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Tuesday Afternoon
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Tuesday, 12-December-2006 15:56:41 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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The_Rick spotted a new memory technology. Scientists from IBM, Macronix and Qimonda said they developed a material that made "phase-change" memory 500 to 1000 times faster than the commonly-used "flash" memory, while using half as much power.
XbitLabs compared two super coolers for your CPU. Not sure I agree with their use of that term, but anyway, the two giant coolers in question are Zalman's CNPS9700LED and Scythe's Infinity.
AoAForums have a guide to making custom epoxy shapes. If so, read on and learn a way to make the little bobs and nubbins that will transform that ho-hum case mod into something that will really turn heads!
ESReality have a large MouseScore2007 article. I have devised the world's first independent benchmarking system where raw mouse performance can be measured and compared. If you're thinking about buying a new mouse check out the ESReality MouseScore first, or you might be sorry!
Jezz spotted this Nintendo Wii Power Glove made by a Japanese modder. Not much info, but plenty of pics and a video.
LegionHW checked out CPU scaling with the GeForce 8800GTX. Designed to meet the most extreme needs of gamers, it also comes with a serious price tag. That said, it is clear the GeForce 8800 GTX is designed purposely to be coupled with the latest and greatest processors.
Iroquois sent in this new type of biometric authentication which analyses typing rhythms and patterns. "Hmm, really fast but lots of backspaces, must be Agg."
If you're interested in Microsoft's "iPod Killer", the Zune, you could read this giant Zune Diary sent in by Matt. It's in four parts, here, here, here and here.
The Australian Defence Force has apparently banned blogging by soldiers and has deleted blogs from troops serving in Iraq. Critics say the soldiers are being denied the very freedoms they are fighting for. The blogs were destroyed in September, hours after pictures of Australian soldiers playing with guns surfaced on the internet in the days before the inquiry into Private Jake Kovco's death in Baghdad.
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