Mininets

Curiously Strong Mininets Are Small Without Sacrificing Performance

We may all be computing on the same worldwide cloud, but Japanese mininets are higher fliers. They manage to be even smaller than American models without sacrificing a lick of performance.

1. Sony Vaio P
This little laptop is light (1.4 pounds) but certainly no lightweight. With its 2.0-GHz Intel Atom processor, 256-GB solid-state drive, 8-inch display, onboard webcam, and Bluetooth, the latest Vaio is a tempting proposition. While considerably smaller than a standard-issue Web slinger (9.7 x 4.7 x 0.8 inches), it’s definitely the biggest of this bunch. But the factor that really tips the scales in its favor is that you can get it easily in the US.

WIRED Hasta la vista, Vista; Konnichiwa, Windows 7! Least frustrating keyboard in the test. Wide 1600 x 768 display was born to stream Web video. Port authority: two USB jacks and an SD card slot.

TIRED Only 3.5 hours of battery life. Won’t fit in any noncargo pockets. Costs more than many budget laptops.

$850, sony.com

2. Viliv S5
If pocketability were an Olympic sport, this device would take home the gold. At 6 x 3 x 1 inches, the S5 slides effortlessly into jeans and jacket pockets alike. The 5-inch touchscreen is solid for Web browsing and media viewing, and the 1.33-GHz Atom processor does a decent job of running multiple apps. But with only a virtual keyboard, you might want to postpone your email assault till you’re back in the office.

WIRED Up to six hours of juice. Vertical screen orientation handy for RSS. Dedicated menu button makes for simple navigation. Bust out the Guitar Hero emulator, because the stylus looks like a guitar pick.

TIRED It has a stylus (boo!), and if you want to use your fingers instead, you have to push really hard. Cramped 32-GB drive. Nowhere to stash the f@#$ing stylus.

$550, myviliv.com

3. Sharp PC-Z1 NetWalker
This petite, Ubuntu-powered ‘puter is smaller than a paperback (6.3 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches) and weighs less than your lunch (0.9 pound). It’s also fast: Thanks to the ARM Cortex-A8 processor, the NetWalker starts up in three seconds and zips around the open source OS with ease. Unfortunately, typing is painful on the Lilliputian keyboard.

WIRED Vivid video on the 1024 x 600-pixel display. 10-hour battery. Decent optical point mouse.

TIRED Scrunched QWERTY requires hunt-and-peck typing. We know we’re supposed to dig the cloud, but only 4 GB of built-in flash memory?! (To be fair, it’s expandable to 16 gigs via MicroSD.) Unless you read Japanese, you’ll have to install your own Ubuntu build. (Good thing it’s free.)

$500, sharpusa.com

Article from: http://www.wired.com/reviews

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world big things

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The world’s biggest cruise ship – boasting its own open air park and amphitheatre – is due to be officially unveiled.
The credit-crunch busting 225,000-tonne leviathan called Oasis of the Seas is set to be shown to the media and public at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by American company Royal Caribbean.

The inside of the 1,187-ft long ship, which can carry 6,296 passengers, has been a closely guarded secret as it travelled through the Baltic and across the Atlantic for its launch.

It even made a brief stop in the Solent earlier this month, but no-one was allowed a sneak preview.
To celebrate this mega-liner here’s our look at some of the biggest, fastest and generally super-sized transport on the planet.
The Oasis of the Seas is the largest ever cruise ship built.

The £800 million vessel is 40% bigger than any other cruise ship afloat and it has a “Central Park” style open air space on board which is about the size of a football pitch, with its own micro-climate and trees. It means that guests can have the option of a sea or tree view and 254 rooms with balconies overlook the park.

The USS Enterprise is currently the longest naval vessel in operation and was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Enterprise is 342 metres long and weighs in at 93,500 tonnes, which means she is not the heaviest supercarrier in use.

The Airbus A380 is the world’s biggest passenger airliner in service at the moment.

The A380 has a double deck and contains roughly 50% more passenger capacity than the Boeing 747.

After a long development phase the first commercial A380 flight took place when Singapore Airlines flew from Singapore to Sydney in October 2007.

The Eurofighter is one of the most expensive aircraft in the world. Development and production costs for the aircraft are believed to be in excess of £20 billion.

The Eurofighter has been designed to be highly agile at both supersonic and low speeds.

The Astute Class submarine is the next generation of nuclear submarine for the Royal Navy.

HMS Astute (pictured) is the biggest and most powerful attack submarine ever built for the Royal Navy, and incorporates the latest stealth technology combined with a world class sonar system and equipped with Spearfish torpedoes and state of the art Tomahawk land attack missiles to make her a supremely effective naval asset.

Supertankers have been ferrying gas and oil around for years.

Pictured is the Bright Artemis, which at 146,463 tonnes is more of a baby tanker. Shell has announced plans to build a mega-tanker, the world’s biggest ship, which will measure 480 metres and weigh around 600,000 tonnes.

The Train à Grand Vitesse (TGV) is the world’s fastest wheeled train, after it reached 357mph during a record attempt in 2007.

The TGV also holds the record for the fastest rail journey with a start to stop average speed of 173.6 mph.

OK, so this monster truck is not a record-breaker, as you’ll see from the picture it is more of a car-breaker. But a celebration of big, fun transport has to include a monster truck.

These big beasts are raced and in recent years a freestyle event has been introduced which allows drivers to crush smaller vehicles at will.

With a transport theme, why not throw in a final picture, showing one of the best places to take your monster truck, or other massive transportation.

This is the Millau viaduct, the tallest vehicle bridge in the world, the masts are slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower. Designed by British architect Norman Foster, the viaduct cost over £350 million and was opened in 2004.

Innovative Laser Crosswalk Concept

Virtual Wall is an innovative device that makes it safer for pedestrians to cross the road by projecting laser images when the red traffic light is on.

Designed by Hanyoung Lee, the goal is to heighten driver and pedestrian awareness and to encourage both to follow the crosswalk rules. [toxel.com]

Image from Mars

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GOOGLE EARTH Mystery Secret UFO & Hidden Places

Are they really on the earth? Some one really did good job on find these….lol

Surf photographer Clark Little captures pictures of the insides of waves

Compare: President Obama’s Bow to the Japanese Emperor; Nixon and Chinese leader

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“At their 1971 meeting in Alaska, the first visit of a Japanese Emperor to America, President Nixon bowed and referred to Emperor Hirohito and his wife repeatedly as ‘Your Imperial Majesties.’

Obama’s Big bow…….

Chinese Leader

Google wave invitation

Luckly, I have got a google wave invitation very recently. Always interested in new things.
Still got few invitation left.

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