi system;<br /> * Creation of accounts on the iTunes Store;<br /> * Choice of 34 languages and more than 40 keyboard layouts;<br /> * Notifications push mode;<br /> * Possibility of connecting new props, through Bluetooth or iPod touch connector 30 pin;<br /> * Improved performance of the automatic entry of user names and passwords on Safari;<br /> * Timing of notes on the iPod Touch with iTunes;<br /> * Opportunity to shake his iPod touch to it shuffles the songs of his music collection.<br /><br />Version 4.0, called iOS 4, was released June 21, 2010, providing among other new features:<br /><br /> * Multitasking (not available on the first and second generation iPod Touch);<br /> * Possibility to use application folders (maximum 12 applications folder, no subfolder);<br /> * Putting all the mailboxes.<br /><br />Apple's policy is to charge for major upgrades (2.0 and 3.0) for iPod touch (7.99 € in France, $ 9.99 in Canada, and CHF 11 .- in Switzerland).<br /><br />However once the update **. 0 purchased, such as 3.0 or 2.0, interim updates **. **. 1 or 2, such as 2.1 or 2.2, are then free. The iOS 4 is an exception to the rule updates important: it is free.<br /><br />See also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/ipad.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">iPad</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-47691586230268622042010-07-21T05:33:00.000-07:002010-07-21T05:41:52.610-07:00Car<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEbrBVj5NyI/AAAAAAAADDc/AdB9BKxZG_k/s1600/car.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 169px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEbrBVj5NyI/AAAAAAAADDc/AdB9BKxZG_k/s400/car.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496338803452360482" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Automotive, Car</span><br />An automobile is a wheeled land vehicle powered by an onboard engine in the vehicle. This type of vehicle is designed for road transport of people, but its definition can be extended to freight and up vehicles that can run on any terrain. The etymology of the word explains the variety of definitions, since the word comes from Latin mobilis (moving) and the Greek auto (self), which refers mainly to his character so self-propelled, distinguishes automobile car.<br /><br />The car is a means of personal transportation among the most popular currently on the planet. The usual capacity of transportation is usually five people, but can vary from one to nine seats. The limited use the term motor vehicle smaller than that of buses and trucks, but sometimes includes light trucks for personal use. Although motor vehicles, motorized two-wheelers are not classified as cars.<br /><br />Etymology and Vocabulary<br />The term "automobile" is originally an adjective derived from the concatenation of a prefix Greek autos (meaning yourself) and a Latin suffix, mobile (which moves). It was created when the invention of the first "motor cars" because they were equipped with an engine power source on board, while the others' cars, coaches, carriages, carts, trolleys and other land vehicles were motivated by one or more horses (wagon) or one or oxen.<br /><br />The noun "car" is attested by 1890, but its kind, today only women, has long been a subject for linguists Open. The French Academy in 1901 voted for the female gender, but the controversy has become extinct long after, the male being certified on time until 1944.<br /><br />Because of its wide distribution and its use in the most varied backgrounds, the car is now called by many names, familiar or slang: car, car, cash, clunker, taffy, harp, hand drill, wagon or, in Quebec, char.<br /><br />Technical<br />The principle is to place the car on a rolling chassis and powertrain all accessories necessary for its operation. These elements are controlled by the driver via controls, often in the form of a steering wheel and pedals.<br /><br />Formed by a chassis and bodywork are an enclosed cockpit with seats for transporting people, cars are usually powered by an internal combustion engine. One or more electric motors can also operate in conjunction with the engine or replace it. The mechanical power supplied by the engine is transmitted to the wheels of the car - the vehicle and supporting elements for its mobility - through a gearbox and transmission components. Suspensions carry about them a resilient connection between the frame and wheels.<br /><br />The monitoring instruments and controls such as steering wheel, pedals or the speedometer, allow the operation of the automobile. The tank allows the storage of fuel needed to run the engine while batteries or a generator feeding power into the electric organs. Finally, the elements of comfort (air conditioning, radio, ...) and security (lighting, ABS, ...) are accessories in increasing numbers.<br /><br />History<br />The first vehicle function was invented in 1769 by Joseph Cugnot under the name of a truck Cugnot. But it was not until the late nineteenth century and the progress related to the industrial revolution, for personal motor vehicles grew, and finally take their current name in 1890 car. The birth of the car was really made by the adaptation of a steam engine on an independent chassis. The technical and social problems have delayed the development of the automobile early in the nineteenth century. The footprint of the boiler, the inappropriate materials at high pressures, the frame supporting evil vibrations were the key technical barriers, but the real and perceived danger of landmines on the roads at that time has also led to binding legislation as the Locomotive Act in the United Kingdom.<br /><br />The first cars are produced and marketed steam (The Obedient Amedee Bollee in 1873), but even then, the first prototypes using the new internal combustion engines are made, and benefit from reduced congestion this type of propulsion. At the same time, the development of knowledge related to electricity leads to the achievement of the first electric cars: it has three modes of propulsion in competition at the turn of the twentieth century. The steam is quickly supplanted, but the rapid development of the performance of electric cars is stopped by the lack of progress in storing energy and is ultimately the internal combustion engine, by its steady progress, which the prevails over other methods of propulsion. This is a century of running speed, and there is also an electric car which is illustrated first (The Jamais Contente is the first to surpass the 100 km / h in 1899) before being overtaken by cars with internal combustion engines. It is also the time of birth of the first automobile races, like Paris-Rouen in 1894. The automobile remains is a luxury product, to use binding used on inadequate infrastructure.<br /><br />Two factors will contribute to its development: the progressive coating of the roads in town and country to facilitate the use of bicycles and cars, and developing new methods of production (Taylorism, Fordism), leading to the first car mass production, Ford T. It definitely raises the imprint of the automobile on society of the twentieth century. Innovations succeed then, but no fundamental change in concept. The outline of the car are set by current series in 1922 with the Lancia Lambda-body self-supporting and independent front suspension, with the Chrysler Airflow in 1934 which introduced the aerodynamics of the car series, Citroen and Development Traction Avant from 1934 and the introduction of disc brakes on the DS in 1955, or by Porsche and gearbox synchromesh cone of 356.<br /><br />The development of the automobile is clearly marked by crises like the crash of 1929 and the Second World War. They reshuffled the cards in the industry by encouraging mergers, and cause the return to favor of small cars, the pinnacle of this phenomenon has been reached in Germany in the 1950s with micro-cars like the Isetta. This crisis is also the beginning of the war boom, a period marked in all sectors of the automobile by a boom, leading to increased choice, production and accession to the car via Opening the use of credit in the 1960s. This growth in production, but also the size of cars, their speed, is stopped short by the first oil shock. This, coupled with the increase of road safety, will result in long-term relationship between the automobile and society, leading in particular to a strong wave of regulation on the speed permitted. The social aspects (ecology, road safety) become important issues in the design of automobiles at the end of the twentieth century, leading to a new wave of innovation that the downsizing and especially the hybrid launched the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius.<br /><br />See also<br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683739972598489678.post-780864479778758532010-07-20T22:19:00.000-07:002010-07-20T22:30:43.614-07:00Xbox 360<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEaF-rw65xI/AAAAAAAADDM/9nl1KkEebYw/s1600/xbox-360.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 196px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TPjZX6_OEck/TEaF-rw65xI/AAAAAAAADDM/9nl1KkEebYw/s400/xbox-360.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496227707198564114" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Xbox 360</span><br />The Xbox 360 (X360 or simply abbreviated as 360) is a video game console from Microsoft, developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, Samsung and SiS. She succeeds the first Xbox's name. A lighter version of the console was shown at E3 June 15, 2010: Xbox 360 S<br /><br />This is the first seventh generation console to be released in the competition with the PlayStation 3 from Sony and Nintendo Wii. It is available in white since November 22, 2005 in North America, December 2, 2005 in Europe and December 10, 2005 in Japan. It is available since August 24, 2007 in Europe, an improved version called the Xbox 360 Elite black which has a 120GB hard drive and HDMI. An HDMI port team now all consoles sold.<br /><br />The Xbox 360 is partially compatible with Xbox games. This necessarily requires a compatible hard drive to store the patches needed to run xbox games. These games have improved graphics (compatibility with HDTVs).<br /><br />Development and launch<br />The codename during development of the console was "Xenon." Several names have been advanced before the official name is 360. The presentation ceremony was held May 12, 2005 on MTV Released a year before the competition, the Xbox 360 marks the beginning of an era of high definition wireless (for handles). Eager to take a maximum advance against its direct competitor Sony, Microsoft has decided to release their console as soon as possible, and particularly not miss the holiday season. Released in November 2005 in the United States and December 2 in Europe and Japan, the Xbox 360 made the first global launch of a console in gaming history. This output has been some discomfort, as stock shortages in the U.S. and Europe, the Red Ring Of Death accompanied by replenishment late. The Japanese public has received a very frosty machine Microsoft (less than 40,000 consoles sold during the month of December).<br /><br />Sales<br />Microsoft announced in April 2008 that 17.7 million Xbox 360 have been sold worldwide since its launch in late 2005. The Redmond company also announced having sold 8.1 million copies of his playing Halo 3 event since its release in September 2007. Mass Effect also makes a good score with 1.6 million copies sold. However, the Xbox 360 is closely followed by the PS3 and the latter is overtaken by the Wii.<br /><br />Microsoft said that Xbox 360 owners buy more games and accessories that owners of other media information immediately denied by Nintendo at a press conference May 22, 2008 that this console has been sold a year before the PS3 and Wii, which explains that the owners have the time to buy more.<br /><br />In fact, 50 million Wii game console was sold in 18 months of marketing cons 30 million for the Xbox 360 and 23 million for the PlayStation 3. However this information is accurate if one takes into account the number of games sold per Xbox 360 console which has therefore an advantage over his two rivals.<br /><br />On September 22, 2008, Microsoft announced that Xbox 360 has to exceed 6 million units sold in Europe. And May 31, 2009, the Redmond company announced the 30 million consoles sold worldwide.<br /><br />Specifications<br /><br />Processor: Xenon (IBM)<br /><br /> * Training Games (POWER)<br /> * 3 cores PPE (PowerPC Processing Element) two-way superscalar, 2 threads per core (two-way SMT) which is equivalent to three symmetrical cores or 6 virtual cores.<br /> * Execution in order as at the beginning of the computer (like the Cell)<br /> * 1 MB L2 cache<br /> * 165 million transistors<br /> * 3.2 GHz, 90nm engraving originally 65nm since late 2007. It is engraved in 45nm by 2010<br /><br />An EPP:<br /><br /> * 1 unit for integers (ALU)<br /> * An FPU (floating) mt g 2, 222<br /> * 1 unit load-store<br /> * 2 units VMX-128 with 128-bit registers<br /> * 2 x 32 KB L1 cache<br /><br />The Xbox 360 can run 6 threads simultaneously. Two of the three cores are used for procedural geometry, kind of compression to obtain a good quality texture despite the low memory capacity (see article in English to bottom of page). This results in further savings of memory bandwidth.<br /><br />Graphics: Xenos (ITA)<br /><br /> * 500 MHz 90 nm engraving originally then 65 nm since November 2008 (consoles Jasper).<br /> * 48 pixel shader pipelines in parallel<br /> Architecture * Unified shader<br /> * 500 million triangles / second<br /> * 96 billion shader operations per second<br /> * 10 MB EDRAM<br /> * Cons: its mainly rises in temperature due to its poor ventilation.<br /><br />The GPU of the Xbox 360, which is codenamed Xenos, developed by ATI, was the forerunner of the unified architecture, now used by PC graphics cards. The Shader Core (heart graphic) has no less than 232 million transistors and 150 million transistors EDRAM about.<br /><br />Memory:<br /><br /> * 512 @ 500 MHz MoGDDR3 shared with the CPU or hard drive 60 or 120 GB<br /> * Bandwidth 21.6 GB / s<br /><br />Inputs / Outputs:<br /><br /> * 3 USB 2.0 ports (two front)<br /> * The new Xbox 360 will include five USB ports, two in front.<br /> * 2 memory card slots Xbox 360<br /> * 1 LAN RJ45<br /> * 1 HDMI port<br /><br />Audio / Video:<br /><br /> * Definitions HDTV: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p<br /> * Analog: AV MULTI 1<br /> * Digital output: 1 HDMI 1.2 jack<br /><br />12x DVD-compatible:<br /><br /> * CD: CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW<br /> * DVD: DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD + R, DVD + RW, DVD + DL<br /> * HD DVD: HD DVD, HD DVD-R<br /><br />File Format:<br /><br /> * Video: WMV (. Wmv), WM-DRM, MPEG-4, H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC), MPEG-4 Part 2, DivX, Xvid,<br /> * Audio: AAC (. M4a. M4b. M4p. M4v. M4r. Aac .3 gp. Mp4), MP3 (. Mp3), WMA (. Wma)<br /> * Image: JPEG (. Jpg.. Jpg jpe. Jfif. JFI)<br /><br />Read also <a href="http://consumerhot.blogspot.com/2010/07/ipad.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">iPad</span></a><br /><br />wikipediaLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409549838434173442noreply@blogger.com