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More Computex stuff: Day 3 on Tweaktown, full coverage on Bit-Tech, Day 3 on Phoronix, Part 4 and Part 5 on HWZ, and, inevitably, booth babes on TheTechZone.
From ChOoKmAn: Seems that NVIDIA have announced a few specs on a new 7800 card oooooh yay details here. TheTechZone have a bit more info on the 8-way Opteron system from Tyan.
Paul spotted this cool worm-like robot that won't get as easily stuck on rough ground as wheeled or tracked robots. He also sent in this $350k laptop. The Tulip E-Go Diamond notebook is inlaid with solid palladium white gold plates in which thousands (80 carats) of top-quality, brilliant cut diamonds have been pave set with surgical precision. Don't leave it in a cab when you get drunk after work.
BlueScreenMods have some more thermal images of PC bits, thanks Kristian.
SGOC reviewed the Innovision GF 6800 and turned it into a 6800GT, with mixed results. Though nothing appeared burnt, we attempted to restart the system, only to have a burst of flame erupt from one of the mosfets on the back of the card. D'oh!
The ArsMasters have part 2 of their inside the Xbox360 article posted, this time focussing on the Xenon CPU.
PCStats explain the technology behind dual-core CPUs. Since dual-core processors are essentially a multi-processor system in a convenient package, let's start by looking at some of the multi-processor technologies which have contributed to AMD and Intel's newest products.
Tech-Report are the latest to look at TurboCache vs HyperMemory in the budget graphics arena. Rather than relying solely on on-board memory, these cards also leverage a portion of system memory, which thanks to PCI Express' plentiful bandwidth, can offer pretty decent performance.
If you're tired of walking, Futurelooks highlight some future transport technologies. Nothing too amazing.. did anyone else notice the Segway at CeBIT 2005?
Viljar sent in this article about Google and culture in Europe. If Google's power remains unchecked, Jeanneney argues, it could unconsciously taint how future generations perceive and interpret not only the internet but the whole sweep of Western history and culture.
From Sniper, a timewaster where you can shoot the annoying crazy frog, a bit like the old Pingu game. Not enough gratuitous violence and crazy frog screaming in pain for me. What we really need is a flash game where people's phones ring, and if it's the crazy frog ringtone, you have to stab them in the face as quickly as possible.
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