Apr 26
Not too long ago, some of Google Glass’s specs got out there, but we were missing two critical pieces: CPU and RAM. Now, thanks to some endeavoring hackers who’ve gotten their hands on a pair, we now know some of those details. More »
Apr 24
AMD has released the specs of its latest monster graphics card, the Radeon HD 7990. It not for the casual gamer, sure—but by the sounds of things, if you’re minded to buy one it will tear through your games with some fairly insane processing power. More »
Apr 20
What’s Inside a $12 Phone
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Chances are you’ve owned a “free” phone at some point or another, a beater that cost zero-down with your contract. That’s still nothing compared to this $12 off-contract “Gongkai Phone” you can pick up from the Mingtong Digital Mall. But what is in one of those? Not much. More »
Apr 15
Here Are Google Glass’ Tech Specs
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Google just released the official specs for Google Glass (after releasing the API too) and the futuristic frames come with 16GB (only 12GB will be usable) Flash memory, 5 megapixel camera for stills, 720p video recording, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth and a battery that can handle “one full day of typical use”. More »
Apr 15
Bitcoin! It’s everywhere right now. Its value is dropping, spiking, dropping again. More and more new converts are hopping in, buying a few coins and trying their hands at the market, looking to make a quick buck with a profitable exchange. But all the while, there’s an ever-dwindling army of specialists working in the shadows, painstakingly extracting more and more digital doubloons from the cryptographic static. More »
Apr 11
Had the Persian Empire had access to modern electronics, particularly the intricately etched circuit boards found in most devices, their famous woven rug designs might have ended up looking more like Lukas Scherrer’s Memory Rug. More »
Apr 11
Samsung has been trying to squeeze as much storage as it can into its latest flash chips, and it’s done a good job: these 128-gigabit chunks of siliocn are, apparently, the industry’s highest density memory storage available. More »
Apr 09
Imagine if silicon chips were smaller than a grain of sand and could be made using a laser printer: everything under the sun could be made unobtrusively smart. But that’s not science fiction, and you don’t have to imagine too hard—because researchers at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center have already done it. More »
Apr 08
Thunderbolt’s makin’ like greased lighting. Intel has just introduced the newest revision of the interface and it will be capable of 20Gbps in both directions (as opposed to the previous 10). In other words, fast enough to transfer and play 4K video simultaneously. And it’s all backwards compatible with old ports and cables to boot. More »
Mar 28
The HTC One is hands-down the most beautiful Android phone we’ve ever seen, so it should come as no surprise that it doesn’t come apart nicely. The folks over at iFixit gave it a shot and had One hell of a time getting the guts out so you won’t have to. And you shouldn’t try; it’s a nightmare. More »
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