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Retromodo: Russian Computer That Ran On Water
In the days before Intel, Apple and Google, computing was a much more traditional affair. We’re talking levers, gears, and other mechanisms that could all automate counting in some way or other. Russian scientist Vladimir Lukyanov, however, built one that ran on water.
Splashproof Tablet Serves Up Hot Recipe Action
This clever little kitchen tablet is splashproof and wipes down easily for marinara spills and greasy fingers. The entire OS revolves around recipes and step-by-step cooking methods, and it stands on legs, so you can use it hands-free. Hot!
The Worst Computer Bugs Of 2011
Earlier this year a man lost a $US57 million jackpot when a casino alleged a “software glitch” on the slot machine. Well, that’s nothing compared to the backlog of $US9 billion in unprocessed payments that happened in Japan on March.
Samsung May Buy HP’s PC Business Says Digitimes
Samsung has reportedly talked to manufacturers like Quanta Computers and Pegatron about outsourcing notebook orders. The Korean company is eyeing HP’s PC business and would need outside manufacturing help. It’s an interesting proposition. Too bad it’s a rumour. [Digitimes]
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27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 Vs. Core i5
The Core i5 iMacs are fast, but early benchmarks of the Core i7 model suggest a 35 per cent performance boost, even though upgrade only costs $US200 extra. Timon-Royer’s telling graph uses results from the Geekbench Website. [Timon-Royer via MacRumors]
Convicted Hacker Paralyses Prison Network. Duh.
We can think of a whole bunch of things belonging firmly in the headslap category. There’s that recent silliness with iSnack 2.0, for starters. But this one strains plausability. It seems the management at a certain English prison thought it would be a good idea to save a few dollars on technical services by borrowing the skills of an inmate. Turns out the inmate was a convicted hacker. Left alone. With a computer. Duh. [Switched]via [Digg] .
