BART is buying a software system from IBM that will automate the purchase and maintenance of the transit agency's trains, stations and equipment.

Weighing less than 3 lb, semi-rugged 10.4 in. Ridgeline T400 tablet computer includes up to 2 GB of DRAM, onboard camera, numerous programmable function buttons, and high bright touchscreen display. Available with hot swap battery function for uninterrupted operation, product suits applications in warehouse, freight, manufacturing, and field service markets. Optional add-on modules available are RFID, magnetic stripe reader, GPS, and bar code scanner. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Touchscreen Monitors | Flat Panel Computers | Industrial Computers | Portable Computers

Based on 45 nm process technology, QorIQ® P1022 supports energy-efficient designs for embedded applications via power management capabilities. Power Architecture(TM) cores (600 MHz to 1 GHz) enable concurrent applications processing, delivery of networked services, media processing, and UI capabilities. Additional features include 3 PCIe interconnects, hardware acceleration, 256 KB L2 cache, and DDR2/3 memory options. Support for AMP and SMP operating modes enables performance scaling. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Digital Signal Processors (DSP)

Designed to enhance handset imaging and video performance, OMAP-DM515 and OMAP-DM525 respectively deliver up to 12 and 20 MP still imaging capabilities as well as 720p HD camcorder functionality. Features include compensation for backlit and low-light environments, environment-based automated setting selection, and motion-triggered image stability. Coprocessors also offer 8 MP shot-to-shot performance, with 1.4 fps in high-quality mode and 2 fps in burst mode. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Video Signal Processors | Math Coprocessors

pickens writes "Nuclear batteries that produce energy from the decay of radioisotopes are an attractive proposition for many applications because the isotopes that power them can provide a useful amount of current for hundreds of years at power densities a million times as high as standard batteries. Nuclear batteries have been used for military and aerospace applications for years, their large size has limited their general usage. But now a research team at the University of Missouri has developed a nuclear battery the size of a penny that could be used to power micro- and nano-electromechanical systems. The researchers' innovation is not only in the battery's size, but also that the batteries use a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor. 'The critical part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure of the solid semiconductor,' says Jae Wan Kwon. 'By using a liquid semiconductor, we

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An anonymous reader sends us to Gizmag for a look at a recent auction of a large collection of antique TVs. The star of the show was the Teleavia type P111, one of the earliest examples of high-definition TV. This rare 1958 console-stand television was designed by Flaminio Bertroni, who was also responsible for the iconic Citroen DS. The TV featured dual resolution capability, with the higher setting offering better resolution than 720p — 819 lines. This early attempt at a high-def standard, originating in France in 1949, didn't catch on in the marketplace.Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Barence writes "More than eight out of ten Mac owners also own a PC, according to a new piece of research. The NPD survey found that 12% of US computer-owning households have a Mac. However, 85% of those also own a Windows PC, suggesting that the Mac/PC divide is nowhere near as clear cut as both Apple and Microsoft suggest. Mac owners are also far more likely to have multiple computers in the house. Two thirds of Mac owners have three or more computers in the home, while only 29% of PC owners have two or more PCs."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

An anonymous reader writes "A Google study of DRAM errors in their data centers found that they are hundreds to thousands of times more common than has been previously believed. Hard errors may be the most common failure type. The DIMMs themselves appear to be of good quality, and bad mobo design may be the biggest problem." Here is the study (PDF), which Google engineers published with a researcher from the University of Toronto.Read more of this story at Slashdot.