Using the computer as a tool for design relies on the interface between man and machine.
Mice are the standard tool for navigating a computer. The first mouse prototype was Independently invented and developed by Doug EngelbartÂ at the ‘Stanford Research Institute‘ in 1963. You can see how far technology has come but in essence the interface has remained the same for the last forty five years.
I have been designing with a mouse for over ten years, because it was the standard choice for designers back then. Computer mice are found attached to most computers so they are the consumers’ first choice, but now we have the choice of committing to a tablet, of which there are many options, and are only slightly restricted by price and accessibility.
To successfully design, we use elements from the world around us to create thought evoking imagery. The tablet allows me to design consistently with the way my gestures are more fluid and I can create a more organic image, faster than ever before. Although the surface of the tablet doesn’t parallel pen on paper, they both share the same gestural capacity, so my designs become more natural, allowing me to create original hand-drawn images on my screen.
The tablet market is booming and the ultimate result will see the computer mouse become irrelevant. Developers are creating software (and hardware) that creates a more communicative interface between the idea and the physical image. I imagine that soon it will allow designers like myself to delve into a more intimate experience with the digital environment.
On a recent project I tested the Wacom Intuos4 to create original graphics with Photoshop. However, because my Wacom tablet doesn’t have an inbuilt screen it took me a few hours to build up the hand eye and eye co-ordination. In saying that, drawing in vector based brushes allowed me to record and manually tweak each point in the design, refining it down to a finished piece of art. Sketching on this tablet made it evident that now, more than ever, designers need to embrace tablet technology.
Each day we edge closer to a fully wireless environment and soon the humble mouse will be a thing of the past. As was seen at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, technology is becoming more gesture driven. Interactive televisions were among the highlights of the show, allowing users to control the screen through movement. Soon enough this will integrate with the design industry, giving us the freedom to master hand drawn objects so we can begin with an idea and compose it on screen efficiently.


Samsung launches dual sim three new phones
Posted On : February 15, 2012
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World's largest phone company Samsung has introduced their three new dual sim phone - Galaxy Ace Duos, Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy T Pro Duos. Galaxy Ace Duos is powered by an 832MHz processor, Android 2.3 OS, 3.5-inch HVGA display, EVDO Rev. A GPS support and 1650mAh battery and now the Galaxy Ace Duos also supports GSM + CDMA network with active standby. This cool device is priced Rs. 16,900.
Both phones Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy Y Pro Duos are similar as the original variants but now both devices are available with dual-SIM function. The big differentiating factors between these devices are the physical keyboard, a 2.6-inch LQVGA display and 1,350mAh battery in the Galaxy Y Pro Duos.
There are a number of other features in these phones are avaiable like 832MHz processor, Android 2.3 OS, 3MP fixed-focus camera, front-facing VGA camera(Pro Duos only), TouchWiz UI, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Samsung Apps, Social Hub and ChatON support.
If you want buy these dual-SIM devices you will purchases at the price range of Galaxy Y Duos at Rs 10,490 and the Galaxy Y Pro Duos at the Rs 11,090 only.
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With our high-tech software, we proactively manage Windows updates and patches; we select which patches and updates will be pushed to the computers and servers. However, there are times when a computer or server doesn’t correctly install the patch or the patching (Windows Updates) gets “stuck.” As part of our routine, we review patch reports which tell us which servers and computers are behind in patching. We then manually patch each computer and server and correct the issue.
Why is patching or updating important? A large number of those Windows Updates are security patches, software fixes, and miscellaneous updates.


The phrase ‘Artificial Intelligence’ covers a wide range of technologies; from Alexa, to factory robots, and simpler examples like data analysis. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be described as intelligence demonstrated by machines that, in most applications, perform better, faster and more accurately than humans, helping us to operate more efficiently. The rise of AI within our everyday lives has grown enormously within the 21st century throughout the tech boom, and this growth is now being implemented across different industries. One industry that AI is beginning to emerge into is cryptocurrency.
AI in Crypto
AI has multiple uses, as the technology behind it continues to grow the crypto sector is embracing AI into its business development processes now more than ever. ETHAX, a newly released crypto token and crypto specialised trading platform, believes that AI is the future of thinking and analysis as it supersedes algorithms and learning. ETHAX is currently developing a tool that integrates the use of AI to aid experienced and inexperienced investors in buying and selling, reinforcing the ETHAX mission to make cryptocurrency inclusive for all.
Although AI is growing, there is still much confusion over the term, especially with many trading software developers claiming the application of this technology. However, when these developers are honest, they’ve achieved just a little more than low-brow basic-level machine learning software. But AI in certain instances is beyond human learning. The technology is able to interpret complex data in seconds and select an outcome, not solely based on a learnt predictive outcome, but rather an intelligent assessment of past, and present information and future projections.
How Can AI Be Used in Crypto?
ETHAX has developed its own use for AI with its much-anticipated ETHAX TRADER tool, expected to launch by Q4 this year. This state-of-the-art software trading platform utilises the most current development techniques and advanced proven trading strategies available, including: data science, proven trading strategies, reinforcement learning and advanced algorithms. These proven techniques will lead to the application of AI being engineered to the software system, in turn creating a highly advanced, ground-breaking product.
Although that may sound slightly complicated, ETHAX has designed its ETHAX trading platform to minimise misinterpretation and capture all global events that take place that could have an effect on the economy. This AI will ensure that whatever circumstances occur globally, investors can trust ETHAX’s trading platform for advice on whether to create a buy, hold or sell scenario for any given currency. This is tantamount to having the best crypto traders working 24/7/365.
The Future of AI
With AI predicted to revolutionise the medical, entertainment, cyber-security transport, and financial industries by 2050, the future of AI is an inevitability. The world will continue to benefit from the use of AI as the technology behind it develops to become more sophisticated, reliable and its potential expands exponentially.
The ETHAX team has been trading crypto since 2015, and this knowledge is now being utilised to build a suite of seamless crypto trading tools led by the flagship ETHAX TRADER. As AI technology develops, so does the ETHAX trading platform, which will learn to perfect its prediction of data as time goes on. It is software systems like the ETHAX TRADER that will spearhead the future of more successful trading processes, expected to improve over time with the application of AI.
If our future depends on the use of AI, isn’t it only right that we invest our time and efforts into better understanding it now?
By Dan Da Rosa Bio:
Dan Da Rosa BSc (Hons), PG Dip, LLM is the CEO and Co-Founder of ETHAX, a new cryptocurrency business that is fully licensed and regulated to provide key services in the crypto space, which include converting money to crypto currency and vice versa as well as managing clients’ digital private wallets.
Dan Da Rosa holds a Masters in Law and has 20+ years of senior and director level experience across digital asset investments, bespoke software developments, telecommunications and advanced transportation technologies.


Augmented reality tools are revolutionizing the assembly techniques in the aviation industry . TESTIA, an AIRBUS GROUP company specialized in the field of Non-Destructive Testing, Quality Inspections and Training in Aerospace. has deployed a system based on Augmented Reality, nammed SART (Smart Augmented Reality Tool) since 2015. In order to extend the application scope to all industries, TESTIA chooses Immersion to distribute the SART solution which until then has been restricted to Airbus Group and some aeronautic players.
By superimposing the reality onto a 3D model, the Smart Augmented Reality Tool (SART) system allows:
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- perform inspection of any industrial construction including many complex parts.
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Raspberry Pi is an affordable, small board that you can turn into a tiny desktop computer. You can attach a display, mouse, and keyboard to use it like a desktop. However, most folks are reluctant to try it since they assume that the installation is tricky.
Many users either don't have a micro HDMI to HDMI cable or a monitor/display. Also, getting a cable just for a one-time setup seems like too much trouble.
After setting the Raspberry Pi several times, you could do it without relying on a monitor. Of course, you'll need a Windows PC or a Mac to complete the setup. That will result in a headless Raspberry Pi, which means it is without a graphical interface and is controllable mostly through the Command Line.
After several crashes and some practice, I figured out how to set the Raspberry Pi in a matter of minutes. The majority of time is spent downloading the Raspberry Pi OS. Formatting the micro SD memory card is easy.
Recommendation: Micro SD cards with Class 10 speed and an SD adapter. Helpful when you want the 64-bit OS version to run smoothly and also involve data transfer using the memory card.
Slower ones will work if you plan to use it to run only Pi-hole, a Linux-based network-level program to block Internet trackers and advertisements. For this Pi series, I'll primarily focus on setting up headless Pi to be used with Pi-hole and as a Samba file server over the home network.
This guide appears to be lengthy for the first time when you start the prep work. After you get a fair idea of what goes into the setup, it'll only become a matter of minutes.
- A Raspberry Pi unit (version 3 or 4, preferably) with a case.
- A microSD card (preferably Class 10) in FAT32 file format.
- Decent Internet connection for downloading software.
- Windows PC or Mac to load the OS and set up the memory card.
Stage A - Get Raspberry Pi Imager and Raspberry Pi OS
Step 1 - Download the Raspberry Pi Imager.
Get the Raspberry Pi Imager app to flash the Pi OS image on the memory card.
Step 2 - Download the latest Raspberry Pi OS image from the official site. Get the 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS Lite beta image.
Then pick the zip file and download it. If you're in luck, the download speeds will be decent. Unzip the .img file from that archive. The only reason I recommend a 64-bit version because the platform itself is shifting to that gradually. So might as well get ready for it.
We're using the Lite version for this guide because it doesn't have the unwanted, unnecessary GUI elements and makes the OS leaner. I recommend downloading the OS separately to avoid the risk of data corruption with the OS file when downloading from the Pi Imager.
While the download happens since the servers might be particularly slow, let's prepare the hardware.
Stage B - Preparing the Hardware
Step 1 - Whether Raspberry Pi 3 or 4, you would want to keep it clean and cool while it functions. Get a decent case. There are several case options with built-in fans available - plastic, acrylic, and even aluminum-based ones. Don't splurge too much unless you plan to use it as a full-blown computer.
Connect the Raspberry Pi to the power and keep it ready for action. For reliable connectivity, I used a Cat 7 Ethernet cable to connect the Pi 4 with the router instead of settling for a Wi-Fi network.
Step 2 - Format the microSD card using an adapter on Windows PC or Mac.
Download the SD Card Formatter from the official SD Memory Card association site and install it on your PC or Mac.
Of course, there are other ways and if you are familiar with them, use one of them.
On Windows, you can use the native File Explorer to format it. From File Explorer, right-click on the microSD card. Remember to choose FAT32 as the filesystem.
On Mac, you can use Disk Utility to format it. However, I'd recommend using Terminal for it is faster.
Feed the following command in the Terminal to figure the disk number of your card:
In my case, Mac shows the card's mount location as /dev/disk 2. Similarly, you'll have to figure it out on your Mac.
After that, type the following command and hit the return key to format the card with a FAT32 partition.
Here * represents the number in the mount location, just like it was disk2 on my Mac.
Step 3 - Launch the Raspberry Pi Imager. Then, click on the Choose OS button and select "custom OS" from the list. Then navigate to the folder where the Pi OS .img file is and then select it.
Step 4 - Click on Choose SD card and navigate the Finder to pick the SD card on your PC or Mac. After checking and confirming everything, click Write.
Now take a break from the computer. I'd recommend not running any other process alongside, for it may slow down the writing speed. People with a beefed-up system with at least 16GB of RAM need not worry much.
Stage C - Enable SSH to Set Up Pi
Since you won't be using a monitor or any display, it's better to set up SSH service right from the installation stage. The best part is you don't have to run most commands.
You need to create a file named SSH without any extension and transfer it to the root directory of the microSD card, which now reads as boot. So the SSH file should appear with other files as soon as you open the boot card.
After that, insert the microSD card in the Raspberry Pi and boot it. Give it at least 5 minutes before you proceed to the next stage.
Stage 4 - Run The Setup
After inserting the microSD card in the Raspberry Pi board, give it a couple of minutes after booting. Then open the Command Prompt on Windows or Terminal on Mac. When you connect to Pi via SSH for the first time, you'll get a security warning about adding the key to your computer. Enter Y and proceed.
When asked for the password, enter raspberry as the password and then take it away from there.
That will bring up the Raspberry Pi's configuration interface. Remember, you can use Tab to cycle between options and Enter for selecting an option and confirming your choice.
From there, you need to do two things:
- Change the password for Pi from System Options > S3 Change Password for Pi User
- Change the Hostname for Pi on your Network from System Options > S4 Set name for this computer on a network
After that, pick Finish and reboot the Raspberry Pi by entering the command reboot in the command line interface. After it reboots, your Raspberry Pi is ready for you to control it using Command Prompt on Windows or Terminal on macOS.
After hitting a roadblock several times, I no longer depend on a display to get my Pi 4 set up running. In another guide, I plan to cover how to set up Pi-hole on your Raspberry Pi configuration to block unwanted trackers and ads.


China has become the world's largest connector manufacturing base as the world's manufacturing industry shifts to Chinese mainland and the center of gravity of global connector manufacturing shifts to Chinese mainland. The overall level of connector manufacturing in China has been rapidly improved, and the connector market has been expanding year by year. China has become the most potential and fastest growing region in the global connector market. From 2003 to 2014, China's connector market growth rate is significantly higher than the global average, China's connector market share expanded from 12.50% to 25.80% , has become the world's largest connector consumer market.
Due to the late start of China's connector industry, connector market concentration is low, technical level of the industry compared with advanced countries still have a certain gap. But China's connector industry has vast space, great potential for development, the future has a very large room for improvement.
Connector is one of the basic components necessary for electrical connection of circuit system, and is a component of terminal application products. Therefore, the development of Terminal Application is the main factor to promote the rapid growth of connector market and technology development, connector Industry Trends and downstream terminal application industry development maintains a very clear consistency.
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The integration of services, such as the management of
To meet these requirements, a set of heterogeneous skills and specific development tools are required. This generally involves the need to make significant investments. The resulting burdens can therefore limit the ability to implement in-house software projects.
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Our team is an alliance between MIT and Princeton University, where we blend expertise from manipulation with computer vision, respectively. The team is headed by Prof. Alberto Rodriguez, Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department and PI of the MCube lab. The team members from MIT are MCubers and the team members from Princeton are advised by Prof. Thomas Funkhouser, PI of the Princeton Vision Group.
Team MIT-Princeton at APC 2016
Our team is composed of groups that each strive to achieve their respecitve goals while communicating and collaborating closely with other groups, below we describe the group objectives and introduce the members:
The objective of this group is to construct and maintain the software infrastructure for the project. This group strives to maintain a high quality of code content and contribution and provides software and support for other groups.
The objective of this group is to endow the robot with the ability to manipulate objects in the real world using its grippers and suction cups, reasoning about interactions and exploiting the sensory feedback to garner as much information as it can through the sense of touch.
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The objective of this group is to design and build the hardware necessary for the robotic system, most of the gripper, fingers, suction mechanism, and various attachements of the robot are in house designs and made by this team and undergo several rounds of design review.
Elliot Donlon - Melody Liu - Aparna Ramanathan
The objective of this group is the development of high level reasoning and decision making of the system, the robots ability to reason about which objects to pick, where to place, what sequence of actions to take, and which goal to consider at each given time.
Ferran Alet - Maria Bauza
The objective of this group is the visual perception of the robotic system, they use deep neural networks and various in-house developed algorithms to identify objects, localize them, and provide information regarding feasible regions of interaction.


MIAMI, Florida: SpaceX is poised to launch its unmanned Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station on Monday, carrying a key piece of equipment that was lost last year in a rocket explosion. The international docking adapter will function as a parking spot for space taxis, enabling commercial spaceships carrying astronauts to latch on securely to the orbiting outpost. It is the first of two docking adapters needed for the crew spaceships being built by SpaceX and Boeing, with those pioneer commercial flights planned for 2017 and 2018. For Monday’s launch, the gumdrop-shaped Dragon spaceship is packed with nearly 5,000 pounds (nearly 2,300 kilograms) of gear, including science experiments and equipment for the astronauts living in space. After blasting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 12:45 a.m. (0445 GMT), SpaceX will attempt to return the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket to an upright landing on solid ground at the NASA facility.


Proto Design Labs N4L
In the following the installation of the Proto Design Labs decoder N4L in the KATO UNITRACK N-gauge turnout #4 radius 481 mm with branch to the left is shown. The board of this turnout decoder is in green. The turnout has the KATO item number 20-220 or the NOCH item number 7078203.
Proto Design Labs N4R
The installation of the Proto Design Labs decoder N4R in the KATO UNITRACK N-gauge turnout #4 radius 481 mm with branch to the right is analog. The circuit board of this turnout decoder is in red. The turnout has the KATO item number 20-221 or the NOCH item number 7078204.
The installation video from Proto Design Labs in English can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0ijW0vpgCc
The following tools are needed to install the decoder:
- Small screwdriver, ideally Phillips PH0
- Nut driver 4 mm
- Small flush-cutting pliers
- Soldering iron with a fine tip and a power of 30 - 60 watts
- Multimeter with resistance measurement function
Remove the five screws on the back and remove the cover.
Remove the black actuator with the two magnets.
Remove the four nuts with lock washers and the four screws.
Remove the circuit board with coil, heat conducting plate and thermal switch.
Remove the three nuts from the track bed.
Place the turnout decoder in the track bed and screw it in place with four lock washers, four nuts and a screw.
Remove the heat conducting plate from the coil and the thermal switch.
Unsolder the thermal switch and coil from the circuit board.
Solder the coil to the turnout decoder. The left wire goes to the bottom solder contact, the middle wire goes to the outer solder point. Put the coil back in place.
Shorten the actuator directly after the magnet and reinsert it. Make sure the spring wire is in the center of the black plastic part.
Test the installation. The resistance at the two solder contacts must be 18 - 22 ohms. The turnout must switch smoothly by hand.
Remove the yellow programming jumper and replace the cover. If the cover rests on the pins, remove the small lugs of the cover at this point. Screw the cover back on with the five screws.
The original manufacturer's instructions are available for download at https://www.protodesignlabs.com/downloads


Do road signs belong on the dashboard?
Technology in the transportation industry is nothing new, but is it evolving too quickly? Each day, it becomes more difficult to keep track of new gadgets, devices, software, apps and other technologies put on market to improve our lives.
In the field of transportation engineering, Intelligent Transportation Systems technology makes our jobs easier. Ramp meters, message boards, cameras and real-time traffic information are just a few of the advances that we can’t live without anymore. In the public sector, drivers can use GPS devices and smartphones to help navigate the roads. Yet one aspect that has remained relatively unchanged is the use of physical traffic signs.
All of this may be changing, thanks to new technology.
A few days ago, I came across this interesting article explaining how researchers are studying the removal of physical traffic signs from the side of the road and instead projecting the sign onto a car’s dashboard. Using smart technology, the road signs will appear inside the car, alerting the driver of any actions to be taken. For example, if a car approaches a four-way stop, the car will display the stop sign to the driver. If there are no other cars at the intersection, the car’s sensor picks up on this and allows the driver to proceed ahead without a stop.
If this technology works correctly, there is an opportunity to change the way drivers navigate the road. Sound like a good idea? What do you think? Could these traffic dashboard displays revolutionize the transportation industry? Please share your thoughts with us.
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In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, businesses are constantly seeking innovative solutions to stay ahead of the curve and remain competitive. The era of digital transformation has ushered in a new wave of opportunities, challenges, and complexities. To navigate this terrain successfully, companies require not only cutting-edge technologies but also the expertise of experienced development teams. In this article, we explore the transformative power of innovative solutions crafted by seasoned development teams.
Understanding Digital Transformation
Digital transformation encompasses the integration of digital technology into all aspects of a business, fundamentally changing how it operates and delivers value to customers. It involves leveraging technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), and blockchain to streamline processes, enhance customer experiences, and drive growth.
The Role of Experienced Development Teams
Experienced development teams play a pivotal role in driving digital transformation initiatives. Their deep understanding of technology, coupled with industry-specific expertise, enables them to develop tailored solutions that address the unique challenges faced by each organization. These teams bring a wealth of knowledge accumulated through years of working on diverse projects, allowing them to anticipate potential roadblocks and devise effective strategies to overcome them.
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Adhesion interactions of neurons in a tissue may affect the ion conductance of the plasma membrane, inducing selective localization and modulation of channels. We studied the adhesion region of cultured neurons from rat hippocampus as a defined model where such effects could be observed electrophysiologically, taking advantage of extracellular recording by a transistor integrated in the substrate. We observed the K+ current through the region of soma adhesion under voltage-clamp and compared it with the current through the whole cell. We found that the specific A-type conductance was depleted, even completely, in the region of adhesion, whereas the specific K-type conductance was enhanced up to a factor of 12. The electrophysiological approach opens a new way to investigate targeting of ion channels in the cell membrane as a function of adhesion processes.
Vassanelli, S., Fromherz, P., 1999. Transistor Probes Local Potassium Conductances in the Adhesion Region of Cultured Rat Hippocampal Neurons. J. Neurosci. 19, 6767–6773


A feature of DVD, CD and MiniDisc players that stores audio data in a memory buffer that is output if the main signal mistakes.
A variety of ways a system attempts to prevent theft, including a detachable faceplate, a masking face plate, or systems that will not operate if disconnected from the battery without a custom code.
A CD, MiniDisc, DVD or MP3 unit that handles more than one disc--a multiple player.
An analog tuner uses conventional circuitry with a tuning knob or thumbwheel and pointer to show you the frequency to which you are tuned. A digital tuner, more accurately a synthesized tuner, permits using a digital frequency read-out and presetting radio stations for touch tuning.
Using a numeric keypad, you simply press the corresponding key to hear a specific track.
This is a measurement of the deviation from the original signal to the reproduced signal. Distortion is a harsh sounding artifact that alters, in a negative way, the signal.
Formerly AC-3, Dolby Digital is a method developed by Dolby Laboratories to digitally encode up to 5.1 discrete channels of high-fidelity sound in a single digital bitstream. The .1 channel refers to the "low frequency effects" (LFE) channel that carries only low frequency information, which is usually directed to the subwoofer upon playback. The encoded signal can be any number of channels, from a mono signal to the maximum of 5.1 (front right, center, front left, surround right, surround left, subwoofer) although it has now become common to use Dolby Digital to refer to any 5.1 signal.
The element of a speaker that actually produces the sound.
Stands for Digital Theater Sound and comes from the company of the same name. DTS accomplishes much the same thing as Dolby Digital, but it does so slightly differently. The two systems are incompatible when it comes to decoding, but after the signal is decoded, it is otherwise the same to the receiver, allowing many new receivers to incorporate both. Thus far, DTS has not made much impact on the home market, and minimal software is available that uses the system. The system was originally engineered for movie theaters.
The difference between the loudest peak and softest passage. It can also refer to the spectrum between the edge of distortion at the high end of a product's performance and the product's noise floor.
A circuit or program that changes the frequency response of a signal, boosting or cutting selected ranges from the overall response.
For someone unwilling to remove their factory installed equipment, an FM modulator takes the audio output of an FM-modulated add-on and generates a radio frequency (RF) signal that is received by your car's FM radio tuner.
Also listed as Frequency range, is the spectrum of frequencies produced by a product, within a certain tolerance. For example, a frequency response of 30Hz to 18kHz (+/- 3dB) means a product produces all frequencies from 30Hz to 18kHz without dropping or peaking three decibels. The signal below and above that range does drop off more than 3dB, so the range is really the usable spectrum of sound.
The usable part of a component that is mounted in the dashboard is commonly referred to as a head unit. It controls the components, either internally or remotely installed, such as a changer mounted in the glove compartment or trunk.
Impedance is commonly listed from 4 to 8 ohms, with some ranging from 2 to 16 ohms. This is a technical description of the amount of inductive resistance a speaker offers to the flow of electrical signals from a receiver. Under normal circumstances, impedance bears no relation to sound quality, but many receivers need a minimum of 4 ohms to work properly. A good receiver may work with 2 ohms, but other receivers or amplifiers will automatically shut off or blow a fuse. If you intend to use two pairs of speakers in parallel from the same terminals, choose loudspeakers rated at least 8 ohms. Also note that speaker impedance ratings are nominal, meaning that a speaker may actually fall below its rated impedance at some frequencies.
OEM (original equipment manufacturer)
This refers to the factory-installed system that comes with a car. Many car manufacturers are using name brand products, either standard or part of an upgrade package.
Where as a changer plays many discs, a player can hold and play only one at a time.
Customizing the playback order of tracks on a CD, MiniDisc, MP3 player or even a cassette by storing your own play list, or using a random function that scrambles the order, or selecting one track to repeat.
The ratio between the audio signal and noise floor. A low number indicates that the noise and music are closer together--the higher the number, the less noise is apparent.
This covers many different formats that play sound through multiple speakers to simulate the natural sounds from many locations.


I had one of these on my V-Strom. Liked it well enough that I bought one for my Burgman, just haven't installed it yet. Note that it is very bright at night, almost distracting at times. If you have cataracts it might give you too much glare at night.I don't know if it is the best or not but this is what I have on my '12.
When the engine is not running the volt meter will tell you how many volts are in the battery, there are some very expensive meters that are supposed to show condition, and expected life left in them, but I have not had any experience with them.OP is asking about "battery monitor". Wouldn't voltmeters ONLY monitor the stator or the alternator output? I would think the battery monitor would monitor the condition of the battery.
Your $150 meter does the same as mine with duplicate indication of temperature and my ice light. It measures the voltage at the battery connected just like mine so will show charging voltage when the engine is running.OP is asking about "battery monitor". Wouldn't voltmeters ONLY monitor the stator or the alternator output? I would think the battery monitor would monitor the condition of the battery.
For example, I was on my way home from work one day. The bike (not Burgman) was running great. It was charging nice 14.1 Volts. Stopped at a gas station. Then bike had no battery power. It wouldn't start. The battery was at the end of its life. So if I had the battery monitor, I would have changed the battery before I got stranded.
I was thinking of getting something like this.
But I don't know if that would even be able to predict the battery life.


Eaton Corporation is a multinational power management company that specializes in electrical and industrial equipment and systems. The company was founded in the United States in 1911 by Joseph Eaton and Viggo Torbensen, and it has since grown to become a global leader in power management solutions.
Eaton's electrical products include circuit breakers, fuses, switches, transformers, and power distribution systems. Its industrial products include hydraulic and pneumatic systems, aerospace components, and vehicle components. Eaton's services include power systems engineering, power quality monitoring, and energy management solutions.


BLACKSTAR FS-11 Footcontroller for Blackstar ID:Core Amplifiers (FS11)
A footcontroller for the ID:Core amplifiers
The FS-11 is a rugged two-way footswitch with a metal housing, for use with our new ID:Core series.
The footcontroller expands the functionality of our ID:Core amps:
- The FS-11 offers two modes of operation.
- Mode 1 – allows the user to switch between two channels and turn the effects on and off.
- Mode 2 – allows the user to switch between all the patches (down on switch one and up on switch two).
Please note the FS-11 footcontroller can only be used with the ID:Core Stereo 20 and ID:Core Stereo 40.


In a moment that captured the essence of innovation at Dreamforce 2023, Salesforce Co-Founder and CTO, Parker Harris, took the stage to unveil the Einstein 1 Platform. His message was clear: “We’re not just adding AI to CRM; we’re fundamentally reimagining how CRM works with AI at its core.”
This new AI platform represents a complete shift in the Salesforce customer relationship management (CRM) ecosystem, introducing a future where artificial intelligence is not just an auxiliary tool but the foundation of personalized, predictive customer engagement. In this comprehensive exploration, we delve into the components that make the Einstein 1 Platform a transformative tool for businesses, especially those serving large-scale enterprises.
Understanding the Einstein 1 Platform
In an era where customer data sprawls across 1,061 different applications on average, with only 29% integration, Salesforce’s Einstein 1 Platform emerges as a game-changer. The platform’s foundation on Salesforce’s original metadata framework, a pioneering technology nearly 25 years in the making, serves as the connective tissue that enables seamless data integration across applications.
This unified view of data empowers organizations to customize user experiences and action their data through a variety of low-code platform services, enhancing productivity and customer engagement without the need for complex integration code.
Data Cloud: A Unified Data Ecosystem
At the heart of the Einstein 1 Platform is Data Cloud: a real-time hyperscale data engine that can process 30 trillion transactions per month, allowing businesses to unify disparate data sources, addressing one of the most persistent CRM challenges: disconnected data silos. This integration enables the creation of rich, unified customer profiles and new CRM experiences, with support for thousands of metadata-enabled objects and trillions of rows.
This means that automation at scale becomes easier than ever, with flows that can be triggered by any change on any object (by interacting with any system in the enterprise through MuleSoft) and analytics at scale that provide rich insights across multiple Salesforce solutions.
Einstein AI: Genius at The Wheel
Einstein AI adds advanced insights into the CRM process, allowing businesses to use the power of AI for predictive analytics and data-driven decision-making. This built-in intelligence is crucial for businesses looking to stay ahead in a competitive landscape where understanding and anticipating customer needs in real-time can make the difference between success and failure.
Difference Between the Einstein 1 Platform and AI Cloud
While both are committed to embedding AI across the Salesforce ecosystem, Einstein 1 is a specialized platform integrating Salesforce Data Cloud and AI tools for a unified approach to CRM. In contrast, AI Cloud is a broader term that encompasses various AI-driven capabilities and services across Salesforce products.
Think of the Einstein 1 Platform as a focused effort to revolutionize CRM with generative AI, while AI Cloud serves as the overarching umbrella term for all AI initiatives within Salesforce.
Core Components of the Einstein 1 Platform
To truly understand how the Einstein 1 Platform works, we need to explore its core elements, each crafted to incorporate AI capabilities into Salesforce’s CRM:
Safety First: Einstein Trust Layer
Central to the innovative features of the Einstein 1 Platform is the Einstein Trust Layer, a secure AI architecture that ensures the responsible use of generative AI while maintaining the company’s data privacy and security standards.
Operating natively within the Einstein 1 Platform, the Trust Layer is fundamental in allowing teams to leverage the full potential of Salesforce’s generative AI capabilities, such as those offered by Einstein Copilot and Copilot Studio, without compromising sensitive company information.
This layer not only safeguards data privacy but also reinforces the trust companies place in Salesforce’s platform, ensuring that the adoption of AI enhances customer interactions without risking data integrity.
Einstein 1 Platform’s MVP
Salesforce’s Einstein Copilot redefines the CRM landscape by introducing a generative AI-powered conversational assistant, seamlessly woven into the fabric of every Salesforce application. This state-of-the-art assistant dramatically enhances productivity by supporting users directly within their workflow. Users can effortlessly interact with Einstein Copilot through natural language inquiries, obtaining relevant and reliable answers derived from secure proprietary company data housed in the Data Cloud.
Moreover, Einstein Copilot extends its utility beyond mere responses, proactively suggesting additional options and formulating recommended action plans tailored to tasks such as summarizing sales calls, updating order statuses, or modifying shipping dates.
Einstein Copilot Studio:
Building on the innovative capabilities of Einstein Copilot, Salesforce further empowers organizations with Einstein Copilot Studio. This powerful extension enables businesses to craft customized AI-powered applications to meet specific operational needs.
Whether it’s accelerating sales processes, optimizing customer service, auto-generating websites based on user browsing history, or converting natural language prompts into executable code, Einstein Copilot Studio offers a versatile platform for automating and enhancing business functions.
Minding the Talent Gap
As soon as more companies start adopting the Einstein 1 Platform, the demand for specialists to manage and maximize its capabilities will likely increase. Here, being strategic about how to source professionals with the right AI skillsets will be invaluable.
(If you’re currently facing talent gap issues, check out our piece on how companies are turning to nearshoring strategies to increase team seniorities and upskill their workforce).
The Future of the Einstein 1 Platform
Salesforce is not one to rest on its laurels, as it is committed to keep on building upon the Einstein 1 Platform with the introduction of two innovative features designed to enhance prompt engineering: a Testing Center and prompt engineering suggestions.
Spearheaded by Claire Cheng, Vice President of Machine Learning and AI Engineering, these features aim to expedite the development of generative AI applications by enabling faster, more efficient prompt engineering:
- The Testing Center, a low-code tool, will allow developers to easily evaluate and select the most effective iterations of their prompts, bypassing the cumbersome manual adjustment process.
- The prompt engineering suggestions feature will leverage data analytics from live deployments to guide developers in refining their prompts, ensuring optimal performance and user experience.
These enhancements are set to address a crucial need within the AI development landscape—standardizing the evaluation of AI model outputs.
As we reflect on the unveiling and subsequent exploration of Salesforce’s Einstein 1 Platform, it’s evident that this innovation marks a significant milestone in the CRM landscape. Its promise of innovation lies not just in its technological advancements but in its potential to transform how businesses understand and engage with their customers.
This will undoubtedly challenge organizations to rethink their strategies and fully embrace AI for deeper, more meaningful customer interactions based on actionable data while simultaneously making AI trust a focal point of their efforts.
For further insights into the evolving world of technology, AI, and Salesforce innovations, follow InclusionCloud on LinkedIn, where the conversation about the future of CRM continues to unfold.


Long before Microsoft learned about networking, and even before the Internet was known outside academic circles, corporate environments shared files and printers using file and print servers based on the Novell NetWare operating system and associated protocols. Many of these corporate users still have legacy networks using these protocols and want to integrate this support with their new TCP/IP support.
Linux supports not only the TCP/IP protocols, but also the suite of protocols used by the Novell Corporation's NetWare operating system. These protocols are distant cousins of TCP/IP, and while they perform similar sorts of functions, they differ in a number of ways and are unfortunately incompatible.
Linux has both free and commercial software offerings to provide support for integration with the Novell products.
We'll provide a brief description of the protocols themselves in this chapter, but we focus on how to configure and use free software to allow Linux to interoperate with Novell products.
First, let's look at where the protocols came from and what they look like. In the late 1970s, the Xerox Corporation developed and published an open standard called the Xerox Network Specification (XNS). The Xerox Network Specification described a series of protocols designed for general purpose internetworking, with a strong emphasis on the use of local area networks. There were two primary networking protocols involved: the Internet Datagram Protocol (IDP), which provided a connectionless and unreliable transport of datagrams from one host to another, and the Sequenced Packet Protocol (SPP), which was a modified form of IDP that was connection-based and reliable. The datagrams of an XNS network were individually addressed. The addressing scheme used a combination of a 4-byte IDP network address (which was uniquely assigned to each Ethernet LAN segment), and the 6-byte node address (the address of the NIC card). Routers were devices that switched datagrams between two or more separate IDP networks. IDP has no notion of subnetworks; any new collection of hosts requires another network address to be assigned. Network addresses are chosen such that they are unique on the internetwork in question. Sometimes administrators develop conventions by having each byte encode some other information, such as geographic location, so that network addresses are allocated in a systemic way; it isn't a protocol requirement, however.
The Novell Corporation chose to base their own networking suite on the XNS suite. Novell made small enhancements to IDP and SPP and renamed them IPX (Internet Packet eXchange) and SPX (Sequenced Packet eXchange). Novell added new protocols, such as the NetWare Core Protocol (NCP), which provided file and printer sharing features that ran over IPX, and the Service Advertisement Protocol (SAP), which enabled hosts on a Novell network to know which hosts provided which services.
Table 15-1 maps the relationship between the XNS, Novell, and TCP/IP suites in terms of function. The relationships are an approximation only, but should help you understand what is happening when we refer to these protocols later on.
Novell and NetWare are trademarks of the Novell Corporation.


Have you installed a new NBASE-T™ ready 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch recently, but don’t have Cat 6a cabling required to support 10Gb? Or your corporate Ethernet switch has been upgraded with support for multi-Gigabit Ethernet and you want to economically deliver faster network performance to every desk? Maybe you just have a computer without enough PCIe card slots or Thunderbolt™ ports to add an adapter. How would you like to quadruple your computer’s network connection speeds over existing Cat 5e Ethernet wiring?
Sonnet has what you need—the Solo5G™, an inexpensive USB 3 to 5GbE adapter that adds an RJ45 port with superfast 5 Gigabit network connectivity to Mac®, Windows®, and Linux® computers with USB-A, USB-C, or Thunderbolt 3 ports.
Featuring NBASE-T technology (also known as multi-Gigabit Ethernet), Sonnet's compact Solo5G Ethernet adapter supports 5 Gb/s and 2.5 Gb/s link speeds (5GBASE-T and 2.5 GBASE-T, respectively) over common Cat 5e cabling when used with a compatible multi-Gigabit Ethernet switch or 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch with NBASE-T support. Models from Buffalo, Cisco, Netgear, QNAP, TRENDnet and others are available now.
Connected to the right switch, you can get great performance gains—from 250 to 400 percent the speed of Gigabit Ethernet—without rewiring! In case you’re connecting to a switch without NBASE-T support, the Solo5G also supports 1 Gb/s and 100 Mb/s link speeds.
Adds a multi-Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) port to your computer.
5 Gb/s and 2.5 Gb/s speeds supported when used with a multi-Gigabit compatible switch or router. Also supports 1 Gb/s and 100 Mb/s speeds.
Low-cost adapter connects your computer to infrastructure via inexpensive Cat 5e (or better) cables at distances up to 100 meters.
Connects to any USB-A, USB-C, or Thunderbolt 3 computer port, or at the end of a Thunderbolt 3 device daisy chain.
Hardware encryption prevents unauthorized firmware modification. Energy-Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az) standard supported.
Change the adapter’s settings using operating system tools.
Adapter is pocketable and uses no fan, perfect for use in noise-sensitive environments.
Powered through its USB connection, the Solo5G requires no power adapter.
Includes USB-C to USB-C cable and USB-A to USB-C cable.
To enable your system to support the Solo5G, simply download the macOS®, Windows, or Linux driver from Sonnet and run the installer. To adjust the Solo5G’s settings, just connect the adapter between your computer and the network switch (or directly to multi gigabit-enabled storage), and then configure the settings through the macOS Network control panel, Windows Device Manager, or Linux command line (or graphical utility).
The Solo5G adapter supports the Energy-Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az) standard, which reduces the adapter’s power demands on your computer. The adapter runs cool enough that it doesn’t need a fan, allowing silent operation.
The Solo5G incorporates encryption in hardware, protecting the adapter against malicious firmware modification that could enable covert computer access. Any unauthorized attempt to modify the firmware renders the adapter inoperable. This security feature prevents the Solo5G adapter from being reprogrammed, except by a manufacturer’s update using a secure encryption key.


CAD is the use of computer technology for design and design documentation.
CAD is the use of computer technology for design and design documentation. CAD/CAM applications are used to both design a product and program manufacturing processes, specifically, CNC machining. CAM software uses the models and assemblies created in CAD software to generate tool paths that drive the machines that turn the designs into physical parts. CAD/CAM software is most often used for machining of prototypes and finished parts.
Marriala Consultants offers complete 3D software tools that let you create, simulate, publish, and manage your data. Our products are easy to learn and use, and work together to help you design products better, faster, and more cost-effectively. We focus on ease-of-use, which allows more engineers, designers and other technology professionals than ever before to take advantage of 3D in bringing their designs to life.
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Specialty Photovoltaic products for your Boat, Recreational Vehicle, Cabin or Back Pack, we have a full line of equipment with a knowledgeable staff to help you make the right choice. Power your Dream, light up your Adventure – we are here to help.
SolarWorld – High-performance, Superior Quality, Made in America
As the largest and most experienced solar manufacturer in the USA, SolarWorld’s Sunmodule solar panels are designed and manufactured to the highest standards of quality, performance and durability. The grid-tied and off-grid products from SolarWorld come in a variety of sizes, making them suitable for all applications – from a remote power generator to a large-scale power plant.
LG Electronics Inc. is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances.
The world needs renewable energy today, and LG Electronics is delivering environmentally sound solutions for a healthier and safer planet with its advances in solar energy. LG plans to reduce greenhouse gases in product usage by 30 million tons yearly, and by 150,000 tons by the year 2020. These efforts have been recognized by the TUV Rheinland of Europe and UL of US. LG’s solar power business was launched on the basis of an environmentally-aware leadership of LG Electronics and pointing it in the same direction. LG is going to make life more convenient, while helping to build a sustainable future.
PEIMAR high efficiency solar modules
PEIMAR is an Italian company specializing in the design, research and manufacturing of high efficiency solar modules.
Thanks to constant technical innovation and extensive know-how acquired over the years, PEIMAR offers “Made in Italy” solar panels, manufactured using high quality materials and designed to meet the highest performance standards. The optimization of highly automated production lines and attention to detail are the cornerstones of the company, enabling a production capacity of 80MW per year at the Italian site in Brescia.
The Solarland® family of SLP Series PV modules offers models ranging in size from 3W to 270W.
These A-Grade modules are built using only the highest quality components to ensure the best possible performance, & are designed for use in a wide variety of off-grid & grid-tie applications. The high performance cells are encapsulated in EVA (ethylene-vinyl-acetate) & placed between high transparent low iron tempered glass & a durable TPT (tedlar-polyester-tedlar) back sheet. The modules are framed using heavy-duty anodized aluminum frames, providing exceptional panel rigidity.
All modules have a power tolerance +10/-5% & are backed by a 10/25 year power warranty.
Stion’s Elevation Series (STO/STL) modules represent the convergence of high-performance materials and processing with scalable manufacturing. Our panels have been optimized to provide the lowest cost of electricity, ease of installation, and reliable power output.
Stion’s CIGS modules feature all-weather module construction, unique cell architecture, and semiconductor uniformity enabled by proven processes and equipment.
- Provides up to 50% better performance in shaded conditions compared to typical crystalline silicon modules.
- Creates lower than industry-average temperature coefficient and debris tolerance increases power output at high temperatures.


As businesses increase their data, voice, and video communications traffic also increases. Users expect fast, secure and reliable network performance. Pan Arabia designs and implements active network infrastructure solutions achieving exceptional levels of security, availability, performance, and operational simplicity. Our routing, switching and security platforms are implemented to connect real-time, critical applications and services to users throughout a high performance single network infrastructure.
Pan Arabia work with a range of manufacturers to deploy a solution that best meets the user requirement: Whether it is 10/100/1000Mbps to the desktop and a 1/10Gbps backbone; changing your media type from copper to fiber or looking for a solution to accommodate 2-10'000 users, Pan Arabia has the solution. Utilizing the available technologies, you can be assured that the optimum solution will be designed, delivered and supported. We have in-house experts on hand to offer simple advice or go through your complete business IT requirements.
We can supply and install a range of active network equipment such as


UPPER DELAWARE REGION — If you have an older cellphone or network-connected device, that device might stop working by the end of the year. That's the message senior citizens are hearing from …
UPPER DELAWARE REGION — If you have an older cellphone or network-connected device, that device might stop working by the end of the year. That's the message senior citizens are hearing from offices for the aging throughout the Upper Delaware region.
The shut-downs are part of a broader national trend, as telecommunications companies transition away from supporting older, 3G networks and the devices that use them. But "We're particularly concerned about our senior citizens, who might only use their 3G cellphones for emergencies," relates Lise-Anne Deoul, Sullivan County's Office for the Aging director. "The loss of a 3G signal means that they won't even be able to call 911, according to the FCC."
Cell phones aren't the only devices at stake. Tablets, smart-watches, home alarm systems, roadside SOS alarms, medical alert devices—if its connected to a network, there's a chance that its about to stop working.
The reason 3G networks are going away has to do with the rise of newer technology and newer 4G and 5G networks.
Compared to 3G networks, the 4G networks are much faster and have much more 'bandwidth', allowing many more devices to broadcast and receive an increasing amount of information. The newest 5G networks are faster and more capacious still. The only problem—many devices that were designed to connect to 3G networks can't connect to their 4G or 5G equivalents.
Until this point, companies have kept their 3G networks up and running as they've developed their 4G and 5G services. That's starting to change; as explains an article from vox.com's recode, telecommunications companies have to run all their wireless networks on sections of the radio spectrum allocated to them by the Federal Communications Commission. The virtual space companies have to work with is limited, and as companies look to expand their 5G networks, they're looking to use the space currently occupied by their 3G networks.
Several of the major telecommunications companies have announced that they will shut down their 3G networks in 2022.
AT&T has announced that it will shut down its 3G network in February. Verizon has announced that its 3G network will be fully retired by December 31, affecting 3G devices and certain 4G devices.
T-Mobile, which merged with Sprint in April 2020, has announced that it will retire its 3G networks in stages. It will retire Sprint's 3G network by March 31, Sprint's LTE network by June 30 and T-Mobile's 3G network by July 1. It also announced the upcoming retirement of T-Mobile's older 2G network, without setting a specific date.
Even if your phone or 3G device isn't from one of these companies, it may still be affected by the shutdown of their networks. According to the FCC, mobile carriers such as Cricket, Boost, Straight Talk and several Lifeline providers use the networks maintained by one of the above companies.
Any devices that rely on a 3G network connection will stop working once that network goes away, including a wide variety of older phone models. This includes phones that aren't subscribed to a network connection, but are kept around to call 911 in case of emergency; the signal those phones need to connect to won't exist after the 3G networks are shut down.
"Many seniors utilize their cell phones and tablets for entertainment and to stay connected with family and friends. These devices and others are also lifesavers, and they can make a difference when seconds count," says Pennsylvania's Secretary of Aging Robert Torres. "I urge older adults to learn the status of their device's connectivity before it shuts down on them unexpectedly and to find out what actions their carriers may be taking to help them with making a smooth transition to the 5G network."
Besides phones, a wide range of other devices could be affected. Medical devices, tablets, smart watches, roadside assistance systems, home alarm systems and more all might be using a 3G signal, and might need to be replaced.
IPhones series 5 and older are likely to be affected by the 3G networks going down, in addition to a number of other devices. For more information on specific devices, and for information on replacing a 3G device with a 4G or 5G compatible device, contact your service provider, or visit one of the links below:
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Take a first look at the Canon 6D Mark ii camera
Canon released new professional DSLR in the EOS full-frame series. It is packed with features, Vari-angle touch screen and has advanced Autofocus.
The new Canon EOS Mark ii has 26.2MP Full-frame CMOS sensor, 45 cross type AF points, Vari-angle touch screen, Dual pixel focus, Improved burst speed and a 5-axis image stabilization system(suppressing camera shake when shooting handheld movies).
"The 6D Mark II contains some upgrades I would have definitely appreciated (most notably the AF system) and while some may bemoan its limitations, I suspect it will be a great first pro-level camera for many who are already in the Canon system", said by Kaiman Wong.
Specifications for EOS 6D Mark II (Body)
> Digital, single-lens reflex, AF / AE camera
> Recording media : SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card
> Image Sensor Size : Approximately 35.9 x 24.0mm
> Compatible Lenses : Canon EF lenses (except EF-S and EF-M lenses)
> Lens Mount : Canon EF mount
> Image Sensor type : CMOS Sensor
> Recording Image type : JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original), RAW + JPEG simultaneous recording enabled
> Aspect ratio : 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1
> AF Points : Max. 45 points (Cross-type AF point: Max. 45 points)
> ISO Speed : 100 - ISO 40000
> Shutter Speeds : 1/4000sec. to 30secs, Bulb, X-sync at 1/180sec.
> High-speed continuous shooting : Max. approx. 6.5 shots/sec.
> Recording format : MP4 (For time-lapse movies : MOV format)
Movie: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264Variable (Average) bit rate
(For 4K time-lapse movies: Motion JPEG)
Audio : AAC
> Recording Size : Full HD (1920 x 1080), HD (1280 x 720)
(For time-lapse movies: 4K (3840 x 2160)
> Frame Rate : 59.94p / 29.97p / 23.98p (with NTSC)
50.00p / 25.00p (with PAL)
> WIFI : Yes
> NFC : Yes
> Dimensions(W x H x D) : Approx. 144.0 x 110.5 x 74.8mm / 5.67 x 4.35 x 2.94in.
> Weight : Approx. 765g / 26.98oz. (including battery pack and card) / Approx. 685g / 24.16oz. (body only)
> Compatible Battery : Battery Pack LP-E6
> Working Temperature Range : 0°C - 40°C / 32°F - 104°F
> Working Humidity : 85% or less
Preorder has been started for "Canon 6D Mark ii" in B&H. Approx. price is 1.25 lakhs to 1.35 lakhs(varies).
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clic up - was awarded the FOCUS OPEN AWARD 2022. The International Design Award Baden-Württemberg is one of the most renowned German design competitions with an international focus.
In addition to the iF Design Award and the DDC Award, this is now the third design award for the clic up display system. We are very happy.
Design: Akin Nalca
Thanks to its flexibility and simplicity, the display system has stood the test of time and been on the market for decades. Now, the addition of a stretch fame provides a meaningful add-on that permits even greater flexibility. As a result, existing system can be upgraded to enable even more versatility.
First launched in 1998, the display system has been in use across the world ever since. The system consists of slender tubes and connecting cubes that are held securely in place by integrated magnets. The classic has now been given a functional upgrade that integrates an important feature of contemporary presentations: large-format textile coverings. Thanks to its identical connecting cube, the specially developed profile is a perfect fit with the tried-and-tested grid and can therefore be incorporates into existing system as well. A self-locking hinge means the frame can be set up without tools. The printed textile elements are inserted into the frame and stretched across it – again, no tools required. Backlighting is also possible – and both sides of the display can be used simultaneously.


Information systems and organisations
С открытой датой
Описание мероприятияЯзык обучения: английский
This course studies information systems in organisations. The first part of the course identifies three models of information system design – focusing on data processing, decision making and transaction costs – and explores their organisational implications. The second part of the course deals with a critical revision of the key concepts of strategy, technology infrastructure and implementation issues.
Aims and objectives
- provide students with the fundamental concepts needed for understanding information technology in organisations from information systems theory, organisation theory and economics perspectives
- introduce students to some new, critical ideas in management thinking related to the use and implementation of information technology in organisations.
This course is assessed by a three-hour unseen written examination.
Section 1: background and models of information system design
Overview of the basic functionalities of a computer; Hardware functions; Operating Systems; Application software; Networks; Internet and Internet Protocols.
B Information systems design
Logics underpinning information systems design; Prototyping; Organisational analysis and requirement analysis; Information systems design as outcome of organisational analysis; Limits of the models.
C Theory for information systems design and analysis
- Why and how people in organisations use, produce and communicate information;
- What is the role that information technology can play with respect to the human information processing identified above;
- How to design information technology applications that support the current or desired ways to process information;
- How to go about the implementation of the designed systems and applications.
Three main theories are presented and discussed in the course: data model; decisionmaking model and transaction costs model.
Section 2: Information systems and business strategiesThe following topics are approached from both the ‘hard’ technological view and from the ‘softer’ socio-cultural view.
- Strategic management and use of information systems and technologies to help firms accrue a competitive advantage
- Strategic information systems planning
- Strategic use of data and knowledge management, change management and more.
At the end of this course and having completed the essential reading and activities students should be able to:
- explain how different models used to analyse organisations are reflected in different information systems architectures
- differentiate various classes and types of information system developed and used in organisations, seen within an historical context
- describe contemporary information and communications technologies including computer hardware, software and networking
- present arguments for a strategic role for information systems within organisations, and alternative models to support this role and to establish such strategies
- explain how information and communication technologies change organisations and industrial structures, using appropriate models
- critically assess the place of people within organisational information systems, and the human interests such systems serve including automation of tasks, support for processes of management and decision-making
- achieve some practical experience with computers, software packages and the Internet, sufficient to be able to reflect on significant problems of taking up and using unfamiliar technologies, as well as the opportunities they offer
- differentiate and evaluate alternative approaches to developing information systems based on, for example, in-house projects, enduser development, purchasing packaged software or outsourcing services
- describe the essential tasks needed to develop a new system and to set it to work in an organisational setting, and the professional roles for people who undertake these tasks
- assess new technologies and approaches for managing knowledge within organisational contexts and for supporting decision-making
- describe and evaluate changes in contemporary approaches to the management of the information systems function within organisations, the organisational structures used and the key issues for managers to address
- discuss relevant information systems issues with managers involved with information systems, and evaluate (some of) the course materials against the practitioner’s view.
Требования к поступающим:
This course may not be taken with IS1060 Introduction to information systems


A automatic plant watering system is a network of sprinklers or drippers connected to the timers and sensors helps in automated running for gardens, farms.
Advantages of the automated plant watering system includes the following.
- round the clock monitoring of the plants
- worry free and time saving
- reduces water consumption
- Requirement based watering of plants
- Adjustable schedule based on the climatic conditions
- Automatic scheduling based on temperature sensors, timers, humidity sensors and moistening sensors based on weather pattern
- Automated Fertigation of the plants
- Reduces manual labour
Why these advantages of the automated plant watering system is not considered while selecting the right watering system.
- Cost of Installation and maintenance
- Incorrect setup and setup errors
- Lack of customization for the plant growers
At Greenly Irrigation system, we design and develop automated watering system which are customized and fixes the traditional issues associated with the implementation.


Alarm.com Car Connector (for Alarm.com App)
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The Alarm.com ADC-3035L connected car module extends security and awareness outside the home or business. Track your vehicle’s location, view engine status, and analyze fuel efficiency directly right from the Alarm.com Mobile App.
Enjoy peace of mind with real-time driver safety alerts, diagnostic alerts, and more. The Car Connector quickly and easily plugs into a vehicle’s OBD-II port, connecting the vehicle to the Alarm.com platform. And, it can be connected to an OBD-II extension cable for installation in a better location within the vehicle.
- 4G LTE
- GPS for location tracking
- Accelerometer for movement detection
- Backup battery
- Works with the Alarm.com Mobile App
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- Main Unit Dimensions: 6.8 x 2.2 x 1.3″ (17.3 x 5.6 x 3.3 cm)
- Magnet Dimensions: 3.1 x 0.68 x 0.87″ (7.9 x 1.7 x 2.2 cm)
- Power: Works with DC-wired power or battery power (battery backup recommended for wired installations).
- Power Requirements: 6 to 15 VDC supply. Minimum 1 A.
- Battery Power: Four 1.5 V AA lithium batteries (iron disulfide). 2+ years of battery life, depending on battery chemistry and operating temperature.
- Cellular Communication: AT&T LTE Network
- Real-time car status
- Driver safety alerts
- Diagnostics and security alerts
- Plug-and-play installation
- Works with vehicles with an OBD-II port (standard on vehicles manufactured in 1996 or later. Hybrid and electric vehicles are not currently supported


12 billion IoT devices are presently connected, and there is a reliable industry forecast that 30 billion devices would be connected 3 years from now.
IoT devices, otherwise known as smart devices are called smart because there is usually an inter-network which makes them connected.
The emphasis on these smart connected is because they are valuable to humans, always in demand and to crown it all, is its susceptibility to cyber-attacks.
Some of these devices include cars, lights, thermostats, refrigerators, and other home appliances that are connected to the IoT.
These devices are going to add to the ease of our life but if all these devices are easily hacked into, it means we could have a whole new host of security concerns,” says Sen. Mark Warner, Co-founder of the Senate Cybersecurity Caucus and member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
The security risks of purchasing these smart devices are continually high due to the unquenchable thirst to use IoT devices; weak security apparatus adopted by manufacturers; as well as the sophisticated level at which hackers operate.
For instance, having smart television set in your home is enough for hackers to attack you. All of these devices are vulnerable and available for sales and you are likely to buy something insecure.
“I think we’re going to see real strength in the Internet of Things and it’s not just your thermostat. It’s going to be everything in your house, your refrigerator, your washing machine, your dishwasher,” Jan Kniffen, a consultant specializing in retail and CEO of J. Rogers Kniffen Worldwide, said on CNBC’s “On The Money” recently
However, the question is, does it mean consumers shouldn’t buy smart connected devices? These devices are useful to users despite its vulnerabilities.
This simply means that every individual should be involved in the fight, “from industry to individuals, to government are going to have to up our game regarding making sure these devices are safe from the genuine threat of cyber hackers,” Warner says.
If you must own a connected device, make sure you do the following, to curb the security risks.
Look for Devices with the Latest Software Version
Getting a connected device with the latest software version is imperative to averting potential cyber-attacks.
You must make it a thing of priority to inspect the software version and find out it’s up to date.
“If you do have one of these devices, make sure you’re running the latest version of the software because lots of manufacturers have issued fixes,” Lyne said.
Change the Default Password
If you must purchase any IoT device, changing the default password should be a priority. Any hacker could break into a smart connected device by guessing a password. This process allows the hacker to easily manipulate and take control of a connected device.
The security of IoT devices is important, and it’s not a must that you should own a smart connected device. If you must do, it’s better to start implementing the security as mentioned earlier measure.


Determining the thermal properties of masonry assemblies can be challenging, especially for those systems that have unique unit configurations. A new software package has been developed for the masonry industry to make these types of analyses easier and more accurate. The software will determine steady-state thermal properties (such as R-value and U-factor) and also perform dynamic analysis using simulated climate conditions (for evaluating the impacts of thermal mass on performance). The software has an easy-to-use interface and provides accurate, defensible, and realistic thermal properties. Developed through an NCMA Foundation grant by researchers at Clemson University, this new tool will be valuable for the industry.


What is ASIC?
An application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), one kind of semiconductors, is an integrated circuit (IC) customized for a particular use, generally with some combined functions, rather than intended for general-purpose use. The so-called “ASIC” is made of digital circuits and composed of various kinds of semiconductors except a single function IC and high performance calculation ICs. By the late 1990s, some manufacturers launched such ASICs with certain SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) functions, while others produced such ASICs with Flash Memory.
- Smaller size of mounting space is realized
- Power consumption is low
- Operational Speed has improved
- Low Unit Cost
- Higher development cost
- Longer Turnaround Time for Development
- Circuit Design modifications and change or re-fabrication of metal are difficult
Gate Array design is a manufacturing method in which the diffused layers, i.e., transistors and other active devices, are predefined and wafers containing such devices are held in stock prior to metallization or set “unconnected”. Non-recurring engineering costs become much lower as photolithographic masks are required only for the metal layers, and production cycles are much shorter, as metallization is a relatively quick process. On the other hand, density and performance would get worse because Gate Array contains a mix of standard gates.
Every ASIC manufacturer can produce various functional blocks with known electrical characteristics, such as propagation delay, capacitance and inductance, that could also be represented in third-party tools. Standard-cell design is the utilization of these functional blocks to achieve very high gate density and good electrical performance. Standard-cell design fits between Gate Array and Full Custom design in terms of both its non-recurring engineering and recurring component cost.
The embedded array uses the cell-based IC libraries of high-performance function blocks with combination of the existing Gate Arrays; i.e., a mix of Cell bases and Gate Arrays.
Structured ASIC is an intermediate technology between ASIC and FPGA. In a “structured ASIC” design, the logic mask-layers of a device are predefined by the ASIC vendor or in some cases by a third party and by incorporating SRAM, PLL for clock, I/O interface and/or other general use units available in the market, you can expect shorter manufacturing cycle time and design cycle time as well. Only a small number of chip layers must be custom-produced. The structured ASIC needs much less non-recurring engineering expenses (NRE) than “standard-cell” or “”full-custom” chips, which require that a full mask set be produced for every design.
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The vast map encompasses the areas surrounding the landing site of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
By Mark Waghorn via SWNS Carbon dioxide is already being converted into oxygen on Mars thanks to an invention undergoing testing that could lead to the...
It is the first step toward answering if Mars ever hosted life.
A NASA spokesperson commented: "Is it pareidolia, where we see features like faces and patterns where they do not really exist, if the shape really does...
By Dean Murray via SWNS NASA has announced the winners of its fourth annual "Photographer of the Year" awards. With winners and runners-up selected in several...
There is a growing theory among space scientists that life is common across the universe
The find has not gone down well with some humans.
A rover will visit the Gruithuisen Domes, a geological feature that has baffled scientists.
A build-up of dust has meant InSight’s solar panels are gradually losing power and it is anticipated to end science operations later this summer.
"Something weird is going on, possibly involving brand new physics.”


Over the past 6 years, I've had the pleasure of supplying computer interfaces for ’Monotype‘
installations at a number of type founders across the U.S. and Europe. Overall, the system works well, and its users are producing sophisticated work that they probably wouldn't have been able to otherwise. However, there is one aspect of the computer interface that's been a consistent problem and concern for me, and that is the cycle sensor.
In order for the computer interface to work properly, it needs to know when the casting machine is ready for a signal. As originally designed, the computer control system for ’Monotype‘ composition casters used a reed switch to detect the machine's cycle position. A reed switch closes, or turns "on", when a magnet moves close. Similarly, the switch opens, or turns "off" when the magnet moves away. In keeping with my somewhat arbitrary rule of "no caster modifications", this reed switch is (quite literally) clamped on the caster's air tower, and activated by a magnet attached to the rod that activates the air bar clamp. When the caster is in good operating condition, and none of the fancy attachments are being used, this system works fairly well.
Students of ’Monotype‘ equipment know that the engineers at Lanston Monotype were incredibly precise, and they left very little room for error when they designed the equipment that we're now effectively hacking. As a result, the extra length of air line that the computer interface introduces to the system is just enough that the machine isn't always able to respond to the air signals in time to act on them. The result is that signals are occasionally missed. This is especially true of machines with 15x17 mat cases or unit shift: the extra valve boxes that allow codes to do double duty cause delays that push things over the edge.
The first attempt to improve the situation involved a modest change. The sensor was repositioned to the cam lever that operates the air bar clamp. This gave a little more wiggle room, because the cam lever operates over a fairly wide arc, allowing the reed switch to operate a little sooner. Ultimately, though, the whole approach was hindered by the fact that the cam only produces an air pulse timed to the use of a paper ribbon. We needed more flexibility in order for the system to work reliably in all situations.
The solution turns out to to be quite elegant: a transparent disc is attached to one of the machine's camshafts. The camshaft, and by extension the transparent disc, rotates once for each cycle of the machine. A section of the disc is made opaque, and an infrared sensor is placed over the outer edge of the disc. The infrared sensor then detects the opaque segment as it rotates past, causing the air valves to send air to the caster.
The optical sensor in place on a caster
There are 2 aspects of the air pulse that are of interest to us: the time the pulse begins, and its length. The exact moment that the air valves are turned on can be controlled by rotating the disc in relationship to the sensor. For example, moving the disc forward in the direction of rotation causes the opaque sector to arrive at the sensor a little earlier. Similarly, the length of the air pulse can be controlled by controlling the width of the disc's opaque sector. The transparent disc is made up of a set of overlapping discs, each with an opaque section. Sliding these overlapping discs relative to each other allows the width of the opaque section to be varied, causing the air pulse to be shorter or longer.
Now, with the new optical cycle sensor, we have complete control and simple control over the timing and duration of the air pulses to the casting machine. A few hardy souls, including Nick Gill
at Hand & Eye Letterpress
have been testing the new approach out, and the initial reports back are good. An added bonus is that unlike the previous reed switch, the new sensor has no moving parts to wear out, which should improve reliability.
The new Optical Cycle Sensor is available for retrofit on existing computer interfaces, and will ship standard on future interface installations.


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Brief description - The installation allows for simultaneous adjustment and verification of sixteen single-phase or eight three-phase meters. - The unit operation mode is automatic, under the control of the ASK-16 software installed on the personal computer. Information transfer between the PC and the installation is carried out via a serial digital communication interface of the RS-232 type. For detailed information and complete documentation, please send a request. We are ready to fulfill all the technical requirements of the customer. The installation is certified on the territory of Armenia and Russia.


Experienced technology leader with a demonstrated history of success in the information technology and software engineering services industry. Skilled in internet scale data management, data analytics / business intelligence, data and software architecture, and cloud computing.
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Future-state planning with your modern data stack
For teams with robust, fully built-out modern data stacks, what’s next? In this session, we’ll hear from leaders who have built and scaled their stacks and are now tackling next-gen tasks. From ML operations to instant movement of massive amounts of data around the world, we’ll learn how folks with mature data stacks are pushing the boundaries of what their companies and teams can do with data.