In a conventional optical system, light rays enter through a lens and converge at a point to form an image.
It borrows the clever magneto-optical system from Sony's popular little MiniDisc audio-recorder to stack magnetic data within concentric grooves on the platter's surface.
The new optical networking system should not be seen as a replacement for fiber-optic systems, Szelag added.
The solution: Smith advocates an optical scan system where voters fill out a paper ballot that's subsequently scanned to create a digital vote.
Nokia has filed a patent for an optical messaging system that can generate symbols and Morse Code, as well as decipher the information on the receiving end.
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And like a Coinstar for spent bottles and cans, Reimagine tallies up and rewards you for each item recycled, thanks a conveyor belt and optical scanner system that also sorts and crushes items.
Researchers at Nippon Hoso Kyokai are working with engineers at the Science and Technical Research Laboratories (STRL) to create an "optical disc recording system based on consumer Blu-ray disc technology that can spin as fast as 15, 000 RPM" without worry of a disc experiencing a complete meltdown and shattering within the drive.
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This, though, does not affect the system's optical properties and it can, indeed, see small, faint objects that are near large, bright ones.
Chances, are, however, you keep a backup copy of your operating system on an optical disc in the desk drawer, just in case.
The live system of an SSD-powered Modbook Pro operates without any moving parts (aside from its base system's optical drive), dramatically decreasing the chances for data corruption or loss.
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Lucent's 30, 000 techies work on such advances as plastic fiber flexible enough to wire your home, a new over-the-air laser system for local optical transmission and routers with mind-boggling capacity.
At first I hooked up the cable box to the new TV via component video cables and the new DVD player via HDMI (with optical out to the sound system).
Panasonic's new compact 3D lens for the LUMIX G Micro System features two optical systems installed within the diameter of the lens mount, creating stereo images from the left and right lenses that are then processed with a 3D image processing system.
The standard's global deployment is pervasive, and the span of stakeholders in its ongoing development is sweeping, including network component and system manufacturers (optical transceivers, cabling, integrated circuit, powering devices, switches and network interface cards, for example) and network, software and bandwidth providers, as well as LAN and Internet users worldwide.
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The Z80 features a 3X optical zoom, face detection and an intelligent focusing system that locks in the correct focus, while the Z200 rocks a 4X optical zoom and wide angle lens -- down to 28mm.
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CDM's imaging system, it passes first through conventional optical elements, and then through a lens moulded into a shape of a cubic-like function (ie, with a surface which, instead of being spherical, is relatively flat in the centre but has scalloped edges).
This, and the optical drive, will be the real performance bottlenecks in the system and in the PC you could theoretically build to compare it with.
Initially she worked on an alternative the company was developing to the canceled Sergeant York system, and then became program director for electro-optical systems.
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The successful bidder, GoalControl, believes that one of its strengths is the fact that neither the ball nor goal structure need to be changed for the system to work -- with referees receiving a vibration and optical signal in their watches to inform them of a successful score.
On the downside, they found the system to be "somewhat noisy, " and the slot-loading optical drives could limit upgradeability further on down the line.
Stereo line-in and out ports, plus optical in and outs, should allow you to connect this PC with your stereo system and other stereo components.
An optical digital cable is a nice bonus if the PS3 owner has his or her system connected to a home theater and wants to take full advantage of its HD surround sound capabilities.
The live system of the Modbook Pro operates without any moving parts (aside from its optical drive), markedly decreasing the chances for data corruption or loss.
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Holography and optical correlation are both inherently analogue processes that can degrade the clean 1s and 0s required in a digital system.
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