Archive for January 30, 2007

Delorean Motors lists “Flux Capacitor” in online parts store

Someone over at Delorean has a sense of humor, it seems. Do a search for “flux” and the item will be shown in the results. Also, check out the item number.

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Intel Sheds Details on Next-Generation Penryn CPU

In an interview with Mark Bohr, Dailytech squeezed a few more details about the 45nm Penryn processor. Of particular interest, the new CPU will use SSE4, uses a different gate technology and works in existing motherboards.

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Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Hits Store Shelves Way Early

Bleeding edge AMD fans rejoice; your 3.0GHz processor has arrived

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Fastest Mustang: Saleen builds 600HP Mustangs for cross-USA road rally!

Steve Saleen, the legendary Mustang tinkerer, is putting together 25 custom Mustangs for a cross-country road rally called “The Great American Run.” The Mustangs will each be tuned to 600 hp, have a 0-60 time of under 4 seconds and a top speed of over 200 mph. The winner of the race will receive one and Saleen’s already sold 11 to participants.

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The single-pixel camera

Mono-pixel instead of mega-pixels? That’s right. Researchers are determined to make a single-pixel camera that will be able to capture high-quality images and turn wasteful million-pixel cameras into a thing of the past. How do they expect to do this? Why, with Mirrors!

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How Not to Test Your Computer

Though it might seem fun to try, you shouldn
’t pour oil into your PC case or overclock a CPU to 5GHz using dry ice for safety reasons.

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Organic LEDs Shine Invisibly

Long-lasting near-infrared LEDs could be used to make cheap, flexible night-vision displays and sensors. Such a display could be integrated into a soldier’s uniform or a device that could be stashed in a pocket, allowing soldiers to read communications at night without being spotted by enemy snipers.

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