Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Mvix Nubbin Is the World's Smallest Wireless-N Adapter...And It's Cheap [Wi-Fi]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/YoBspwi5KZE/mvix-nubbin-is-the-worlds-smallest-wireless+n-adapterand-its-cheap

The Mvix Nubbin protrudes less than 2cm from your computer as it adds 802.1n Wi-Fi to your computer, making it the world's smallest Wireless-N adapter. It's also competitively priced at $40.

Compatible with PCs and Macs, the Mvix Nubbin can be used on 802.1b/g/n networks despite its stature of just 3/4 of an inch. I'm ever so skeptical about the Nubbin's ability to ferret a weak signal compared to its larger brethren, but I'll give the little guy the benefit of the doubt while adding that it ships tomorrow from retailers around the web. [Mvix]



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Posted by Augustine at 4:08 PM

LG's WirelessHD LH80 LCD TVs released in Korea

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/lgs-wirelesshd-lh80-lcd-tvs-released-in-korea/


With its 2009 LED-backlit LH90 LCDs already announced, LG has decided its LH80 line should be next up, its first of many -- following Panasonic's lead -- packing a Wireless HD media box to stream any HDMI, USB, or OTA content to the TV. Available in Korea is just this 55-inch model for about 5.1 million South Korean won ($4,008) but you can check out our CES '09 Wireless HD demo for a better look at the box and display while we wait for its LH85 branded U.S. cousin to make an appearance later on this year.

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Posted by Augustine at 4:06 PM

Virgin Media testing DOCSIS 3.0 to new limits with 200Mbps, 3D and 1080p

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/virgin-media-testing-docsis-3-0-to-new-limits-with-200mbps-3d-a/


Forget 101Mbps Internet service or even the 160Mbps available in on J:COM in Japan, Virgin Media is about to put a lucky few of its slick new modems to real work, testing 200Mbps internet, "full HD" broadband content (we take that to mean 1080p) and 3D. All delivered via DOCSIS 3.0, the downside is that at least for the next six months this pilot project will be extended only to about 100 "lead adopters" around Ashford, Kent for testing. We've heard all we need to get packed for a move, how about you?

[Via Hexus]

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Virgin Media testing DOCSIS 3.0 to new limits with 200Mbps, 3D and 1080p originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 14:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 4:06 PM

Just How Big is the Enterprise's Viewscreen? [Space]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/hwdBi5F8nzU/just-how-big-is-the-enterprises-viewscreen

I woke up at 3AM last night with my mind racing. The extremely important question that woke me up? How big is the Enterprise's viewscreen? So I decided to do the math.

First off, it depends on which Enterprise you're talking about. The original Enterprise of the '60s, which I've been watching Season 1 of on Blu-ray (quite a good restoration, btw), had what seemed like a tiny ass screen when compared to the IMAX-like experience of the new movie Enterprise. But it's not actually that small.

Using the combined knowledge of the Star Fleet Technical Manual and some screenshots of the episodes, I was able to determine that the screen is a 136-inch display with a 1.73:1 aspect ratio. That's actually smaller than the retina-searing 150-inch Panasonic plasma that we played with before. Yes, Adam Frucci and various captains of industry that have way too much money have viewed things in their own home on a larger display than a captain of a STARSHIP.

But Picard isn't going to be showed up by 21st century technology. His glorious Enterprise D has a 212-inch screen with a 1.92:1 aspect ratio, which is big enough for Riker to jam chairs through while Picard's off in a fantasy land with Whoopi Goldberg. Nice job, Riker.

Not only is this screen gigantic, it supposedly displays stuff in three-dimensions, shifting views or something so Jean-Lu! c can pu t a face to Troi's feelings of "he's hiding something". The Star Trek Wiki explains thusly:

While it is a subtle effect, the viewscreen seen throughout Star Trek: The Next Generation clearly displayed 3-D images. This effect was created in some scenes by providing multiple angles on the viewer, with the image on screen displayed at a corresponding angle, rather than a flat, single angle shot.

But what about the newest technology? What have we learned from years of actual consumer electronics development that the tech-consultants on the movie set could incorporate into the latest iteration of the Enterprise? "Bigger is better."

The display on new-Kirk's ship looks massive, but only because it's so wide. If you're measuring the screen diagonally in display-talk, it's around 326-inches, which is larger in absolute terms than even Picard's screen. It also has a 3.25:1 display ratio, making it wider than most film ratios. But if you're talking pure width, it measures about 26 feet across. Quite impressive.

If they ever do remake TNG, I suspect that the viewscreen will wrap entirely around the side of the bridge all the way to the back where neo-Worf and neo-Geordi will be able to see what's going on behind the Enterprise. It's easier to turn your head to see a display than to tell someone to press a button to change the view.

So yes, this is our dream for when we go into space. Not only will we be able to be in space, we'll have really, really big screens to watch stuff on.



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Posted by Augustine at 1:31 PM

ZyXEL's DMA-2500 streams in 1080p content from your network

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/zyxels-dma-2500-streams-in-1080p-content-from-your-network/


The world needs another set-top-box like it needs another Kim Jong-Il, but we'll do our best to stifle the sighs and present to you the ZyXEL DMA-2500. This well-specced box streams in material up to 1080p from any networked storage device, is DLNA 1.5 certified and supports more formats than it would be healthy for us to list. The outfit also claims that it'll handle material laced in DRM, but the vagueness of it all has us skeptical. At any rate, users can also indulge in internet TV and online radio, and there's an S-Video, composite and HDMI port to get it onto your television. Finally, the unit even includes a USB port which can presumably be used for adding local storage or a USB WiFi adapter. It's filtering out now across the pond for the somewhat hard-to-swallow price of €223 ($296).

[Via HDTVInfo]

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