Archive for May, 2008

Toshiba to ship laptops with Cell-based GPUs this year

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Source: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/05/09/toshiba_cell_strategy/

Toshiba has pledged to begin selling notebooks equipped with its oddly named SpursEngine graphics chip this year. SpursEngine is based on the technology that powers the PlayStation 3’s Cell processor.

China refuses to guarantee open Internet during Olympics

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Source: Arstechnica

Click on the source for the full article about this retarded fucked up country.

China is refusing to guarantee that it won’t censor the Internet during this summer’s Olympic Games

High-def Samsumg 1080p camcorder

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Source: Gizmodo

Electronic cigarrette

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Source: http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/gamucci-micro-electronic-cigarette/index.html

It looks like a cigarette, it tastes like a cigarette, it smokes like a cigarette, but it isn’t a cigarette, it contains no tobacco, and the “smoke” is just vapour. Containing state of the art micro-electronic technology this re-chargeable e-cigarette produces a real smoking experience without any of the deeply unpleasant side-effects of tobacco.

Youngest Supernova in the Milky Way Discovered

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Source: Dailytech

Scientists say the supernova is only about 140 years old

Europa’s Pole-shifting Ice Promises Possibility of Life-bearing Liquid

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Source: Dailytech

Massive changes in Europa’s surface orientation may indicate vast oceans of liquid beneath.

Soul Calibur 4 Breast Cover-Up

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Source: Kotaku

Japanese vs American website

LG Display Develops Elliptical and Circular-shaped LCDs

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Source: LG

High-Temperature Superconductors Under Pressure By Researchers

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Source: Dailytech

Room temperature superconducting? No problem - at 21,000,000,000 pascals.

Harvard researchers: Violent video games OK for kids

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Source: CNET

Two Harvard researchers have concluded that there’s no data to support the notion that violent video games cause the kids who play them to act out violence in real life, contrary to the vast majority of media outlets that would have the public thinking otherwise. The $1.5 million study, which began in 2004, closely examined 1,200 children after bouts with violent games like Grand Theft Auto and not-so-violent titles like The Sims.

Science vs Faith

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Remote graphics unit from Matrox

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/corpo/products/extio/extiof1240.php

Multi-display Remote Graphics Units (RGUs)
The Matrox Extio™ F1240 multi-display Remote Graphics Unit enables the extension of two dual-link video displays, audio and six USB devices, such as keyboard and mouse, by up to 820 feet (250 meters) via a single fiber-optic cable. Designed with passive (fanless) cooling, the Extio 1240 provides a quiet, secure and high reliability environment that delivers uncompromising image quality and performance. Ideal for professional and mission critical environments, the Extio series of products achieve an experience that parallels having the computer situated at the users’ desk.

Japanese 5th Graders Play Erotic Games

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Source: Kotaku

Life on Mars Theories Take a Hit

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Source: Dailytech

New observations show that if life exists on Mars, it’s probably going to be much deeper underground than expected

Building An “Iron Man”

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Source: Dailytech:

Pt. I: Military Grade Exoskeleton

Pt. II: Jet-powered, Winged Flight