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Cameron spotted this sugar 3D printer which is able to "print" intricate shapes out of sugar. In February we gave a sneak preview of our project to construct a home-built three dimensional fabricator. Our design goals were (1) a low cost design leveraging recycled components (2) large printable volume emphasized over high resolution, and (3) ability to use low-cost printing media including granulated sugar. We are extremely pleased to be able to report that it has been a success: Our three dimensional fabricator is now fully operational and we have used it to print several large, low-resolution, objects out of pure sugar.
PCPer have updated their hardware leaderboard recommending parts in different price ranges/uses. For this update to the PC Perspective Leaderboard, there are some interesting shifts in the components being used in the various systems. First up as always is the Dream System that has moved to the uber-fast and uber-expensive NVIDIA GeForce Ultra graphics cards.
Aerospyke noted this new technology which could possibly lead to better sleeping using magnets. A new discovery could make it possible to take a "power nap" at the flick of a switch. Scientists have found a way to turn on deep sleep at will using a machine that magnetically stimulates the brain.
Somebody else has tried out oil cooled PC's utilizing some interesting things including an air pump to test out if bubbles help or not. Over the years, we have seen many projects on the web that cooled a computer using common vegetable oil, including a very popular video by Tom's Hardware. We felt that by building a computer in an aquarium using clear mineral oil, that we would be able to accomplish a much more attractive result, with less work. We were happy with the results!
Justin sent in this article about the Live Anyware system on Windows which they have apparently screwed up. This month, the first two Live PC games hit the market, first Halo 2 and then Shadowrun, and boy did Microsoft ever drop the ball on this one. Microsoft has set everything in place for Live on the PC to be a failure, and what's more, they're continually showing that their PR-speak claiming "we really care about the PC as a gaming platform" is 180 degrees out of alignment with their actions.
He also saw AOL's password blunder where only the first 8 characters of a password were read when logging in. A reader wrote in Friday with an interesting observation: When he went to access his AOL.com account, he accidentally entered an extra character at the end of his password. But that didn't stop him from entering his account. Curious, the reader tried adding multiple alphanumeric sequences after his password, and each time it logged him in successfully.
You might be interested in this unusual game controller which uses sensors in undergarments. Thanks to Astr0boy3 for the link. "My thesis work involves building game controllers into undergarments so that games are played through players physically touching one another." Chowdhury explains. "The goal of this project was to research and create objects that challenge the traditional notions and orientation of video game play."
MSI has shown off a watercooled Radeon HD 2900XT. At the MSI PC2008 event yesterday in Taipei MSI showed off its watercooled version of the Radeon HD 2900XT and we snapped a shot for you to ogle over for now. We’re working on the coverage of the whole event and it will be up later today. But for now, enjoy this picture of this card which has a very nice looking watercooler on it.
TrustedReviews have taken a first look at some Santa Rosa notebooks here and here. Bit-Tech have posted some details of the platform. Tweaktown have posted details of MSI's latest launch event in Taipei and finally TechArp have posted some more info on the Santa Rosa notebook platform.
Driverheaven have posted an article about building a low power system which runs on less than 11 watts of power. Do you dream of a quiet system? perhaps one at home you can leave on 24/7 as a network server? Today we show you how it is possible to build a pc that consumes no more than 11 watts of power, is totally silent and hasn't a single moving part ... yes believe it or not, you can build a PC that under load consumes less power than a lightbulb.
Fester2001 noted that Microsoft is set to replace Vista's email application and Outlook Express. As it rolled out its revamped Windows Live Hotmail Monday, Microsoft Corp. also promised it would deliver replacements for the Outlook Express and Windows Mail desktop clients along with new software to integrate Web mail with the corporate Outlook program.
He also spotted this article which delves into the workplace from a childs perspective. Imagine how exciting a modern data center like the one at Robert's organization would be for a child. Bright lights, multiple backup UPS systems, redundant AC units, and a very powerful generator out back to ensure there can never be an outage. Several giant systems housing multi-terabyte storage arrays, four huge IBM P695's, and a few hundred other servers. Super high tech security to restrict physical access to the datacenter and a round-the-clock staff of fourteen administrators to lord over it all.
Microsoft have also patched 19 security vulnerabilities. n a set of seven security bulletins that one researcher called "amazing" because all were tagged critical, Microsoft Corp. yesterday patched 19 separate vulnerabilities, including three zero-day bugs already known to attackers.
Cdr Zero saw that AMD have demonstrated an 8 core enthusiast PC. AMD is getting more aggressive in discussing technologies that are cooking in the company’s labs. What we learned today is that Agena, the firm’s upcoming desktop quad-core processor in fact is alive and kicking and stream processing may very well reach beyond the enterprise application market and finally enable high-powered consumer applications the IT industry promised ten years ago.
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