Thunderbolt is Intel’s latest interconnect technology that promises the next generation in transfer speeds, 10 Gbps. Thunderbolt-equipped motherboards or devices will have an Intel Thunderbolt controller chip that provides compatbility with a host of other connection technologies such as: VGA, DVI, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire and eSATA.
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Over 6 months ago, we ran the story that Watson, IBM’s latest supercomputer named after its founder, was going to play the TV game show Jeopardy. And it did, against two of the most successful (human) Jeopardy contestants ever – Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.
So what was the result? Watson simply blew them away – it ended with Watson racking up $77,147, Jennings $24,000, and Rutter with $21,600. Amazing, and of course a little scary, as this supercomputer ‘learned’ as it went, getting progressively better as the game went along.
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Let me kick off this article with the executive summary: if you have a Google account and a phone, enable 2-step verification on your account right away.
Google recently rolled out much improved security for its user accounts in the way of 2-step verification. What this means is that your account would no longer be protected by only a password, but also something which you should physically have, in this case your phone (mobile or landline). …
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We’ve talked about flexible, bendable screens in the past – for example, Sony’s flexible OTFT OLED display. Here is more proof that flexible displays are indeed closer to reality.
Taiwan-based Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has come up with a production technique that would allow for cost-effective, mass-production of these types of displays, including both LCD and OLED screens. The technique called FlexUPD involves placing a layer of material between the flexible substrate and the glass, which would allow for easier removal (peeling) of the display from the glass.
One computer monitor doesn’t cut it anymore, and it’s beginning to look like 2 won’t either. Luckily Cirago, a manufacturer of a wide array of consumer electronics, have got a solution that easily allows you to have 3 screens hooked up to one DisplayPort through their DVI adapter. They call it the HydraDisplay X3. …
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We normally don’t feature such specific computer hardware, particularly cases, but this one was just too cool-looking to pass up.
The Thermaltake Level 10 gives each of your components its own housing, meaning they get more airflow around each of them.
Even if you could care less about the cooling, the tower does look awesome. Interestingly, BMW have had a part to play in the design of this case.
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The CES best-of-show Motorola Xoom Tablet is coming to Verizon Feb 17th according to Engadget and will land at a price of $699, $100 better than the intially rumored $799 price tag.
Sure we were pretty put off by the high price, but a quick comparison with the 3G 32GB iPad ($729) shows that Motorola/Verizon aren’t far off on that price given the huge advantage in feature-list they have on the iPad. Of course, they’d sell a lot more if they push down that cost.
So just a few differentiators with its iPad adversary: 160 dpi vs 132 ppi screen, 1GB vs 256MB RAM, 2MP front camera and 5MP back camera vs no cameras on the iPad, 720p video recording, Flash support, HDMI and USB 2.0 ports and 3G and 4G support vs no 4G on the iPad. Ready to buy one now, aren’t you?
Just splashed out on a very nice 128GB flash drive? What a waste – they’re out of date! “Infinite” is the new memory capacity you’re looking for. That’s right, you heard it here first – flash drives with infinite storage space. Read on!
Infinitec have announced their new flash drive with infinite memory. However, they are lying a bit – the flash drive isn’t really a flash drive – instead, you plug the device into your computer and connect it to your WiFi network and it will locate all the hard drive spaces available to it and utilise them as its own space, creating a sort of “cloud-based flash drive”. …
Ever since the iPad came out I’ve asked myself “can I replace my computer with it?”. Until now, the answer has been no, but with a stand that seems dedicated to turning the iPad into a monitor/iMac it’s becoming more of a reality.
Of course I’m still going to need some more power than 1Ghz and a larger screen, but this doesn’t do a bad job.
The creatively-titled “iHolder iPad Stand’ can hold your iPad (!) at 3 different viewing angles for your comfort. The stand has cutouts so all the necessary ports are available for use, and is compatible with both the WiFi and 3G models.
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When you’re out and about it can be hard not having access to a USB socket to charge up your gizmos. Here we’ve got Digipower’s dual-USB battery pack which can charge 2 USB devices at the same time from its stored charge.
All you need to do to get going is plug the Digipack to your AC socket and let the electrical juice flow. Recharging from this can be done an estimated 500 times before the device will start to fail, not bad for under $30.
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