Apple's new iKey !

London, Mar 7 (ANI): Computer giant Apple is set to revolutionize the traditional door key with introduction of a hi-tech alternative nicknamed the 'iKey'.

It means people can stop carrying around a bunch of keys, and instead use a single electronic device to unlock their car, front door and gain access to their office.
The technology simply requires the users to enter a pin code and wave the device over an electronic pad fitted beside a door to open it.
Apparently, a newly published patent application, filed with the US Patent Office, contains the details of the new technology.
It is speculated that the next model of the iPhone will contain this feature.
The application states: "The device can communicate with an external device to open a lock. By way of example, the electronic device may be a model of an iPhone.
"The external device may be any suitable electronic device such as a portable media player, personal data assistant or electronic lock that may be used to access a door, car, house or other physical area."
For safety purpose, the device may be attributed with a feature to encrypt any information that passes between the iPhone and the computer-controlled lock, preventing hackers from "listening in".
Leander Kahney, a consumer technology expert and author of a book and blog called the Cult of Mac, said there were rumours that Apple has been testing the technology.
"If true, it's a very big deal. As well as opening doors and unlocking your car, it could also turn your iPhone into an electronic wallet and ID card," the Telegraph quoted him as saying.
He added: "You'd be able to pay for buses and trains, as well as your morning coffee and groceries in a jiffy, just by laying your iPhone on a special pad, and the price is electronically deducted from your account.
"The trouble is that the technology hasn't gone completely mainstream. If Apple were to adopt the technology, they would likely set the standard, and that would drive widespread adoption as everyone scrambles to make their systems iPhone-friendly."
If granted, the application filed at US Patent house will offer Apple legal protection from other companies copying its ideas and technology.
Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, said: "We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We've decided to do something about it.
"We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours."

Source : Yahoo News
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God of Cricket: Sachin Tendulkar

"Sir" Tendulkar...


SACHIN’S OUTSWINGERS The SCG in Sydney is Sachin’s favourite ground. He has scored three hundreds there. Tendulkar has an elephantine


memory. He remembers every Test dismissal of his, and the bowler who dismissed him Did you know Sachin enjoys dunking his glucose biscuits into his tea before eating them? Sachin once refused to shoot for a soft drink ad in which he was asked to smash cricket balls with a fly swatter. He told film-maker Prahlad Kakkar, ‘‘I can’t do that. It will make me greater than the game.’’ The ad was modified: he hit the balls with a stump instead! Sachin was without a bat contract during the 1996 World Cup, where he emerged the highest run-getter. A famous tyre company promptly signed him up after that

Just have look at the records held by Sachin Tendulkar. No wonder why British Prime Minister is suggesting him for the honor of Sir .........

New Records..... ......... ..

1. Highest Run scorer in the Test Cricket


2. First Cricketer to pass 12000 run in the Test Cricket


Records Held by Sachin Tendulkar :

MILESTONE MAN

The only Indian to have played for over 20 years --between December 18, 1989 and February 24, 2010 -- 20 years & 68 days.

Holds a world record for the highest run-aggregate — 17598 at an average of 45.12.

Holds a world record for most hundreds (46).

Only one to register four hundreds against South Africa.

Only one to register nine hundreds against Australia.

Only one to post eight hundreds against Sri Lanka.

His aggregate of 2965 (ave.45.61) in 78 ODIs is a record by any batsman against Sri Lanka.

Only player to aggregate 3,000 runs against Australia - 3005 (ave.46.23) in 67 matches.

HIGHEST ODI SCORES

Sachin Tendulkar (India) 200 n.o. vs SA

Charles Coventry

(Zimbabwe) 194 vs B'desh Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 194 vs India Vivian Richards (WI) 189 n.o. vs Eng Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) 189 vs India

ULTIMATE SACH

Highest run-getter in ODIs, with 17,598 runs from 442 matches. Jayasuriya (13,428) and Ponting (12,731) follow

Most centuries in ODIs (46), followed by Ricky Ponting (29) and Sanath Jayasuriya (28)

Since Feb 24, 2009 has scored 1,158 runs in 20 ODIs, with 4 tons, averaging 72.37. In the preceding 12 months, had scored 352 runs from 9 ODIs at an average of 44

His double century is the first in 39 years of ODIs, including 60-overs-a-side matches

Highest scorer in Tests, with 13,447 runs from 166 matches. Next best Lara (retired with 11,953) and Ponting (playing with 11,859)

Most Test centuries (47), well ahead of Ponting (39) and Kallis (34) among active players, and retd Lara and Gavaskar (34 each)

In 2010, has already scored 477 runs averaging 95.40. Only Hashim Amla (674) has scored more Test runs this year

In his last 10 Tests, has scored 1,018 runs at an average of 78.3 and is the only one with 6 tons in the last 12 months. In the previous 10 Tests, he had 647 runs and averaged just 38.08


1. Highest Run scorer in the ODI


2. Most number of hundreds in the ODI 46


3. Most number of nineties in the ODI


4. Most number of man of the matches(56) in the ODI's


5. Most number of man of the series(14) in ODI's


6. Best average for man of the matches in ODI's


7. First Cricketer to pass 10000 run in the ODI


8. First Cricketer to pass 17000 run in the ODI


9. He is the highest run scorer in the world cup (1,796 at an average of 59.87 as on 20 March 2007)


10. Most number of the man of the matches in the world cup


11. Most number of runs 1996 world cup 523 runs in the 1996 Cricket World Cup at an average of 87.16


12. Most number of runs in the 2003 world cup 673 runs in 2003 Cricket World Cup, highest by any player in a single Cricket World Cup


13. He was Player of the World Cup Tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.


14. Most number of Fifties in ODI's 91


15. Appeared in Most Number of ODI's 436


16. He is the only player to be in top 10 ICC ranking for 10 years.


17. Most number of 100's in test's 38


18. He is one of the three batsmen to surpass 11,000 runs in Test cricket, and the first Indian to do so


19. He is thus far the only cricketer to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honor


20. In 2003, Wisden rated Tendulkar as d No. 1 and Richards at No. 2 in all time Greatest ODI player


21. In 2002, Wisden rated him as the second greatest Test batsman after Sir Donald Bradman.


22. he was involved in unbroken 664-run partnership in a Harris Shield game in 1988 with friend and team mate Vinod Kambli,


23. Tendulkar is the only player to score a century in all three of his Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy debuts


24. In 1992, at the age of 19, Tendulkar became the first overseas born player to represent Yorkshire


25. Tendulkar has been granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award and Padma Shri by Indian government. He is the only Indian cricketer to get all of them.


26. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODI's 7 times


27. Tendulkar has scored 1894 runs in calendar year in ODI's most by any batsman


28. He is the highest earning cricketer in the world


29. He has the least percentage of the man of the matches awards won when team looses a match.. Out of his 56 man of the match awards only 5 times India has lost.


30. Tendulkar most number man of match awards(10) against Australia


31. In August of 2003, Sachin Tendulkar was voted as the "Greatest Sportsman" of the country in the sport personalities category in the Best of India poll conducted by Zee News.


32. In November 2006, Time magazine named Tendulkar as one of the Asian Heroes.


33. In December 2006, he was named "Sports person of the Year


34. The current India Poised campaign run by The Times of India has nominated him as the Face of New India next to the likes of Amartya Sen and Mahatma Gandhi among others.


35. Tendulkar was the first batsman in history to score over 50 centuries in international cricket


36. Tendulkar was the first batsman in history to score over 75 centuries in international cricket:79 centuries


37. Has the most overall runs in cricket, (ODIs+Tests+ Twenty20s) , as of 30 June 2007 he had accumulated almost 26,000 runs overall.


38. Is second on the most number of runs in test cricket just after Brian Lara


39. Sachin Tendulkar with Sourav Ganguly hold the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by the opening partnership. They have put together 6,271 runs in 128 matches


40. The 20 century partnerships for opening pair with Sourav Ganguly is a world record


41. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODI matches when they scored 331 runs against New Zealand in 1999


42. Sachin Tendulkar has been involved in six 200 run partnerships in ODI matches - a record that he shares with Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid


43. Most Centuries in a calendar year: 9 ODI centuries in 1998


44. Only player to have over 100 innings of 50+ runs (41 Centuries and 87 Fifties)(as of 18th Nov, 2007)


45. the only player ever to cross the 13,000-14,000 and 15,000 run marks IN ODI.


46. Highest individual score among Indian batsmen (186* against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1999).


47. The score of 186* is listed the fifth highest score recorded in ODI matches


48. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 ODI runs against all major Cricketing nations.


49. Sachin was the fastest to reach 10,000 runs taking 259 innings and has the highest batting average among batsmen with over 10,000 ODI runs


50. Most number of Stadium Appearances: 90 different Grounds


51. Consecutive ODI Appearances: 185


52. On his debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the second youngest debutant in the world


53. When Tendulkar scored his maiden century in 1990, he was the second youngest to score a century


54. Tendulkar's record of five test centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record


55. Tendulkar holds the current record (217 against NZ in 1999/00 Season) for the highest score in Test cricket by an Indian when captaining the side


56. Tendulkar has scored centuries against all test playing nations.[7] He was the third batman to achieve the distinction after Steve Waugh and Gary Kirsten


57. Tendulkar has 4 seasons in test cricket with 1000 or more runs - 2002 (1392 runs), 1999 (1088 runs), 2001 (1003 runs) and 1997 (1000 runs).[6] Gavaskar is the only other Indian with four seasons of 1000+ runs


58. He is second most number of seasons with over 1000 runs in world.


59. On 3 January 2007 Sachin Tendulkar (5751) edged past Brian Lara's (5736) world record of runs scored in Tests away from home


60. Tendulkar and Brian Lara are the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket history. Both of them achieved this in 195 innings


61. Second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to make over 10,000 runs in Test matches


62. Became the first Indian to surpass the 11,000 Test run mark and the third International player behind Allan Border and Brian Lara...


63. Tendulkar is fourth on the list of players with most Test caps. Steve Waugh (168 Tests), Allan Border (158 Tests), Shane Warne (145 Tests) have appeared in more games than Tendulkar


64. Tendulkar has played the most number of Test Matches(144) for India (Kapil Dev is second with 131 Test appearances) .


65. First to 25,000 international runs


66. Tendulkar's 25,016 runs in international cricket include 17,598 runs in ODI's, 13,447 Tests runs and 10 runs in the lone Twenty20 that India has played.


67. On December 10, 2005, Tendulkar made his 35th century in Tests at Delhi against Sri Lanka. He surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 centuries to become the man with the most number of hundreds in Test cricket.


68. Tendulkar is the only player who has 150 wkts and more than 15000 runs in ODI


69. Tendulkar is the only player who has 40 wkts and more than 11000 runs in Tests


70. Only batsman to have 100 hundreds in the first class cricket.
 
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