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Microsoft Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000 Makes Everyday Tasks Easier with Smart Features for Windows 7REDMOND, Wash. -More than seven in 10 Americans have felt discomfort from computer use,1 so today Microsoft Corp. debuts the ergonomist-approved Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000, which utilizes a Comfort...
Webwire Wednesday, August 05, 2009Mind-Blowing Interfaces On Display At SIGGRAPH 2009An anonymous reader writes "Tech Review has a roundup of some cool, experimental new interfaces being shown at SIGGRAPH 2009, underway in New Orleans this week. They include an amazing 'touchable holograph' display, developed by a team in Japan, which uses an ultrasound device to simulate the sense of touch as the user grasps objects shown in 3D. The other ideas on display are Augmented Reality for Ordinary Toys, Hyper-Realistic Virtual Reality, 3D Teleconferencing and Scratchable Input Devices. If this is the future of computers, sign me up." The conference has also seen the release of OpenGL 3.2 by the Khronos Group.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Wednesday, August 05, 2009DIY CPU Thermal Grease, Using Diamond Dusttygerstripes writes "The dysfunctor has spotted an impressive project over on InventGeek.com; an innovative chap has developed his own thermal compound for improved CPU cooling, using diamond dust — the best available material for thermal conduction — as the key ingredient. In spite of the quick-&-dirty DIY nature of the project, the gains in cooling performance are remarkable, especially considering the material cost was only $33. Given the price many enthusiasts will pay for a top-end cooler, it's easy to imagine this product coming to market quite soon."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Wednesday, August 05, 2009Dell Inspiron 537sDell's Inspiron line grows (and shrinks) with the new Inspiron 537s compact desktop.
PC Magazine Wednesday, August 05, 2009MCUs (8-Bit) suit medical and metering applications.Supplied in 64- or 80-pin TQFP packages, PIC18F87J93 series includes 4 direct-drive LCD MCUs that feature 12-bit ADC with up to 16 channels that performs auto acquisition and works during sleep mode. Additional integration includes mTouch(TM) Charge Time Measurement Unit peripheral for capacitive touch sensing, hardware real-time clock and calendar (also works in sleep mode), 64-128 KB Flash program memory, and 4 KB RAM. LCD charge pump provides contrast control and maintains low power. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsElectronic Components and DevicesSearch for suppliers of: Microcontrollers (MCU's) | Integrated Circuits (IC)
Wugnet Wednesday, August 05, 2009MCUs feature low-power 20 nA sleep currents.Featuring nanoWatt XLP technology, PIC24F04KA201 16-bit MCUs enable remote sensors powered by energy harvesting or sealed-battery applications to run for up to 20 yr. Deep Sleep mode isolates power to various circuits during sleep, minimizing power consumption. Units include 32 MHz internal clock, for up to 16 MIPS operation, 4 KB Flash, 512 bytes SRAM, 10-bit A/D converter, and serial communications modules. They are available in 14- and 20-pin packages. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Microcontrollers (MCU's)
Wugnet Wednesday, August 05, 2009Microcontrollers feature mid-range 8-bit core.With total of 49 instructions, PIC16F193X Series optimizes program code and data handling. Units include up to 14 KB flash program memory, up to 512 Bytes data RAM, and 256 Bytes data EEPROM. nanoWatt XLP technology on LF versions results in sleep currents of 90 nA, Watchdog Timer current of 500 nA, and 32 kHz timer oscillator current of 600 nA, all at 1.8 V. Additional features include LCD drive, mTouch Sensing Solutions peripheral for capacitive touch sensing, and optimized C support. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Microcontrollers (MCU's)
Wugnet Wednesday, August 05, 2009NeurogesX decision date moved to NovemberFederal drug regulators extended a review of NeurogesX Inc.'s pain patch to Nov. 16, the company said, so they can look at the company's data from an 11th-hour study. (NGSX)
Biz Journal Wednesday, August 05, 2009Is The Apple Macbook A Fashionable Toy For The Rich, Or Is It the Grey Haired Brigade's Tool For Embracing New Technology?FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - - - The Apple MacBook range seems to be everywhere. On TV, movies, under the arms of famous people and strangely enough in front of older people trying catch up with technolog...
Webwire Wednesday, August 05, 2009Intel Confirms Data Corruption Bug, Halts New SSDsCWmike writes "Intel has confirmed that its new consumer-class X25-M and X18-M solid state-disk drives (SSDs) suffer from data corruption issues and said it has pulled back shipments to resellers. The X25-M (2.5-inch) and X18-M (1.8-inch) SSDs are based on a joint venture with Micron and used that company's 34-nanometer lithography technology. That process allows for a denser, higher capacity product that brings with it a lower price tag than Intel's previous offerings, which were based on 50-nanometer lithography technology. Intel says the data corruption problem occurs only if a user sets up a BIOS password on the 34-nanometer SSD, then disables or changes the password and reboots the computer. When that happens, the SSD becomes inoperable and the data on it is irretrievable. This is not the first time Intel's X25-M and X18-M SSDs have suffered from firmware bugs. The company's first generation of drives suffered from fragmentation issues resulting in performance degradation over tim
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