MSI’s Titan is out of the stables before the desktop version of the Eee PC is out, bringing a compact 9.45″ x 7.28″ x 2.75″ device with the following features :-
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An announcement made just the other day by AMD indicates that their previous 8-core processor roadmap has now been pitched into the bin. The future holds a 12-core chip from AMD, coming in the second half of 2010. Dubbed Magny-Cours, the server world will see the benefits of what could easily be called “extreme multi-cores”. In an attempt to satiate the massive bandwidth required by a 12-core chip churning away at high speed, Magny-Cours will receive a seemingly lightweight 6MB of L3 cache shared among all cores. The chip will support DDR3 memory and, according to AMD, is easier to make than an 8-core chip.
A 6-core version, called Sao Paulo, will also be coming out in 2010. The 6-core chip will be a single package, similar to Barcelona’s 4-core chip. The 12-core version will include two 6-core chips alongside each other in a single package.
AMD has not been doing well financially, and is currently planning on laying off more than 1,600 workers by the third quarter of 2008. AMD is planning this 12-core version to compete with Intel in that timeframe. Intel’s current roadmap will have a 6-core Xeon out this year, with an 8-core version as their follow-on in 2009. AMD’s desire to introduce the 12-core chip is an attempt to gain marketshare in server spaces. Today, Intel accounts for 78.5% of all x86-based sales in server spaces.
Read more at New York Times.com.
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In honor of the Big Day - of course, I’m referring to Mother’s Day this Sunday - Sony Electronics is offering a special package for all of you out there who are gift-challenged; the Sony DCR-SR45 Handycam camcorder with the DVDirect VRD-MC5. Tape those priceless family moments with the Sony Handycam camcorder and then transfer them to DVD with the DVDirect VRD-MC5 recorder. The VRD-MC5 recorder can transfer home videos to DVD without using a computer from virtually any camcorder, VCR or digital video recorder. Tthe Handycam camcorder has a built-in 30GB hard drive for storage and up to 20 hours of recording time (LP). A big 2.7″ touch panel lcd monitor keeps all the controls at your fingertips, while a 40x Optical/2000x digital zoom keeps all the action up close and personal.
As a nice little bonus: receive $180 in instant savings when purchasing them both together. Buy yourself a little something with the savings! We broke it down for you:
- HandyCam DCR-SR45: $499.99
- VRD-MC5: $229.99
- Total: $729.98
Instant savings: $180.00 when purchased on the same receipt. Available at Sony Style.
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Was that meant to be a tongue (cord) twister ? Probably. And I must confess that I it was extremely difficult for me to pronounce it straight even once.
But that doesn’t have any bearing on what the product called Knit Komputer Kord Kozy can do for your computer’s power cable. Because, the designer of this brilliant product seems to have gotten it right. Completely. The hand-knit Knit Komputer Kord Kozy can shield the power cable within and gently guide it to the power slot. And if that’s not appealing enough, this cover (made from high quality ribbon-style yarn) can also be custom ordered in any color or length you need. A wonderful idea to deck out the power cord. Get yours from Etsy at $4.
Via DVICE.com.
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If you are a fan of things cute and cuddly, then I suggest you move onto the next blurb right now. If you are a fan of things cute and cuddly being completely decimated by a viscous homemade attack robot, then you my friend may have issues. But feel free to continue.
Today I give the technological version of the Roman Coliseum. A place where the blood that was shed in Roman times has been replaced with the electronics, motors, batteries, wires and the sweat of those who labored to build such visceral robotic warriors. If you’ve ever seen the television shows Robot Wars or BattleBots, you know about the techno carnage I am talking about. Only today, we aren’t speaking about evenly matched robotic opponents. We’re talking a cute little dinosaur robot versus a robotic death machine.
In one corner there is featherweight Pleo made by company Ugobe. He is the adorable robotic dinosaur that walks, cries and behaves like a baby Camarasaurus. In the other corner, Vicious Verdic. He’s a middleweight veteran in the robot combat arena with high speed rotating blades of destruction, leaving many of his challengers shredded in his wake.
The video of the match is not pretty. Pleo lovers look away.
Read more at Engadget and watch the video below.
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One of the things that I love about airline travel is the ice cubes in the drinks they serve. I always liked the cylindrical shaped cubes that were somehow hollowed out in the middle. Somehow, they were always better than the cubes that you crack out of the ice trays at home.
It appears that a Japanese company has cornered the market on unusual ice cube shapes with the Ice Mold, a spherical ice cube maker.
Oddly enough, the Ice Mold doesn’t work the way I expected it to. I thought that what would happen is that water would be put into a small sphere, and the machine would freeze it somehow. Then the sphere would be split in two down the planned seam.
Actually, all you have to do is put an ice cube or chunk of ice, and the Ice Mold forms the ice into a perfect sphere, with absolutely no seams at all.
Believe it or not, a spherical ice cube will melt more slowly, and will reduce its volume evenly. This Ice Mold can make ice balls in 55, 65, 70, and 80 mm sizes. Believe it or not, it can actually make 30-40 ice balls an hour!
Now, if they could make a machine that could make snowballs, that would be even more useful.
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First we see see the 2G Surf being given away for opening an account with RBC Bank up in Canada, and now those over in the UK are given an option to receive a free Eee PC of their own.
PowerUp Mobile is currently offering a free Eee PC 2GB Surf when you sign up for T-Mobile’s Web n Walk mobile broadband package. New users must sign up for a two-year agreement which will set you back £35 per month, in addition to the Eee PC, users will also get a free USB modem. With just a limited time to sign up, you better not wait too long, because the offer ends on June 15, 2008.
With two recent free Eee PC offers, it would make you wonder when the next will show up, possibly and hopefully we can get a similar offer over here in the US.
Read [PR Web] Via [Engadget]
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by Darren Murph, posted May 8th 2008 at 10:34AM
First things first: this guide is absurdly complicated for what you get, but if you’re the kind who thinks the journey is half the fun, you’ll likely be in nerd heaven. In an attempt to make an easily accessible hidden storage disk, one Doppelgangergang hacked up an unused phone jack, a 4GB flash drive and a USB / phone cable. After a good bit of splicing, cutting and soldering, a custom phone line-to-USB cable emerged, enabling him to discreetly access the data with mum and dad assuming he was simply doing research over that trusty 56k connection. Really, MacGyver would give mad props here — tap the read link to see if you’re up for the challenge.
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Now is the time to stop wetting your pants, Apple fanboys. Like the boy who cried wolf, it seems our earlier report pertaining to Carphone Warehouse and O2’s lack of iPhone stock in the UK was a mere case of misinformation. Apparently, O2 was just “in the process of replenishing 16GB iPhone stocks,” while Carphone Warehouse is “reviewing the stock situation for 16GB iPhones sold through its website, but added that its stores now have them in stock.” Stocks of the 8GB model are also being considered, although just putting more 16GB iPhones would definitely be a no-brainer. With great demand for the iphone all across the world right now, what kind of handset retailer would you have to be to not offer the consumers what they want? We’re not sure what exactly, but one thing we know is that O2 and Carphone Warehouse are definitely not like that.
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Verbatim has undoubtedly come a long way from all those floppy disks of yesteryear. The latest addition to their portable storage line up is the world’s first 2.5-inch half-terabyte Portable HDD featuring an industry standard 9.5mm Z-height drive. Costing only $300, it’s as straightforward as portable HDD’s can get, and is compatible with all the latest Windows and Mac systems. It features a spindle speed of 5400rpm, includes 8MB of cache memory, and weighs less than 6 ounces at only 3.38×5.38×0.63 inches. So if you’re looking to allocate 500 more GB’s of space for your data, I’m sure you’ll be glad to know that it’s slated for a Q2 2008 release. How you fill this baby up is entirely up to you.
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