Do you remember IBM ? well let me refresh your memory with a flash back from the past. This giant company was one of top leading companies in computer technology during the late 80's and the 90's before even Apple was able to come back with their hugest technology of the millennium. However, I am not here to write this info that you may or may not already know, but I am writing this blog to express how amazed I was after reading the article on the business website Bloomberg.com. Apparently a survey has been done to find out which Company is at the top level of the computer market at the moment, and by moment I mean the year 2011 (of-course). Now let's go back to the surprising part, According to the survey, IBM was able to push Microsoft from its long running position as the second valuable computer company in the market, and here when I thought IBM has disappeared along with the 90s era , it comes back with a great strike to hold the second spot. For those of you who would like to read more details regarding this info please have he freedom to click on the this link http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-30/ibm-tops-microsoft-for-first-time-since-1996.html.

Rolltop

Since the beginning of time technology has helped us out as a human race. From the invention of the wheel to the Internet, technology has been a great factor on the way our civilization has grown. With more and more technological advances just around the corner, our civilization will continue to grow faster and faster than ever before. Computers make life easier, portable and fashionable for people every day. For example: Rolltop.

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‘Rolltop’ is a portable computer which is specifically objected for designers and architectures. Its weight is no more than a mini notebook. It’s recognized as one of the most real futuristic notebook that is going to be ever-built. During the development process functionality and portability were mostly focused on even though technological improvements were not visible enough in first phase. Besides that Rolltop has the best ergonomic, technical and mechanic features added in it. As an end user you can only see 4 parts in the whole rolltop. They are- Flatboard( used as keyboard and monitor), Base (includes webcam, loud speaker), Holding belt (used as electric cable) and Power Supply. Whenever the user is done with using rolltop, it can be rolled and can be carried conveniently.

PROGRAM OR BE PROGRAMMED?

PROGRAM OR BE PROGRAMMED?
Would you like your child to be satisfied with some offered off the peg innovation or you would rather help them to be familiar with something offered by a medium which your child will have the ability to exploit on offer? Modern technology is helping new generation to enjoy the benefits with the blessing of modern tools. For example; retrieving information or doing digital computing in a handheld device as big as a credit card which is a mini-computer itself. And if this minicomputer can run software to program this computer by a young child to get them used to with computer science and basic programming, then will you have the audacity to take it? Yes, Raspberry Pi is the minicomputer developed by Raspberry Pi Foundation in UK.



Raspberry Pi is a single board minicomputer intended for children in order to inspire them about computing and let them bring digital world to their physical world. The aim was set to “put the fun back into learning computing”. It is a single board 85.60 × 53.98 mm (3.370 × 2.125 in) computer with a 700 MHz ARM processor, one USB port in Model A and two USB port in Model B so that you connect other USB based hardware. Besides that, this device also has the capability to connect with the internet. For Model A, consumer can use an USB wi-fi adapter to get connected with internet and for Model B, Raspberry Pi has a 10/100 Ethernet controller. It has 256 MB memory shared with GPU which is going to be a high profile video decoder as well. A Linux based distribution will be used as an operating system. Debian GNU. Calligra Suite and Python are going to be bundled with raspberry Pi. SD, MMC, SDIO cards can be used as storage device. The first sold devices are intended for developers to develop software which can be used by people specially children to write their own programs as the whole purpose beyond developing this computer was to stimulate children about learning computing. Since it is price consuming ($25-$35) everyone can have this minicomputer in school and they can write their own programming and learn how to control computer at an early age. A Cambridge-based engineer Upton, who brought up the idea of Raspberry Pi said, “What was needed was a return to an exciting, programmable machine like the old BBC Micro; and it had to be affordable, say around £20, so every child could potentially have one.” Therefore, as a part of the modern society and as a sincere human, wouldn’t you prefer to let your child have this technically ‘scrumptious’ Raspberry Pi for programming his own computer?
source: http://www.raspberrypi.org