Gestures will work to your Laptop

Laptop makers are planning to launch a lightweight and thin laptop that can act according to human facial expressions and commands. The art Altrabuks's possible that Intel's chip manufacturing.

Mooley Eden, Vice President of Intel on Monday displayed cutting-edge prototype 'Nikiski' laptop along with 'Altrabuks' offered by Linovo, Acer, Samsung, Toshiba, LG and HP, which is equipped with Windows 8 software

Nikiski transparent touchpad below the keyboard panel has been engaged. The screen on the laptop off via touch pad panel is visible from outside. Without opening the whole laptop as a tablet that can be tapped.

Mooley Eden said, "We Altrabuks cutting down prices available to the common people". Hopes that the show will offer nearly 50 Altrabuks.

56 Indian-Americans semi-finalists in Intel competition

HOUSTON: Fifty six high school students of Indian-American community were named amongst the 300 semi-finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search which is considered as America's most prestigious pre-college science competition.

California has the highest number of the semi finalists, 41 out of which seven are Indian Americans, followed by New York 11, Maryland seven, Texas six and the rest of the Indian-Americans are from various other states.

This year's semi-finalists were selected from 1,744 applicants representing 172 schools and are competing for USD 1.25 million in awards.

Each of them receive a USD 1,000 grant. The schools also get USD 1,000 for each semi-finalist named.

Colleges and universities regard the Intel STS Semi-finalist award to be evidence of exceptional academic promise. Each semi-finalist is provided with a certificate of accomplishment, which may be sent with their applications for college admission and scholarships.

From amongst the 300 semi-finalists, 40 finalists will be announced on January 26.

The finalists will attend the Intel Science Talent Institute in Washington DC in March and participate in a final judging process to share USD 630,000 in awards.

STS Alumni have made extraordinary contributions in the field of science and hold more than 100 of the world's most coveted science and maths honours, including seven Nobel prizes and four National Medals of Science.

via The Times of India