Aurora

Computing

Alienware Aurora Is A $4K Gaming Behemoth

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3:00PM December 14, 2011 | Nick Broughall

While real geeks build there own high-end gaming rigs, there’s still a market for PC gamers who want to buy a customisable high-end machine. The Alienware Aurora is designed for that market. More »


Geek Out

Elves Must Live Where The Aurora And The Moonbow Meet

9:40AM November 18, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

If you go to Skógafoss — a waterfall in the south of Iceland — when the full moon is shining bright during the aurora season, perhaps you would catch this magical scene. And meet an elvish princess who looks like Björk. More »


Science

I Can’t Think Of A More Beautiful Image Of The Shuttle, Earth, ISS

6:40AM July 16, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

This panoramic image is one of the most stunning shots I’ve ever seen from low Earth orbit. Treasure this photo: It’s the last time you’re going to see the space shuttle with the aurora australis – the southern lights – as a backdrop. More »


Cameras

This Must Be Where Superman Was Born

7:00AM May 18, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Krypton. You may think it’s in a remote galaxy, but no, it’s right here, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. A place that I like to call “That Island Where Björk and Eyjafjallajökull the Dragon Live” and other people call Iceland. More »


Science

The Neverending Beauty Of The War Between Sun And Earth

5:00AM November 26, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

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If you are waiting for the turkey or just need to calm down from the massive family frenzy, put on your headphones and watch this video on full screen, in high definition. I wish I were in Tromsø, Norway, right now. More »


Science

Want To See The Sun ‘Burp’?

11:05PM August 3, 2010 | Max Read

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You might want to watch the sky on Tuesday night for some possible freaky space-lights (“aurora”), thanks to the sun “kind of burping” and emitting gigatons of, like, space stuff. SpaceWeather.com put together a sweet video of the “complex eruption”. More »


Online

McAfee: IE Security Flaw To Blame For Attack On Google

6:00PM January 15, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Remember those cyber attacks on a bunch of companies which resulted in Google refusing to continue censoring searches in China? According to antivirus maker McAfee, Internet Explorer security flaws are the key culprit for what they’re now calling “Operation Aurora”. More »


Computing

Raw. Power. Aurora ALX Benchmarked

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9:30AM September 25, 2009 | Chris Oaten

Gamers, could you handle this? An Aurora ALX with a Core i7 975 processor, X58 microATX motherboard and two ATI Radeon HD 5870′s in CrossFire. Is it fast? Pfft. Whaddyareckon? More »


Computing

Alienware Area-51 ALX Gets Racing Fins, Core i7 Processors

12:20AM September 24, 2009 | Danny Allen

The updated Area-51 case design includes an eye-catching louvre cooling system (those wings at the top), internal lighting and a motorised front door. And Alienware says the top-end ALX version of the liquid-cooled rig is the “most powerful” it’s created. More »


Gaming

Aurora LED Pool Table Is the Ultimate Tasteless Bachelor Pad Furniture

8:33AM November 18, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

I know. LED-illuminated pool table. You don’t really need much more information to justify the $US700 that you are going to spend on it. Each pocket illuminates with blue LEDs. That’s it. Done. Here’s my credit card. But in case you need more, the six-feet pool table converts into a card playing table and a “dining table”.

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