We recently got the opportunity to test one of Shuttle’s newest slim PC’s, behold the XH61V. This model is the “Ivy bridge” upgrade from last year’s “Sandy bridge” XH61 model. Both have LGA1155 sockets supporting Intel i3, i5 and i7 CPU’s with the difference that the new XH61V supports the third generation of these aforementioned CPU’s. What Shuttle says “More connectivity, performance and efficiency” The ultra-compact Shuttle Slim-PC barebone XH61V is an ideal basis of a slim-line nettop PC …
Space Shuttles Discovery, Endeavour and Enterprise have all left Kennedy Space Center for new homes, but Atlantis? She’s staying. Come November 2nd, the orbiter will be wheeled out to a 65,000-square-foot exhibit, which is still being constructed at KSC’s visitor complex. Though the craft’s cargo bay doors will be open and its remote manipulator arm extended when its displayed, visitors won’t be able to climb aboard it — or any of the other shuttles, for that matter. However, we got the chance to visit Bay 2 of the Orbiter Processing Facility, step inside Atlantis and give it the hands-on treatment. Look out below for the gallery or hit the jump for the full video tour.
I don’t know if it’s the most stunning or not—NYC was pretty awesome—but Endeavour looks absolutely magnificent flying over Los Angeles en route to LAX. The sense of scale is absolutely fantastic. What a beautiful shot. Click to see the ultra-HD version. [APOD] More »
Famed cinematographer and Gizmodo friend Vincent Laforet went to Los Angeles International Airport to capture the last flight of space shuttle Endeavour using a RED Epic camera at 5K resolution with Canon 800mm 5.6 lens in slow motion—-96 frames per second. More »
NASA and the US government may have moved on from the shuttle program, but it’s clear that the American people are still in love with our nation’s cosmic cargo planes. An estimated 20,000 people showed up at the Ames Research Center/Moffet Air Force Base in Mountain View, California this morning to see Endeavour buzz the tower. With so many folks itchin’ to see Endeavour’s farewell tour firsthand, the line to get in was lengthy, but we braved the crowds to bring you some shots of the action. Enjoy.
[Thanks to Chris Williams for helping with some of the crowd shots]
Update: Canon/RED guru and LA-based DP Vincent Laforet caught the shuttle’s final approach and landing at LAX. You’ll find the slow-motion clip, shot at 5K resolution on a RED Epic at 96 frames-per-second with an 800mm Canon f/5.6 lens, just past the break.
Built from a harmonious combination of solid aluminium and brilliant white plastic, the Shuttle OMNINAS KD20 acts as a central storage unit for all types of data. Its design was specifically created to blend easily into existing home and office environments – whether on a desk, chest of drawers, filing cabinet or shelf. “In view of the growing number of networked, often portable terminals, central data storage increases convenience of data handling as each machine on the network has …
The folks at Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH have shown off a brand new network-attached storage system by the name of OMNINAS KD20. This NAS is the first in its product range and is aimed directly at small offices, workgroups, and home use. You’ll have 2-bays of storage power with solid aluminum and white plastic surrounding the whole construct. Both of the hot-swappable drive bays are able to work with up to 4TB 3.5″ hard disks and SSDs.
This unit is able to work with 8TB of storage capacity over one single network. You’ll be able to work with RAID-1 mode, RAID-0 mode, or as JBOD. With RAID-1 you’ll be mirroring for high data security and with RAID-O you’ll be high speed striping. Each hard disk’s status can be monitored with the S.M.A.R.T. system that Shuttle offers up, and in RAID-1 you’re able swap a defective hard disk.
This machine has 1 USB 3.0 port up front as well as 2 USB 2.0 ports and a card reader – for many types of SD cards. This device works with external hard disks as well as USB sticks and printers connected to the network. This system has AutoCopy, this allowing data to be copied automatically from USB media or SD memory cards straight to the KD20. You can also transfer to a USB-connected storage device besides with timed backups for additional data security.
This unit uses a dual-core processor with tested speeds of 75/55 MB/s (read/write) (under optional conditions) – and energy consumption has been found to only be up at 9W in sleep mode and 15.5W in full operation. Access to the NAS occurs via Gigabit Ethernet and switches and (WLAN) routers with 10/100/1000 Mbit/s data transmission are compatible as well. Topology discovery is also included for connections to your PC.
You’ve got integrated DNLA-compatible media server action here for media playback, an iTunes server and BT download function also able to be used. There are also free OMNINAS apps on the market for iOS and Android devices for mobile access to content on your KD20.
This device has a recommended retail price of EUR 129.00 (ex VAT) and it’s available for purchase right this minute!. Have a peek here at a hands-on video provided by Shuttle to see the NAS in action!
Space Shuttles Discovery and Enterprise have already settled into their new homes, and now Endeavour is scheduled to depart for its future abode at the California Science Center on September 17th. Taking to the skies atop a modified Boeing 747, the shuttle will make pit stops in Texas and at Edwards Air Force Base in the Golden State before touching down at Los Angeles International Airport on the 20th. During the journey out west, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft will buzz certain cities and NASA sites along its flight path at roughly 1,500 feet in altitude. After its voyage, Endeavor will head to the science center on October 13th, but won’t be on display until the end of the month. Yearning to catch a glimpse of the historic vehicle before it reaches its final resting place? Head past the jump for its flight schedule and flyover details.
Introduction During this year’s Computex, one of the products that caught our eyes was this Shuttle XPC (model: SZ77R5). It is a fairly small machine so you tend to walk by very quickly, however we stopped to read the specifications sheet of this little black box claiming to be a fully-fledged gaming rig. First impression was quite obviously “yea, like this baby case will… “ After agreeing to test one of these XPC (eXtreme PC) models, we have to admit there is a lot more than meets the …
It’s a sad day for space travel. Sally Ride, the first American woman to ever travel to space, has died at the age of 61 after a bout with pancreatic cancer. She’s best known for breaking NASA’s gender barrier by flying on Space Shuttle Challenger on June 18th, 1983, but she spent much more of her time guiding our future in space while here on Earth — she founded NASA’s Office of Exploration and directed its early strategy, and she later went on to lead the California Space Institute as well as teach physics at the University of California in San Diego. Her final decade saw her establish Sally Ride Science to encourage students wanting to follow in her footsteps, especially girls. Ride blazed one of the brighter trails in technology, and she’ll be missed.
Update: Ride is survived by her same-sex partner of 27 years, Dr. Tam O’Shaughnessy.
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