Category: Hardtek
ATI creates first 1GIG Video Card
The ATI FireGL V7350 first “work station” class video card. Prices are estimated around 1500 (USD). Should provide enough memory and speed to play the latest edition of BF2 without too much lag, and just enough video memory to run Microsoft Vista’s new graphical desktop without lag. Source ATI
Digital Gun Sight
The moment the trigger is pulled, a pic is taken. Would be great to see something like this installed on every police weapon issued. —Link
Stick your Finger in your ear to that next call
Using bone conductivity technology, the same technology used in military headsets and hearing aids, the next generation of cellphones could be just a wrist watch. Source Wired
Military Headset signals all clear
Aliph a San Francisco software company developed a mobile phone headset that erases the background noise surrounding the wearer so that the person on the other line hears only the conversation. Source Wired
Samsung creates first hard drive phone
The SPH-V5400 goes on sale in South Korea for around 800 dollars and contains a 1.5 gig drive, FM radio, 240 x 320 display with tv output, and 64 channel ring tone support. Source TheRegister
CIA spy toys that flunked
“Charlie’s mission is still classified, we can’t talk about it,” Oh the terror of mechanical fish!!
Robot Exoskeltons , the Japanese are making Robotech a reality
“Powered exoskeletons to help to old and the infirmed walk” -The military applications are numberous.
New Jacket, thats “shocking”
An electrified jacket designed for women only, that emits a nasty zap if it is touched. Wonder if it shorts out in the rain? Source Wired
Fireball, Fireball, Fireball
Theroberic weapons and the solider. The weapons go hand-held. Source Wired
One and a half times faster than your brain
At 500 trillion calculations per second, the new planned super computer will be faster than the human brain. Imagine what Quake 4 would be like on this! Source Wired
Mamography tech may make spy imagery better
Using the same technology used in mammograms, these images could be used to create better looking images. Just think how this could help increase the quality of internet porn. Source Wired
Attack of the Drones in 2020
Swarms of unmanned robots in the finest combat zones in the world. Now they just need an Evil AI leader. Source Wired