Washington, July 22 : Individuals with paralyzed limbs may soon be able to take control of technology, all thanks to a group of researchers, who have developed an experimental tongue-based system that may allow people with debilitating disabilities control wheelchairs, computers and other devices with relative ease and no sophistication.
Electrical engineer Maysam Ghovanloo developed the Tongue Drive system in collaboration with graduate student Xueliang Huo.
Since the tongue is directly connected to the brain via cranial nerves, it usually remains mobile when other body parts lose function to disease or accidents.
Washington, July 22 : Geoscientists at the California Institute of Technology have come up with a new explanation for the formation of monsoons, proposing an overhaul of a theory about the cause of the seasonal pattern of heavy winds and rainfall that essentially had held firm for more than 300 years.
The traditional idea of monsoon formation was developed in 1686 by English astronomer and mathematician Edmond Halley.
In Halley’s model, monsoons are viewed as giant sea-breeze circulations, driven by the differences in heat capacities between land and ocean surfaces that, upon heating by sunlight, lead to temperature differences between warmer land and cooler ocean surfaces - for example, between the Indian subcontinent and the oceans surrounding it.
San Francisco - Social networking site Facebook unveiled a redesigned web site Monday after suing German rival studiVZ that Facebook claimed stole its previous look and interface.
"We believe that our success thus far has been directly related to the unique look and feel of both the site and user interface, and are very disappointed that StudiVZ has unfairly used our creativity, innovation and effort by building a 'clone' site to compete directly against us," said deputy general counsel Mark Howitson. "Ultimately, we are supporters of innovation, not imitation."
Apple gained third place in the US PC sale market during the second quarter. A report on this ranking is released by International Data Corp (IDC) and Gartner.
According to IDC, Apple was marginally behind Acer by 2000 units while Apple is ahead of Acer by 65,000 units as per report of Gartner.
Total sale of PC in Q2 is about16.4 million units. It is 4 per cent more than the sale in previous year in Q2.
Dell has recorded first place by total PC sale of 5.25 million for second quarter. This sale is a 31.9 per cent share of market according to reports of Gartner. The sale was estimated between 11 and 12 per cent for second quarter by market experts.
The hacking business is on progress these days. The users recently encountered a fresh piece of discovery made by hackers just a few days after a week of the release of Apple’s iPhone 3G. An unofficial development team has invented software by which the users can install third-party programs which are not sanctioned by Apple.
The announcement was made by iPhone Dev Team, which has released ‘Pwnage 2.0.’ The software will allow unauthorized third-party applications to be loaded on older iPhones and iPod Touchs running the iPhone 2.0 operating systems.
Analysts have predicted that the computer mouse will be passé by 2013 and will be replaced by touch screens and facial recognition systems. A Gartner analyst, Steve Prentice feels that the 36 year old device originally invented by Douglas Engelbart as a block of wood has had its day of glory. Steve Prentice feels that the mouse is alright for the desktop but useless when using a notebook or home entertainment purposes.
San Francisco - Social networking site Facebook unveiled a redesigned web site Monday after suing German rival studiVZ that Facebook claimed stole its previous look and interface.
