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Submission + - CES Oculus Rift prototype adds headtracking and gets rid of motion blur (gizmodo.com)

Submitted by crabel on Wednesday January 08, 2014 @04:33AM

crabel writes: The Oculus rift prototype Crystal Cove shown at CES uses a camera to track over two dozen infrared dots placed all over the headset. With the new tracking system, you can lean and crouch because the system knows where your head is in 3D space, which can also help reduce motion sickness by accurately reflecting motions that previously weren't detected.
On top of that, the new "low persistence" technique practically removes motion blur.

Submission + - Makerbot announces new 3D printers at CES

Submitted by Lockdev on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @04:01PM

Lockdev writes: In an unsurprising move, Makerbot announced a new line of 3D printers at the CES show in Las Vegas today. The new lineup includes a "big bot" machine that has a massive 12"x12"x18" build volume and a "mini" machine with a build volume of roughly 4"x4"x5". It appears Makerbot has been listening to their user community by upgrading many of the problematic components of their original Replicator/2/2x lineup. These upgrades include a glass build plate, a smart extruder, and a built-in camera to monitor your prints remotely.

Submission + - Sony sold 4.2m PlayStation 4s, while Microsoft sold 3m Xbox Ones in 2013 (techienews.co.uk)

Submitted by hypnosec on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @03:32PM

hypnosec writes: Sony has sold a whopping 4.2 million PlayStation 4 units as of December 28, 2013 – outselling Microsoft Xbox One by over 1.2 million units. Andrew House, SCEA CEO, took the stage during Kaz Hirai’s CES 2014 keynote to announce the PlayStation 4 sales numbers. Microsoft on the other hand sold over 3 million units of Xbox One in just 40 days after the console was launched.

Submission + - End of Moore's Law forcing radical innovation (computerworld.com)

Submitted by dcblogs on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @03:00PM

dcblogs writes: With Moore's Law the technology industry has been coasting along on steady, predictable performance gains. But stability and predictability are also the ingredients of complacency and inertia. At this stage, Moore's Law may be more analogous to golden handcuffs than to innovation. With its end, systems makers and governments are being challenged to come up with new materials and architectures. The European Commission has written of a need for "radical innovation in many computing technologies." The U.S. National Science Foundation, in a recent budget request, said technologies such as carbon nantube digital circuits to molecular-based approaches including biologically inspired systems will likely be needed. The slowdown in Moore's Law, has already hit HPC and Marc Snir, director of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at the Argonne National Laboratory, and a computer science professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, outlined, in a series of slides, the proplem of going below 7nm on chips, and the lack of alternative technologies.

Comment Lesson #1 (Score 1) 501

by Lockdev on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @04:39PM (#45146777) Attached to: Lessons From the Healthcare.gov Fiasco

Lesson #1 - Never trust the government to actually accomplish anything. Lesson #2 - This goes doubly for anything that has to do with technology. Lesson #3 - Forget #1 and #2. The government excels at being inept and will not listen to reason.

Comment Rambo of Housewares (Score 1) 150

by Lockdev on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @03:52PM (#45006389) Attached to: Martha Stewart Out To Exterminate Patent Troll Lodsys

Prior to this, I refused to purchase Martha Stewart's products on principle. From now on, I will purchase Martha Stewart's products on principle.

Comment I hope they do. (Score 1) 478

by Lockdev on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @04:56PM (#44941249) Attached to: Utility Sets IT Department On Path To Self-destruction

It's about time the over-abused IT worker fought back. All's fair in love, war, and outsourcing your livelihood in the name of corporate profits.

Comment Re:As a US-only service (Score 1) 169

by Lockdev on Thursday September 19, 2013 @02:47PM (#44895919) Attached to: Hulu "Kicking Back Into Action" Says CEO, Adding New Content

30 seconds left until read.

4 commercials left until read.

Screw you, watch these commercials and when we feel like it, we'll read it.

Comment Re:What are they on about now? (Score 1) 608

by Lockdev on Monday August 26, 2013 @03:06PM (#44679129) Attached to: Could a Grace Hopper Get Hired In Today's Silicon Valley?

This post is both true and scary. My last gig employed ~50 people in my department. The work was difficult and required the right type of person. The "right" people just happened to be ~90% white male. When it was time to grow, HR nicely asked(forced) the management to choose diversity over skill. Of the 5 people they hired, all were minorities and 4 were women. Of the 5 people they hired, none were qualified. They became a strain on our department and all ended up getting transferred out. Hiring based on diversity is just as stupid as hiring based on bigotry. Just hire the right person for the job.

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