In the 1990s, the world was on the cusp of a wireless revolution. The rise of mobile phones, laptops, and personal digital assistants (PDAs) had created a demand for a technology that could connect these devices without the need for cables. This was the genesis of Bluetooth, a wireless personal area network (PAN) technology that has since become ubiquitous in modern life. The Conceptual Phase (1994-1997) In 1994, a team of engineers at Intel, led by Dr.

The Raspberry Pi is powered through an standard micro-USB conector. That is great, since it allows you to use pretty much any phone charger you got lying around. Or at least one that supplies 700mA of current (maybe a bit more if you plug extra USB stuff on the Pi). I thought I had it covered with my iPad charger and its juicy 2.1A, but the video below shows that voltage also plays a role (and that the iPad charger doesn’t really deliver in that respect):

Time Machine is a wonderful piece of software, in no small part for following Mac OS X’s philosophy of simplifying common tasks, but allowing advanced users to go “under the hood”. My issue: I wanted to back up to a hard disk shared by this nice router, and I also wanted encryption. The best Time Machines are designed in California. Unfortunately, Time Machine won’t do network backups except on Apple Time Capsule, most likely due to its reliance on Unix hard links, which typical Windows (SMB/CIFS)/FAT device based networks (like mine) won’t do.

Bluetooth is a wireless personal area network (PAN) technology that has become an essential component of our daily lives. From smart home devices to medical equipment, Bluetooth is used in a wide range of applications that make our lives more convenient, efficient, and connected. In this article, we’ll explore the various applications and use cases of Bluetooth, and examine how this technology is transforming industries and improving lives. Smart Home Devices

Cordy 2 is an extremely beautiful platform game that I’m playing on the iPad (there is an Android version as well). The game is fast/challenging at the right measure (at least for my taste) and does its best to offer decent controls on a touch screen. Levels are managed in the Angry Birds style (you earn 1-3 stars according to your performance on each level), but “cost” mechanics ensures you put some effort in a few of them to move forward.

My Raspberry PI The Raspberry Pi is a low-priced small computer-in-a-board, built for those who want to tinker, learn and have some geeky fun. The overall experience is quite reminiscent of the hobbyist 8-bit personal computer age – it may be more than a coincidence that the project shares British origins with the Sinclair ZX81/Spectrum and the BBC Micro. Like many of today’s smartphones and low-power devices, the Pi uses an ARM CPU.