Apple's App Store makes creating and distributing mobile apps easy. The T-Mobile HTC G1 phone runs on Android, Google's free mobile operating system. USB 3.0 will be 10 times faster than USB 2.0 and increase the amount of power that can be delivered through a USB cable. The Nikon D90 and Canon 5D Mark II not only take high-quality still photos but also shoot HD videos. The memristor will allow computers to remember what was stored in memory when turned off. GPS technology was incorporated into many devices in 2008, from the iPhone 3G to notebooks. Flash memory is ubiquitous in consumer electronics from laptops to cameras to MP3 players. Speedo's LZR swims
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Top 10 Technological Breaktroughs In 2008
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2. No. 1
Apple's App Store
Apple's App Store has made creating and distributing
mobile applications for cellphone users easy.
3. No. 2
Android
The T-Mobile HTC G1 phone scores with its operating
system, Android, the free mobile operating system from
Google.
4. No. 3
USB 3.0
USB 3.0 will be 10 times faster than the current USB 2.0
standard, and will increase the amount of electrical
current that can be delivered through a USB cable.
5. No. 4
Video-Capable SLRs
The Nikon D90 and the Canon 5D Mark II not only capture
top-notch still images, but let the photographer shoot
high-definition videos as well.
6. No. 5
The Memristor
The quot;memristor,quot; or memory transistor will make it
possible to develop computer systems that remember
what's stored in memory when they are turned off.
7. No. 6
GPS
This year, the Global Positioning System (GPS) has been
used in many new technologies, from the iPhone 3G and
the T-Mobile G1 to notebooks such as Fujitsu's LifeBook
series.
8. No. 7
Flash Memory
Flash memory is a mainstay of most consumer electronics
products, from ultralight notebooks to digital cameras
and media players.
9. No. 8
Speedo LZR
Speedo's new LZR swimsuit blends new materials and a
dose of NASA rocket science to boost the speeds of elite
swimmers -- legally.
10. No. 9
Edible Chips
Soon, tiny edible chips will track when patients take their
pills (or don't) and monitor the effects of the drugs
they're taking. Proteus, a California company, has created
tiny chips out of silicon grains that, once swallowed,
activate in the stomach.
11. No. 10
Flexible Displays to be a reality
Flexible displays could change the way we interact with
the info-universe, creating new kinds of cellphones,
portable computers, e-newspapers and electronic books.