If you are into reading the Chinese Zodiac you would know that Year 2007 the Year of the Pig which begins on February 18, 2007 and ends on February 6, 2008. So naturally some people are celebrating it with some green pigs that glow in the dark. Chinese scientists have stated that they have successfully bred partially green pigs. Their objective is thought to have implications in the famous stem cell research, which could save millions of people recover from serious illnesses or even regain their severed limbs.
Archive for December, 2006 - Page 2
A few years ago, an entry-level digital camera SLR with a lens cost around $1,000, which is beyond the budget of most consumers. Today, that price has dropped considerably. Nikon recently released the D40, a $600 compact digital SLR with a lens. Analyst Ross Rubin, of NPD believes that we’ll see a $500 SLR within the next year.
The lower prices have opened up the digital SLR market. According to NPD, sales of digital SLRs were up 48 percent from January to August of 2006, compared with the same period the previous year. Also in that same time period, sales of compact digital cameras were up 21 percent.
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales plans, partnership with Amazon, on launching a search engine early next year. Wales stated that Google has developed flaws as it has grown. And believes he can use his wiki methodology to compete with Google, Yahoo and MSN all at once.
He told the Times that computer algorithms do not make as good selections as humans and if people get to use his alternative they may prefer it. “But we have a really great method for doing that ourselves,” Wales told The Times. “We just look at the page. It usually only takes a second to figure out if the page is good, so the key here is building a community of trust that can do that.”