added 2008 Sun May 11 6:24:20 by bloid
...the Livescribe Smartpen, which comes with a Java-based development kit. The pen is cool: it's a pen with ink, but it also has a tiny camera in the pen-tip that is watching what you write, 72 times a second. It records all of your writing strokes, and also has a microphone built into it so it can record what you hear, too. It's great for taking notes, in ways that is much easier to understand when you try it yourself. But I'll try to explain just part of it here.
...the Livescribe Smartpen, which comes with a Java-based development kit. The pen is cool: it's a pen with ink, but it also has a tiny camera in the pen-tip that is watching what you write, 72 times a second. It records all of your writing strokes, and also has a microphone built into it so it can record what you hear, too. It's great for taking notes, in ways that is much easier to understand when you try it yourself. But I'll try to explain just part of it here.
added 2008 Thu May 8 17:34:57 by ritubpant
These laptops can do it all and are a great choice for most on-the-go users.
These laptops can do it all and are a great choice for most on-the-go users.
added 2008 Tue May 6 20:33:39 by rtknox00
As the old saying goes: the suit makes the man. Never will this maxim resonate so well, than when referring to bionic exoskeleton suits. They?ll not only make you the man, they?ll make you superhuman.
As the old saying goes: the suit makes the man. Never will this maxim resonate so well, than when referring to bionic exoskeleton suits. They?ll not only make you the man, they?ll make you superhuman.
added 2008 Mon May 5 13:34:09 by bloid
Anyone who’s ever taken a course in computer programming knows how difficult it is to get a computer to do what you want it to. This is especially true for new developers, but also for even us “old timers” who have been doing it for years. Generally speaking at some point it no longer becomes a limitation of the programmer’s abilities that keep something from working the way it should, but rather limitations of the toolset, the operating system, the virtual engine, or a great many other things. In short, dying is easy, programming is hard.
Anyone who’s ever taken a course in computer programming knows how difficult it is to get a computer to do what you want it to. This is especially true for new developers, but also for even us “old timers” who have been doing it for years. Generally speaking at some point it no longer becomes a limitation of the programmer’s abilities that keep something from working the way it should, but rather limitations of the toolset, the operating system, the virtual engine, or a great many other things. In short, dying is easy, programming is hard.
added 2008 Sun May 4 16:17:25 by spinchange
From 1 transistor on a chip in the 1950's to over 592,000,000 in the 2000's. Pics show the rapid evolution of scale and complexity in the engines that power computing, communications, and electronic devices in general.
From 1 transistor on a chip in the 1950's to over 592,000,000 in the 2000's. Pics show the rapid evolution of scale and complexity in the engines that power computing, communications, and electronic devices in general.
added 2008 Fri May 2 22:30:09 by hackerzhut
Don't let hooligans handle your hardware. Here are eight ways to keep your notebook from being pinched--or to get it back if it is stolen.
Don't let hooligans handle your hardware. Here are eight ways to keep your notebook from being pinched--or to get it back if it is stolen.
added 2008 Fri May 2 3:30:07 by jakegordon
Truly unbelievable cock up by Dell. Brand, spanking new Vostro 1310, almost completely unusable due to keyboard mis-alignment. Did I get a faulty unit or are they all like this?!
Truly unbelievable cock up by Dell. Brand, spanking new Vostro 1310, almost completely unusable due to keyboard mis-alignment. Did I get a faulty unit or are they all like this?!
added 2008 Fri May 2 1:00:14 by casspa
I'm 100% certain we're the demographic that will indeed feel bad from this
I'm 100% certain we're the demographic that will indeed feel bad from this
added 2008 Thu May 1 23:30:07 by Blakovitch
Hot on the heels of last week?s report from ABI Research noting that many consumers may not see the picture quality difference between Blu-ray and standard DVDs comes the latest Blu-ray sales figures from NPD Group. According to NPD, sales of Blu-ray standalone players plummeted 40 percent from January to February, then rose a scant 2 percent....
Hot on the heels of last week?s report from ABI Research noting that many consumers may not see the picture quality difference between Blu-ray and standard DVDs comes the latest Blu-ray sales figures from NPD Group. According to NPD, sales of Blu-ray standalone players plummeted 40 percent from January to February, then rose a scant 2 percent....
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added 2008 Thu May 1 15:31:28 by scott3778
After 37 years, the existence of memristors, or memory resistors, has finally been verified by a group of researcher from HP Labs. Scientists says the discovery will pave the way for self-learning machines, more power efficient computers, and a possibly new forms of non-volatile memory.
After 37 years, the existence of memristors, or memory resistors, has finally been verified by a group of researcher from HP Labs. Scientists says the discovery will pave the way for self-learning machines, more power efficient computers, and a possibly new forms of non-volatile memory.
added 2008 Thu May 1 12:19:01 by bloid
I have the honor to be joined by Mike Swingler (Swing / AWT lead for Apple VM) and to present an evening session on high resolution monitors at this year’s JavaOne. This has been in making since even before last year’s conference, and i am grateful to Jeff Dinkins that put me in touch with Mike.
I have the honor to be joined by Mike Swingler (Swing / AWT lead for Apple VM) and to present an evening session on high resolution monitors at this year’s JavaOne. This has been in making since even before last year’s conference, and i am grateful to Jeff Dinkins that put me in touch with Mike.
added 2008 Mon Apr 28 20:41:42 by PeterNorton
Slap on a ?B? to the processor name and you have a ?business class? processor. At least that is what AMD is going to tell you. Do you buy it?
Slap on a ?B? to the processor name and you have a ?business class? processor. At least that is what AMD is going to tell you. Do you buy it?
added 2008 Sun Apr 27 6:17:51 by oboy
This week, Ars continues its enterprise coverage, discussing the viability of iSCSI in mission critical SAN applications.
This week, Ars continues its enterprise coverage, discussing the viability of iSCSI in mission critical SAN applications.
added 2008 Sat Apr 26 15:05:31 by PeterNorton
Just a short tidbit, but it has all the makings of a great soap opera. First chapter: Intel thinks the CPU can be a GPU. Second chapter: Nvidia is offended. Third chapter (where we are right now): Nvidia fires back and says the CPU is dead. Wonderful! Can there be a more entertaining piece just before the weekend? Sit back and enjoy!
Just a short tidbit, but it has all the makings of a great soap opera. First chapter: Intel thinks the CPU can be a GPU. Second chapter: Nvidia is offended. Third chapter (where we are right now): Nvidia fires back and says the CPU is dead. Wonderful! Can there be a more entertaining piece just before the weekend? Sit back and enjoy!
added 2008 Sat Apr 26 12:44:38 by SirPopper
The company is running around 10,000 servers, according to Data Center Knowledge, citing comments made by Facebook VP of technology, Jeff Rothschild, at a recent MySQL user conference. (See video of the panel.) Of the 10,000 servers, 1,800 are from MySQL and around 805 of them are memcached servers. In order to house its sprawling infrastructure, F
The company is running around 10,000 servers, according to Data Center Knowledge, citing comments made by Facebook VP of technology, Jeff Rothschild, at a recent MySQL user conference. (See video of the panel.) Of the 10,000 servers, 1,800 are from MySQL and around 805 of them are memcached servers. In order to house its sprawling infrastructure, F
added 2008 Sat Apr 26 7:10:01 by holyskeleton
Over the past six months or so, Asus, Everex, and HP have managed to bring low-cost ultraportable notebooks to market. But dozens of other computer makers have promised to bring out their own mini-notebooks. Some will run Linux, while others will be preloaded with Windows XP or Vista. Some will have flash memory, while others will have hard dri....
Over the past six months or so, Asus, Everex, and HP have managed to bring low-cost ultraportable notebooks to market. But dozens of other computer makers have promised to bring out their own mini-notebooks. Some will run Linux, while others will be preloaded with Windows XP or Vista. Some will have flash memory, while others will have hard dri....
added 2008 Fri Apr 25 3:55:37 by arbiterofcool
You may not have the disposable income to take home our one of a kind PS3 Laptop (which is still up for charity auction!), but that doesn't mean you don't have the time or wherewithal to build one of your own.
You may not have the disposable income to take home our one of a kind PS3 Laptop (which is still up for charity auction!), but that doesn't mean you don't have the time or wherewithal to build one of your own.
added 2008 Wed Apr 23 9:46:15 by jerkorz
Honda has revealed it's developing technology to help the elderly, disabled and very lazy among us walk without the aid of Grandma's walker.
Honda has revealed it's developing technology to help the elderly, disabled and very lazy among us walk without the aid of Grandma's walker.
added 2008 Wed Apr 23 3:30:55 by alephbot
Michael Dell spoke at Fortune's Brainstorm:Green conference today, and he took the wraps off this funky bamboo-encased eco-PC concept. Said to be Dell's smallest-ever computer, the machine is 81 percent smaller than a standard desktop and uses 70 percent less power.
Michael Dell spoke at Fortune's Brainstorm:Green conference today, and he took the wraps off this funky bamboo-encased eco-PC concept. Said to be Dell's smallest-ever computer, the machine is 81 percent smaller than a standard desktop and uses 70 percent less power.
added 2008 Tue Apr 22 13:32:44 by mklopez
It's here! Western Digital's follow-up to its speedy Raptor drives doesn't disappoint. The 300GB Velociraptor posts some of the fastest storage benchmarks we've seen... before going off to kill Dennis Nedry.
It's here! Western Digital's follow-up to its speedy Raptor drives doesn't disappoint. The 300GB Velociraptor posts some of the fastest storage benchmarks we've seen... before going off to kill Dennis Nedry.
added 2008 Tue Apr 22 11:50:02 by bigwophh
WD has unveiled a new enthusiast-class hard drive, the 10K RPM Velociraptor WD3000GLFS. Like the previous generation Raptor, the 300GB WD Velociraptor has a 10K RPM spindle speed, and they share the same 16MB buffer and acoustic and environmental characteristics. But the Velociraptor sports a completely new design that offers excellent performance.
WD has unveiled a new enthusiast-class hard drive, the 10K RPM Velociraptor WD3000GLFS. Like the previous generation Raptor, the 300GB WD Velociraptor has a 10K RPM spindle speed, and they share the same 16MB buffer and acoustic and environmental characteristics. But the Velociraptor sports a completely new design that offers excellent performance.
added 2008 Sat Apr 19 6:10:05 by Kirill Grouchnikov
Microsoft came up with a very cool “wearable pointing device” that looks somewhat like a hybrid between the gloves in Minority Report and the Nintendo Wiimote. Their patent filed in October 2006 was just recently published.
Microsoft came up with a very cool “wearable pointing device” that looks somewhat like a hybrid between the gloves in Minority Report and the Nintendo Wiimote. Their patent filed in October 2006 was just recently published.
added 2008 Thu Apr 17 15:07:56 by beee
bit-tech.net had some time today with the new Eee PC 900. They share some pictures and early thoughts on the new model - the screen makes quite a massive difference to the experience!
bit-tech.net had some time today with the new Eee PC 900. They share some pictures and early thoughts on the new model - the screen makes quite a massive difference to the experience!
added 2008 Wed Apr 16 19:42:03 by zaibatsu
While mainstream DDR2 memory has reached almost ridiculously low price level you can get two 2 GB DDR2-800 DIMMs for less than $80 - DDR3 memory at 1600 speed or faster easily costs 5x as much, without delivering even 2x the performance. In fact, for the vast majority of users, the difference between mainstream and high-end memory is quite small.
While mainstream DDR2 memory has reached almost ridiculously low price level you can get two 2 GB DDR2-800 DIMMs for less than $80 - DDR3 memory at 1600 speed or faster easily costs 5x as much, without delivering even 2x the performance. In fact, for the vast majority of users, the difference between mainstream and high-end memory is quite small.
added 2008 Wed Apr 16 17:00:57 by PeterNorton
The Gigahertz race has now become a multi-core race, but scientists have ideas to ramp up the clock speed at a faster pace again: Terahertz computers may be within reach ? if data is carried over optical instead of electrical circuits.
The Gigahertz race has now become a multi-core race, but scientists have ideas to ramp up the clock speed at a faster pace again: Terahertz computers may be within reach ? if data is carried over optical instead of electrical circuits.
added 2008 Wed Apr 16 14:08:13 by Overmind12812
Emotiv Systems introduces a sensor-laden headset that interprets gamers' intentions, emotions and facial expressions. Think of the possibilities.
Emotiv Systems introduces a sensor-laden headset that interprets gamers' intentions, emotions and facial expressions. Think of the possibilities.
added 2008 Wed Apr 16 11:45:19 by skored
The Chumby is small, cheap, slightly squishy, equipped with GPS and an accelerometer, and endearingly ugly. Put another way: It's a hacker's dream come true.
The Chumby is small, cheap, slightly squishy, equipped with GPS and an accelerometer, and endearingly ugly. Put another way: It's a hacker's dream come true.
added 2008 Tue Apr 15 15:47:42 by socialpyramid
IBM's Power 575 means 80 percent less air conditioning and 40 percent less power required than older generations of comparable computing might.
IBM's Power 575 means 80 percent less air conditioning and 40 percent less power required than older generations of comparable computing might.
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