Archive for April, 2011
Cloud computing is here!
Last Updated on Friday, 8 April 2011 01:48 Written by Enki Friday, 8 April 2011 01:47
It’s basically “A device that can fit in your hand will easily handle any VDI or extreme 3D graphics modeling use cases and everything in between. Multiple users can now connect to and utilize any amount of horsepower stored in safe, controlled environments.” (Quoted from EVGA, click to see their client!)
In other words, it’s a box solely with the purpose of connecting the user at home to a bigger computer that will run everything you want it to, and it’ll display the result on the screen. No more need to buy expensive hardware, but let the cloud do all the processing for you! Also all data will be kept on the cloud so no worrying about data loss, as well as security will all be handled by the cloud computer. This is a new hassle-free workstation!
The client box users will buy is small and very portable, and just as an example, here’s the new EVGA’s PD02.
Here’s a really detailed video explanation by EVGA Teradici (click the name for video)
-Disclaimer: We are not affiliated with EVGA. This article is meant solely for promoting cloud computing. It just so happens EVGA released a client recently so it was picked as an example. All credits for video and picture goes to them.
Daily Digest
Last Updated on Thursday, 7 April 2011 05:30 Written by Bot Thursday, 7 April 2011 05:30
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- Impressive woodland xylophone created for Touch Wood smartphone ad
We promise you’ve never heard Bach’s Cantata 147, “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” quite like this. It’s rare to see an advertisement so artfully and skillfully done, but Sharp’s Touch Wood SH-08C cellphone commercial is truly stunning.
In a Rube Goldberg-esque creation, Morihiro Harano, the award-winning creative director of Drill Inc., came up with the idea […] - Alienware M14x specs leak, and M18x looks legit
Mounting evidence suggests that Alienware has three new gaming notebooks on the way. These would be the predictable release of the M11x R3 (the third edition of the M11x), a 14-inch M14x, and then the M18x, which would presumably have an 18-inch display. Over the past few weeks we’ve seen the rumor mill heat up, […]
- Japan suffers 7.4 magnitude earthquake aftershock
Just as Japan was starting to come to terms with the loss and rebuild after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, the country has been hit again by a very strong aftershock.
The USGS website is reporting a 7.4 magnitude earthquake near the coast of Honshu, Japan. That’s the same northeastern coast that suffered the 8.9 magnitude […]
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The Most Scary Looking Piggy Bank Ever
Last Updated on Thursday, 7 April 2011 04:28 Written by Naota Thursday, 7 April 2011 04:27
There are a variety of Piggy Banks… some are cute, some are funny, and some are just creepy!
Here is one that falls into the last category.
Behold the Strapya. A burping Piggy Bank with a face! Gotta love eating that currency. Yum!
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Military Crowdsourcing: DARPA releases public game to gather and research submarine warfare tactics
Last Updated on Monday, 29 December 2014 10:52 Written by servbot_kill Thursday, 7 April 2011 04:07
You too can now take part in a DARPA project without having to get a Ph.D in physics or material science. The agency, responsible for a swath of futuristic technologies made in the name of national security (though the Internet ultimately ended up for porn) released a simulation game to the public very recently. The simulator is intended to reproduce the conditions of submarine warfare in ACTUV, a new anti-submarine drone the agency is also constructing; no word on a release date for that. Why release the sim to the public? DARPA hopes to crowdsource the evaluation of effective and ineffective tactics used on ACTUV before they go and write the AI software for it. So get up on those leaderboards— one day, the sub drone an enemy fights could, in fact, be you!
… Or at least a record of your tactics.
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Daily Digest
Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 April 2011 05:30 Written by Bot Wednesday, 6 April 2011 05:30
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- Portal 2 trailer highlights the awesome, full-bullet-firing turrets
We have no idea how Valve manages to cram so much personality into its turret bots, but they make for a very compelling trailer. Give it a watch and we’re guessing you’ll be that much more excited for Portal 2.
The video above, with voice-over by Aperture Science CEO Cave Johnson, talks a bit about the […] - FaceTime glitch shows random pictures iPhone captured itself
A strange topic has been brought up on the Apple Discussions forum. It seems that some people using FaceTime are seeing photos of the person they’re talking to, or themselves, in the middle of their conversation. It gets stranger though, as those photos seem to have been captured without the user’s knowledge.
User Kar0786 started by […] - Apple patents tactile feedback on a touchscreen
In a patent entitled “Keystroke tactility arrangement on a smooth touch surface” Apple seems to have taken one more step towards the holy grail of computer input. It’s clear that touchscreens are the future of input, but until they offer tactile feedback many people will still lean towards physical buttons–it’s the old “I type faster […]
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