An anonymous reader writes “In many ways HDMI has revolutionized the way we connect devices. By unifying video and audio into a single cable manufacturers have been able to make their products easier to set up than ever before. Until recently there hasn’t actually been much difference in HDMI cables. But things are about to […]
suraj.sun writes with this excerpt from Ars Technica: “If you need a reminder of just how big China is—and just how important the Internet has become there—consider this stat: between them, two Chinese ISPs serve 20 percent of all broadband subscribers in the entire world and both companies continue to grow, even as growth slows […]
astroengine writes “Sure, we’re looking 172 years into the future, but an international collaboration of scientists have developed two mathematical models to help predict when a potentially hazardous asteroid (or PHA) may hit us, not in this century, but the next. The rationale is that to stand any hope in deflecting a civilization-ending or extinction-level […]
thecarchik writes “The Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid supercar, first shown as a concept at this spring’s Geneva Motor Show, got official approval as a production model today from the company’s board of directors. Just consider the specs: a 500-horsepower, 3.6-liter V-8 engine with a 9200-rpm redline, 0-to-62-mph acceleration of 3.2 seconds, and top speed of […]
Bruce Perens writes “Japan’s IKAROS satellite, which earlier performed the first successful demonstration of a solar sail, has broken more new ground. Liquid-crystal displays — yes, like in your video monitor — were fabricated into strips on the edges of the solar sail. By energizing some of the LCDs and changing the reflective characteristics of […]
An anonymous reader writes “KDE SC 4.5 is about to be released and KDE SC 4.6 is being discussed. However, Martin Graesslin has revealed some details about what they are planning for KDE 4.7. According to Martin’s blog post, they are looking at OpenGL 3.0 to provide the compositing effects in KDE SC 4.7. OpenGL […]
SonicSpike links to what he calls “a transparent look at some statistics released by a small town’s red-light camera program,” writing
“Specifically, in the last fiscal quarter, 7,213 incidents were recorded, 2,673 incidents were rejected by the reviewing officer, and 662 incidents were not processed due to technical issues or lack of information. All in all […]
MojoKid writes “The International Trade Commission has announced its findings in the NVIDIA/Rambus patent infringement lawsuit, and it’s not the sort of ruling Team Green would’ve preferred. The commission found NVIDIA to be in violation of three Rambus patents. The trade panel also granted an injunction Rambus had requested, which theoretically prevents NVIDIA and the […]
CheShACat writes “A UK high court ruled today that R4 cards for the Nintendo DS are illegal, finding two vendors guilty of selling ‘game copiers.’ The ruling by Justice Floyd is quoted as saying, ‘The economic effect on Nintendo of the trade in these devices is substantial as each accused device can store and play […]
disco_tracy writes “Researchers took corneas from blow flies, fixed them on a glass substrate, added a polymer to protect the shape and then coated nine-eye arrays in nickel within a vacuum chamber. The result was a master template that retained those useful nanoscale features and can be used to make solar cells.”
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