Jaidan - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:Bloodstream? (Score 2, Informative) 74

by Jaidan on Thursday November 08 2007, @01:32PM (#21283153) Attached to: A Panoramic View of Your Insides

It will be attached to the end of a "wire like endoscope" So no it's navigation won't be so much of a problem...They go so far as to say they will by able to pass it up into blood vessels in the brain to measure blood flow. Kinda weird, I would be bothered by the idea of a wire in my brain.

OpenMoko to begin selling Neo1973's July 9th-> 0

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Jaidan

on Monday July 02 2007, @04:26AM

Jaidan writes "OpenMoko is to begin selling Neo1973's on July 9th according to a post on openmoko.com. According to the site the initial release will be about 1000 (400 ready now, and another 600 soon). Two versions will be sold: a base version for $300, and an advanced version for $450.

The post also indicates that a mass production version known as GTA02 will be available in October. This version will be the same as the original excepting that it will include a number of new features such as:

802.11 b/g WiFi

Samsung 2442 SoC

SMedia 3362 Graphics Accelerator

2 3D Accelerometers

256MB Flash

The mass market version according to the site will run $450 and $600 for the base and advanced versions respectively."
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EU gets president-> 0

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Paul Cobbaut

on Saturday June 23 2007, @04:45AM

Paul Cobbaut writes "This morning 500 million Europeans woke up with big news. They are getting a single president, a foreign affairs representative, more power to the parliament and fewer National veto powers. This is one big step closer to the United States of Europe."
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Table Top USP Lasers Slice, Dice, and So Much More 0

Submitted by UltravioletLED on Saturday June 23 2007, @03:37AM

UltravioletLED writes "A company in Petaluma, California has developed highly programmable desktop lasers. The same device that is used in a hospital could also be used to turn any metal surface black by simply changing the software. The technology once filled a large room at DARPA until Raydiance scientists made it into a compact, tabletop unit. Schuler (The CEO) said he hopes it will replace just about any cutting device you can think of, from a big metal saw to a precise surgical blade...Now that it's a little bigger than a breadbox, researchers want to use them to kill tumors, identify friend or foe during combat, and even remove tattoos.Femtosecond lasers for eye surgery have been around for years now, but these new lasers are far smaller and promise to have much greater versatility."

Sony sued for Blu-Ray Patent Violation

Submitted by Jaidan on Friday May 25 2007, @07:44AM

Jaidan writes "According to a gamespot article, a California-based company named Target Technology is suing Sony over patents it allegedly holds for silver based reflective surfaces. The suit claims that products marketed under the Blu-ray name infringe on a patent it owns for reflective layer materials in optical discs. Target is seeking a permanent injunction preventing Sony from violating its patent rights in the future, as well as damages with interest, multiplied due to what it characterizes as deliberate and willful infringement."