08.07.08
VisionAire - the touch sensitive hologram
Obscura Digital company presented their new invention - VisionAire - the touch sensitive hologram, watch the video below:
And one more hologram thing. A TV developed by Heliodisplay:
03.19.08
K|ngp|n scores 30K 3Dmark06 with OC 9800GX2
The famous enthusiast overclocker k|ngp|n has got his hands on Nvidia’s 790i Ultra SLi chipset and a Geforce 9800GX2 card, both from EVGA, and as you have probably guessed by now, overclocked it sky high with a little help from some LN2 cooling.
The test system that he used consists of EVGA’s 790i Ultra SLI motherboard, a single EVGA Geforce 9800GX2 reference cooled card, Corsair Dominator 1800 CL7 memory, a Yorkfield Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-core processor, Corsair’s HX1000W and Silverstone 850W Zeus PSUs.
As would any other overclocking enthusiast do, k|ngp|n decided to put his own LN2 pots on this new graphics card to see how far could it go on LN2. The results are stunning, from 754MHz and 3DMark06 score of 24,793, which he managed to get the card with reference cooling to 945MHz and 29,970 when LN2 got into the game. The final clocks when cooled by LN2 are 949MHz for the core, 1,129MHz for the memory and, this is not a typo, 2,389MHz for the Shaders.
We are sure that he will be able to go over the 30k result pretty soon. K|ngp|n is promising Quad-SLI results this week. You can check out the screenshots here.
Alienware adds the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2, nForce 790i to its Area-51
Clearly not wanting to lose its status as the most reliable purveyor of nasty gaming rigs, Alienware has re-upped its infamous Area-51 desktops with NVIDIA’s latest graphics champ (the GeForce 9800 GX2) and the company’s burning hot nForce 790i mobo. Or so we’re told in a thrilling press release. The bottom line is this, you can now drop major bank on a seriously up-to-date system that will have friends and foes alike drooling, plotting your murder, or (at the very least) asking to get their game on. Truck over to the site to see the myriad configurations available… but you might want to hide your credit cards first.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/alienware-adds-the-nvidia-geforce-9800-gx2-nforce-790i-to-its-a/
03.16.08
Windmill flying apart
Ever wonder what it looks like when a windmill’s brakes fail? It’s NOT pretty (but it is pretty cool). The second vid shows it in dramatic slo-mo.
Source: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/03/windmill_flying_apart.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
03.15.08
Optimus Maximus video presentation
Russian design studio Art Lebedev is at CES to present its OLED keyboard Optimus Maximus. Engadget got a chance to speak with the man himself, Art Lebedev, and got a thorough walkthrough of Optimus Maximus. Not just the hardware, but also the software that let you control the features of the keyboard and the OLED-based keys. A 6 minute video which gives you an overall view of Optimus Maximus and reveals that the software may need some more tweaking before it is sent out to customers. It seems that the first samples will be sent out in just a few weeks.
01.26.08
OCZ HydroJet on Display at CES
The long awaited and better late than never released OCZ HydroJet self-contained liquid cooler for CPUs has a new face-lift. The OCZ HydroJet is the first heatsink to make use of directional carbon nanotubes in the base of the cooler for improved thermal performance. On the two pictures below you’ll see the fourth generation HydroJet prototype pictured during the first day of CES 2008.
Cooler Master presents HUGE coolers at CES
As the power consumption increases, so does the heat. This puts more and more pressure on the coolers, and the task of designing both quiet and efficient coolers becomes tougher by the day. Cooler Master seems to have taken this extremely serious and unveiled three new coolers at CES. One of them has been equipped with a total of 8 (!) heatpipes transferring the heat up to the huge heatsink, which is being cooled by two 120mm fans. Even the smaller versions are quite large in comparison to other CPU coolers on the market, and even if the performance is probably quite good, we’re starting to think that this is perhaps taking things one step too far.
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01.25.08
Optimus Maximus keyboard Video
This thing remains cool. Keep a close eye on the keys of the Optimus Maximus keyboard. The Optimus design keyboard is good for any layout —Cyrillic, Ancient Greek, Georgian, Arabian—and so on to infinity: notes, numerals, special symbols, HTML codes, mathematical functions. Whoever said that Russians can’t design gorgeous stuff huh ?
Each key is a small OLED display that can be customized for different functions:
Microsoft Surface at Work …
Like so much of the emerging technology at this year’s CES, Microsoft’s Surface tabletop computer has to been seen to be fully appreciated. The device is still a little ways off from landing in the hands of consumers (and, once it does, will likely be well out of most of our price ranges). However, the Surface’s commercial applications are beginning to become more and more clear.
At his keynote last night, Bill Gates demonstrated how the device might be used by sporting good stores to let customers design their own snowboards. At today’s show, the company showcased a few further business scenarios, including one featuring wine companies, and another involving cell phones.
In this video, a Microsoft representative demonstrates the latter, choosing T-Mobile to showcase the possibilities of just such a scenario.
01.23.08
Soyntec Wiffinder bags can detect WiFi nets
Soyntec is prepped to release their latest Wiffinder WiFi detection bag in February. The €43 / $63 nylon Wiffinder 400 Executive Case fits laptops up to 15.4-inches and features an integrated WiFi finder with signal strength indicator to tell you when the 802.11 airwaves are ready to leech. The integrated clock will remind you of the exact time the 5-0 arrived.
P.S. “Wiffinder” is not a typo. We agree, WiFinder would seem a more appropriate name.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/soyntec-wiffinder-bags-detect-open-wifi-networks-can-be-traded/
