Assignment 7

As i was searching i found 2 blogs that caught my interest Engadget and Slashdot.   They both had post going as far as green technology to what some companies are coming out with or stopping making.  One of the blogs I read on Engadget was a article on some the green technology being used by companies like ZenithSolar. I quote from the article exactly;

"Green power lit up the world this week as ZenithSolar smashed the record for solar efficiency with its massive parabolic mirrors and Denmark unveiled plans to construct a towering "cathedral" that will transform waste into energy."

There was also talk in the article about batteries made from used coffee capsules and a foldable paper-thin solar cell from MIT. Another foldable tech was a showcase of the first biodegradable paper watch.  I was honestly just amazed at how far green technology has come that we can actually make a disposable watch. Now on slashdot the article that really caught my eye was about how there is a lesson to be learned from Taco Bell's programing.  I mean they pull 1.9billion in a year and basically mix and match roughly 8 ingredients. What I took away from the article was that all these extra bells and whistles are sometimes not the best awnser. using small group of basic technology you can nix and match it and turn it into a multi billion dollars idea.

Assignment 6

• What is my Budget? $100-200
• Do I need a color printer?  Yes
• Will  I print graphics? Yes
• Do I want to print photos? Yes
• Do I want to print on both sides the paper? Yes

I found 2 Printers that meet these requirements; One is called a HP-Officejet 6500 and the other is the 6000 version. First look both are from the same series and one newer then the other, while that may be the case they have similar yet different options. Both print at 32ppm in black and 31ppm in color. However the 6500 is more expensive of the two for pretty much the same abilities. Plus the 6000 series is small and more compact.  As far as disadvantages go  that's the only one  i can see personally is that more expensive one is bigger then the least expensive. So I would personally go with the 6000 series.