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Ready to get swept away into the wild, wild abyss known as quantum computing? If not, we're certain there's a less mentally taxing post above or below, but for those who answered the call, researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz have a doozie to share. A team of whiz kids at the institution have developed a minuscule optical device that's built into a silicon chip, and it's capable of reducing the speed of light by a factor of 1,200. If you're wondering why on Earth humans would be interested in doing such a thing, here's the long and short of it: the ability to control light pulses on an integrated chip-based platform "is a major step toward the realization of all-optical quantum communication networks, with potentially vast improvements in ultra-low-power performance." Today, data transmitted along optical fibers must still eventually be converted to electronic signals before they're finally understood, but the promise of an all-optical data processing system could obviously reduce inefficiencies and create communication networks that are far quicker and more robust. There's still no telling how far we are from this becoming a reality -- after all, we've been hearing similar since at least 2006 -- but at least these folks seem to be onto something good... even if it's all too familiar.All-optical quantum communication networks nearly realized, 'Answers to Life' airing at 9PM originally appeared on
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Continue reading Nikon Coolpix S8100 gets 1080p video, S80 sprouts an OLED touchscreen
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Digg Dell has a habit of releasing monitors elsewhere in the world and then subsequently letting them hit stateside with nary a warning, and so we're wagering such is the case here. Four such displays have found their way to Dell Asia, and LogicBuy's sniffed 'em out. Here's what we know about each, from the most-featured on down. The ST23220L is a 23-inch 1080p LED-backlit LCD with 5ms response time and 250nit brightness, all accentuated by a non-glare TN panel (and all Energy Star 5.0 compliant, in case you're wondering). It offers 1080p resolution and inputs for VGA, DVI, and HDMI. One step down is the 21.5-inch ST2220L -- same features, different size. The ST2220M, however, drops the HDMI support, and below that the 20-inch IN2020M drops HDMI and only hits a resolution of 1600 x 900. Can't say for sure when or how much, but now you know!| Read - ST2320L Read - ST2220L | Read - IN2020M Read - ST2220M |
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Visit Unhearit, click the New Song button, and Unhearit kicks out a catchy tune. We were dubious about its ability to crank out catchy song after catchy song but after repeatedly clicking the New Song button we realized that each new song was catchy enough to make us forget about the prior tune. The repertoire of the tool is impressive too, in the course of our testing we heard the Super Mario Bros theme song, got Rick Rolled, and heard some excellent music from a 40 year span.
On top of just spinning up new songs for you Unhearit includes quick sharing via popular social networks and the ability to download the new songs you discover via the service. Have a favorite tool for getting a pesky song out of your head? Let's hear about it in the comments.
Readers offer their best tips for calling from Gmail overseas, making easy standing desks, and mounting Dropbox as a virtual drive.
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Abhijeet writes a blog post on how to make calls from outside the U.S. in Gmail:
Like many others outside the United States, I too was wondering how to get my hands on the cool call phone feature which Gmail introduced recently for its US users. There were reports that if you set your Gmail language settings to English(US), it should work. And yes, it did for many. But not for me (and for many others).
So, while hunting for a workaround, I thought why not try one of the free VPN clients we mentioned in our hide IP and browse securely article, and see if getting a US based IP address is all that's needed. And guess what, it worked like a charm!
Here's what I did.
1. Signed out of Gmail.
2. Fired up my favorite VPN client and got myself a US IP address.
3. Signed back into Gmail, and found a nice "Call Phone" option in the chat column.
It worked for me so I am assuming it should work for many others out there. Try it out and let me know if it does.
Also, it should be noted that as soon as I disconnected from the VPN and came back to my original connection, the call phone option was gone. So this isn't a permanent thing and would require you to stay connected using the VPN.
Chelsea Otakan tells us how she made a cheap standing desk:
Use $5 bed risers from Target or Walmart for an easy DIY standing desk. They'll lift a desk with normal legs around 5 inches off the floor.
I'm 4' 11" using a Blu Dot Paperclip desk with 5' risers and it works great for me. Taller (read: normal height) people will probably need stackable or adjustable risers.
They sell adjustable bed risers that will add up to 8 inches, and stackable wooden risers that are 4' per unit, but more expensive.
X3geek shows us a neat Windows Explorer trick for Dropbox users:
There is subst.exe utility in windows which creates virtual drives of paths associated with them. So I use it to manage Dropbox folder. You need to make a cmd or bat file with the these 2 lines:
subst /d X:
subst X: "C:\Users\[user]\Documents\My Dropbox"and put the file in your startup folder ("Start"- type "shell:startup" in the search field) as the command file mounts the folder into a virtual drive. The first line deletes a substituted virtual drive. You'll see a drive (X: in this case) in My Computer which has Dropbox folders. Thanks to this thread.
Note: the command shown will work on Windows 7, for Windows XP the command has to be
"C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\My Documents\My Dropbox"
Note that you can do this with any folder in Windows, but it may be particularly helpful for some Dropbox users to visualize their Dropbox folder as a network drive.
Jared Pavan shares another use for old CD spindles:
Use an old CD spindle to distribute wire from a loose spool. There's room in there for at least 2 more spools. Combine this with the under-the-desk CD spindle, and you'd be set!
KoHive is a virtual workspace you access through your web browser. It's easy to create multiple "hives" for different projects, share files, communicate in real time, and aggregate content from across the web.
The biggest thing KoHive has going for it is a butter-smooth interface. It's easy to navigate within and between multiple hives, talk to other hive members, and share files. KoHive has a modular app system for plugging in the tools you need to get the projects you're working on organized and completed. You can manage tasks, share files and notes, upload images or import them from Flickr, message, and import videos from YouTube and Vimeo. KoHive also sports shared bookmarking, social network-style status updates, and a group drawing application.
Check out the video above to see it in action or visit KoHive at the link below to sign up for a free account. Thanks Sobert!
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