Those 27-inch IPS displays from Korea are for real

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If you frequent our forums or other PC enthusiast-focused corners of the web, you may have heard the whispers about the new breed of monitors being sold in Korea under various brand names for astonishingly low prices. They sound almost too good to be true: expansive 27" displays at the formidable resolution of 2560x1440 selling for peanuts, between $300 and $400, well under half the price of a similar display from the likes of Dell.

Not only that, but they're purportedly based on LCD panels that use IPS technology, the standard for high-end displays. IPS panels typically offer much better color reproduction and much wider viewing angles than the cheap TN panels that have ...

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USB 3.0 Group Proposes Eliminating Proprietary Laptop Chargers

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Chargers would be replaced with a ubiquitous USB 3.0 solution, supporting up to 100 watts of draw

Thunderbolt Interface to Boost Speed to 20Gb/s - Report

URL: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/display/20120722155711_Thunderbolt_Interface_to_Boost_Speed_to_20Gb_s_Report.html

Intel's New "Falcon Ridge" Controller to Enable New Speeds in 2014

ASUS loads P8Z77V with USB attached SCSI, beats Windows 8 to the punch

URL: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/22/asus-loads-p8z77v-with-usb-attached-scsi/

There's no doubt about it, USB 3.0 is wicked fast when pitted against its predecessors -- but the ancient bulk-only transport protocol it uses is showing its age. Some newer external drives hope sidestep the old protocol by supporting a new one: UASP, or, USB attached SCSI. As its name implies, the modern protocol leverages the SCSI command set to reduce latency, enable queue functions and improve performance for compatible drives. Windows 8 will ship with UASP drivers baked in, but the protocol is already available in the form of third-party controllers and drivers. Speaking of which, Hot Hardware found the functionality on ASUS' P8Z77V motherboard, and gave it a rundown. The conclusion? "Turbo and UASP modes will never hurt performance, and you've got early access to a capability that's already been wrapped into future versions of Windows. That's a win, all the way around." We're hard pressed to disagree. Check out the outfit's tests in full at the source link below.

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Asus Turbocharges USB 3.0 With SCSI Technology

URL: http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Asus-Turbocharges-USB-30-With-SCSI-Technology/

When Asus asked us if we'd be interested in a reviewing their new, high-end USB 3 implementation that offered better performance than anything available elsewhere, we were skeptical. Historically, USB performance has been a function of which controller (Intel, AMD, NEC, Texas Instruments, VIA, etc.) was used. Other types of products, like...

Gigabyte G1.Sniper3 Z77 Motherboard Review

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Over the last few months, we have looked at plenty of Z77 based motherboards here at HH, covering a wide range of price points. But today we dive deep into one of the higher-end models available, the Gigabyte G1.Sniper3. We slapped an Ivy Bridge chip in this one instead of the Sandy Bridge Core i7-2600K and 2700K's we've tested in the boards...

iStabilizer's Dolly gives your smartphone four wheels for the perfect steady panoramic shot

URL: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/46488/istabilizer-dolly-uses-four-wheels-for-panoramic-shots

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Forget your clever camera settings, apps and Photoshop skills, here’s how to get the perfect panoramic photo: clip your phone into the iStabilizer Dolly and wheel it along any flat surface.

The Dolly is compatible with any size smartphone, GoPro device (GoPro’s tripod mount is also needed) or digital camera, complete with protective cases (up to 2.75-inches wide). Held in place by clamps that keep the camera secure and steady, there’s an 11-inch adjustable arm that can be moved according to whatever angle you want to capture your shots.

The Dolly can then be pushed along any flat surface with the four large wheels keeping your shots steady. Of course iStabilizer’s Dolly can also be used to record video – an example of which can be seen below.?

Measuring 8x3x5 inches and weighing in at 567 grams, the iStabilizer Dolly is available now and can be bought from www.iStabilizer.com for $59.95.

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iStabilizer's Dolly gives your smartphone four wheels for the perfect steady panoramic shot originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:44:00 +0100

Óculos do Google têm concorrentes mais baratos já à venda

URL: http://exame.abril.com.br/tecnologia/noticias/oculos-do-google-tem-concorrentes-mais-baratos-ja-a-venda

A empresa americana Pivothead começa a entregar neste mês seus óculos capazes de filmar e fotografar

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Choosing the Best DDR3 SDRAM for Ivy Bridge

URL: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/ivy-bridge-ddr3.html

Processor microarchitectures continue developing, and the DDR3 SDRAM frequencies continue growing. However, does it really make sense to use high-speed memory with contemporary Ivy Bridge processors? To answer this question we analyzed the influence of memory frequency and latencies on the performance of a contemporary LGA 1155 platform.

How software-defined radio could revolutionize wireless

URL: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/how-software-defined-radio-could-revolutionize-wireless/

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In 1976, two shaggy-haired college dropouts founded a company called Apple to manufacture personal computers. The company's prospects looked so poor that the third co-founder relinquished his 10 percent stake in the company for $800 that same year. It simply wasn't clear why anyone would want the firm's Apple I computer. It was so under-powered that it couldn't perform many of the functions of mainframes and minicomputers that were already on the market. And most consumers had no interest in having a computer in their homes.

Today, of course, Apple is the world's largest company by market capitalization. What was important about the Apple I wasn't the meager capabilities of the original version, but the promise it held for rapid innovation in the coming decades.

Now, a company called Per Vices hopes to do for wireless communication what Apple did for computing. It is selling software-defined radio gear called the Phi that, like the Apple I, is likely to be of little interest to the average consumer (it was even briefly priced at the same point as the Apple I, $666.66, but has since been placed at $750). But the device, and others like it, has the potential to transform the wireless industry. This time, the revolution will depend on hackers enabled to manipulate radio signals in software.

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Cisco proíbe pornografia em redes domésticas e causa revolta

URL: http://exame.abril.com.br/tecnologia/noticias/cisco-proibe-pornografia-em-redes-domesticas-e-causa-revolta

A Cisco vem causando revolta nos usuários por proibir o acesso a sites pornográficos e outros conteúdos através de seus roteadores domésticos

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'Wearable Computing Will Be the Norm,' Says Google Glass Team

URL: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/l1Osz2FOwAI/wearable-computing-will-be-the-norm-says-google-glass-team

An anonymous reader writes "In an interview with Wired, Google's Steve Lee and Babak Parviz spoke about how they've come to use Project Glass in their lives, and where they expect the mobile computing industry to go in the near future. 'We've long thought the camera's important, but since we've started using this in public and with our family and friends and in real situations, not just hidden in the Google lab, we've truly seen the power of being hands-free. ... It's my expectation that in three to five years it will actually look unusual and awkward when we view someone holding an object in their hand and looking down at it. Wearable computing will become the norm.'"

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