万花筒 2010-01-12&01-13 仪表盘上装电脑

In today's Tech Bytes, let's look at some of the new technology that could be coming to your car.Ford¹ unveiled an 8-inch touch-screen dashboard at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

MyFord Touch centralizes navigation, temperature control and audio options. Ford is also adding Internet radio and Twitter to its Sync in car entertainment service. Now this type of technology raises a series of concerns but Ford claims the voice-activated system helps drivers keep their eyes on the road.

Upgraded versions of the two newest Palm phones are coming to Verizon. Palm announces the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus at the gadget² show. Both phones have unique feature. Users can create a mobile hotspot capable of sharing Verizon's network with up to five WiFi-enabled devices. The smart phones will also be able to record video. They go on sale January 25th.

While the pocket-sized Flip³ changed the way we think about video cameras , now the company faces stiff competition. Sony’s newest pocket camera is called the Bloggie. CNET's Dan Ackerman filed this review from the gadget show in Las Vegas.

There's a bunch of things we really like about this new version,it has a 5x optical zoom⁴, so you can zoom in without degrading the image quality and unlike a lot of the flip cams. It's got its own little flip out screen like this. And of course the resolution is really high, it's 1920*1080. That's a lot higher than a lot of the Flip cams that top out at 720. One thing we didn't like so much, you have to actually take your own memory card and put it in here. It doesn't have a lot on board memory and obviously HD video take up a lot of space.And the camera costs about 200 dollars.

Finally a solution for anyone who likes reading in the bath tub in the age of the electronic book reader. The Guardian⁵ case is a waterproof⁶ case for the Kindle⁷. It even floats,so users can read hands free. The Guardian case will be available this spring in six different colors.

For information on all the stories log on to the technology page of ABC news.com. With your Tech Bytes, I'm Jeremy Hubbard.
 

1 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 gadget   

n.小巧的机械，精巧的装置，小玩意儿

参考例句：

• This gadget isn't much good.这小机械没什么用处。
• She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。

3 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

4 zoom   

n.急速上升；v.突然扩大，急速上升

参考例句：

• The airplane's zoom carried it above the clouds.飞机的陡直上升使它飞到云层之上。
• I live near an airport and the zoom of passing planes can be heard night and day.我住在一个飞机场附近，昼夜都能听到飞机飞过的嗡嗡声。

5 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

6 waterproof   

n.防水材料；adj.防水的；v.使...能防水

参考例句：

• My mother bought me a waterproof watch.我妈妈给我买了一块防水手表。
• All the electronics are housed in a waterproof box.所有电子设备都储放在一个防水盒中。

7 kindle   

v.点燃，着火

参考例句：

• This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
• A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。