Google funds project to teach computers regret
Over the years we’ve seen robots and computers being taught to do many weird and wonderful things, particularly actions that mimic human behaviour.
Just look at the robot that gains sympathy from passers by in order to get charitable donations, or the one which canunderstand your frustrations.
Now Google is funding a new project that aims to teach computers how to regret bad decisions so they don’t make them again.
Toshiba Self-Encrypting Drives come with Wipe Technology
Toshiba is proud to be the first off the blocks when it comes to rolling out the original Self-Encrypting Drive worldwide, complete with Wipe Technology. The name itself is pretty self-explanatory, as Wipe Technology lets you determine a range of security settings, ranging from invalidation of encryption keys and data invalidation when a drive is removed from its housing to being connected to an unauthorized host system. There are five models in total for the 2.5″ MK6461GSYG family, where you can choose from 160GB and it goes all the way to 640GB – where they will see action in copiers, printers, POS systems, PCs and other IT devices. Expect mass production to begin from the end of June onwards, with sampling starting from the end of this month.
To put it plainly, Wipe Technology will invalidate all data before system disposal or re-purporsing, while invalidation of data can also occur when it is powered down. Last but not least, there is an invalidation of data whenever the equipment is connected to an unauthorized system – this is dangerous in the hands of a newbie, but then again this is set to remain within an enterprise environment so you won’t see kids meddling with your stuff and removing your data – by accident. [Press Release]
Toshiba Self-Encrypting Drives come with Wipe Technology, By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : iPad 2 Review, Motorola Xoom Review,
Posted: April 13th, 2011
at 7:06am by Edwin Kee
Topics: Computers, Storage, self encrypting drive, toshiba, toshiba hard drive, wipe technology
NVIDIA Ships one Billion GPUs to date
Nostalgia: it took NVIDIA 10 years to ship 200M GPUs (1993-2003)
There are a few dates that matter in the life of a company: when it was created, when it got its first customer, when it hit a Billion (ok, 1M is nice too) dollars in revenues and… when it passed a Billion products shipped. NVIDIA has announced that the company has shipped more than one Billion graphics processors (GPUs) to date (it’s not clear if chipsets with integrated graphics are counted in). For reference, it took NVIDIA 10 years to ship 200M GPUs, from 1993 to 2003. It is clear that with the company’s entrance in the mobile market, it will take much less time to reach the 2 Billion mark. You can check our Tegra 2 overview if you missed what NVIDIA is doing in the mobile space.
NVIDIA Ships one Billion GPUs to date, By Ubergizmo, 21 Jan 2011. Top Stories : BlackBerry Torch Review, EVO 4G Review,
Posted: January 21st, 2011
at 7:34pm by Hubert Nguyen
Topics: CellPhones, Computers, NVIDIA, business, gpu
DARWINmachine Hammerhead HMR989 computer looks impressive
While most computer cases out there are designed to hide the components within, the Hammerhead HMR989 from DARWINmachine brazenly makes the guts of this machine visible to all. The case uses panels of Ecoresin plastic and CNC machined anodized blue aluminum sections. The system also features bright blue LED lights and uses an open-air cooling system that includes the Thermaltake SpinQ CPU cooler. The computer features a 2.8GHz Core i7-860 CPU, an NVIDIA ENGTX460 graphics card, 4GB of RAM, 640GB hard drive, a 40GB SSD, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. The machines are hand-assembled and will set you back $2,899 each.
DARWINmachine Hammerhead HMR989 computer looks impressive, By Ubergizmo, 21 Jan 2011. Top Stories : Droid X Review, Droid 2 Review,
Posted: January 21st, 2011
at 8:52am by Matthew Chung
Topics: Computers, computer, darwinmachine, hammerhead, hmr989
Lenovo IdeaPad U260 Coming November 15th
While specs and details of the Lenovo IdeaPad U260 had leaked out prior, Lenovo has just gotten around to announce that the laptop will go official this Monday, November 15th, in the U.S. The ultra-portable notebook will go on sale through Lenovo.com at a starting base price of $895 and comes in a few new colors, including mocha and clementine orange. The ultra-portable laptop is said to be the company’s “first single piece design made of magnesium-aluminum alloy
materials.” Dolby audio, ambient light sensors, a Lenovo Enhanced Experience on top of Windows 7, HDMI, and Lenovo Active Protection System for hard drive shock protection are all included. The 12.5-inch Core i5 laptop can be configured with up to 320 GB of HDD storage and 4 GB of DDR3 RAM.
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