Amazing fact:
Bikinis are 60 yrs old this month. born in 1946, invented by a French
inventor. Made famous by Hollywood (The Bond Girls) & Sports
Illustrated made them famous clothes they are today...
Low-Cost 3D Printing
Until now, 3D printers
have been large, expensive machines confined to the shops and design
departments of major corporations and elite design firms. With the
introduction of the
Desktop Factory 3D printer, priced disruptively lower than the nearest
competitive offering, Desktop Factory becomes the leader in
high performance low-cost 3D printing technologies.
Rapid Prototyping
Commonly referred to as "rapid prototyping," a 3D printer turns digital
data from computer-aided design (CAD) programs, 3D graphics and animation
software, and scanners into sturdy physical models.
Benefits
The benefits of rapid prototyping are well known, but the size and
expense of current offerings has limited their use. With the Desktop Factory
3D printer, departments within large firms will be able to have their own
dedicated 3D printers, and many small businesses, design firms and schools
will be able to own this capability for the first time.
Professional designers,
engineers and students alike will be
able to build inexpensive models from their designs before committing to
expensive, custom prototyping.
Product Overview
The Desktop Factory 3D printer builds durable, functional models from the
bottom up, one layer at a time. The Desktop Factory 3D printer has a build
speed comparable to existing 3D printing technologies, and produces robust
parts that are strong enough to be thrown across a conference room table!
Desktop Factory proprietary software imports STL files and other industry
standard 3D printer formats, automatically slices and orients the part for
optimal build performance and creates any required support structures.
The Desktop Factory 3D printer measures about 25 x 20 x 20 inches and weighs
less than 90 lbs. The maximum build volume of the initial product will be 5
x 5 x 5 inches. The thickness of each layer is 0.010 inch.
Lowest priced printer on the market
The
Desktop Factory 3D printer, which has a list price of $4,995, uses an
inexpensive halogen light source and drum printing technology to build
robust parts layer by layer from composite plastic powder.
Lowest priced material on the market
The cost of the build material is expected to be about $1 per cubic inch.
Durable parts
The Desktop Factory 3D printer builds robust, composite plastic parts
that can be sanded and painted when desired.
Small footprint
The Desktop Factory 3D printer is about the same size as early laser
printers with the initial product measuring about 25 x 20 x 20 inches and
weighing less than 90 lbs.
Office / classroom / home friendly
The Desktop Factory 3D printer is designed to meet the needs of small
design/engineering firms, departments within large companies, and schools.
It can be plugged into standard wall outlets, is fully network compatible,
and requires no special ventilation.
The iPhone
Steve Jobs has such confidence in the new iPhone that he has said he
wants to sell over 10 million of them by 2008. I think he's setting his
sights a little low, and project that Apple will sell over 10 million
iPhones in less than 6 months. With the following that Apple has, and the
fact that this device has been rumored about and anticipated for almost four
years now, it shouldn't be too far out of the realm of possiblity.
iPod Features:
The
Apple iPhone is a widescreen iPod that features touch screen controls that
allow you to enjoy all your content, including audiobooks, music, TV shows,
and movies. It features an amazing 3.5-inch widescreen display, and allows
you to sync content from your iTunes library on your PC or Mac, making that
content also accessible with just the touch of a finger.
iPhone users will be able to scroll through songs, artists, albums, and
playlists with just a flick of a finger. One cool new feature of this
function is the display of album artwork - you can now use Cover Flow to
browse your music library by album artwork for the first time on an iPod.
Phone Features:
Using the phone function of the Apple iPhone, you can calls by simply
pointing your finger at a name or number in your address book, a favorites
list, or a call log. All your contacts from a PC, Mac, or Internet device
are also automatically synched, you can select and listen to voicemail
messages in whatever order you want — just like email. Calls can easily be
merged together with just the touch of a button to create a conference call.
Conference calling has never been easier!
SMS
Text Messaging:
Using the iPhone, you can send text messages withan SMS application with a
predictive QWERTY soft keyboard that prevents and corrects mistakes. This
makes it easier and more efficient to use than the small plastic keyboards
found on many smartphones.
Camera Function:
The Apple iPhone also features an amazing 2-megapixel camera, as well as a
photo management application unlike anything available on a phone today.
Users can sync photos from a PC or Mac, browse or email them with just a
touch of the screen.
Internet Device:
The iPhone features a rich HTML email client as well as the Safari browser,
which automatically syncs bookmarks from a PC or Mac. The Safari browser has
built-in Google and Yahoo! search. You can also multi-task by reading a web
page while simultaneously downloading your email in the background via WiFi
or EDGE. Safari also includes built-in Google and Yahoo! search. You can
even display Google Maps as they were meant to be seen, and zoom in to view
specific points.
E-mail:
The iPhone is great for multi-tasking, so you can read a web page while
downloading your email in the background over Wi-Fi or EDGE. Its e-mail
client fetches your email in the background from most POP3 or IMAP mail
services, and then displays photos and graphics along with the text.
Widgets:
Extend your iPhone with widgets, small applications that give you helpful
information like stock reports, weather reports, and more in real time.
Touchscreen:
The iPhone features an amazing 3.5-inch widescreen display, and has one of
the most revolutionary user interfaces since the mouse. The interface is
unlike anything you've ever experienced on a phone, with a large multi-touch
display and innovate new software that allows you to control everything with
the touch of a finger.
Intelligent Keyboard:
The iPhone features a full QWERTY keyboard that allows you to send and
receive SMS messages, email, etc. It is predicitive, and therefore prevents
and corrects mistakes.
Built-in Sensors:
The iPhone incorporates an accelerometer, which detects when a user switches
from holding the phone in landscape to portrait mode, and automatically
updates the image on screen to fit the mode. The sensors also detect when
you put the iPhone near your phone, and automatically shuts off the display
screen until you move it away to save on battery power. An ambient light
sensor automatically adjusts the screen's brightness to the appropriate
level for the current ambient light, which enhances user experience and also
saves on battery power.
Accessories:
As of now, Apple has announced a Bluetooth headset that will work with the
iPhone, as well as new headphones that incorporate a small white box in the
middle of the cord. This box has a built-in microphone and a switch to
answer and hang up phone calls.
The phone is expected to come out in June 2007 in USA, Europe in the fourth
QTR and Asia in 2008 and it will be available exclusively on Cingular for
$499 on a two-year contract for the 4GB version and $599 for the 8GB
version. Get your iPhone from here -> Apple.com
Keynote Speech Coverage
iPhone Specs:
- Screen size: 3.5 inches
- Screen resolution: 320x480 at 160 ppi
- Input method: Multi-touch
- Operating system - OS X
- Storage: 4GB or 8GB
- GSM: Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
- Wireless data: WiFi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0
- Camera: 2.0 megapixels
- Battery: Up to 5 hours Talk/Video/Browsing, 16 hours Audio Playback
- Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
- 4.8 ounces / 135 grams
Sly and the Family Stone Freddy Stone Born June 5th
Ray Charles
The man and Legend died in 2004
this Month
The Beatles What happened this month in Musical
History
Busta Rhymes
He Tops the Charts with "I love my Bitch"
Check the Music Charts