Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport opened for business operations yesterday. At 1.3 million square metres it’s the world’s largest enclosed building as well as airport.
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iPhoneclub has what might be some pics of the the next-gen iPhone. The photos show a white plasticy back and a front that looks to be about the same as the current model.
Exclusive: More proof of curved, white iPhone 3G – iPhoneclub, 27 May 2008
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LG updates its XCanvas family of LCD TVs by announcing the ‘David’ series. ‘David’ improves on ‘Scarlett’ by halving the pixel response time to 2ms, improving the contrast ratio to 60,000:1 etc. The 52-inch model 52LG70ZD is expected to sell for about 4.8 million won, or about $4,600.
LG Electronics, the extras LCDTV ‘David’ – LG News, 2008/05/26
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NASA just confirmed that the Phoenix Mars Lander has landed on Mars today.
…looking for any Martians who might be near the Heimdall impact crater at about 68° north & 234° east.
…hmm…nope, don’t see any.
Phoenix Mars Mission
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…and what it says about you:
Where You Sit in Class/Seminar – PHDComics, 5/16/2008
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Asus recently announced the M70 notebook, which combines a number of unusual features. The M70 is the first to offer a 1TB hdd (2×500GB), a Blu-ray disk player with a 1920×1200 resolution screen. The product is positioned as an entertainment appliance and described as having the ultimate high-def feature combo.
ASUS M70 Redefines Full HD with Ultimate HD Feature Combo - Asus news release, April 14 2008
HP researchers are earning their pay these days. They’ve found the elusive Memristor – apparently they were poking around in the basement & found it hidden in a corner.
Actually, prof Leon O. Chua theorized the existence of the memristor back in 1971 in a paper entitled “Memristor-The missing circuit element“. HP’s work proves that electronic circuits have 4 fundamental components: the familiar resistor, capacitor, inductor, and now the memristor (aka memory resistor).
The memristor should find practical applications as a possible replacement for D-RAM and in AI.
Demystifying the memristor – HP Labs news release
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