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Apple anti-theft system would leave thieves powerless—literally
The patent, titled "Protecting electronic devices from extended unauthorized use," outlines a technique that would allow a particular device to authenticate itself with certain, user-approved power supplies and devices so that it can only be charged by those devices. In a lot of ways, it's a lot like DRM, but for electronic devices.
Hitachi's Visual Search Finds Similar Images from Millions of Targets in 1 Second
Hitachi Ltd. has developed a search technology that can find images similar to a specified image from millions of images and video data in one second.
TiVo HD gets official: $299, loaded, with SATA and TTG coming
Today's the day TiVo launches its "mass appeal" $299 "TiVo HD" aimed at HDTV fans. The new TiVo certainly has appeal, but whether or not that appeal can overcome the monthly $12.95-$16.95 service fee—well, that's the question at the top of everyone's list.
Open Source ETL Takes On Proprietary Intelligence
ETL(extract, transform and load) allows applications to take data from outside sources, turn it into something usable and then make it available for loading in a database or business intelligence application.
Panasonic's New Digital Cameras Automatically Choose Shooting Mode
More specifically, when the user selects the Intelligent Auto Mode, the camera automatically recognizes the scene and changes the shooting mode to the most suitable one from the following five options: (1) portrait, (2) scenery, (3) macro (closeup), (4) night scenery and portrait and (5) motion (moving subject).
HP's Green Data Center Portfolio Keeps Growing "My house has a much more sophisticated air conditioner than most data centers," said Paul Perez, an HP vice president for scalable datacenter infrastructure. "I can program it to vary the amount of cooling over time. We're trying to bring that level of sophistication to data centers."
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Federal Reserve Banks indicated that economic activity continued to expand in June and early July. New York, Richmond, St. Louis, Minneapolis, and San Francisco described the pace of growth as "moderate" while Cleveland and Chicago saw it as "modest." Philadelphia noted that economic conditions improved. Kansas City said the regional economy continued to grow but at a moderating pace, and Dallas characterized its economy as strong but said it decelerated. Boston and Atlanta described business contacts' reports as "varied" or "mixed."
Semiconductor Research Corp. to receive U.S. tech award
Semiconductor Research Corp. (SRC) is among several U.S. technology companies to receive the National Medal of Technology during a White House ceremony scheduled for Friday
Posted at 01:40PM Jul 25, 2007 by barkodar in General | Comments[0]