GE develops micro-holographic storage technology enabling 500GB disc!

GE today announced a major breakthrough in the development of next generation optical storage technology -- the micro-holographic storage technology. What is interesting about this technology is that it support data recording at the same speed as Blu-ray discs and 500GB storage capacity in a standard DVD-size disc. How amazing!

Holographic storage is different from today’s optical storage formats like DVDs and Blu-ray discs. DVDs and Blu-ray discs store information only on up to four layers at the surface of the disc; holographic storage technology uses the entire volume of the disc material. Holograms, or three-dimensional patterns that represent bits of information, are written into the disc at controlled depths, and can then be read out. Because micro-holographic discs can use the entire volume of the material, their storage capacity is much greater than existing storage technologies today. GE’s breakthrough material, when used in a disc, will match the capacity of 20 single-layer Blu-ray discs, 100 DVDs or the hard drive of most laptop computers.

GE’s path to market will be to license its technology through multiple partners in the consumer electronics supply chain. GE’s Technology Ventures Group is actively exploring potential technology transfer and licensing opportunities.

Future plan includes developing micro-holographic discs that can store more than 1TB or 1,000GB of data.

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Fujitsu concept laptop with bendable AMOLED screens

We love conceptual products. They are not only cool but also inspire us for future. Here's one more conceptual laptop computer -- Fujitsu laptop with bendable AMOLED screens, designed by Kim Min Seok.

As can be seen in the picture, the laptop doesn't have a physical keyboard. Instead it has two AMOLED displays out of which one can be used as a keyboard for inputting and another as a display. In fact you can even use both panels as typical displays.

Furthermore, the panels are bendable, meaning you can hold the laptop in hands, just like textbooks! How cool and natural!

Currently, it is just a conceptual product, but hope Fujitsu's engineering team somehow finds a way to manufacture this baby!

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will the iPad 3 be equipped with 3D

The Latest Rumor on the Internet Expects The iPad 3 Will Come With with a 3D screen.It is the site RCR Wireless that announces this information.

According to the site and its Sources, the teams are working on an Apple iPad 3 equipped with 3D technology.

Certainly, the information is to be taken lightly, but envisioning the iPad 3 with a 3D screen doesn’t seem so unrealistic.

As the technology is beginning to be used on smartphones, it could become a preference in the future.

However, RCR Wireless doesn’t provide More Details concerning the 3D iPad, such as the existence or not of the 3D glasses in particular.

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Notion Ink Adam 2 tablet coming in December

Notion Ink's Adam was one of the most interesting tablet last year. But because of production and shipping delays it lost some of its brand equity. Even after the launch there were some problems regarding the tablet and support system. But all these troubles have not deterred the company from planning their second tablet -- the Adam 2. According to company's founder Rohan Shravan, the Adam 2 will be launched in December 2011 and will be showcased at CES in January 2012.

The tablet is expected to feature NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor and a new Pixel Qi display which is even better than earlier display for reading in direct sunlight.

That's all for now, but stay tuned for more!

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Gigabyte A2 Tiny 1.8" 160GB portable hard drive

Fancy a small hard drive which you can easily keep in your pocket and carry around? Gigabyte's latest portable drive will surely fit your needs. The Gigabyte A2 Tiny is a small version of Gigabyte A2 which was announced in March. The A2 Tiny is a really small hard drive, measuring only 1.8-inch. What is further interesting about this drive is that it offers 160GB storage capacity.

The A2 Tiny measures only 78 x 59 x 13 mm and weighs mere 80g. It comes in Charcoal Gray color and houses a 160GB 1.8" hard disk drive.

It also include a shock/vibration absorption mechanism which protects the drive from everyday bumps.

No word on pricing.

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Google Chromebook coming with Intel Core processors!

The first generation Google Chromebooks featured Intel Atom N570 dual-core processor (1.66GHz) and were priced above similarly specced Windows 7 machines. Now word on internet has it Google is planning to upgrade its Chromebooks with Intel Core family of processors and will push their price above $500.

Reportedly, Google is working with Intel to adopt latter's Core i-series processors to boost system performance and security of its "cloud-computing" Chromebooks. We understand that Intel has given nod to the project and has shown interest by giving discount of 10-20%.

Another new thing we have learned that Asus will joining Samsung and Acer in developing second generation Chromebook.

The only thing to be seen now is that whether Chromebook manages to find a niche market in cloud computing or not. Because the way things stand it has almost zero chance of creating a respectable position in consumer market because of the dominance of Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS.

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WD Scorpio Blue 9.5mm slim hard drive with 1TB now shipping

Western Digital today announced that it has commenced volume shipments of its WD Scorpio Blue 9.5 mm, 2.5-inch mobile hard drive with 1 TB capacity. Designed for mainstream notebook computers, the new WD Scorpio Blue 1 TB hard drive utilizes 500 GB-per-platter areal density and is now available in the highest capacity for 2.5-inch hard drives in the industry-standard 9.5 mm, two-platter (2-disk) form factor.

The 2.5-inch drive support SATA 3 Gb/s interface and provide 5400RPM speed and 8MB cache.

Planning to upgrade your thin laptop with WD thin drive? You can now buy one for $139.

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Lenovo Smartpad tablet reaches FCC

Earlier this week Lenovo went all out and announced three slate tablets. And today we learned that a new tablet -- Smartpad / IdeaPad / LePad -- has visited FCC for certification. We don't have exact information regarding the machine because Lenovo has created confusion with respect to the name: product name states Smartpad, but model number is given as “IdeaPad Tablet A1-07” and “LePad A1-07.”

As the model number include number #7, we wonder whether it is a completely new tablet with a 7-inch touchscreen display.

FCC filing also doesn't reveal any information except for the presence of WiFi and Bluetooth.

We'll let you know about further development on this front, so stay tuned for more.

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Ultrabooks turning out to be dud?

Intel unveiled Ultrabook concept with much fanfare at the Computex. At the same time couple of manufacturers announced their plan of launching Ultrabooks and showcased early prototypes. But now according to a research report, computer manufacturers are having tough time with Ultrabook concept. The primary reason for this is pricing. Ultrabooks usually cost $1,000 and has almost 50-100% higher production cost compared to regular notebooks, thereby significantly reducing vendors' margins.

If this is not enough Apple's MacBook Air sells at the same price, which considerably increases the competition. If consumers are to choose between $1000 ultrabook and $1000 MacBook Air, most of them will surely prefer the latter.

And because of high component costs most OEMs' margins will suffer hugely. So it is pretty much likely that they'll stay away from Ultrabook till the time trend becomes clear or launch just one or two products to test the water.

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Will the iPhone 5 Recognize Your Face?

Apple as usual has made a business decision that could lead to exciting new features on the next generation iPhone and beyond. The company has acquired Swedish company Polar Rose, known for its mobile face recognition technology FaceLib among other similar products.

With full face detection and tracking of faces in video, the solutions Polar Rose delivers could change how you interact with your iPhone. Now that the iPhone 4 has a front-facing camera, passcode lock could end up going the way of the dinosaurs.

Imagine holding your iPhone up and the device automatically unlocking to reveal your home screen. The neat trick is that your iPhone won't do this for anyone else. If the software on the iPhone recognizes your face, this replaces your passcode. Some Apple patents have recently been revealed that could lead to iPhones recognizing the shape of your hand, which could also replace the four-digit passcode.

Other interesting uses for the technology include automatically tagging people in photos and recognizing FaceTime callers from contact information. As the photographs taken on the iPhone improve, various image analysis algorithms could also be used to automatically classify and organize photos by type or subject.

Apple's iPhoto currently recognizes faces in pictures for tagging purposes. It's possible Apple is looking to improve and expand this functionality. Polar Rose removed its free tagging services for Facebook and Flickr earlier this month, citing interest from larger companies in licensing their technology. Staying true to form, Apple has not confirmed the acquisition of Polar Rose.

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