What’s “bringing excitement back into personal computing” more than anything else? According to Micron , it’s SSDs , and it says it’s now “accelerating this enthusiasm” with its new RealSSD C400 drives. Those are apparently the industry’s first drives to use 25 nanometer NAND technology, which naturally brings with it a number of benefits — namely, storage capacities from 64GB to 512MB (in 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch sizes), peak read speeds of 415 MB/second, and write speeds varying by drive (the 512GB hits 260MB/s). No word on prices just yet, but Micron expects mass production to begin in February, and the drives will also sold by Micron’s Crucial division as the m4 SSD in the first quarter of the year. Continue reading Micron debuts RealSSD C400 drives using 25 nm NAND technology Micron debuts RealSSD C400 drives using 25 nm NAND technology originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Image: NASA Earth Observatory There was plenty of anger and eye-rolling when the Obama administration announced that its team had determined that over half of the oil from the BP spill was “gone” . Today, the federal government sticks by that number (it now says a proper peer review has been completed). But even if half the oil is “gone” (skimmed? transported away? refined? biodegraded?) where are the other 2.5 million barrels? What happened to the rest of the stuff? … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: Liz Jones via flickr Crocs, the Colorado-based company that makes the seemingly-ubiquitous bright-colored plastic shoes, has been caught in a lie. Crocs were said to be antimicrobial and, well, they’re not. After discovering the false claim, the EPA has told the company pay $230,000 “to resolve cases involving unsubstantiated antimicrobial claims for several types of its shoes,” as well as remove the language from its packaging…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Many people turn to supplements for joint pain. And the right ones help. But you need to sort the hope from the hype.
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48 people have been injured by bulls during a weeklong bullfighting festival in Colombia. Warning: Graphic video. (Jan. 4)
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President Peres apologizes to Russian counterpart for Foreign Ministry strike which caused latter to cancel Israel visit, learns Medvedev planning to visit Palestinian Authority, Jordan
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The potential of a big jackpot in the Mega Millions lottery game has people from New York to Atlanta scrambling for cash, buying lottery tickets imprinted with numbers they swear will bring riches. (Jan. 4)
Continue reading …ASUS Eee Pad Slider and Transformer are here for those that can’t imagine using a tablet without a physical keyboard
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Here they are: ASUS’s duo of Tegra 2-powered , 10.1-inch tablets with unique physical keyboards. Starting with the craziest of them, is the Eee Pad Slider (pictured on the left), which reminds us a lot of HTC’s old school Shift with its slide out QWERTY keyboard. The device is planned to run Google’s Honeycomb , sports a IPS, 1280 x 800-resolution display, and houses mini-HDMI and miniUSB ports as well as a microSD card slot. The 2.2-pound / .5-inch thick slab also has dual cameras — a 1.2 megapixel front-facing one and a 5 megapixel one with an LED flash on the back. We have to say we love the idea of always having that keyboard around, but if you don’t want to drag along a physical keyboard all the time, ASUS has something for you too. It’s the Transformer, and like the Eee Pad we saw at Computex , it’s a 10.1-inch tablet that will come with a laptop like dock with a full size keyboard and touchpad. The tablet part — like the Slider — will run Android 3.0 and packs a dual-core Tegra 2 processor, two cameras, and a 1280 x 800-resolution IPS display, however, the dock has an integrated battery that will keep the tablet running for 16 hours on a charge — the tablet on its own should last eight. We’re obviously aching in our seats here waiting to get these two in our hands so stay tuned for some crazy videos of the two in action — until then we leave you with the specs after the break. Update: How much will it cost you to keyboard-ify your slate and how long will you have to wait? ASUS says the Transformer will run between $400 and $700 and the Slider from $500 to $800. Expect them in April and May respectively. Gallery: ASUS Eee Slate Slider and Transformer Gallery: ASUS Eee Pad Slider and Transformer Continue reading ASUS Eee Pad Slider and Transformer are here for those that can’t imagine using a tablet without a physical keyboard ASUS Eee Pad Slider and Transformer are here for those that can’t imagine using a tablet without a physical keyboard originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Yeah, we’re in full-on tablet overload mode, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any room for innovation. In fact, ASUS’s Eee Pad MeMO is surprisingly fresh in its take on this already-so-worn subject. The 7-inch, 1024 x 600 tablet runs Android 3.0 (which doesn’t exist yet, but we won’t tell ASUS if you won’t), with a dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm 8260 processor under the hood and dual cameras (1.2 megapixel front, 5 megapixel rear with LED flash). That’s all very nice, but the highlight is a capacitive stylus and two included apps to make the best use of it. Media Note is a scrapbook / note taking application, while Painter allows you to use the stylus as a pressure-sensitive drawing instrument. They’re probably nothing too special just now, but the prospect of pressure-sensitivity on a handheld tablet is alluring, particularly for the artists among us that thought they’d left the iPad’s fingerpainting methods back in kindergarten. MeMO’s other standout might not win it so many fans, but it’s still worth noting. ASUS calls the device “a perfect blend of tablet and smartphone,” and uses a stereo Bluetooth headset dubbed the “MeMic” media phone extender to make the experience a bit more phone-like. We’ll reserve judgement for when we see more than a render of MeMic in action. No word on price or release for the MeMO right now, but hopefully we’ll know more soon. Until then we can keep our eyes set on Honeycomb’s supposed March timeframe — a river of tablets will carry us there. Update: ASUS says the Eee Pad MeMO will start at $499, and debut in June. Gallery: ASUS Eee Pad MeMO tablet Gallery: ASUS Eee Pad MeMO ASUS Eee Pad MeMO tablet takes a pen out of the Courier’s book originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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