Home Threatre

More then just a lucury home threatre is fast becoming a big part of the home entertainment scene in countless living rooms
Movies experience is getting better with time as home theatres from leading brands like LG, Philips, Samsung and Sony have hit the markets of home theatre emerged in 1950s in the United Stated and then it was known as home cinema. At that time it was considered an item of elite class. Now that notice no longer holds true, as it has become a matter of choice and preference.
The entire system has evoledfrom Kodak 8 mm film projectors equipment in 1950s to basic and common feature such as DVD player, CRT large screen television, surround sound speaker with sub woofer, Blu-rey player or media centre appliance or computer with a 10-foot user interface, a hight definition video projector and projection screen with a 100 plus diagonal screen size widescreen 16:9 as pect-ratio format, and a several thousand-watt home theatre reviver. The most advance system are 3D TV technology and 3D TV enabled home theatres and 3D bluray players which use special glasses to aid viewers to watch 3D TV movies and sporting events.
LG
LG home theatre systems claim to deliver imagery so real, with sound feel like he or she is right in the middle of the action. According to kusum lama yanjon, marketing department CG eletronics pvt ltd,there are two LG home theatre system available. The latest modle is HT- 604sk with price range of 26,900.
Some of the features of HT-924SF
• 300wW Home theatre system
• Jersey type satelite speaker
• VSM pro (virtual 10.1Ch plus voice and bass enhancer)
• USB plus (DivX Audio and picture playback)
• Portable Audio in,front MIC jack
Philips
Perfectly turned to make the most of advanced screens, Philips home theatre systems boast features that take your home cinema experience to another lavel. The Amdisound system of Philips is very popular according to Saurbh jyoti directore of jyoti groups as it is easier to setup and gives a cleaner look. The company has sold 300 sets in the past six months. “It is technologically more advanced and since Philips is synonymous with in novation this modle is popular says jyoti. As LCD sales is growing, ambisound home theatre systems perfectly com pliments the LCD set in terms of desine and simplicity. It can be hung on the wall below LCD TV or put on top of a table. It plays any CD DVD,Mp3,radio, USB port and has an ipod dock also, making it a come entertainment system, explains jyoti.
Available home theatre system at Philips
• HTS 6100(Ambi-sound) Rs 59,990
• 2HTS 6600 (Ambi-sound) Rs 69,990
• 3HTS 8140(Ambi-sound )Rs 89,990
• 4HTS 9800-Rs 89,990
• 5HTS 9810-Rs 139,990
Samsung
Samsung home theatre system offer everything form fully loaded in-home cinemas to stylish, wall-mountable audio systems, convenient rear wireless speakers and accessories amities roy marketing and communication manager of HIM electronics private limited, authorised dealer of samsung, says, “people are appealed by products which are aesthetically beautiful” SAMSUNG HT-X810TIS the latest offering and according to Roy the product is priced at Rs 49,990 and has an aggregate sale of 30 unites a month. It is a System of unique design for enhancing lifestyle and interior decoration. The wireless sub woofer completes the new style of home without wires.
Some feature of
SAMSUNG HT-X810T Are
• Excelent audio and video quality
• Good connectivity options, including optical HDMI,USB and Bluetooth
• Easy setup and auto-painning with wireless subwoofer.
• Main unites is easily wall-mountable
Other models are Samsung HTZ 230 HTWSI, HTTZ425 and HTX725 with maximum retail price of 23,990, Rs 27,990Rs 34,990 and Rs 39,990 respectively.
Sony
The home theatre system from Sony lets you crank up the volume and experience your favorite movies with sensationl surround sound. Subash Shrestha, kantipath showroom manager of nepa Hima Tade link privat limated, sole distributor of Sony is Blu ray (BDV-E800W),Which is priced at Rs 1,25,000.It supports the latest HD audio codecs and virtual 7.1 ch surround sound for crystal clear cinematic audio Other blu ray system (BDV-E300) is also available which costs 85,000.
Other feature of
BDV-E800W Include:
• BD-live(Ethernet connection)
• S-Master digital amplifier
• S-air digital wireless
• Bravia sync
• X.V colour technology
• Digital media port.

New Edition of Kaspersky Anti-virus

Kathmandu sagar technology pvt.ltd, the authorise sole distributer for Nepal of kaspersky prodducts, has launched kaspersky Anti-virus 2011, kaspersky internet Security 2011 and kaspersky small offce security
Kaspersky Anti-virus 2011 offers real-time automated protection from a range of IT threats. To provides the basic tools needed to protect the PC the award-winning technologies work silently in the background while one enjoys the digital life
Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 on the other hand, has everything one needs to says safe and secure while surfing the web.It proviedes constant protection for the user and their family whether one works, banks, shops or plays online.
Similarly kaspersky small Offiec security ia a solution created for small offices. Its fast ans easy in stallation, with sensible defaults lets the user protect all their systems effortlessy, giving them the peace of mind to focus on running their business without worrying about security threats.
The company has sold more than 150,000 copies o the software through its 250 reselling agents around the country since 2008. The single user version of the antivirus, with one-year licence agreement, can be purchased at Rs 1,000.
The make the service reliable and convenint, kaspersky lab Hyderabad India on June 1, 2010. The lab provides full phase services related to kaspersky. According to basudev lakhe, the executive director of sagar infosys, the user of kaspersky will grow exponentially and the service will be quick and smooth, since Nepal and India are geo-graphically and culturally linked.

Floppy Disk

Floppy disks are made of Mylar (a plastic material) coated with magnetic material (iron oxide or barium ferrite). Floppy disk is a soft magnetic disk, rather it is a very thin piece of flexible plastic, it is called floppy disk because its disk can be bent unlike hard disk. Floppydisks are also called diskette. They are removable disks. The floppy drive is a computer component to read/write from or to the floppy disk. Unlike hard disk, floppy disk can be removed from the floppy drive. The floppy (or flexible) disk is kept within a plastic jacket. A metallic shutter protects the media access hole. The drive manipulates the shutter, leaving it closed whenever the disk is not in a drive. So, the media is completely insulated from the environment and from user's fingers.
Different sizes of floppy disks are:5.25 inch diameter. It was 8 inch in diameter when it was invented. A floppy disk rotates at about 300 rpm. Its average access time is 150-250 ms.

Inch Floppy Disk
The 3.5 inch floppy disk's read/write head window is covered with a sliding metal cover that is a metal shield. The disk drive pushes the cover aside when a disk is inserted into the drive unit. There is a hole at the centre for drive spindle. There is a write-protect notch to protect the stored information. It uses a sliding plastic button, which can slide to either of the two positions. One position allows reading, writing and erasing. The other position allows only reading. When light is visible through the notch, then only the disk is write protected. The protective cover of a 3.5 inch floppy is hard plastic. The storing capacity of a 3.5 inch high density floppy is 1.44MB. It uses 80 tracks per surface, 135 TPI (tracks per inch), 18 sectors per track, 360 rpm and store 512 bytes per sector. Both sides of the disk store information.

CRT Display Unit & Liquid Crystal (LCD)

A (Cathode Ray Tube) display unit is used output device. It displays the data or information received from the computer. It can display alphanumeric characters and graphs. Though the CRT is basically an output device it can perform limited input function when used in conjunction with a light pen. The CRT screen is similar to a TV screen. A CRT is a vaccum tube. An electronic beam is produced by the electron gun located at the back portion of the tube. The electron beam is directed towards the front of the CRT (i.e. CRT screen). A coating of phosphor material is made on the inner surface of the screen. The phosphor emits light when it is struck by electron beam. The color of the emitted light depends on the phosphor substance used. A CRT display may be either monochrome (i.e. only one color) or color (i.e. multicolor). Monochrome displays are available in green, blue, orange, yellow, pink, red and white depending on the type of the phosphor material used. Color displays are produced on CRT screen on the same principle as they are produced on color TV screen. To produce color displays three phosphors: red, blue and green are used. The coating of these phosphor materials is made in such a way that dots of these three phosphors in a triangular spot are so close that they appear as a single dot. Three separate electron beams are employed to illuminate the dots of three different phosphors. By varying the intensity of the three electron beams the intensity of red, blue and green dots is varied. This gives the appearance of a triangular spot of the desired color. Black and white colors can also be obtained if all the three dots are of same intensity.

The display mode may be either of graphics mode. The graphical elements are composed of picture elements called as pixel. The term resolution is used to describe the number of pixels per unit area of the screen. If there are few pixels per unit area, we say low resolution display and if many pixels per unit area we say high resolution display. The higher the resolution, the greater the detail can be displayed. The console mode display consists of 24 lines; each line consists of maximum 80 characters per line.

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
In LCDs a liquid crystalline material is sandwiched between two glass or plastic plates. The front plate is transparent and the back plate is reflective. There is a coating of thin film on the front plate. The coating is transparent and conductive. Its sections are in the shape of desired characters. An electrically conductive film or backplane is put on the back plate. A voltage is applied between a segment and the back plate to create electric field in the region under the segment. Commonly available LCDs are of two types:
-dynamic scattering
-field effect
In dynamic scattering type, the molecules are aligned in one direction under the segment where field is present. The crystalline molecules reflect more light in this condition and this produces etched glass looking light characters on a dark background. In field effect type molecules are polarized to absorb light where electric field is present. This produces dark characters on a silver gray background. LCDs do not emit their own light. Therefore, a light source is to be used. LCDs simply change the reflection of available light. Today, most LCDs used are of the types that produce dark images on a silver background. LCDs are lightweight and consume little power which makes them attractive for portable devices like laptop, PDA and mobile phone. The viewing angle of LCD screens is less.

Wireless Mouse

It’s time to experience superb comfort from the lastest generation of ergonomic laser devices for notebook users. Available in wired or wireless design, the Genius Ergo 325/725 Laser devices have more advanced features and are easy to bring along with you.
Embedded with an advanced laser engine, both the Ergo 325/725 laser provide incredible sensitivity for most surfaces and track much better than a regular optical mouse. For the wireless Ergo 725 laser with its precision technology, you avoid any tangled wires and it includes a storable receiver feature. Also it has the power saving technology and the power switch which extends battery life for up to six months with just one battery so you save on battery purchases and contribute to environment protection.
Other useful features on the both devices include the Vista Flip 3D for instant access to three dimensional viewing for all opened windows and Zoom in/out function so you can enlarge or reduce the viewing size of Internet pages or documents. For true ergonomic comport that enchances your efficiency and reduces your wrist tension after long time usage, choose the Ergo 325 Laser which is available in two colors: Ruby red and silver, or upgrade to the wireless Ergo 725 Laser. Contact your sales representative for more information.
The Wireless M505 Mouse is a good choice for anyone using Logitech's Unifying USB transceiver (which also works with its keyboards), but it's priced a bit high considering its limited button layout. The latest mouse in Logitech's seemingly endless line of input devices is the Wireless Mouse M505, a $50 portable pointer with an attractive design that comes in three colors: black, gray, and red. It's also one of the first devices to feature, which allows you to connect up to six devices including keyboards and other mice to the same mini-USB transceiver. The technology promises to free up USB ports for other devices, but it also means that you're marrying into the Logitech family. The mouse is accurate and comfortable, but for $50, we' ... Expand full review
The latest mouse in Logitech's seemingly endless line of input devices is the Wireless Mouse M505, a $50 portable pointer with an attractive design that comes in three colors: black, gray, and red. It's also one of the first devices to feature, which allows you to connect up to six devices including keyboards and other mice to the same mini-USB transceiver. The technology promises to free up USB ports for other devices, but it also means that you're marrying into the Logitech family. The mouse is accurate and comfortable, but for $50, we're disappointed by the lack of thumb buttons. If you're looking for a no-fuss wireless mouse to throw into a laptop bag and run, we'd recommend the which offers many of the same features and more for $10 less

Optical Storage

Optical storage Compact Disk(CD) was introduced in 1983. It was actually developed for the replacement of audio tape. The CD is a non erasable disk. The huge commercial success of the CD lead for the development of low cost optical storage technology has revolutionized computer data storage. Following are the variety of optical storage:

CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory)
The CD-ROM is a read only optical storage medium. They are capable of holding above 700 MB of data, 74 minutes of audio or video. Acessing data from a CD-ROM is quite a bit faster than floppy disk but considerably slower than a modern hard disk.
This disc is made of a polycarbonate wafer, 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, with a 15 mm hole in the center. The wafer base is coated with metallic film, usually an aluminum alloy. The aluminum film is the portion of the disc that the CD-ROM drive reads for information. The aluminum film is the covered by a plastic polycarbonate coating that protects the underlying data. CD-ROMs are single sided. Reading the information back is a matter of reflecting a lower-powered laser off the aluminum film. A receiver (or light receptor, also called photo detector) notes where light is strongly reflected or where it is absent or defused. Diffused or absent light is caused by the pits made the CD. Strong reflection of the light indicates no pit that is called land. The individual pits on a CD are 0.12 microns deep and about 0.6 microns wide (one micron is equals to one-millionth of a meter). By the collection of reflected and diffused light microprocessors translate the light pattern back into data and sound.
CD-ROM data is recorded using a technique called constant linear velocity. So that the disk must spin faster while reading the inner track area, and slower while reading the outer track area.

CD-R(CD-Recordable)
The CD-R media is coated with a photosensitive organic dye that has the reflective properties. The unrecorded CD-R disc can be assumed as one long land. The photosensitive organic dye within a CD-R disc changes from a reflective state to a non reflective state when it is exposed to the laser recording beam of a CD-R drive. The reflective state acts as land and non reflective state acts as pit as in CD-ROM. The change of state is permanent, so we also call WORM (Write Once Read Many)
medium.

CD-RW(CD-Rewriteable)
Unlike CD-R, the change is not permanent in CD-RW. The active layer of a CD-RW disc is an Ag-In-Sb-Te (silver-indium-antimony-tellurium) alloy that in its original state, has a polycrystalline that makes it reflective.

When the CD-RW drive writes to the disk, the laser uses its highest power setting, known as Pwrite, to heat the active material to a temperature between 500 and 700 degrees Celsius, causing it to liquefy. In its liquid state, the molecules of the active material flow freely, losing their polycrystalline structure and taking on an amorphous state. When the material solidifies in this amorphous state, it loses its reflectivity. By selecting firing the laser, the drive leaves parts of the disc in polycarbonate state, forming the land, and parts in the amorphous state forming the pits.
To reverse the phase of a specific area on a disc, the laser operates at a lower power setting (Perase) and heats the active material to approximately 200 degree Celsius at which it reverts back from its amorphous to its crystalline state and becomes reflective again.

DVD(Digital Versatile Disc)
The improved form of CD-ROM is called Digital Versatile Disc. The DVD was introduced for the replacement of video tape (Video Home System or simply VHS). The DVD took video into digital age. It delivers movie with impressive picture quality and can be accesed randomly like audio. In DVD vast volume of data can be stored and used for storing game, education software, full length movie etc. DVD offers an initial storage a capacity of 4.7 GB of digital information on single sided, single layered disc the same diameter and thickness of CD-ROM. Bits are packed more closely on a DVD than CD. Today DVD's are available as DVD-R to write once and DVD-RW for read and write.

AUDIO RECOARDIN MIXTURE

10–in/10-out PCI/Rack Digital recording system with MIDI and Digital I/O includes Ableton live lite music production software, so you can make music right away
Recongniszed around the world as the top choice in host-based PCI digital audio solutions, the rack-mount Delta 1010 is designed to handle the needs of the most demanding project and professional studios. Superb engireering and ultra-high quality converters deliver fidelity surpassing systems that cost many times more. Multiple inputs accommodate recording numerous tracks simultaneously, including zero-latency monitoring for seamless overdubs. Multiple outs route individual tracks or soft synth/sampler timbers to a mixing console, or directly drive up to 7.1 surround sound systems. The analog outs also remain live for monitoring while mixing or transferring digital singals via S/PDIF. MIDI I/O rounds out everything you need to take advantage of today’s music software. Combine up to four Deltas in your system for a maximum of 32 analog and four stero S/PDIF inputs and outputs. All Delta cards contain a 36-bit embedded DSP enabling a software- driven patchbay/router for all analog and digital I/O- all with extremely fast throughput for low-latency software mointoring. A single unified control panel provides settings for clock and sample rates, buffer sizes, individual singal levels for every input and output, adjustable +4dBu/-10dBV pad controls and digital I/O control on up to four installed Delta cards. All controls are also easily accessible through most professional audio software applications for seamless intergration and operation.

The offers the same features and high performance as the Delta 66, but is designed for the user who does not require digital I/O. And like its big brother, the Delta 44's breakout box handles four balanced/unbalanced, +4dBu or -10dBV signal level analog inputs and outputs. From this article we'll make a comparison of Delta 66 and M-Audio Delta 44 PCI to see what they agree and disagree

INTERNET CAMERA

The Secure View PoE Dome Internet Camera (model TV-IP252P) is designed for indoor enterprise class security surveillance applications. View and manage the tamper resistant dome IP camera from any Internet connection.
Manually pan the camera side-to-side 350 degrees and tilt it up-and-down 160 degrees to fix its final viewing angle. No need to install this camera near a power source, power and data are received through a single Ethernet cable using Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology.
Manage up to 16 TRENDnet cameras with the included complimentary camera management software. Advanced features include motion detection recording with two motion detection windows, email alerts, scheduled recording sessions, samba client saves video to network storage devices, dual streaming MPEG-4/MJPEG image compression, two-way audio support (mic and speaker sold separtely), Input/Output ports, digital zoom and an analog BNC video-out connector. A wall/ceiling mounting kit is included and the off-white IP camera housing blends into most environments.
Two Internet camera companies have been on the Better Business Bureau's radar for months because of an usually large number of complaint and some serious red flags. Customers say an online company called Crazy Cameras promises 5 to 7 day delivery, but despite immediate credit card charges, the orders take up to 7 weeks to arrive. The site presents the image of being based in the United Kingdom with prices quoted in Euros rather than U.S. currency.
But the company's U.S. address traces back to Southeast Portland, specifically a private mailbox company called Mail Room Plus.

A manager at the store said the box number used by Crazy Cameras is actually a forwarding number; all mail is sent on to another address and there's no real pickup box at all."It is a good mailing address, but we do have people who do not plan on physically walking in the building," Cheryl Vonderburg said. The manager added many people use what are called "virtual" mailboxes to have mail forwarded when they're temporarily living elsewhere. The boxes are a popular way for snowbirds to continue receiving their mail when they're spending winter months in warmer climates.The BBB has also been watching an Internet company Camera Hunter. The Camera Hunter offers cameras and accessories at dirt-cheap shipping fees worldwide. The listed address is in Tacoma.

"We have 22 complaints in the last 36 months" said Niki Horace, vice president of Marketing for the BBB serving the Northwest region. "That's a lot, especially for a small business." Complaints against Camera Hunter include charges to credit cards with delayed delivery or no delivery at all, and no response."Consumers are trying to contact them to get their shipping confirmation, to see where their order is, and they can't get a hold of anybody," Horace said. "The phone number keeps ringing and ringing and goes to a generic voice mail. emails are getting bounced back, they just can't get a hold of the company."

NOTE BOOK

The ASUS K40IJ notebook is designed to provide a no-frills computing experience to users while on the move. Boasting the muscle to provide cinematic audio and visual enjoyment, users can experience immersive entertainment anytime, anywhere in comfort and style in a Windows 7 environment with XP Pro Downgrade rights. The ASUS K40IJ notebook sports a 14” high definition LED backlit display with a 16:9 golden aspect ratio provides high contrast rate and color saturation, while Intel GL40 with Direct X 10 support provides crisp and clear with virtual surround sound provides high definition audio enjoyment.
The ASUS Super Hybrid Engine (SHE) consists of the power4 Gear hybrid facilities the deployment and usage of power according to the users’ preference in relation to the specific tasks that they need to perform, while the EPU accurately detects the users’ power requirements and makes the necessary power adjustments. By intelligently optimizing both systems performance and power efficiency, and combining with a 6-cell battery, the ASUS K40IJ notebook provides up to 6 *hours of mobile computing.
Designed to provide users with a comfortable mobile computing experience, the ASUS K40IJ features the IceCool design,which boasts cleverly designed and positioned heat vents which keeps the palm rest cool, lower than that of the average human body temperature. ASUS IceCool design keeps temperature at palm resrt area low even after long computing hours. Processor & Cache memory intel core tm2 Duo processor T6500: 2.1 GHz – 2.0 GHz, FSB 800 Hz, 2M L2 Cache. Chipest mobile intel GL40 Express Chipest ICH9M. Main memory DDR2 800 MHz SDRAM, 1*SODIMM socket for expansion up to 4GB SDRAM. Video Graphics & Memory Embedded intel GMA. Hard Drive up to 320GB, 5400rpm. Optical Drive 5.25”, 12.7mm VD Super Multi. Video Camera 1.3 Mega pixel web camera. Card Reader 3 in 1 card reader, SD, MMC, MS.Fax/Modem/Lan/WLAN Integrtated 802.11a/b/g/n 10/100/1000 Base T.

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORD

The existing traditional CCTV surveillance system is gradually upgraded to packet switiching TCP/IP network as the broadband communication becomes more and more popular. To efficiently build the surveillance systems with the existing analog cameras and IP cameras, PLANET provides the best Hybrid DVR solution, HDVR-1600, which supports both analog cameras and IP cameras, and can act as a pure NVR to obtain the video signal from up to 8 IP cameras.
The HDVR-1600 is a professional security device providing video data recording, remote surveillance over a secured IP network and viewing/recording/playback at the same time in the full-time security application. The HDVR-1600 supports total recording frame rates to 60 fps (NTSC) at H.264 @ D1 format. The users could install the extension card to expand it up to 120 (HDVR-M15) or 480 (HDVR-M30) fps at format. Moreover, the remote software-Central Management remote system control. The HDVR-1600 also supports USB keyboard and mouse to bring users much easier operation. For various surveillance applications via RS-845 interface, the HDVR-1600 has intergrated with the control keyboard feature to provide a convenient interface. By the control keyboard installed, the surveillance administrator can control not only the HDVR-1600 but most types of PTZ cameras. With intergrated alaram I/O, the HDVR-1600 can detect record and ring a siren. It can also do motion detection/ schedule recording to complete surveillance plans. Futhermore, the HDVR-1600 supports hardware Watch-Dog function to monitor the DVR status and provides automatic restart function to prevent the systems hangs when the systems is detected unstable.
Securing the content stored on hard-disk of the digital video recorder systems and providing conditional access to stored content management, PLANET HDVR-1600 Hybrid Digital Video Recorder offers a perfect solution for both security professionals.

SAMSUNG PRINTER

If you can see it, you can print it. With the Samsung SCX-4623F mono laser MFP, you simply press the ESP Easy Screen Print button, and you can print either your entire desktop or just the active window. That’s especially convenient for printing mulitiple web pages. Samsung’s included AnyWeb Print software lets you select, drag and drop content from different web pages into a new page, then print your screen. You also get faxing to and from your PC, print speeds of up to 23 ppm, 12,000 page monthly duty cycle and a sleek, compact design. The Print Screen function is a quick and easy way to print the contents of your computer screen, and it’s especially useful if you handle a high volume of web-based information. The ESB button is conveniently located on the printer control panel. Pressing the ESP button down for less than two seconds prints out the contents of your screen as you see it. So you can pull together overlapping web information, pictures or other documents in separate windows, then print them all together. Pressing the ESP button for longer than two seconds will just print the active window.
Samsung’s Any web print software is a another useful feature. It allows you to select, drag and drop content from different webpages into a new blank page on screen, without any resizing or other editing. Any Web Print is a quick and easy way of pulling information together, and you can save the pages you create either as tiff files or pdfs. They can be printed using the Print Screen button or your normal print menu. So you can quickly and easily print what you see. Anyweb print software enables you to gather data together and handle information more effectively. Productivity is the key to running any office or professional workgroup. And the SCX-4623F was designed to deliver exactly that. With the SCX-4623F you can print, copy, scan and scan and PC-fax with ease and speed. It also has versatile copy features such as ID card Copy (front and back on one side of the page), clone copy (multiple images on a single sheet) and poster copy (one image on multiple sheets) saves you time.
Fax to PC means you can send receive faxes at your PC, and all fax information is stored and managed at your desk. So whether you’re sending or receiving fax transmissions, you can handle messages electronically, without the need for hard copies.

D LINK WIRELESE ANTINA

The dir -615 has a treditional wireless router design. Its two antenna and ports are located on the back. Geberally, we perfer to see these antennaas on the sides of the router, away from the port, for easy access of the rotere’s portes-including four lan and one wan port-are regular 10/100 ethernet. Meaning if you want rio use router for wired conneciions, you can’t take advantage of the higher gigabit ethernet for (up to 1000mbph) found in other wireless-n routers. It was easy for us to get the dir-615 up and running. The router comes with Quick Router Setup software on an included CD that walks you through the set-up via a few sample steps, including illustrations on how to setup the hardware. The manual is also contained on the CD. Alternatively, plugging the router in launches its web interface by pointing a computer’s web browers to the 192.168.0.1 IP address. The web interface, which is shared with that of other D-link routers, is one of the most intuitive and responsive on the market. It allows for accessing and managing the router’s networking features. The DIR-615 wirerless features found in high-end D-link routers, such as Dual-Band, Guest Zone (which enables you to make a separate wireless network for guests), or Shareport (which allows for use with USB devices). It does have a long list of networking features and a very responsive and intuitive web interface.
D-link incorporates a Capcha with the log- in of the web interface. This provides –more security, but if you hate having to read the distorted text, which is how the Capcha determines that the input is not generated by a computer, this could be a nuisance. The DIR-615 offers numerous network features found in other Wireless-N routers from D-link. You can then setup manual port forwarding – where you map information coming to a certain port to another computer in the network- or use the router’s preset settings for different application and services such as instant messengers, Bit Torrent, IP phone software, virtual servers, and so on. It also offers a comprehensive set of parental control tools including Network Filter, Access Control, Website Filter and Inbound Control. These tools allow you to control the network and limit access to the internet by specific criteria, such as setting a computer to only allow access to instant-messenger services during a certain period of time. The router also lets you customise its firewall to allow some services, but not others. For security, the router features virually all encryption standards found in wireless routers including all the variations of WEP and WPA. It also suppports Wi-Fi Protected Setup, a feature that allows for quickly adding wireless clients to the network without having to manually type in the encryption key.

HISTORY OF MOBILE (CELL PHONE)

The beginning history of cell phones is based upon radio technology that was developed from the 1940's onward. For instance the beginning of cell phones can be traced to the innovation in taxi cabs, police cars and other service vehicles where two way radios were used to communicate with one another or with a central base. Early cell phone communication technology could be even traced back to individuals with special radios that can patch into a phone line via live operator to make a phone call.

The first official mobile phone was used in Sweden by the Swedish police in 1946. The technology was connected to the telephone network and was distinctive of two way radio technology. The phone was not very practical; it was only able to make 6 phone calls before the car's battery was drained.

The technology of modern cell phones started with the creation of hexagonal cells for mobile phones by D.H. Ring from Bell Labs in 1947, later on another engineer from Bell Labs conceived of cell towers that would transmit and receive signals in three directions instead of normal bi directional antennas. However, although some technologies have been developed, electronics and other technologies would take decades to mature and to be developed. For instance, the electronics that were used in the first cell phones were first developed in the 1960's

By 1967, mobile phone technology was available; however, the user had to stay within one cell area. Cell areas which were serviced by a base station were unable to hand off cellular phone calls from one base station to another. While you could make a phone, call, you weren't able to continue the call after you reached a set range. In 1970, Amos Edward Joel, who also was an engineer at Bell Labs, developed the call handoff system. This technology facilitated continuity of a phone call from one area to another without dropping the phone call.

While the technology had been developed, it wasn't until 1971 that AT&T submitted a request to the FCC for cellular service. It took more than 10 years for an approval and in 1982; the FCC allocated the frequencies of 824-894 MHZ Band to Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS). From 1982 to 1990, AMPS was an analog service, Digital AMPS came online as of 1990.

Throughout the decades, there have been many technologies that existed that made mobile phones available. Most of the time, these phones were installed in vehicles due to the large battery requirements. For instance, the MTA (Mobile Telephone System A) developed by Eriksson was available in Sweden in 1950's. Unfortunately, it weighed over 80 pounds, later versions however weighed around the 20 pound range, still making it ineffective for truly portable devices that are used today.

NOKIA

The history of Nokia is very interesting. Let's have a look at it: Nokia had its business interest in a lot of segments of the market like footwear, cables, paper products, etc. However, it was in 1992 that Nokia decided to focus on its telecommunications business. Jorma Ollila became the President and CEO of Nokia and focused the company on telecommunications. In the year 1992 itself, Nokia launched it first GSM handset, the Nokia 1011.In 1994, the Nokia 2100 was launched which was the first mobile to feature the Nokia Tune. In the same year, world's first satellite call was done using one of Nokia's GSM handset on a mobile contract.

In 1997, the Nokia 6110 became the first mobile to feature Nokia's classic Snake game. 1998 was the year when Nokia became the world leader in mobile phones. The year 1999, was very significant as the Internet went mobile. Nokia launched the 7110, world's first WAP handset. 2002 saw the launch of Nokia's first 3G phones, the Nokia 6650.Nokia launched the N-Gage in 2003. It helped in making the mobile gaming, multi-player.

Another significant year in the history of Nokia was 2005. Nokia introduced the N-series, the next generation of multimedia devices. In the same year, Nokia sold its billionth phone. Nokia continues to be the market leader. It is now a huge multi-national company with manufacturing units all over the world. In the highly competitive world of mobile phones, Nokia still has a lot of market presence and provides a lot of mobile contracts and will continue to do the same for a long time to come.

SONY ERICSON

When purchasing any type of electronic device, consumers have a tendency to trust brands which have long been in existence. The longer a company has been in operation, the better the brand recognition is.
In the case of Sony Ericsson, despite the fact that they are a relatively young company as compared to the mobile phone manufacturer 'giants' - they have enjoyed a constant stream of customers. These loyal clients avidly subscribe to the Sony Ericsson brand of mobile phones whenever a new one is released in the market.
A Look Back into the History of Sony Ericsson as a Company

But how exactly did the Sony Ericsson company come about? Sony Ericsson is actually a joint venture between Sony and Ericsson which merged in this joint venture which was founded in 2001.

The company's head office is located in London and they currently specialize in manufacturing the following products:

- Hi-tech accessories
- Mobile phones
- Mobile music devices
- Wireless systems
- Wireless voice devices
- Wireless data devices

When Two Companies Joined Forces

Again, Sony Ericsson is a joint venture which was established seven years ago. The two parent companies are Sony Corporation and Ericsson.

Sony Corporation is a Japanese consumer electronics company, which is one of the world's most popular brands. On the other hand, Ericsson is a Swedish telecommunications company.

Rather than individually manufacturing their own lines of mobile phones, these two companies decided to join forces. When Sony Ericsson was formed in 2001, Sony and Ericsson stopped manufacturing their own mobile phones.

Key Dates in the History of Sony Ericsson

To better learn about the history of these two companies, here are some key dates in the history of Sony Ericsson:

1885 - Lars Magnus Ericsson was the name of the man behind the company, and he first mended telegraph equipment in Sweden. It was on this same year that Ericsson started repairing and building their own handsets - which they are still doing up to now.

1958 - The name of Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Company was officially changed to Sony.

1968 - Following the popularity of Sony as one of the best consumer electronic brands in the world, Sony UK was founded.

1987 - Ericsson produced the first mobile phone for the NMT network.

1992 - Ericsson built more and more mobile phone models to keep up with the consumer demand.

2001 - Sony Ericsson was established.

The Sony Ericsson Mobile Phone Manufacturer of Today

Over the years, Sony Ericsson has managed to etch a name for itself in the very competitive mobile phone manufacturing industry.

For subscribers who are looking for Sony Ericsson mobile phone deals, you do have a lot of options. You can take you pick from the line of mobile phones that they have which includes:

- Sony Ericsson Walkman Series
- Sony Ericsson Cyber-Shot series
- Sony Ericsson UIQ Smartphones
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Windows Mobile Operating System Phones

Whether you are looking for a good music phone, camera phone or smartphone, there should be Sony Ericsson mobile phone deals which will suit your mobile communication needs to a tee.

SAMSUNG MOBILE

Unlike other electronic companies Samsung origins were not involving electronics but other products.

In 1938 the Samsung's founder Byung-Chull Lee set up a trade export company in Korea, selling fish, vegetables, and fruit to China. Within a decade Samsung had flour mills and confectionary machines and became a co-operation in 1951. Humble beginnings.

From 1958 onwards Samsung began to expand into other industries such as financial, media, chemicals and ship building throughout the 1970's. In 1969, Samsung Electronics was established producing what Samsung is most famous for, Televisions, Mobile Phones (throughout 90's), Radio's, Computer components and other electronics devices.

1987 founder and chairman, Byung-Chull Lee passed away and Kun-Hee Lee took over as chairman. In the 1990's Samsung began to expand globally building factories in the US, Britain, Germany, Thailand, Mexico, Spain and China until 1997.

In 1997 nearly all Korean businesses shrunk in size and Samsung was no exception. They sold businesses to relieve debt and cut employees down lowering personnel by 50,000. But thanks to the electronic industry they managed to curb this and continue to grow.

The history of Samsung and mobile phones stretches back to over 10 years. In 1993 Samsung developed the 'lightest' mobile phone of its era. The SCH-800 and it was available on CDMA networks.

Then they developed smart phones and a phone combined mp3 player towards the end of the 20th century. To this date Samsung are dedicated to the 3G industry. Making video, camera phones at a speed to keep up with consumer demand. Samsung has made steady growth in the mobile industry and are currently second but competitor Nokia is ahead with more than 100% increase in shares.

LATEST MICRO LAPTOP IN NEPAL

Baleyo micro laptop introduced by Sagar Infosys has turned out to be the showstopper at the third edition of ICT Info Trade Fair.

Among 110 stalls displaying various brands of desktops and laptops, mobile phones, iPods, DVD players, printers, woofers, pen drives and projectors, Baleyo micro laptops have been able to pull the largest number of visitors and have so far received booking for 4,000 units.


“More than 3,000 units of micro laptops were booked on the very first day. We have already received booking for more than 4,000 units,” said Basu Dev Lakhe, managing director of Sagar Infosys. “We had introduced the laptops just for display purpose. But we started taking bookings as the response turned out to be so overwhelming.”

Lakhe said the company targets to receive 10,000 booking during the five-day event. He further added that the company starts delivery of laptops within three weeks.

“As we are getting overwhelming response for the laptops especially from students, we are launch special promotional campaigns at different schools and colleges to promote the laptop,” Lakhe added.

The micro laptop costing Rs 6,500 (exclusive of VAT) is an upgraded version of a mobile phone and has Windows CE operating system.

It is not just the micro laptop that is stealing the show. Other varieties of economical and handy devices such as rechargeable fans, photo printers for household purpose, mobile sets, laptop accessories such as mini key board and mouse, and pen drives are some other popular products at the show.

ICT Trade Fair has introduced technology in a trendy and economical way and this can be projected through uniquely designed mobile handset available in the fair. Alcatel´s square shaped handset, which is meant for youngsters willing to create style through gadgets, speaks about the fair´s ability to tap on young customers.

“Products other than laptops are turning out be the major attraction in the event. The fair has been able to pull even larger crowds due to attractive discount schemes offered by the stalls,” said CN Upadhyaya, coordinator of ICT. Rechargeable fans and domestic photo printer are the other products that are attracting visitors.

“The popularity of rechargeable fans than can operate for two to three hours without electricity is on the rise as it can be used even if there is power cut,” he added.

Visitors at ICT Trade Fair can enjoy 10 percent discount on the fan that is originally priced Rs 3,600. Household photo printers are being sold at Rs 12,000.

Upadhyaya said mobile phone stalls are offering 5 to 25 percent discount and laptop dealers are giving as much as 15 percent discount along with additional packages.

The fair also has on display products from major IT and telecom brands such as Acer, BenQ, Epson, Foxcom, HCL, HP, Hyundai, Intel, Kaspersky, Lenovo, Lexmark, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, Motorola, Nokia, Philips, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Sukam and Toshiba, among others.

The organizers expect more than 300,000 people to visit the five-day fair. The fair saw more than 80,000 visitors on the very first day.

Baleyo Micro Laptop
Rs: 7,345
128/256 MB Memory
MS word Pad
MSN, Internet, e-mail
2GB NANDA Drive Storage
7 inch LCD panel
800x480 resolution
1hr to 3 hrs battery backup
Wi-fi, USB port
SD card slot
(Optional with higher storage and memory RS 10,170 for 4GB NAND drive and 512 MB)

I-POD

iPad in the Office Short of 'Magical'

The first business case studies of Apple’s iPad are starting to surface, which Forrester analyst Ted Schadler neatly summarizes on a recent blog post.Excuse us if we are a bit underwhelmed at the device’s impact on business productivity so far.Schadler finds three business uses where the iPad is finding a home.
1. Field Sales. The lightweight, big-screen iPad is ideal to make a pitch, Schadler says. “The iPad, particularly with a cover that can prop it up a bit, is a great way to scroll through slides to show a customer or demonstrate a Web site.”
2. Execs on an Overnight Trip. “It’s great for email, calendar, reviewing documents, and presenting PDF or Keynote decks,” Schadler writes. Please note that Ted identifies the target user as overnight travelers, not those on a more normal business trip, limiting the iPad’s usefulness even more.
3. Doctors and Nurses, Warehouse Operators, Retail Staff. This suite of iPad users needs to access databases while working on their feet. “iPad’s form factor, battery life, mobile Internet access, panoply of applications, and touchscreen abilities make it a great device for these typically frustrated and under-served employees.”
In other words, the $640-$830 iPad (prices for models equipped with business-necessary 3G) is best used as a slide deck presenter or data-entry/access device. Hmmm. Schadler notes three big limitations that could block more widespread use of the iPad in business: It lacks full support of Microsoft Office, doesn’t work with an external mouse, and we’ll have to wait for corporations to port their apps over to this environment. Let me add a fourth weakness, learned after I used an iPad for two weeks at home and work. It has no direct ability to print. Let’s be fair. The iPad is wonderfully designed, light as a feather, makes the Web and books easy to read and e-mail almost fun to use. It’s only been in the market a few months. But Apple raised the hype bar itself by calling the iPad a “magical and revolutionary” device. Version 1 is a long way from a productive office tool for most of us, and doesn’t come close to displacing the laptop as the essential productivity tool for road warriors.
Have you used the iPad at work? What do you like and not like about the device? What’s on your wish list of improvements?

What is IT & Technology

Information technology (IT) is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of information systems". Information technology is a general term that describes any technology that helps to produce, manipulate, store, communicate, and/or disseminate information.
Technology is the process by which humans modify nature to meet their needs and wants. Most people, however, think of technology in terms of its artifacts: computers and software, aircraft, pesticides, water-treatment plants, birth-control pills, and microwave ovens, to name a few. But technology is more than these tangible products.

Technology includes all of the infrastructure necessary for the design, manufacture, operation, and repair of technological artifacts, from corporate headquarters and engineering schools to manufacturing plants and maintenance facilities. The knowledge and processes used to create and to operate technological artifacts -- engineering know-how, manufacturing expertise, and various technical skills -- are equally important part of technology.

Technology is a product of engineering and science, the study of the natural world. Science has two parts: (1) a body of knowledge that has been accumulated over time and (2) a process-scientific inquiry-that generates knowledge about the natural world. Engineering, too, consists of a body of knowledge-in this case knowledge of the design and creation of human-made products-and a process for solving problems. Science aims to understand the "why" and "how" of nature, engineering seeks to shape the natural world to meet human needs and wants. Engineering, therefore, could be called "design under constraint," with science-the laws of nature-being one of a number of limiting factors engineers must take into account. Other constraints include cost, reliability, safety, environmental impact, ease of use, available human and material resources, manufacturability, government regulations, laws, and even politics. In short, technology necessarily involves science and engineering.

NEW MODEL CARS

British legend Lotus is turning its back on the past and planning a bold new future!

Sources have confirmed that the company will use October’s Paris Motor Show to unveil four new concepts – which will break new ground for a brand known for lightweight, economical sports machines
yet the big surprise at Paris will be a pair of heavyweight, front-engined hybrids a four-door hatch in the style of the Porsche Panamera and a two-door coupé. Both will use the modular chassis that debuted in the Evora 414E concept at March’s Geneva show. They are expected to use hybrid powertrains based around the Lotus-developed three-cylinder unit, which has been designed to act as a range-extender in electric cars. as a consequence of this wholesale change in philosophy, the firm has already committed to ditching its entire European dealer network. Lotus informed all of its Continental and UK showrooms via legal letter last week that their contracts would be terminated in two years. some understandably disgruntled dealers have since expressed concerns that the concept-car onslaught in Paris will take the brand away from its roots. before the raft of new models arrives, Euro emissions rules will spell the end of the Toyota 1.8-litre supercharged unit used in the Exige and Elise although this won’t affect the 136bhp 1.6 Elise or 3.5-litre V6 Evora. Further threatening the bottom line, Lotus’s production contract with Tesla expires at the end of this year. first to hit production in early 2012 will be a modern take on the Lotus Seven – a move which could ultimately prove the biggest risk of them all. Sources claim the car is heavier and more comfort- oriented than the original and even runs such performance-sapping measures as air-condition and many more.

And in a potential source of embarrassment for a firm so proud of its engineering expertise, the car was not even conceived, designed or developed at its HQ in Hethel, Norfolk. Instead, the front-engined, rear-wheel-drive, open-top model will be heavily based on an aborted Spanish sports concept, thought to be the IFR Aspid, and may even be built in Spain. A high price of £60,000 will put it directly in the firing line for models car such as the Porsche Cayman S and Audi’s RS5.