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Nintek have posted official details of their voluntary administration over on the Nindeals site. Strange that the main site hasn't been updated, though. Anyway, at least it's confirmed now and there are Administrator contacts for people who want to be listed as creditors etc.
HotHardware have checked out a futuristic Crystal monitor from Dell. Last year at CES in Las Vegas, Dell previewed a "concept" monitor that definitely pegged our collective geek-o-meters with its ultra-sleek, clear, tempered glass design and super-thin, clean profile. Discussion thread here.
Some Apple-related snippets from Justin: there'll apparently be Blu-Ray in some Macs in future, they have some interesting keyboard patents and a lawsuit accuses them of an illegal monopoly in the online music market. The complaint takes issue with Apple's refusal to support the Windows Media Audio format.
James spotted the biggest plasma hi-def TV in the world, built by Panasonic. "Can you picture that on a wall near you?" he said. "It's a long way off any type of mass consumer. People's houses just aren't that big."
Scientific American look back at the year in robots. In 2007, our artificially intelligent companions moved closer to replacing us on the battlefield, improving healthcare (on Earth and in space) and even befriending our children.
Kombiluva found a monitor from ASUS that boasts crossbow-proof.. ness. Feel free to hit it with a hammer and stuff too.
Meanwhile I'll be over here controlling my PC with brainwaves, thanks eraser. NeuroSky has made a system which can turn brainwaves into commands. This is a revolutionary technique that will have a big impact on all kinds of markets.
LegionHW have a clock for clock comparison of Phenom and Core 2. There you have it, a clock for clock comparison between the Phenom and Core 2 Duo/Quad processors with the Athlon64 X2 thrown in for reference. It has been interesting to see how these processors compare at the same clock frequency.
Dan has been playing with antennas. A surprising number of add-on WiFi antennas are, technically, physically impossible. If you know why this is, you can avoid some significant frustration.
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