The Cray XK6 is supposed to be the first 'general purpose' supercomputer that uses GPU technology and the first buyer is the Swiss National Supercomputing Center. The XK6 will range from $500,000 to $1 million and serve as further proof of the larger role GPUs are playing in computers. [Seattle Times]
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5805228/wolframalpha-is-my-new-doctor
WolframAlpha launched a medical tools feature today so you can stay at home and play doctor. It aggregates survey data from the CDC to give you a search tool that lets you see how various symptoms (and combinations of them) correlate with various diseases. It also breaks down that data to show distribution actoss a variability of patients' attributes, like age, weight, height, and body mass. It's oddly kind of fun. And I found out I'm probably not having an aneurism! Which was a relief.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/24/google-and-sprint-team-up-to-take-your-digital-dollars-with-new/
Google and Sprint team up to take your digital dollars with new NFC payment system? (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 15:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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T-Mobile flips on 42Mbps HSPA+ across 55 markets, launching Rocket 3.0 modem stick tomorrow originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 00:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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AMD Llano quad-core APUs and Zambezi octa-core CPUs get priced, the former listed inside an HP dv6 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 04:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Windows Phone 7.1 is the likely name for Mango OS update originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 05:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Acer's 10-inch Oak Trail tablet running Android 3.0 rumored for July delivery originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 ! May 2011 06:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Continue reading Pantech Vega No.5 bringing sexy back to tabletphones, packs 1.5GHz dual-core chip
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Opera Mini lands on the iPad in version 6.0 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 08:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony shows off, folds up super flexible organic TFT display originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 May 2011 22:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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There are some great search applications out there for Windows (including the new built-in version of Windows Search), but InSight takes a slightly different approach to desktop search. On the surface, it has most of what you'd expect from a more advanced search program: It can search multiple drives on your computer, which is great if you're dual or triple-booting your computer. It also indexes them really quickly, usually in only one or two minutes, and can search through them super fast. You can search files' metadata, use simple filters like a minus sign ("-") to exclude words, and keywords like AND or OR to further refine your search.
What's really cool about InSight, though, is that it provides quick previews for files like images and music. If you're unsure of a file's contents by just its filename, you can hover your mouse over the search results to get a small thumbnail of an image or to have it start playing a song (without opening a separate application). It also has built-in Outlook search, Wikipedia search, and a "Quick Launch" tab that lets you add notes, weblinks, or links to files on your PC for quick access.
It isn't perfect, of course—it doesn't search the contents of your documents, which is a pretty standard feature in modern desktop search (it is, however, in the roadmap). It's still definitely worth a look, though, if only for those in-search previews. Hit the link below to check it out, and if you don't end up liking it, be sure to check out our Hive Five on desktop search applications for alternatives.
InSight Desktop Search is a free download for Windows only.
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5804585/know-exactly-how-many-pieces-of-fruit-and-veggies-you-should-be-eating
Fruits like oranges, peaches, and pears are no surprise, since they're roughly the "fist-sized" portion that the serving generally sticks to, but other fruits aren't so easy to pin down, and it's usually the ones that are the most fun to eat. So, just how many grapes make up a "serving" of fruit? Turns out it's 32.
Vegetables can be even harder than fruit, but the guide makes it easy (now, if only eating certain vegetables were as easy). Asparagus lovers will be happy to know that it only takes an average of four spears to make a serving—but broccoli haters will be displeased to know that it takes 16 baby trees to get the same result.
The guide is available as a handy, two-page PDF, so you can post it right up on the fridge. CHOW also recommends you go straight to the CDC's website and use their calculator to find out exactly how many servings of each that you need on a daily basis, and to use the guide as a reference point until you get the hang of it.
Windows/Mac/Linux: Previously mentioned Miro has been around for awhile, but for many it was little more than yet another alternative video player. Today, though, Miro has overhauled its app into a full-featured media library designed to sync with Android.
Android users may see an immediate resemblance to previously mentioned DoubleTwist, and Miro's Android syncing puts it in a position as a great alternative. While it doesn't have wireless sync like DoubleTwist, it does have a few advantages over its competitors, like full podcast support and a built-in video converter that will convert your videos to a compatible format for your mobile device.
It also has a few other cool features that aim to make it worthy of a desktop media player, and not just a syncing program: For example, you can share media across your network and buy music directly from the Amazon MP3 store. It even has its own BitTorrent client and custom search engine built-in, so you can download those videos direct to your media library. Check out the video above for more info on the app's overhaul, and hit the link below to try it out.
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5804751/metamaterial-lenses-could-allow-easy-wireless-power-transmission
The material would be situated between a power source and a device to be charged, and it would serve as a sort of a bridge so that there appeared to be no space between the transmitter and the recipient.
Tiny amounts of energy can already be transmitted across small distances, such as radio frequency identification devices or even near-field communications. But it would be dangerous to scale up power transmission to the levels needed for, say, charging a cell phone - high-powered microwave or laser devices would likely fry the device you are trying to charge.
A metamaterial could facilitate a simpler, safer energy transfer, according to Yaroslav Urzhumov, assistant research professor in electrical and computer engineering at Duke. It would act as a lens to keep the energy focused, allowing it to travel more readily through open space without scattering.
This hypothetical metamaterial would consist of an array of thin conducting loops made of the same copper-fiberglass material used in printed circuit boards, and it would look like a set of Venetian blinds, according to a linktextDuke news release.
Metamaterials have already been used to focus imaging sound waves to sharpen sonar and ultrasound; to block out noise and to bend light in various wavelengths, making objects invisible.
This research was an offshoot of superlens research at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering, the first group to demonstrate that metamaterials can act as cloaking devices.
The metamaterial lens would need to be tailored to each device, so the source and recipient would be tuned to each other, Urzhumov said. But this would be less annoying than having dozens of device-specific wires hanging around the house.
Image credit: Xiang Zhang research group
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