Now this is just amazing. I was so surprised the first time I saw somebody whip out a hand held device on the golf range. At first I thought it was just somebody checking their calendar on their PDA, but wow I am glad I was wrong.
A GPS Golf Range Finder is one thing you will not want to live without if you want to improve your golf game. Now these units are not for everyone, some are dead set against them, but I say let's embrace technology and all it has to offer. Why not take advantage of something that could make the sport more enjoyable?
Besides personal satisfaction of getting a lower stroke number, a GPS golf range finder can also be considered a very important golf training aid. If I were a golf instructor, I would do the full gamut. First I would have my student set a baseline without any aids. Once the student felt comfortable with his range estimates, I would move him up to a mechanical golf range finder. And once my student had mastered that, I would move him up to a GPS golf range finder. I don't feel it is wise to start with the best, as it would not be appreciated. To fully appreciate what a GPS golf range finder can do for your game, you should have tried improving using the old-fashioned techniques and equipment.
Just like you cannot appreciate a GPS fish finder unless you have fished without one, you also cannot appreciate a GPS golf range finder unless you have golfed without one.
Every Flea Market Shopper or Owner Needs This Scale
On one of my weekend forays to a local flea market, I noticed at a jewelry booth that several people were bent over peering at a small object. I got as close as I could without being rude and my eyes were drawn to a gold ring sitting atop a shiny silver rectangle in the palm of a hand.
Immediately I realized it was a digital scale small enough to go in your pocket. Unbelievable, the things people are thinking of to make smaller and more portable these days. When I got home I googled up a scale and found out they were selling for less than twenty dollars. Amazing!
So of course I ordered one and it came just a few days ago. So far it looks to be a perfect little scale for the money, and will weigh 0.1's perfectly(checked against my Tanita scales). You must calibrate them with a 100 grm weight as this does make them more precise.
The touch screen is nice. I like the nice blue background light. This unit seems to have somewhat high capacity for its small size. I wish you could configure the timeout on the backlight. It's very accurate, and looks like it costs more. For this price you can't go wrong.
Can't wait for the weekend yard sales to try it out.
Portable Electronics Post #6
Bluetooth Keeping Us Safe As We Drive
I remember the first time I saw someone wearing a bluetooth earpiece. I thought it was a new type of hearing aid. Then I noticed this person was talking to the wind, typical mobile phone behaviour. So I put two and two together and then headed down to my favorite elelctronics shop to see what I had been missing. Of course, I came home with two units, just for fun! These things really earn their keep when you become hands-free while on the cellular phone in the car.
It seems we are always hearing about a new application for bluetooth technology. Besides a headset that communicates with a mobile phone in your pocket, bluetooth is being used to transmit information between a computer and a printer, from a mobile phone to a printer, and even a printer to a printer. The low cost of a Bluetooth chip (~$5), and its low power consumption, means they could be placed nearly everywhere.
What is your favorite bluetooth application? I would have a hard time choosing between my bluetooth cellular phone and my bluetooth GPS receiver.
Portable Electronics Post #5
It seems we are always hearing about a new application for bluetooth technology. Besides a headset that communicates with a mobile phone in your pocket, bluetooth is being used to transmit information between a computer and a printer, from a mobile phone to a printer, and even a printer to a printer. The low cost of a Bluetooth chip (~$5), and its low power consumption, means they could be placed nearly everywhere.
What is your favorite bluetooth application? I would have a hard time choosing between my bluetooth cellular phone and my bluetooth GPS receiver.
Portable Electronics Post #5
Personal Trainer on Your Wrist - gps wrist watches
What gps application will be invented next? The gps wrist watch is one of my favorite applications of gps technology. Small size and packed full of capabilities! Keep track of where you are going, how fast you are moving, plus your pulse. Essential for the amateur and professional runner or race walker.
These units continuously monitor heart rate by the use of a chest strap, and calculates speed, distance and pace based on GPS data. The main unit is worn like a wrist watch, facing the sky. Due to the technology being dependent upon GPS, these units do not work indoors beyond being a heart rate monitor. The newest units are actually the size of a regular watch, instead of the oversized units from previous years. I like the virtual companion feature, to bring out my competitive nature and spur me on to faster times!
Portable Electronics Post #4
These units continuously monitor heart rate by the use of a chest strap, and calculates speed, distance and pace based on GPS data. The main unit is worn like a wrist watch, facing the sky. Due to the technology being dependent upon GPS, these units do not work indoors beyond being a heart rate monitor. The newest units are actually the size of a regular watch, instead of the oversized units from previous years. I like the virtual companion feature, to bring out my competitive nature and spur me on to faster times!
Portable Electronics Post #4
Fish Finders Change the Sport of Fishing
The debate is hot and there is no end in sight. Old timers tell you that if you use a GPS fish finder, you are cheating and not really fishing. Electronics buffs like me say if there is an electronic solution to a problem, you are a fool not to use it.
A fish finder is a portable sonar unit that shows the presence of objects beneath your fishing boat. It has three pieces, the transmitter (display screen), transducer, and connecting cable. The transducer is mounted on your boat so it faces straight down into the water. It takes the signal from the transmitter, turns it into sonar, and sends it out. It also captures the returning echoes and converts them back into electric signals. Some units will show a fish icon on the screen. Some units are sensitive enough to tell you if the fish is directly below or to the left or right of your boat.
A fish finder can make the difference between a great day of fishing and a day of good fishing.
What do you think? Is using a fish finder undermining the sport of fishing?
Portable Electronics Post #3
A fish finder is a portable sonar unit that shows the presence of objects beneath your fishing boat. It has three pieces, the transmitter (display screen), transducer, and connecting cable. The transducer is mounted on your boat so it faces straight down into the water. It takes the signal from the transmitter, turns it into sonar, and sends it out. It also captures the returning echoes and converts them back into electric signals. Some units will show a fish icon on the screen. Some units are sensitive enough to tell you if the fish is directly below or to the left or right of your boat.
A fish finder can make the difference between a great day of fishing and a day of good fishing.
What do you think? Is using a fish finder undermining the sport of fishing?
Portable Electronics Post #3
History of Panasonic
The history of Panasonic is the history of the transistor. The smaller the transistor, the more user-friendly became the electronic product, and Panasonic was and still is quick to jump all over it!
Panasonic began as the Matsushita Electric Company in 1917 and marketed products under the National brand in Japan and Panasonic in other countries. The founder, Konosuke Matsushita, was not able to finish his schooling and became an apprentice to a charcoal brazier at the age of nine. When that shop closed he found an apprenticeship at a bicycle shop. At age 15 he left this apprenticeship and began working for the Osaka Electric Light Company. The company was not interested in his ideas and after seven years he quit and started his own company in his apartment, with two other ex-employees of Osaka Electric. He was about to go into bankruptcy when he got a large order for his first product, an improved electrical socket.
He continued to develop new products and grow his company. He next invented and marketed a two-way socket. He decided to offer high quality at low prices and adhered to this policy for decades. He was able to grow his company and built a new factory to keep up with the orders. Then came his improved battery-powered bicycle light. When he could not interest wholesalers in the product, he went directly to bicycle sellers and cut out the middle layer, and soon had a plethora of orders. In 1927 the Super Electric Iron became a household name.
In 1931 Matsushita began producing radios. He foresaw the expansion into international trade and in 1935 incorporated the Matsushita Electric Trading Company. After WWII ended, he made sure his company was one of the first to begin exporting the magic three essential electrical products of the early 1950's: the refrigerator, the washing machine, and the television, for affluent families in Europe and North America.
He continually sought new products and always kept a large budget for research and development. He established sales departments and manufacturing facilities in several countries.
In 1958 Matsushita started producing tape recorders and home airconditioners. Color televisions began to be produced in 1960, and office Fax machines began to be offered in 1962. Home microwave ovens followed in 1966. In 1967 the popular radio/casette tape player combination units began to be manufactured.
In 1977 the thin pocket radio was introduced, as well as VHS tapes. 1979 saw the development of an ultra thin battery. 1982 brought CD players and 1985 showed the world VHS-camcorders.
In 1989 Konosuke Matsushita passed away at the age of ninety-four.
The 1990's brought laptop computers, mobile phones, and DVD players.
In 2008 the Matsushita company changed its name officially to Panasonic.
Portable Electronics Post #2
Panasonic began as the Matsushita Electric Company in 1917 and marketed products under the National brand in Japan and Panasonic in other countries. The founder, Konosuke Matsushita, was not able to finish his schooling and became an apprentice to a charcoal brazier at the age of nine. When that shop closed he found an apprenticeship at a bicycle shop. At age 15 he left this apprenticeship and began working for the Osaka Electric Light Company. The company was not interested in his ideas and after seven years he quit and started his own company in his apartment, with two other ex-employees of Osaka Electric. He was about to go into bankruptcy when he got a large order for his first product, an improved electrical socket.
He continued to develop new products and grow his company. He next invented and marketed a two-way socket. He decided to offer high quality at low prices and adhered to this policy for decades. He was able to grow his company and built a new factory to keep up with the orders. Then came his improved battery-powered bicycle light. When he could not interest wholesalers in the product, he went directly to bicycle sellers and cut out the middle layer, and soon had a plethora of orders. In 1927 the Super Electric Iron became a household name.
In 1931 Matsushita began producing radios. He foresaw the expansion into international trade and in 1935 incorporated the Matsushita Electric Trading Company. After WWII ended, he made sure his company was one of the first to begin exporting the magic three essential electrical products of the early 1950's: the refrigerator, the washing machine, and the television, for affluent families in Europe and North America.
He continually sought new products and always kept a large budget for research and development. He established sales departments and manufacturing facilities in several countries.
In 1958 Matsushita started producing tape recorders and home airconditioners. Color televisions began to be produced in 1960, and office Fax machines began to be offered in 1962. Home microwave ovens followed in 1966. In 1967 the popular radio/casette tape player combination units began to be manufactured.
In 1977 the thin pocket radio was introduced, as well as VHS tapes. 1979 saw the development of an ultra thin battery. 1982 brought CD players and 1985 showed the world VHS-camcorders.
In 1989 Konosuke Matsushita passed away at the age of ninety-four.
The 1990's brought laptop computers, mobile phones, and DVD players.
In 2008 the Matsushita company changed its name officially to Panasonic.
Portable Electronics Post #2
Portable Electronics Decreasing in Size
Portable electronic gadgets are decreasing in size but increasing in capabilities. The rate of change is phenomenal. And the consumer continually benefits from these updated products.
Radio, television, radar, early computers all depended on vacuum tubes for their circuitry. They are large, use a lot of energy, and produce heat. Next came solid state transistors, which are much smaller, use less energy, and produce little or no heat. Transistors can amplify a signal or open/close a circuit. The transistor was invented in 1947. Transistors are now the major component in all digital circuits.
Today's computers sport microprocessors with millions of microscopic-sized silicon transistors. Other electronic items also use these silicon switches to conduct electrical flow.
For decades the number of silicon transistors that engineers have been able to squeeze onto each inch of a circuit has roughly doubled every 18 months. But there is limit to this. Reducing the bulkiness of silicon transistors has now become a challenge. At some point, engineers won't be able to squeeze any more transistors onto a chip.
Enter the nanotube. Nanotubes were first made in the 1990's, and have allowed electronic gadgets to become smaller and smaller. These nanotubes are more than a thousand times thinner than human hair and are good electrical conductors. They are hollow, unbranched cylinders of rolled up carbon atoms.
Now new carbon nanotubes are shaped like y's and have small metal particles embedded at their junctions. The structure allows electricity to flow through the different branches. Researchers hope that it might eventually be possible to replace standard silicon transistors with much smaller versions fashioned from carbon nanotubes.
So I ask this question? How small is too small before a cellular phone or GPS unit becomes awkward to use? Shall we have the modern genetic scientists start developing humans with smaller fingers so as to be able to use smaller keypads? Or have we reached the smallest practical size now, and researches will make our current small devices more powerful, faster, and with more capabilities?
Portable Electronics Post #1
Radio, television, radar, early computers all depended on vacuum tubes for their circuitry. They are large, use a lot of energy, and produce heat. Next came solid state transistors, which are much smaller, use less energy, and produce little or no heat. Transistors can amplify a signal or open/close a circuit. The transistor was invented in 1947. Transistors are now the major component in all digital circuits.
Today's computers sport microprocessors with millions of microscopic-sized silicon transistors. Other electronic items also use these silicon switches to conduct electrical flow.
For decades the number of silicon transistors that engineers have been able to squeeze onto each inch of a circuit has roughly doubled every 18 months. But there is limit to this. Reducing the bulkiness of silicon transistors has now become a challenge. At some point, engineers won't be able to squeeze any more transistors onto a chip.
Enter the nanotube. Nanotubes were first made in the 1990's, and have allowed electronic gadgets to become smaller and smaller. These nanotubes are more than a thousand times thinner than human hair and are good electrical conductors. They are hollow, unbranched cylinders of rolled up carbon atoms.
Now new carbon nanotubes are shaped like y's and have small metal particles embedded at their junctions. The structure allows electricity to flow through the different branches. Researchers hope that it might eventually be possible to replace standard silicon transistors with much smaller versions fashioned from carbon nanotubes.
So I ask this question? How small is too small before a cellular phone or GPS unit becomes awkward to use? Shall we have the modern genetic scientists start developing humans with smaller fingers so as to be able to use smaller keypads? Or have we reached the smallest practical size now, and researches will make our current small devices more powerful, faster, and with more capabilities?
Portable Electronics Post #1
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