Next Guggenheim Museum looks like a designer UFO

The Guggenheim Museum has established a tradition of building structures to house and display art that are themselves works of art. Following the lead of the original Guggenheim in New York designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and the stunning Bilbao, Spain building by Frank Gehry, this latest design is no exception. Created by 2004 Pritzker Read more about Next Guggenheim Museum looks like a designer UFO[…]

Bahrain’s ‘World Trade Center’ buildings connected by wind turbines

The three 29m-diameter turbine blades on Bahrain’s iconic landmark are the first in the world to be integrated on such a scale into a commercial development and are forecast to provide the equivalent of 11-15% of the power for the two towers when fully operational. The successful rotation of the blades involved collaboration between Atkins Read more about Bahrain’s ‘World Trade Center’ buildings connected by wind turbines[…]

Ten weirdest computers

Nice funny way of describing the new computing technologies scientists are concentrating on 1. Optical computing 2. Quantum computing 3. DNA computing 4. Reversible computing 5. Billiard Ball computing 6. Neuronal computing … Official URL Link

US war robots in Iraq ‘turned guns’ on fleshy comrades

Ground-crawling US war robots armed with machine guns, deployed to fight in Iraq last year, reportedly turned on their fleshy masters almost at once. The rebellious machine warriors have been retired from combat pending upgrades. The revelations were made by Kevin Fahey, US Army program executive officer for ground forces, at the recent RoboBusiness conference Read more about US war robots in Iraq ‘turned guns’ on fleshy comrades[…]

Buffalo makes big noise over tiny terabyte NAS box

NAS boxes generally too bulky for you? Then how about Buffalo’s new LinkStation Mini? Announced yesterday, the compact server packs in 1TB of storage capacity using a pair of RAID-configured 2.5in hard drives. The 13.3 x 8.1 x 3.9cm device has a Gigabit Ethernet port on the back for network connectivity, and a USB port Read more about Buffalo makes big noise over tiny terabyte NAS box[…]

World’s first 46-inch stereoscopic 3D TV from Hyundai on sale in Japan

Filed under: Displays 3D baby, that’s what we want. Now it’s yours… if you live in Japan anyway. Introducing the world’s first 46-inch 3D stereoscopic television. Built by Hyundai, the 1,920 x 1,080 set is capable of grabbing BS11 3D broadcasts pumped by Nippon BS in Japan. The ¥498,000 (about $4,857) LCD brings 2x HDMI Read more about World’s first 46-inch stereoscopic 3D TV from Hyundai on sale in Japan[…]

T-1000 is a phone jammer, not a Terminator

The T-1000 is a cellphone jammer that looks like an old-school cellphone. Much like how the T-1000 from Terminator 2 obliterated the Governator, the T-1000 cellphone jammer will obliterate cellphone signals. The T-1000 can block phone communication within a 3- to 10-foot area of effect. It’ll keep blocking up to 60 minutes per charge and Read more about T-1000 is a phone jammer, not a Terminator[…]

China Denies Gun Sales to Sudan

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — A U.S.-based human rights group said China dramatically boosted small-arms sales to Sudan as violence escalated in Darfur. Beijing denied the group’s report on Friday. The report released Thursday by Human Rights First said China is the biggest supplier of small arms to Sudan. It provided 90 percent of all Read more about China Denies Gun Sales to Sudan[…]

Depleted uranium turns earthworms into glowworms

EARTHWORMS WERE pushed into the firing line last week after a resumption of the testing of depleted uranium shells at Dundrennan. Significant levels of radioactive uranium isotopes were found in the flesh of worms at the Ministry of Defence’s Dumfries weapons range last year. Despite concerns from environmentalists and the international community, the MoD last Read more about Depleted uranium turns earthworms into glowworms[…]

Secret Session of House

“Since 1830, the House has met behind closed doors only three times,”according to the Congressional Research Service: “in 1979 to discussthe Panama Canal, in 1980 to discuss Central American assistance, andin 1983 to discuss U.S. support for paramilitary operations inNicaragua.” On March 13, the House went into secret session once more to considerclassified matters concerning Read more about Secret Session of House[…]

Google has lots to do with intelligence

When the nation’s intelligence agencies wanted a computer network to better share information about everything from al Qaeda to North Korea, they turned to a big name in the technology industry to supply some of the equipment: Google Inc. The Mountain View company sold the agencies servers for searching documents, marking a small victory for Read more about Google has lots to do with intelligence[…]

NSA moves to OpenSolaris…. hmmm whats gonna happen 2 linux?

We made a very significant announcement last week, of a collaboration with one of the most (if not the most) security sensitive institutions on earth, the United States government’s National Security Agency. They’ve joined the burgeoning OpenSolaris community, to collaborate with Sun and other community members on the future of ultra-secure operating systems. Official Jonathan Read more about NSA moves to OpenSolaris…. hmmm whats gonna happen 2 linux?[…]

Arms Dealing Company Was Listed As ‘Minority-Owned’

Arms Dealing Company Was Listed As ‘Minority-Owned’ Questions grow about how a tiny Miami Beach firm became major supplier to Afghan army and police. Efraim Diveroli, seen here on his MySpace page, is an ex-yeshiva student who “knows everything about weaponry,” says his grandfather. Diveroli is the president of AEY Inc., subject of a New Read more about Arms Dealing Company Was Listed As ‘Minority-Owned’[…]

W3C’s ‘The Grid’ is 10.000x sneller dan het huidige internet

In Cern, Zwitserland, zijn ze goed bezig. Ooit werd daar de basis gelegd voor het WWW, HTML, XML en meer protocollen voor ons huidige internet. Nieuw -en direct klaar voor verfilming- is: The Grid. The Grid? Een initiatief van Cern(waar ook het W3C.org huist) met onder andere professor Tony Doyle die het project technisch leidt. Read more about W3C’s ‘The Grid’ is 10.000x sneller dan het huidige internet[…]

TX-SA606X: The New Onkyo AV Amplifier with VIERA Link, AQUOS, and REGZA

Many of you have heard of the Viera Link, AQUOS (Sharp), and REGZA (Toshiba) system that allows you to control any of these devices with one remote… Things are a little different today as these manufacturers understand the importance of being open. Behold the very first fully compatible Viera Link (or AQUOS/REGZA equivalent) Onkyo AV Read more about TX-SA606X: The New Onkyo AV Amplifier with VIERA Link, AQUOS, and REGZA[…]

Viagra for Gamers: Boost Your Prowess with Vitamin Supplements!

Did it take you more than 20 minutes to finish Mario Galaxy? Was it difficult getting through Halo 3’s first level? Relax, the Japanese company Cyber Gadget has the pill for you, the “Game Suppli” vitamin suppliment! If you require endurance for long gaming periods try Blueberry, for extreme concentration drop a DHA. I almost Read more about Viagra for Gamers: Boost Your Prowess with Vitamin Supplements![…]

Seagate ships first 1TB HDD of the SAS persuasion

Seagate drive in orbit, why not? Seagate has begun shipping what it says is the world’s first 1TB SAS hard drives, as well as the first self-encrypting enterprise-oriented hard drives. The 3.5-inch Barracuda ES.2 HDD series now comes in a serial-attached SCSI interface and 1TB capacity. Seagate estimates the speedier SAS data transfer rate offers Read more about Seagate ships first 1TB HDD of the SAS persuasion[…]