If you are a consummate gamer and love to experience your computer games in every sense including its sound effects, then you could not be luckier than this. We have just discovered the Cine5 PC speaker from ASUS, which they have just launched recently. You can enjoy your games even much better with the Cine5 by your side. You can get rid of your old and boring speaker and quickly switch over to Cine5 instead.

This one is not like the ordinary PC speakers. It is much more special in many ways. The best thing about the speaker is its sleek look. It comes with accurate 5 channel surround sound.Cine5 produces one of the best sounds as the speaker is equipped with their new EmbracingSound Theatre HD technology. The speaker is ultra sleek and measures only 373mm x 100mm x 80mm when used with included rubber stands.

I always hate to carry those cumbersome speakers. They are simply just so uncomfortable while carrying. Cine5 is indeed a blessing in this regard.  The volume control is placed in the center. There is no information available with regard to neither its release date nor its price tag as well. While I am ready to wait for its release date, I hope ASUS do not come up with a heavy price tag at least.

Via: AkihabaraNews\ASUS

The CRS 3 system will be succeeding its predecessors, the CRS 1 networking system and will be able to provide up to 322 terabits per second of connectivity, that in itself is a phenomenal achievement. According to Cisco, the new network system, could in theory allows the users to download the entire Library of Congress content in more than a second and could also stream an entire full length movie in under four minutes.

The entire Cisco CRS-3 system is powered by the company’s home grown Cisco QuantumFlow Array Processor, that provides the performance of up to six processors, all rolled into one. This enables the new system to give incredible levels of service and processing power.

According to Cisco,

“With more than 12 times the traffic capacity of the nearest competing system, the Cisco CRS-3 is designed to transform the broadband communication and entertainment industry by accelerating the delivery of compelling new experiences for consumers, new revenue opportunities for service providers, and new ways to collaborate in the workplace.”

Via Maximum PC & Cisco

The era of surface computing is fast catching up with the advancements in technology and with various companies, giving their best in realizing this science fiction dream into a reality, one of the biggest names in hardware and software, Microsoft Corporation is taking the next big step, by making the surface computing concept more portable.

At the employees only Techfest 2010, Microsoft demonstrated the all new cutting technology, called, Mobile Surface, through which it is now able to connect a mobile phone to a camera and a projector, thereby enabling users to communicate with their mobile devices with hand gestures, on a projected image on a tabletop. Mobile Surface is the next generation in the company’s already designed Surface Tabletop Computer and even though, this new technology doesn’t exactly provide the high resolution images as its bigger counterpart, it does create a whole new spin on the surface computing concept.

The Mobile Surface is quite unique, pertaining to the fact that, it not only analyzes the lateral movements of the users’ hands, but is also able to measure and judge the distance between the hands of the users and the table surface, thus providing a 3D experience. Microsoft hasn’t revealed any details in regards to the commercial availability of Mobile Surface, but it has in fact emphasized that, the future mobile phones will most definitely be carrying an on board projector, as well as built in cameras.

According to Microsoft,

“Our goal is to bring Microsoft Surface experience to mobile scenarios, and more importantly, to enable 3D interaction with mobile devices. We do research on how to transform any surface (e.g., a coffee table or a piece of paper) to Mobile Surface with a mobile device and a camera-projector system. Besides this, our work also includes how to get 3D object model in real-time, augmented reality and multiple-layer 3D information presentation.”

Via Pocket Lint, TechFlash & ZDNet

The Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona, Spain isn’t exactly limited to cell phones and other miniaturized mobile devices, this event has also become a venue for the latest and some of the most cutting edge technologies, that are exploring new venues of bridging the gap between human and computer interaction, trying their best to invoke more personalization in the human machine communication.

Keeping in tune with the topic, one of the biggest names in mobile device manufacturing, Motorola and a leading name in the field of mini displays, Kopin have joined hands to introduce the all new Golden-i head mounted hands free terminal, that has been designed and developed to provide the users with advanced computing functions controlled simply by their gestures and movements. The all new Golden-i fits neatly under a helmet and provides the user with a 15 inch display, that has been condensed into a small eye piece, along with a headphone, a microphone, Bluetooth and wifi for uninterrupted connectivity.

One of the coolest features of the all new Motorola Golden-i headset is the voice activated commands that are interpreted by the system with a 100% accuracy and responds immediately to the given tasks. The software for the voice commands, called VoCon3200 has been provided by Nuance, and the voice recognition system has been designed specifically to judge the tone of the user and carry on the command, all the while differentiating between a voice command and a normal conversation. This all new sci-fi device has so far been a prototype and Motorola will now be working to make it compatible for the markets.

Via ARM Device

If there is one aspiration that has always enticed a deep craving after watching Avatar and with Halo game series is the concept of surface computing, that would eliminate the need of keyboards, mouse and burgeoning display monitors. Surface computing in recent times has witnessed a huge leap in advancements, as more in depth research and development is being carried out to make this technology available even to the average user.

Now, the high level brains at Nvision Solutions and Intuilab have combined their efforts and created an all new surface computer table that is completely touch controlled and features multi touch support and multi functions. The all new NVTouch Surface Computer has been designed and  developed using the most basic components of a computer, such as, a projector, desktop PC and a standard video card and the entire system has been designed to be upgradable as per the users’ preferences and requirements. The NVTouch Surface Computer implements a rear projector to work as the display, projecting the images onto the surface table.

As this device is multi touch enabled, thus it empowers the users to work with multiple functions and programs and interact with the computer, just with the touch of their fingers. Due to its design, the NVTouch Surface Computer can be repaired, upgraded, customized and even disassembled very easily. This awesome machine though would make computing a breeze, yet its price tag of $70,000 is sure to make a big dent in the wallets too.

Via NVision Solutions & Intuilab

Imagine using just a button to type the whole word itself on your keyboard? Well, it sounds a virtually impossible task but the Fast Finger Keyboard has made the first step possible by incorporating some of the common short forms, which a lot of the computer users love to use while chatting. They include ASAP, BRB, BTW, CYA, FYI, HOAS, HRU, IMO, L8R, LOL, THX, TTYL, etc. The Fast Finger Keyboard is available for $23.

Apparently, Fast Finger Keyboard was made for children who are not very comfortable with the QWERTY layout of most keyboards. Forget children, I am quite sure that a lot of adults would definitely love this keyboard. Ideally, this will save a lot of time while chatting.On the contrary, the flip side could be that children may not pick up their spellings and they may become lazy to type the whole words.

This may hamper them from improving their language skills. As it is, children hardly write anything with a pen a paper these days as they are allowed to submit almost everything in a typed format, they should instead be encouraged to write or type decently and not be pampered this way. Nevertheless, I somehow like this keyboard.

Via: Kotaku\FastFingerKeyboards

J.T.College students have made the old Japanese practice of keeping a goldfish in a bowl to detect earthquakes, obsolete. They have invented an ‘Earthquake Detector Robot’, which can not avert the destruction, but at least can help in saving lives.

The recent havoc caused by an earthquake in Haiti drove these students to device this robot. This robot, which looks like just another ‘Transformers Toy’, has a simple circuitry. It has two transmitters and a receiver, the transmitter’s circuit is buried deep in the soil, so that it can keep a track of the changing temperatures and water levels and sense tremors. If the tremors are detected, it sets up an alarm and thus it can be used to safeguard lives if not property. It transmits the data to the receiver via microwaves, so there is a very less chance of disruption. Internet can be used to control the operation of this robot.

This college in Surat, India, went public with this invention on 2nd February. This little life-saver could prove useful if only it provides information a well before hand.

Now, you do not have to spend sleepless nights worrying about the earthquake, just install this robot and save yourself from the annihilation. Watch the video here.

via:  botjunkie

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The all new six core processors have been designed and developed on the Westmere platform, that is one of the newest technologies, Intel is working on. Also the new chips will be composed 1.17 billion transistors and each of the chip will have an impressive 12MB of Cache. The one downside of the new six core processors will be that, the chips will not come with an embedded graphics capabilities, meaning that, the users will most definitely have to purchase a stand alone graphics card.

So far, Intel has only envisioned the six core chips for the desktops that would be designed especially for gaming purposes and these processors will be known as Gulftown. The new processors will be launched under the same Core i7 brand name and will be able to execute 12 simultaneous threads, thus increasing the performance of the machine.

Via Computer World

In the year 2009, Dell had launched the Vostro 13, another commercial purpose laptop that featured a 13.3 inch display and looked quite similar to Dell Adamo, but a less expensive price tag. The all new Latitude 13 will be powered by Intel CULV processors and will be embedded with enterprise feature, designed specifically for corporate purposes, along with a LED back lit display.

The Latitude13 will feature some of the most cutting edge corporate solutions, such as an integrated Cytrix client as well as an automated system image distribution for software updates and crucial recovery features, that would come in pretty handy for the executives on the go. Furthermore, the Latitude13 laptops will provide the customer with an option to choose from Intel 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo, Pentium, or Celeron  processors, with wifi, 3G connectivity and numerous SSD (Solid State Drive) options. The launch date and the pricing of the Dell Latitude 13 hasn’t been released yet, but, many believe that the machine could be ready for launch in a few weeks.

Via Cnet

The father of the natural evolution theory, Charles Darwin, explained the complexities and the factors involved in the process of evolution and the adaptation of different species via natural selection. However, the same principles are now being applied to an entirely new non-biological entity, called Robotics. As per the white paper released by Laboratory of Intelligent Systems in the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale of Lausanne, robots involved in their research project have demonstrated intense sentience, as the machines assisted each other in navigating through a maze, all the while avoiding collisions and achieved the common goal successful navigation.

The robots involved in the research were programmed to understand and implement the Darwinian selection process and to further learn, evolve and to mutate to study the machines’ behavior and the level of sentience. The project churned out some astounding results that have even shocked the researchers, as the robots not only displayed unity but in certain cases, some of the robots showed increased traits of predatory-prey relationship.

As the robots were comprised of neural networks, the process of mutation and selective evolution wasn’t that far away and with hundreds of generations of random mutations and selective reproduction, it was determined that the neural pathways of these machines had mapped the genotype and thus enabled the robots to carry out their programmed all by themselves, all the while portraying acute survival traits, predator evasion, coordination and navigation.

Via PLoS Biology & Engadget