Netflix dominates US net traffic. 19 May 2011Last updated at 08:28 Streaming video service Netflix dominates US internet traffic throughout the day Movie and TV streaming site Netflix is now the single biggest source of internet traffic in the US, according to research. The data, gathered by network monitoring firm Sandvine, showed that in March the site accounted for 29.7% of downstream traffic at peak times. That is more than web browsing and peer-to-peer file sharing.
Experts warned that as the trend grows, internet service providers will face costly upgrades to satisfy demand. Even at off peak times Netflix accounted for a 22% average traffic share over a 24 hour period. The site's popularity is part of a wider change in the nature of internet traffic. The Sandvine report suggests that "real-time entertainment" - streaming of video and audio - is "continuing its journey to network dominance" and is responsible for 49.2% of peak time internet congestion in the US.
That represents a 44% increase since Autumn 2010. Traffic hog. Homebrew digital microscope. Homebrew digital microscope This is a fun little project I finished a few evenings ago; a homebrew 500x digital microscope for all your biohacking needs, made from an old webcam found in the trusty junk box. Read on for a mini-howto and some captured microscopic images. A webcam usually uses just a single lens focusing straight onto the CCD imager. And usually, the lens is mounted in a little rotating bezel. By removing the lens bezel and reversing it, so that the lens is much futher from the CCD than usual, the focal length is reduced to a few millimeters in front of the lens – making for a surprisingly usable microscope.
You can see the arrangement in the pictures; I just taped the lens assembly on backwards having unscrewed it from the mount. I removed the green LED the webcam had and used the handy 5V to power three white LEDS mounted below the slide platform (I think that’s called the stage on real microscopes). Highly recommended as something to make on a rainy weekend. Plug e Play - Tecnologia Fácil - Notícias - Tire o melhor proveito da sua webcam. Livestream - Broadcast LIVE streaming video. TwitVid - Share videos on Twitter. Tinychat - Live video chat rooms, simple and easy. Chatroulette. Twitcam.