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IBM Unveils 4 - 6 GHz Power6 Processor
submitted by capn_caveman 1 day 10 hours ago (via http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11...)
Bucking a trend in the chip industry, IBM Corp. said Tuesday its upcoming Power6 microprocessor for servers will run at unprecedented speeds while keeping a lid on power requirements and heat.
Sony Introduces Yet Another Flash Drive Format
submitted by HackJandy 1 day 19 hours ago (via http://dailytech.com/article.a...)
Betamax, UMD, Bluray, Minidisc, MS, MMS, ... and now M2. Sony can't go an entire year without a new media format -- so here is the smallest newest format yet.
Vertical Mouse 2
submitted by urmothersmother 1 day 13 hours ago (via http://www.extremetech.com/sli...)
Slide show of a vertical mouse. Definitely different.
Army's New Stormtrooper-esque "Facial Armor"
submitted by jobeats 1 day 12 hours ago (via http://shurl.org/ySRYZ)
Because of the increased risk of airborne fragmentation threats, resulting from improvised explosive devices, also known as IED’s, MTek has produced the Predator Facial Armor System Technology, or FAST for short.
Hitachi claims world's smallest microchip
submitted by Jamesk5 2 days ago (via http://www.abc.net.au/news/new...)
Japan's Hitachi says it has developed the world's smallest and thinnest microchip, that can be embedded in paper to track down parcels or prove the authenticity of a document.
LEGO Difference Engine
submitted by erazmus 2 days ago (via http://acarol.woz.org/)
Here's a fully-working three-digit Difference Engine (made famous by Charles Babbage) built entirely out of LEGO.
AMD AM2: More than just a Memory Change
submitted by Ryoku 2 days ago (via http://anandtech.com/cpuchipse...)
The new AMD technology refresh, now called AM2, will bring DDR2 memory to the Athlon64 on-processor memory controller.
Better Late Than Never - Vaporware 2005 Awards
submitted by Udon 2 days ago (via http://www.wired.com/news/tech...)
The new awards are here. It's good to see that some good old favorites made it on the list again.
Did Nvidia Hire People To Write FAKE Opinions On Forums?
submitted by mrFREEZE 2 days ago (via http://www.consumerist.com/con...)
nVidia stands accused of *paying* people create as many as 100 fake accounts on multiple forums so that when they'd have something nice to say about nvidia, other forum users would see that the "opinions" came from long-time users.
Best Ipod Suffle Rip Off
submitted by nouseforaname 4 days ago (via http://www.memorysuppliers.com...)
this new mp3 player looks, acts and even has some of the same parts of an official ipod shuffle. only difference is that it plays Mp3, WMA and WAV files, and you can slap your own logo on either or both sides.
Flat Panel CRT Monitor
submitted by Coffee33 3 days ago (via http://www.canon.com/technolog...)
Tired of ghosting, bleed through, and other bad things LCD's have? Then get ready for SED!
Dude, You're Getting a GOOGLE!
submitted by TripOverFeet 4 days ago (via http://www.eweek.com/article2/...)
Dell and Google have partinered. For now, some Dell notebooks and laptops have Google Products installed.
Retail Secrets: The Best Buy Wall Numbers
submitted by ericcos 5 days ago (via http://www.cabel.name/2006/02/...)
Learn all about your local Best Buy store -- see how much stuff is getting stolen, and how many people are buying extended warranties and magazine subscriptions, etc. -- just by looking at the large numbers posted on the wall. Retail hack!
AMD Poised To Finally Capture Dell
submitted by nrbelex 6 days ago (via http://www.informationweek.com...)
"The long-anticipated introduction of the first Dell computers using processors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is expected to come within weeks - or at the most within a few months - providing yet another impressive milestone for AMD, and giving Intel another black eye to going along with the bloody nose it has been nursing the past two years."
HOW TO - Make a RCA Switch Box
submitted by Kameraz 6 days ago (via http://www.elephantstaircase.c...)
Most people only utilize the Video input on the front of their TV's for video game systems. Even if you use the inputs on the back you are still limited to probably three inputs total. This switch box allows you to plug in four RCA devices at once using only one input on your TV.
