ASK Inc. Japan has just added a new gaming mouse ‘ZM-GM1′ from Zalman to its product page. Coming in a seven button design (can be customized), the mouse features an accurate and reliable Avago 9500 LaserStream sensor, 800-6000dpi resolution (switchable), an LED lighting and a USB 2.0 connector. The ZM-GM1 will become available from February 1st for 3,980 Yen (about $44). [Product Page]
Lexar hits back with their new 256GB Professional 600x SDXC UHS-I memory card. This high speed memory card comes with Class 10 speed specification and promises to deliver a minimum guaranteed read speed of 90MB/s. The 256GB Professional 600x will go on sale in late March for unannounced price yet. [Lexar]
Some days, after a good night’s rest and a protein rich breakfast, my brain works wonderfully. It’s well wrinkled, filled to the brim with answers and snapping synapses. Other days, after an epic night and a regurgitated breakfast, my brain just doesn’t want to be bothered. It’s smooth and thoughtless. How does that damn brain work? ASAP Science analyzes the brain by detailing the difference between fast thinking and slow thinking. You’re going to think in a whole new way after this. [YouTube] More »
The world obviously needs its supercomputers, but with a growing energy crisis, efficiency is becoming a big priority. The problem is that supercomputers require a lot of power, but that’s an issue Eurotech and NVIDIA are trying to solve in the new Eurora computer. Not only is this beast powerful, but NVIDIA has announced that it’s also breaking efficiency records for supercomputers.
In a NVIDIA Blog post, the company explains that Eurora managed to reach “3,150 megaflops per watt of sustained performance,” which just so happens to beat the efficiency of the highest-ranked supercomputer on the Green500 list by 26%. That isn’t bad at all, and it’s thanks to Eurotech’s Aurora hot water cooling system.
By using hot water cooling, the Eurora doesn’t need to be cooled by air conditioning, obviously saving on energy costs. NVIDIA describes the benefit of using hot water by pointing out that it can be “re-purposed to heat buildings or drive absorption chillers, and then returned back to the supercomputer at a cooler temperature.” The Eurora is equipped with 64 compute nodes, which are each made up of two Intel Xeon E5-series CPUs and two NVIDIA Tesla K20 GPU accelerators. Since the water cooling system allows Eurotech to save space in the Eurora, NVIDIA says it’s able to fit 256 CPUs and GPUs into a single rack.
While the water cooling system helped the Eurora meet its efficiency goals, it didn’t do all the work along. The Telsa K20 GPUs are also quite efficient too, with NVIDIA pointing out that they’re four times more efficient than x86 CPUs. The Eurora made its way to the Cineca supercomputer facility in Bologna, Italy this week, with NVIDIA and Eurotech predicting that it will save 2.5 million kilowatt hours and eliminate 1,500 tons of CO2 emissions over the course of its 5-year life. That, ladies and gentlemen, is one efficient machine.
Eurora supercomputer cuts back on CO2 emissions with help of NVIDIA GPUs is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Earlier today, we reported that the New York Times has been targeted by Chinese hackers, who were attempting to access files and emails relating to an investigation it performed of the Chinese Prime Minister’s family. Now the Wall Street Journal has followed it lead, stating that Chinese hackers have likewise targeted its system.
According to the Wall Street Journal, its computer system had been hacked by China, but it did not specify how, when, or to what degree. Instead, it simply stated that the hacks were an attempt on China’s part to monitor how the Journal reported on the country. A spokeswoman said that nothing indicated customer information was messed with, or that the hacking was done for financial reasons.
Says Journal spokesperson Paula Keve in a statement: “We continue to work closely with the authorities and outside security specialists, taking extensive measures to protect our customers, employees, journalists and sources. We fully intend to continue the aggressive and independent journalism for which we are known.”
In response to the attacks, the Wall Street Journal has performed a complete change to its network designed to increase security and keep the hackers out. The newspaper is likewise working with security experts to help maintain the safety of its network. Many other news outlets have also been the target of China’s attacks, something the FBI views as a national security issue, and that it has been looking in to for over a year.
[via Wall Street Journal]
Wall Street Journal has also been targeted by Chinese hackers is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We often describe an artist’s full commitment to a project in physiological terms—pouring his blood, sweat, tears, heart, and soul into the piece. Director Kris Moyes examines what that creative energy would actually look like for Grizzly Bear’s latest video, Gun-Shy, through a collection of surreal animated gifs. More »
Tapping on glass… it’s not the future — it’s the present. Except software-based touch typing solutions haven’t really extended beyond the cramped confines of mobile phones and tablets. But what if there were a touch type experience that mapped to the full extent of your digital reach? Something more akin to a typical two-handed physical keyboard? Well, that’s just what Google’s proposing in a patent application that’s surfaced today. Filed back in September of 2011, the USPTO doc outlines a method for displaying “geometric shapes on a touch-screen display… [that correspond] to a respective finger of a user” and allow for text entry via a “sliding movement.” So in layman’s terms, if this ever comes to pass, you’d be able to type on glass with all ten fingers by, presumably, flicking upwards. Not sure how we feel about that just yet — it certainly would require some extra screen real estate. Maybe even something as accommodating as this, but Nexus-flavored.
Source: USPTO
Apple might not need to make a TV set to make a big splash in the television market: a brand new report from Bloomberg claims that the company is negotiating with Time Warner Inc. to bring HBO Go to Apple TV by the middle of this year, citing two people familiar with the plans. That would still mean that the ability to watch HBO shows on Apple’s set-top box would be limited to people who already subscribe to the network in cable and satellite packages, but it’s a promising step.
HBO Go currently provides mobile access to HBO shows and content, which would mean that Apple TV users who are also subscribers would have access to the more than 600 hours of video currently available on the service, which includes hit shows like Game of Thrones and True Blood. The move wouldn’t be unprecedented, as Apple already currently offers Hulu Plus and Netflix access on the platform, and HBO Go is already on Roku and Xbox.
And in the end, it would still mean that customers are shackled to traditional cable and satellite distribution methods, even if the delivery mechanism for their HBO content is actually Apple’s standalone streaming video player. But turning the Apple TV into a platform with access to a broader content library is a key step in making it a better value proposition for consumers: AirPlay is a good selling point, but content options are more plentiful on other devices, even given the fact that the iTunes library is among the largest for digital video.
Many have wondered also whether Apple would open up the Apple TV to third-party apps in a way similar to how it’s running on the iPad and iPhone. This sounds like just another hand-selected partner, however, so it’s unlikely we’ll see an opening up of the platform anytime soon.
MEXICO CITY — Archaeologists say they have turned up about 150 skulls of human sacrifice victims in a field in central Mexico, one of the first times that such a large accumulation of severed heads has been found outside of a major pyramid or temple complex in Mexico.
Experts are puzzled by the unexpected find of such a large number of skulls at what appears to have been a small, unremarkable shrine. The heads were carefully deposited in rows or in small mounds, mostly facing east toward the rising sun, sometime between 660 and 860 A.D., a period when the nearby city-state of Teotihuacan had already declined but the Aztec empire, founded in 1325, was still centuries in the future.
On this week’s installment of “The Vampire Diaries,” Klaus is still trying to stop Kol, Damon is still locked up in the Salvatore mansion (trying not to kill Jeremy) and could there be feelings between Stefan and Rebekah despite their “no feelings, no attachments” deal?
Check out the official episode description of “A View To Kill” below and find out what Kat Graham (Bonnie) and Ian Somerhalder (Damon) had to say about what’s to come on “The Vampire Diaries.”
When Rebekah (Claire Holt) turns down Klaus’ (Joseph Morgan) plea to stop Kol (Nathaniel Buzolic) and protect Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen), Klaus turns to Stefan (Paul Wesley) for help. After an angry confrontation with her father, Mayor Hopkins (guest star Rick Worthy), over his unconventional approach to ending the violence in Mystic Falls, Bonnie (Kat Graham) has a frightening run-in with Kol, followed by an unexpected visitor. Klaus complicates the already tense feelings between Stefan and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) by revealing a bit of Stefan’s personal life, then surprises Damon by asking for personal advice. Elena (Nina Dobrev) tells Stefan about her dangerous plan for Jeremy, leaving Stefan in a difficult spot. When the high school’s 1980s Decade Dance is cancelled by Mayor Hopkins, Stefan finds a charming way to make it up to a disappointed Rebekah.
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