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Building an energy efficient home computer

Building an energy efficient home computerCan you add a price column to the first table...So we can see a cost ???These power numbers are not accurateThese power numbers are not accurate. What's accurate is power at the plug. I measure 50W to 70W idle in the new computers...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Monitors & displays, refrigerator, home PC, monitor, computer

Discussion threads 2007-08-20

The world's smallest refrigerator

According to Nature, two theoretical physicists have used the Brownian motion to design a molecular-scale refrigerator powered by 'nano' paddles. And they think that this Brownian refrigerator will one day help cool nanoscale machines. Their mini fridge is composed of two pools of molecules separated by an insulating membrane. A...

Tags: refrigerator, Brownian

Blog posts 2006-05-31

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2009 Ford Flex LTD AWD

Boxy is in, according to Ford, anyway, as the 2009 Ford Flex looks like an '80s Volvo that swallowed a 2005 Scion xB. Ford considers the Flex a crossover, although station wagon more immediately comes to mind. But unlike a station wagon, the Flex isn't a sedan that lacks a...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Moby, Ford Motor Co., bass, lossless track

Product reviews 2008-11-18

Would you pay $1,499 for the Microsoft 'Oahu' Surface table?

Would you pay $1,499 for the Microsoft 'Oahu' Surface table?Off course >: )Yes i would especially if it comes with Windows 7 and has quite a bigger than 22" and Full HD screen.Seriously it is not everyday that Microsoft release an innovative and exciting consumer product.Yes. Heck, I have...

Tags: Keyboards, Games, Food & Beverage, Surface Table, Oahu, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

Put your PC on an energy diet!

Put your PC on an energy diet!The wonders of USB and Firewire...Almost all of my new "toys" are either USB or Firewire; I don't know how much power these things draw when they're not in active use, but the really infrequently used ones can at least be hot-plugged on demand.But...

Tags: Desktops, Network technology, PC, chip, CPU, USB

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

2009 Range Rover Sport HSE

Photo gallery:Range Rover Sport HSETerrain crawling tech lets the 2009 Range Rover Sport HSE maintain its rugged reputation, but an upscale price means luxury elements, such as real wood trim and a refrigerator in the console. Off-road enthusiasts may think the lack of a fold-down windshield keeps the Range Rover...

Tags: voice command system, navigation system, Cayenne GTS, Range Rover Sport, suspension

Product reviews 2008-09-30

Should engineers fix climate change?

Should engineers fix climate change?Democracy and the Long ViewThey are, of course, famously incompatible.That said, there is an argument in favor of self-interested First World countries moving as rapidly as possible towards a lower carbon footprint. On the one hand, they're the ones with the most to lose from...

Tags: global warming, ice, climate change, Joe

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

Logitech Squeezebox Boom

One of our favorite streaming-audio products in recent years is the Logitech Squeezebox Duet. That unit makes it fairly simple to access a wide range of Internet- and PC-based digital audio sources, and listen to them in any room of your home. But the Duet is a two-part product--a...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, stereo speaker, Logitech, Logitech Squeezebox Boom, digital audio

Product reviews 2008-09-10

Don't leave that fridge by the curb!

Don't leave that fridge by the curb!Laughing hereI guess it's alright when envirofascists want to regulate our icebox because at least they're staying out of our bedrooms.BTW, my garden resents you preaching that we should remove 60 pounds of food from its photosynthetic leaves.Somebody has to speak for the plants...

Tags: fridge, Freon

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Don't leave that fridge by the curb!

I saw a television out on our street a couple of mornings ago when I left for my morning job/walk, waiting for pick-up by the garbage dudes. I resisted the urge to narc on my neighbors, since it's actually illegal to place said TVs curbside in New Jersey, but it...

Tags: Southern California Edison, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-27

The future of computing: Multiple cores, multiple inputs

The future of computing: Multiple cores, multiple inputsJust a CPU software programSome day we'll have access to the CPU.Are you sure you are a keyboard guy?[i]While I’m clearly a keyboard guy[/i]I think you need to expand your view of what a "computer" is and you will see where MS is...

Tags: Keyboards, PRODUCTIVITY, Network technology, Semiconductors, chip, keyboard, computer, kiosk, Microsoft Corp., software, multi-core

Discussion threads 2008-07-28

2008 Audi A8 L W12

Photo gallery:2008 Audi A8 L W12The 2008 Audi A8 L W12 rests in a premier echelon of cars that combine extreme luxury with exceptional driving performance, cars that make it difficult to decide whether you'd rather be reclining in the back seat while a chauffeur drives or up there where...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, subwoofer, Audi A8, Audi AG, Bang & Olufsen, car, MP3

Product reviews 2008-07-24

HP TouchSmart IQ506

Hewlett-Packard's redesigned TouchSmart PC solves at least one of the problems of the original. The new look stays much truer to that of a traditional all-in-one, leaving behind last year's clunky hinged design that we admit we kind of liked. The $1,499 TouchSmart PC IQ506 also shares an issue with...

Tags: Processors, TouchSmart PC, Intel Core 2 Duo, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2008-06-26

News to Know: Googlenomics; Windows Mobile 7 phones; Broadband hell

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Free Sourcefire tool pinpoints hostile MS Office files Apple security team finds code execution holes in Ruby Google using invalid security certificate Dancho Danchev: Phishers targeting Facebook users, fake logins...

Tags: Security, Google Inc., Phone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Information Technology, Broadband, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Virtualization, Telecom & Utilities, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-06-23

A refrigerator inside your laptop?

A refrigerator inside your laptop?....Imagine if they get it to work at a cost effective price! We could conceivably carry multi-core super computers in our hands! This is cool tech! ]:)

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-06-21

A refrigerator inside your laptop?

Even if the semiconductor industry is working on it, computer chips are big energy spenders. And new cooling systems will be needed in the future. Purdue University engineers think they have a solution. They've developed a miniature refrigeration system small enough to fit inside laptops. Unlike conventional cooling systems, which...

Tags: Purdue University, Researcher, Temperature, Laptop Computer, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-06-21

IBM wins supercomputing bakeoff; Playstation chips rule; Intel dominates HPC

Supercomputers are like muscle cars for IT: Few of us have one, but boy they are fun to look at. IBM on Tuesday touted that its supercomputer built for the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Lab is the most powerful system in the world. It...

Tags: Supercomputer, Blade, Sony Playstation, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Chip, Supercomputing, NNSA Supercomputer, Roadrunner, Roadrunner System, Intel Quad-core Blade System, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-18

Why Linux won the embedded market?

Why Linux won the embedded market?Name of the game is scalability ...That's were Linux shines in this respect. From tiny embedded systems all the way up to massive teraflop supercomputers, [b]that's[/b] scalability.The world doesn't owe its living to Microsoftand in the cut throat business world why on earth would any...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Corporate law, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2008-06-02

Electrical outages make you appreciate mobile technology

I awoke this morning to the crackle and thunderous crash of a 100-year-old oak tree snapping and falling in my next-door neighbor's yard iPhone picture above. We're lucky that no people or property were damaged, but the tree fell on a power line knocking out service for my...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple MacBook, Battery, Mobile, Engineering, Modems, Notebooks, Outage, RSS, Components, Hardware, Internet, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2008-05-12

From fungus to fuel

From fungus to fuelGood stuffthis means they can make fuel from non-human fuel.. otherwise known as food.Ethonal is not the answer though.. it still pollutes.the air car is a wayy better solution.Let's cool this Planet down!I'm running my generator on chicken manure and leaving my refrigerator door open!Author StuffLarge projects...

Tags: Biotechnology, gene, air car

Discussion threads 2008-05-05