TECH News!*

Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system (AFP)

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Intel on Thursday showed off a wireless electric power system that analysts say could revolutionize modern life by freeing devices from transformers and wall outlets.

Intel chief technology officer Justin Rattner demonstrated a Wireless Energy Resonant Link as he spoke at the California firm's annual developers forum in San Francisco.

Electricity was sent wirelessly to a lamp on stage, lighting a 60 watt bulb that uses more power than a typical laptop computer.

Most importantly, the electricity was transmitted without zapping anything or anyone that got between the sending and receiving units.

"The trick with wireless power is not can you do it; it's can you do it safely and efficiently," Intel researcher Josh Smith said in an online video explaining the breakthrough.

"It turns out the human body is not affected by magnetic fields; it is affected by elective fields. So what we are doing is transmitting energy using the magnetic field not the electric field."

Examples of potential applications include airports, offices or other buildings that could be rigged to supply power to laptops, mobile telephones or other devices toted into them.

The technology could also be built into plugged in computer components, such as monitors, to enable them to broadcast power to devices left on desks or carried into rooms, according to Smith.

"Initially it eliminates chargers and eventually it eliminates batteries all together," analyst Rob Enderle of Enderle Group said of Intel's wireless power system.

"That is potentially a world changing event. This is the closest we've had to something being commercially available in this class."

Previous wireless power systems consisted basically of firing lightning bolts from sending to receiving units.

Smith says Intel's wireless power system is still in an early stage of development and much research remains before it can be brought to market.

Rattner spoke of technological transformations he expects by the year 2050.

"You'd like to cut the last cord," Smith said.

"It's great that we have wireless email and wireless internet and stuff like that but at the end of the day it would be nice to have wireless recharge as well."

Source:http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20080821/ts_afp/usitinternetenergychipcompanyintel_080821213128

Makro EXPERIENCE and its effect,..*

Well we did had a MAKRO so called fieldtrip (or can be called as an warehousetrip*? hmm,.not so funny haha!). It was informative though. Behind that fieldtrip, I was in great hang-over because I just donated blood before running to MAKRO so I won't get late. LOL! I survived the day don't worry.

Not knowing what will happen after that fieldtrip, we were so innocent. Days after, an announcement was made by Sir. OLI that we are going to make some MIDterm paper on what we have observed in MAKRO. OMG! It just made a hell of us. Moving on, we just had days without sleep.

P.S. The fieldtrip was not the EXPERIENCE but the MIDterm paper is the EXPERIENCE!

Being an IT Professional:

Like all jobs Communication skills is really important. Once you have developed this skill communicating with others will be easy. An IT Professional needs to have high communication skill. One important or common responsibility of an IT professional is to be able to develop and maintain programs. The IT professional must comply to this skills.

First Week*

My first week in La Salle was very exciting. Not just I knew more of my new friends, but also learning new things even better in class. I can say for now INTRICT really excites me to pursue studying my course. The computer technology really is my interest. I feel satisfied if I read or knew of something new happening in this world. INTRICT classes make me know more of what the computer world offers today. For the first week I did not expected to learn a lot, but I did.

It all started when Sir. Oli introduced the hidden powers of GOOGLE. I felt very innocent not knowing how great GOOGLE have evolved. Despite the bad interface GOOGLE have it has more efficient features than Yahoo!. GOOGLE features Gmail, groups, Gmail talk, Calendar, Document and even a blog (which is what I am posting on!); there might be more though. Well, what I have indicated are features that can help us through our work load.



Gmail, a simple e-mailer if you would look at it in a bird's eye-view, but once you look in it a bunch full of productive features and settings will make your e-mailing experience a breeze. No more hard to find e-mails through the search and tags feature GOOGLE added. Another great product GOOGLE have is the GOOGLE Calendar amazing I can say. A really helpful one! No more missed meetings and appointments! It is like your personal assistant that you create! If I just knew about this before I would have not crammed with all the projects and practices we have in High school. (Too bad!)

Google as we can see have a lot more to offer. The customizable homepage can really be useful. You can add a lot of extras in it from news (which is by the way current Philippine news and not other country's news.) to an puzzle games. Other sites also provide useful products, an example can be flicker and the likes. Photo's can now be stored online, which means pictures won't eat up much space in our pc's. Personally I 'am able to use a lot of productive sites online from time to time. You just need to dig up these sites.

Blog guide From Sir. Oli

You can use your blogs to record your thoughts.
1. Where else I can maximize Google and its apps for my work in
INTRICT?
2. What are other online applications out there that similarly support
my activities as a student?
3. What exactly do I mean about productivity? How is productivity
related to technology?
4. What can I suggest to my parents to also improve their
productivity?