DisplayPort, ATI's RV635 XT board has it!!!

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) unveils a new interface dubbed Display port which will supplant DVI and VGA connections eventually and its micropacket architecture offers significantly more bandwidth with multi-monitor support over a single cable. Like HDMI, a DisplayPort connection can carry 8-channel 24-bit audio, but also offers a dedicated auxiliary link for control communications of things like panel I/O and microphone connections. There are hundreds of big brand name companies behind the standard that is set to compete with HDMI for desktop and notebook dominance, including the likes of AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, Samsung and Dell. However, DisplayPort is more likely to co-exist with HDMI, since HDMI is specifically targeted for consumer electronics like set-top boxes, DVD players etc, while DisplayPort was designed from the ground up for computing.

ATI's RV635 XT board is beeing testing it out on an unreleased LCD panel that we'll be showing you in the coming weeks. On the board you'll note that the surrounding circuitry for each DisplayPort connection is minimal and devoid of those all-too familiar Silicon Image TMDS chips that add cost to any dual link DVI-D connection. Since each DisplayPort cable can run multiple monitors in a daisy-chain configuration, imagine a four panel setup from a single graphics card and even possibly a single cable connection!!!!

Su-30

Awesome maneuvers by a Su-30...

I Wear My Guitar Hero

After a long time a planning and hunting for David Gilmour's image I finally got the T-Shirt I always wanted....

David Gilmour - Remember That Night

Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a live concert recording of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's solo concert at the Royal Albert Hall in May 2006 as part of his On an Island tour.The DVD version came out September 17, 2007 in the UK, Europe and Australia, and on September 18, 2007 in the USA and Canada.[1] The Blu-ray version's was released on November 20, 2007.


The track list are as follows...
1 .Speak To
2 .Breathe (In The Air)
3 .Time
4. Breathe (In The Air) (reprise)
5. Castellorizon
6. On An Island featuring Crosby & Nash
7. The Blue featuring Crosby & Nash
8. Red Sky At Night
9. This Heaven
10. Then I Close My Eyes featuring Robert Wyatt
11. Smile
12. Take A Breath
13. A Pocketful Of Stones
14. Where We Start
15. Shine On You Crazy Diamond featuring Crosby & Nash
16. Fat Old Sun
17. Coming Back To Life
18. High Hopes
19. Echoes
20. Wish You Were Here
21. Find The Cost Of Freedom featuring Crosby & Nash
22. Arnold Layne featuring David Bowie
23. Comfortably Numb featuring David Bowie

Bonus Features - Disc 2

From the Royal Albert Hall:
1. Wot's...Uh The Deal
2. Dominoes
3. Wearing The Inside Out featuring Richard Wright
4. Arnold Layne featuring Richard Wright
5. Comfortably Numb featuring Richard Wright
Special Features
* Thirteen bonus tracks including "Astronomy Domine", "Dark Globe", "Wearing The Inside Out" and "Wot's...Uh The Deal"
* Three documentaries including tour and studio footage
* Two Music Videos
* Island Jam 2007
* Photo Gallery

Here is the link for a video at Amazon...

Inside Oakley's O Lab

Oakley sunglasses are expensive. But apparently, they're expensive for reasons other than the recognizable "O" logo that's stuck on them. Nope, they're resistant to shattering if something strikes them, unlike other sunglasses that'll happily embed shards of themselves in your eyes when hit. They can also withstand 2 pound weights falling on them and handle lasers better than other glasses. They test all these things in the "O Lab."

Take a closer look...

Watch this video to find out the extensive tests that Oakley's shades undergo.



Oakley's Rolling O Lab: The Science Of Sunglasses - video powered by Metacafe

100Mbps Certification Testing

CableLabs has started testing and certifying the next generation of cable modems that use the DOCSIS 3.0 standard. In sorta English, we're talking boxes that'll handle 160Mbps download speeds and 120Mbps up, putting them on par with fiber optic services.

Cable ISPs currently use DOCSIS 1.1, which has been "good enough" in the past. Unfortunately, when compared to fiber, DOCSIS 1.1 lacks in the speed department. DOCSIS 3.0 has the potential to drastically change that, with download speeds of up to 160Mbps and uploads of up to 120Mbps possible. In addition, DOCSIS 3.0 also offers full support for IPv6, along with enhanced network management and security features. DOCSIS 3.0 also offers enough bandwidth for IPTV and other high-def video services.

Blendie 2004

Voice Controlled Blender... LOL.



MIT students have developed "Blendie 2004", a voice-controlled blender that is quite strange to say the least, in terms of functionality, but yet fascinating at the same time.