Turns out, the answer to the myriad safety concerns surrounding massive industrial robots is virtual reality. Johns Hopkins Computational and Interactove Robotics Lab has developed an Immersive Virtual Robotics Environment that allows workers to directly interact with and control robots.
Tsukumo Japan has listed a new workstation desktop PC ‘Aero Stream WA9J-C61/XE’ on its product page. Powered by a 2.70GHz Intel Xeon E5-2697v2 processor, the system sports an Intel X79 Express Chipset, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Black 6GB graphics card, a 32GB DDR3 RAM, a 256GB SSD (Toshiba), a 1TB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 850W 80PLUS GOLD power supply and runs on Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit OS. Price itself is set at 630,000 Yen (about $6,112). [Product Page]
Finding yourself a new 3G Android 4.2 tablet? Why don’t you take a look at this recently launched Ainol AX2. The tablet sports a 7.0-inch 1024 x 600 IPS 5-point capacitive touchscreen display, a 1.3GHz MTK8312 dual-core processor, a Mali-400 GPU, a 512MB RAM, an 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), dual SIM card slots, dual cameras (0.3MP front & 0.3MP rear), GPS, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, an HDMI port, a 2500mAh battery and runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS. The AX2 can be yours for just $87.99. [Product Page]
Acer is offering you their latest DLP projector, the P7505. As part of the P-series, this 3D-ready projector provides 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, 5000 ANSI lumens brightness, 10000:1 contrast ratio and up to 3,500 hours of lamp life (Eco Mode). It also comes with two built-in 3W stereo speakers and has HDMI, RGB D-Sub 15pin and USB Type A connectivity ports. The P7505 sells for $1,999.99. [Acer]
Inno3D has once again expanded its line of graphics card by launching the iChill GTX 780Ti DHS HerculeZ X3 Ultra. Specs-wise, the card comes with 2880 CUDA Cores, a 384-bit memory interface, a core clock of 1085MHz (1150MHz Boost Clock) and a 3GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 7200MHz. The card also adopts the HerculeZ X3 Ultra cooling solution (w/ 3x 90mm fans) and has 2x dual-link DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs. [Product Page]
DAOTECH has also introduced their latest mini-tower desktop PC, the K5 IGNIS. Supporting micro-ATX motherboard, the case is equipped with a front-placed I/O panel with 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0 and 2x audio ports, two 5.25-inch external drive bays, four 3.5-inch internal drive bays, two 2.5-inch internal drive bays, four expansion slots and has one 80mm rear fan. Pricing info is still unknown at the moment. [Product Page]
Two quick hits from the Microsoft side of things: The Surface Power Cover is now up for pre-sale, and the rumor engine is kicking around the bit that LTE-capable Surface 2 devices have landed in Microsoft stores. Read More
This article was written on May 23, 2007 by CyberNet.
Back in April Paul Thurrott started to think that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) was a dead dream. He talked about the numerous delays it has suffered, and the lack of motivation Microsoft had to ship another Service Pack due to the release of Vista:
And while I’m ranting a bit, let’s dredge up Windows XP Service Pack 3, which was delayed from 2005 to 2006 to 2007 and now to 2008. If you were looking for any glimpse into the mind of Microsoft, this is it: The company has completely abandoned Windows XP, and it has absolutely no plans to ever ship an XP SP3.
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But the reality is, Microsoft is looking ahead to new revenue and not behind to money that’s already in the bank.
According to the Windows Service Pack Road Map SP3 is still scheduled for the first half of 2008, but that date is still considered to be tentative. Now there is speculation that XP SP3 could still be released this year (2007) because of a recent press release by Microsoft that says:
Microsoft is announcing that Windows Vista supports this protocol today and Windows Server 2008 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) will support it as well later this year. The Juniper Networks UAC solution is expected to support the new TNC standard in the first half of 2008.
Then later in the press release they make another mention of SP3:
Simplified deployment: Customers running Windows Vista or Windows XP SP3 will be able to easily realize the benefits of a Juniper UAC deployment without requiring the need to deploy additional client software.
In August it will have been three years since Windows XP SP2 shipped, so there is no doubt that SP3 is long overdue. It’s doubtful that any new features will sneak into the service pack since Vista is already available for consumers to purchase, but it should at least address common issues that XP users incur.
| Update: | Looks like this was just a mistake on Microsoft’s behalf. Oh well, back to 2008 it is. |
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If you invest in an open-source, crowd-funded Enigma machine today, make it this one. Created by S&T Geotronics of Columbus, Georgia, this device first appeared as an Instructable and is now available as a full DIY for $250, quite a bit less than the Allies spent at Bletchley Park while trying to crack Germany’s feared encryption system. Three hundred dollars gets you a fully-assembled model. Read More
This is yet another item you must add to your Star Wars collection. A lightsaber umbrella is perfect for the rainy days of spring. You can choose between three different sabers (or umbrella’s if you prefer to call them that). If you are feeling a little Jedi during the rain, you can choose either the Yoda or Obi-Wan. Yoda has a green shaft while Obi-Wan has a blue shaft, both have the Jedi insignia on the umbrella. If you not feeling the Jedi love that day, you can always choose the Darth Vader version the difference being it has a red shaft and the Imperial insignia on the umbrella. Which ever one you choose, you will certainly feel a little more powerful over the rain than those other guys walking around without an umbrella.
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