We’ve heard extensively about the gradual decline of the consumer PC market, with industry leaders feeling the pain as consumers gravitate towards more mobile devices: tablets and smartphones. NVIDIA is one such company that has felt the squeeze, and its response is a strong one: an expansion of its business model with an announcement that
My daughter’s friend is a programmer, and he works two days a week from home. He isn’t caring for a child or a sick relative. He and his generation simply think: Why endure the hassle and expense of a long commute when you don’t have to?
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I witness Ezekiel’s first Father’s Day in a Philadelphia hotel room. I surmise that there are numerous others within our community celebrating this first today, one pinnacle amongst the many precious firsts that transgender men experience throughout our gender transitions.
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Here’s a look at another upcoming Android 4.2 tablet from Toshiba, the REGZA Tablet AT703. The tablet will sport a 10.1-inch 2560 x 1600 touchscreen display, a 1.80GHz Tegra 4 processor, a 2GB RAM, a 32GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, dual cameras (1.2MP front & 8MP rear), electronic induction digitizer support, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, a micro-HDMI output, harman/kardon speakers and run on Android 4.2 OS. The REGZA Tablet AT703 will hit the market from late June for around 90,000 Yen (about $950) and will come bundled with a Bluetooth Keyboard Case and a Digitizer Pen. [Toshiba]
Those spikey deals look pretty menacing. It wouldn’t be a bad guess to think that they’re abstract art meant to invoke a Medieval torture aesthetic. But that’s way off. The infinitely repeating barbs are part of the anechoic chambers at the Technical University of Denmark. Basically they absorb sound and electromagnetic waves so scientists can test wave-emitting devices for things like volume and clarity. And they look badass doing it.
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Liv Tyler has joined the cast of The Leftovers, Damon Lindelof’s HBO pilot based on Tom Perrotta’s book of the same name. The Lord of the Rings actress will star alongside Justin Theroux.
TDK Life on Record has unveiled a new portable stereo speaker to its line-up, the TL621. Powered by either an AC adapter or 4x AA batteries, this portable stereo speaker is equipped with a USB power port for charging your tablet/smartphone while playing music, a 3.5mm stereo mini jack, two passive radiators and two 50mm full-range speakers (maximum power output 4W). The TL621 will hit the market from July 24th for unannounced price yet. [Product Page]
In response to vicious hate crimes against LGBT New Yorkers, City Council Speaker and mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn is sponsoring an insulting series of classes in “street smarts” and self-defense. As a policy response to these tragedies, Quinn’s offer is inadequate and inappropriate.
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Storm System Technology is bringing you their latest gaming PC, the Storm Power Gamer Pro WS LTD. The system sports a 3.50GHz Intel Xeon E3-1270V3 processor, an Intel C226 chipset, a GeForce GTX 770 graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 256GB SSD (Plextor M5 Pro), a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 650W 80PLUS BRONZE power supply and runs on either Windows 7 or 8 OS. The Storm Power Gamer Pro WS LTD is available now for 199,500 Yen (about $2,105). [Product Page]
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