Cacoo – Para crear diagramas en equipo

Seguramente alguna vez se han visto en la necesidad de crear algún tipo de diagrama. Ya sea para la escuela, para el trabajo, o quizá para alguna presentación de negocios. Bien, pues entre la gran cantidad de sitios que nos ofrecen el poder realizar diagramas, uno que últimamente llamó mi atención es Cacoo.

Las opciones que nos brinda van desde los clásicos UML, Diagramas de Red, bosquejos de sitios web, entre otros. Pero acá eso no es lo interesante, ya que el plus de esta herramienta es la colaboración en equipo en tiempo real. Así es, como se lee, Cacoo permite crear los diagramas entre varios usuarios, y todo al instante.

Aparte de lo anterior, sobra decir que utilizar Cacoo es muy sencillo, basta con tomar los elementos que queramos insertar y arrastrarlos. Todo muy intuitivo. Pero no les digo más, mejor les dejo el video con el que promocionan a Cacoo sus creadores, que ahí sobran las palabras, y quizá así los convenza de que le den una checada. Ah, y además es gratis!

Cacoo - Real-time Collaborative Diagramming & Design from Nulab Inc. on Vimeo.

Web: Cacoo
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Fuente: http://www.puntogeek.com/2011/04/26/cacoo-para-crear-diagramas-en-equipo/

Airpiano: Finalmente, el teclado sin teclas…

El piano es uno de los instrumentos musicales más fantásticos que existen. Fue el padre de dos chicos prodigios conocidos como Mozart y Beethoven, dos personas que bendecirían al mundo con sus impresionantes composiciones. Pero de todo esto ya hace un par de siglos, así que es hora de dar un nuevo paso y darle más tecnología al piano, y no creo que exista mejor forma que usando sensores infrarrojos de proximidad, tal como sucede con el Airpiano.

En vez de tener 88 teclas para tocar tenemos unos sensores que detectan el movimiento de nuestras manos. Cada sensor puede detectar hasta cuatro distancias distintas que corresponden a tres sonidos diferentes y un fader, logrando un total de 24 teclas virtuales y 8 faders virtuales. Básicamente, el Airpiano funciona midiendo la distancia entre tu mano y el sensor, lo cual es “traducido” en sonidos.

¿Qué tan práctico es? Mucho, de hecho llevará un buen tiempo poder dominarlo, esto también va para quienes son buenos con el piano corriente. Si te interesa, cuesta $1640 dólares; si solamente quieres verlo en acción mira el video de abajo.

A New Instrument - how it works from Poseidon on Vimeo.

Fuente: http://tecnomagazine.net/2011/04/30/airpiano-llego-la-hora-de-modernizarse-2/

Kingmax anuncia SDXC de 64GB de increíble performance, y a prueba de agua

Kingmax Announces Waterproof 64 GB SDXC Card

As technology has quickly progressed, people have come to rely on consumer electronic products more so than ever. Photos, music, movies and electronic games continue to require higher digital data transmission rates and larger storage capacity. Additionally, consumers were disappointed with memory cards’ transfer speeds traditionally being unable to perform fast enough to capture continuous spectacular shots. In light of this, KINGMAX, world-renowned as a first-rate memory card manufacturer, has taken the lead in launching a new high-speed, high-capacity Waterproof SDXC Class 10 64GB memory card, which not only provides waterproof and dustproof functions but also boasts impressive read and write speeds and a vast storage capacity that certainly satisfy consumer needs.
Compatible with the Secure Digital Association’s (SDA) widely used Secure Digital (SD) format, the KINGMAX Waterproof SDXC Class 10 memory card exhibits a massive 64GB storage capacity, with specs of 65 MB/sec read speed and 40 MB/sec write speed. The KINGMAX memory card lineup include SD 3.01 specifications, which add a new UHS-I (Ultra High Speed Bus I) interface structure that will enable transfer speeds of up to 104 MB/s. The UHS symbol applies onto SDHC and SDXC products only. When paired with a UHS-I device, KINGMAX’s Waterproof SDXC UHS-I and SDHC UHS-I memory cards are designed for recording HD-resolution videos while simultaneously performing other recording functions at speeds never seen before.

SDXC host products are backwards compatible with SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards, while the SDXC memory card supports SDXC host products only.
KINGMAX Waterproof SDXC memory cards adopt the newest exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table) file system to store DVD image files, HD films and any virtual machine hard-drive files over 4GB, resolving the issue of the FAT32 format’s failure to support larger files. This also allows for more free space after fragmentation and with the better utilization of free-space allocation. Moreover, a significant enhancement was made in terms of read/write speeds for large files. For photography enthusiasts who want to take continuous shots in RAW file format at high speeds, the KINGMAX Waterproof SDXC high-speed, high-capacity memory card is the perfect match for HD extended recording-time requirements.
The KINGMAX Waterproof SDXC Class 10 64GB high-speed memory card is fully compatible with the latest Microsoft Windows operating systems (e.g., Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, Windows 7, etc.), maximizing its remarkable performance for all users. In addition, the Waterproof SDXC Class 10 supports built-in CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) multimedia content protection, together with powerful ECC (Error Correction Code) and wear-leveling features, which enhances the efficiency and reliability of the memory card. It also includes a write-protection switch, which keeps your data even safer, preventing accidental data loss whilst in operation. Furthermore, KINGMAX also releases SDXC Class 10 64GB, which has high-speed data transfer rate and a vast storage capacity as well. For more information about the KINGMAX Waterproof SDXC Class 10 64GB high-speed memory card, visit the official website.
Features:

• High speed and high capacity for meeting the requirements for handling full HD ultra-high definition images
• Copy Protection - Support for CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media)
• Compatible - with SDXC host devices; not compatible with SDHC and standard SD-enabled devices/readers
• Mechanical write-protection switch
• KINGMAX patent PIP technology inside, features Waterproof and Dustproof （Waterproof SDXC only) Specification

Specifications:

• Capacities: 64GB
• Speed Rate: Class 10 (Minimum)
• Interface: SDXC UHS-I (UHS104)
• Dimension: 24mm(W) x32mm(L) x2.1mm(T)
• Weight: 2.1g
• File System - exFAT >
• Compliant SD 3.01
• Operation temperature ： -25°C to 85°C
• Storage temperature ： -40°C to 85°C
• Transfer Mode : Version 1, UHS104, up to 104MB/s (according to SD Memory Card Standard Version 3.00, UHS104 spec.)
• Operating System Support - Windows 7, Windows Vista (SP1 or later), Windows XP (SP2 or later) with exFAT update
• Built-in ECC (Error correction code) and wear-leveling features
• RoHS compliant

Fuente: http://www.techpowerup.com/144717/Kingmax-Announces-Waterproof-64-GB-SDXC-Card.html