New Accessory to Help with Gmail
A new accessory that works with both Windows and Mac computers, the Gboard, is now available. The device features 19 common shortcuts for use with Gmail. Instead of remembering the different keyboard shortcuts, users can simply push the appropriate button. The Gboard can be had for $19.99, but seems like it will only appeal to the nerd who already has everything. The device is unable to handle all 69 shortcuts, and how much time it can actually save is questionable.
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Ryan Bredin (1981 - 2009), Rest in Peace
It is a very sad day here at Overclockers Club as one our long time staff members, Ryan Bredin, aka Verran, passed away last night after battling cancer for many years. Ryan was 28 years old. Ryan had served on the OCC staff for several years, first as a moderator and then as Senior Moderator. Ryan used his calm demeanor and good reasoning skills to keep the forums running smoothly and he loved a good discussion and could always be counted on to contribute his reasoned voice and opinion. Ryan is survived by his wife Kristin. There will be a Celebration of Life in Ryan's honor after the first of the year and we will let you know the details when they become available. In the mean time, please take a moment to remember Ryan in the forum thread. Goodbye to our friend Verran, you will be sorely missed around here.
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Mobile Twitter Site Receives Much Needed Facelift
Even though the previous Twitter website provided a place for users to send mobile tweets online to all of their friends and followers, it was poorly designed, and while functional, was not visually appealing. The new website has totally been redesigned for a sleek mobile user experience, which the previous site did not have whatsoever. All of the same features can still be found on the new revision of Twitter for mobile users, as the design is mainly the only thing changed. It has been built from the ground up using the API from Twitter, and works best with mobile phones that use the WebKit browser engine, which includes many popular Android phones as well as the Apple iPhone.
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Thermalright Spitfire VGA Cooler Announced
Thermalright, a well-known manufacturer of high-end air cooling components has yet another cooler planned to be released and this time for your graphics card and it’s known as the Spitfire. This cooler weighs in at half a kilo and measures 147 (L) x 123 (W) x 154 (H) mm with a copper, nickel plated base, 6 copper heat pipes and support for a 120mm fan. Price tag and release date are unavailable yet, but this is one to look out for. Supported cards are:
- ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series
- ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
- ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series
- ATI Radeon HD X1900, X1800, X1650, X850 and X800 Series
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 Series
- NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250, 9800 GTX/GT
- NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT, 9500 GT, 9400 GT
- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS, 8800 GT, 8600 GTS,
- NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT, 7900 Series
- NVIDIA GeForce 7800 Series
- NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Series
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Human Brain Emulated - New Computer Architecture
Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have created a new computer architecture that copies some of the human brains functions. This is a great step forward and due to the new development the research group has doubled in size. This new architecture contains three senses, although one is a combination of the first two. The first part is what we know as seeing – the part of the brain that deals with visual information and ‘models’ it – and the second part which we know as hearing – the part of the brain that constructs the sound so we can hear – while the third part is a fusion of both. The university has also stated that they’ve already began developing the nervous system. This is a great step for the computer industry on a whole and many things can come of this – such as creating more complex computers and in turn more complex applications. “We have developed a model of how the various sources of information that complement each other, can get a better idea of what is happening. Better to the extent that we may see more than what the different parts look,” says Tamas Jantvik researcher at Luleå University of Technology.
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