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Technological Holiday: Not without my mobile or my laptop or my mp3 or ...

New technologies allow to go on holiday without having to give up the comforts of the digital age

It goes from everything to nothing, from 100 to zero, without transition or preparation to help them survive any holiday get disconnected most of the day. Not all Internet users and devotees of new technologies are able to withstand the stress of staying a few weeks or a month without sailing, either from phone or computer and do not check email, do not look at the pictures hanging contacts on Facebook, do not play games, do not listen to music from your mp3, or see the television series mobile computer. However, the change need not be as radical as there are ways to take the technology of travel, provided that they take some precautions and follow certain tips to ensure the proper maintenance of equipment.

Sure more than one has seen the shores of beaches and a portion of the pool is filled with children and young people who play with the console under the umbrella while they cool their feet in the water. Another situation that is not surprising to find the holiday makers and mobile phone equipped with laptop to browse or talking while the breeze caresses. However, a heavy sea or carelessness can cause the appliance are damaged beyond repair, since salt water is very harmful in contact with the devices made with microchips.

A similar situation can live in the mountains. It is easy to make a route that carries a backpack with an electronic book reader, an iPhone or other phone with similar features, lightweight notebook computer or a console. However, it should avoid sudden falls and the friction of the pack because the survival of these devices is at stake. Hence it is recommended to use the pads best suited to each type of backpack.

The staunchest companion on trips: Internet

The simpler formulas for bringing the Internet over during a trip or a move, if you want to enjoy holidays in areas close to large populations or not too remote, is it via smart phones or "smartphones" or 3G cards sold by major telephone and are inserted into computers via USB. Are characterized by connection and easily allow web access to computers through a process called 'tethering'.

However, it should consider this type of access as an occasional solution because the relationship between the bandwidth and the price they offer is very improved. In other words, the fee is expensive and the margin contracted data is limited if the device is used intensively. Even, sometimes, whether it exceeds the limit, it takes a megabyte is consumed over an extortionate price.

For this reason we recommend downloading everything the user will need on your own computer or MP3 player before you leave home and then use the access for specific needs. In no case goes profitable use to watch videos or listen to streamig. Moreover, in rural or remote areas of tourist centers, these devices have very little coverage.
Beware the "roaming"

Another option is to use interest-Fi connections in hotels and apartments, mostly with new subnotebooks and tablets, IPAD style, which is marketed these months. When selecting accommodation, have internet via wifi is a key factor that facilitates access from the computer itself to all services used by the visitor.

The wifi option becomes the only viable when it leaves the country, because then the 3G cards and phones in a "roaming mode" (traveling), in which communications and connections are considerably more expensive by the need agree companies from different countries to grant access. Although agreements have been concluded within the European Union on controlled prices for the "roaming" in conversation, has not been made for access to data, so that the service is still very expensive and unreliable.
Precautions and advice

The computer and digital devices are more prepared today than some years ago to leave the house and take away. However, do not have enough protection to transport and use for a long time in the field and beach. In such cases it is expedient to consider a series of measures and precautions.

* Covers and insulated. In the case of phones, the price range and models is extensive. They are the best protector for these devices. The consoles also feature special rubber boots Fall.
* Padding in backpacks. The equipment must be carried in a backpack well padded, preferably coated with neoprene, which has numerous pockets and waterproof zippers. It is not just to avoid falls or blows, also not to get in or water or sand, both very aggressive. With respect to the pockets, think in spare batteries for extended life of the apparatus and chargers and cables from them.
* Chargers. Must not forget the various batteries chargers when you leave home for an extended period: between phone, camera, computer, console, etc. Can meet half a dozen porters with their cables. The best advice is to allocate an exclusive bag for these items. On the other hand, it is worth keeping a solar battery charger if you plan to do routes where it is not easy to find an outlet. Sold in specialty stores throughout the adventure in the form of a vest with a capacity to load cartridges of various types.
* Backup. Make a backup of the computer's hard drive before leaving avoids many troubles and attempt to clear the browser history and use it during the holidays in "private mode" (the major browsers do.) Thus, if the laptop is lost, no one can access user data.
* Devices damaged. Whenever a device containing chips fall into the water, some items may be damaged. However, we can try to recover them. The way is to mount the device as far as possible. Has been dropped in salt water, soaking the components must be disassembled in fresh water for at least twelve hours, with changes of water every four hours to extract the salts. Then, these components will go dry one day in the sun with the maximum possible ventilation. Use a hair dryer can also be an effective solution. After this time, the pieces are reassembled and checked if the device works.
* Guarantees. You have to check before you travel to have all the guarantees that have not expired, the event of an accident.
* Recruitment of insurance. Thinking about hiring a technology sure is a possibility that gains more followers every day, especially if the devices are expensive.

3D Home Theater, between utopia and luxury

The major TV makers are preparing a new range of models with technology to view images in three dimensions. The domestic TV to watch movies in three dimensions are preparing for landing. But the miracle is possible if the investment goes beyond the screen. Will be necessary to renew some of audiovisual equipment available. In principle, it will require a 3D video player compatible with your TV, and polarized glasses that unite or synchronized broadcast and view images in three dimensions. To all this must be added an expense in adapters, cables as players and screens must be prepared for three-dimensional technology. To complicate the picture, manufacturers reach agreements among themselves without regard to a single standard to simplify the market.

The TV manufacturers know that the important sports events like Olympic Games or the conclusion of the World Cup, bring an increase in sales of new equipment, due to the desire of users to access these events in a better position. During the football World Cup 2006, major manufacturers launched high-definition televisions. Now, four years later, after the Full HD screens have become a basic requirement, the next bet for the industry will be the screens to see images in three dimensions.
3D Content

In Spain, the producer Mediapro performs various tests to broadcast football games in 3D. The R & D division of the company has tried in recent months, three-dimensional technology in various football matches. These tests will soon involve the projection of sports events in theaters equipped with projectors for three dimensions.

In the U.S. and UK, have already been made in 3D broadcasts of sporting events

In other places, like the U.S. or UK, have already been made in 3D broadcasts of sporting events. Moreover, in these countries, many television channels broadcast some time in high definition, which currently only happens in Spain with a pair of channels. The U.S. networks ESPN and Discovery Channel will launch cable television channels in three dimensions during 2010 and 2011, respectively. ESPN has announced that its channel will coincide with the first match of the World Cup in South Africa. Your issue will be extended to other sporting events such as NBA games or football broadcasts.
3D TVs

During the CES in Las Vegas (United States) in January, one of the main events of the consumer electronics manufacturers have submitted their proposals 3D technology for televisions that will go on sale later this year. However, these presentations do not imply that the market will be consolidated in short: the problem for consumers is that there is still no standard and each manufacturer comes to agreements with different companies to provide technology to their new three dimensional models.

It takes special glasses to get the optical effect in three-dimensional television broadcasts

Panasonic has shown in recent months how a 103-inch screen Full HD 3DTV technology. This technology is responsible for transmitting an image of 1080P HD through two channels-a channel for each eye, through a Blu-Ray. For now, special glasses are needed, with RealD technology company, to achieve the emission optical effect in three dimensions on a television, although there are some prototypes in which this type of lens is not required.

It so happens that Philips, one of the first companies to have a line of 3D televisions of this type, known WOWvx, had to shut it down last year due to the scarcity of sales. This gives an idea of the fragility of an emerging market and can serve a user to be wary of hasty purchases, especially if one takes into account that output prices for all accessories are very high.

One of those manufacturers who bid more than three dimensions is Sony, which works for most ranges of their TVs have this technology. In principle, the 3D will be available in the Bravia range for 2010. The BRAVIA KDL-HX800 model with a size between 40 and 55 inches, you have this technology, although the glasses and the wireless transmitter, required for viewing, will go on sale separately. These teams will be on sale from summer.
Blu-Ray 3D

Last December, the association of the compact disc Blu-Ray adopted the specifications for the Blu-Ray 3D. This new standard is intended to convey the image quality Full HD (1080p) in three dimensions. To do this, use the MPEG4 video codec-MVC (Multiview Video Coding), which can encode a three-dimensional video signal using 50% more disk space than the version in two dimensions.

For the moment, only Sony has advanced to the PlayStation 3 with a Blu-Ray discs will be compatible with 3D

This new technology will be compatible with existing Blu-Ray discs on the market, but the disks will not be 3D models in all Blu-Ray players sold so far. For the moment, only Sony has advanced to the PlayStation 3 with a Blu-Ray, will be compatible with this new technology through a software update. It is unlikely to use a firmware update (the programs that determine the functioning of parts of the device) for the players available on the market have this feature. Consequently, the ability to play discs in three dimensions involve the purchase of new hardware.
3D Cables

The format for video and audio transport DisplayPort has published last January, the 1.2 specification, which among other new features is compatible with three-dimensional video in high definition. At the same time allowing high refresh rates up to 21.6 Gbps, twice the previous version. 3D can display video with a resolution of 2560 pixels x 1600 pixels at 120 Hz also can transmit data via the USB 2.0 protocol. For its part, rival HDMI format, has announced that the new HDMI cables based on the next version 1.4 will be ready for three-dimensional video in 1080P HD. This new format is in the hands of Blu-Ray 3D to carry the signal from the player to the TV screen.