This is a 17 minute talk from TED (Technology, Education, Design), an annual conference where speakers share their ideas with many important individuals.
This particular talk is by Jeff Bezos and outlines several analogies towards the internet, comparing it to the California Gold Rush and the beginnings of electricity. It is very interesting, but ultimately he comes to a conclusion that we are in the beginnings and things will only increase from here.
You can find hundreds of talks like this on TED.com.
As if two wasn’t enough, Asus decided to produce a video card with, count ‘em, three GPUs. Note that this is one one board, not at all like the GX2 deals from NVIDIA that are basically two regular boards with only one connector. The card houses the RV670 core, ATI’s fastest chip.
Its new segment time! Previously, I’ve been issuing news updates that consist of several stubs of stories that aren’t post-worthy individually. Well, Miscellanea isn’t exactly news, it is more like a collection of unrelated, cool stories that I want to bring to a larger audience. OK then, lets jump right into it.
First of all, Acer’s Vice President, James Wong, had said that they plan to release an open platform gaming console. To quote Gizmodo, “WTF?” Wong allegedly takes issue with the current proprietary, closed consoles that dominate the market. The console should use PC technology. I think the decision to make it entirely open platform closes off some potential money, but since it is good for the consumer, I’m fine with it. My German isn’t good enough to fully comprehend the original source, but if someone is better than Google Translator, feel free to repost it in the comments.
The Lumenlab Qmax is a 42″, LCD, 1080p screen. Built in is a computer with a Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650, 768MB GeForce 8800, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 3tb of hd space, wifi-enabled computer with a cooling system. But it is going to cost you. 10,000 greenbacks to be precise. Just think about it for a sec. How about buying an incredible computer, or, even better, build your own. Then go out, buy a mitsubishi 73″, 1080p rear-projection tv, and connect it to your television. Voila! A bigger screen, a faster and more powerful computer.
