Friday, April 04, 2014

Article: Intel Releases $99 "Minnowboard Max," An Open-Source Single-Board Computer

Not to be outflanked by rivals, Intel has released the $99 Minnowboard Max, a tiny single-board computer that runs Linux and Android. It is completely open source – you can check out the firmware and software here – and runs a 1.91GHz Atom E3845 processor. The board’s schematics are also availabl...

http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/03/intel-releases-99-minnowboard-max-an-open-source-single-board-computer/?ncid=rss

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drag2share: Surreal reversed footage of a man walking backwards in Tokyo

Source: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/surreal-reversed-footage-of-a-man-walking-backwards-in-1557838387/+jesusdiaz

Surreal reversed footage of a man walking backwards in Tokyo

Enjoy this reversed footage of a man walking backwards across Tokyo, proof that a simple, seemingly silly idea can result in something strangely confusing and attractive.

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drag2share: The Most Elegant iPhone Speaker Is Just A Single Piece Of Blown Glass

Source: http://gizmodo.com/the-most-elegant-iphone-speaker-is-just-a-single-piece-1557674716

The Most Elegant iPhone Speaker Is Just A Single Piece Of Blown Glass

Here is a sleek way to showcase your iPhone's looks and sounds. There are no wires or buttons or even plastic in this passive amp—just a single piece of glass, handcrafted to exacting proportions, that can wrap a room in sound.

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drag2share: Glowing Sticks and Long Exposures Turn Drumming Into a Visual Feast

Source: http://gizmodo.com/glowing-sticks-and-long-exposures-turn-drumming-into-a-1557736797

Glowing Sticks and Long Exposures Turn Drumming Into a Visual Feast

It can be mesmerizing watching a talented drummer beat away on a set of skins, but even more so when they're sitting in the middle of a long-exposure camera rig with a pair of glowing drumsticks in hand. What's usually a blur of arms and sticks suddenly becomes an intricate web of mid-air streaks and squiggles that only add to a drummer's performance.

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drag2share: Here's another peek at Google's build-your-own-smartphone project

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/03/project-ara-video-update/

Project Ara has only exploded in prominence since Google unloaded Motorola earlier this year, and now we're getting yet another peek at the work in progress. The Phonebloks team just released a video showing off the progress Google and its partners have made on those modular smartphones, and things are coming along just as quick as you'd expect.

While this is ostensibly a video meet-and-greet with some of the folks working for the cause, there are still some tantalizing parts to gaze upon. We're given a quick look at how component modules like processors and cameras are held in place by electropermanent magnets -- they slide into place easily, and are locked and unlocked with a quick burst of voltage that'll ultimately be controlled with an app. For a few brief moments, we also get a look at the three different endoskeletons that those parts pop into side by side... if only in render form. The mainstream medium model is the one that's been getting all the attention lately, but the phablet-sized endo looks like it'll support 9 modules on its rear and the mini model that could sell for about $50 can handle at least 6. Not enough Ara meat for you? Never fear: the first Ara Developer Conference will take place on April 15, so expect most of the project's secrets to be spilled very shortly.

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