MPEG-4 Part 14 or MP4 is a container format for storing audio and video, as well as for other data such as images and subtitles. Furthermore, based on the QuickTime or MOV format, it is a standard specified as part of the MPEG-4 compression method. The Pros: Advantages and Applications of MP4 Format Nonetheless, mainstream […]
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USB Flash Drive: Advantages and Disadvantages
A USB flash drive or thumb drive is an ultraportable data storage device based on flash memory with an integrated USB interface. Storage capacities were initially limited to 8 GB and 16 GB variants during the late 2000s, but manufacturers have now introduced 512 GB to 2 TB storage options at more affordable prices. The […]
Fingerprint Scanners 101: Capacitive vs. Optical vs. Ultrasonic
Biometrics through fingerprint scanners or readers have increasingly become a default feature in most smartphone, tablets, laptops, and other consumer electronic devices. Although some companies have also moved toward facial recognition such as in the case of the Face ID found in iPhone and iPad devices of Apple or the Iris Scanner of Samsung, a […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of BMP File Format
The BMP file format or bitmap image file is a raster graphic file format for storing digital images. Microsoft developed this format to store bitmap files in a device-independent bitmap or DIB format, thus allowing the Windows operating system to display the digital image on any display output device. The Pros: Advantages and Applications of […]
Pros and Cons of Laminated Display
A laminated display is a specific design and manufacturing configuration of a display output. Take note that a display screen typically has three basic layers: the display panel, touch layer, and top glass. In a laminated display, these three layers are boded or glued together as a single piece of display and glass. Laminated Displays […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of TIFF
A Tagged Image File Format or TIFF is a specific type of computer file format for storing raster graphic images and exchanging them between application programs. Examples of these programs include word processing, scanning, image manipulation or editors, optical character recognition, and desktop publishing applications, among others. The format was developed in 1986 by a […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of MP3
MP3 is one of the most popular coding and file formats for compressing digital audio. It was initially defined as the third audio format of the MPEG-1 standard, but further extensions made it the third format of the MPEG-2 standard. Nonetheless, its popularity during the mid to late 1990s and the early 2000s also corresponded […]
Laser Printer: Advantages and Disadvantages
A laser printer is one of the most common types of consumer electronic device used for recreating digital images to a variety of media, particularly papers, substrates, and other compatible surfaces. It is specifically a non-impact printer that works by firing a laser beam on a negatively charged, mechanical, and photosensitive cylinder called a drum. […]
Steve Jobs: Accomplishments and Contributions
Steve Jobs died on 5 October 2011 at the age of 56 due to pancreatic cancer. Despite his demise, his accomplishments and contributions in the fields of computer, consumer electronics technology, and business have left a lasting legacy. The Jobs Legacy: Accomplishments and Contributions of Steve Jobs Founded Apple and a Key Contributor to Microcomputer […]
Pros and Cons of Carbon Capture and Storage
The entire process of carbon capture and storage or CCS involves capturing carbon dioxide from point sources, processing and transporting the captured CO2 for storage, and storing or disposing them to a final location selected and in most cases, reinforced to prevent the captured CO2 from entering the atmosphere. The process has been positioned as […]