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Sep
16

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The EverLed series of lightbulbs, scheduled to be released in Japan on October 21, are the most efficient LEDs to ever be produced.

With the E26 “daytime light” model using 85 lumens per watt for 40W bulbs and 82.6 lm/W for the 60W bulbs.

The E26 bulbs are also lighter than other LEDs by approximately 40g.

Full Story at Inhabitat.com

Sep
03

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A new generation of contact lenses built with tiny circuits and LEDs could make bionic eyesight a reality.

Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have created contact lenses with built-in electronics and an LED, powered wirelessly by RF.

Full Story at Smart Planet

Aug
29

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The robot is designed to learn the optimal process of searching for nutrients in order to keep the plant in a good condition. Moreover, it can send reports of its movements and developments to its fellow greenhouse robots through wireless communication, making it possible to learn from each other.

Full Story at Treehugger.com

Aug
27

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Release Highlights for Geforce Nvidia Drivers 186.81 WHQL

This driver supports the following NVIDIA GPUs

  • GeForce 8M, 9M, 100M, and 200M-series notebook GPUs.
  • Quadro NVS-series notebook GPUs.
  • Quadro FX-series notebook GPUs.

New in this release:

  • Includes several application compatibility fixes.
  • Installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v9.09.0428.

You can Download link Below

Windows 7/Vista 32bit

Windows 7/Vista 64bit

Windows XP

Windows XP 64bit

Aug
25

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Release Notes for Mass Effect Patch 1.02

Update 1.02

  • The player will no longer become stuck in the Feros elevator
  • Quickslot abilities are now disabled in elevators
  • The pixilated bloom and DoF on Radeon x1650 and x1950 cards has been addressed
  • GPF crashes when playing Quasar have been addressed
  • The player’s weapon will not auto fire if the fire button is released as an active loading screen appears
  • Low LOD on Garrus’ face has been addressed
  • Reconfiguring the PRIMARY INTERACT key (Default set to E) to any other key will no longer make the ENTER key interact TWICE when used.
  • Player will not become stuck in his action station in elevators (primarily occurred in the Peak 15 elevators)
  • Occasional crash when encountering Rachni on UNC_73 has been addressed
  • Using the enter key to add and remove talent points will function properly
  • GUI: Pressing U when first getting control of Shepard and then pressing ESC to close it will not cause the player to lose all input functionality
  • Romance confrontation conversation will fire after 3rd planet complete
  • The player will no longer become stuck when using the Enter key rather than the primary interact key to initiate conversation with certain followers on the Normandy
  • Audio skipping during conversations has been addressed
  • Addressed cases where Realtec HD audio users were experiencing issues with cut off / crackling audio after patching the game to version 1.01
  • The issue regarding dynamic character shadows appearing grainy has been resolved.
  • Nihilus and all Turians are no longer missing their face markings
  • The issue of Garrus having no lighting on his face until a save is loaded has been addressed
  • The game will now create save files when “My Documents” is set to the root of a drive

Misc.:

  • -The issue where PCs with NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx and above video cards were experiencing random General Protection Fault crashes appears to have been fixed with the GeForce 182.06+ drivers. Please ensure when playing Mass Effect that all PC drivers are up to date

You can Download at Patch Scrolls.com

Also can Download at Mass Effect Community

Aug
23

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This is a WHQL-Certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION GPUs.

New in Release 190.62

* Adds WHQL support on Windows 7 for Microsoft’s new DirectX GPU Computing API: DirectCompute.
* Optimized for the latest PhysX gaming titles: Batman: Arkham Asylum and Darkest of Days.
* Installs PhysX System Software version 9.09.0814.

You can Download the Drivers below links

Windows 7 32 bit

Windows 7 64bit

Windows Vista 32bit

Windows Vista 64bit

Windows XP 32 bit

Windows XP 64 Bit

Aug
20

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Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine on the planet Pandora who, as an Avatar – a human mind in an alien body – finds himself in a desperate fight for his survival and that of the indigenous beings called Na’vi.

20th Century Fox is bringing James Cameron’s Avatar to both IMAX and regular theaters in 3D around the world on December 18th.

more about “James Cameron’s Avatar Trailer“, posted with vodpod

Aug
18

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Aug
17

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Motola, like so many who must share their lives with former war zones and forgotten minefields, lost a limb in 1999. Thankfully, she walked again today courtesy modern medicine and an artificial limb. The thing is, she’s an elephant.

Full Story at Gizmodo

More pics on Motola the Elephant

Aug
16

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Having lost faith in the human race, a legion of angels descend to Earth to bring about the Apocalypse. Humanity’s only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a diner and the Archangel Michael himself.

Cast Starring- Dennis Quaid, Kevin Durand, Tyrese Gibson, Adrianne Palicki, and Doug Jones (as the creepy Ice Cream Man from the beginning).

Sony Pictures will be bringing Legion to theaters everywhere starting on January 22nd, 2010 early next year.

more about “Paul Bettany’s Legion Movie Trailer“, posted with vodpod