Laptops May Hurt Male Fertility
This seems a bit much to me. :roll: BUSINESSMEN and teenage boys could be risking their fertility by using laptop computers, research suggests. The combination of heat generated by the computers and the posture needed to balance the equipment on the lap leads to raised temperatures around the scrotum, a study has found. Past research [...]
AMD’s $185 Computer: The Personal Internet Communicator
Interesting product with a great price point. AMD’s Personal Internet Communicator is designed to provide Net connectivity and Windows-based computing for consumers in emerging economies. It features functions such as browser, e-mail, word processing and the ability to view images and multimedia files. It is a sealed device, operates without a fan and can only [...]
IBM’s Builds Fastest Super Computer
Wow. Imagine what Unreal Tournament 2004 would run like on one of these suckers! Dubbed the Blue Gene/L supercomputer, IBM’s new system nudges past a nearly three-year-old computer speed record of 35.86 “teraflops,” or trillions of calculations per second, with a working speed of 36.01 teraflops. IBM’s figures have not been verified by an outside [...]
My New Monitor: Sony PremierePro SDM-P234
Got this a few weeks back. Terrific monitor, I’m going to do a column about it for ExtremeTech soon. Terrific for gaming. I play Unreal Tournament 2004 on it and it’s a blast. Yes, it’s expensive. But if you are someone who is on your computer a lot then you should buy the best monitor [...]
My New Mouse
I got a cool new mouse today. It’s actually groovy…no, I’m not kidding either. The name of the thing has the word “groovy” in it: Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel – Groovy. One look at it and you can guess why. Yes, the color is wacky but so what? It’s better than some [...]
