Learning begins at EXAM BELLS, preparation for Science & Technology Communication paper

[Justin]

The saying goes that - Early bird catches the prey.

I dont think we do any wrong if we prepare for our papers early itself.
Yeah , i know some of you may be termed as bhuji(Buddhi jeevi) But that
okay, i think that's a sacrifice , rather a small one , i feel ,all of
us must be willing to make .

Come on think about this , this is the last sem we will be like this in
this college. Next time it will be project, and we would rarely meet
each other. So lets rock guys......

So coming back to the point.
Science & Technology Communication paper requires us to read the 2
columns from Sci and Techology column in the Hindu paper. So as the
first step , i would like to post regular updates of both these columns
from now on every weekend. So all you guys can check out those and have
a great time in the class, when teacher asks questions or asks us to do
something .

but i really do need your co-opertion. when teacher asks for other
resources, please do collect them and post it here, for the help of
others.

with regards
justin

[Justin]

One of the columns that we are supposed to read is :
IT Trends column by Anand Parthasarathy,

So i am posting here excerpts from this article here

Hands-on with high definition
------------------------------------------------------

The first system that can play or create high definition video is here

# Sony currently offers two types of blank Blu-ray media in India, a
write-once type and a rewriteable type
# For the relatively well-heeled, AR18 is the first product in India,
that can allow one to enjoy high definition video

JUST ONE month ago, this column took note of the emerging high
definition (HD) options in optical disk media and reported that the
world's first portable personal computer with a HD disk system had just
been launched (`DVD dichotomy: the end game is here'; IT Trends; The
Hindu, June 22).

Today The Hindu is able to share with its readers a first-hand
experience with this machine - the Sony Vaio AR 18GB notebook
computer incorporating the Blu-ray DVD drive - which has just become
available in the Indian market.

The Blu-ray standard for HD TV and video has been adopted by a number
of companies including Panasonic, Sharp, Pioneer, TDK and Hitachi who
can all be expected to offer blank media and playing systems based on
it. Dell and Apple have announced that their PCs will support Blu-ray.
Among the major Hollywood film studios, Sony Pictures, Walt Disney,
Twentieth Century-Fox, Warner Brothers and MGM are known to have lined
up a considerable catalogue of Blu-ray DVD titles.

To read more visit :
http://www.hindu.com/seta/2006/07/20/stories/2006072000041400.htm