Saturday, April 30, 2011

The Opel Siderium Concept proposes a flexible multi-functional interior focused on modern luxury.



The Opel Siderium Concept proposes a flexible multi-functional interior focused on modern luxury. The authors are Vinicius Barbosa Crepaldi and Tiago Aiello Tom̩ De Souza from Brazilian UNESP. The Opel Siderium was the winner in the Best Conceptual Interior category at the Interior Motives Design Awards 2008. It was designed by Vinicius Barbosa Crepaldi and Tiago Aiello Tom̩ De Souza from UNESP Рthe Universidad Estadual Paulista, Brazil.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Aleratec Releases Flash Drive Duplicator
 
Today Aleratec annouced the USB Copy Cruiser Mini for business professionals and users, a portable flash drive duplicator with a 10-slot capacity. The 10:1 Cruiser Mini works with a notebook so users can duplicate and share data from up to 10 thumb drives at once. Also included with the duplicator unit is the Aleratec USB Duplication Software Suite. The suite allows for the creation of a wizard to perform larger flash drive job functions such as "copy" and "format" between drives. It also has the ability to "verify," that is, to verify if the flash drives can be read without errors after data is copied.  The duplicator weighs in at 3.2 ounces (.2 lbs), and its dimensions are 7.5 x 1.5 x .8 inches, so it should be able to fit easily into most laptop bags without trouble. The USB Copy Cruiser Mini is available now for about $315 from Aleratec and select resellers and partners.  

Monday, April 25, 2011

Tips for Finding a Dependable New York Plumber
 

Plumbing is an essential service that must be provided for any apartment, home or office. But it’s usually a complicated affair requiring specialized knowledge and tools, so it’s best to opt for a professional plumbing contractor. If you live in the metropolitan New York area, there are many reputable NYC plumbers. Here are some tips on how to choose the best New York plumbing contractor for your needs.

Choose a Professional


Always opt for a professional NYC plumbing company rather than contacting an amateur. A freelancer is independent and does not come with the professionalism or accountability of an established company. In addition, the technicians hired by these plumbing agencies are highly skilled with advanced expertise and skill in the field. A local freelancer is usually not as qualified. Moreover, most plumbing companies employ a large staff that can handle several clients at a time.

License


 The license is given only if a plumbing company is able to prove its credibility and validity to the state. It’s smart to choose NYC plumbing company with such a license. The company must also provide a warranty period and insurance cover to protect you from any liability in case a worker is hurt on your property.

Emergency Service

Your chosen New York plumber should offer 24-hour emergency service. There are many New York plumbing agencies who offer tips when a severe emergency strikes, such as how to switch off the main valve off during floods. Also check their pattern of emergency response time. There should be live representatives to help you, rather than only an answering machine.


Compare

 

Browse the Internet to make a short list of several plumbing contractors in the New York City area. It helps to make a comparison between their prices, job patterns and work conditions to strike a deal more effectively.


Check References & BBB

Ask for a reference list of your potential plumber’s customers and contact many of them. Inquire on the job done by the company, their efficiency, level of customer care, price range and degree of client contentment. It helps to assess the company’s reliability and efficiency. Visit the Better Business Bureau website to check the proportion of customer complaints against the plumber. If a certain plumbing company seems to be plagued with many grievances, you may decide to shift your project to another company.
About 3G

3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications, is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunications services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT — 2000) specifications by the International Telecommunication Union.[1] Application services include wide-area wireless voice telephone, mobile Internet access, video calls and mobile TV, all in a mobile environment. To meet the IMT-2000 standards, a system is required to provide peak data rates of at least 200 kbit/s. Recent 3G releases, often denoted 3.5G and 3.75G, also provide mobile broadband access of several Mbit/s to smartphones and mobile modems in laptop computers.

The following standards are typically branded 3G:

* the UMTS system, first offered in 2001, standardized by 3GPP, used primarily in Europe, Japan, China (however with a different radio interface) and other regions predominated by GSM 2G system infrastructure. The cell phones are typically UMTS and GSM hybrids. Several radio interfaces are offered, sharing the same infrastructure:



o The original and most widespread radio interface is called W-CDMA.
o The TD-SCDMA radio interface, was commercialised in 2009 and is only offered in China.
o The latest UMTS release, HSPA+, can provide peak data rates up to 56 Mbit/s in the downlink in theory (28 Mbit/s in existing services) and 22 Mbit/s in the uplink.



* the CDMA2000 system, first offered in 2002, standardized by 3GPP2, used especially in North America and South Korea, sharing infrastructure with the IS-95 2G standard. The cell phones are typically CDMA2000 and IS-95 hybrids. The latest release EVDO Rev B offers peak rates of 14.7 Mbit/s downstreams.

The above systems and radio interfaces are based on kindred spread spectrum radio transmission technology. While the GSM EDGE standard ("2.9G"), DECT cordless phones and Mobile WiMAX standards formally also fulfill the IMT-2000 requirements and are approved as 3G standards by ITU, these are typically not branded 3G, and are based on completely different technologies.

A new generation of cellular standards has appeared approximately every tenth year since 1G systems were introduced in 1981/1982. Each generation is characterized by new frequency bands, higher data rates and non backwards compatible transmission technology. The first release of the 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard does not completely fulfill the ITU 4G requirements called IMT-Advanced. First release LTE is not backwards compatible with 3G, but is a pre-4G or 3.9G technology, however sometimes branded "4G" by the service providers. WiMAX is another technology verging on or marketed as 4G.
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