65 articles on "laser"

How the Heck Do CDs Actually Work?

How the Heck Do CDs Actually Work? by: Adam Platzer Most of us use CDs and DVDs almost every day, yet few people have any idea at all how they work. To make matters worse even less is known about the difference between a CD-ROM and CD-R. Underst...

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How the Heck Do CDs Actually Work?

CDs, or compact discs, first emerged on the scene in the 1980s. They quickly became a phenomenon due to their seemingly magical ability to store high-quality audio on such a small and portable device. But how do CDs actually work? What’s going on u...

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Blu-ray A Primer

Blu-ray is an optical disc format which is set to rival HD-DVD in the race to be the de-facto standard storage medium for HDTV. The HD-DVD vs Blu-ray battle resembles that between Betamax and VHS and DVD+RW and DVD-RW.Currently, the major Hollywood f...

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Blu-ray: A Primer

Blu-ray: A Primer by: Kenny Hemphill Blu-ray is an optical disc format which is set to rival HD-DVD (http://www.the-hdtv-tuner.com/high-definition-dvd.html) in the race to be the de-facto standard storage medium for HDTV. The HD-DVD vs Blu-ray b...

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Blu-ray: A Primer

Blu-ray: A Primer Blu-ray is a term that many of us have heard, but we may not all know what it means. Blu-ray is a format for high-definition video and audio. It is similar to DVDs, but with greater storage capacity and higher quality. Let us take ...

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Blu-ray A Primer

Blu-ray is a type of optical disc format used in high-definition video and data storage. The format was developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association and released in 2006 as a successor to DVD. Blu-ray is named after the blue-violet laser used to read an...

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Cat And Mouse with Anti Laser Detectors

Cat And Mouse with Anti Laser Detectors by: Michael OliverAnti-Laser Detectors are what drivers use to warn of oncoming police hunting for speeders.Original laser detectors had short ranges less than.25 miles. The laser detector becomes less acc...

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Corporate Team Building through Lazer Tag Fun

It may seem strange but playing Lazer Tag or Laser Quest can actually help in corporate team building efforts. In fact, many experts in human resources training recommend Laser Tag or Laser Quest as a corporate team building activity. Lazer Tag or L...

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A Mass Customization Revolution

A Mass Customization Revolution by: Patrick Momany A Mass Customization Revolution The Industrial Revolution The great social and economic changes due to the introduction of machine and power tools and large-scale industrial production began in ...

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Cat And Mouse with Anti Laser Detectors

Cat and Mouse with Anti-Laser Detectors: The Arms Race between Speeders and Law Enforcement It’s a sunny day and you’re cruising down the highway in your sports car, enjoying the speed and freedom of the open road. Suddenly, you see a police car...

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