Posted July 9th, 2008
by J_Mart
Designed by computer bigwigs ASUS and Intel, the ASUS EEE PC is currently among the top ten best selling notebooks. This sub notebook is one of the lightest and smallest notebooks ever created only weighing two pounds and not even bigger than a hard-bound book. Another pop-factor of this notebook is its affordability. When it was released, the initial costs were around $199, making it ring a bell for those who wanted to have their own laptop but lack a few bucks to spend.
The only drawback during its release was its Linux Based OS which makes new users experience a culture shock upon using the notebook. ASUS soon fixed the problem by having a licensed Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Computers
Posted July 7th, 2008
by J_Mart
This is the very first contest here on The Tech Bros and there will be many more to come. So what’s better than giving away a brand new iPod nano for our very first prize.
Product Features
- 4GB* internal flash memory stores up to 1,000 songs or up to 25,000 digital photos (iPod nano-viewable photos transferred from iTunes)**
- Ultrathin design measures just under 0.3″ thin and weighs only 1.74 ounces
- Supports MP3 (up to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, AAC (up to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (iTunes Music Store), Audible (formats 2, 3, 4), AIFF, Apple Lossless and WAV audio formats, plus BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG and PSD (Mac only) image formats; podcasting support
Are you ready to win a new iPod nano? Below I have listed all the ways that you can enter, and how many points you will get for each task that you complete (1 point = 1 chance to win). Please note that you must subscribe to our RSS feed via email in oder to initially enter. Every other task is optional but increases the chance to win the iPod.
Subscribe to our RSS feed via email - (1pt.) Just enter your email into the box in the upper right hand corner and hit “subscribe”.
Submit an article to Digg or StumbleUpon - (1pt. per submission)
Make a 300 word blog post about The Tech Bros and include a link to this contest - (10pts.) Post the URL to the article below.
If you decide to either submit an article to a social bookmarking site or write an article on your blog, please post a comment below and use the same email that you subscribed to our RSS feed with or else you will not receive credit for your work. The contest will end when we have received 400 email subscribers. The quicker we reach our goal of 400 subscribers, the quicker this awesome prize is given away, so tell your friends to join in on this contest to help boost our count and give them a chance to win a new iPod.
Thanks and good luck!
Posted in Contest
Posted July 3rd, 2008
by J_Mart
Not many people nowadays buy new software often. Many companies now supplied by ads on web-based applications such as Google Docs and the hundreds of applications on Facebook can afford to give away programs for free. This deal won’t be found when looking for cool applications for the iPhone. Apple will launch its highly anticipated iPhone App Store on July 11. Word is that it will be quite expensive.
There will tons of games and utilities for you and other customers to be happy about but they will come at a price. An example is with Popcap Games. They plan to charge $9.99 for Bejeweled, one of their most popular puzzle games. There are however some developers who plan to offer their applications for free. Buzzd, a newcomer in the developer business, says that it will give away its GPS-enabled program for free. This program will be able to tell you what movies or other events are in you area and more. Buzzd says that instead of charging their customers they will instead make money off of small ads that will flash on the iPhone screen.
Some may ask: Why can’t all iPhone applications be free? Well, people are still willing to pay for them. Apple is currently generating most of its revenue from selling items such as MacBooks or songs on iTunes. Also, the approach to pay for mobile Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Gadgets, Phones/PDA's, Video Games
Posted July 2nd, 2008
by J_Mart
Have you ever wanted to have the ability to turn invisible whenever you wanted? In science fiction this is possible but it might become a reality someday soon. While this technology seems far-fetched it is seemingly not impossible to do according to various scientists. Scientist teams from around the globe are having promising results. This research could very well make things invisible in the near future. While it is currently unclear whether large objects such as cars will be able to become invisible, all scientists working on this phenomenon agree that dust particles and other small objects will be able to be turned invisible.
A mathematician at the University of Utah, Graeme Milton, says that theoretically the only thing that is needed to turn something invisible is something called a superlens. John Pendry, a Physicist, first proposed a superlens in 2000 at Imperial College London.
Light that hits a superlens reverses and goes in the opposite direction. This causes light that bounces off of the object to cancel out with the light bouncing off the superlens. This is caused because a superlens has a negative refractive index. At a certain distance this causes the object to appear invisible. It is similar to noise cancellation in earphones.
Milton says that this only works in numbers currently. There is however a theoretical that shows that particle collections become invisible. He also says Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Science
