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Submission + - WoW gamer earns Federal Investigation achievement.

Submitted by barnyjr on Sunday July 19, 2009 @04:53PM

barnyjr writes: A teenager could face federal charges after investigators say he made online threats to kill Americans on a plane from Indianapolis to Chicago. According to investigators, a monitor of the online interactive game World of Warcraft saw the alleged threats in an on-line chat and called Johnson County authorities. She told investigators the chatter didn't seem like a game. Full Story

Submission + - First Fully Programmable Gesture-Recognition Glove (technologyreview.com)

Submitted by

Al

on Thursday July 02, 2009 @11:12AM

Al writes: "The AcceleGlove from AnthroTronix, is the first fully programmable glove that records hand and finger movements. Other gloves--like 5DT's Data Glove, which is used primarily in virtual reality--normally cost $1,000 to $5,000, but the AcceleGlove costs just $499. The AcceleGlove comes with software that lets developers use Java to program it for any application they wish. AnthroTronix initially developed the glove with the U.S. Department of Defense for robotic control but it could also be used in video games, sports training, or physical rehabilitation."

Comment Re:Cherry-picked analysis (Score 1) 292

by NickNiel on Wednesday April 08, 2009 @09:30PM (#27512659) Attached to: MS Researchers Call Moving Server Storage To SSDs a Bad Idea

There are no mechanical failures in SSDs, because they have no mechanical parts other than the SATA and power connectors. Spinning disks have rotation as well as actuators moving drive heads. Thus mechanical failures are a problem for HDDs. SSDs' biggest failure instance is regarding wear - nothing else.

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