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Hardware
AMD Phenom II Breaks 7GHz Barrier
12:01PM Rosa Golijan
7.08GHz. That’s the record-shattering speed an AMD Phenom II processor was overclocked to using a massive amount of liquid helium. You can watch the process in this documentary video set to a kickass soundtrack. [Crunchgear]
Science
First Teddie Bear Astronauts Conquer Space
11:38PM Jesus Diaz | Yesterday the Japanese announced the first space beer. Now the British are claiming the first teddy bear astronauts, who were photographed in space from a home-made vessel with two digital cameras, a flight computer, GPS, and radio. More »
Random Stuff
New York City Water Nightmare is an Underwater Gadget Lover’s Dream
4:00AM Jack Loftus | The tech we see above ground in New York City is undeniably cool, but underground, where the wild things are, things are not going so smoothly. A giant aquifer, completed in 1944, is leaking up to 36 million gallons of water a day. For New Yorkers, who on average use 150 gallons per day, that’s unacceptable. Trouble is, fixing the leak involves some extreme diving, 14 tractor trailer trucks worth of gear, and a 24-foot room that divers will live in for a month, breathing helium. More »
Robots
AquaJelly and AirJelly Robot Jellyfish At Home In the Water or the Sky
8:30AM Sean Fallon | Festo, the same company that brought us the Air Ray robot last year, have developed yet another graceful robot inspired by a creature of the sea. In fact, they have developed two versions, both based on the common jellyfish: the AquaJelly and the AirJelly. According to Festo, the AquaJelly is “an artificial autonomous jellyfish with an electric drive and an intelligent, adaptive mechanical system.” Apparently the idea is to have several of the robots autonomously working together using a communication system comprised of Zigbee short-range radio on the surface and LEDs when underwater. More info and videos after the break.
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Helium Digital Solves iPhone’s Stupid Headphone Jack Problem for a Mere $3.99
2:15AM Charlie White | Apple’s numbskull design decision to make it so that regular earphone jacks can’t fit in its iPhone have inconvenienced nearly everyone who bought it, but now Helium Digital steps up with a $3.99 solution to the problem. That’s the cheapest one yet. Check out our market overview of problem-solvers—none of which is made by Apple—after the jump. More »
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