Communications Technology Definitions

Augmented Reality- A type of virtual reality that combines real and imagined images. In "augmented reality", most of the images are real. Not to be confused with virtual reality, computer generated images are placed in a real image (techweb.com). It could be applied with transparent headsets (Answers.com) Applications range from showcasing cars to being able to write in the air, or my favorite, holding a lightsaber (t-immersion.com)

Biometrics- The study of measurable biological characteristics. In computer security, biometrics refers to authentication techniques that rely on measurable physical characteristics that can be automatically checked. These include face, fingerprint, hand geometry, retina, iris, signature, vein, and voice (webopedia.com). A biometrics fingerprint reader can scan for each person’s unique fingerprint, which could be used for security, clocking in and out for payroll, or for personal laptop security (digitalpersona.com).

Bit Torrent- Bit Torrent is a file sharing service that takes large files, breaks it down into chunks, and distributes them between all the users downloading or uploading at that moment. KaZaa and other file sharing programs often have an unequal upload and download rate, because people do not want to share their bandwidth letting people download off of them. In Bit Torrent, if you are downloading you are also uploading, or you can not download at all.

BlackBerry- Available in cellphone and PDA sizes, these popular devices extend the office to the road, providing e-mail, phone, text messaging, Web browsing, organizer (calendar, addresses, tasks, etc.), as well as paging, Yahoo instant messaging and corporate data access. A raft of third-party applications is also available. The devices are very popular with some businesses, where they are primarily used to provide e-mail delivery to roaming employees (Answers.com). It has a full keyboard, which is easy to use compared to the small keyboards other phones tried to have.