Feb 03
Rated RR tested the Radically Invasive Projectile (yes, RIP) ammo against ballistic gel, filming it in super-slow motion to show you what a bullet like this would do as it penetrates the flesh of a human body. It’s pretty terrifying stuff.
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Sep 27
Well faithful readers, the day has come. In this final issue of our weekly, we examine the death of innovative devices that despite miscalculated timing, still had their influence on a handful of gadgets that we use today. We also throw down the review gauntlet for the Jambox Mini, HP SlateBook x2 and one of Sony’s newfangled “lens cameras.” Eyes-On goes after a hunk of stainless steel, Rec Reading has Tim Cook on the new iPhones and Weekly Stat tallies digital publication readership. Head to those trusty repositories one last time and enjoy some end of the week leisurely reading.
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Filed under: Announcements, HD, Mobile
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Sep 12
Audio pioneer Ray Dolby passes away
Posted in: Today's Chili
We’ve sad news to report today in the world of audio: Ray Dolby has passed on. His death comes relatively soon after losing both Dr. Fritz Sennheiser and Dr. Amar Bose, and as with those two gentlemen, Dolby’s legacy will continue to impact viewers and listeners around the globe for many years to come. Dolby founded Dolby Laboratories in 1965, seeking to provide a place for like-minded engineers to “push the limits of sight and sound,” as is stated on the outfit’s homepage.
He is perhaps best known for the Dolby noise-reduction system, and in more modern times, for his company’s iconic stamp on just about every major motion picture and piece of AV equipment known to man. Dolby’s surround sound magic continues to lead the industry, with Dolby 3D and Dolby Atmos as its latest contributions. Ray Dolby was 80 years old, and is survived by his wife Dagmar as well as sons Tom and David. A tribute video compiled by Dolby Labs can be found after the break.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Source: Dolby, Twitter (Dolby)
Sep 12
Dolby Laboratories founder Ray Dolby died today in San Francisco at the age of 80. He’ll be remembered as the man who made the movies sound as spectacular as they look. Today, his technology is used in basically every movie theater in the country.
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Jul 12
Audio Pioneer Amar Bose Is Dead
Posted in: Today's Chili
Dr. Amar Bose, the man who founded one of the best-recognized consumer audio equipment brands in the United States has died at the age of 83. The MIT-trained electrical engineer, professor, and entrepreneur significantly altered the way people think about consumer audio, especially over the last few years as audio technology has become increasingly small and portable.
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Jul 07
The original streaming box is being put out of its misery; Microsoft’s MSN TV—née WebTV—is shutting
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe original streaming box is being put out of its misery; Microsoft’s MSN TV—née WebTV—is shutting down at the end of September. It will be missed, but not too much, because no one has used it in at least a decade. [AllThingsD]
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Jul 04
Douglas C. Engelbart had a simple idea which would change the world of computing forever: he invented the humble—but now pervasive—computer mouse. Sadly, Engelbart passed away on July 2nd.
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Jul 03
The computing world lost one of its great minds and true pioneers yesterday. Douglas Engelbart passed away at age 88, just over a half-century after he joined the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) — the place where much of his ground-breaking computing research would take place. Among his (and his research team’s) many inventions made at SRI are the mouse, bitmapped screens, hypertext, networked computers and elements of a modern, windowed GUI. Should you be among those unfamiliar with his work, we’ve included a video of his epic and appropriately named “Mother of All Demos” that he gave in 1968 to introduce many of his computational contributions to the world. Tip of the cap, Mr. Engelbart. You will be missed, but assuredly not forgotten.
Filed under: Desktops
Jul 02
You’d have to be in serious denial not to know that Google Reader is officially dead as of this morning. But there has been a certain ambiguity about how long your data would be available after the rapture. No longer. July 15th is the end.
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Jul 01
RIP: Google Reader
Posted in: Today's Chili
We hope you’ve had time to say your goodbyes, because Google Reader bows out today, ending its eight-year existence. The search giant gave a two-month warning, with many users incensed that they’d be losing their defacto RSS reader — their favorite way to absorb news and internet goings-on. We’d like to hear why Reader managed to pull in such a devoted following, so leave us your memories in the comments below and let us know which service you’ve moved your feeds to, because some of us haven’t decided yet.
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