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A company is working on an unusual game controller which is a headset device which reads player thoughts. It will be interesting it something actually eventuates from it. Thanks Loop Goose for the link. Based on the latest developments in neuro-technology, Emotiv has developed a new interface for human computer interaction. Project Epoc is a headset that uses a set of sensors to tune into electric signals naturally produced by the brain to detect player thoughts, feelings and expression. It connects wirelessly with all game platforms from consoles to PCs. Project Epoc now makes it possible for games to be controlled and influenced by the player's mind.
Wirrunna has sent in word of a new version of Speedfan. The long awaited SpeedFan 4.32 FINAL is now online. This version includes a lot of new features. Full support for INTEL CORE DUO internal temperatures, for Andigilog aSC7621 and for Fintek F71882F has been added, including advanced configuration options. Another great new addition is xAP support, which allows you to publish temperatures and fan speeds using this pretty new and interesting protocol. Not to mention the digitally signed 64 bit driver that allows SpeedFan to fully support even Windows Vista 64 bit.
Some vandalism defaming a professional golfers Wikipedia page has prompted him to do a John Doe lawsuit to find who made the change. Prevented by law from suing Wikipedia, pro-golfer Fuzzy Zoeller is suing the owner of an IP address from where allegedly defamatory remarks were posted onto Wikipedia alleging that he abused drugs, alcohol and his family in what could set a precedent for online defamation cases.
The Gigabyte M57SLI-S4 has become the first motherboard to be supported with an open source BIOS. The GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 [1] is the first-ever desktop motherboard supported by a Free & Open Source BIOS, thanks to AMD engineer Yinghai Lu who released GPL-licensed code last month. This state-of-the-art motherboard is based on the NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI chipset and AMD's latest Socket AM2.
Some wok antennas have helped a TV station keep on air because of the price of a commercial link was too expensive. Information Week also has some information on this here. Why pay $20,000 for a commercial link to run your television station when a $10 kitchen wok from the Warehouse is just as effective? This is exactly how North Otago's newest television station 45 South is transmitting its signal from its studio to the top of Cape Wanbrow, in a bid to keep costs down.
Digitaltrends has posted a short guide to connecting your Ipod to your Xbox 360. Wouldn’t it be great if you could play some of the audio content stored on your iPod through your Xbox 360 so you could enjoy it over your state-of-the-art entertainment system? There is a relatively simple way to do this, with references by Microsoft to the iPod on the Xbox 360 support system even providing some of the cues. For the quick and dirty guide to getting your iPod to connect with your Xbox 360, read on.
Somebody has made a Beer launching fridge which features a mini fridge with a mechanism which lifts a can of beer out and flings it to a designated location with surprising accuracy.
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