Featuring cutting edge high definition sound and graphics, 60 Gigabytes of huge hard disk drive memory storage space along with a world-shattering wireless motion sensing controller, the Sony Playstation 3 ps3 serves as a game platform to take pleasure to whole new heights in the next generation of computer entertainment in the home, appreciated through the combination of RSX processors and Cell processors, in addition to the playing capabilities of…[more]

When it comes to a wireless standard, the first thing we all look at is how fast will this baby run! And you know the trade-offs, you can spend a lot of money to get the fastest thing running, or you can back off a little and save a lot.

The good thing about wireless networks is that the price difference between wireless standards is almost gone. There…[more]

Pluto was first refered to as Planet X by the astronomer Percival Lowell. He reasoned it existed
because something was causing slight variations in the orbits of the planets Neptune and Uranus.
He belived only another body large enough to exert a strong enough gravitational field could affect
Neptune and Uranus’ orbits.

Unfortunatly Percival Lowell died in 1916 without having proven the…[more]

Once I was surfing through the web and found a very interesting article about all popular superstitions that deal with hair. One of them especially sparked my interest. The author said that, despite of common belief, in no way possible can moon influence hair growth, because it simply cannot be, and that all this is granny’s tales.

Well, of course, many of the scientists may lead you into…[more]

What part of you is only 1% to 3% of your body’s mass, yet uses 20% of all the oxygen you breathe? Your brain! Here are ten more brain facts.

- Your brain needs a continuous supply of oxygen. A 10 minute loss of oxygen will usually cause significant neural damage. Cold can lengthen this time, which is why cold-water drowning victims have been revived after as nuch…[more]

Digital cameras cost anywhere from tens to thousands of dollars, with all of them having excellent components and will be a good one. What it boils down to is what is it a person wants, and what eventually will suit their needs. The new word on the block is “prosumer” cameras - referring to cameras and their equipment focused on mainly advanced amateurs, a very inelegant word but getting the…[more]

I’m pretty sure you know what copper is. After all, it’s found in a lot of the things we come across in our day-to-day experiences.

Copper wires. Copper plumbing. Doorknobs. Sterling silver. Flatware (dining utensils). Electromagnets; electromagnetic motors; the steam engine; spare change (coins); brass musical instruments; ceramic glazes; electrical relays, busbars, and…[more]

Global warming is a reality and increasingly its consequences are upon us. We may think that global warming does not affect us but the fact is it has already started to have disastrous consequences. Flash floods, droughts, receding icebergs, cyclones are some of the manifestations of global warming. Although we are aware and worried about it and trying our best to control it but no significant impact could be seen.…[more]

You have probably seen some old movies where some unruly teenager carried on his shoulders one the first “portable” audio players—a blaring cassette-tape-playing two-speaker monster (if you’re old enough, you may even have done this yourself). What can the desire of people to take their music with them do!

But the first truly portable audio player was the cassette-tape based Sony Walkman. That was extremely revolutionary in its…[more]

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