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Tomahawk

2006-11-09T10:37:00.000+05:30

Some HQ pics

ENGINE

500 bhp (372 kW) @ 5600 rpm (60.4 bhp/liter); 525 lb.-ft. (712 Nm) @ 4200 rpm
10-cylinder 90-degree V-type, liquid-cooled, 505 cubic inches (8277 cc)
356-T6 aluminum alloy block with cast-iron liners, aluminum alloy cylinder heads
Bore x Stroke: 4.03 inches x 3.96 inches (102.4 x 100.6)
Two pushrod-actuated overhead valves per cylinder with roller-type hydraulic lifters
Sequential, multi-port electronic fuel injection with individual runners
Compression Ratio: 9.6:1
Max Engine Speed: 6000 rpm
Fuel Requirement: Unleaded premium, 93 octane (R+M/2)
Oil System: Dry Sump; takes 8 quarts Mobil1 10W30 Synthetic
Cooling System: Twin aluminum radiators mounted atop engine intake manifolds, force-fed from front-mounted, belt-driven turbine fan. Takes 11 quarts of antifreeze.
Exhaust System: Equal-length tubular stainless steel headers with dual collectors and central rear outlets

SUSPENSION:

Front:

Outboard, single-sided parallel upper and lower control arms made from polished billet aluminum. Mounted via ball joint to aluminum steering uprights and hubs. Five degrees caster. Single, fully adjustable centrally located coil-over damper ( 2.25-inch coil with adjustable spring perch); pullrod and rocker-actuated mono linkage. Center-lock racing-style hubs

Rear:

Hand-fabricated box-section steel inboard swing arms, incorporating "hydral-link" lockable recirculating hydraulic circuit parking stand. Single fully adjustable centrally located Koni coil-over damper ( 2.25-inch coil with adjustable spring perch); pushrod and rocker-actuated mono linkage. Center-lock racing-style hubs.

BRAKES:

Front: 20-inch perimeter-mounted drilled machined stainless steel rotors, one per wheel. Two four-piston fixed aluminum calipers per wheel (16 pistons total), custom designed. Blue anodized caliper finish. Hand-activated.

Rear: 20-inch perimeter-mounted drilled cast-iron rotors, one per wheel. One four-piston fixed aluminum caliper per wheel (8 pistons total), custom designed. Blue anodized caliper finish. Foot-activated.

The Tomahawk is a Viper V-10 based motorcycle, a 500 horsepower engine with four wheels beneath it.

Chrysler will be selling the original Tomahawk concept and nine replicas through Neiman Marcus, for up to $555,000 each. The motorcycles cannot be licensed, so they cannot be legally driven on public roads. A Chrysler spokesman told Reuters they were meant as rolling sculptures.

Rumors had the Tomahawk selling for under $200,000, most likely at a loss or breakeven price, for publicity purposes - but still fully drivable. Wolfgang Bernhard, Chrysler's not particularly respected first mate, was said to be enthusiastic about that project, so much so that hundreds were projected to be built at under $200,000 each. They reportedly cost Chrysler over $100,000 to build (admittedly the work is outsourced).

The Dodge Tomahawk can reach 60 miles an hour in about 2.5 seconds, and has a theoretical top speed of nearly 400 mph. Each pair of wheels is separated by a few inches and each wheel has an independent suspension. Bernhard said four wheels were necessary to handle the power from the engine.

The Tomahawk remains on display at auto shows - though well out of reach of the general public, elevated on a special display.
PERFORMANCE:0-60 mph: 2.5 seconds (est.)
Top Speed: 300+ mph (est.)
DIMENSIONS: Length: 102 inches Width: 27.7 inches Height: 36.9 inches Wheelbase: 76 inches
Seat Height: 29 inches Weight: 1,500 lbs. Track, Front: 8.75 in Track, Rear: 10 in Weight Dist: 49F/51R
Ground Clearance: 3 in Fuel: 3.25 gallons.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

Alternator: 136-amp high-speed
Battery: Leak-resistant, maintenance-free 600 CCA
Lighting: Headlights consist of 12 five-watt LEDs, front, with beam-modifying optics and masked lenses. Eight LEDs, rear. Headlamps articulate with wheels.

TRANSMISSION: Manual, foot-shifted two-speed

Aluminum-cased two-speed, sequential racing-style with dog ring, straight-cut gears
Gear Ratios: 1st 18:38; 2nd 23:25
Clutch: Double-disc, dry-plate with organic friction materials, hand lever actuated with assist
Final drive: Dual 110-link motorcycle-style chains

Front Sprockets: 14 teeth
Rear Sprockets: 35 teeth

Microsoft Windows Vista And Office 2006 in 1.4 MB

2006-11-09T10:31:00.000+05:30

This is an amazing thing , just believe it..
Now u can get windows setup in just a floppy .. Yea believe it..
Heres the link to download Windows Vista in just 1.4 mb ..

http://rapidshare.com/files/772320/Microsoft_Windows_Vista.rar

(all u have to do is that , after u extract it with winrar write that [.iso] file in a cd and u have a bootable windows vista cd..)
And Microsoft Office 2006 also in just 1.4 mb..Heres the link to download it..

http://rapidshare.com/files/771779/Office_2006.rar

(all u have to do here is just extract this with KGB archiver.. Setup of KGB archiver is given with that installer...)

Signs of technology detected on Mars

2006-11-08T18:53:00.000+05:30

Signs of technology detected on Mars

Signs of technology have been detected on the Martian surface. However, the “little green” owners are yet to be found from an orbit.

Right now American Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the most precise machine to have come to Mars from Earth is circling around the Red Planet. Its optical capacity allows it to spy out from the smallest things, including living creatures, if such were to be scattered on the planet’s surface, from the distance of 300 km.

The new spying device caused the UFO enthusiasts some grief. Their last hopes for an artificial origin of the artifact known as the “Face on Mars” were destroyed by the recent photographs that the machine took while cruising near the surface.

And now the Orbiter has taken another unique shot. From the 275 km distance it detected and photographed its fellow American Mars rover Opportunity, which just a couple of days ago reached the huge crater Victoria (800 meters in diameter and 70 m in depth). The snap shot also caught some wheel tracks, which the rover left when it was looking for a more comfortable climb-down into the crater.

Rover’s moving trajectory is of interest because it refutes another hypothesis of the UFO enthusiasts. It was originally planned that Opportunity and its co-explorer Spirit would spend no more than three months on the surface of Mars. According to the scientists local sand storms would have covered their sun batteries with sand during that time, and the machines would die without the necessary energy supply.

However, the pair has been rolling around in teh sand for the past two and a half years. Some hotheads have concluded that the sand gets dusted off by the aliens who mock the Earthlings by supplying the machines with fake images of an “uninhabited” planet.

Unfortunately no alien tracks were detected near the rover on the snapshot taken by the Orbiter. Now the skeptics are eagerly awaiting another orbit photo session of a second mysterious region.

In 1976 another device Viking-I took a photograph of a strange object on the Martian plain Chryse Planitia, which according to many resembled a flying saucer dug into the sand. What is curious is that the object was not there in 1965 when the same area was photographed by yet another earthly probe Mariner-4. But then again it took pictures from a distance of 10 thousand km.

“Let the Orbiter investigate the region in great detail,” demands the anomaly-expecting public. And the NASA scientists respond, “We have our own serious program. We don’t listen to alien chasers.” But they do promise the photographs from the Chryse plane. (Pravda.ru)

Xun Chi 138

2006-11-08T18:52:00.000+05:30

Xun Chi 138 - World’s Smallest Cell Phone

At just 2.64-inches long and 55g, the Xun Chi 138 is the world’s smallest multimedia handset. It features a TFT-LCD touchscreen display w/handwriting recognition, 1.3-megapixel camera, music player, and a host of multimedia functions. Pricing and availability have not yet been announced

To achieve this feat, the keypad has been ditched in favor of a 260k color touchscreen LCD. Also, there’s no Bluetooth, nor any expansion slot. It does however feature a 1.3MP digicam (though it seems to only take VGA shots; perhaps the 1.3MP figure is upsampled, then), GPRS, MP3 player and handwriting recognition. Word is that it’s being made somewhere in China, in Shenzhen City, and may venture onto the rest of the world pending translation of the firmware into English and French.

Gigapixel Camera Created!

2006-11-07T22:28:00.000+05:30

If you go for high resolution images (around 1-4 gigapixels), apparently the best approach is hybrid at the moment: shooting analogue, then digital scanning and printing. American Clifford Ross for example constructed (some even say: invented) a „sensational gigapixel camera“ following this draft. But there are other projects which are quite similar - and basically, this is analogue weekday (almost):

The R1 explained in short: It‘s a modified large format camera, built around the body of a World War II camera for aerial shots and using some Sinar parts. Image size 9x18 inches, roll film magazine. A vacuum pump ensures that the film is flat to within one-thousandth of an inch, and a dual-mirror device keeps the film parallel to the lens. Sand bags strapped to the camera and tripod prevent the machine from shifting. Ross uses a film meant for aerial shots, its negatives must be chemically treated to reduce their unusually high degree of contrast. That leaves sharp details but muddy colours. After digitally scanning the negative, Ross and his assistants must manipulate the image using Photoshop software to return the mountain's colours to their initial vibrancy. Such a scan is 2.6 gigabytes in size.

Much more interesting than this technical approach (we‘re all able to achieve that more or less, more on it soon) is the artistic approach: Clifford Ross is an artist and was searching how to achieve high detailed photographic images: Ross, 51, wanted to share a near-replica of reality, without any of the blurring visible in most large prints. "You can choose to go up to the picture and experience it intimately with a sense of unbroken reality," he says (quote from his press release). Therefore he built a quite uncompromising camera: large format, tripods, sand bags for stabilisation, vacuum pump. More here: Clifford Ross and his US patent High resolution photographic system.

Clifford Ross and his R1 gave us cause to do some research about actual performance of analogue equipment. The Carl Zeiss company is especially rich in this context since they try to do practical research on the limits of performance of common films and lenses available to the public. They use real-world subjects, no test patterns under specialised light. According to Carl Zeiss, this yields astonishing and interesting facts:

• Colour films gain a resolution of up to 170 lp/mm (Fujichrome Velvia 100 F)
• Black-and-white films even gain a resolution up to 400 lp/mm (Gigabitfilm)
• Medium format lenses (from Carl Zeiss) show much more resolution than most 35mm lenses

More reading matters:
Results of unparalleled quality
Resolving power of photographic films
Gigabitfilm is not a Hoax!

If one now applies this resolution power, verified in practice, to the R1 and its image size (9x18 inches), then gigapixel-shooting is analogue weekday: With an appropriate lens and Fuji Velvia 170 lp/mm are realistic. By way of calculation you get over 6 gigabytes of data then. Or vice versa: If you‘ve got really good equipment, you‘ll achieve 2.6 gigabyte on even 8x10 inches with standard materials. So what, Mr Ross?

Apparently, it‘s not so difficult to record such data (though it mustn‘t be underestimated; it‘s not as trivial) but most of the difficulties arise in reproduction. Conventional enlargers are pushed beyond their limits and even scanners might not be able to show the film‘s content.

There‘s at least one more project dealing with materials and equipment (aerial camera and film, 9x18 inches image size) quite similar to Clifford Ross' approach, and which is documented very well: Gigapxl Project.

Besides, the team from Gigapxl Project believes that, although there‘s b&w material able to deliver a resolution of 100 lp/mm and more, there are also limitations imposed by diffraction at high spatial frequencies. Therefore they find that the highest practical resolution falls in the 30-60 lp/mm regime. Well, Carl Zeiss mentions numbers quite different (though not for large format cameras, admittedly). Well, there‘s only one thing left to do: to manage an 8x10-inch-camera to make use of the resolution power of a Fujichrome Velvia or even a Gigabitfilm to get your own gigapixel camera.

Gigapixel Images

2006-11-07T22:26:00.000+05:30

this is the site.....shows the giga pixel images taken by the author!

http://www.tawbaware.com/maxlyons/gigapixel.htm

4 Gigapixel Camera In Development!

2006-11-07T22:20:00.000+05:30

Physicist Graham Flint is working on an ultra-high-resolution portrait of America -- a series of gigantic, gigapixel images taken with a custom camera made from bits and pieces of decommissioned Cold War hardware.

Armed with a self-designed camera he crafted from parts of spy planes and nuclear reactors, Flint is crisscrossing America, taking thousands of pictures of cities, monuments and national parks.

Weighing more than 100 pounds, Flint's camera captures images at 4 gigapixels -- a resolution high enough to photograph four football fields and capture every single blade of grass. When printed at maximum resolution, the images are as big as billboards, but render the finest detail.

A photograph of a San Diego beach shows a paraglider swooping over bluffs. Zoom in on some tiny dots on the cliff, and a group of people with binoculars and telephoto lenses can be seen. Follow their gaze, and you'll see naked sunbathers on the beach.

"We might have to add fig leaves in Photoshop, it's that good," said Flint.

Flint's Gigapxl Project is an attempt to capture America in a series of very high-resolution portraits. Beginning in 2000, Flint has made about 1,000 gigapixel photographs during long road trips covering thousands of miles. His last trip lasted six weeks, stretched 9,000 miles and resulted in 150 images.

"I photograph all the major cities and parks, all the things people want to visit," Flint said, "all the things that are quintessentially representative of the place I'm in." Flint has photographed the Grand Canyon, ghost towns in California and Jefferson's Monticello -- all in astonishing detail.

"Graham's unique background has made it possible to create something that is truly impressive," said Adam Tow, a digital media expert at Stanford University. "The prints are really quite breathtaking. They make the highest-end digital cameras look like toys... You could see the grooves in a golf ball in a landscape shot of Torrey Pines Golf Course."

Now retired, Flint, a 67-year-old ex-pat Brit, had a long career in weapons and space optics. Early on, he helped design the first laser guidance systems for smart weapons. Later, among other things, he worked on President Ronald Reagan's Star Wars program and built cameras for the Hubble space telescope.

Ten years ago, Flint started on a project to photograph the entire Milky Way in color and very high resolution -- a project never before attempted, partly because it can't be done from one place on Earth.

Using his optics expertise, Flint designed and built the camera, but before he could begin, his New Mexico observatory was shut down by health inspectors who discovered rats carrying a lethal virus.

Flint turned his camera earthward.

The gigapixel camera is very large format, using 9-inch-by-18-inch plates. It's the same format used in military spy planes like the U-2. In fact, Flint uses old spy plane film magazines. "It was surplused out, and I bought up most of them (about a dozen)," Flint said.

Large rolls of Kodak film, used mostly for aerial photography and geological surveys, cost $1,200 each. The film is ultra-high-resolution -- 4,000 pixels per inch -- but on a square-inch basis, it costs less than 35mm, Flint said. He cuts the film himself and loads it onto the magazines.

The gigapixel camera lenses were custom-designed and cut by a specialist he knew from his defense contracting days, who is more accustomed to making optics for military systems.

"They're essentially perfect," Flint said of the lenses. "They're spectacular."

The lens is mounted with micrometer screws and dials that can be adjusted to within one thousandth of an inch. To focus the lens accurately, Flint measures the distance to every major object in the field of view with a laser range finder. He then plugs the distances into a set of algorithms that tell him how to adjust the screws.

Flint is very careful about choosing the right spot and time of day for a shoot. He often follows storm fronts, shooting right after a downpour when particulates have been washed out of the air. He tries to get off the ground as much as he can, to minimize heat distortion.

Flint developed his own wheel-mounted tripod to lug the camera around, and fitted his van with a shooting platform made from sliding safety doors used in nuclear reactors.

He shoots three or four pictures in as many seconds, and often uses more than one exposure to make the final image. His wife, Catherine Aves, handles the post-production and often overlays the images using photo-editing software to blend shadows and highlights, producing the clearest possible image.

The images are scanned with a Leica Geosystems scanner, a special scanner used in geoscience surveys and by NASA for space imaging.

Flint said the scanners capture about 4 gigapixels of data, which corresponds perfectly to the resolution of the film. It is neither over-sampling nor under-sampling the film: There is a one-to-one correspondence. Each image fills an entire DVD with data.

The images are printed in strips on a large-format Epson 9600 printer and mounted on panels like wallpaper. They are printed on standard matte paper with Ultrachrome inks.

"We get spectacular results," Flint said.

The biggest prints could theoretically measure up to 48 feet long and 24 feet high -- all from a single shot. But for practical reasons, Flint's biggest print to date was 21 feet long. "Most places don't have enough wall space to hang them," Flint said. "It's as high as you can get. The only way to get higher is to stitch multiple images together."

Flint's giant photographs have been exhibited at San Francisco's Exploratorium, and several are in private collections, he said. Next month, the first major exhibition of his work will be shown at the TED conference in Monterey, California. This summer, San Diego's Museum of Photographic Arts will display eight or nine of Flint's giant prints.

When he completes his photographic tour of America later this year, Flint would love to take high-resolution images of hundreds of endangered archaeological sites. He said he is in preliminary talks with organizations like Unesco, which wants a detailed record of threatened archaeological sites like Rome or Angkor Watt, which are steadily disappearing.

Flint said he's unlikely to undertake the project himself, but will probably help design cameras and train crews.

"I'd love to do that," he said. "That would be a worthwhile project for the conclusion of my career."

Home Page:

http://www.gigapxl.org/

Sony Cybershot R1

2006-11-07T22:08:00.000+05:30

Sony Cybershot R1 digital camera review : The fact that Sony introduced the Cybershot DSC R1 should without a doubt be noted as both surprising and remarkable. Not only was a new Cybershot digital camera about to see the light of day, it is a camera that comes equipped with an entirely new high resolution image sensor of no less than 10+ Megapixels, which is certainly surprising. With the introduction of the Sony R1, Sony gives a renewed sign of life, especially in the high segment where they had seemed somewhat absent recently. Still, behind the scenes Sony have been keeping more than busy to prepare themselves for the increasingly developing digital reflex camera market. It is not without reason that Sony have engaged in co-operation with Konica Minolta to strengthen their position for a digital reflex camera under the name of Sony! Rumour has it that the summer of 2006 will be the time for the digital Sony reflex camera.

Cybershot R1 - Sony CMOS image sensor
The Sony Cybershot R1 leads the Cybershot series of digital cameras. The Sony R1 is equipped with a completely newly developed Sony CMOS image sensor offering a resolution of 10.3 Megapixels. Remarkable is that the CMOS sensor is just a tad smaller than standard APS-C format image sensors as also used in most digital reflex cameras. The fact that there is talk of a large format CMOS sensor, increases hope for noise free images with high ISO. Besides the high resolution the Cybershot R1 is equipped with an exceptionally nice zoom range, starting from 24mm to 120mm (equivalent of a 35mm camera).

Sony Cybershot DSC R1 - LCD display
Another remarkable feature is the 2 inch format LCD display located on top of the camera, that can be folded up and rotated approximately 270 degrees. Folded in with the display up, and holding the camera in front of your stomach, it almost seems as if you were photographing with a medium format camera. The Sony R1 housing comes in black and has a deluxe look to it. The camera reminds somewhat of the Sony DSC F828 camera, but it would not be fair to carry this comparison through too far, as the clever innovations used for this new camera far outnumber it.

Sony Cybershot R1 camera - High resolution
With the introduction of the Sony Cybershot DSC-R1 digital camera, Sony once again raises the bar another notch. The new image sensor opens up the way for an entirely new line of high resolution digital cameras that might benefit from the large format image sensor. Lately a lot of compact format 8+ Megapixel digital cameras have been introduced, most of which encounter an excessive amount of noise from 200 ISO. When Sony choose to make the image sensor available to their competitors, we will be likely to see more digital cameras with the same CMOS sensor. For now however, Sony is free to benefit from the position they have created for themselves. The Sony Cybershot R1 will get more than its fair share of attention.

Sony Cybershot DSC R1 review
For many years now, Sony have been enjoying a high ranking in the top 5 list of the most popular and bestselling camera brands. With the introduction of the Sony R1, they strengthen their position and, for now, apply sufficient counter-pressure to the strongly increasing uprising of digital reflex cameras. The Sony Cybershot R1 has most impressive specifications and will for many be an appealing alternative to the digital reflex camera. We have been in the position to test just how the Sony Cybershot R1 holds itself in practice. Our results can be read in the following Sony Cybershot DSC-R1 digital camera review.

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Specs

User review rating: Sony Cybershot DSC R1

Brand

Sony

Type

Cybershot DSC R1

Resolution

10.30 Mpixel

Maximum resolution

3882x2592

Minimum resolution

1296x864

Sensor size

21.5x14.4

Sensor type

CMOS

Optical zoom

Yes

Focal length multiplier

n/a

Zoom wide (mm)

Zoom tele (mm)

120

Digital zoom

Yes

Auto focus

Yes

Manual focus

Yes

Focus range (cm)

Macro focus range (cm)

Flash modes

anti red-eye

auto

fill in

off

rear curtin

slow flash

Storage types

CompactFlash type I

CompactFlash type II

Memory Stick

Memory Stick Pro

Microdrive

ISO ratings

auto, 160, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200

Aperture priority

Yes

Minimum aperture wide

f2.8

Maximum aperture wide

f16

Minimum aperture tele

f4.8

Maximum aperture tele

f16

Shutter priority

Yes

Minimum shutter (sec)

Bulb+30

Maximum shutter (sec)

1/2000

Sequence (fps)

Built-in flash

Yes

External flash

Yes

External flash type

Hot-shoe

Metering

centre weighted

Multi-pattern

spot

Exposure compensation

-2EV - +2EV with 1/3EV steps

White balance

auto

cloudy

daylight

Flash

fluorescent

incandescent

manual

Video function

Video sound

Maximum video resolution

n/a

Minimum video resolution

n/a

Frames per second (fps)

Voice recording

Optical viewfinder

Electronic viewfinder

Yes

LCD display

Yes

LCD size

2-inch

LCD resolution (pixels)

134,000

Self-timer

Yes

USB

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

Video out

Yes

Firewire

Bluetooth

File format

JPEG

RAW

Energy

InfoLithium

Weight

995g.

Sizes (mm)

139x168x97

2006-11-07T22:00:00.000+05:30

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 : Panasonic's First Digital SLR Camera with Interchangeable Lens has been announced on the PMA. Panasonic is pleased to announce the development of our first interchangeable-lens digital SLR camera, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1. State-of-the-art digital and optical technologies developed for our compact digital cameras have been crystallized to make Lumix a top camera brand while helping establish a new photographic culture for the digital age. Panasonic is drawing on these leading technologies, and the emotional excitement of true-to-life photographic images, as we announced in our entry to the digital SLR market in 2005. The Panasonic L1 being introduced today is an entirely new kind of digital SLR camera.
7.5 Megapixels
It is operated much like a traditional film camera but provides a variety of innovative features that increase the fun of shooting photos. While the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 is digital, it has a classic design that will remind users of traditional analogue cameras. These characteristics, together with a shutter speed control dial on the camera body and an aperture ring on the Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm/F2.8-3.5 lens (also being introduced), distinguish the DMC-L1 from conventional digital SLRs in both design and operation.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 SLR
Because it is digital, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 can offer features such as a full-time Live View function through the large 2.5” high-resolution LCD, which offers a shooting style different from conventional digital SLRs that have only an optical viewfinder. The full-time Live View is made possible by the new Live MOS sensor, developed using Panasonic's originalν Maicovicon technology. Used in the Panasonic DMC-L1, the 4/3-type Live MOS sensor with 7.5 million pixels provides both the outstanding image quality of a CCD and the low energy consumption for which CMOS sensors are known. The Panasonic L1 also incorporates the Venus Engine III image processing LSI, which teams up with the Live MOS sensor to achieve stunning picture quality and responsive performance, with features such as rapid consecutive shooting.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 - Supersonic Wave Filter
The Panasonic L1 further incorporates a Supersonic Wave Filter that serves as a dust reduction system, so you don't have to worry about dust entering the camera during lens changes. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 debuts as a state-of-the-art digital SLR camera that maintains the intuitive control and operability of familiar analogue cameras, unlike digital SLRs that simply offer extended functions and specifications. The Panasonic DMC-L1 is a finely crafted, truly satisfying camera that makes it easy for people who have never even used a digital single lens reflex camera to take beautiful shots and gives professionals a powerful tool for creating photographic masterpieces that visually express the emotions of their subjects.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 - Full-time Live View
To enhance the sense of camera control, the DMC-L1 features a shutter speed dial on top of the camera body. The Leica D Vario Elmarit 14-50mm/F2.8-3.5 lens (also being introduced today) is equipped with an aperture ring, in addition to a focus ring and zoom ring, for easy, direct aperture setting. By combining the full-time image output function of the Live MOS sensor and a mirror-up mechanism, the DMC-L1 achieves a full-time Live View function that displays the image on the LCD directly from the sensor signal. This function can be selected in both Auto Focus and Manual Focus modes. In Manual Focus, it allows the user to enlarge an image within the frame and then select the area focusing. This makes it easy to check the focusing condition on the large 2.5-inch, high-resolution, 207,000-pixel LCD. The depth of field can also be easily checked by pressing the Aperture button.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 - High-image-quality
The Live MOS sensor used in the DMC-L1 not only makes full-time Live View possible, it also helps capture the beautiful images of a CCD sensor with delicate gradation and a wide dynamic range. And it suppresses energy consumption as only a CMOS sensor can do. Noise is also minimized thanks to a special processing technology that runs on voltage as low as 5 Volt.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 -Venus Engine Ill
The Venus Engine III is an image processing LSI that was newly developed to maximize the performance of the Live MOS sensor. While inheriting the earlier Venus Engine’s high resolution, superior color reproduction and detailed gradation, the Venus Engine III also reduces noise to the level expected from a digital SLR camera, to help render smooth images. The Venus Engine III improves camera responsiveness too, supporting high-performance consecutive shooting and a short shutter interval. Despite the considerably higher performance, the Venus Engine III consumes only 80% as much power as the Venus Engine II. This combines with the Live MOS sensor’s low energy consumption to provide longer battery life.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 - Dust reduction system
The most critical and annoying problem with digital SLRs with interchangeable lenses is the possibility of dust getting inside the camera during lens changes, contaminating the image sensor. If this happens, professional cleaning is often required. The DMC-L1 takes care of this problem by incorporating a Supersonic Wave Filter dust reduction system. The system uses supersonic vibration to instantly shake off any dust that might otherwise affect the image.

Panasonic original home networking
Like all LUMIX models, the DMC-L1 is compatible with the SD Memory Card. It also is compatible with the mass-storage SD standard based on FAT32, including the upcoming super-high-capacity SD Memory Cards of more than 2 GB (SDHC). Panasonic invites you to explore new ways to enjoy photos at home. Take shots with your LUMIX camera, view the images on a Panasonic plasma display, save them onto discs with a DVD recorder, and print them with a photo printer connected to the TV. It's all part of Panasonic's pursuit of a new photographic culture for the digital age.

User review rating: Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1

Brand

Panasonic

Type

Lumix DMC-L1

Resolution

7.50 Mpixel

Maximum resolution

3136x2352

Minimum resolution

1920x1080

Sensor size

17.3x13.0mm

Sensor type

MOS

Optical zoom

n/a

Focal length multiplier

Zoom wide (mm)

n/a

Zoom tele (mm)

n/a

Digital zoom

Auto focus

Yes

Manual focus

Yes

Focus range (cm)

n/a

Macro focus range (cm)

n/a

Flash modes

anti red-eye

auto

fill in

off

rear curtin

slow flash

Storage types

Secure Digital

ISO ratings

auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Aperture priority

Yes

Minimum aperture wide

n/a

Maximum aperture wide

n/a

Minimum aperture tele

n/a

Maximum aperture tele

n/a

Shutter priority

Yes

Minimum shutter (sec)

B+ 480

Maximum shutter (sec)

1/4000

Sequence (fps)

Built-in flash

Yes

External flash

Yes

External flash type

Hot-shoe

Metering

256 segment matrix

centre weighted

ESP Digital

spot

Exposure compensation

-2EV - +2EV with 1/3 steps

White balance

auto

cloudy

daylight

Flash

fluorescent

incandescent

Kelvin

manual

Video function

Video sound

Maximum video resolution

n/a

Minimum video resolution

n/a

Frames per second (fps)

Voice recording

Optical viewfinder

Yes

Electronic viewfinder

LCD display

Yes

LCD size

2.5-inch

LCD resolution (pixels)

207,000

Self-timer

Yes

USB

USB 2.0

Video out

Yes

Firewire

Bluetooth

File format

JPEG

RAW

Energy

Li-Ion

Weight

530g.

Sizes (mm)

146x87x77

Nikon D200 digital SLR

2006-11-07T21:55:00.000+05:30

Nikon D200 digital SLR review : Nikon isn't exactly known for renewing their assortment of camera models at amazing speed. Yet whenever they make a new introduction, you can rest assured it'll being something extraordinarily special. Take the Nikon D200 for example, a camera that simply towers over its predecessor, the D100. It isn't just a higher resolution, its updated looks or the new design that draws one to it. The Nikon D200 digital reflex camera offers such a staggering amount of new features, that one should truly regard it as a remarkable digital revolution.

Nikon D200 SLR camera - 10 Megapixel resolution
Even though it is not necessarily the most important asset of a camera, the resolution virtually always remains people's prime interest. With 10 Megapixels the Nikon D200 raises the bar another notch for digital SLRs in this class. The sensor, ordered again from Sony, is a CCD type image sensor. At this time we still see the manufacturers divided in two camps; whilst one clearly opts for the CMOS, the other prefers to stay with the CCD sensor.

Nikon D200 d-SLR - New housing & Specifications
The most revolutionary features of the Nikon D200 however, are its new housing and specifications. Where Nikon chose to remain with the design of the analogue F80, a true consumer camera, for the D100, their designers have delivered a piece of considerably improved quality with the Nikon D200 dSLR. The main handicap of the D100 body was formed by the fact it wasn't particularly suited to frequent professional use. This was however exactly what the D100 was often used for, especially as the price-class of the D100 did not exactly offer a lot of choice or competition in those days. The new design however, differs from this and is without a doubt perfectly suited to handle frequent professional use. This is not only shown by the camera's robust metal body, but also from, for instance, its features that make it resistant against water and dust. The Nikon D200 can easily withstand a rain shower, granted, perhaps not with the same results as a professional D2X, but certainly better than its direct competition or even the (more expensive) Canon EOS 5D.

Nikon D200 digital reflex camera - Viewfinder
Yet another revolutionary feature is the viewfinder. Until the arrival of the D200 digital reflex camera, photographers had to settle for a smaller viewfinder than they were used to with a 35mm camera. Sometimes the viewfinder even resembled a tunnel through which one was looking. Just how they have achieved it will undoubtedly remain a secret for now, but the Nikon D200 is equipped with a viewfinder that clearly reminds us of the ones to which we had become accustomed with film. Furthermore, this means Nikon instantaneously put an end to the pre-conceived opinion that the viewfinder remains uncomfortable due to the DX sensor. It also signals that it remains unlikely we will see a full-size sensor on the Nikon models; especially now that they have freed themselves of one of the largest disadvantages whilst the advantages of the unambiguous focal length multiplier of 1.5x are still standing strong.

Nikon D200 SLR camera - Settings
The settings that the Nikon D200 offers give it a distinctly professional air. The camera can be set entirely to the photographer's own preference. This is certainly a must for the professional photographer that wants to prevent time-loss caused by attempting to figure out just how to set one thing or another. The user's favourite settings can be saved, so that they are easily accessible. Nikon has certainly paid close attention to what their users have experienced in practice.

Nikon D200 d-SLR camera - Focussing & ISO
Just as is the case with the D2X, the Nikon D200 has 11 focus areas. The division is slightly different, yet offers a nice coverage. Studio photographers will certainly appreciate the lowest value of ISO 100, especially as the D100 had a lowest value of ISO 200. The adjustability of the current flash boxes does make it possible to work with this, but you will now have more creativity in the exposure possibilities. Naturally, the Nikon D200 d-SLR is equipped with a pleasantly large format monitor on the back of the camera. This is particularly handy when looking back at your images and when working in the menu. In addition, the D200 camera comes with a very generous format information display, which is located on top.

Nikon D200 SLR camera review
Photographers have been eagerly anticipating the arrival Nikon D200. We too were longing for the camera's introduction. Once there, it did not take long for us to receive the Nikon D200, so that we had the opportunity to test the camera extensively. Our results of this extraordinary digital reflex camera can be read in the following Nikon D200 SLR review.

Specs

User review rating: Nikon D200

Brand

Nikon

Type

D200

Resolution

10.20 Mpixel

Maximum resolution

3872x2592

Minimum resolution

1936x1296

Sensor size

23.6x15.8

Sensor type

CCD

Optical zoom

Focal length multiplier

1.5

Zoom wide (mm)

n/a

Zoom tele (mm)

n/a

Digital zoom

Auto focus

Yes

Manual focus

Yes

Focus range (cm)

n/a

Macro focus range (cm)

n/a

Flash modes

anti red-eye

auto

fill in

front curtin

off

rear curtin

slow flash

Storage types

CompactFlash type I

CompactFlash type II

Microdrive

ISO ratings

100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200

Aperture priority

Yes

Minimum aperture wide

n/a

Maximum aperture wide

n/a

Minimum aperture tele

n/a

Maximum aperture tele

n/a

Shutter priority

Yes

Minimum shutter (sec)

Maximum shutter (sec)

1/8000

Sequence (fps)

Built-in flash

Yes

External flash

Yes

External flash type

Hot-shoe

Metering

3D matrix

centre weighted

spot

Exposure compensation

-5EV - +5EV with 1/1, 1.2 or 1.3 EV steps

White balance

auto

cloudy

daylight

fluorescent

incandescent

Kelvin

manual

sunny

Video function

Video sound

Maximum video resolution

n/a

Minimum video resolution

n/a

Frames per second (fps)

Voice recording

Optical viewfinder

Yes

Electronic viewfinder

Yes

LCD display

Yes

LCD size

2.5-inch

LCD resolution (pixels)

230,000

Self-timer

Yes

USB

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

Video out

Yes

Firewire

Bluetooth

File format

JPEG

NEF

NEF - JPEG

Energy

Li-Ion

Weight

830g.

Sizes (mm)

147x113x74

Canon EOS 400D

2006-11-07T21:50:00.000+05:30

Canon EOS 400D : According to Engadget who spotted on the official Chinese Canon web site some new Canon EOS DSLR information, we may expect a new Canon digital SLR introduction; Canon EOS 400D. Before some of you point a finger to us and say boo…; "No, we are not under NDA. So far we have not been informed by any official Canon contact." Digging a little bit deeper we found some interesting information and will sum it for you. First of all, the new Canon EOS 400D suppose to have a new CMOS image sensor incorporated. The new CMOS sensor features 10.1 effective Megapixels and has an integrated dust removal system. Furthermore the Canon 400D is equipped with a large 2.5-inch LCD monitor and a 9-point auto focus system.
Canon 400D DSLR - CMOS sensor
Although the information has not been confirmed yet, and therefore may not be correct the new Canon EOS 400D DSLR will lead the way for entry-level digital SLR cameras to a new area. The Canon 400D incorporates a APS-C size (22.2 x 14.8 mm) CMOS image sensor providing a focal length of 1.6x and offers 10.1 million effective Megapixels creating high resolution images of 3888 x 2592 pixels and a ISO range of 100 - 1600 ISO. The Canon EOS 400's CMOS sensor has a wide dynamic range.

Canon EOS 400D camera - Dust removal system
A new interesting feature of the Canon EOS 400D is the integrated dust removal system which offers three methods. First, after turning on the Canon 400D removes all dust via ultrasound vibration. This procedure may take one second, but can be interrupted any time by just pressing the shutter release button halfway down, so you'll never miss an important shot. Second, via software (Digital Photo Professional 2.2) where the image is cleaned through some kind of calculation. And last, remove the dust by hand. The old method where you lock up the mirror, shutter curtain opens en you may be able to blow away any dust on the sensor.

User review rating: Canon EOS 400D

Brand

Canon

Type

EOS 400D

Resolution

10.10 Mpixel

Maximum resolution

3888x2592

Minimum resolution

1936x1288

Sensor size

22.2x14.8mm

Sensor type

CMOS

Optical zoom

n/a

Focal length multiplier

1.6

Zoom wide (mm)

n/a

Zoom tele (mm)

n/a

Digital zoom

Auto focus

Yes

Manual focus

Yes

Focus range (cm)

n/a

Macro focus range (cm)

n/a

Flash modes

anti red-eye

auto

fill in

off

slow flash

Storage types

CompactFlash type I

CompactFlash type II

Microdrive

ISO ratings

auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Aperture priority

Yes

Minimum aperture wide

n/a

Maximum aperture wide

n/a

Minimum aperture tele

n/a

Maximum aperture tele

n/a

Shutter priority

Yes

Minimum shutter (sec)

Bulb+30

Maximum shutter (sec)

1/4000

Sequence (fps)

Built-in flash

Yes

External flash

Yes

External flash type

Hot-shoe

Metering

centre weighted

matrix

spot

Exposure compensation

-2EV - +2EV with 1/3 steps

White balance

auto

cloudy

daylight

fluorescent

incandescent

manual

shadow

Video function

Video sound

Maximum video resolution

n/a

Minimum video resolution

n/a

Frames per second (fps)

Voice recording

Optical viewfinder

Yes

Electronic viewfinder

LCD display

Yes

LCD size

2.5-inch

LCD resolution (pixels)

230,000

Self-timer

Yes

USB

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

Video out

Yes

Firewire

Bluetooth

File format

JPEG

RAW

Energy

Li-Ion

Weight

510g.

Sizes (mm)

126x94x65

2006-11-07T21:34:00.000+05:30

Live from CeBIT: Samsung's SCH-B600 10 megapixel cameraphone

Samsung B600 - 10 MP Camera phone
"We have many researchers who are specialized in optical science and they will help us catch up with famous optic technology firms such as Carl Zeiss and Schneider soon." The Samsung 10 Megapixel camera phone has a better resolution than most digital cameras on the market, which have resolutions between 3 million and 8 million pixels. But it does not mean that the camera phone guarantees better picture quality, because its other optical characteristics are generally inferior to those of digital cameras. The Samsung 10 Megapixel camera phone is expected to cost more than $318 US / 266 Euro and will be on the market this fall.

Samsung SCH B600 specification
- Standard: CDMA 2000 1X EVDO ( 800 MHz)
- Camera: 10 Megapixel
- Display: 2.2 inch 240x320 262K Color TFT
- Video Recording & Messaging (MPEG4 / H.264)
- MP3/ AAC / AAC+
- Dual speaker
- Bluetooth / PictBridge / Voice recognition
- Document Viewer / TV-output / BT Printing
- Memory: MMCmicro external memory

Camera phone and photo messaging
According to a forecast of InfoTrends/CAP Ventures worldwide camera phone shipments continuing on a strong growth trajectory, climbing from 370 million units in 2005 to 847 million units in 2009. As an increasing number of users acquire and experiment with camera phones, the volume of images captured, shared, and printed is projected to rise, producing additional revenue for wireless carriers and digital photofinishers alike. Two of the 2005' most significant advancements of the year leading to the increase are vast improvements in image quality and the elimination of interoperability barriers between network carriers. “8 megapixel camera phones are already on the market, just 2 years after the first 1 megapixel appeared,” said Jill Aldort, a Senior Consultant at InfoTrends/CAP Ventures. “However, multi-megapixel models will appeal to just a few consumers who are willing to pay a premium price. Instead, we believe the mainstream market will level off at the 3 megapixel point, and the megapixel race will slow in favor of advancements in optics and lenses.”

About Samsung
Samsung Electronics is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2005 parent company sales of US$56.7 billion and net income of US$7.5 billion. Employing approximately 128,000 people in over 90 offices in 51 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones, and TFT-LCDs.

Ever hold a ten megapixel cameraphone? Naw, neither had we, not until today anyway. Straight from the floor at CeBIT, we've got the Samsung SCH-B600 with an integrated 10 megapixel shooter. It's never gonna come anywhere close to the US or Europe so nuzzle up to your monitor real close-like and take in this beauty. Click on for more pics.

At least they can't brag about it being RAZR thin -- still, not bad.

Camera controls right up top where you'd expect 'em.

hts!

World's best gaming processor: Intel® Core™2 Extreme

2006-11-07T20:45:00.000+05:30

Extreme dominance built-in. You've hard-core battled your enemies in this world and beyond, but never like this. With the Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor, you get the best unrivaled performance in the universe.

So let them challenge you and let the annihilation begin.

When "Extreme" is an understatement.
It's not about playing the game. It's about dominating and winning the game. Designed for extreme power, the Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor for desktop PCs features the latest arsenal of performance-rich technologies, including up to 4 MB of shared L2 cache and up to 1066 MHz Front Side Bus. So you've got the future of PC gaming now, and only from Intel:

Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve gaming execution time and energy efficiency
Intel® Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver extreme energy-efficient performance
Intel® Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of all available data bandwidth
Intel® Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for industry leading multi-threaded games
Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications, including ultra-realistic game physics and human-like artificial intelligence for an intense gaming experience unlike any other

Warning: Graphics may appear to be too real.
The new Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor is frighteningly vivid, and perfect for your new high-definition (HD) universe. Get inside amazingly complex HD games and applications with the incredible performance from Intel's most advanced gaming desktop processor ever.

Energy-efficient performance? Rage on.
Intel's 3rd generation dual-core processor, the Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor was designed to run energy-efficient so you can run red hot. Plus, that added energy efficiency enables systems to run quieter so you only hear what you want to hear - the sounds of sweet victory perhaps?

Samsung launches first 7 megapixel phone

2006-11-06T17:41:00.000+05:30

CeBIT 2005: While it took the photographic industry several years before it produced the first 7 megapixel compact digital camera, the mobile phone industry is wasting no such time. Samsung has today announced a world first with the 7 million pixel SCH-V770 which, it has been reported, boasts manual focus, shutter priority, AE lock and an optical zoom as well as MP3 functionality and a business card reader. The SCH-V770, which can also take telephoto and wideangle converter lenses, is due to make its debut at CeBIT, Germany tomorrow.

Samsung Introduces World’s First 7 Megapixel Camera Phone

A true digital convergence product with advanced multimedia features, including digital power amp, VOD&MOD functions and high-capacity memory.
A camera phone capable of professional photography. It is the first camera phone that supports manual functions and wide-angle & tele-conversion lenses. It also features 3x optical zoom, 5x digital zoom and auto focus.

Hannover, Germany – 10th March - Samsung Electronics unveils the world’s first mobile phone (model: SCH-V770) equipped with a 7 megapixel camera at CeBIT 2005. Just six months after the introduction of its world’s first 5 megapixel camera phone, Samsung has reached another milestone in camera phones.

The V770 offers the same level of picture-taking sophistication that a 7 megapixel digital camera does. The camera functions have been upgraded to include a 3x optical zoom and 5x digital zoom with a 1/1.8” CCD. It also supports auto focus and a flash unit that performs optimally for 7 megapixel photographs.

The V770 is designed to enable attachable wide-angle and tele-conversion lenses, the first ever on a mobile phone. The lens can boost the power of the onboard optical zoom to 4.7 times. Moreover, the V770 comes with manual functions of a digital camera never seen on a mobile phone before. The user can manually adjust focus, focal length (7.8-23.4mm), shutter speed (from 15 seconds to 1/2000th of a second) and AEL(Auto exposure lock). It also enables manual control of exposure using Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and fully manual options

The V770 comes with multimedia features such as audio quality that befits its superior camera performance. The company has built in its “Digital Power Amp” function, with higher audio signal amplification and greater audio output, to deliver outstanding sound quality.

The TFD-LCD(Thin Film Diode-Liquid Crystal Display) on the V770 boasts QVGA resolution, the highest possible for a display of its size. It can reproduce 16 million colors, virtually any color found in nature, earning it the “True Color” appellation. Moving pictures can be recorded in QVGA resolution at 15-30 frames per second. Other standard features include video on demand (VOD), music on demand (MOD). It also offers 32MB (MMCmicro) in addition to its internal memory. The mobile phone supports a TV-out function where users can connect their phones to view still or motion pictures.

The V770 comes with a design reminiscent of a real digital camera. The front is designed as a bar-type mobile phone, while the back side is used as the digital camera.

Other advanced functions in the V770 include an MP3 player, business card reader, and 64 polyphonic sound.

According to President & CEO Kitae Lee of the Samsung Electronics, “Our development of a 7 megapixel camera phone will set a new standard in phone industry. I would like to see our technological advances contribute to the growth of the convergence in mobile phone industry and create a more convenient way of life.”

President Lee adds, “It’s very important to lead the trends continuously introducing innovative new products and we will continue to commit ourselves in developing distinctive products for our consumers.”

Samsung SCH-V770 specifications

Dimension	127 x 52 x 27 mm (5 x 2 x 1.1 in)
Weight	180 g (6.3 oz)
Band	cdma2000 1x EV-DO (800 MHz)
LCD	2.0-inch 16 million-color QVGA TFD LCD (240x320)
Sensor	• 1/1.8-inch CCD • 7 megapixel CCD Camera with Flash
Movies	Yes at 15/30 fps
Ringtones	64 Polyphonic Sound
Zoom	3 x optical 5x digital
Shutter speed	15 - 1/2000 sec
Design	Sophisticated bar type phone
Memory	32MB MMC micro card

Xbox 360

2006-11-06T16:48:00.000+05:30

Xbox 360

Xbox 360


Manufacturer	Microsoft
Type	Video game console
Generation	Seventh generation era
First available	November 22, 2005 November 22, 2005 December 2, 2005 December 10, 2005 March 16, 2006 March 23, 2006 September 25, 2006 November 3, 2006 November 9, 2006
CPU	3.2 GHz PPC Tri-Core Xenon
Media	DVD, CD, Add-On: HD DVD
System storage	Hard Drive, Memory Cards
Controller input	4 wired or wireless
Connectivity	3 × USB 2.0
Online service	Xbox Live
Units sold	6 million as of September 30, 2006^[1]
Top-selling game	Call of Duty 2
Backward compatibility	267 Xbox games (requires hard drive)
Predecessor	Xbox

The Xbox 360 is the successor to Microsoft's Xbox video game console, developed in co-operation with IBM, ATI, Samsung and SiS. Information on the console first came through viral marketing campaigns and it was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information divulged later that month at the prominent Electronic Entertainment Expo. The Xbox 360 is the first console to have a simultaneous launch across the three major regions, and the first to provide wireless controller support at launch. The console sold out completely at release and has since sold 6 million consoles wordwide. It is the first console to be released in the seventh generation of game consoles and will compete against Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii. The system contains a 3.2 Ghz tri-core PowerPC based CPU and a 500 Mhz GPU. Its Xbox Live service allows gamers to compete online, download games and additional content. Microsoft believes that its push towards high-definition gaming, year-early head start and its Xbox Live online gaming service will help the console be successful.

The Xbox 360 dashboard

The Xbox 360 Guide

The console's graphical user interface is the Xbox 360 Dashboard; a tabbed interface that features four "Blades". It can be launched automatically when the console boots up without a disc, or when the disc tray is ejected; or the user may choose to launch a game automatically if a disc is inserted. A simplified version of it can also be accessed at any time via the Xbox Guide button on the gamepad. This simplified version shows the user's gamercard, Xbox Live messages and friends list. It also allows for personal and music settings, in addition to voice or video chats.

The Base Kernel Version of the dashboard is 2.0.1888, the first major update, version, 2.0.2858, was released on June 13, 2006.^[2] This version gave users the option to resume DVD playback from where it was last stopped as well as the option to boot to either a disc or the dashboard. New slideshow options were added for Photo Viewing, which can save folder layout between sessions. Xbox Live Marketplace was reorganized and users can now have concurrent downloads, allowing multiple downloads as background tasks. THIS CONSOLE IS CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The current dashboard version, 2.0.4532.0, was released on October 31, 2006. ^[3] It allows the Xbox 360 to output video at 1080p and installs support for Zune and the upcoming external HD DVD drive attachment. WMV files can be streamed from a computer through the use of Windows Media Connect or connected USB device. Windows Media Player 11 was added as a supported streaming program. Xbox Live Arcade can now be set to automatically download trial versions of any newly released titles. Cosmetic changes to the dashboard were also made.

Microsoft XNA

Main article: Microsoft XNA

Microsoft XNA is a set of tools and technologies which include XNA Studio which provides versions of key production tools such as asset management, defect tracking, project automation and work lists. These tools are designed to work together to automate common development tasks and present interfaces tailored to the different functions within the team. John Carmack stated at QuakeCon 2005 that the Xbox 360 has "the best development environment I've seen on a console".^[4] Microsoft XNA also includes other components such as the XNA Framework and XNA Build. Anyone can develop a game using XNA Game Studio Express, an IDE for homebrew developers that will be fully available free of charge during the 2006 holiday period^[5] with an initial beta released on August 30, 2006. A second, near feature complete beta version was released on November 1, 2006.^[6] It targets the XNA Framework only to provide managed content and for a $99 USD yearly subscription fee users can join a "creators club" which lets them share their content with others.

Backward compatibility

For more details on this topic, see List of Xbox games compatible with Xbox 360.

Backward compatibility is achieved through software emulation of the original Xbox. Emulated games offer graphical enhancements because they are rendered in 720p, 1080i, or 1080p (available via Xbox live update)^[3] resolution with anti-aliasing enabled rather than the Xbox standard of 480p. Some games also benefit from an improvement in the rendered draw distance, possibly due to the system's greater memory bandwidth. However there are also games that do not perform well in emulation; these often exhibit a lower framerate on the Xbox 360.^[7] A hard drive and the downloading of an emulation profile is needed in order to play original Xbox games. Updated emulation profiles can be obtained through Xbox Live, by burning a CD with profiles downloaded from Xbox.com, or by ordering an update disc from Microsoft.^[8] The full list of backward-compatible games is maintained at Xbox.com. Although the current U.S. list includes nearly 300 games, fewer titles are backward compatible in European and Japanese markets.^[9] Microsoft has stated that they intend to release more emulation profiles as they become available, with a goal of making the entire Xbox library playable on the Xbox 360. They have since made multiple statements indicating that this may never be complete, and the rate of updates to the backwards compatibility list is in line with this stated attitude.^[10]

Game library

Main article: List of Xbox 360 games

The Xbox 360 launched with a number of games. One such, Call of Duty 2 was the console's best selling game for 2005, selling over a million copies ^[11]. Only two other games have sold this amount, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter^[12] and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.^[13] Second-party developer Rare had two games at launch: Perfect Dark Zero, which was Rare's first major commercial success after Microsoft's acquisition of them and was believed by some to be the console's flagship launch title; and the RPG Kameo: Elements of Power. Only six games were initially offered in Japan and eagerly anticipated titles like Dead or Alive 4 and [eM] -eNCHANT arM- were not released until several weeks after launch. Games more suitable to the region are planned or have since been release, such as Chromehounds, Ninety-Nine Nights, or Phantasy Star Universe. Microsoft backed Mistwalker currently has three Japanese style games in development, Lost Odyssey , Cry On and Blue Dragon. On October 19, 2006 limited edition Blue Dragon bundles sold out of pre-orders on the first day in Japan. With over 10,000 units, the pack priced at JP¥29,800 includes the core Xbox 360 system with a retail Blue Dragon, along with table calendar, Blue Dragon faceplate, and five miniature character figures.

E3 2006 was the first large scale show after the console's launch and had the first trailer for Halo 3, the sequel to the original Xbox's best selling game. Fable 2, a sequel to the Xbox's best selling RPG was also shown along with Alan Wake, Mass Effect and Too Human. Bill Gates spoke of plans to integrate several Microsoft services into one entity with Live Anywhere. This service will allow multiplayer games and communication possible between Xbox 360 and the upcoming Windows Vista operating system for the PC. Shadowrun was the first game announced to be compatible with Live Anywhere. Several games originally released on PC have also been released on the Xbox 360, such as F.E.A.R. or Quake 4. Grand Theft Auto IV was shown and will be the first title in the series to be released for the Xbox 360 the same day as its PlayStation counterpart. At X06 Microsoft announced new titles, along with information of future releasing titles. Splinter Cell Conviction, set to release after Splinter Cell Double Agent was announced to be exclusive to the Xbox 360, as were Bioshock and Banjo-Kazooie 3. At the event Halo Wars was also announced, along with an Untitled Halo Project. Microsoft is publishing sequels to some of its more successful franchises that were released on the original Xbox, such as Forza Motorsport 2, Project Gotham Racing 3 & 4, and Fuzion Frenzy 2. In addition to sequels, they have published original games based off of new IPs such as Viva Piñata and Gears of War.

Hardware

Xbox 360 CPU with some thermal paste left on it

[edit] Central processing unit

Main article: Xenon (processor)

The Xbox 360 takes a new approach to hardware compared to its predecessor. The CPU, named Xenon, is a custom triple-core PowerPC-based design by IBM. The CPU emphasizes high floating point performance through multiple FPU and SIMD vector processing units in each core. It has a theoretical peak performance of 115.2 gigaflops and is capable of 9.6 billion dot products per second. Each core of the CPU is simultaneous multithreading capable and clocked at 3.2 gigahertz. However, to reduce CPU die size, complexity, cost, and power demands, the processor uses in-order execution in contrast to the Intel Coppermine128-based Mobile Celeron used in Xbox which used more robust out-of-order execution. The chip currently uses a 90 nm process, although a 65 nm process SOI revision is planned for 2007.^[14] A 21.6 GB/s front side bus, aggregated 10.8 GB/s upstream and downstream, connects Xenon with the graphics processor/northbridge. Xenon is equipped with a 1 MiB Level 2 cache on-die running at half CPU clock speed. This cache is shared amongst the three CPU cores.^[15] The CPU also contains ROM storing Microsoft private encrypted keys, used to decrypt game data. Heat sinks are implemented to cool the CPU, the heat sink is composed of aluminum fins with a copper base heat pipes. The heat sink is cooled by two 60 millimeter fans at the back of the console.

Xbox 360 GPU; note the smaller eDRAM die to the left of the main Xenos die

Graphics processing unit

Main article: Xenos

While the first Xbox's graphics processing unit was produced by NVIDIA, the Xbox 360 uses a chip designed by ATI called Xenos. The chip was developed under the names "C1" and "R500".^[16] Xenos contains 48 unified shader units, which are capable of both vertex and pixel shading operations. This is in contrast to older graphics processor designs which utilize separate specialized units for these tasks. The GPU package contains two separate silicon dies, each on a 90 nm chip with a clock speed of 500 Mhz. The GPU proper, manufactured by TSMC and a daughter-die, manufactured by NEC, containing 10 MB eDRAM. Thanks to the daughter die, the Xenos can do 4x FSAA, z-buffering, and alpha blending with no appreciable performance penalty on the GPU^[17]. The GPU also houses additional capabilities typically separated into a motherboard chipset in PC systems. A heat sink is also implemented to cool the GPU, it is made of aluminum and is wider and shorter than the CPU heat sink.^[18]

Memory and system bandwidth

Xbox 360 Bandwidth Diagram

The console features 512 MB of 700 megahertz GDDR3 RAM on a 128-bit bus. The memory is shared by the CPU and the GPU via the unified memory architecture. This memory is produced by either Samsung or Infineon Technologies.

The Xbox 360 has an extensive amount of bandwidth in comparison to its competition^[19]; however this statistic includes the eDram logic to memory bandwidth, and not internal CPU bandwidths. The eDram internal logic to its internal memory bandwidth is 256 GB/s. The high bandwidth is used primarily for z-buffering, alpha blending, and antialiasing; it saves time and space on the GPU die. Between the eDram die and the GPU data is transferred at 32 GB/s. ^[20] The memory interface bus has a bandwidth of 22.40 GB/s and the southbridge a bandwidth of 1 GB/s.

Audio and video

All games made for the Xbox 360 are required to support at least six channel Dolby Digital surround sound. Over 256 audio-channels and 320 independent decompression-channels using 32-bit processing for audio, with support for 48 kHz 16-bit sound. Sound files for games are encoded using Microsoft's XMA audio format. An MPEG-2 decoder is included for DVD video playback. VC-1 or WMV is used for streaming video and other video is compressed using VC-1 at non-HD NTSC and PAL resolutions or WMV HD. Unlike the original Xbox, voice communication is handled by the console, not by the game code, allowing for cross-game communication. There is no voice echo to game players on the same console; voice goes only to remote consoles. Even though there are no digital-outputs such as DVI or HDMI, a wide array of standard and HDTV resolutions, up to 1920×1080 in progressive mode (after fall software upgrade),^[3] are supported by the console hardware.^[21]

Storage

The Xbox 360 is equipped with a 12x DVD drive, capable of a maximum read rate of 16.0 MB/s. Games are stored on standard dual-layered-DVD-ROMs with 7 GB of usable space available for game content. The option to apply a regional lockout to games is available to publishers, although DVD region codes are always enforced. Microsoft has implemented methods to prevent hacking through the drive. Later drive models have the external debug triggering removed and black hard glue added to cover all the chip and controller pins.^[22] The drive is able to read both DVD±R and DVD±RW in addition to being able to play DVD-Video out of the box, unlike its predecessor which required the purchase of an add-on remote. The system is also capable of playing standard CDs along with CD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, CD-Extra, WMA-CD, MP3-CD, and JPEG Photo CD.^[23] Some users reported problems with the disc drive, as when a user changes the consoles orientation, the inserted disc may brush against the drive's pickup-assembly and incur scratches to it. ^[24]

Announced at CES 2006 and first publicly shown at E3 2006, an external HD-DVD drive is set to release in North America on November 7th for $199.99.^[25] It will be released November 17, 2006 in Japan^[26] for ¥19,800. In Europe, the HD DVD drive will be released for €199.99/£129.99 in the U.K., France, and Germany.^[27] For a limited time, the HD DVD drive will be bundled with an Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote, as well as an HD DVD copy of Peter Jackson's King Kong.^[27] The drive will play HD DVD movies, although all Xbox 360 games will remain on the DVD format.^[28] Microsoft has no plans to include an internal HD DVD player in future Xbox 360 designs.^[29] The external drive connects to the Xbox 360 via USB and contains two integrated USB ports on the rear.

The Premium configuration of the system comes with an external hard drive and it is optional to separately purchase one for the Core. The detachable hard drive has a storage capacity of 20 GBs and is not required for standard games. The 2.5" drive is connected through a SATA interface and the drive spins at 5400 rpm.

Components and accessories

An Xbox 360 Wireless Controller

Main article: Xbox 360 components and accessories

Xbox 360 also has a built-in 1000BASE-TX RJ45 ethernet port, suitable for connecting to Xbox Live, and three USB ports.^[23]

Up to four controllers are supported by the Xbox 360, in either wired or wireless forms. The wired version of the controller can also be used as PC Game-pad because it uses a USB connection, directly connected to the controller; the Wireless controller cannot because it uses a wireless signal. A wireless receiver set to be released in 2007 will plug into the PC allowing wireless Xbox 360 accessories to be used on the PC. An optional wireless force feedback racing wheel for racing games will be available on November 1, 2006.

The Xbox 360 can connect to Xbox Live through an optional wireless network adapter on a home network through a wireless router. The Universal Media Remote can be used to control several functions of the console, including the Windows Media Center functions if connected to the network. Various other components for the console exist, such as decorative faceplates to change the physical appears of the console, wired or wireless headsets for communication over Xbox Live, and an Xbox 360 branded webcam called Xbox Live Vision Camera.

[edit] Miscellaneous

See also: Xbox 360 technical problems

The Xbox 360 is similar in form factor to its predecessor. It is slightly slimmer in every dimension, the Xbox 360 is white and slightly concave, whereas the original Xbox was black and noticeably convex. The Xbox 360 has a weight of 3.5 kg (7.7 lb), about 350 grams lighter than the original Xbox. The console uses a 5 amp / 100-120 V A/C input and D/C output of 203W external power supply. Saving in size and weight, the power supply by itself displaces 1300 cubic centimeters.^[30]

Much like modern operating systems, the Xbox 360 displays a "Screen of Death" if it encounters a serious error. In addition, the "ring of light" display on the front of the console itself changes from green to red, the amount of sectors illuminated informing a user what category the error falls into. In September 2006, Microsoft released a statement saying that they will waive the cost for repairs on all Xbox 360 consoles made before January 1, 2006, and refund any fees already paid. ^[31] When an Xbox 360 disc is started in a DVD player or PC DVD drive, a small clip will play and contain the message "To play this disc, put it in an Xbox 360 console."

Sales

Quarter	Sales
Q4 2005	1.5 million units ^[32]
Q1 2006	1.7 million units ^[33]
Q2 2006	1.8 million units ^[34]
Q3 2006	0.9 million units ^[35]

As of September 30, 2006, 6 million consoles have been sold.^[1] By the end of 2006, Microsoft's expects to sell 10 million units.^[36] Forecasted cumulative estimates of 13 to 15 million units are estimated by the end of June 2007.^[37]

Since its release on March 23, 2006, the Xbox 360 has become the fastest selling console in the Australian region. The console had the highest launch sales of any console released in the region, ^[38] and is the fastest to 100,000 consoles sold, a feat accomplished in just 7 months.^[39]

A glimpse at the future of the Human-Computer Interface

2006-11-06T01:32:00.000+05:30

October 20, 2006 With applications in just about every forseeable field of personal and business computing, we're expecting the Upravlator keyboard (the latest concept from Art Lebedev, and the cousin of the Optimus keyboard) to do very well when it hits the market. It's a 10.8 inch, 640x480 LCD with twelve square buttons occupying it's surface. The twelve buttons each have five contacts - one in the center, top, bottom, left and right, which are freely assignable to UI elements in the software of your choice.

This allows you to have the most common tasks you perform in each program you use available at arms reach - which offers an infinitely more intuitive solution than assigning and performing key macros (if by chance they're available in the software you use), and invaluable for those who value their time and by extension, the productivity increase a device like this can offer.

An optional folding stand will allow you to place it in the most ergonomic position and orientation available in your workspace - and with most long time mousers having experienced varying stages of pain or discomfort in their mousing arm at some stage, this is a magic touch.

The Upravlator keyboard will go on sale second half of 2007.

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How To Find IP Address Of Sender In GMail, Yahoo Or Hotmail!

2006-11-04T20:02:00.000+05:30

How to find the IP address of the sender in Gmail, Yahoo! mail or Hotmail

When you receive an email, you receive more than just the message. The email comes with headers that carry important

information that can tell where the email was sent from and possibly who sent it. For that, you would need to find the IP

address of the sender. The tutorial below can help you find the IP address of the sender. Note that this will not work if the

sender uses anonymous proxy servers.
Finding IP address in Gmail

1. Log into your Gmail account with your username and password.
2. Open the mail.
3. To display the headers,
* Click on More options corresponding to that thread. You should get a bunch of links.
* Click on Show original
4. You should get headers like this:
Gmail headers : Abhiraj
Look for Received: from followed by a few hostnames and an IP address between square brackets. In this case, it is

65.119.112.245.
That is be the IP address of the sender!
5. Track the IP address of the sender

Finding IP address in Yahoo! Mail

1. Log into your Yahoo! mail with your username and password.
2. Click on Inbox or whichever folder you have stored your mail.
3. Open the mail.
4. If you do not see the headers above the mail message, your headers are not displayed.To display the headers,
* Click on Options on the top-right corner
* In the Mail Options page, click on General Preferences
* Scroll down to Messages where you have the Headers option
* Make sure that Show all headers on incoming messages is selected
* Click on the Save button
* Go back to the mails and open that mail
5. You should see similar headers like this:
Yahoo! headers : Abhiraj
Look for Received: from followed by the IP address between square brackets [ ]. Here, it is 202.65.138.109.
That is be the IP address of the sender!
6. Track the IP address of the sender

Finding IP address in Hotmail

1. Log into your Hotmail account with your username and password.
2. Click on the Mail tab on the top.
3. Open the mail.
4. If you do not see the headers above the mail message, your headers are not displayed.To display the headers,
* Click on Options on the top-right corner
* In the Mail Options page, click on Mail Display Settings
* In Message Headers, make sure Advanced option is checked
* Click on Ok button
* Go back to the mails and open that mail
5. If you find a header with X-Originating-IP: followed by an IP address, that is the sender's IP address
Hotmail headers : Abhiraj ,In this case the IP address of the sender is [68.34.60.59]. Jump to step 9.
6. If you find a header with Received: from followed by a Gmail proxy like this
Hotmail headers : Abhiraj
Look for Received: from followed by IP address within square brackets[].
In this case, the IP address of the sender is [69.140.7.58]. Jump to step 9.
7. Or else if you have headers like this
Hotmail headers : Abhiraj
Look for Received: from followed by IP address within square brackets[].
In this case, the IP address of the sender is [61.83.145.129] (Spam mail). Jump to step 9.
8. * If you have multiple Received: from headers, eliminate the ones that have proxy.anyknownserver.com.
9. Track the IP address of the sender

Hidden Windows Xp Programs

2006-11-04T19:58:00.000+05:30

SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
System Configuration Editor - sysedit
System Configuration Utility - msconfig
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)- sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)- sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) - sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)- sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)- sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)-sfc/cachesize=x
System Information- msinfo32
System Properties - sysdm.cpl
Task Manager - taskmgr
TCP Tester - tcptest
Telnet Client - telnet
Tweak UI (if installed) - tweakui
User Account Management- nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager - utilman
Windows Address Book - wab
Windows Address Book Import Utility - wabmig
Windows Backup Utility (if installed)- ntbackup
Windows Explorer - explorer
Windows Firewall- firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier- magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc
Windows Media Player - wmplayer
Windows Messenger - msmsgs
Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected)- wiaacmgr
Windows System Security Tool - syskey
Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr
Windows Version (to show which version of windows)- winver
Windows XP Tour Wizard - tourstart
Wordpad - write
Password Properties - password.cpl
Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
Phone Dialer - dialer
Pinball Game - pinball
Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes - control printers
Printers Folder - printers
Private Character Editor - eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed)- QuickTime.cpl
Quicktime Player (if installed)- quicktimeplayer
Real Player (if installed)- realplay
Regional Settings - intl.cpl
Registry Editor - regedit
Registry Editor - regedit32
Remote Access Phonebook - rasphone
Remote Desktop - mstsc
Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) - rsop.msc
Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks
Security Center - wscui.cpl
Services - services.msc
Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows - shutdown
Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game - spider
Malicious Software Removal Tool - mrt
Microsoft Access (if installed) - access.cpl
Microsoft Chat - winchat
Microsoft Excel (if installed) - excel
Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)- frontpg
Microsoft Movie Maker - moviemk
Microsoft Paint - mspaint
Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)- powerpnt
Microsoft Word (if installed)- winword
Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync
Minesweeper Game - winmine
Mouse Properties - control mouse
Mouse Properties - main.cpl
Nero (if installed)- nero
Netmeeting - conf
Network Connections - control netconnections
Network Connections - ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
Notepad - notepad
Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)- nvtuicpl.cpl
Object Packager - packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator- odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard - osk
Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) - ac3filter.cpl
Outlook Express - msimn
Paint - pbrush
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) - ipconfi/all
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections)- ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)- ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration(RefreshesDHCP&Re-RegistersDNS)-ipconfig/registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig/showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig /setclassid
Java Control Panel (If Installed)- jpicpl32.cpl
Java Control Panel (If Installed)- javaws
Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff.....
Accessibility Controls - access.cpl
Accessibility Wizard - accwiz
Add Hardware - Wizardhdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools control - admintools
Adobe Acrobat (if installed) - acrobat
Adobe Designer (if installed)- acrodist
Adobe Distiller (if installed)- acrodist
Adobe ImageReady (if installed)- imageready
Adobe Photoshop (if installed)- photoshop
Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt
Calculator - calc
Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc
Character Map - charmap
Check Disk Utility - chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd
Command Prompt - cmd
Component Services - dcomcnfg
Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
Control Panel - control
Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl
DDE Shares - ddeshare
Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)- directx.cpl
Direct X Troubleshooter- dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility- cleanmgr
Disk Defragment- dfrg.msc
Disk Management- diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager- diskpart
Display Properties- control desktop
Display Properties- desk.cpl
Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)- control color
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility- drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility- verifier
Event Viewer- eventvwr.msc
Files and Settings Transfer Tool- migwiz
File Signature Verification Tool- sigverif
Findfast- findfast.cpl
Firefox (if installed)- firefox
Folders Properties- control folders
Fonts- control fonts
Fonts Folder- fonts
Free Cell Card Game- freecell
Game Controllers- joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)- gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game- mshearts
Help and Support- helpctr
HyperTerminal- hypertrm
Iexpress Wizard- iexpress
Indexing Service- ciadv.msc
Internet Connection Wizard- icwconn1
Internet Explorer- iexplore
Internet Properties- inetcpl.cpl
Internet Setup Wizard- inetwiz

Some Useful Things About Windowss XP

2006-11-04T19:57:00.000+05:30

Some Useful tricks ... [MUST KNOW]

Launch Regedit and go to the following Registry Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/CurrentVersion/Policies
Under this key, there will definitely be a key named explorer. Now under this
explorer key we can create new DWORD values and modify it's value to 1 in order to
impose the restriction. If you want to remove the Restriction, then you can simply
delete the respective DWORD values or instead change their values to 0. The
following is a list of DWORD values that can be created under the Explorer Key-:
NoDeletePrinter: Disables Deletion of already installed Printers
NoAddPrinter: Disables Addition of new Printers
NoRun : Disables or hides the Run Command
NoSetFolders: Removes Folders from the Settings option on Start Menu (Control
Panel, Printers, Taskbar)
NoSetTaskbar: Removes Taskbar system folder from the Settings option on Start
Menu
NoFind: Removes the Find Tool (Start >Find)
NoDrives: Hides and does not display any Drives in My Computer
NoNetHood: Hides or removes the Network Neighborhood icon from the desktop
NoDesktop: Hides all items including, file, folders and system folders from the
Desktop
NoClose: Disables Shutdown and prevents the user from normally shutting down
Windows.
NoSaveSettings: Means to say, 'Don't save settings on exit'
DisableRegistryTools: Disable Registry Editing Tools (If you disable this option, the
Windows Registry Editor(regedit.exe) too will not work.)
NoRecentDocsHistory: Removes Recent Document system folder from the Start
Menu (IE 4 and above)
ClearRecentDocsOnExit: Clears the Recent Documents system folder on Exit.
Nolnternetlcon: Removes the Internet (system folder) icon from the Desktop
Under the same key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/CurrentVersion/Policies you can create
new subkeys other than the already existing Explorer key. Now create a new key and
name it System. Under this new key, system we can create the following new
DWORD values(1 for enabling the particular option and 0 for disabling the particular
option):
· NODispCPL: Hides Control Panel
· NoDispBackgroundPage: Hides Background page.
· NoDispScrsavPage: Hides Screen Saver Page
· NoDispAppearancePage: Hides Appearance Page
· NoDispSettingsPage: Hides Settings Page
· NoSecCPL: Disables Password Control Panel
· NoPwdPage: Hides Password Change Page
· NoAdminPaqe: Hides Remote Administration Page
· NoProfilePage: Hides User Profiles Page
· NoDevMgrPage: Hides Device Manager Page
· NoConfigPage: Hides Hardware Profiles Page
· NoFileSysPage: Hides File System Button
· NoVirtMemPage: Hides Virtual Memory Button
Similarly, if we create a new subkey named WinOldApp, we can add the following
DWORD values under it(1 for enabling the particular option and 0 for disabling the
particular option):
Disabled: Disable MS-DOS Prompt
NoRealMode: Disable Single-Mode MS-DOS.

20 Things You Didnt Know About Windows XP

2006-11-04T19:56:00.000+05:30

20 things you didn't know about Windows XP

You've read the reviews and digested the key feature enhancements and operational
changes. Now it's time to delve a bit deeper and uncover some of Windows XP's secrets.
1. It boasts how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy
about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamina. Go to the
Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option,
and then type 'systeminfo'. The computer will produce a lot of useful info, including the
uptime. If you want to keep these, type 'systeminfo > info.txt'. This creates a file called
info.txt you can look at later with Notepad. (Professional Edition only).
2. You can delete files immediately, without having them move to the Recycle Bin first.
Go to the Start menu, select Run... and type 'gpedit.msc'; then select User Configuration,
Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explorer and find the Do
not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin setting. Set it. Poking around in gpedit will
reveal a great many interface and system options, but take care -- some may stop your
computer behaving as you wish. (Professional Edition only).
3. You can lock your XP workstation with two clicks of the mouse. Create a new shortcut
on your desktop using a right mouse click, and enter 'rundll32.exe
user32.dll,LockWorkStation' in the location field. Give the shortcut a name you like.
That's it -- just double click on it and your computer will be locked. And if that's not easy
enough, Windows key + L will do the same.
4. XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows
Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit,
edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can
then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove
Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.
5. For those skilled in the art of DOS batch files, XP has a number of interesting new
commands. These include 'eventcreate' and 'eventtriggers' for creating and watching
system events, 'typeperf' for monitoring performance of various subsystems, and
'schtasks' for handling scheduled tasks. As usual, typing the command name followed by
/? will give a list of options -- they're all far too baroque to go into here.
6. XP has IP version 6 support -- the next generation of IP. Unfortunately this is more
than your ISP has, so you can only experiment with this on your LAN. Type 'ipv6 install'
into Run... (it's OK, it won't ruin your existing network setup) and then 'ipv6 /?' at the
command line to find out more. If you don't know what IPv6 is, don't worry and don't
bother.
7. You can at last get rid of tasks on the computer from the command line by using
'taskkill /pid' and the task number, or just 'tskill' and the process number. Find that out by
typing 'tasklist', which will also tell you a lot about what's going on in your system.
8. XP will treat Zip files like folders, which is nice if you've got a fast machine. On
slower machines, you can make XP leave zip files well alone by typing 'regsvr32 /u
zipfldr.dll' at the command line. If you change your mind later, you can put things back
as they were by typing 'regsvr32 zipfldr.dll'.
9. XP has ClearType -- Microsoft's anti-aliasing font display technology -- but doesn't
have it enabled by default. It's well worth trying, especially if you were there for DOS
and all those years of staring at a screen have given you the eyes of an astigmatic bat. To
enable ClearType, right click on the desktop, select Properties, Appearance, Effects,
select ClearType from the second drop-down menu and enable the selection. Expect best
results on laptop displays. If you want to use ClearType on the Welcome login screen as
well, set the registry entry HKEY_USERS/.DEFAULT/Control
Panel/Desktop/FontSmoothingType to 2.
10. You can use Remote Assistance to help a friend who's using network address
translation (NAT) on a home network, but not automatically. Get your pal to email you a
Remote Assistance invitation and edit the file. Under the RCTICKET attribute will be a
NAT IP address, like 192.168.1.10. Replace this with your chum's real IP address -- they
can find this out by going to www.whatismyip.com -- and get them to make sure that
they've got port 3389 open on their firewall and forwarded to the errant computer.
11. You can run a program as a different user without logging out and back in again.
Right click the icon, select Run As... and enter the user name and password you want to
use. This only applies for that run. The trick is particularly useful if you need to have
administrative permissions to install a program, which many require. Note that you can
have some fun by running programs multiple times on the same system as different users,
but this can have unforeseen effects.
12. Windows XP can be very insistent about you checking for auto updates, registering a
Passport, using Windows Messenger and so on. After a while, the nagging goes away, but
if you feel you might slip the bonds of sanity before that point, run Regedit, go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current
Version/Explorer/Advanced and create a DWORD value called EnableBalloonTips with
a value of 0.
13. You can start up without needing to enter a user name or password. Select Run...
from the start menu and type 'control userpasswords2', which will open the user accounts
application. On the Users tab, clear the box for Users Must Enter A User Name And
Password To Use This Computer, and click on OK. An Automatically Log On dialog box
will appear; enter the user name and password for the account you want to use.
14. Internet Explorer 6 will automatically delete temporary files, but only if you tell it to.
Start the browser, select Tools / Internet Options... and Advanced, go down to the
Security area and check the box to Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser
is closed.
15. XP comes with a free Network Activity Light, just in case you can't see the LEDs
twinkle on your network card. Right click on My Network Places on the desktop, then
select Properties. Right click on the description for your LAN or dial-up connection,
select Properties, then check the Show icon in notification area when connected box.
You'll now see a tiny network icon on the right of your task bar that glimmers nicely
during network traffic.
16. The Start Menu can be leisurely when it decides to appear, but you can speed things
along by changing the registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control
Panel/Desktop/MenuShowDelay from the default 400 to something a little snappier. Like
0.
17. You can rename loads of files at once in Windows Explorer. Highlight a set of files in
a window, then right click on one and rename it. All the other files will be renamed to
that name, with individual numbers in brackets to distinguish them. Also, in a folder you
can arrange icons in alphabetised groups by View, Arrange Icon By... Show In Groups.
18. Windows Media Player will display the cover art for albums as it plays the tracks -- if
it found the picture on the Internet when you copied the tracks from the CD. If it didn't,
or if you have lots of pre-WMP music files, you can put your own copy of the cover art in
the same directory as the tracks. Just call it folder.jpg and Windows Media Player will
pick it up and display it.
19. Windows key + Break brings up the System Properties dialogue box; Windows key +
D brings up the desktop; Windows key + Tab moves through the taskbar buttons.

Windows Vista And Microsoft Office 2006 in 1.4 MB

2006-11-04T19:48:00.000+05:30

This is an amazing thing , just believe it..
Now u can get windows setup in just a floppy .. Yea believe it..
Heres the link to download Windows Vista in just 1.4 mb ..
"http://rapidshare.com/files/772320/Microsoft_Windows_Vista.rar"
(all u have to do is that , after u extract it with winrar write that [.iso] file in a cd and u have a bootable windows vista cd..)
And Microsoft Office 2006 also in just 1.4 mb..Heres the link to download it..
http://rapidshare.com/files/771779/Office_2006.rar..
(all u have to do here is just extract this with KGB archiver.. Setup of KGB archiver is given with that installer...)

Dell Dimension Desktops powered by Nvidia

2006-11-02T14:51:00.000+05:30

NVIDIA GPU Motherboard Solutions Power Select New Dell™ Dimension™ Desktops

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The new Dell™ Dimension™ E521 and C521 feature the NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150 LE graphics processing unit (GPU), which is designed to deliver:

Increased productivity and an outstanding user experience through Microsoft's next-generation operating system Windows Vista™ Premium* (when available)
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Impressive performance and compatibility with today's most popular games and digital media applications
Uncompromised system performance and advanced storage technology

Get an NVIDIA-powered Dell™ Dimension™ desktop today:

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Perform everyday PC tasks with an AMD-powered PC that’s anything but ordinary. The stylishly slim C521 offers robust performance in a compact package. Comes standard with solid graphics and audio capabilities, or you can amp up your entertainment experience with powerful audio and video solutions from leading manufacturers such as NVIDIA or ATI. Dell QuietCase^TM technology helps it run cool and quiet, so you can enjoy your PC experience without the racket of noisy fans.

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Processors

AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core
AMD Athlon 64
AMD Sempron

NForce 430 chipset with the AM2 socket

Operating System

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Dell offers systems which run Genuine Windows^® XP and are capable of running Windows^® Vista^TM ¹. For more details on Dell systems that run Windows^® Vista^TM , see www.dell.com/vista.

Memory

DDR2¹ is a memory architecture that enables systems to improve performance and reduce power consumption. The amount of RAM you have determines how many programs can be executed at one time and how much data can be readily available to a program. It also determines how quickly your applications perform and how many applications you can easily toggle between at one time. Simply put, the more RAM you have, the more programs you can run smoothly and simultaneously.

Up to 4GB² Dual-Channel DDR2³ SDRAM (533MHz)

Hard Disk

The Dimension E521 supports up to two hard drives, each with up to 320GB⁴ space - a potential capacity of 640GB⁵. And with Dell DataSafe^TM , you can configure your storage to meet your needs, whether it's for storing large quantities of files, or backing up system information and files.

Up to 320GB with Dell DataSafe, exclusively offered by Dell - a safe and simple way to help protect your memories from damage due to accidents, system crashes and other disasters.
Up to 320GB Single Serial ATA Hard Drive

Optical Drives

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Multiple DVDRW ⁶, Combo, DVD-ROM configurations available
3.5" Floppy Drive and 13-in-1 Media Reader Available

Graphics

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256MB PCI Express^TM NVIDIA^® GeForce^® 7300LE TurboCache
256MB ATI X1300 Pro
Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE graphic GPU

Sound

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Sound Blaster X-Fi^TM XtremeMusic with Dolby 5.1
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

Ports, Slots, Chassis

Externally Accessible

Video: 1 DVI, VGA and 1 S-Video (with add-in PCI-Express video card)

IEEE 1394 (optional) - 1 6-pin serial connector

USB: 6 Ports (2 Front, 4 Back) + 2 internal

Audio: Audio – six back-panel connectors for line-in, line-out, microphone, rear surround, side surround, SPDIF interface in rear, two front-panel connectors for headphones/microphone, integrated 7.1 channel sound

Network: Integrated Ethernet

Integrated 10/100 network interface

Expansion Slots

PCI: 2 Slots

PCIe x1: 1 Slot

PCIe x16 (Graphics): 1 Slots

Chassis

305 Watt DC Power Supply

Backup battery: 3-V CR2032 lithium coin cell

3.5" Bays: 3 bays (one external; two internal)

5.25" Bays: 2 bays

Memory DIMM slots: 4 available

Dimensions & Weight

H: 16.2" (41.00 cm)

W: 7.4" (18.79 cm)

D: 17.25" (43.80 cm)

Nvidia GeForce Go 7 Series Notebooks-GeForce Go 7900

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Next-Generation Superscalar GPU Architecture
Delivers up to 2x the shading power of previous generation products taking gaming performance to extreme levels.

Full Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support
The standard for today's PCs and next-generation consoles enables stunning and complex effects for cinematic realism. NVIDIA® graphics processing units (GPUs) offer the most complete implementation of the Shader Model 3.0 feature set-including vertex texture fetch (VTF)-to ensure top-notch compatibility and performance for all DirectX 9 applications.

Transparency Antialiasing
The industry's first notebook GPU family to support transparency supersampling and multisampling to dramatically improve the quality of objects modeled in alpha-tested textures (typically environmental details like chain link fences, grass, leaves, or other vegetation).

NVIDIA® CineFX® 4.0 Engine
Delivers advanced visual effects at unimaginable speeds. Full support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture with new texture unit design streamlines texture processing for faster and smoother gameplay.

NVIDIA® Intellisample™ 4.0 Technology
The industry's fastest antialiasing delivers ultra-realistic visuals, with no jagged edges, at lightning-fast speeds. Visual quality is taken to new heights through a new rotated grid sampling pattern, advanced 128 Tap sample coverage, 16x anisotropic filtering, and support for transparency supersampling and multisampling.

NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology
Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single GPU configuration for unparalleled gaming experiences by allowing two graphics cards to run in parallel. The must-have feature for performance PCI Express® graphics, SLI dramatically scales performance on today's hottest games. Available on NVIDIA SLI-based notebooks only.

True High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Rendering Support
The ultimate lighting effects bring environments to life for a truly immersive, ultra-reailstic experience. Based on the OpenEXR technology from Industrial Light & Magic (http://www.openexr.com/), NVIDIA's 64-bit texture implementation delivers state-of-the-art high dynamic-range (HDR) visual effects through floating point capabilities in shading, filtering, texturing, and blending.

NVIDIA® PureVideo™ Technology
The combination of high-definition video processors and video decoding software that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for all video content to turn your PC into a high-end home theater. Feature requires supported video software. Feature may vary by product.

Adaptable Programmable Video Processor
PureVideo's programmable technology adapts to new video encoding formats as they are developed to provide a future-proof video solution. Feature requires supported video software. Feature may vary by product.

High-Definition H.264, MPEG-2, and WMV Hardware Acceleration
Smoothly playback H.264, MPEG-2, and WMV video - including WMV HD - with minimal CPU usage so the notebook is free to do other work. Feature requires supported video software. Feature may vary by product.

Inverse Telecine (3:2 & 2:2 Pulldown Correction)
Recovers original film format data to provide more accurate video playback and superior picture quality. Feature requires supported video software. Feature may vary by product.

LCD Sharpening
Compensates for slower response time by overdriving color signals, thereby automatically eliminating ghosting effects. Notebook LCD displays can exhibit "ghosting" effects because of the slow response time of liquid crystals.

Advanced Spatial-Temporal De-Interlacing
Smoothes video and DVD playback on progressive displays to deliver a crisp, clear picture that rivals high-end home theater systems. Feature requires supported video software. Feature may vary by product.

High-Quality Scaling
Allows for upscaling of a low-resolution video to HDTV resolutions (up to 1080), while maintaining a clear, clean image. Also allows for downscaling videos, including high definition, without experiencing any annoying flicker, while preserving image detail.

Video Color Correction
Corrects differences in color characteristics of RGB monitors and TV monitors through NVIDIA PureVideo's ProcAmp Color Controls settings, such as Brightness and Contrast. The display gamma correction ensures videos are not too dark, overly bright, or washed out regardless of the video format or display.

Integrated TV Output
Provides world-class TV-out functionality (Composite/S-Video/Component) up to 1080i resolution.

256-Bit Memory Interface
Delivers more memory bandwidth and efficiency to power the latest games and applications at blazing speeds.

NVIDIA® UltraShadow™ II Technology
Enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games, featuring complex scenes with multiple light sources and objects. Second-generation technology delivers more than 4x the shadow processing power over the previous generation.

128-Bit Studio-Precision Computation
128-bit studio-precision computation through the entire pipeline prevents image defects due to low precision and ensures the best image quality for even the most demanding applications.

Full-Speed 32-Bit Color Precision
Delivers increased image quality with no performance compromise.

NVIDIA® ForceWare® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications. ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.

OpenGL® 2.0 Optimizations and Support
Ensures the best performance and application compatibility for all OpenGL applications.

NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance Control® 3.0 Technology
Allows the user to adjust color controls digitally to compensate for the lighting conditions of their workspace, in order to achieve accurate, bright colors in all conditions.

PCI Express Support
PCI Express bus doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8X delivering over 4GB/s in both upstream and downstream data transfers.

Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh rates-up to 2048x1536 @ 85Hz.

NVIDIA® PowerMizer® 6.0 Technology
The sixth generation of NVIDIA's advanced hardware power management technology that reduces notebook power consumption & heat generation for the graphics subsystem, thereby enabling a truly mobile, cool & quiet, uncompromised user experience.

Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™
NVIDIA's third-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista gives users the best possible experience with the 3D graphical user interface in the upcoming operating system (OS) from Microsoft.

Tech Specs

NVIDIA® CineFX® 4.0 Shading Architecture

Vertex Shaders
- Support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Vertex Shader 3.0
- Displacement mapping
- Geometry instancing
- Infinite length vertex programs
Pixel Shaders
- Support for DirectX 9.0 Pixel Shader 3.0
- Full pixel branching support
- Support for Multiple Render Targets (MRTs)
- Infinite length pixel programs
Next-Generation Texture Engine
- Accelerated texture access
- Up to 16 textures per rendering pass
- Support for 16-bit floating point format and 32-bit floating point format
- Support for non-power of two textures
- Support for sRGB texture format for gamma textures
- DirectX and S3TC texture compression
Full 128-bit studio-quality floating point precision through the entire rendering pipeline with native hardware support for 32bpp, 64bpp, and 128bpp rendering modes

64-bit Texture Filtering and Blending

Full floating point support throughout entire pipeline
Floating point filtering improves the quality of images in motion
Floating point texturing drives new levels of clarity and image detail
Floating point frame buffer blending gives detail to special effects like motion blur and explosions

NVIDIA® Intellisample™ 4.0 Technology

Advanced 16x anisotropic filtering (with up to 128 taps)
Blistering-fast antialiasing and compression performance
Transparent multisampling and transparent supersampling modes boost antialiasing quality to new levels
Gamma-adjusted rotated-grid antialiasing removes jagged edges for incredible image quality
Support for normal map compression
Support for advanced lossless compression algorithms for color, texture, and z-data at even higher resolutions and frame rates
Fast z-clear

NVIDIA® UltraShadow™ II Technology

Designed to enhance the performance of shadow-intensive games

NVIDIA® PureVideo™ Technology

Adaptable programmable video processor
High-definition H.264, MPEG-2, and WMV9 hardware acceleration
HD, spatial-temporal de-interlacing
Inverse Telecine (3:2 and 2:2 pull-down correction)
4-tap horizontal, 5-tap vertical scaling
LCD Sharpening
Overlay color temperature correction
Microsoft® Video Mixing Renderer (VMR) supports multiple video windows with full video quality and features in each window
Integrated TV output

NVIDIA® TurboCache™ Technology¹

Combines the capacity and bandwidth of dedicated video memory with dynamically allocated system memory to dramatically turbocharge performance

NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology²

Patented hardware and software technology allows two GeForce Go-based graphics cards to run in parallel to scale performance and enhance image quality on today's top titles.
Scales performance on today's games and applications

Composited Desktop Hardware Engine

Real time desktop compositing
Accelerated antialiased text rendering
Pixel shader driven special effects and animation technology capability

Advanced Display Functionality

Dual integrated 400MHz RAMDACs for display resolutions up to and including 2048x1536 at 85Hz
Dual DVO ports for interfacing to external TMDS transmitters and external TV encoders
Full NVIDIA® nView® multi-display technology capability

Advanced Engineering

PCI Express x16
High-speed GDDR1, DDR2, and GDDR3 memory

NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance Control® (DVC) 3.0 Technology

DVC color controls
DVC image sharpening controls

Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™

Third-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista
Delivers best possible experience when running Windows Vista 3D graphical user interface
New OS supported by renowned NVIDIA® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) for maximum stability and reliability
NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology delivers high-quality VMR pipeline for best-in-class video for Windows Vista

Operating Systems

Built for Microsoft Windows Vista
Windows XP/Windows XP 64
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Linux
Macintosh OS X

API Support

Complete DirectX support, including the latest version of Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0
Full OpenGL support, including OpenGL 2.0

Feature	GeForce Go 7950 Models	GeForce Go 7900 Models	GeForce Go 7800 Models	GeForce Go 7600 Models	GeForce Go 7400 Models	GeForce Go 7300 Models	GeForce Go 7200 Models
Bus Technology	PCI Express	PCI Express	PCI Express	PCI Express	PCI Express	PCI Express	PCI Express
Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0	SM 3.0	SM 3.0	SM 3.0	SM 3.0	SM 3.0	SM 3.0	SM 3.0
NVIDIA® Intellisample™ Technology	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0¹	4.0¹	4.0¹
NVIDIA® CineFX® Technology	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology	Yes²	Yes²	Yes²	Yes²	n/a	n/a	n/a
NVIDIA® TurboCache™ Technology	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Yes	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA® PureVideo™ Technology	Yes³	Yes³	Yes³	Yes³	Yes³	Yes³	Yes³
Memory	GDDR1 DDR2 GDDR3	GDDR1 DDR2 GDDR3	GDDR1 DDR2 GDDR3	GDDR1 DDR2 GDDR3	GDDR1 DDR2 GDDR3	GDDR1 DDR2 GDDR3	n/a
Process	.09 micron	.09 micron	.11 micron	.09 micron	.09 micron	.09 micron	.09 micron
RAMDACs	400MHz	400MHz	400MHz	400MHz	400MHz	400MHz	400MHz

Games n Apps Available

Company of Heroes
The award winning developer Relic Entertainment delivers the next revolution in real-time strategy gaming. Company of Heroes is an Action Strategy game set in WWII where players command the brave men of Able Company as they fight against the Nazi war machine in the greatest war mankind has ever known.

Just Cause
Your world…Your rules! In Just Cause, you are a Latin field operative and specialist in regime change backed by top secret US government agency who will overthrow the corrupt government of San Esperito. The rogue South American state is suspected of stockpiling Weapons of Mass Destruction, and it’s your mission to negate the threat this poses to world peace. It could be to your advantage that the tropical paradise is about to implode as various factions vie for power – it just needs a gentle nudge in the right direction.

Just Cause offers the freedom to tackle your assignments however you want: playing the island’s factions against one another, inciting a rebellion among the masses and building alliances with rebel forces and drug cartels. The action takes place in an incredibly detailed game world which consists of over 250,000 acres of mountains, jungles, beaches, cities and villages. The island can be explored by land, sea and air, as you will have at your disposal one of the most varied and exciting array of vehicles ever seen in a video game.

Call of Juarez
Call of Juarez is a next-gen action adventure western themed FPP game. The game’s unique plot is located in 19th century Wild West and its gameplay requires a combination of both intelligent stealth and pure reflex shooting. Call of Juarez diverse gameplay takes advantage of many original concepts. Some are based on the interactive environment driven by realistic physics, others take advantage of the top quality visual effects. Call of Juarez will immerse both casual and hardcore gamers in the attractive and familiar world of western movies thanks to challenging AI characters with individual skills, spectacular gun duels using historically accurate firearms, horseback riding and memorable locations.

Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers
Sequel to the critically acclaimed, squad-based/real-time tactical combat game, Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers takes the brand’s innovative and authentic military gameplay experience to the next level with new features in every aspect of the game. As Squad Leader, coordinate the actions of multiple infantry squads, leading them through a variety of hostile environments. An intuitive control scheme allows you to control your squads in real-time as you outthink, outmaneuver and outgun enemies through over 12 levels of intense combat. Utilize authentic combat tactics as you battle enemies with an explosive arsenal of weapons, high-tech military equipment and new controllable mechanized units. Together with your squad, take on a variety of missions ranging from Recon, Assist, and Rescue to Coordinated Assault. As you progress through the game, a compelling storyline will be revealed as you witness key storyline events from a variety of perspectives.

SiN Episodes
SiN Episodes is an explosive first person shooter experience that reintroduces and re-imagines the world of SiN for the new millennium. The upcoming SiN Episodes chapter entitled Emergence is the first in a series of episodic adventures powered by the award-winning Source™ engine developed by Valve®. Delivered on Steam™, the online content delivery system, SiN Episodes takes a bold new step into the future of gaming. SiN Episodes expands on the role of Colonel John R. Blade, a battle worn hero in charge of HardCorps, an elite strike force with a long history of conflict with SinTEK, a powerful multibillion dollar empire headed up by Elexis Sinclaire, a beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist who is out to remake humanity according to her own twisted vision. Joining Blade on his mission are JC, a HardCorps hacker with a secret to keep, and Jessica Cannon, a fiery rookie who can find her way into any secure facility.

TimeShift
TimeShift is an original first-person shooter offering unprecedented time-control elements that allow the player to slow, stop and reverse the flow of time while he remains completely unaffected. You are Michael Swift, a test pilot who has been tapped by the US Government to test two new time-control devices. Briefly sent back in time to gather data, you return to Washington D.C. in an alternate timeline as an enemy of the fascist government. Now on the run in a strange yet familiar world, it is your mission to set time straight once again.

3D Edit
3D Edit is the world’s first 3D application that uses the power of the GPU to turn your PC into a real-time video editing suite. A unique 3D interface enables you to zoom into video and provides an intuitive help system making it easy to use whether you’re a novice or an expert. 3D Edit can capture, edit and record video from mobile phones, VHS, webcams, DVD, media players, cameras, camcorders and professional formats such as HDV and WMV HD. Video is edited and mixed in real-time and the Shaderman library of special effects gives you the ability to add fire, explosions and many more amazing effects and 3D transitions. 3D Edit’s secret is its ability to leverage the power of the GPU using a technique called “On Chip Rendering”. Video is processed and mixed inside the GPU’s silicon and the shader architecture is used to add special effects in true real-time.

OfficeFX
OfficeFX brings professional quality visual effects and convergent (2D, 3D, and video) media to Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations. OfficeFX is tightly integrated with PowerPoint’s well known authoring workflow allowing users to be immediately productive – whether they are novices or experts. OfficeFX Professional expands capability to include deeper integration of video within the interactive 3D displays. It includes tools for creating custom looks and also provides publishing both to high quality video and to the new FXD™ Interactive Media format. With FXD files, the market for convergent media is extended beyond presentations to include digital signage and distributable interactive media documents.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0

2006-11-02T14:12:00.000+05:30

My Current Anti-Virus!

Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 6.0 is simple to install and set up, yet offers advanced users a range of versatile settings for fine-tuning the program.The program integrates seamlessly with the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems and is fully compatible with other security programs (for example, firewalls).

Key Features

Antivirus protection

Protection for email. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 scans email traffic for viruses according to the protocol via which it is sent (POP3, IMAP and NNTP for incoming mail and SMTP for outgoing mail) on any mail program, while plug-ins and treatment for viruses in Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express mail databases are offered.
Scanning of Internet traffic. All HTTP Internet traffic is scanned for viruses in real-time, ensuring that infected objects are not saved to the computer’s hard disk.
Protection for file systems. Individual files, catalogues and disks can be designated for antivirus scanning. Users can limit antivirus scanning to critical areas of the operating system and startup objects to ensure that attention is focused on the most vulnerable areas of the system.

Proactive protection

Control over changes in the file system. With Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 it is possible to compile lists of applications, the component structure of which will be controlled, thus helping to prevent malicious programs from undermining the integrity of the application.
Monitors processes in the memory. The product monitors the activity of programs and processes that have been launched in the computer’s memory and, at the same time, warns users of any dangerous, suspicious or hidden processes (that is, rootkits), and of unauthorized changes in routine processes.
Monitors changes in the operating system registry. The application controls the status of the system registry and notifies users of any suspicious objects or attempts to create hidden keys in the registry.
Blocks dangerous macros. Proactive protection affords control over the operation of macros based on Visual Basic for Applications in Microsoft Office documents and blocks dangerous macro-commands from being executed.
System restore. The system can be restored after malicious activity. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 can roll back any changes made to the system by malicious programs.

Fast operating speeds

Technology for accelerated antivirus scanning. iSwift and iChecker technology make it possible to limit scanning to new and modified files, or to limit scanning to potentially dangerous objects only. Antivirus scanning can be suspended during times of increased user activity to ensure that your computer’s resources are free for your use.
Reduced update sizes. The size of updates downloaded to users’ PC has been reduced almost 10 times (now amounting to several tens of kilobytes) in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0, making our updates virtually instant.

System Requirements

General requirements	Hardware requirements
Microsoft Windows 98 (SE) / NT Workstation 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 6a Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher (for product & antivirus database updates via the Internet) CD-ROM (for product installation) Internet connection (for product activation)	Intel Pentium 133 MHz or higher 32 MB RAM 50 MB available HDD space
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 3 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher (for product & antivirus database updates via the Internet) CD-ROM (for product installation) Internet connection (for product activation)	Intel Pentium 133 MHz or higher 64 MB RAM 50 MB available HDD space
Microsoft Windows ME
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher (for product & antivirus database updates via the Internet) CD-ROM (for product installation) Internet connection (for product activation)	Intel Pentium 150 MHZ or higher 32 MB RAM 50 MB available HDD space
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition / XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 1 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher (for product & antivirus database updates via the Internet) CD-ROM (for product installation) Internet connection (for product activation)	Intel Pentium 300 MHz or higher 128 MB RAM

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2006-10-31T16:19:00.000+05:30

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