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Writen by Max Bellamy

Refurbished rugged laptops are the renovated laptops specially designed to meet adverse conditions. Refurbished or used laptops are affordable secondary computers, ideal for use in harsh, rugged conditions. Rugged laptops possess specific system configuration, which makes it competent to work in the most taxing environment. Refurbished rugged laptops offer the opportunity to own a rugged laptop at an economical price.

Laptops that function erratically are returned to the manufacturer. The manufacturer repairs the error and revives the laptop, utilizing the expertise pool of the company. Leading manufacturers, who are focused on the performance of their products, incorporate the latest update in the series to the refurbished laptop. The manufacturer cannot market it as a brand new piece since the technological revision is on a used frame work. The freshened-up rugged laptops are marketed as refurbished rugged laptops.

Refurbished rugged laptops provide all the facilities of a new rugged laptop at a much lower price. The prices are slashed up to 60% in most cases. Refurbished laptops meet common standards set for rugged laptops. They can withstand various environmental pressures such as heat, cold, dust, fog, humidity, rain, gunfire etc. They are competent to work in difficult environments such as at sea, oil rigs, high mountains, warfront etc. They are distinguishable because of their sturdy outer casing which ensures protection. Refurbished rugged laptops can assure a longer life for the hardware and are recommended as a substitute for standard laptops.

Refurbished rugged laptops are available through the remarketing services of the manufacturer. Leading retail chains also provide refurbished laptops. Online sites offer options for auction also. Many attractive offers come with regular discounts. Refurbished rugged laptops usually have assured warranty. Warranty period varies with the manufacturer.

Panasonic Toughbook CF28, Panasonic Toughbook CF-29, HP nr3610, HP nr3600, Itronix GoBook IX300 etc are some available models of refurbished rugged laptops.

It’s a very enjoyable summer. I’ve never had so much quality time with my kids In addition, I’m checking a very interesting initiative, so my time is well spent.

During my research I saw a nice service/program – photosynth – I saw a cool demo of it some time ago and now it’s available for usage by everyone.

To understand what it does, it’s better to check it in action. Check this solar system model. My daughter, Maya, created it at a science camp, pictured it from all angles and created the photosynth model. Yep, I’m a proud father!

BTW, this time this technology does not belong to Google but to Microsoft…

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7417320.html

Carbon nanotube patterning often involves the processing of a catalytic film that can damage other areas of a substrate making integration with more conventional electronics difficult. This patent from Fujitsu teaches using a base film to facilitate the patterning to avoid processing of the catalytic film that can cause damage. Claim 1 reads:

1. A substrate structure, comprising:

a substrate;

a base film pattern-formed in a region on said substrate;

a catalyst material deposited on an entire surface on said substrate so as to cover said base film and having a first portion formed on said base film and a second portion formed on said substrate; and

a linear structure made of a carbon element and formed only on a portion corresponding to a portion on said base film of said catalyst material said first portion.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7417119.html

This patent from SRI International teaches a new way to conduct protein assembly to build complex molecular structures by using programmable charge patterns that can attract molecules in specified arrangements. Although I am generally sceptical of the popularized “nanorobot” version of nanotechnology, the technology covered by this patent has at least some possibility of leading in the direction of some sort of manufacturable nanobiorobot. Claim 1 reads:

1. A device for promoting the bonding of molecules from a medium containing unbound molecules of interest, said device comprising:

an addressable nanoscale array, said nanoscale array being multilayer and on a flexible substrate and wherein a charge pattern is imposable on a first surface of said addressable nanoscale array, such that the charge pattern is predetermined to selectively attract molecules from said medium and whereby, as a consequence of the attraction of the charge pattern, formation of bonds among said molecules of interest is effected.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7416993.html

Nantero has focused most of their patents on nanomechanical switches formed from carbon nanotube fabrics. This patent extends the scope of their nanofabric technology to cover other possible nanowire based patterning. Claim 1 reads:

1. A method of making a conductive article on a substrate, comprising:

forming a nanowire fabric on the substrate;

defining the nanowire fabric to have a pattern; and

forming a strapping layer that contacts at least a longitudinally-extending portion of the nanowire fabric.