Comments on: Technology of the Future http://nnlm.gov/pnr/dragonfly/2009/01/06/future-2/ News from the Pacific Northwest Regional Medical Library Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:00:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Hope Leman http://nnlm.gov/pnr/dragonfly/2009/01/06/future-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 Hope Leman Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:00:18 +0000 http://nnlm.gov/pnr/dragonfly/?p=669#comment-1166 Oops--make that the fourth point. Duh, Hope! Oops–make that the fourth point. Duh, Hope!

]]> By: Hope Leman http://nnlm.gov/pnr/dragonfly/2009/01/06/future-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1165 Hope Leman Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:59:09 +0000 http://nnlm.gov/pnr/dragonfly/?p=669#comment-1165 Apropos of the third point, I heard on the radio a few days ago that one of the products generating buzz at the Consumer Electronics Show 2009 is a device called PowerMat. It says on its site: "No more tangled mess of cords or searching for the right adaptor, simply place your enabled device on the Powermat to charge. Featuring a full range of wireless charging solutions for all your favorite devices, Powermat is compatible with iPhone, BlackBerry, MP3 players, cell phones, headsets, hand held electronic games, digital cameras, GPS units, and laptops...Powermat technology will revolutionize the way we charge." Apropos of the third point, I heard on the radio a few days ago that one of the products generating buzz at the Consumer Electronics Show 2009 is a device called PowerMat. It says on its site:

“No more tangled mess of cords or searching for the right adaptor, simply place your enabled device on the Powermat to charge. Featuring a full range of wireless charging solutions for all your favorite devices, Powermat is compatible with iPhone, BlackBerry, MP3 players, cell phones, headsets, hand held electronic games, digital cameras, GPS units, and laptops…Powermat technology will revolutionize the way we charge.”

]]> By: Alison Aldrich http://nnlm.gov/pnr/dragonfly/2009/01/06/future-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1164 Alison Aldrich Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:14:38 +0000 http://nnlm.gov/pnr/dragonfly/?p=669#comment-1164 Great point, Isaac. Even with USB 3.0, there are plenty of other limiting factors when it comes to computer speed. I surfed around for a thorough, not-too-geeky explanation of these factors and found this, from Colby-Sawyer College: <a href="http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/information/technology/updates/slowcomputer.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/information/technology/updates/slowcomputer.html</a> Personally, I can't wait for wireless recharging! I am constantly getting tangled up in the cords under my desk. Great point, Isaac. Even with USB 3.0, there are plenty of other limiting factors when it comes to computer speed. I surfed around for a thorough, not-too-geeky explanation of these factors and found this, from Colby-Sawyer College: http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/information/technology/updates/slowcomputer.html

Personally, I can’t wait for wireless recharging! I am constantly getting tangled up in the cords under my desk.

]]> By: Isaac Huffman http://nnlm.gov/pnr/dragonfly/2009/01/06/future-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 Isaac Huffman Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:02:24 +0000 http://nnlm.gov/pnr/dragonfly/?p=669#comment-1161 I always love those numbers they give with file transfer. USB 3.0 will not have 4.8 GBs per second. Right now most hard-drive can output at speeds between 40 to 100 MB/sec, depending on whether the data is being read from the inside or outside of the disk platter, the disk spin speed, and other factors. You'd have to output from like 49 separate high speed hard-drives and input onto at least 130 drives to get 4.8 GB transfer. USB 2.0 Claims 60 MB/sec or 480 Mbits/sec but it is more like 30 MB/sec in most cases because of drive speed, processing, and Ram. Right now SATA, or Serial ATA, has a theoretical maximum of 1200 Mbits/sec (150 MB/sec) but nothing transfers that fast. 4.8 GBs is just silly theoretical number that has no meaning to real computers.... Nice post. I always love those numbers they give with file transfer. USB 3.0 will not have 4.8 GBs per second. Right now most hard-drive can output at speeds between 40 to 100 MB/sec, depending on whether the data is being read from the inside or outside of the disk platter, the disk spin speed, and other factors. You’d have to output from like 49 separate high speed hard-drives and input onto at least 130 drives to get 4.8 GB transfer. USB 2.0 Claims 60 MB/sec or 480 Mbits/sec but it is more like 30 MB/sec in most cases because of drive speed, processing, and Ram. Right now SATA, or Serial ATA, has a theoretical maximum of 1200 Mbits/sec (150 MB/sec) but nothing transfers that fast. 4.8 GBs is just silly theoretical number that has no meaning to real computers….

Nice post.

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