Archive for September, 2011
Daily Digest September 22, 2011
Last Updated on Thursday, 22 September 2011 05:30 Written by Bot Thursday, 22 September 2011 05:30
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- Samsung SHV-E120L leak reveals WXGA screen and 1.5GHz processor
If you like the look of the specs on the new HTC Raider and Titan, but you’d prefer a phone that doesn’t ship with the Sense UI, you’re in luck. The Samsung SHV-E120L has had its secrets laid bare, and they’re every bit as impressive — if not more so. Like the HTC Raider, the […]
- SWYP: a super simple touchscreen printer concept
It doesn’t matter how simple a printer is advertised as being, they all end up having annoying software to install, an LCD that is too small to be of any real use, and require a PC and other software in order to get the image or document into the correct state for printing. Artefact, a […]
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Daily Digest September 21, 2011
Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 September 2011 05:30 Written by Bot Wednesday, 21 September 2011 05:30
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- Microsoft dumps Gold status partner Comantra over tech support phone scams
Earlier this summer Microsoft warned consumers about a widespread phone scam targetting Windows users. Phone calls originated in India, while victims were targeted in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland. Windows users contacted by Microsoft were bilked out of more than $1 million dollars in total — and that was from a sampling of just […]
- HTC Raider 4G returns from Holiday with 1.5GHz dual-core chip
Not too far back a prototype of the HTC Holiday appeared on Craigslist. Shortly after, a very similar phone was handled and tested on AT&T‘s nascent LTE network. Now the phone has gotten official on the Korean HTC website as the HTC Raider 4G. The specs are slightly improved over what had been previously reported. […]
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Cooler Master’s Notebook Cooler NotePal X2
Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 September 2011 02:35 Written by Foose Wednesday, 21 September 2011 02:34
So, I ordered this thing from Amazon, because my Macbook runs up to 92C (Which Apple claims its “within operable temperatures” so I’m taking their word for it… with caution. However, I did run the laptop at that temperature for about 6 hours while playing Call of Duty, so I feel more assured. But to be safe, I ordered this cooler.
Here are the results of my tests:
SETTINGS:
Control group: Room temp of 23C, wooden desk
Variables: Mac’s fan speed, Cooler Pad’s fan speed, processes
TEMPERATURES:
Idle, on the desk, mac’s fan speed at 3000 RPM = 33C
Idle, on the cooling pad at 700 rpm, mac’s fan speed at 3000 rpm= 33C
Idle, on the cooling pad at 1400 rpm, mac’s fan speed at 3000 rpm = 33C
Idle, on the desk, mac’s fan speed at 6200 RPM = 32C
Idle, on the cooling pad at 700 rpm, mac’s fan speed at 6200 rpm = 35C
Idle, on the cooling pad at 1400 rpm, mac’s fan speed at 6200 rpm = 35C
Working, on the desk mac’s fan speed at 6200 RPM = 87C
Working, on the cooling pad at 700 rpm, mac’s fan speed at 6200 rpm = 87C
Working, on the cooling pad at 1400 rpm, mac’s fan speed at 6200 rpm = 87C
Working = Running adobe flash cs5, rendering in lightwave 10 full graphics, 300,000+ polygons, 5xAA, radiosity and raytracing, watching a movie on quicktime and youtube
CONCLUSION:
Well, this was anti-climatic. I guess this was because I was on a wooden desk after all, but I’m sure that if this laptop were on my lap, and in a hotter room, there would be more obvious differences. However, I do feel that it’s worth getting nevertheless because most laptops have their vents on the bottom, where as this macbook pro vents through the sides, and through the keyboard.
COOL STUFF:
Well, there are some cool features. Like the blue LED glow, and also the pad has an extra USB to make up for the one it takes. Comes with a 600mm USB cable as well to power it. Macbooks are a bit short on USBs these days. It’s extremely quiet, and also it has two height settings, as well as adjustable fan speeds, with a power button.
I ordered this product from Amazon at $25.99
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New Transistor Type for Man-Machine Interfacing? Cybernetic AUGMENTATIONS!?
Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 08:33 Written by servbot_kill Tuesday, 20 September 2011 07:01
News out of the University of Washington today: scientists have created a new type of transistor that works off of, instead of electrons like all electronics do today, protons, the positively charged particles in the centers of atoms that don’t normally get places apart from neutrons or outside of electron orbits. Working inside the human body, the electro-chemical processes that power communication between our brains and our limbs is a mix of both electrons and protons, negative and positive charges flying about respectively. With this development, it may be possible to create systems that can fully communicate between flesh stump and advanced cybernetic limb.
It’ll probably look something like this (skip to 1:00 for the start of the groovy carnage):
Odds are you’ll be getting the fruits of this research project from this site down the road.
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Daily Digest September 20, 2011
Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 05:30 Written by Bot Tuesday, 20 September 2011 05:30
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- 2.4GHz dual-core CPU is minimum required for Battlefield 3
Back in July GameStop briefly posted minimum specs for Battlefield 3 on their online store. Now the official PC requirements have been released by DICE and EA, and GameStop weren’t far off the mark. The bare minimum requirements needed to play the game may have a few of you with older rigs moving uncomfortably in […]
- RealVNC improves remote PC access with a BIOS-level server
There are plenty of excellent remote desktop apps out there — from relative newcomers like TeamViewer and Mikogo to grizzled veterans like RealVNC. Proving once again that you can teach an old dog new tricks, the RealVNC crew was on hand at the Intel Developer Forum 2011 showing off a killer new feature that those […]
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