If you hadn’t guessed from the headline, and as rumored just an hour ago, there’s 9-inches of LCD on this thing. Actually, 8.9, but who’s counting? We found out that and a few other little tidbits about this Eee PC “New Generation” at the ASUS booth just now, but for the most part the 9-inch Eee PC is quite similar to its 7-inch forebearer. Anything past that ASUS is saving for tomorrow’s press event when this laptop will become officially official, but whatever they end up calling it (Eee PC 900 is rumored), it’s certainly for real. The battery impact of the new display is said to be “negligible,” with 2.5 to 3 hours of battery quoted. ASUS wouldn’t let us turn it on since it’s all so very secret at the moment, but they did confirm some release details. The 9-inch Eee will hit in the “middle” of 2008, with that €399 pricetag for the 12GB version, but other capacities available (we saw an 8GB on display). No word yet on US pricing, but we’re trying to pry it out of them.
Its been some time since i seen a good looking and cool gadget so here is what i stumbled on, the Equalizer Watch. The guys at geekBlue reviewed this watch and here is what they’re saying:
This past week geekBlue received a watch from TokyoFlash.com. What arrived was the High Frequency by Equalizer. Now we see many watches from Asia and Japan but never had a chance to get our hands on one until now. The craftsmanship of the watch is top notch. I’ll go through all the details after the jump.
The model is the all Black Genuine Leather band with the Black outlined face. The band is durable and strong yet soft to touch. Wearing it on my wrist is very comfortable. This one, as you can see in the pictures below, has the blue lights for display color. There are other colors to choose from including silver for the band along with blue and green for the lights.
If you would like to read the full review head over at geekBlue
Fabless semiconductor company MetaRAM launched a new memory technology, called DDR2 MetaSDRAM that promises to double or quadruple memory capacity while maintaining compatibility with existing DIMMs.
MetaRAM achieves this feat by using 3D chip stacking methods to fit more capacity into a single memory chip. Such a method alone would have caused issues with compatibility, but MetaRAM developed a custom chipset that sits between the chips that makes the multiple DRAMs look like a larger capacity DRAM to the memory controller.
Also designed to maintain compatibility with existing systems is MetaRAM’s WakeOnUse power management technology. WakeOnUse, as the name implies, enables MetaSDRAM to remain in a sleep state until needed, allowing the memory to fit within current constraints. The company claims that its advancement has accelerated memory technology development by two to four years.
Without any system modifications, MetaRAM says that its memory technology will work with current AMD and Intel server and workstations.
MetaRAM Doubles or Quadruples Memory Capacity: [Via]
Navy Electromagnetic Rail Gun prototype in action:
Right now scientist and engineers are working around the clock to develop a gun for the NAVY that can fire a projectile at nearly Mach 8. That’s right almost 8 times the speed of sound. Dahlgreen in Virginia is home to the navy’s 8 Mega Joule Electromagnetic Rail gun. By the end of 2007 the navy plans to start working with a prototype that is 4 times more powerful.
The high voltage is created by charging up a bank of capacitors. When the bank of capacitors discharge a surge of current creates a massive magnetic field. This accelerates the metal projectile to mind bending speeds. The navy’s goal is to develop a 64 Mega Joule Electromagnetic Rail Gun by 2016 that’s 8 times more powerful than this prototype. Reaching projectile speed up to 5000 miles per hour.
This technology is so impressive that the NAVY is actually planning in developing rounds that don’t have warheads. Thats because of the massive kinetic energy available at the impact. The NAVY wants to equip its new generation of electrically powered ships with this new weapon but there are problems
for the scientists to overcome, The capacitors are big and the heat generated is enormous. But the NAVY is confident they will find a solution and take this new weapon into its arsenal.
Freeloader is an advanced portable charging system that can power any hand held device anywhere, anytime.Freeloader takes power from its solar panels or via a supplied charge cable that plugs into a computers’ USB. Once charged, Freeloaders internal battery can power an iPod for 18hours, a mobile phone for 44 hours, PSP for 2.5 hours a PDA for 22 hours and much much more.Supplied in a tough but stylish aluminium body, Freeloader can take the knocks of every day life whether on a business trip in New York, back packing in the Andes or chilling on a Caribbean beach..
