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IBM Racetrack Memory To Boost Storage By 100x
We have good news and bad news. The good news is that IBM is exploiting electrons to create memory with 100x the data density we see today. In terms of iPod, that’s 500,000 songs. The bad news is that the technology won’t be ready for 7+ years. Here’s how it works: In a crude analogy, think of staggered nanowires as roads that, through... Read more |
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Your Computer Sucks, Get a New Graphics Card
Your PC? It sucks, it doesn’t have enough cores. Sure, you could get a new multi-core processor like a Phenom or Core 2 Quad, adding like 2 or 3 cores to your rig. Or! You could get a new graphics card instead and get over one hundred extra cores. And more cores = more better, right? Actually, even though Nvidia’s argument seems slightly... Read more |
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Nikon Enters Super-Zoom Race with 18X CoolPix P80
If you’re gonna zoom, ZOOM, goes an old saying I just made up, and Nikon today is heeding those words: the CoolPix P80 point-and-shoot has an 18X optical zoom lens—that’s a 35mm equivalent of 27-486mm. Along with that, it’s got full P, A, S and M modes, optical vibration reduction and up to 6400 ISO at lower resolutions, so it’s... Read more |
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Canon Quietly Releases XL H1S and XL H1A, Lowers H1 Series Price
Today Canon has announced updates to their XL H1 1080i Pro HD camcorder, splitting the line into two offerings: the XL H1S and XL H1A, a more simplistic XL H1A will be offered at a retail price of just $5,999 this July—several thousand less that we saw the original XL H1 priced for. And the H1 classic XL H1S, available this June, will run $8,999. Updates... Read more |
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CoolPix S52 and S52c: Nikon Updates Its Most Popular Point-and-Shoots
After making waves in the DSLR world, Nikon renewed its push in the point-and-shoot market with the slender feature-loaded camera you see before you. It’s had slightly different model names over the past two years, but its newest incarnation, the $250 9-megapixel 3X-optical-zoom-equipped S52, is pretty slick. You get: • 2000 ISO in “high... Read more |
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Sony Bravia E4000 is a TV-cum-Digital Picture Frame for Home Decor Freaks
The Sony Bravia E4000 is, according to the blurb, a picture frame with a TV attached. It “enhances any interior as an elegant artwork” and “creates a private art gallery experience,” with its choice of six pre-loaded pictures—of course, you can upload pictures of your own—and is, I fear, the 21st-Century version of the mahogany-effect... Read more |
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The iPhone Is Killing the Internet!
The internet’s an exciting, lively place, full of innovation and wonder, right? Wrong. It’s dying. The cancer that’s slowly killing our internets: the iPhone and Xbox. While it sounds like some fool’s jibba-jabba, it must be true, because an Oxford professor with degrees from Harvard andYale says so. Basically, Jonathan Zittrain... Read more |
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Ben Heck’s Latest Wonder Project: PS3 Laptop
It looks like the PS3 is finally getting some hot mod love from console modding’s reigning wizard, Ben Heck. We don’t really have all the details since he hasn’t announced the project yet, but the display looks like it’s the one he used for the Xbox 360 Elite laptop, for a true 720p picture. He’s obviously been leveling... Read more |
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Cheap, Homemade MRI Does a Better Job Imaging Lungs Than the Real Thing
Are you one of the millions of Americans living without health insurance? If so, then you know how expensive hospital visits are, especially for fancy tests like MRIs. But hey, don’t worry. If you need an MRI, you can always just use this makeshift MRI that was built using a cardboard tube, coils of wire, and other items that you can pick up at... Read more |
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Shuttle $99 PC Reviewed (Verdict: Great Value, But the Linux OS Is Bleh)
A $99 PC obviously isn’t going to deliver a blockbuster experience, but Shuttle’s toaster-sized KPC actually has the hardware to get the lightweight job done: 1.8GHz Celeron processor, 512MB RAM and an 80GB hard drive, all of which is expandable. Overall, Tom’s Hardware thought the cheap-o box delivered “surprisingly good”... Read more |
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