Tehnology

Intel akan menawarkan kemudahan pada produsen komputer asal China untuk memasuki segmen pasar yang paling menarik saat ini. Caranya adalah dengan menawarkan empat paket hemat netbook.

Keempat paket tersebut bervariasi dari sisi harga yakni paket seharga sekitar 256 dolar AS, 256-307 dolar, 307-358 dolar, serta 358 sampai 410 dolar AS.

Paket paling murah, menurut sumber DigiTimes terdiri dari prosesor Atom N270, chipset Intel 945GSE, layar 8,9 inci, memori 512MB, 8/16GB solid state drive, dan sistem operasi Linux (Moblin), yang sedang dikembangkan Intel.

Tiga paket lainnya disebukan menggunakan prosesor dan chipset sama, tetapi memiliki layar 10,2 inci serta komponen lain yang berspesifikasi lebih besar. Kombinasi prosesor Atom N270 dan chipset yang digunakan menggunakan daya 11,8 watt dan dijual seharga 83 dolar AS per seribu unit pembelian. Dengan demikian, budget sisanya merupakan harga untuk komponen-komponen pendukung netbook lainnya.

Penyertaan Linux Moblin pada paket tersebut menimbulkan spekulasi bahwa paket netbook tersebut ditargetkan untuk pengguna awam yang baru pertama kali menggunakan komputer, yang jumlahnya sangat besar di China. Langkah ini akan meredam penguasaan Microsoft atas sistem operasi untuk netbook.

Sumber DigiTimes yang merupakan kalangan internal Intel juga menyebutkan bahwa netbook saat ini mengambil 10 persen pangsa pasar notebook di seluruh dunia. Angka itu akan naik menjadi 20 persen di 2012 mendatang. Sekitar 60 persen penggunanya adalah kaum wanita yang lebih mementingkan penampilan dari produk yang bersangkutan. (DigiTimes/vivanews)

Shenzhen AEE Wireless Technology menampilkan sebuah video camera unik di pameran HongKong Electronic. Ukurannya hanya 55x20x18mm dengan berat 50 gram saja.

Produk si Mini DV hanya memiliki kemampuan untuk merekam gambar, dan tidak dilengkapi dengan layar LCD seperti model CamCorder besar. Mini DV mengunakan sensor 2Mpix CMOS, mampu merekam gambar dengan resolusi 640x480 pixel / 30 FPS dengan format JPEG dan disimpan ke MicroSD sampai 8GB.

Untuk mentranfer Mini DV ke unit computer, cukup mengunakan USB kabel. Mini DV mampu bekerja sampai 2 jam dengan baterai 260mA. Saking kecilnya si video recording Mini DV, produsen pembuatnya mengatakan alat tersebut bisa dibawa oleh anjing peliharaan. Atau bisa juga digunakan oleh mereka yang berpetualang sambil mendokumentasikan dalam bentuk film digital.

Bluetooth Technology is a way of connecting devices, such as desktops, laptops and cell phones to systems without the use of cables. It is also the way your wireless headset works with your phone. It has many applications for many electronic devices. Bluetooth is a wireless connection that uses short radio waves to transmit data between computers and the Internet or cell phones and mobile networks, etc.

Technology is a broad concept that deals with a species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt to its environment. In human society, it is a consequence of science and engineering, although several technological advances predate the two concepts. Technology is a term with origins in the Greek "technologia", "τεχνολογία" — "techne", "τέχνη" ("craft") and "logia", "λογία" ("saying").^[1] However, a strict definition is elusive; "technology" can refer to material objects of use to humanity, such as machines, hardware or utensils, but can also encompass broader themes, including systems, methods of organization, and techniques. The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas: examples include "construction technology", "medical technology", or "state-of-the-art technology".

The human race's use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons.

Technology has affected society and its surroundings in a number of ways. In many societies, technology has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products, known as pollution, and deplete natural resources, to the detriment of the Earth and its environment. Various implementations of technology influence the values of a society and new technology often raises new ethical questions. Examples include the rise of the notion of efficiency in terms of human productivity, a term originally applied only to machines, and the challenge of traditional norms.

Philosophical debates have arisen over the present and future use of technology in society, with disagreements over whether technology improves the human condition or worsens it. Neo-Luddism, anarcho-primitivism, and similar movements criticise the pervasiveness of technology in the modern world, claiming that it harms the environment and alienates people; proponents of ideologies such as transhumanism and techno-progressivism view continued technological progress as beneficial to society and the human condition. Indeed, until recently, it was believed that the development of technology was restricted only to human beings, but recent scientific studies indicate that other primates and certain dolphin communities have developed simple tools and learned to pass their knowledge to other generations.