Sunday, January 30, 2011

World's smallest flower (Wolffia)

            Wolffia is a genus of 9 to 11 species which include the smallest flowering plants on Earth. Commonly called water-meal, these aquatic plants resemble specks of cornmeal floating on the water. Wolffia species are free-floating thalli, green or yellow-green, and without roots. The flower is produced in a depression on the top surface of the plant body. It has one stamen and one pistil. Individuals often float together in pairs or form floating mats with related plants, such as Lemna and Spirodela species. Most species have a very wide distribution across several continents. Wolffia species are composed of about 40% protein, about the same as the soybean, making them a potential high-protein human food source. They have historically been collected from the water and eaten as a vegetable in much of Asia.




Sony Ericsson Xperia x10


Xperia x10


Screen
- 480 x 854 pixels (WVGA)
- 4" capacitive touchscreen
Memory
- Phone memory up to 1GB
- microSD™ up to 16GB, 8GB included
* Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration.


Networks
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
- UMTS/HSPA 900/1700/2100
- UMTS/HSPA 800/850/1900/2100
Available colours
- Sensuous Black - Luster White
Possible limited market availability.


Sizes
- 119.0 x 63.0 x 13.0 mm
- 4.7 x 2.5 x 0.5 inches
Weight
- 135.0 gr
- 4.8 oz

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Ultimate Portable Entertainment (PSP) NGP


PlayStationPortable
            On 27 January 2011 at a specially convened press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) announced its next generation portable entertainment system (code name: NGP), which delivers the ultimate portable entertainment experience. 



NGP will arrive at the end of 2011 and is designed to offer unparalleled interactive entertainment that only PlayStation can deliver. This new system offers a revolutionary combination of rich gaming and social connectivity within a real world context, made possible by maximising SCE's experience from both PSP and PlayStation 3.


Deep and immersive gaming is at the core of the PlayStation DNA, and NGP is the latest embodiment of this vision. By having both Wireless and 3G network connectivity, together with various applications, NGP will enable infinite possibilities for users to connect, share and play with friends wherever they are.


The device includes a range of features that provide a genuinely cutting-edge, next generation, ultimate portable entertainment experience, such as:




Technical Specs:
CPU
ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)
GPU
SGX543MP4+
External Dimensions
Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection)
Screen
(Touch screen) 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED
Multi touch screen (capacitive type)
Rear touch pad
Multi touch pad (capacitive type)
Cameras
Front camera, Rear camera
Sound
Built-in stereo speakers
Built-in microphone
Sensors 
Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Three-axis electronic compass
Location
Built-in GPS
Wi-Fi location service support
Keys / Switches
PS button
Power button
Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)
Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)
Shoulder buttons (Right/Left)
Right stick, Left stick
START button, SELECT button
Volume buttons (+/-)
Wireless communications Mobile network connectivity (3G)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1×1) (Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)
Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP)