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Even though they cost more and cost more to scale. To scale the wiimote's multitouch, just pull the remote back a bit.
Install third-party iPhone apps -- directly
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An anonymous reader writes "A new method allows third party application binaries to be downloaded and installed directly from the iPhone, eliminating the need to transfer applications from a Mac or Windows system. More than a dozen apps are available for download, including Perl, Python and Ruby environments, games like Doom and an NES emulator, and even an Apache Web server."
Star Wars fan puts himself in Carbonite->
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sneezesteve writes "How do you secure your nerd-cred for eternity? By acquiring a life-size replica of Han Solo in Carbonite, having Han's face removed, and replacing it with your own.
"It is made from fiberglass, and the short story is that a friend who is a special effects guy owned the piece, which was a direct casting off the original prop. He was moving, (aka getting married and yelled at) and asked me if I wanted it. I screamed a huge lispy "Yes!", and picked it up, but knew I wanted to do something cool with it. So I called my other nerdy special effects pals, and they offered to replace Harrison Ford's face with mine. I was so tired of hearing this offer in my daily life, but decided to finally consider it, so off it went.
KNB Effects in the valley took an algae mold of my entire head, then cut off Han Solo's, and replaced it with mine. They even added the frozen saliva that rushed out when Han got frozen.""
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"It is made from fiberglass, and the short story is that a friend who is a special effects guy owned the piece, which was a direct casting off the original prop. He was moving, (aka getting married and yelled at) and asked me if I wanted it. I screamed a huge lispy "Yes!", and picked it up, but knew I wanted to do something cool with it. So I called my other nerdy special effects pals, and they offered to replace Harrison Ford's face with mine. I was so tired of hearing this offer in my daily life, but decided to finally consider it, so off it went.
KNB Effects in the valley took an algae mold of my entire head, then cut off Han Solo's, and replaced it with mine. They even added the frozen saliva that rushed out when Han got frozen.""
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AMD's Black Box Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Launched->
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MojoKid writes "Rumors of a new high-end AMD Athlon 64 X2 chip circulated in July but
availability and specifics of the chip were unconfirmed at the time.
Today however, AMD has officially taken the wraps off their
new Athlon 64 X2 6400+, a 3.2GHz dual-core Athlon X2 set to compete with
Intel's Core 2 E6750 and E6850 series. HotHardware notes that
the new 6400+ is still built on AMD's 90nm fab process, has a single 2GHz
HyperTransport link and 2MB of on-chip L2 cache (1MB per core), just like its
predecessor the 6000+. The new processor is said to be a "channel only"
offering and will retail at $239 or so, in a black retail box without a heatsink."
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The power of a PS2 Modchip in a Memory Card->
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MaxConsole writes "120 million PS2/PStwo consoles prepare to become modded via the use of a plug 'n play advanced custom memory card! A new product is preparing to be launched within the next two weeks which gives PS2/PSTwo owners all the functions of an advanced PS2 mod chip but directly from an advanced memory card. That means no masses of wires to be soldered, no voiding of the warranty, just a simple insertion of a special memory card known as 'Vast' which will fully unlock ANY PS2 console just as would a hard wired mod chip would do so."
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Aerogel Hailed As New Wonder Material-> 1
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Twinbee writes "The amazing properties of the space-age material aerogel have been known for some time, but only now is it beginning to be manufactured for widespread use. Highlights of the news article include resistance from a blowtorch at more than 1,300C, and how "6mm of aerogel was left almost unscathed by a direct dynamite blast". Perhaps the most obvious use for the 'super-sponge' like material is for insulation, whether we're talking about mountain boots, house insulation, or any winter wear.
Quote: "However, it has failed to convince the fashion world. Hugo Boss created a line of winter jackets out of the material but had to withdraw them after complaints that they were too hot.""
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Quote: "However, it has failed to convince the fashion world. Hugo Boss created a line of winter jackets out of the material but had to withdraw them after complaints that they were too hot.""
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Generated healthy mice - no males involved.
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ThinkPad760 writes "It appears that a team of Japanese scientists have found a way to breed mice that does not require a male to be present.
From the news story "the construction of ovary cells, or oocytes, from fully grown oocytes and non-growing oocytes that were engineered to allow imprinted genes to function in ova. Without such engineering, they function only when they were transmitted via sperm cells."
The orginal article can be found here http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/vaop/ncurrent/in dex.html but at a cost."
Symantec and Intel Develop Security software - TvB->
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Separate Large Programs From Windows 1
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l33t gambler writes "I remember I felt a slight concern when rumors went about separating Microsoft in two companies, one for MS Office and one for "the rest." This was during the US DoJ vs. Microsoft showdown. These days however, I wish all major programs would be removed from Windows.
The idea is to force Microsoft to separate the OS from it's main applications. Main apps like Media Player, Messenger, Internet Explorer, Movie Maker and Outlook Express (Windows Mail in Vista).
Other software companies would have an immensively greater chance at getting revenue in the browser and media player market, have better software and software in stores. Not to mention cross-platform brand software. Make it feel normal to buy a browser along with your new computer. We could get a Media Player that would conveniently support OGM, KVM, FLV and DivX through automatic updating. Hardware accelleartion support for ATI AVIVO, NVIDIA PureVideo and Intel® Clear Video should come quick in a profitable situation. Instead we are dependent on Microsoft.
1. Remove and prevent Microsoft from bundling major apps with Windows
2. Prevent Microsoft from selling or giving out the software "Free" by either a download link bundled in Windows, Windows Update, or a security update (IE 7)
3. Force them to sell their applications at reasonable development cost
This would be necessary for other software companies to have an equal chance. MacOS X bundle major apps too, but they don't have >50% market share.
I think I've covered most arguments, but what do you guys say? Should we create some mind share about this and hope the EU will do it?"
The idea is to force Microsoft to separate the OS from it's main applications. Main apps like Media Player, Messenger, Internet Explorer, Movie Maker and Outlook Express (Windows Mail in Vista).
Other software companies would have an immensively greater chance at getting revenue in the browser and media player market, have better software and software in stores. Not to mention cross-platform brand software. Make it feel normal to buy a browser along with your new computer. We could get a Media Player that would conveniently support OGM, KVM, FLV and DivX through automatic updating. Hardware accelleartion support for ATI AVIVO, NVIDIA PureVideo and Intel® Clear Video should come quick in a profitable situation. Instead we are dependent on Microsoft.
1. Remove and prevent Microsoft from bundling major apps with Windows
2. Prevent Microsoft from selling or giving out the software "Free" by either a download link bundled in Windows, Windows Update, or a security update (IE 7)
3. Force them to sell their applications at reasonable development cost
This would be necessary for other software companies to have an equal chance. MacOS X bundle major apps too, but they don't have >50% market share.
I think I've covered most arguments, but what do you guys say? Should we create some mind share about this and hope the EU will do it?"
Scientists Join Futurists: Seeking Life Definition
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tetrahedrassface writes "According to Chron.com recent advances in the scientific world have pushed researchers to join philosphers and futurists in searching for what defines life. Some thinkers like futurist Ray Kurzweil believe that anything with feelings is alive while most scientists belieive that the answers will never be easily found. As technology marches forward and the rise of self replicating machines and artificial intelligence are further developed the questions may become even more complicated. Religious beliefs may become strained and the oft quoted "playing god" may become a reality. As genetic material and indeed completely novel fabricated life forms become the patented assets of corporations, machines gain the ability to replicate and computers evolve to think and possibly feel, the question may become even more important. From the article: '"We are doing things which were thought to be the province, in some quarters, of God _ like making new forms of life,". "Life is very powerful, and if we can get it to do what we want ... there are all kinds of good things that can be done. "Playing God is a good thing to do as long as you're doing it responsibly."