Wednesday, September 29, 2010
3-D Printing!
Technology has made leaps and bounds in the recent years and one such technology is called 3d printing. It is a form of additive manufacturing technology where a three dimensional object is created by laying down successive layers of material. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing) This sort of technology can be used for a variety of things stemming all the way from jewelry and footwear to architecture, automotive, or even dental and medical industries. This sort of technology may allow us to make more intricate and detailed products in the near future. This has been proven by companies making life like prosthetic limbs. Soon companies may even expand this to create entire buildings just using 3d printers. This has both advantages and disadvantages. Some advantages would be it could be cheaper than actually paying workers to create products, allow products to be created faster, and products can be more intricate. Also 3d printing technology is currently being studied so that it will be possible in the near future to replace organs and body parts. The disadvantages of this is that this sort of technology would cause many people would lose their jobs to these 3d printers, if an error happens it is harder to fix, and that not everyone can afford a 3d printer and the technology is far from perfect. Personally even though this technology has some disadvantages in the long run 3d printing will allow companies to save money, build things faster, and make things generally cheaper since the cost of making products would be lower.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
What e-reader Should You Choose?
Technology today people have so much of a variety to choose from. There are so many people who are memorized by advertisements/websites and impulsively buy new products at their fingertips. This blog is a detail description of some of the new e-readers out there that buyers have to choose from.
The Nook which is distributed by Barnes and Noble which has just recently came out has it's pros and cons. First the pros are that it has a color touchscreen like any other e-reader, but what makes this feature more special that it has a smaller color screen right underneath the reading screen. There you can look through your collection and it also features a keyboard for navigation. Another positive to the nook feature is that it is the first e-reader that lets you share books to other users who have the nook using the WI-FI.
Another pro that makes this e-reader different from other e-readers is that it has an Android operating system and it allows you to access apps for the android device. One of the major cons to the nook is the battery life is much shorter than other e-reader devices.
The kindle is one of the first e-readers to come out. The battery life of the kindle is much better than most e-readers there are many cons because the kindle is limited to do so many things. First con is that when you buy a book, you can not share with anyone else or resell it either. There is also the fact that there is only a limited amount of books that the kindle offers. Last but not least the kindle does not have full web access as other e-readers do.
Third lets talk about the Apple iPad. It has many cool features but also many cons as well. One of the first pros is that the iPad has a built in speaker and microphone, the interfaces is much like the iPhone and iPod touch. You can read any newspaper, ebook and magazines you want. Wi-Fi is a definite plus for users, and it also supports third party applications without having to do any modifications. You can check your e-mail, store your photos, you can view videos on youtube and the list just goes on. Last but not least the cons of the iPad the camera and flash is not support in the iPad. There is no USB support, and there is no drag or drop file management. There is no SD card reader built-in. There is only about 10 hour of battery life before you have to charge it again. The iPad features so much more than the other e-readers but it is also the most expensive out of all them and is still limited to what it can do.
After reading all the pros and cons of the some the e-readers out there, it sometimes makes you think if putting your money into these devices or simply just waiting for something new and better to come out after they have fixed the cons and kinks of the first generation e-readers.
The Nook which is distributed by Barnes and Noble which has just recently came out has it's pros and cons. First the pros are that it has a color touchscreen like any other e-reader, but what makes this feature more special that it has a smaller color screen right underneath the reading screen. There you can look through your collection and it also features a keyboard for navigation. Another positive to the nook feature is that it is the first e-reader that lets you share books to other users who have the nook using the WI-FI.
Another pro that makes this e-reader different from other e-readers is that it has an Android operating system and it allows you to access apps for the android device. One of the major cons to the nook is the battery life is much shorter than other e-reader devices.
The kindle is one of the first e-readers to come out. The battery life of the kindle is much better than most e-readers there are many cons because the kindle is limited to do so many things. First con is that when you buy a book, you can not share with anyone else or resell it either. There is also the fact that there is only a limited amount of books that the kindle offers. Last but not least the kindle does not have full web access as other e-readers do.
Third lets talk about the Apple iPad. It has many cool features but also many cons as well. One of the first pros is that the iPad has a built in speaker and microphone, the interfaces is much like the iPhone and iPod touch. You can read any newspaper, ebook and magazines you want. Wi-Fi is a definite plus for users, and it also supports third party applications without having to do any modifications. You can check your e-mail, store your photos, you can view videos on youtube and the list just goes on. Last but not least the cons of the iPad the camera and flash is not support in the iPad. There is no USB support, and there is no drag or drop file management. There is no SD card reader built-in. There is only about 10 hour of battery life before you have to charge it again. The iPad features so much more than the other e-readers but it is also the most expensive out of all them and is still limited to what it can do.
After reading all the pros and cons of the some the e-readers out there, it sometimes makes you think if putting your money into these devices or simply just waiting for something new and better to come out after they have fixed the cons and kinks of the first generation e-readers.
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