S. Srinivasa Sivakumar's Blog WorldMy World! My Passion!Microsoft Home smarter at age 10- September 30, 2004http://weblogs.asp.net/ssivakumar/archive/2004/09/30/236112.aspx High-definition TV from your PC for $199- September 29, 2004 If I had the money right now I think Id like a huge flat-screen HDTV. Actually, make that two or three flat screen HDTVs: one for the living room, another for the bedroom and maybe one for the den. But who has that kind of money Why not buy an ATI HDTV Wonder card to turn your desktop computer into an HDTV receiver for $199http://weblogs.asp.net/ssivakumar/archive/2004/09/29/235654.aspx Cooooooooool: Visual Robot Development Kit- September 29, 2004 Microsoft has lifted the lid on new technology it is currently developing, including a graphical programming language that allows people to control robots with a smartphone. We present a visual robot development kit (VRDK) that tremendously eases the development of robot control applications in .NET. Our approach follows the model-driven paradigm. Thus, applications are modelled using a high-level graphical language. Model transformers and a code generation backend generate an implementation...http://weblogs.asp.net/ssivakumar/archive/2004/09/29/235630.aspx Microsoft Calculator Plus- September 24, 2004 Calculator Plus offers conversions between different measurement units for area, temperature, volume and more. It also includes all the mathematical functions offered in Microsoft Calculator.http://weblogs.asp.net/ssivakumar/archive/2004/09/24/233845.aspx System Tray Too: Microsoft Time Zone- September 24, 2004 A system tray tool that displays multiple time zones at once.http://weblogs.asp.net/ssivakumar/archive/2004/09/24/233741.aspx Smart Tag Reading Washing Machine- September 21, 2004 A new washing machine developed by the Dai Nippon Printing Company can read special smart tags on clothing and instruct the user the best method with which to wash the clothes. Not only that, but the LG-built unit can keep track of how many times a particular item has been washed, what material it is made out of, and can even send an email or SMS when your load of laundry is complete.http://weblogs.asp.net/ssivakumar/archive/2004/09/21/232359.aspx |