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...minute--reducing the likelihood that it will stumble into trouble. Built-in gyroscopes serve as a sort of on-board vestibular system, helping the rover feel for bumps and potholes; a tracery of five laser beams helps it feel for obstructions. In addition, when Sojourner ventures out it will transmit a regular, pulselike signal back to the lander, which will serve as a sort of vehicular EKG, constantly confirming that all is well...
...Sojourner control console at J.P.L. is equipped with a 24-in. video monitor, a 3-D mouse and a set of stereoscopic goggles. Before the rover leaves the lander, its camera will scan the terrain and transmit what it sees to J.P.L., where software will combine the images into a three-dimensional vista. Donning the goggles, Cooper and other scientists will then scout the virtual riverbed. When they find a likely place for Sojourner to visit, they'll start up the car and, using the mouse, tell it where...
...that load, and Microsoft can help finance it. "By developing a broadband pipe, connecting it to a state-of-the-art chip and supplying the latest version of software, we will enhance both TV and the PC," says Roberts. To follow its own growth trajectory, Microsoft needs broadband to transmit its multimedia cornucopia of online news, entertainment and shopping. MS money now allows Comcast to accelerate construction of fiber-optic cable to expand high-speed Internet access, develop programs with Microsoft and reduce its debt...
Digital TV standards will allow broadcasters more flexibility in their offerings. Some stations can use the extra band width in their digital channels to multiply the amount of data they can transmit by a factor of six. Interactive content, such as Web pages or stock quotes, could be transmitted simultaneously...
Broadcasters will transmit both analog and digital signals for nine years until 2086, when all analog licenses will revert to FCC control. The old "channel 2 to channel 82" spectrum will be used for wireless Internet access, cell phones and other personal communications devices...