Ohlamon’s Technology News Blog

Company named Mempile claimed that they can write 1 At 200 layers a disc, future versions of the technology will make it possible to store up to 5TB of data on one discof data on a a single Compact Disc.

Mempile has developed a removable optical storage technology allowing for the storage of 1 Terabyte (1,000 Gigabytes) of information on a single inexpensive disc. The device builds on the existing know-how attained through the development of CDs and DVDs, extending it so as to write layers upon layers of stacked information.

In addition to that they can extend this technology to 200 layers for disc, this will make possible to store up to 5 TerraBites of data on one disc.
They have plans to go to the consumer market within next 18-24 month and at start point estimated prices will be $3,000 for the drive and around $30-50 per disc.

People from iphonesimfree.com claim that they finally create software that can completely unlock iPhone from AT&T compatibility only. From now on iPhone could work in T-Mobile and any other GSM network on this planet.

This statement already confirmed by such trusted source as engadget.com.

Also no words on the price for software itself and single unlock yet.

Canon 40D Officially released. It is time to compare our predicted specification to the real ones.

Canon 40D Specifications:
[Predicted] 10.2 Megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor
[Real] 10.1 Megapixel CMOS Sensor, extensive noise reduction technology, and 14-bit conversion for outstanding color tones and gradations.
Almost correct

[Predicted] 5 fps and 30 large JPEG frame burst
[Real] 6.5 fps, burst rate up to 75 consecutive JPEGs or 17 RAW images
Wow! Reality is much better!

[Predicted] Integrated Cleaning System(like in xti)
[Real] EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Nobody even doubt that

[Predicted] 3″(or at least 2.5”) wide viewing angle LCD screen
[Real] Large 3.0-inch LCD monitor and advanced Live View Function with new options for reduced shutter time lag and quiet operation.
3 inch LCD is cool!

[Predicted] Spot metering and High Precision 9-point AF system
[Real] New AF system with 9 cross-type sensors, and world’s first diagonal high-precision cross-type AF at center point with f/2.8 and faster lenses.
Same thing in other words

[Predicted] DIGIC III(May be Digic II) image processor with 0.15 sec start-up time
[Real] and DIGIC III Image Processor.
Correct

[Predicted] sRaw (Small RAW format preview)
[Real] sRAW: Approx. 7.1MB (1,936 x 1,288)
Correct

[Predicted] 100,000 cycle shutter durability and rugged magnesium alloy body
[Real] Strong, rugged build quality: magnesium-alloy exterior, shutter durability-tested to 100,000 cycles, top speed 1/8000, top x-sync speed 1/250.
as we think

[Predicted] Simultaneous RAW and JPEG recording
[Real] JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording possible.
Cool!

[Predicted] 100-3200 ISO range
[Real] Equivalent to ISO 100-1600* (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments), ISO speed can be expanded to ISO 3200
Well. Lets say it was correct

[Predicted] E-TTL II Flash
[Real] E-TTL II autoflash
Yep

[Predicted] Complete compatibility with all Canon EF and EF-S lenses and EX-series Speedlites
[Real] Compatible Lenses: Canon EF, EF-S, TS-E, and MP-E lenses
Correct

[Predicted] USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and Video Out connectivity
[Real] USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, mini-B port. NTSC/PAL for video output
Right again

[Predicted] Price: (MSRP) $1599
[Real] (MSRP Body only) $1299
Better, but $1599 probably was Kit price

I was looking for a site where I can register, choose TV shows that I like to track from the list and then each time when I login to the site I should see dates and times when the next episodes of my shows will be aired It also nice to have a list of recently aired episodes. I found a lot of sites where I can see a schedule for specific show, but I am tired to browse through several pages to check every show.

Finally I was able to find exactly what I need. It is a kind of strange place where I found this suppose to be easy and convenient service. It is sharetv.org, which suppose to be torrent indexing site. Yes, you can find a links to download episodes also, but for me that list has much more value.

Samsung finally announced the Duo HD BD-UP5000. It is their first player which supports both BlueRay and HDDVD disc formats. LG did this much earlier with the Superblue BH100, but Samsung is promising that the BD-UP5000 will have full support (including HDi Menus) for HD-DVD.

Expected availability is by the end of the year and expected price is around $1000

My most popular post in this blog is my 9 month old guide about GPS Solution for Your Car using PocketPC and bluetooth GPS unit.
Several things changed during this period so I think it is time for a small update.

Bad things:
1. Dell dropped its whole PocketPC line.
2. Mapopolis went out of business.

Good things:
1. Price dropped for bluetooth GPS units. (My unit now is Holux M1000 32 Channel MTK GPS) ($50 at BuyGPSNow)
2. Developer of the best GPS software for PocketPC finally presented its product to the US Market. It called onCoursce instead of iGo but it still the same soft with same great performance and comfortable interface.