All the stories tagged with: satellite
Earth’s Beauty in 121 Megapixel Shot by Russian Satellite
05/14/2012, We all remember the Blue Marble image by NASA that shows us our home planet in all its grandeur and beauty. Unlike NASA’s photograph which apparently is a composite of multiple images, a new photograph of planet earth has been [...]
CleanSpace One janitor satellite set to clean our atmosphere
02/16/2012, There are approximately 16,000 pieces of debris larger than 10cm that are known to surround our planet, and there’s nothing pretty much nothing we can do about it bar sending someone up to space to clean it up. Well, it [...]
China to start using its own global positioning satellites
12/27/2011, It looks like China will be one more step further away from its dependence on the US. It has been reported that China has started trial operations of its own global positioning satellites. Called Beidu (“Big Dipper”), the system would [...]
Toshiba Satellite P700 Series
06/14/2011, The new Satellite P700 Series consumer notebooks is a mid-range product line that features the new “FusionX2” texture, a pretty cool design experiment from Toshiba (see the close up picture after the jump). The P700 series offers more features and [...]
Toshiba Satellite L700 Series
06/14/2011, Toshiba is introducing its new line of consumer notebooks on the same day as the AMD new APU (Accelerating Processing Unit) A-series. The Satellite L700 Series is a entry/mid level product line that will get you through all your everyday [...]
Project Calliope wants to turn atmospheric measurements into music
05/19/2011, In one of the more interesting Kickstarter projects we’ve seen recently, Sandy Antunes, has plans to send a satellite into space to convert the ionosphere into music that people can listen to. But he can’t do it without your help. [...]
Toshiba Satellite C655D offers performance on a budget
01/04/2011, [CES 2011] Toshiba certainly intends to cover all grounds with their latest range of notebooks, where they want to suit every budget and need, with the Toshiba Satellite C655D targeting those who are on a particularly tight budget and yet [...]
Spot Connect brings satellite connectivity to your Android-powered phone
01/04/2011, You might not always be in a location blessed with cellular connectivity and if you’re looking for a solution to that scenario, you might want to check out the Spot Connect. This device offers Bluetooth connectivity to sync with smartphones [...]
Satellite Radio in your car with Audiovox XM Snap!
12/24/2010, If you’ve always wanted satellite radio in your car, but didn’t want to spend a fortune replacing your car’s current radio, you now have a solution. The folks over at Audiovox have come up with a solution for your troubles. [...]
NASA wants to send scramjet spacecraft into space using a railgun
12/20/2010, Sending an object out into space is no joke, as it has to have enough escape velocity to escape the earth’s gravity pull. NASA has been sending monkeys and people to space for umpteen years now, and are always looking [...]
Toshiba Satellite C660 unveiled in Europe
09/30/2010, Toshiba knows that for many countries, their economies are not out of the woods just yet. Well, having said this, they have introduced the Satellite C660 15.6-inch budget notebook which will target regular consumers, bringing lower-end Intel and AMD processors [...]
Toshiba has new Satellite and Portégé notebooks out
09/22/2010, Toshiba has gone further to expand both its Satelllite and Portégé line of notebooks with four more models, where all of them share one specification which ought to set them apart from the rest of the muddle out there. We’re [...]
Boeing’s Solar-Powered SolarEagle Plane to Hover for Five Years Straight
09/16/2010, Boeing is under contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to create a solar-powered airplane that can stay in the air for five years straight. The project is supervised by DARPA and is called the SolarEagle, which will be an [...]
