Monthly Archives: May 2006

Webcams have been around for a few years and commonly used for taking personal mug shots, video conferencing, etc… The recent trend with webcams has been to integrate them into newer laptops such as Apple’s MacBook Pro. Desktops such as … Continue reading →

If you’re looking for an affordable 19-inch LCD monitor for performing general home and office tasks, the MG19VT from X2Gen is worth a look (in some cases, $189.99 after rebate). Its image quality and motion performance, however, will leave multimedia … Continue reading →

Back in the summer of 05’, Creative announced about a new revolutionary X-Fi audio processor that was supposed to change how our games sound. They said it would be a very powerful audio processor with a 51 million transistor chip. … Continue reading →

While much of the world fumes over escalating fuel prices, a small company in north central Iowa is quietly hoping to make gasoline obsolete as an engine fuel. Research at the Hydrogen Engine Center Inc. is done in an early … Continue reading →

The winners of the European Eco-Shell Marathon 2006 weren’t the fastest but they were the most fuel efficient. Teams had to battle changing temperatures and wind conditions and use the least amount of fuel after completing seven laps of the … Continue reading →

Politicians could one day determine the results of elections before they take place, thanks to a European research project that will study social interactions between millions of virtual human beings. Five European universities are collaborating on the New Ties project, … Continue reading →

The Hanns∙G HD199D is a good bet for budget-conscious consumers looking to move up to a 19-inch LCD monitor, but as you’d expect, it lacks many of the features found on some of the more pricey models. More

“We believe that the larger volume of data being requested is, in some systems, causing larger access delays to system memory, especially when Sound Blaster X-Fi is sharing memory access with high-end graphics and/or hard drives. We have found that … Continue reading →

If you’re a savvy small-business owner, you’re no doubt worried about backing up your mission-critical files. If you’ve tried tape backup solutions, you also know what a challenge and hassle they can be. Even businesses with dedicated IT administrators are … Continue reading →

       Antec Solo                                   Antec P150 Solo accomodates any ATX12V form factor power supply, allowing it to be adapted for a wide range of computing needs and providing greater options for modification and upgrading. For maximum quietness, the case is designed for use … Continue reading →

Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems-Akron, a unit of Lockheed Martin, with its partners —Stratcom International and others—have developed an unmanned lighter-than-air vehicle that would operate above the jet stream and above severe weather in a geostationary position to … Continue reading →

Lemurs, those wide-eyed, active, monkey-like animals running around the island in the movie “Madagascar,” are known for their ability to leap. A robotic lemur being tested at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory moves more slowly, but might someday take its own … Continue reading →

This is cool. I love this kind of thinking. Shri. Satyanarayana has innovated [a] micro windmill driven battery charger. This device is [a] miniature version of power windmills and harnesses wind energy to generate sufficient electrical potential to recharge batteries … Continue reading →

“Surely this is the coolest alternative to walking since… well, since bicycles. If you could cover 5 meters (16 feet) at a single bound, well you could cover the distance to work (with a short-cut over that fence) before you … Continue reading →