GPS (Global Positioning System) was originally developed for the military. Now GPS comes in many various types of products for the everyday consumer. If you have ever used map and compass, you will understand a little about how the GPS works. In order to find your position on a map, you need to have three points of reference. The intersecting line from the reference points is where you are. Map and compass work uses triangulation (bearings), GPS uses trilateration (distances) to calculate location. Satellites orbiting the earth emit unique signals that can be received by a GPS. The GPS software…

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BMW has partnered with another German company, Bosch, so as to provide their consumers with a vehicle with hybrid like capabilities. Boschs Smart Electronic stop-start system will be used on the BMW 1-Series which will start production this month. The technology is akin to that one used by hybrid vehicles which shuts down the engine when the vehicle stops and immediately starts it once acceleration is needed. This technology was developed by Bosch as part of their operations in automotive parts and system. The Smart Electronic start-stop feature is essentially a starter which is developed to adapt to stop-start operations…

The Nokia N97 Mini is aptly named, considering its size. What is surprising however is the level of technology encased within such a small unit. Features such as touch screen technology, a full QWERTY keyboard and internet connectivity are all encompassed within this mobile phone. Since its initial inception, it has gone on to become a very popular unit with the consumer. Nokia have the ability to incorporate many useful features within eminently sophisticated and stylish phones, this phone is no different. Its TFT touch screen is a perfect example of advanced technology, providing the means to display images of…

Can you imagine a life without the telephone? Or without electricity, or heated water in winters and the cooling influence of an AC in summers? Difficult, if not impossible. Yet there is a traditional society which shuns the use of these very symbols of a modern world and stick to their beliefs of simple living and high thinking. Living in the midst of the chaos of the modern world, the Amish clan presents a calm -No, thank you, but we are doing just fine’ rebuff to the comforts of modern technology. The reason why the Amish shun technology lies in…