An optical laser reads the transparency and creates a wobbly, out-of-tune, almost eerie-sounding keyboard effect.
The wipeout now has rolled through every sector: optical networking was the last to go.
Such optical-electronic-optical conversions are expensive, which is why optical transmission has made economic sense only for long-haul carriers.
In an otherwise ugly equity market today, investors are piling in to optical networking component stocks.
Picture an optical telescope, a really good optical telescope, and you have to think big.
Using copper wire Category 6 cables rather than optical cables lowers the costs enormously.
Next up: new optical-switching technology, an undersea fiber pipeline for international traffic and overseas acquisitions.
Lucent, Nortel and Ciena have introduced "metro" products that will bring optical networking to local markets.
Today, optical fibers can transport 10 billion bits of data per second on a single wavelength.
Lucent runs neck and neck with Nortel as the top supplier of optical gear.
"Installing so many optical sources is not very practical, " he says of Fujitsu's 55 wavelengths.
It's got an optical drive, too, which we can't say of all the notebooks listed here.
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The high-end Schneider lens offers a 24mm, ultra-wide focal length and 3x optical zoom.
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In 2004 Weatherford was first to roll out a new twist in optical sensor technology.
During this phase, stars radiate that heat, shining brightly like our sun, mostly at optical wavelengths.
There are many older optical fibers, but low-light-loss ones are vital for telephone cable.
The Olympus Stylus 730, a 7.1 megapixel model with 3x optical zoom, a 3-inch LCD.
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An optical track pad and touch screen ensures the interface is easy and simple to use.
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Image stability is doubly assured with both Advanced Image Stabilizer and Optical Image Stabilizer.
May stressed the new "effect" was not a hologram, calling it "an optical illusion of sorts".
Only under perfect circumstances will you get 56K. Optical fiber, though, is stunning stuff.
The Optical SMART Hub helps extend the storage on devices by acting as a personal cloud.
In the past, every version came on optical desk Available ONLY in the Mac App Store.
The convenience of a SuperMulti optical drive is provided for backing up favorite photos and data.
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In April, Matthews lured Donald Smith, the president of Nortel's optical broadband unit, to head Mitel.
Applying optical theory to O. wendtii lenses suggests that they would, indeed, behave in that way.
The next thing you'll notice about the Blade is the lack of an optical drive.
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Schiller pointed out that one major application for optical drives, software distribution, has gone largely digital.
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The nanoparticle self-assembly technique opens up the possibility of creating metamaterials with new magneto-optical properties.
And CEO Gary Smith sees more good times to come for the optical networking equipment company.
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