BLU RAY - "The father of all Discs"

Blu Ray.....This aint the name of any underwater fish or any sci-fi flick........

This is the greatest invention as far as Storage Discs are concerned.......

The name Blu-ray Disc is derived from the blue-violet laser used to read and write this type of disc. Because of its shorter wavelength (405 nm), substantially more data can be stored on a Blu-ray Disc than on the DVD format, which uses a red (650 nm) laser. A single layer Blu-ray Disc can store 25 gigabytes (GB), over five times the size of a single layer DVD at 4.7 GB. A dual layer Blu-ray Disc can store 50 GB, almost 6 times the size of a dual layer DVD at 8.5 GB.



Blu-ray Disc is similar to PDD, another optical disc format developed by Sony (which has been available since 2004) but offering higher data transfer speeds. PDD was not intended for home video use and was aimed at business data archiving and backup.

Blu-ray Disc is currently in a "format war" with rival format HD DVD.

The Blu-ray Disc system uses a blue-violet laser operating at a wavelength of 405 nm, similar to the one used for HD DVD, to read and write data hence the name.
Conventional DVDs and CDs use red and infrared lasers at 650 nm and 780 nm respectively.

The difference between CD , DVD and BLU RAY can be vividly understood by the following pictures............

This is the Way which a CD works......



This is the Way which a DVD works......



This is the Way which a BLU RAY works......



Here are a few BLU RAY players......






The alonside picture given is that of the cheapest BLU RAY player availlable............
The sony Playstation 3....

Here's what the BLU RAY drive looks from the inside..........




So guys, I hope this information was good.............................

If u need any more info u can always search GOOGLE from my blog.........

Introducing to everyone "THE DUAL SIM SMART PHONE"

Hey all u guys out there............There is some great news..........

"The dual sim phone is here"

Initially the dual sim concept was introduced only in the GSM handsets.......
For availling this service, the customer would have to possess a DUAL SIM ADAPTER....
                                                                                                                                                     
After inserting both the sim cards:-----

                                        

the person concerned would have to choose which connection he/she would like to use......both connections could not be used simultaneously........which was a great disadvantage...................
But now the Newer version is out..................
              
           

The DUAL SIM phone which can work with two sim cards (one CDMA and one GSM)..........
This particular model is that of a SAMSUNG phone(model no:- W399) which is availlable in collaboration with THE TATA TELECOM SERVICES.

This dual phone not only supports CDMA but also can be used as a GSM phone.Both the connections can be used simultaneously also..................
                                                                           
This phone also boasts of Touchscreen feature,1.3 megapixel camera,handwriting recognition and many more.In other words it can be termed as the complete phone.It has been introduced with a price tag of Rs. 11999.

Spice Mobile also launched dual-mode handsets, the D-88 and the D-80 that supports both GSM as well CDMA based mobile connections.
    


The innovative feature about the new D-88 phone is that it supports GSM and CDMA active connections at the same time. On the other hand the D-80 supports two GSM active connections. Thus, this phone is suitable for travelers operating in the local area.

“The new phone is targeted to all who have two cell phone numbers and have been looking for a convenience of carrying just one phone, we are targetting mainly the consumers of town and rural areas. By 2010, our target in the market share will surge to 10 per cent,” Kunal Ahooja CEO, Spice Mobile Ltd.

Spice has also announced to launch a “people’s phone” to cost less than Rs 1,000. Spice would start manufacturing these low-cost handsets by 2008.

The D-80 handset will be available in the Indian market at Rs. 9,849/-, while the price of the D-88 has not been announced yet.

So hurry up all you GIZMO freaks and grab one of them.........and show it to the world.............