Tech Dosa

Industrial  scientists in the US are in the final stages of plans to market a new generation of ”intelligent” CCTVs, which can spot violent gestures or suspicious movements.

“Active awareness” systems can detect any kind of unusual activity, including someone raising their hand suddenly, running along a street or taking an unusual route around a car park.

According to David Brown, a scientist at Portsmouth University involved in the ’smart’ project, future versions will be able to recognize sounds such as screaming or glass breaking and could integrate face-recognition software to pick known criminals out of crowds.

USB 3.0 will hit the market in 2009-2010 and it has got the speeds. It will transfer data at speeds up to 4.8Gbit/second which is ten times faster than USB 2.0.

USB 3.0 will be backward compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 and employs more efficient protocols to conserve power while increasing the maximum power available for connected devices.

Moser Baer who has entered the entertainment domain with DVD’s and VCD movies and with DVD players has now launched its range of LCD Tv’s.

Moser Baer LCD TV’s are available in 19″, 22″, 26″, 32″ and 42″ and Full HD LCD TVs available in 40″ and 47″ sizes. The price range of the newly launched series starts from Rs. 20,900 and goes up to Rs. 1, 49,900.