Gas prices are “soaring” again, crossing the $3-a-gallon threshold on Dec. 23 for the first time since Oct. 17, 2008. Back then the benchmark was a relief as prices plunged from the highest price ever of $4.11. Pump prices have been climbing all month, yet network reports downplayed the pain and suffering of consumers. Jim Axelrod of CBS called it “bad news” after reporting some positive economic news on Dec. 28, but concluded “The economy's not great, says economist Dan Greenhaus, but not terrible either.” Compare that to past media exaggeration of gas prices. NBC's Anne Thompson said that “no matter what kind of gas is sold, today it's now unbelievably expensive” on Aug. 31, 2005. That day the national average for gasoline was $2.62 – but the gas price signs shown in Thompson's report were much higher at $3.49. read more
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Why trying to think of what would make a TreeHugger post go completely viral, I come up with green sex in front of a wood or pellet stove in a shipping container or treehouse. And this might be the stove, the Bullerjan , that has been on every design website, usually with some variation of the line in Crate: “When it comes to heating a room or house in the dead of winter, who are we to argue with Canadian lumberjacks?” It is a fascinating design, but it is neither new, nor do I think it is very Canadian…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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+ Hear ye, hear ye. Nashville designers Fairlight Hubbard and Amy M. Phillips created a series of vintage-inspired frocks made completely from newspaper . + When FINA banned swimmers from competing in full-body swimsuits, Speedo was left with a surplus of LZR Racer suits. Its solution? To enlist U.K. fashion label From Somewhere to upcycle the pieces into a
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Photo by comedy_nose via Flickr Creative Commons Last May we heard that the European Union might require a universal charger for all cell phones, and last October we heard that just such a universal charger was devised , though would not be “forced” onto cell phone manufacturers. The idea is brilliant, though, since the… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: M Sundstrom via flickr Fiji, probably the least favorite in an already disliked industry , is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging the company has profited from greenwashing. Specifically, from greenwashing claims that its products are carbon-negative. Ha…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo via Ron Weaver, NSIDC One of a data center’s biggest problems is keeping servers cool, and that’s true even for the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), which offers data products to researchers and businesses about Arctic and Antarctic snow and ice. Of course, it doesn’t want to be a contributor to the GHGs that speed up ice melting, so it is undergoing a $600,000 renovation to change the way it cools its servers and reduce its total energy use. Check out how it is becoming one of the most energy efficient data centers in the country. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Santech can’t wait for CES, lists a bunch of Sandy Bridge CPUs on new N67 laptop
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Man, who needs to go to CES anymore? Intel’s frailly maintained secrecy around Sandy Bridge processor identities has been blown to smithereens today by Italian systems integrator Santech . The company lists a now familiar Core i7-2630QM (quad-core, 2GHz) alongside an i7-2720QM (2.2GHz), an i7-2820QM (2.3GHz), and an i7-2920XM (2.5GHz), confirming once and for all that Intel has completely lost its mind when it comes to naming chips. Other specs include up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM, up to 750GB of magnetic storage or 160GB of the solid state stuff, a pair of USB 3.0 ports, and a 15.6-inch display that can be either glossy or matte, with a resolution of either 1366 x 768 or 1920 x 1080, depending on your preference and budget. Deliveries are said to start on January 27th and prices range between €1,200 ($1,577) and €3,000 ($3,943). Santech can’t wait for CES, lists a bunch of Sandy Bridge CPUs on new N67 laptop originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …LucidLogix virtualization tech enables AMD and NVIDIA GPUs to play together with Sandy Bridge
December 30, 2010 No Comment
It’s baaack . We’ve gone well over half a year without hearing a peep from black magic makers LucidLogix , but here on the doorstep of CES 2011, the company has resurfaced just in time to ride on the coattails of Intel’s forthcoming Sandy Bridge platform. Sandy is expected to take over CES when companies start to introduce new PCs in just a few days, and thanks to Lucid’s virtualization software, we wouldn’t be surprised if a few are served with NVIDIA and AMD GPUs. This here technology enables the two to play nice, making the outlandish fantasy of using a multi-GPU, multi-vendor setup a reality. DirectX 11 is also supported, with the only real requirement being to “connect the display screen directly to the motherboard’s Sandy Bridge display output.” We’ll be taking a closer look at the peacemaker once we land in Vegas, but for now, go ahead and prepare yourself for a beta version of ‘Virtu’ — it’ll hit at some point next month. Continue reading LucidLogix virtualization tech enables AMD and NVIDIA GPUs to play together with Sandy Bridge LucidLogix virtualization tech enables AMD and NVIDIA GPUs to play together with Sandy Bridge originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Flooded communities across eastern Australia could be underwater for more than a week, with the cleanup bill expected to hit (b) billions of Australian dollars, a state official said on Thursday. (December 30)
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