Computers Hardware

Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new printing technology claimed to be scalable across the complete spectrum of printing needs while producing fast and cheap color prints.

Based on inkjet printing, the new technology, named Edgeline, keeps the printhead static and moves only the paper. The printhead covers the entire width of the paper and hence the printing gets done in one pass.

HP chose to introduce this new technology in a segment where it is not one of the leaders. The CM8060 plays in the $24b departmental printer segment. This segment is a fiercely competitive one, with Canon, Xerox, Ricoh and Konica-Minolta being the leaders, each separated by a few percentage points. (more…)

All in the family

The fastest iMac ever, the 24-inch iMac provides professional performance along with the convenience of an all-in-one design. Like its 17-inch and 20-inch siblings, it features the new 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processor with speeds ranging from 1.83GHz to 2.33GHz. The new processor delivers up to 50% more performance than the previous 20-inch iMac. It also doubles the amount of L2 cache, the twin cores sharing 4MB between them.⁽²⁾ The result? Turbocharged performance, making it easier — and more fun — than ever to work with digital photos, movies, music, and the web.

Dazzling Displays

Whether you’re surfing the web, editing video, managing photos, or enjoying face-time with far-flung friends, you’ll thoroughly enjoy the lush visual experience of working on iMac. With excellent color saturation, all three models feature a cinematic 16:10 wide aspect ratio that’s perfect for watching movies. And iMac delivers a beautifully bright display with the new 24-inch model lighting the way. In fact, it’s a full 40% brighter than the 20-inch model. (more…)

IBM announced that its lab researchers have demonstrated Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques to visualize nanoscale objects.

This technique led by IBM’s Almaden Research Centre brought MRI capability to the nanoscale level for the first time and represented a major milestone in the quest to build a microscope that could ’see’ individual atoms in three dimensions, according to a company release.

Using Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy (MFRM), IBM researchers had demonstrated two-dimensional imaging of objects as small as 90 nanometers.

IBM India Research Laboratory Director Daniel Dias said this research would bring us one step closer in our quest to build a microscope that we hoped could eventually see atoms in three dimensions. This would allow scientists to study the atomic structures of certain molecules which would represent a huge breakthrough in structural molecular biology, added Dr Dias. (more…)