Past and Future

Blackberry Storm

 

 

 

 

The BlackBerry Storm is a smartphone developed by Research In Motion (RIM). It is part of the BlackBerry 9500 series of phones. It is RIM’s first touchscreen device and first device without a physical keyboard. It features a touchscreen which reacts physically like a button via SurePress, a Research In Motion patented technology of providing haptic feedback.

The blackberry storm contains:

• Wireless email
• Organizer
• Browser
• Phone
• Camera (3.2 MP)
• Video Recording
• BlackBerry® Maps
• Media Player
• Built-in GPS
• Corporate data access
• SMS
• MMS

Playstation 3

The PS3 is the third home video game console created by Sony. It is the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo’s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.

As one of the best video consoles in the world, Sony ensures that the PLAYSTATION 3 Video System (also PS3 video console) will be released in high-definition(HD) video, Bluetooth, 4 USB ports, 1080p video, HDMI ultimately, while Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo’s Wii at launch.A major feature that distinguishes the PlayStation 3 from its predecessors is its unified online gaming service, the PlayStation Network, which contrasts with Sony’s former policy of relying on game developers for online play. The PS3 was also the first Blu-ray 2.0-compliant Blu-ray player on the market

Blu-ray Disc (also known as Blu-ray or BD) is optical disc storage medium. Its main uses are high-definition video and data storage. The disc has the same physical dimensions as standard DVDs and CDs.

USB 3.0

I think the usb 3.0 will be significant in 2009 because it is 10 times faster than the previous usb 2.0. The maximum speed of USB 3.0 is 4.8Gbps. USB 3.0 will be 10 times faster than the 480Mbps limit of the 2.0 spec. The example Intel likes to give out when talking about the new speed is that transferring a 27GB HD movie to your future media player will only take 70 seconds with USB 3.0, while it would take 15 minutes or more with 2.0. Keep in mind that you’re only going to be able to take advantage of this speed if your portable storage device can write data that quickly. Solid state devices will benefit most from the speed boost, while magnetic hard disks will be limited by their RPM and corresponding read/write speeds. Also, new Mass Storage Device drivers will have to be developed for Windows to take advantage of the spec 

 http://www.blackberry.com/blackberrystorm/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB