high speed in photos
Photos: Lenovo launches netbook range
Photo They come equipped with wi-fi and optional Bluetooth and also an Express Card for optional high speed broadband. Lenovo is to enter the netbook race with the launch of new IdeaPad S9 and S10. Available from early October the S9 will retail for £279... [05 Aug 2008]
Photos: How to destroy your hard drive
Photo Disposing of computer hard drives in a secure and safe way has become a hot topic, especially after the high profile data leaks in the past year. Obviously the previous approach depends on you having enough time to wait for acid to do its work but... [17 Jul 2008]
Photos: The solar powered speedster
Photo This Affinity whizzes along at a top speed of 60mph and was put together by the Cambridge University Eco Racing (CUER) team. Regenerative brakes are also often used to recover energy, while brushless DC hub motors help guarantee high efficiencies... [16 Jun 2008]
Photos: Supercomputers signal when storms are a-brewing
Photo Its high performance computers already impressive performance will leap forward by the end of the year when the centre completes the installation of a new system, seen being built here, capable of 20 teraflops sustained performance. [06 Jun 2008]
Photos: Ellen McArthur's new boat
Photo The mast is 28.5m high, carrying a sail area of 590square-metres down-wind. On the right are navigation displays, such as wind-speed and angle, boat speed and Lat/Long position. The yachtswoman held the round-the-world solo sailing speed record... [02 May 2008]
Photos: The Colossus WWII codebreaking machine
Photo Codebreakers at Bletchley Park found the code was not completely random and that the correct wheel starting positions could be found by analysing the messages at high speed. This cipher text had to be repeatedly scanned at high speed by Colossus... [18 Mar 2008]
Photos: The high-tech future of retail
Photo The high definition projection system uses only one camera shoot and one projector to produce a life-like 3D image that can be viewed without the aid of glasses. The wireless system learns the user's handwriting as it is used, so data is entered at... [15 Feb 2008]
Photos: Fibre in the sewers to speed up UK cities
Photo Waste water ducts can easily accommodate the fibre cabling (pictured above) that supports high bandwidth services. UK company H2O Networks has announced plans to bring superfast broadband - offering speeds of up to 100Mbps - to UK cities by laying... [25 Jan 2008]
Photos of the Month - November 2007
Photo Tim Ferguson visited London's newly reopened St Pancras station to check out what technology Eurostar passengers are benefiting from at the new high-speed train terminal. Tim Ferguson made his way to Manchester to check out the high tech City Inn... [29 Nov 2007]
Photos: US Army's Black Hawk goes high-tech
Photo An Army fact sheet on the Black Hawk gives these specs for the UH-60L: a cruising speed of about 150 knots, flight endurance of about two hours, and maximum gross weight of 22,000 pounds. The US Army's 159th Combat Aviation Brigade will begin... [28 Nov 2007]
Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans
Photo The floats drift freely in the ocean at various depths measuring temperature, sailinity and speed of current near the surface. Check out six unusual power sources - including a solar-powered bikini - and the high tech hotel where every room has an... [21 Nov 2007]
Photos: St Pancras steams ahead with new tech
Photo This is the main entrance to the newly reopened London St Pancras station which is now home to the Eurostar and a high speed train service to the south coast. The station opened its doors to the public last week following its official opening by... [19 Nov 2007]
Photos: High-tech London St Pancras on track
Photo There will also be three domestic operators running out of the station: First Capital Connect, Midland Mainline and Govia - which will run the high speed bullet trains from 2009. The station is the final element in the High Speed 1 rail link... [08 Oct 2007]
Photos: Virtual war tests new technology
Photo A typical connection speed on the battlefield would be roughly 2Mbps. The £2bn satellite system allows voice and video streaming which can be used to transfer high-quality medical images from the field to a UK hospital for analysis and diagnosis... [14 Jun 2007]
Photos: High tech vans map out Europe
Photo The driver has to adjust speed depending on the light conditions to make sure the images are clear. This is one of the vans used by mapping company Tele Atlas to gather images and data that eventually ends up on numerous navigation devices. [21 May 2007]
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