I don’t know about the rest of you, but I rarely use the CD drive in my iMac or Macbook Pro. 99.9% of the time, I download software instead of buying CDs. And I don’t watch DVDs on my devices either. OWC has a cool product that will let you ditch your optical drive for [...]
An anonymous reader writes “Google released a new version of the VP8 codec SDK on Thursday. They note a number of performance improvements over the launch release including 20-40% (average 28%) improvement in libvpx decoder speed, an over 7% overall PSNR improvement (6.3% SSIM) in VP8 ‘best’ quality encoding mode, and up to 60% improvement [...]
The beautiful Aston Martin One-77, powered by a 7.3L V12 engine that puts out a monstrous “750 horsepower and 750 lb-ft of torque” — was spotted “testing its chops and its pipes at the Nurburgring.” Video after the break. Click here for the first picture in the gallery. Along the way it runs down other [...]
Earlier this month, we discussed news that Motorola had sued Apple, alleging infringement of 18 patents involving the iPhone, iPad, and other Apple devices. In response, Apple has now launched a pair of lawsuits alleging that Motorola is the infringing party, pointing to a number of patents involving touchscreen displays and multi-touch technology, and also [...]
An anonymous reader writes “Progress on metal-insulator-metal diode manufacturing was just reported online in the professional journal Advanced Materials (abstract). For the first time a high-performance ‘metal-insulator-metal’ diode was created with cheap materials. This is a fundamental discovery. It could change the way manufacturers produce electronic products at high speed, on a huge scale, and [...]
It looks like the Wi-Fi only variant of the Samsung Galaxy Tab — a device Samsung said they were working on that recently made an appearance in a Best Buy advert — has crossed the FCC’s desk. The only difference between the carrier branded Tab and the Wi-Fi only Tab, other than the absence of [...]
File these under: weird Google Earth sightings. It’s time for another batch of weird sights, starting with the giant Snoopy above. Click here to see all six pictures. [via Rodsbot] Original post by TecheBlog Staff
If Mario gets a star, just the mere act of coming in contact with him is fatal, but what happens when a koopa turtle that happens to be in the right place and time? Continue reading to find out. [via Dorkly] Original post by TecheBlog Staff
Amazon has the Cyber Acoustics Speaker System for only $39.24 shipped, originally priced at $66.08. It “includes two 2-inch satellite speakers and a 5.25-inch subwoofer with a throw voice-coil and tuned port for an enhanced response.” Product page. The sleek design of the satellite speakers will compliment any desktop computer or any small entertainment system. [...]
Santa Ballmer? Steve Claus? Neither nickname has a great ring to it, but Microsoft’s CEO definitely deserves something similar this holiday season. Network World confirmed Thursday that Microsoft will be handing out free Windows Phone 7 devices to each and every company employee — that’s about 89,000 phones. Add to that another 1,000 free WP7 [...]
