Computer Had Made Teenagers Hard To Read and Count
A study in United States of America (USA) stated that the computer using among teenagers will weaken the math and reading capability. As quoted from Sunday Telegraph yesterday, the National Bureau of Economic Research found that computer will result the contra-productive among students achievement.
The research involved 500.000 students. The report mentioned that introducing computer(s) to ten years old will not do any good to the students math and reading. Jacob Vigdor, one of the researcher said that computer acces started five or eight years tend to show the score decreasing in math and reading.
Vigdor claimed the computer had made children becoming hard to focus, lack of socializing ability and caused children to play games a lot.
Anyhow the research summarized that the parents control over children is needed to minimize the negative effects of the using. The parents control will benefit a lot for children, Vidgor added.
Sharp is Preparing Two eBook Readers by the End of Year
Sharp these days is more known as a TV manufacture, now Sharp is beginning to enter the eBook reader device. The Tokyo-Japan based company is currently working on two models of eBook Readers that can be used to watch the video and listening to audio contents. In addition, Sharp is also preparing eBook distribution service.
Second Reader eBooks are still in the prototype stage and reportedly soon will be launched near the end of 2010 this year. One of them will have a 5.5 inch screen and the other with a larger 10.8-inch screen. Both are equipped with color touch screen feature.
As quoted from the Good eReader website yesterday, Sharp eBooks will use the XMDF format. This format is very popular and widely used in Japan for its ability to bridge the gap between the text and format to view video content. “Latest XMDF lets users more easily see digital content including video and audio, and there is automatic adjustment for the layout in order to match the needs of publishers,” said one senior executive of Sharp, Masami Obatake. Obatake added that the e-publishing business is very attentive these days. So it is considered the launch of two devices and distribution service of Sharp eBooks later this year will be a very appropriate time.
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Bluetooth 4.0 To Be Unveiled in June 30th
Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) stated that bluetooth the latest generation (bluetooth 4.0) to be unveiled in the second quarter this year. According to SIG, Bluetooth 4.0 needs lower energy compsumtion than the previous generation, and will feature higher data transfer.
Bluetooth 4.0 manufacture added that this new version may reach up to 200 feet distance. Some devices will - later - be able to be integrated with Bluetooth 4.0. by June 30th 2010. With all these new features, Bluetooth 4.0 is expected to be compatible with various kinds of properties like wrist watch, remote control and all home-devices that new censor.
SIG said that several devices which features Bluetooth 4.0 will also be launched by the end of 2010 or at least the beginning of 2011.
