Brindafella links to a series of articles published yesterday in Science “on Australopithecus sediba, explaining that the skeletons found in the cave Malapa in the World Heritage List” Cradle of Civilization ‘delay to 1.97 million years, the oldest known means of tools, ape-like pre-humans. “As usual, the full articles are paywalled science, but summaries are interesting. (If you are a college student – or, in some cases, a club member of the old . You can have full access to journals not even realize) NPR has a nice article on the discovery well.
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Viewsonic V3D241wm a computer screen with 3D
Viewsonic does not want to be left behind and presented a new monitor that has the technology currently in vogue in 3D.
V3D241wm Viewsonic has a 24-inch LED panel with a latency of 2ms, 300 candelas of brightness, contrast and 20.000.000:1 120Hz refresh rate, the frequency depending on the manufacturer to take advantage of 3D content using glasses polarized supplied with this monitor.
For the moment we do not know what price in Euros, but in the UK sells for about 330 pounds, which at current exchange rates would be about 376 euros, although we can not make the price of when you get to be on sale in Spain.
Sony Ericsson Walkman phone with Android Live is broken open by the FCC
Someone does not waste any time. Last month we reported on the combined musical mind Android and now what appears to be a decidedly darker version of Sony Ericsson Walkman with Live made its way through the FCC and out the other end parts – literally. Since the holding did not retain much in its initial announcement, we will not make great discoveries here, but if you are dismembered in smartphones we have a gallery of the combined chips await you below.
Corsair Flash Voyager GT Survivor Boost USB 3.0
Call us jaded, but most USB flash drives just do not get the juices flowing as a new tablet or Smartphone . However, they have become an essential part of many workflow, and a device where speed is key, Boost USB 3.0 is certainly welcome. Corsair and did just that with its Flash Voyager GT Flash Voyager , and “adventure to the test” Flash Survivor line. The input level of the ship in Voyagers 8GB ($ 17) and 16GB ($ 24) capacities, while the top model offers 32 GB and 64 GB of storage for $ 59 and $ 129 respectively. 8 GB ($ 28) and 16GB ($ 35) drives robust Survivor Series are constructed of quality aluminum and are impervious to water throughout the 200 meters – the algae-covered survivor that you are getting 650 feet at the bottom of the ocean floor? Yeah, it probably still works. The new drives are now shipping, and you can find the full scoop Corsair, just after the break.
LG tent caught hidden camera, does Sprint Optimus Black?
Is this a case of identity crisis smartphone, or simply a frame repurposed? Anyway, LG has earned a combined Marquee ready to bail out Sprint future line-up. The sudden leak comes courtesy of a private video now marked by Android Central, and was taken at a summit Dallas-based Radio Shack business. Obviously the cap of a Mr. Blurrycam display on the screen that the phone running a vanilla Gingerbread construction, and features a minimalist design that recalls the Black Optimus . We can not be certain that the two are indeed twins, however, that the roadmap leak reported a stateside bow in October for Black Optimus – it could just be a rebrand for the network now.
Big Big Cursor: the pen tablet is also a fridge magnet
The stylus , as you may have noticed, is a slight rise this year and is now also moved into territory survival Big with the cursor. Available in two varieties arrow pointer and the cursor is designed for use on touch screens capacity, and it packs some very practical magnets that let you attach some magnets friendly tablets or cases – or your refrigerator for this issue. $ 13 and it is up to you – video after the break.
Blogger Hit DDoS death threats
Mask.of.sanity writes “An Australian blogger blew the lid on fraud campaigns emerging domain name has been threatened with death by the crooks. His blog and domain parking company are still hit with a denial retail of service attack that included the death threats in the form of HTML links in its newspapers. Team Australia Government CERT and the U.S. Secret Service (blog servers were hosted on U.S. soil) and continuing control of botnet server control. Ten days later, the victim is still attacked and is fighting a game of cat and mouse as IP address ranges of change. ”
Waterstone UK seller delivers to enter the race e-reader
Waterstone is not exactly the biggest name in the sale of books (at least stateside), but he knows that to survive in this market, it will have to get on the train e-book. The Director General of the British company, James Daunt, told Radio 4 that it planned to enter the market with both an electronic book store and a real drive by spring 2012. Mr Daunt said he was inspired by the success of the Nook , and the challenge it poses for Amazon Kindle , only to take a stab at the British chain ushering in the 21st century. Of course, while we hate to sound harsh buzz, Waterstone has been offering e-books and e-readers since 2008 through a partnership with Sony with only minimal market impact. And we have already seen a major book seller (double the size of Waterstone) fall flat on his face as they tried to enter the digital age. But still, we want Daunt and his company all the best.