Dive Computer Provides Info Brightly
In the world of scuba diving, having critical information at your fingertips is vital to any diver’s underwater safety and success. Liquivision F1 is showing off its illuminated display, powered by OSRAM Opto Semiconductors’ Pictiva OLED display technology.
The F1’s OLED display is bright, viewable at sharp angles and is coupled with dependable performance. The device allows divers to get all the information they need at a glance. Designed by record-holding freedivers, the Liquivision F1 is the first use of an OLED display in a dive computer. Traditional LCD diving computers are difficult to read underwater because they use standard low-contrast reflective LCD. The use of the Pictiva OLED ensures a visible display at any depth, in all conditions.
Divers have reported that not only can they read their computer with ease, but their underwater companions can also read the same F1 from a distance of five or even 10 meters away. Additionally as the Pictiva OLED consumes much less power than an LCD, it can be left on the entire dive. In fact, some divers have found that the OLED is so bright that the computer itself becomes a dive light, whose glow can be used to read other instruments such as pressure gauges, which may not yet be equipped with OLED technology.
What Was That Author Thinking?
Did you ever read a book and want to ask the author a question? Now, with books published by Barnes & Noble (www.bn.com) that’s possible. Barnes & Noble has created an online and interactive community of authors, experts and readers. The free Barnes & Noble Book Clubs, available at www.bn.com/bookclubs, offer an opportunity for readers to have a direct dialogue with their favorite writers across a wide spectrum of book categories.
Initially, about 30 authors will lead discussions about their books this fall, and Barnes & Noble.com’s Book Club moderators will lead discussions of other popular books, including literary classics and noteworthy titles in such categories as self-improvement, personal finance, cooking and health. Readers can access the Book Club message boards at their convenience, and can enhance their experience by creating user profiles, sharing lists of favorite books and authors, subscribing to e-mail updates and sending private messages to other users.
Notebooks Offering Dual 200GB Hard Drives
Alienware has become the first manufacturer to offer notebooks with up to 400GB of hard drive space. Customers can now configure their Alienware notebooks with single or dual 200GB hard drives on systems like the Aurora mALX and the Aurora m9700, which already holds the distinction of being the first 17” mobile system to deliver 1GB of graphics memory.
Having such high capacity storage makes it easy for Alienware mobile customers to have all the entertainment they want and all the business applications and data they need, right at their fingertips, without being tied to a desktop. Consider this, dual drives providing 400GB of space enable storage of 100,000 songs, 100 films or 67 of the latest games. That’s a lot of action to take with you on the road.
Advanced Bluetooth Connectivity
The BlueAnt Z9 Bluetooth Headset, to be launched in early 2007, offers a range of advanced specifications not available as a complete package in other headsets. Such features include: Two microphones for pure speech; Digital Signal Processor (DSP) software; echo suppression and noise cancellation; near-field sensing with Automatic Gain Adjustment; ability to pair with multiple devices; on-the-fly phone switching between devices; Abnormal Disconnection Notification; Firmware upgradeable by USB; different ringtones for contacts and unknown callers; auto connection and reconnection; and up to seven hours talk-time or 180 hours standby.
