Archive for March, 2008
SIM2, Dolby showcase 46-inch HDR display prototype
Filed under: Displays, HDTV
Well, would you take a look at that. Right on cue, Dolby and SIM2 are collaboratively showcasing a 46-inch 1080p display built around the former firm’s high dynamic range technology. The HDR-enabled LCD HDTV boasts 1,836 LED-based backlight units (designed / developed by…
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX already popping up in stores?
Filed under: Desktops, Gaming, Peripherals
We got that photo in from reader Ryan, who found a small cache of NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX cards at Best Buy, each priced at $360 for 512MB versions. Can they just release these things already?[Thanks, Ryan] Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Pleo finally learns to sit with Life OS 1.1
Filed under: Robots
Although Pleo just got upgraded to v1.0.2 earlier that month, UGOBE is taking the Life OS to 1.1 and adding a laundry list of features to boot. Initially available for install only through an SD card (download via USB should hit within a few weeks), the update enables your favori…
Sony’s HDR-SR12 1080/60 camcorder gets reviewed
Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV
Sony launched the hot little HDR-SR12 HD camcorder in a overwhelming barrage of new models at CES, so it hasn’t really gotten the love it deserves, but the crew by at CamcorderInfo recently took one for a spin and found that while the $1399 cam isn’t the cheapest o…
AT&T seeing executive shakedown?
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsDetails are still shaky, but GigaOM is reporting that the futures of undoubtful AT&T executives may additionally be dubious. In addition to a recently replaced CTO and recently departed USi CEO, apparently VPs are being offered exit packages or demotions (their choice!)…
iPhone Dev Team claims to be dismantled, Pwnage tool dead for good? Update: nope.
Filed under: CellphonesApril Fool’s day joke? Could be, but we’re hearing it might be real: the towering standing bastions of iPhone hacking, the iPhone Dev Team, posted a note to their site stating that “[today] the DevTeam was approached by an unnamed party to sell all of the intellectual property…
iPhone Dev Team claims to be dismantled, Pwnage tool dead for good?
Filed under: Cellphones
April Fool’s day joke? Could be, but we’re hearing it might be real: the faraway standing bastions of iPhone hacking, the iPhone Dev Team, posted a note to their site stating that “[today] the DevTeam was approached by an unnamed party to sell all of the intellectual property…
Arkansas school has an 11-year-old IT area — no, really, an 11-year-old
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Seeing as our high school network hijinks pretty much led to semi-permanent suspension, our barren hearts were actually warmed by the story of 11-year-old Jon Penn, who has been in charge of his elementary school’s 60-machine network since last year. The previous network a…
