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Car tuning has always been an obsession of mine. I love to tweak every possible part of my Honda, from the alloy wheels to the steering wheel. Recently John, a friend of mine asked if I would like to try some street racing. I thought it was a pretty cool idea because it would be a great chance to compare my hacked engine and suspension system against other cars. He told me that the winner of the street racing challenge will get to win over 50 very cool and custom designed car wallpapers. That sounds really awesome to me because I really needed some great car wallpapers to spruce up my garage. It’ll definitely be more motivating when I’m doing some hardcore car tuning during the weekends.

Sam uses a toll free conference callto talk to his classmates from his high school in Ottawa while he is liviing in Vancouver and enjoying the city a great deal. Sam talked to his friends about the weather, his workplace and the apartment he is living in and the streets as well. His friends were thrilled to find out that Sam is enjoying his current lifestyle. They joked and played word games on the phone. It was Sam’s first and best conference calling that he even had. His friends enjoyed it immensely too as the call had no interruptions and voices were crystal clear. Sam decided that he won’t hesitate to recommend the conference calling provider to any of his friends who were interested in setting up conference calling packages at home.

The best conference call should be determined by how well the technology allows the participants to interact with each other. The listener should be able to hear the speaker and the speaker should not be able to hear himself. This theory also applies to the web conference call, which is now gaining popularity with most conference calling users. One reason being that their rates are highly competitive and can match most traditional teleconference prices. Finding a reliable conference call provider is one of the most important elements for most basic users and I certainly recommend that you do your research before spending some money on buying any teleconferencing packages.

I’m a very big gadget fan because I’ve always loved how they seem to contain so much power in their innocent looking metallic cases. The simple cellphone is as example.. I’m sure no one would be thought of communicating over great distances just through a simple object that’s the size of your palm! Recently, I’ve developed an obession with spy gadgets. Nothing really crazy but I’ve devoted most of free time after work to browsing on the net for great reviews of spy gadgets. Why? I guess its because I’ve always wanted to be someone like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible. I came across Spy Review, a very classy weblog that has many detailed reviews of very interesting spy gadgets, many of which I’ve never seen before. I browsed around their site and read several spy camera reviews which I thought were pretty excellent. Now if you’re equally interested in spy gadgets and other nifty tools, Spy Review is one weblog that you must read on a daily basis.

What is Motion Capture (MoCap)?
Why use Motion Capture?
Why use Inner Esteem Motion Capture Library?
What are the technologies used?
How do we capture the motion/ performance?

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When it comes to computer technology it is often the case that it takes a large number of people working together to create something new and ingenious. However, we do know from experience that sometimes it is an individual human being who ‘cracks the code’ that leads to a new way of doing things. For isn’t that what technology is, new ways of getting things done? In the case Of Macromedia Flash we have look to one person in particular, Jonathan Gay. This one guy pretty much revolutionised the way animation and sound can now be manipulated to reflect an artist’s vision via contemporary computers and the Internet. Read the rest of this entry »

There has been a big trend these days on watching TV on Pc. This is a convergence between computers, internet (broadband) and the television universe.

Most of the people are using PC-TV to watch their favorite: sports, movies and many other programs not always shown on the local TV channels. With the emergence of Broadband, the quality has improved enormously, bringing high-resolution and crystal clear sound. We are talking here about PC TV-via-the-Internet and not TV Tuner card. Read the rest of this entry »

The ‘70s and the ‘80s could be easily described as the ‘computer war’. Every company had a new kind of computer, better than the last that they wanted to change the world. Everyone knew it was only a matter of time before one was adopted as the standard, with all the advantages for software compatibility this would bring – and they were desperate for it to be their model that made the big time. Read the rest of this entry »

In many ways, man has been using computers for millennia: an abacus is, after all, simply a very basic form of computer. The first mechanical calculator (the ‘calculating clock’) was built in the 17th century. Programming with punch-cards has been around for about 200 years now. Read the rest of this entry »

I recently purchased a Freeview USB stick for my PC, and I must say, how impressed I was with the actual unit. for those of you that may have had a Tv card a couple of years ago, please do not make the mistake that the reception available on today’s boxes is any way similar. Read the rest of this entry »