The guys over at News.com.au have a great photo gallery detailing the process of a Blu-ray disc being made at the new Sony BD factory in Huntingwood, NSW. Definitely worth a gander if you’re looking to kill five minutes today…
[News.com.au; Image: Charlie Brewer]
Generally, I love LED LCDs. The UN46B7000 is Samsung’s set with 120Hz refresh and internet widgets. It’s not backlit, like the XBR8, but sidelit, and is as thin as two of your fingers. You should avoid buying this set.
Maybe hinting at an impending announcement, or possibly in a fit of Rachael-inspired jealousy, the Xperia X2 has exposed itself again, this time from all angles, giving us closer looks at its new body, curious keyboard and bulky profile.
Seymour Cray’s big super computer was crazy. It’s signals between components had to be timed by trimming long cables up to 1/16th of an inch at a time by hand and was basically interwoven with a giant refrigeration system.
Even back then, there were computers for people who couldn’t afford the more expensive stuff. Take this Tandy, which costs little more than a upgraded Netbook today. From Core Memory, photographed by Mark Richards and written by John Alderman.
UK Internet provider TalkTalk asked a team from Goldsmiths, University of London to come up with some concept router designs focused around four areas: signal strength, energy efficiency, home design, and “pure enjoyment.”
You can forget the teasers, promotional videos, and info leaks, because this is the real thing: a live, in-the-flesh shot of LG’s Chocolate BL40 phone. We knew it was long, but this handset looks like it’s been literally stretched.
