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21st September 2007 Archive

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  • Next-gen Intel vPro platform to get hardware encryption

    IDF Desperate Danbury

    Intel's next-generation 'Eaglelake' chipset family, due for release next year, will feature a built-in data protection engine with the ability to encrypt all the files on your hard drive, the chip giant announced this week. It calls the engine 'Danbury'. Together with an chipset-integrated Trusted Platform Module, Danbury …

    Bits 'n' Chips 21 Sep 2007, 00:39

  • AMD RX780 chipset wins PCI Express approval

    Release imminent?

    AMD's RX780 chipset, a cut-down version of the similarly AMD-oriented RD790, has won the approval of the PCI SIG, the organisation behind the PCI Express standard. So has a reference motherboard. Both certifications are key steps towards the release of the product. The RX780 closely matches the RD790's spec, just losing one …

    Bits 'n' Chips 21 Sep 2007, 01:00

  • TwinMos MiniBoom for iPods everywhere

    Dock, listen, sleep and wake

    Perhaps TwinMos felt its earlier attempt at an iPod docking station, the Boom 1, was a little heavy-handed. Its created new model that's not only smaller but also includes more features than its predecessor. TwinMos' MiniBoom: an improvement on earlier models? The aptly named TwinMos MiniBoom is an iPod-centric device that …

    Media players 21 Sep 2007, 07:02

  • Lenovo pitches solar-powered PC

    Solar-powered computing

    Lenovo has become the latest manufacturer to jump on the green PC bandwagon. It's created a desktop machine that doesn't gobble up as much electricity as others do and which can also be powered by a solar panel. Lenovo's ThinkCentre A61e: eco PC The company claimed the ThinkCentre A61e desktop - aka 'Blue Sky' - is made …

    PCs 21 Sep 2007, 08:02

  • Sony delays launch of PS3 virtual community

    Far from Home

    Sony is to delay the launch of Home, its virtual community service for users of the PlayStation 3 console, until spring 2008. The service, which was originally scheduled for release this autumn, is a real-time interactive virtual world that serves as a meeting place for PlayStation 3 users. Much like Second Life it allows …

    Consoles 21 Sep 2007, 10:21

  • The sarcastic TV

    Harassment while you watch

    A TV that responds to your actions is one of those gadgets you never knew you needed, but which you won’t be able to live without once you’ve seen it. The Segnity TV is just that, a TV that shouts out witty one-liners each time you turn up the volume or switch channels. The Segnity: Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, unless …

    HD 21 Sep 2007, 11:31

  • Portable mixing set for DJs

    Scratch, slide and fade wherever you are

    The mobile revolution has already taken most workplaces by storm, perhaps with the exception of DJing. Thankfully, manufacturer Hercules claims to have created the world’s first handheld wireless DJing controller that allows upcoming Pete Tong’s and Fat Boy Slim’s to serve up freshly carved tunes from the comfort of their sofas …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 21 Sep 2007, 13:44

  • Home cinema kit goes 3D

    The future is here, and it has a visor

    After thousands of sci-fi movies have already exploited the idea, the possibility of immersive 3D films and gaming is finally upon us in the real world. Manufacturer Headplay claims to have created the world’s first portable cinema capable of rendering both 2D and 3D content through a head-mounted visor. The Headplay kit …

    HD 21 Sep 2007, 13:48

  • Is eSATA really better than USB 2.0 and Firewire?

    Q&A

    I am looking to buy an external hard drive and I am impressed with the speed of an eSATA connection - 300MBps, it's claimed. Is it really this fast in real life? Or is it just as fast as Firewire? If it is not as fast as its advertised, why not?

    Q&A 21 Sep 2007, 14:48

  • Eye spied on blog

    Eye can see you, get it?

    The long-awaited PS3 Eye will hit stores next month. The news was revealed on the official PlayStation blog, which said the Eye will be bundled with the aptly named The Eye of Judgment game. PS3 Eye: Low resolution, but will it prove popular? The game pack will include an Eye camera, a copy of the game, a 34 card starter …

    Consoles 21 Sep 2007, 15:37

  • Will the Nokia N95's GPS work with other satnav apps?

    Q&A

    With the Nokia N95's built-in GPS reciever, is it posible to use other navigation programs, such as TomTom and CoPilot, which do work on other Nokia phones? Will the the N95's GPS receiver work with it, or will I need a separate Bluetooth GPS receiver?

    Q&A 21 Sep 2007, 16:22

  • One plug to rule them all

    Mobiles to adopt single connection standard, eventually, possibly

    The Open Mobile Terminal Alliance (OMTP) has published a recommendation paper suggesting that mobile phone manufacturers all use micro USB connectors to charge, and connect, their handsets. The recommendation document - available as a PDF file here - suggests that mini USB, the connector already being used on many devices, …

    Phones 21 Sep 2007, 16:29

  • Next generation Wi-Fi mired in patent fears

    Exclusive 802.11n standard 'at serious risk'

    The IEEE working group developing the 802.11n Wi-Fi is holding urgent meetings this week to discuss a significant threat to the standard from patents held by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Despite requests from the IEEE, CSIRO has failed to promise not to sue anyone for infringement …

    Networking and Wireless 21 Sep 2007, 20:07

  • Hitachi admits hybrid drives aren't all that, bag of chips

    Current capacity falls short of expectations

    The concept of so-called hybrid hard drives created buzz in the storage world from the moment Microsoft opened its mouth about them back in 2004. Disk vendors would add banks of NAND Flash chips in their hard drives to act as large scale cache memory. These new "hybrid drives" would speed the time data takes to get off the …

    Storage 21 Sep 2007, 20:47