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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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Enterprise ripe for green disruption, Samsung VP says

When it comes to adopting green technology, the enterprise is ready for a "disruptive" approach to innovation, said Jim Elliott, vice president of memory marketing at Samsung Semiconductor. In a presentation yesterday at the Time Warner Center in New York City, Elliott explained that the industry is...

Tags: Green Technology, Lenovo Group Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Can Moblin wean universities from Microsoft?

Can Moblin wean universities from Microsoft?Nonsense is AndroidIf we have Debian or Ubuntu, why the hell we need another MS-like company: Intel who is definitely a monopoly to push Linux? Wrong direction, very wrong direction.Moblin might be a dangerous strategy for IntelMoblin might be a dangerous strategy for Intel. ...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Moblin, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

Should broadband connectivity be a right?

Should broadband connectivity be a right?Not at all.Yes, it is going to be a necessity but it will never be a right. In my opinion, this goes along with the whole "Is health care a right" ordeal. Neither of these are rights. They are both almost absolutely necessary but no...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, INTERNET, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, broadband, broadband connectivity

Discussion threads 2009-05-31

Is Psystar planning a netbook?

Is Psystar planning a netbook?P-pod MP3 playerWhatever happened to the P-pod MP3 player that Psystar was going to come out with? :-)RE: Is Psystar planning a netbook?If Apple blocks this attempt, they'd better hurry to fill this gap in the tiny-and-less-than-$600 space in the market themselves. My kids both have...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, OS-X Leopard, Psystar, netbook, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

Amazon's Kindle: With a $489 price tag, iPod Touch may be the better buy

Amazon's Kindle: With a $489 price tag, iPod Touch may be the better buyIt's the eInk stupidWhy can't ZDNet bloggers grasp the concept of a glare free screen? An e-reader without eInk is not something you want to spend time reading for hours on end, especially for those with...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, E-books, iPhone-App, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, IPOD IS, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

The U.S. electrical grid: How big of a cyber target is it?

The U.S. electrical grid: How big of a cyber target is it?So, in the future......"Live Free or Die Hard" could end up being a prophetic sort of documentary. That blows.There's only one solution. FIX IT!RE: The U.S. electrical grid: How big of a cyber target is it?All this while Obama...

Tags: obama, electrical grid, grid, critical asset, Hillary

Discussion threads 2009-04-08

Web 2.0 Expo: the end of the online search driven era?

I attended last week's Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco with a sense of trepidation. A year ago this event was jam packed and had a celebratory, in some cases cocky atmosphere - I was worried this time the expo would be a washout as a...

Tags: Web, Tim O'Reilly, Internet Search, Conference, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-04-05

Polar meltdown both north and south

Arctic Ice Cover maps. Courtesy University of Washington/NOAA. That's the March ice cover on the left, September on the right. The top pair show current conditions, the bottom maps show thirty year model: ice free summers. The U.S. Geological Survey has compiled data confirming...

Tags: Earth, Meltdown, Glacier, Sea Level, Ice Sheet, Sea Ice, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-04-04

Interactive Television Is Here Again. Want Anchovies With That?

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- You’ve been waiting for more than three decades to “interact” with your television, voting for your favorite local candidate, shopping for shoes, or, of course, ordering a pizza. That was the implicit promise of cable television systems, since the launch...

Tags: Cable Television, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Cable, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-04-02

Dell Adamo: A laptop for the discerning gentleman

Dell finally unveiled its Adamo feather welterweight laptop this morning, and it's a beauty -- arguably the most beautiful PC to date. But does it matter? Basking in dramatic lighting and beautiful photography, the Adamo is as impressive as a...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Laptop Computer, Dell Adamo, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-17

Ratbags take Windows 7 (actually KDE 4) to the street [video]

Ratbags take Windows 7 (actually KDE 4) to the street [video]Mojave gone SOOOO wrong LMAOSeems like the average user I keep seeing tossed about on these blogs doesn't care that much for Vista. Nor do they even know if they are using Linux. Well it looks like Linux looks easier...

Tags: Operating systems, Corporate communications, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, Mojave, Microsoft Windows, KDE, KDE 4, Linux, video

Discussion threads 2009-02-11

Kindle 2 vs. Kindle 1 deathmatch

Kindle 2 vs. Kindle 1 deathmatchWhy the constant comparison to the iPhone?Seriously, this thing is [b]nothing[/b] like an iPhone. It isn't better, it isn't worse, [b]it is nothing like it[/b]. It would be like you comparing Honda's latest F1 car to Toyota's new Fenza. Sure, both have piston engines and...

Tags: Engineering, display, Apple iPhone, Kindle 2, car

Discussion threads 2009-02-10

Does your electric utility let you manage your bills? Wish mine did.

Does your electric utility let you manage your bills? Wish mine did.Hm...I live in a very small, rural town that can hardly be described as progressive either socially or technologically. We don't need to be home for our power meter to be read, and the power company has a decent...

Tags: electric utility

Discussion threads 2009-02-02

Microsoft patents interface to transform phone into PC

Microsoft patents interface to transform phone into PCRE: Microsoft patents interface to transform phone into PCIt's a bit late - the iPhone is heading the same way from another direction. I don't think the iPhone is going to violate this patent because there won't be a second CPU in the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Desktops, Keyboards, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., phone, Microsoft Patents, PC, patent, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-01-29

CookWare Deluxe 4.2 (Mac)

CookWare Deluxe makes collecting and organizing recipes simple. Just drag recipes directly into it, categorize them and you're finished! When you drop your recipes into CookWare Deluxe it automatically reformats ("cleans it up") stray characters and changes quantity abbreviations according to your preferences, making your recipes consistent. 64 quadrillion recipes...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Item, Cookbook, DigitalFriedChicken, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-01-27

My BlackBerry is an Obese Glutton

There are those that say that pets resemble their owners. In my case, it couldn't be further from the truth -- I'm the proud owner of two miniature poodles. While poodles are intelligent, neurotic, starved for attention, compassionate and kind dogs -- traits which I can...

Tags: Smart Phone, Battery, RIM BlackBerry, 3G, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Engineering, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-01-22

Filtering Spam by Using Factors Hyperbolic Trees

Most of current anti-spam techniques, like the Bayesian anti-spam algorithm, primarily use lexical matching for filtering Unsolicited Bulk E-mails UBE and Unsolicited Commercial E-mails UCE. However, precision of spam filtering is usually low when the lexical matching algorithms are used in real dynamic environments. For example, an E-mail of refrigerator...

Tags: Algorithm, Anti-spam, Spam, Engineering, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing

White papers 2008-12-17

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