Scientists have set a new record for the world’s hottest temperature, with the creation of a plasma that measured 7.2-trillion degrees Fahrenheit. That…is steamy. Also, this erotic dinosaur fiction I’ve been working on: I pretended my feet were stuck in the tar, all the while waving my backside at the raptor seductively.
The researchers were able to produce such a massive temperature only for a fraction of a second using the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at the lab. The physicists sent gold ions flying in opposite directions around the 2.4-mile collider at a velocity near the speed of light.
The gold ions collided inside one of the six test chambers and the collision produced a substance known as quark-gluon plasma. This is described as a nearly frictionless liquid is about 250,000 times hotter than the core of the sun.
Listen, I think we should all get to vote before scientists can just run off and perform these potentially apocalypse-inducing experiments. I mean, it’s not like they KNOW what’s gonna happen when they create a 7.2-trillion degree temperature. What if it had sucked up all the world’s oxygen? SPOILER: We’d be dead. And for what? To be able to cook frozen pizzas faster?
Thanks to Clizz, who’s a firm believer that the world will end because an experiment went wrong.
Among other things, Apple’s iBooks 2 initiative is designed to put modern digital textbooks into schools, and some studies have found that the tablet can be a positive learning tool. However, not everyone’s convinced — Bill Gates, for example. In an in-depth interview with the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Microsoft co-founder said that the future of education requires a lot more than simply providing people with new ways to read.
“Just giving people devices, that has a really terrible track record. You really have to change the curriculum and the teacher and those things, and it’s never going to work on a device where you don’t have keyboard-type input. I mean, students aren’t there just to read things — they’re supposed to…
Apple has famously shunned the humble stylus, so it’s fair to say we’re more than a little curious about why it’s filed a patent application for one. The “optical stylus” mentioned seems simple enough. The claims outline the brains to interpret your doodlings, as well pressure and orientation. Beyond that, well, it’s more or less just a stylus. While we suspected the team at Cupertino were fans of Draw Something, we didn’t think they’d take it this seriously!
Apple applies for optical stylus patent, Hell reports coldest day on record originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 May 2012 07:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Panasonic’s yearly earnings are in and the red ink added up to a record $ 9.7 billion net loss for 2011. Number one on incoming president Kazuhiro Tsuga’s list is turning around the company’s TV division, where its heavy investments in both plasma and LCD manufacturing resulted in heavy losses. Currently the company expects a better result in both next year after 2011′s write downs and restructuring, although its projections see total sales falling from 17.3 million last year to 15.5 million. Panasonic is expected to follow Samsung and LG into large screen OLED HDTV production and outgoing prez Fumio Ohtsubo mentioned it would likely look for a partner there. Sumitomo has been rumored as a potential ally in the past, though a preference for run-flat tires could not be confirmed at press time.
Panasonic racks up a record loss for 2012, looks forward to profits and a partner for OLED TVs originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 May 2012 06:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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After a slew of bad news and drastically restated projections, Sony has reported the numbers for its full 2011 financial year and as expected, they’re not good. The company experienced a record net loss of 456.7 billion yen ($ 5.73 billion) and an operating loss of 67.3 billion yen. The good news to look forward to however, is that it currently expects an operating profit of 180 billion yen for next year. For the year, it also noted sales of 13.9 million units for the PlayStation 3, 6.8 million PSPs/PS Vitas, 19.6 million LCD TVs and 21 million cameras. Next year, Sony is looking to move 16 million PS3s and 33 million smartphones. New CEO Kaz Hirai has detailed the “One Sony” strategy he hopes will bring the company back to financial health but with its current worth standing at just a fraction of competitors like Samsung and Apple (Reuters pegs it at 10 percent and 3 percent, respectively), the electronics giant has a long, long way to go. Hit the source link below for more dirty financial details, slideshows and spreadsheets.
Sony’s final 2011 report shows a record net loss, optimism for 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 May 2012 03:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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While the use case for these glasses can quickly become quite dubious, the YouGen.tv glasses by Vergence Lab are pretty cool. Not only do they instantly change from sunglasses to clear Buddy-Holly-style specs they also record your life as it happens.
Created by Jon Rodriguez and Erick Miller, the glasses will go for a $ 199 pledge (they’ll retail for $ 299) and the creators expect these things to become more powerful over time by including HUD features in future versions.
Arguably, they’re pretty simple. Here’s the run down:
We’re beginning this big idea by creating social video sharing, trend setting electric powered sun glasses. Our product will record 1st person point of view, and have “magic-glass” (chromatic shifting conductive glass) lenses for an instant on/off “electric powered sunglass” feature. It’s a consumer electronics fashion accessory designed with technology to enable cool new social video and new electric sunglasses lens capabilities while being fashion-forward and stylish in the process.There aren’t many details in terms of actual hardware, storage, wireless capabilities and the like and I suspect it will be amazingly hard to get all that circuitry inside those frames, but gosh they’ll be great if and when they work.
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Question by : Does the Kinect sensor record at all times if your xbox is on? I was looking at the code of conduct and it says no nudity or whatever through the Kinect which I understand. But does it record when you are on the dashboard and your Kinect is plugged in? Because when I was getting dressed ( really early a few weeks ago ) I forgot it was plugged in and I turned it on…Was worrying if it records or I could get banned for that…
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Answer by Michelle FrancisIm not sure. I hope not though =/
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Remember the Legend? That, now ancient, lip-laden Android device has found a rebirth of sorts in the One V — HTC’s entry-level bid for budget smartphone dominance. Initially unveiled at this past Mobile World Congress, the handset was up for a hardware hands-on only, as its unfinished Ice Cream Sandwich OS wasn’t quite ready for primetime. That’s all changed now as the gang over at MobileSyrup got to take the diminutive fella, destined for a Telus berth, and its Sense 4.0 UX for a test drive. As you’ll see in the video below, the phone moves along briskly and without hesitance despite its lack of a dual-core setup. Even ImageSense, the camera tech announced in Barcelona that allows for simultaneous video and photo capture, runs uninterrupted. We’d be remiss if we didn’t point out that this is still an early build. So, when the 3.7-incher finally hits the Canadian operator sometime in the next two months, that Googlefied ride could get even smoother.
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Today on Apple’s dividend and share repurchase program conference call, Apple CEO Tim Cook touched briefly on the new iPad’s opening weekend sales. Exact sales numbers were not given at the time but Cook did state “[Apple] had a record weekend.” That brief statement likely means that the new iPad outsold the iPad 2. Last year Apple was mum on exact details for the iPad 2 but some analysts pegged its opening weekend sales numbers north of 1,000,000 units sold.
The big news of the day is that Apple just announced a dividend and $ 10 billion share repurchasing program. Cook and others on today’s call detailed that the intent is to provide income to long-time Apple stockholders while at the same time attracting new investors. The Apple bigwigs also constantly pointed out that the new programs will not disrupt Apple’s key goal to constantly innovate (and break sales records).
Apple will likely never come out and detail the exact sales numbers for the new iPad’s opening weekend. It will instead note numbers at longer milestones. Retailers might release their own sales numbers, though. For instance eBay released an infograph charting the first two weeks of the iPad 2′s worldwide sales.
As with most Apple products, analysts and the press are questioning the slight upgrades of the latest iPad. It’s just a faster data connection and better screen, they say. I said it, too. But if the new iPad outsold the iPad 2, it’s clearly a hit in the mind of the average consumer. They’re the only ones that matter anyway.
