With 3D becoming big business in the cinemas, it was only a matter of time until the consumer market demanded the ability to capture the third dimension, too.
A number of camera manufacturers have come up with ways to create 3D images including software and lens solutions, but only one camera is currently available to the consumer market that can produce a ‘true’ 3D image. […]
The Atari 2600 was launched in October 1977 as the Atari VCS (Video Computing System). The 2600 microprocessor-based games console used read-only memory (ROM) cartridges. Before its demise at the end of 1991,40 million 2600s were sold worldwide and 900 games titles were created for it. […]
Flatbed scanners use a beam of light, mirrors, a focusing lens, filters and a sensor called a charge-coupled device (CCD) array to capture the image of a physical photo or other paper document and convert it into a digital file for use on your computer.
The lamp and mirrors are part of the scan head, which is a sliding mechanism that slowly passes beneath the document to be digitized. […]
The latest games console from Nintendo is the first in what is considered the eighth generation, which all began with the Magnavox Odyssey and Atari’s Pong home console in the Seventies.
There are two main parts to the new console: the box with the Wii U optical disc drive that forms the traditional console hub, and the very non-traditional peripheral Wii U GamePad. […]
Intel originally coined the word ‘ultrabook’ for the long-overdue PC answer to the MacBook Air, the impossibly slim sub-notebook that Apple launched back in 2008. The idea was to design a notebook with comparable performance yet with a much greater battery life and further reduced weight and size. […]
Upgraded hardware, software and networks will come together to offer an amazing smartphone experience.
Do you remember a time when you got by with a smartphone packing a tiny amount of memory, a low-resolution screen and a form that was so large it could have been used to anchor a small boat? […]
The Andy Pad Pro is a low-cost Android-powered tablet relatively new to the market. The Andy Pad Pro’s unibody, plastic-composite shell is machined with a high-tension threshold and is purposely designed to withstand drops as well as bumps and scrapes -something helped by the sturdy body which is 1.27 centimetres (0.5 inches) thick. […]
We explains how an email can cross multiple networks and entire continents in just a few seconds.
An email is an electronic text message constructed and sent through an email client (such as Microsoft Outlook). […]
Over the last few years, we have seen some huge developments in digital camera technology. With improved designs and features, manufacturers have enhanced the capture process, ensuring that even a beginner can achieve professional-looking shots regardless of whether they’re working with a DSLR or compact camera system. […]
Discover the impressive tech packed into this portable gaming system.
Portable gaming consoles were once vastly inferior to their home console equivalents, but with the arrival of the PlayStation Vita Sony has unleashed a device that rivals the power of the Nintendo Wii and is a worthy on-the-go substitute to the PlayStation 3. […]
