History of the Internet
Vanity Fair comes out with a really interesting (and long to read) history of the Internet: "How the Web Was Won".
[ 'Web 2.0', CC licensed picture by gualtiero ]
After the jump some quotes I liked.
Copilota toscano folle
Guardate questo video (grazie AlePasko!) di rally: il copilota e' decisamente folle!
Magnetic Movie!
The nerds at NASA Lab in Berkeley (California) found a way to "impress" magnetic fields on a movie.
Watch the video!
Sunset on Mars
EEE competitors are here
Just a few days ago I wrote about the new EEE Pc competitors; we have now some more details.
- I think the most important fact, in order to correctly judge the newcomers, is the benchmark of the new Intel Atom CPU performed by PC Pro UK: according to this review (found via JKonTheRun) the new CPU isn't in any case powerful. You can compare that with a Celeron (the CPU equips the actual EEE Pc). But, from the review they experienced the perhaps killer feature of the Atom: the low power consumption. It drains a lot less than the other comparables CPUs.
- Gizmodo tells us the new EEE Pc 901 is even more hackable than the old one:the guys at Liliputing found room (with a free ZIF connector) for 1,8 inch drive, a slot for a SIM card and an empty PCI-e slot.
- According to this italian news (no link for english pages, sorry), the new Acer Aspire One will be on the european shelfs on 10th July: the 299€ subnotebook will show a 1,6Ghz Atom CPU, 512Mb RAM, 8,9 inches 1024x600 display, 1,3mp webcam, 8GB SSD for Linux (80GB HD for Windows, a bit more expensive than with Tux). It weighs less than 1 Kg and with life battery of 3 hours/7 hours with extended battery in its Linux version (2,5 and 5 for Windows)
- Laptop Magazine reviewes the MSI Wind: 4,5 stars out 5!