Technology sure does helps people: Just helped me

I was desperately trying to find a book that I had longed to read, since quite a while. But I had such a bad luck that I was not able to find it at the college library or at the public library or even at my friend's giant personal library. What was more frustrating was that even book stores didn't have a copy of the book that I wanted to read. The book was "Physics of the Impossible" by Michio Kaku. So you must be wondering how I got a hold of the book after trying in vain at book stores, libraries, friends and even bit torrent networks. Well I got it on my new Kindle and what the most exciting part was that I did not even have to venture out of my house to get it. One of my friends told me that Amazon was offering a device that could be used to read books, newspapers and even blogs. So I did a bit of soul searching on the internet and ordered a Kindle which was delivered right to my doorstep and it took me just 10 minutes to find the book which I had been searching for quite some time now. And now it seems that I won't ever need to go to a nearby bookstore to find a book that I need because I know whatever I want my Kindle will provide it to me.

$100 Blog Header Contest

I am tired of looking at the same old, plain text header on the top of my blog but I am too busy to design a header. Also I don't feel like going to any web designer to get a header made for my blog. So I have decided why not let you people make a header/banner for my blog that would describe my blog to be related to the field of technology. The contest is open to all. You can mail in your entries to coast.dwane@gmail.com . The winner of the contest would receive $100 in cash which would be paid via paypal. The contest ends on 21 August so hurry with your entries. The results of the contest would be posted on the blog on 22 August and I will transfer the money into the winners account thereafter.

Light Repelling Light

Light repels light! Confused?? Well don't be. This new phenomenon has been discovered by a team of researchers at Yale University. In this extraordinary phenomenon researchers have shown that when tiny beams of light are confined on a silicon chip, then light photons attract and repel each other just like electromagnetic force. So what light repels lights! What impact will this have on us?? Well this new phenomenon could be used to make silicon photonics devices faster which means that high-speed communications, network cards, even video and TV cables would get more fast and more efficient, thus bringing in a new revolution in silicon technology.

Optical highway: Yale researchers generated repulsive optical forces by splitting a single beam of light so that each half traveled through a different length of waveguide. Because one half of the beam traveled farther than the other,they arrived in the center region out of phase, causing the two waveguides to repel each other. When the light beams were in phase, they attracted each other. The two triangular shapes at the bottom are the optical input and output ports.

Kindle: Now only for $299

Amazon has come up with yet another offer to boost its Kindle sales. Kindle is amazon's wireless reading device that gives you the ability to read books, newspapaers, magazines, etc on the move. All you need are your reading glasses. Amazon also boasts of having a database of 300,000 books, newspapers, magazines and even blogs. The device is just over 1/3 of an inch thick and weighs around 10.2 ounces. Also there are no monthly fees to download books and books can be downloaded any time, anywhere. The new kindle boasts of a 25% more battery life and storage memory to store over 1,500 books. It also offers free book samples before you decide to buy a book. It also boasts of a built in text to speech converter. It seems to be a great deal so what are you waiting for? Available at Amazon. Also available Kindle DX: Amazon's 9.7" Wireless Reading Device.

Kodak debuts new digicams: Easy Share Z950, M381& M341

Just a few hours after displaying it 1080p pocket camcorder, Kodak has made the news again. This time it is the launch of three new camcorders from Kodak. The first one is the Kodak EasyShare Z950, a 10x optical zoom, 12 megapixel camera and that too for just $279.99. Next comes the sleek Kodak Easyshare M381, which also offers a dozen megapixels alongside a 3-inch rear LCD, 5x zoomer, easy upload to Facebook / YouTube, face detection, a variety of lovely hues and an MSRP of $179.99. The last cam is the Kodak Easyshare M341, which steps down to a 3x optical zoom and a smaller 2.7-inch LCD for $149.

3D to stop piracy

The movie industry has come up with a unique idea to prevent piracy and to get people back to the screens. 3D is being touted by the movie industry as the new revolution in movie making that will take the movie industry to new creative heights and also stop the menace of piracy.
According to film makers this comes as a boon to the people as film making will reach greater heights and the audience will get to see things that they have never seen or even imagined before. 3D movies would be made to encapsulate the people into the realm of the movie and to make it appear that you are part of the movie. Only time will tell whether this idea would eventually pay off or not. Till then it is back to the good old 2D flicks.

Jackson's Doctor Implicated

The authorities investigating Michael Jackson's death have said that they believe that Jackson's doctor Dr. Conrad Murray administered Jackson a powerful drug, which they believe could have killed the singer. Murray, the Texan based cardiologist reportedly gave Jackson a dose of anesthetic propofol, 24 hours before he died.
Last week, Texas authorities searched Murray's Houston medical office and storage unit, looking for "evidence of the offense of manslaughter," according to court documents. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County coroner's office continues to investigate the cause of Jackson's death on June 25. It has been waiting on toxicology lab results, but a final autopsy report is expected as soon as this week, a coroner's spokesman has said.

Massa still in Induced Comma

The doctors at the AEK Hospital in Budapest have said that Felipe Massa has undergone a sucessful skull operation and is being kept under intensive care in the hospital. The condition of the Ferrari driver is said to be stable but still quite critical.
Felipe Massa underwent a head surgery after crashing in the final qualifying at Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix. The driver was reported hit on the helmet by a piece of debris which flew off from the Brawn GP compatriot Rubens Barrichello. The debris left Massa stunned which caused Massa to crash into the tires in the qualifying session. Fans are offering prayers across the world for the driver to get well soon