Google adds 3D view to Google Maps & Books :: Posted by THRASHER2
Not able to resist the current trend, Google has started embracing 3D and added it to the Street View in Google Maps and also in Google Books. To see the world online in (technologically-augmented) 3D you'll need to go intro Street View, put on a pair of red-cyan glasses and click on the newly-added icon on the left - the orange guy with the glasses.
In Google Books things are just as easy thanks to the added 'View in 3D' button that can be found under the title of the ebook you're reading. Glasses are still needed though. Now we're eagerly awaiting Gmail in 3D as it will surely be a great experience checking out the spam folder that way.
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Transcend starts shipping its JetFlash 500 flash drives :: Posted by THRASHER2
Feeling the need for NAND? Then Transcend has something new just for you (and everyone else actually), the new V series JetFlash 500 family of flash drives. The 500s measure 63.1 x 21 x 8.8 mm and weight about 10 grams, come in 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32GB capacities, feature a capless design with a USB connector, are shock resistant, and deliver read and write speeds of up 32 MB/s and 18 MB/s, respectively (32GB model specs, the rest are slower - 14/20 MB/s @ reading, 4/5/6 MB/s @ writing).
The JetFlash 500 drives are backed by a lifetime warranty and are now shipping to they should hit stores very soon.
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Shuttle debuts the J1 4100 small form factor PCs :: Posted by THRASHER2
Still liking things that come in small packages, Shuttle constructed a new SFF PC that would cater to the needs of multiple types of users - multimedia lovers, gamers, and professionals. Known as J1 4100, Shuttle's latest creation comes in three basis configurations - J1 4100, J1 4100G and J1 4100P, all of which make use of the J1 chassis measuring 190 (H) x 215 (W) x 325 (D) mm, and boast a Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad processor,an Intel G41 motherboard, up to 8GB of RAM, a DVD writer or Blu-ray drive, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, and 5.1 channel audio.
The 'regular' J1 4100 and 4100G come equipped with a 160GB hard drive (with the option of an extra 500GB HDD), while the 4100P includes a 500GB HDD by default (up to 1TB of storage via two drives). The three systems can be had with GMA X4100 integrated graphics or with discrete graphics - GeForce 8400GS/9500 GT/GT 240/9800 GT on the J1 4100, GeForce GT 240 on the J1 4100G, and Quadro FX 1800 on the J1 4100P.
"We're really excited about all the new programs we're rolling out this year, like this free upgrade package we're offering," said Nicolas Villalobos, Director at Shuttle Computer Group in Los Angeles. "What's more exciting is it doesn't stop here - we're working hard to bring in new promotions and special bundle offers to consumers. I want this year to be the year for users to upgrade to Shuttle."
The J1 4100, J1 4100G and J1 4100P are now available in the US with a special, limited time bundle containing the Red Faction: Guerrilla game, a 7-button laser mouse, and a Core 2 Quad processor upgrade, at starting prices of $799, $889 and $999, respectively.
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Xilence readies 80Plus Gold-rated 1200W power supply :: Posted by THRASHER2
If you're planning on making a 2-way or 3-way SLI setup out of GeForce GTX 400 series cards (BEd: we want your autograph) then you might need a PSU upgrade and Xilence's newest XQ unit could be an option. Dubbed XQ 1200W, the power supply provides 1200W of continuous power (Duh!), and features an efficiency of up to 92% (is 80Plus Gold certified), four 12V rails, a 135mm fan, and multiple safety functions providing over-current, over-voltage, under-voltage and short circuit protection.
The XQ 1200W PSU is set to become available around the middle of this month priced at 249 Euro.
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Noiseblocker delivers two new 120mm PWM case fans :: Posted by THRASHER2
Blacknoise Germany has recently expanded its consumer case fan offer with two new spinners, the Multiframe S-series M12-PS and the BlackSilentPro PL-PS. The 120mm fans work at 600 to 1500 RPM (rotations per minute) and have an airflow of 40 to 100 m3/h, boast a MTBF of 140,000 hours, a maximum sound output of 23 dBA (M12-PS) / 24 dBA (PL-PS), are and backed by a 6-year warranty.
The M12-PS fan is priced at 19.95 Euro while the BlackSilentPro PL-PS, which is bundled with a rubber anti-vibration frame, costs 15.95 Euro.
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Thermaltake presents the SlimX3 low-profile cooler :: Posted by THRASHER2
Catering to the cooling needs of HTPC (home theater PC) users, Thermaltake has introduced a new, low-profile CPU cooler named SlimX3. Seen below, the new cooling solution measures 92 x 99 x 36 mm, weights 180 grams, and has an aluminum base, two 6mm copper heatpipes, and an 80mm fan that works at 1200 to 2400 RPM and boasts a maximum sound output of 26.9 dBA.
The SlimX3 is compatible with LGA 775/1156 processors (65W TDP max) and costs just under 20 Euro.
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Samsung announce U250 and U200 all-in-ones :: Posted by THRASHER2
Global electronics giant Samsung have today perked media interest as they signal their entry into the British Desktop PC markets, with the launch of two all new fully touchscreen all-in-one desktops - the 23" U250 and the 20" U200.
The machines are claimed to boast HD screens, supporting up to 1600 x 900 resolution and offering an "unparalleled experience", supporting multi-touch functionality via the Windows 7 Home Premium platform.
These all-new all-in-one personal computers are monitor and desktop combined in a single unit - and with their multi-touch capacitive screens they are more than capable of applications such as wall-mounted units.
"Through the new U250 and U200, weÂ’re offering customers the ultimate touch-screen computing experience for the home," said Darren Thacker, head of retail for SamsungÂ’s Mobile Computing Division, arguing that Samsung decided to use its strengths in the netbook and notebook space to make this push into a UK home PC market which has been growing steadily for the past five years.
"WeÂ’ve combined class-leading design with a simple to use interactive experience to create the next generation of home PC. WeÂ’re confident that the look and performance of these new models will prove popular with a wide range of home computing users." he added.
The Samsung U200 and U250 will be available exclusively at PC World and PCWorld.co.uk from May 2010, although pricing has yet to be confirmed.
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Western Digital's next-gen VelociRaptor hard drives detailed :: Posted by THRASHER2
Now yet announced by Western Digital, the new VelociRaptor family of speedy hard drives is closing in and will likely enter the enterprise and enthusiast markets later this quarter. The upcoming drives, which have a 2.5-inch form factor, but will also be available with a 3.5-inch mounting frame (IcePack reloaded) doubling as a heatsink, boast 150GB, 300GB, 450GB and 600GB in capacity, feature a working speed of 10,000 RPM (rotations per minute), a 32MB of cache, a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, a MTBF of 1.4 million hours, a 3ms latency, and a sustained transfer speed of 145 MB/s.
The new VelociRaptors also have a sound output of up to 37 dBA, NoTouch ramp load technology for reduced wear, Pre-emptive Wear Leveling, and will be backed by a five-year warranty.
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Biostar details its TA890FXE AM3 motherboard :: Posted by THRASHER2
After providing a sneak peak at CeBIT, Biostar has decided to unveil more details and the final design of its upcoming TA890FXE motherboard, the first T-series product to be powered by the AMD 890FX chipset. Seen below, the upcoming board features 6 phase PWM and supports Athlon II or Phenom II CPUs with a TDP of up to 140W, and has a black PCB, a relatively beefy cooling system, four DDR3-1800 memory slots, the BIO-unlocKING technology for unlocking processor cores, and four PCI=Express x16 slots for CrossFireX setups.
The TA890FXE includes one eSATA and five SATA 6.0 Gbps ports, Gigabit Ethernet, 7.1 channel audio, a FireWire connector, a debug LED, and nothing but solid capacitors. Expect this motherboard to make its retail debut around the end of the month.
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Leadtek rolling out the WinFast Killer Xeno Pro network card :: Posted by THRASHER2
Teaming up with Bigfoot Networks, Nvidia board partner Leadtek is expanding its product offer to include the WinFast Killer Xeno Pro, a PCI-Express x1 network card that's claimed to provide smoother, more responsive online gameplay. Leadtek's Gigabit Ethernet card makes use of a 400 MHz-clocked NPU (network processing unit) that offloads packet processing for better latency, has 128MB of DDR2 (266 MHz) memory, is Windows 7-ready and features Hardware Bandwidth Control technology smoothens the online experience across all Internet applications - VoIP, streaming video, downloads and web surfing - even while gaming.
"The WinFast Killer Xeno Pro appeals to gamers at every level of expertise and all players benefit from its plug-and-play installation, which gets them into the game with minimum downtime. Competitive gamers appreciate the ability to adjust performance using Intelligent Bandwidth Control. We anticipate strong demand for this powerful and innovative networking technology," said K.S. Lu, CEO of Leadtek.
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Corsair breaks a world record with SSDs :: Posted by THRASHER2
PCMark Vantage smashed with 11 F200s
Corsair managed to break one of the world records thanks to its upcoming Force Series SSDs based on Sandforce controller and one quite impressive testbed. Corsair Team managed to score 32947 points in PCMark Vantage which was enough to take over a first place from SteveRo from Xtremesystems.
Thanks to some liquid nitrogen poured in Kingpin Cooling F1EE LN2 pot the Core i7 980X was overclocked to 5791MHz and paired up with Corsair's Dominator GTX2 memory clocked at 2144MHz with CL7 latencies. The key for record smashing were a total of eleven Force Series F200 200GB SSDs in RAID 0 configuration with Areca ARC-1680D-IX-12 PCI-E RAID controller.
Corsair did a great job there and F200 SSD are clearly some impressive SSDs with impressive sequential and random read/write performance. The Force series is based on Sandforce SF-1200 controller and we can't even start to imagine how good are the SSDs based on the SF-1500.
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Bold 9700 to be released in white :: Posted by THRASHER2
No surprise that they are adding another color
It really comes as no surprise that RIM has decided to offer the BlackBerry Bold 9700 in a color other than black. This follows a trend that RIM has had for the past couple of years, producing the same BlackBerry in different colors for different carriers.
Apparently, white is popular and RIM has decided to produce a white version of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 that was only previously available in black. Our sources tell us that the white version of the 9700 will first arrive to some carriers outside North America, but currently there seems to be no plans to bring it to North America. Still, our sources tell us that this could change at any time and just because there are no plans by carriers in North America now does not mean that things could change very quickly. You just never know these days.
Speaking of the 9700, a new version of firmware has been released for the device. Version 5.0.0.994 is an official release that is floating around that seems to fix some of the bugs that are in the earlier releases. Currently, we have no clue which carriers might be offering this version, but we have to think that with some of the major bugs that are in the previous releases that many carriers would be looking for a fix. We will have to see how many carriers can get this version through technical acceptance testing.
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DRAM maker shifts to 50nm :: Posted by THRASHER2
Inotera will have converted by Christmas
DRAM maker Inotera has started shifting its entire production to the 50nm stack process.
According to Digitimes the outfit is planning to start with producing 10,000 wafers a month at its 12-inch fab from April. If the supply of coffee holds out, it will convert all of its capacity (130,000 wafers/month) to the more advanced node by Christmas.
Inotera is a big fan of Micron Technology's 50nm design. It has already increased production of 1Gb DDR2 chips based on the technology. It has sent samples of 50nm-made 2Gb DDR3 to customers for verification.
It is keen to shift to the technology which means that it should be able to slash its production costs by half. The bonus to this is that DRAM prices are on the up so Inotera can coin in the profits.
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HP and Dell say ten inches is too small :: Posted by THRASHER2
Pulls out of small screen netbooks
Maker of expensive printer ink, HP, and Tinman Michael Dell seem to think that 10 inches is far too small, at least for a netbook.
According to Digitimes, HP is planning to pull out of the 10-inch netbook market and turning its focus to AMD-based 11.6-inch notebooks. This is because profits from Intel Pine Trail-based netbooks have been lower than expected.
Dell on the other hand is also less than impressed and is cutting back on research and development on the 10-inch screen. This is seen as a precursor to dumping the technology.
Digitimes notes that most of the second-tier and white-box netbook vendors have already quit the market after first-tier players started cutting their netbook prices in the second half of 2009 to compete for market share.
However there is still a lot of gear out there. Acer, Asustek Computer and Samsung Electronics remain active in the netbook market, with netbooks accounting for large portions of their overall notebook shipments. Then of course there is Apple's iPad which is basically just a netbook without a keyboard.
Microsoft and Intel are encouraging people to see netbooks as only having 10 inch screens by restricting software and hardware use. It is starting to look like the great unwashed are voting with their feet about smaller screens anyway.
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Microsoft sues British game controller maker :: Posted by THRASHER2
Datel nicked our technology
Maker of the Xbox360, Microsoft has sued a British outfit, Datel for nicking technology it claims it invented. Datel makes "TurboFire" and "WildFire" wireless controllers which Redmond thinks bare an uncanny similarity to its Xbox controllers and sell for up to $50 on the Internet.
In the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Seattle, Microsoft asks for an unspecified amount of compensatory damages, payment of royalties or profits Datel made from the sales, while also asking for an injunction on manufacturing the disputed controllers.
Datel has not issued a comment on it yet since they are probably heating up the hot cross buns and will not be around for a comment until next week.
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NvidiaÂ’s partners on their knees :: Posted by THRASHER2
Talking to Nvidia's partners in the last few months was not quite a chance to hear plenty of happy stories. Every single company that made a bulk of its money selling NvidiaÂ’s GPUs is literaly on its knees.
Fermi delay created a huge income loss for these companies, especially for partners exclusive to Nvidia and the lack of GTX 285, 260 and 295 cards in Q4 2009 and Q1 2010 were the last stabs to their already wounded business.
Business has lost huge income and some of them had to cut salaries or employees as they are struggling to survive.
All eyes are now on Fermi GTX 480 and 470 sales, as high end usually makes a significant part of profit making process. The cards are still open and Fermi is yet to be available in stores.
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Core i5 CPUs are tasty :: Posted by THRASHER2
Well, one dog apparently likes them
It appears that Intel has a future in making dog food as well, and it wouldn’t even cost them that much – just ship dead i5 CPUs and the cash is there for the taking.
We came across an interesting post on overclockersclub.comÂ’s forum, showing an i5 CPU after the ownerÂ’s dog thought theyÂ’d make for interesting snacks.
The CPU was already dead, but the dog didnÂ’t mind and proceeded to chew on it until the heatspreader was done for. Funny, we never thought i5 CPUs are that tasty and weÂ’re still waiting for AMD's announcement of how Phenoms taste much better and come at lower pricepoints.
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Vantec SuperSpeed USB 3.0 2-Port PCI-E Card Review :: Posted by THRASHER2
"Vantec has successfully come up with a low cost, easy to implement solution for adding two high-speed USB 3.0 ports to your system. This little PCI-e card takes only a few minutes to install and provides a hefty increase in performance over the old USB 2.0.Vantec has successfully come up with a low cost, easy to implement solution for adding two high-speed USB 3.0 ports to your system. This little PCI-e card takes only a few minutes to install and provides a hefty increase in performance over the old USB 2.0."
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Intel Certifies Kingston's HyperX DDR3 Memory Kit @ t-break :: Posted by THRASHER2
We have posted a new article, 'Intel Certifies Kingston's HyperX DDR3 Memory
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