8,192 motorists in 20 cities on six continents surveyed
Overall, traffic has gotten worse in the past three years
Armonk, NY – 30 Jun 2010:
– Moscow copes with the two-and-a-half hour traffic jam
– Despite congestion, Beijing drivers report improvement in traffic
– Houston, New York and Los Angeles fare well, relatively speaking
The daily commute in some of the world’s most economically important international cities is longer and more grueling than before imagined, reflecting the failure of transportation infrastructure to keep pace with economic activity, according to IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) first global Commuter Pain study released today.
IBM surveyed 8,192 motorists in 20 cities on six continents, the majority of whom say that traffic has gotten worse in the past …

The year 2010 is the year of SOLIVIA, the new brand of Delta´s Solar Inverters. SOLIVIA stands for Solar inverters for versatile and intelligent applications.
The SOLVIA product line is comprised of five new inverters with a nominal output power ranging from two to five kilowatts. The models SOLIVIA 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.3 and 5.0 EU G3 are suitable for all commonly used solar modules – also for thin-film and rear-side contact PV modules – as manufacturers require the PV generator to be grounded at the positive or negative pole. Commencing in May 2010, the Solar Inverter SI product line will be substituted with the new SOLIVIA third generation European models from Delta.
The Solar Inverters are …

The silicon transistors in your computer may be replaced in ten years by transistors based on carbon nanotubes. This is what scientists at the University of Gothenburg are hoping – they have developed a method to control the nanotubes during production.
Silicon is subject to certain limitations, and industry is looking for a replacement. The electronics industry has net annual sales of over USD 200 billion, and this means that the development is being fuelled by powerful forces.
Carbon nanotubes
Scientist Johannes Svensson from the Department of Physics at the University of Gothenburg has investigated the manufacture and use of carbon nanotubes in his PhD thesis.
Faster and smaller
“I don’t believe that it will be cheaper to build transistors …

SparkLAN Communications, Inc., a broadband wireless networking solution provider, unveils a SpeedPlus Access Point based on Ralink’s Router-on-a-Chip RT3050, targeted at WISP, SI, and SOHO market users for simple wireless sharing.
SparkLAN WAPR-150GN is a small-sized, 802.11n portable AP that achieves up to 150Mbps data rate. It is 3 times faster than the legacy 11g model but is priced less, making it more cost-effective. The WAPR-150GN supports AP, AP Client, Router, Bridge, and WDS modes. It is ideal for business travelers to share wireless connection in the conference or at exhibition and great for hotel guests in the hotel.
By supporting 64/128-bits WEP, WPA, WPA2, WAPR-150GN helps protect data and privacy during transmission. Moreover, the AP incorporated …

The number of mini-projector devotees keeps growing. The combination of a new kind of optical structure with high-performance LEDs enables completely new compact and brilliant lighting and projection systems.
Almost no public presentation today is made without projectors. As the years pass, these devices keep getting smaller – and handier. A market with immense growth potential: According to estimates, by 2012 up to 45 million units are expected to sell worldwide.
Important: The miniature projectors have to deliver sharp contrasts and clear colors. In his thesis project, „Design and realization of an ultraslim array projector,” Marcel Sieler of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF in Jena developed the bases for an entirely new …

Lanner Inc., a leading network appliance ODM, released the FW-7535, a network application platform powered by the dual-core Intel Atom Pineview D510. The platform features 6 gigabit LAN ports in a small, fanless chassis. Designed for secure network communication applications, the FW-7535 can be deployed in a tradition office environment or an industrial setting such as a secure SCADA system.
The FW-7535 features the new dual core Intel Atom D510 for 1.66GHz of processing power, while maintaining a low heat threshold. Due to the low Wattage processor, the FW-7535 is one of Lanner’s few networking appliances that feature a fanless chassis. The system utilizes two passive heat sinks and features an aluminum case with heat dispersing …

The leading provider of advanced multi-touch screen technologies, Evoluce, today introduced the first gesture computing enhancement to its ITSO (Integrated Through Screen Optics) Sensing Technology, offering true multi-touch, multi-pen functionality for large flat screen LCDs. For the first time, multi-touch-enabled applications can also see and respond to in-the-air gestures up to 1 m from the screen for more intuitive and direct user interaction. The combination of gesture with multi-touch input unleashes exciting possibilities for a multitude of collaborative, design, and information visualization environments.
This breakthrough facilitates true multi-modal computing. Evoluce’s ITSO Sensing Technology supports an unlimited number of simultaneous screen inputs from touches, pen and stylus inputs, objects, and tags. Now users can also directly manipulate …