Winamp Control through Bluetooth

Winamp Control through Bluetooth

yeh its possible to control winamp or windows media player installed on your system using your cell phone and a bluetooth device/dongle. The process depends on ur handset. I am posting the stuff for Nokia and sony ericsson phones..

Nokia Handset

1) You will need this software ( control freak) to install on your PC and your symbian phone.
http://rapidshare.com/files/38518865/ControlFreak_v2.22.rar.html


2) The software on phone can be registered with the number 0 (zero) on your phone. You can enjoy the full version now.The setup for windows requires winamp to be installed on your system and will be installed in winamp/plugin folder.You can see this pluggin in winamp preferences->general purpose.Configur it according to your requirement.

3) To start the control , pair your phone with the your pc and start winamp.


4) Next start the application control freak on your fone, goto options->connect.Select your PC when it searches the available bluetooth device. You will get the pop up msg for a remote device been connected on ur PC( for bluesoleil driver)


















All done..now u can see ur playlist/serach songs..and make every possible control of winamp..















Winamp / Windows Media Player Control For Sony Ericsson Phones W710,W810,k750,k790 etc

1) Download this utility..
http://rapidshare.com/files/38524466/Sony_ercson_bluetooth_remote.rar.html

2) Install the software..there will be a winamp remote.hid file in the installation folder.Copy that to your phone memory using bluetooth/datacable

3) Go to entertainment->remote control to enable the control OR click on Bluetooth Human Interface Device Servie in Bluesoleil Software..dunno about Widcomm or Windows generic..but it shud work pretty easily i guess. You can also control Windows Media PLayer through this.
Enjoy!!

For Winamp control you need to set the following hotkeys.

Tune Winamp Global Hot Keys:

Play/pause	Ctrl+Alt+Insert
Stop	Ctrl+Alt+End
Previous in play list	Ctrl+Alt+Page Up
Next in play list	Ctrl+Alt+Page Down
Forward	Ctrl+Alt+Right
Rewind	Ctrl+Alt+Left
Volume Up	Ctrl+Alt+Up
Volume Down	Ctrl+Alt+Down

lcd vs plasma..??

lcd vs plasma...

Plasma displays uses a matrix of tiny gas plasma cells that are charged by precise electrical voltages to emit light and hence to create the picture image. In other words, each picture element in a plasma TV display acts as a miniature light source. More on plasma displays can be found in our article: How-it-Works: Plasma Display Panel.

Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) panels - work by trapping a liquid crystal solution between two sheets of polarized glass. When an electric current passes through the liquid crystals, they change the polarization of the light passing through them in response to the applied voltage – as a result of which, more or less light passes through the polarized glass to reach the face of the display. LCD panels do not generate light - rather they filter or subtract light generated by a back-light source to create the image on the panel surface. More information on LCD displays can be found at How-it-Works: Liquid Crystal Display Technology.

It is not the scope of this plasma vs LCD comparative guide to go into the actual details of how these different display technologies work. After all, what matters in the end is not what is going behind the screen, more important is how these different display technologies perform as a television screen.

At the same time, one cannot but keep in mind that it is these same differences that give each of these display technologies, its strengths and weaknesses, and that therefore render one more suitable than the other under certain circumstances.

Plasma vs LCD TV – Which flat-panel display technology is right for you?

We apprroach this plasma vs LCD TV comparative analysis by taking a detailed look at three main areas of concern, namely 'price and size', 'picture' related issues, and 'functional' considerations.

We believe that this approach should help better bring out the main differences between these two technologies, and therefore, make it easier to determine where either of these display technologies fit best.

Plasma vs LCD TV: Size and Price

Size ADVANTAGE: This depends on screen size in that when it comes to compare plasma vs LCD TV sets, both technologies are playing on level ground though you have more available options within the plasma TV domain for screen sizes greater than 50-inch. This is partly explained by the fact that though production costs and retail prices have come down for both technologies, yet plasma still has the edge as far as production cost and capacity go.

On the other hand, at the smaller screen size end of the spectrum, i.e. 37-inch, LCD is the dominant technology while anything smaller than 37-inch implies LCD if what you want is something stylish and slim (at under 4" in depth).

Price ADVANTAGE: Here, the playing field is leveling at a fast rate. Up to very recent, plasma was the obvious choice for all screen sizes where collision between these two technologies occurs; this is no longer the case.

In general, plasma still leads by a good margin only at the bigger screen sizes - 50 inch and upwards - with this pricing advantage getting more pronounced as one approaches the 60-inch diagonal. But then, against this higher price tag, LCD HDTVs come with more pixels per display panel.

At the smaller end of the screen size (37-inch up to 44-inch), the price advantage when it comes to plasma vs LCD TV sets, starts to shift more towards LCD TVs since even though plasmas and LCDs are practically selling at the same price tag, LCD TVs delivers more pixels for the same screen size.

Plasma vs LCD TV: Picture Considerations

Overall Picture Performance ADVANTAGE: Here our thumbs up in this plasma vs LCD TV comparative analysis go to plasma televisions even though both technologies are extremely close in terms of overall picture performance.

In other words, both plasma and the latest high contrast TFT-LCD flat panel displays are capable of producing excellent picture quality - with bright, crisp clear images, high contrast levels, and excellent color reproduction. This means that both technologies are suitable as a TV screen, but...

Plasma TVs still have an edge over their LCD counterparts when it comes to displaying deep blacks - thus enjoying better contrast and detail in images where lots of dark and light content is being shown simultaneously.

Generally, Plasma color richness and naturalness will prevail in rooms with controlled lower to normal lighting, while LCDs will be better in brightly lit rooms due to their inherent anti-glare technology.

Plasma vs LCD TV Viewing Angle ADVANTAGE: What used to be a clear advantage for plasma displays is becoming more and more a non-issue especially with the latest generation of LCD televisions, however...

Do not always assume that viewing angle is no longer an issue when comparing plasma vs lcd TVs, especially if the viewing angle is not specified. The tendency – in particular with the cheaper LCD TV sets from unknown manufacturers - is that the deterioration in picture quality with off-axis viewing is more accentuated with LCD than with plasma displays.

Our advice: It is always best to check especially when buying some cheap 'unbranded' LCD TV. If you are buying online, check first the return policy, and opt only for a reputable brand. Buying online is cheaper and safe, but ensure that you follow the recommendations detailed in our Online Buyer's Guide.

Viewing Distance ADVANTAGE: This is a non-issue when it comes to plasma vs LCD TV sets in that none carries any advantage as long as you are within normal viewing distance for your screen size and your viewing distance is more than approximately 9 feet away from your TV screen. More on viewing distance can be found in our article here: TV Viewing Distance.

However, the pixel size and shape of an LCD panel renders a smoother picture than an equivalently sized plasma panel for the same pixel count. This means that if you have a too short TV viewing distance, an LCD television may render itself a better option as its pixel structure is less visible.

Staff -- Semiconductor International

Staff -- Semiconductor International

Clusterline 300 is a single-wafer cluster system designed for high-volume manufacturing. It can handle wafer sizes up to 300 mm, including 200 and 300 mm bridge tool capabilities. Up to six process modules equipped with high-quality components enable high-process flexibility and optimized productivity. Oerlikon Balzers Coating, Balzers, Liechtenstein,

Is the AMD Opteron mainboard project real?

Is the AMD Opteron mainboard project real?

AMD NEWS
Rumors on the Internet say that AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is readying a new Opteron Socket F server mainboard. The mainboard is said to be named LGA1207, and have a pinless processor interface. The socket in question reportedly has 1027 pins, using a similar frame for retention like the Intel Socket T LGA775.

Rumors also say that the new AMD Opteron processor is going to support 667 and 800 MHz memory modules. Also, the support for DDR2-533 will be available, as well as PCI Express. The photo above is said to feature the LGA1207 pinless processor interface of the new Opteron Socket F server mainboard.

To fill the rumors, it is said that Wal-Mart will sell AMD powered notebooks and desktop PC's at a stunning US$398 price. In a few words, AMD's success in the USA retail market cannot be ignored, but Intel is the first when it comes to all US consumer PC sales. Dell, the number one PC supplier on the US consumer market, uses only Intel processors.

Intel's Pentium 4 processor

Intel just issued a press-release yesterday that covered the re-opening of their high-volume semiconductor manufacturing facility in Chandler, Arizona, converting it to a leading-edge 300-mm, 65-nm process factory. Obviously this new factory will be producing the new 65-nm Pentium 4 processors that go by the codename 'Cedar Mill' and will be introduced in 2006. Cedar Mill Pentium 4s will be introduced in the 600-series of Intel Pentium 4 processors and hence will feature 2MB of L2-cache memory. These same processor cores will also end up in Intel's dual core processors much like todays Pentium Ds are basically two Prescott cores on a single substrate. Future Pentium D processors, codenamed 'Presler' will simply have two Cedar Mill cores which are also physically separated, unlike current Smithfield Pentium Ds.



Intel's Pentium 4 processor which was first introduced in 2000.
With the new Presler Pentium Ds Intel will introduce new model numbers as the Preslers will be dubbed the 900-series. And of course there'll be a series of Extreme Edition processors based on Presler. The new XEs will have support for HyperThreading and 1066MHz front side bus unlike the 900-series, effectively making them the fastest processors Intel has to offer. Unfortunately all of these processors and the NetBurst architecture that was introduced in 2000 will be superseded by a new architecture that Intel will launch in late 2006.

This new architecture will feature all of the good bits of both the Pentium 4 and Pentium M architecture such as the 64-bit extensions, fast front side bus, optimized power consumption and dual core support. The details are a bit sketchy still, but Intel seems dead set on keeping power consumption down to about 35-watts for mobile processors, 65-watts for desktop and 80-watts for server processors. That's a far cry from the up to 130-watts of power consumption some of Intel's current single-core processors are capable of. Mobile processors will go by the Merom codename, whereas desktop processors are said to carry the Conroe codename, no details yet on server processors though.

The New Athlon Processor - AMD Is Finally Overtaking Intel

The New Athlon Processor - AMD Is Finally Overtaking Intel

Back in October 1998 at the Microprocessor Forum in San Jose, California, the PC-world watched and listened in amazement to Dirk Meyer's first presentation of K7's or now Athlon's architecture. It was quite obvious to experts as well to most other listeners, including Intel employees, that this new AMD processor would mark a new era in the processor world, if AMD could make its promises come true. Now finally, the waiting is over and we can look at a new processor that is indeed living up to all the positive expectations that arose at the end of last year.

Later on in this article you will find that the AMD Athlon beats the Intel Pentium III in virtually any benchmark we've ran, but before we get into those benchmark numbers, I'd like to take the time and explain why the concept of Athlon is indeed more than 'just another new CPU', but a milestone in the whole processor scene.

The AMD Athlon XP processor with QuantiSpeed™

oday at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Infinium Labs, Inc. (OTC BB: IFLB) announced that the forthcoming Phantom Gaming Service™ will incorporate the AMD Athlon™XP processor 2500+.

The AMD Athlon XP processor with QuantiSpeed™ architecture powers an innovative and customer-friendly gaming platform that delivers performance for cutting-edge applications and a powerful gaming experience. The AMD Athlon™ XP processor with QuantiSpeed™ architecture provides stability, compatibility and excellent 32-bit performance

“As online gaming continues its amazing growth, customers are looking for innovative ways to augment their gaming experience. The Phantom Gaming Service, with systems based on AMD Athlon XP processor 2500+, will allow gamers to play a wide range of games on demand,” said, John Morris, desktop marketing manager at AMD. “With our processors powering the system hardware, the Phantom Gaming Service will be poised to deliver solid game play based on AMD technology - a long-time favorite with the gaming community.”

The much anticipated Phantom Gaming Service – the first end-to-end, on-demand, subscription-based game distribution service – is slated to launch on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004 and will give everyone in the family a library of titles available any time, day or night, in the comfort of their home. The service includes the industry's first free game platform hardware – the Phantom Game Receiver™ – in which the AMD Athlon XP processor 2500+ will play a central role

“It’s critical that we provide our customers with the best game play experience achievable,” said Kevin Bachus, president, Infinium Labs. “By integrating components from top suppliers like AMD, we can ensure that gamers will get the best possible performance out of the service.”

Infinium Labs is demonstrating the Phantom Gaming Service this week at E3, in Los Angeles, May 12 – 14, 2004, at Booth 746 in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center

Italians overclock Pentium 4 to 8.18 GHz

Italians overclock Pentium 4 to 8.18 GHz

WHILE FERRARI WAS soundly beaten by British machinery last weekend in Monaco, the Italians did their best to keep their pride up'n'running. This time, ThuG and his fellow members from OC Team Italy pushed their platinum sample Pentium 4 631 - to massive 8.18 GHz, making all those old-time gamedevs sweat with dreams what could have been. If the record is true, hats down lads.

OverclockersClub tested BenQ FP222WH, a 22" LCD widescreen monitor that sells for mediocre 269.99 US. Honestly, if you are thinking about a new monitor, this one just sounds like a dream. I remember when I bought my 22" iiyama Vision Master Pro. Dealer gave me a hefty discount, so I ended up paying only 2300 US dollars. Today, you get the same screen (albeit in a little lower resolution) for almost 10 times less, and I bought that iiyama in 2000.

Bit-Tech tested Corsair DDR3-1333 modules, that come in Dominator format (of course, with their tri-fan DHX cooling). Since benchmark results are less than stellar, guys gave conservative conclusion. Time for DDR3 will come, though.

And for those that do not want to spend massive amounts of money on new memory standard and appropriate motherboard but still want the best - Legit Reviews tested OCZ's PC2-9200 Reaper Edition memory.

HardwareSecrets tested MSI's GeForce 8500GT, board that is targeting entry-level market.

Overclockers from Down Under tested another silent graphics card, but this time around, we are talking about Gigabyte's vision of 8600GTS graphics card.

Virtual-Hideout tested Antec P182 aluminium case, probable choice for selected few that will be able to afford. However, this case packs some serious punch for those that intend to put multiple graphics cards or hot CPUs.

In meanwhile, Ocworkbench managed to get a hold of AMD's RD790 motherboard and ran four boards in Crossfire. This board will be all over Computex in more flavours than one, so brace for impact. All that we know is that AMD roadmaps claim this chipset comes with PCI Express 2.0, industry's first.

Phoronix decided to do a deep dive and compared ATi Drivers under Ubuntu and Windows operating systems. With Ubuntu coming even as a live CD, you should try to use Linux - Phoronix gives the lowdown for owners of ATI hardware.

CoolTechZone came up with a review of iRiver S10. Yes, there is somebody else making MP3 players other than Fruity Company. And this one makes iPod shuffle look like a giant.

What is a Quantum Computer?

What is a Quantum Computer?

Behold your computer. Your computer represents the culmination of years of technological advancements beginning with the early ideas of Charles Babbage (1791-1871) and eventual creation of the first computer by German engineer Konrad Zuse in 1941. Surprisingly however, the high speed modern computer sitting in front of you is fundamentally no different from its gargantuan 30 ton ancestors, which were equipped with some 18000 vacuum tubes and 500 miles of wiring! Although computers have become more compact and considerably faster in performing their task, the task remains the same: to manipulate and interpret an encoding of binary bits into a useful computational result. A bit is a fundamental unit of information, classically represented as a 0 or 1 in your digital computer. Each classical bit is physically realized through a macroscopic physical system, such as the magnetization on a hard disk or the charge on a capacitor. A document, for example, comprised of n-characters stored on the hard drive of a typical computer is accordingly described by a string of 8n zeros and ones. Herein lies a key difference between your classical computer and a quantum computer. Where a classical computer obeys the well understood laws of classical physics, a quantum computer is a device that harnesses physical phenomenon unique to quantum mechanics (especially quantum interference) to realize a fundamentally new mode of information processing.