NEC has come up with their latest laptop computer, the LaVie.
The LaVie is equipped with intel core 2 Duo processor P8600(2.4GHz), 4GB RAM
a 45.4 inch widescreen TFT display. The notebook will start retailing
internatonally this month.
Scientists at US university of Massachusetts Dartmouth-Professor Gaurav Khanna and PrincipalInvestigator Chris Poulin-have created a step by step guide to building a home brewed supercomputer that can also help reduce the cost of research computing.
Found on www.ps3cluster.org, the resource illustrates how to create a high performance supercomputer by using a soy playstation 3(PS3) in a grid.
"Science budgets have been significantly dropping over the last decade," Khanna said.
"Here's a way that people can do science projects less expensively. This new website will show people how to move forward."
Typically, scientists rent supercomputer time."A simulation can cost more than 5,000
hrs at $1/hour at any of the supercomputer facilities. For the same cost, you can
build your own supercomputer and t works just as well,"Khanna said."Plus you can use it over again and again.
The guide to bulid the PS3 grid is freely available to the public under na open source license.
As of now scientists are seeking input from industry and researchers to determine
future project direction.
Those looking for a complete home theatre might want to consider sony's new new Blu-Ray disc player(BDP-S350), and its highly-compatible home theater system(HTSF2300).
Amongst its myriad features, the BDP-S350 features an external port to enable extra storage capacity, and it can also upscale standard definition DVDs to near HD quality. Even if the DVD is old and scratched, the player promises minimal degradation in picture quality. And then there's the 1,000 watts HTSF2300 home theater system that promises "a powerful listening experience" from its 5.1 channel surround sound. The gadgets are also equipped with proprietory Sony technology that lets one operate both devices with a single remote control.
In adition, sony's set up system caliberate all speaker according to its placement, distance and delay.
Cost: Rs 24,990 and Rs 36,990 respectively...
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