Auto-tune this! Research team restores 134 year-old audio recording
By Mark Hearn posted Oct 25th 2012 6:14PM A Berkeley Lab research team in California has successfully restored a 134 year-old audio recording. The historic audio was originally captured in 1878 by a phonograph designed by Thomas Edison, which consisted of a cylinder wrapped in tinfoil that used a stylus to record sound on the surface of the material. Due to the foil’s frailty, recordings were only good for a few playbacks on...
Apple Introduces iPad mini
Everything you love about iPad — the beautiful screen, fast and fluid performance, FaceTime and iSight cameras, thousands of amazing apps, 10-hour battery life* — is everything you’ll love about iPad mini, too. And you can hold it in one hand. Learn more Follow this link: Apple Introduces iPad minimore info
Robot Hall of Fame inducts Big Dog, PackBot, Nao and WALL-E (video)
By Brian Heater posted Oct 23rd 2012 11:41PM It’s the sort of ceremony that’s so magical it can only occur on even-numbered years. Inventors, educators, entertainers, college students and media folk gathered at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA tonight for the 2012 inductions to the Robot Hall of Fame, a Carnegie Mellon-sponsored event created to celebrate the best of our mechanical betters. This year, the...
Does OpenStack need a Linus Torvalds?
OpenStack has been dubbed by some enthusiasts as the Linux of the cloud – an open source operating system for public or private clouds. But there’s one stark difference between the two projects: OpenStack doesn’t have a Linus Torvalds, the eccentric, outspoken, never-afraid-to-say-what-he-thinks figurehead of the Linux world. Read this article: Does OpenStack need a Linus Torvalds?empower network scam
Apple Introduces All-New MacBook Pro with Retina Display
OS X Mountain Lion takes full advantage of the incredible technologies in every Mac. It makes a powerful computer intuitive and easy to use. It makes Multi-Touch gestures on the trackpad feel fluid and natural. It makes it easy to find, organize, share, and do just about everything. And thanks to iCloud, it makes your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch work wonderfully together. Learn more Read this article: Apple Introduces All-New...
