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"Minimalism in an Age of Tremendous Hardware"

9/22/2012

Interesting lessons from FORTH. The author's conclusion is spot-on.

Vimeo Creator Services announced

9/21/2012

Vimeo has always been a fantastic service - their support of the creative community is great, and the quality of some of the videos people create and host there is simply incredible.

They've just announced a set of simple-to-use services and tools to help content creators, including a "tip jar" and "pay-to-view" (coming in 2013). This is great, and I'm certain this will help generate even better and better videos by all the incredibly creative people that there are out there.

Read more about this at their new Creator Services page (and you can find more background in their Staff Blog.)

PCs no longer consume the majority of DRAM chips?

9/17/2012

Interesting... According to an article at Reuters, new data released by the research firm iSuppli showed that personal computers used just 49% of all DRAM chips manufactured in Q2 of 2012 (leaving of course 51% of all memory parts consumed by other devices, such as phones, tablets, and so on).

This is pretty significant news - this is apparently the first time this has happened since the 1980s. And it certainly seems that trends like this are only going to continue...

New interactive computer science program from Khan Academy

9/16/2012

This is neat - Khan Academy has a new interactive computer science program. Step-by-step presentation, with true interaction! This is definitely worth checking out if you or someone you know is interested in the area and wants to start learning about it. (You can learn more about the background of this cool new program by checking out ejohn.org and jamie-wong.com.)

All-digital Wi-Fi chip

9/13/2012

Intel has created an all-digital RF Wi-Fi transceiver - i.e., no analog. It's built using their 32nm technology, supporting a 40 MHz bandwidth. Apparently the quality is comparable to current decent Wi-Fi parts.

Read more at VentureBeat.

The Hyundai Hyper-Matrix Wall

9/12/2012

Why does this remind me of Portal 2? :-) In any case, the scale of this is very impressive!

2012 Yeosu EXPO HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP - Hyper-Matrix from yangsookyun on Vimeo.

(Be sure not to miss the "making of" video.)

"Pong" traffic light control

9/11/2012

This is a great idea -- it makes you almost want to wait for the crosswalk to be red! Think of all the cool games that could be used with a system like this...

TI calculator that receives sensor data

9/9/2012

Graphing calculators have come a LONG way. The TI-Nspire CX CAS has a 3.2-inch full-color screen, and can translate equations into rotating 3-D graphs, with animations.

One of the truly amazing things is that lab cradle for the device enables it to receive and analyze a range of lab-sensor data—from CO2 levels and UV intensity to human heart and respiration rates.

I so wish I had tools like this when I was a kid...I got to grow up with a Casio Pocket Mini :-)

More at education.ti.com and TI-Nspire Lab Cradle.

New Kindles announced!

9/6/2012

We announced a whole new suite of Kindles today.

I've been involved with the Amazon Kindle since the beginning, and I am happy to say (once again) that I am very proud of the devices we have created.

Beginner's guide to watercooling your PC

9/4/2012

lifehacker has a great article that explains how to get into watercooling your PC.

I currently use a closed-loop fixed system (Antec Kuler H2O in a push-pull configuration using a pair of Cooler Master Excaliburs) which works great for my needs. (But my CPU does still run a little hot when I crank it up to 4.9GHz...hmmm....)

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