What's the deal with backlighting?

One often unappreciated aspect of technology that benefits users greatly has been the innovation that comes with the usage of back-lit screens.

Playstation Portables feature back-lit screens (image by cthulhu32)

Before the invention of the back-lit screens for handheld or portable devices, people could only play games with ease while travelling if the lighting around them was optimal. Although it was still possible to play games on the go, the difficulty of seeing what was on the screen increased as it got dark, meaning people had to resort to the usage of lights external from the system to make up for the otherwise poor lighting condition.

Processing power: preparing products possessing pervasive prerequisites

How the need for faster processing power has changed, and how it's measured

There has been a recent trend (some three or so years, now) to advance the technological intricacies of computation. Specifically, I am referring to the increase in the processing power of devices. In this 'generation' of game console systems (a term that refers to everything in a game console's production period), there has been a major focus on increasing the raw processing of data. When systems (from computers to game consoles) are capable of processing more data simultaneously, those who make products for these systems are free to make more process-intensive programs.

The Effect of 3d on Modern Culture

Although we live in a three dimensional world, the obsession culture has with entertainment rendered in 3D is astounding. In the past, the idea of there being a third dimension was uninteresting to most people. They simply accepted it as part of what existed, and went on. This, of course, assumed they were even aware of this fundamental fact.

Some things changed, however, when the idea of taking media, such as comics, pictures, film, et al, and bringing them 'to life' in a 3D way. Before we go into what changed this idea, we should have a firm understanding about what makes something appear to be '3D', or to 'pop out' as it may be.