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 Saturday Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 02:16 PM CET - Mar,06 2004
  • Windows XP SP2 could break existing apps - Microsoft has made something of a trade-off with the update, focusing on security improvements at the expense of backward compatibility. The company has called on all software developers to test their code against the beta version of Service Pack 2, or face the possibility that the update will break their handiwork. Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is more than the usual roll-up of bug fixes and updates. It is also being used to make significant changes to the software with the aim of improving security. Microsoft has warned these changes could render applications inoperable.
  • Off-topic: Science: Chernobyl...18 Years Later - A young Ukrainian woman has posted a photo journal of her motorcycle rides through Chernobyl and the area surrounding it. Included are pictures of the now-emptied city, maps of current radiation levels, and a discussion of how the area has changed. (thanks Slashdot.org) - WORTH READING!
  • Cheap 3D scanner nearing the desktop - The design industry already uses 3D scanners, but these machines cost thousands of pounds and are bulky and complex to operate. They typically use an array of cameras to scan an object and then recreate it in three dimensions on a computer. From real to virtual Spiral Scratch's system is far simpler. A projector beams light through a grating that projects a pattern of horizontal lines across an object placed on a rotating platform (see diagram).
  • SenseCam - Personal Image & Data Recall - SenseCam is a badge-sized wearable camera that captures up to 2000 VGA images per day. In addition, sensor data such as movement, light level and temperature is recorded. This is similar to an aircraft “Black Box” accident recorder but miniaturised for the human body. It could help with memory recall, e.g. where did I leave my spectacles or keys? who did I meet last week? by doing a “rewind” of the days events. If a person has an accident, the events and images leading up to this will be recorded, and these could be useful to health workers. It could also be used for automatic blog generation.
  • Doom developer confirms N-Gage 2 - Nokia is working on a follow-up to the N-Gage that will address all of the key failings of the original phone-cum-console hardware.  So says none other than shoot-'em-up pioneer John Romero. Having co-coded Doom and Quake for Id Software and wasted Eidos' money at Ion Storm, Romero now writes mobile games for his own company, Monkeystone Games. It's smaller and thinner than its predecessor, and the game cartridge slot is just under the back cover - and not the battery too. The design of the case more easily allows users to hold the console up to their ear to make phone calls.
  • AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 to launch this month - AMD will launch the much-anticipated Athlon 64 FX-53 this month, according to purported company roadmaps posted on the Net. The 2.4GHz, 940-pin gaming-oriented part will be followed by a 939-pin version on May, which will be accompanied by two the 939-pin 64-bit AMD chips, the Athlon 64 3500+ and the 3800+, clocked at 2.2GHz and 2.4GHz, respectively, and both equipped with 512KB of L2 cache. The 939-pin versions support unbuffered SDRAM, while the 940-pin chips required registered DIMMs.
  • NV4X generation has MPEG 1,2,4 encode/decode - NVIDIA'S NV40 is not going to be just fast in shaders and pixels, it will have some additional features that will be interesting to anybody that messes with Video. NVIDIA wants to promote NV4X generation of chips as the ones with high quality video, complete and ready for HDTV and PVR. As for HDTV, Nvidia claims Transport stream handling, HDTV output (720p, 1080p, 480p CGMS) and HDCP - High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection as well as HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface support. The PVR part is the most interesting as Nvidia claims that the NV4X generation will have support for no more and no less then MPEG 1/2/4 encode and decode as well as WMV9 decode acceleration.
  • NVidia Revs Graphics With DDR3 Memory - NVidia will release graphics boards later this month with a fast new memory technology that can achieve bandwidth speeds double those of current graphics memory, the company has announced. Graphics cards using the Santa Clara, California, company's GeForce FX 5700 Ultra chip and 128MB of GDDR3 (Graphics Double Data Rate 3) memory will be available in mid-March from board manufacturers such as Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology, NVidia says.
  • More details leak on NV40 Ultra and non Ultra - According to TheInquirer, Nvidia will have one extremely expensive card that will cost about €/$499. This card is expected to be faster clocked and it will have faster memory as well. The memory target sits close to the 600MHz range but it's still being tested for the right speed. As previously suggested, the card will use GDDR 3 memory which consumes less power and runs cooler then DDR 2. The NV40 non ultra, amateur version is going to be clocked lower but we don’t have any details how slower yet. The price will be around €/$299
  • PCS Vision Video Phone VM4050 by Toshiba First Look - The PCS Vision Video Phone VM4050 by Toshiba isn't your typical cell phone. Flip it open and you'll find a striking. Specs: 2.2-inch, 320-by-240 (260K) TFT LCD, built-in VGA (640 by 480) camera with flash, video recording, WAP 2.0, CDMA-2000, Lithium Ion battery, 3.3 hours digital talk time, ten days digital stand-by time, 4.1 ounces.
  • Belkin's Nostromo Game Controller n52 - What is the Nostromo? Also known as the starship in the movie "Alien," it is the moniker of a particularly unique line of game controllers made by Belkin. While the Nostromo of the movie "Alien" is meant for mining in deep space and transporting people in "cryo-sleep," Belkin's Speedpad is meant for the twitch gamers who want to dominate the newest high-speed, high-intensity games.
  • Pioneer DVR-107D DVD±RW review - CDFreaks take a close look at Pioneer's latest dual format DVD burner, the DVR-107D. "We think that many will find it annoying that no 4x DVDR discs works at 8x writing speed and that few 8x DVDR discs works at 8x. We did also expect the media compatibility to be almost perfect since it's almost perfect with the older DVR-106 drive, but there were quite a few discs that the drive was unable to detect. Another serious issue is the CD-RW writing problems; Many drives have problems reading the discs written by the Pioneer DVR-107D and the CD-RW discs becomes unusable after few times of use"
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 command line utilities - These utilities are primarily used for diagnostic, configuration and data migration purposes, rather than for database server administration.
  • MSJVM Removal Tool 1.0 - The Microsoft JVM Removal Tool can be used to remove the MS Java Virtual Machine (MSJVM). Use of this tool is the only supported method for removing the MSJVM from a Microsoft operating system.
  • GCPUID 1.90 Beta - GCPUID is a freeware utility that offers certain information about your CPU.
  • ffdshow build 2004-03-04 - ffdshow (download ~  changelog) is DirectShow decoding filter for decompressing DIVX and XVID movies using libavcodec or xvid with rich set of video postprocessing filters.
  • FX Composer 1.0 - FX Composer empowers developers to create high performance shaders in an integrated development environment with unique real-time preview & optimization features. FX Composer was designed with the goal of making shader development and optimization easier for programmers while providing an intuitive GUI for artists customizing shaders for a particular scene.
  • BWMeter 1.40  ($25) - BWMeter (download) is a powerful bandwidth meter and monitor, which measures and displays all traffic on your network. Unlike other products, it can analyze the data packets (where they come from, where they go, which port and protocol they use).
  • Nero 6.3.0.6c - Nero is a flexible, reliable, and easy-to-use application designed to write both data and CD audio to CD-R and CD-RW discs.
  • Elby CloneDVD 1.9.2.4 - CloneDVD extracts, transcodes and writes any orginal DVD title you like to a single recordable DVD. Be impressed by the program speed and the amazing image quality of the movie copy.
  • Fresh Download 6.75 - Fresh Download (download) is an easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges downloading files from the Internet, such as your favorite software, mp3 files, video files, picture collections, etc. Unlike any other similar utilities, this software is 100% free, no charges, no banners in the software, no spyware.
  • Fresh UI 7.00 - Fresh UI (download) is the fresh solution for configuring and optimizing Windows. Loaded with hundreds of useful hidden settings, this software covers the customizing and optimizing technique that you'll be glad to know: Customizing Windows User Interface, Optimizing system settings, Optimizing hardware settings, Customizing Windows application settings, and Control user environment with policies.
  • ATI 256 MB DDR RADEON 9800 XT BIOS - Dell have released a new BIOS update (v.113-A18804-106) for their RADEON 9800 XT. This new BIOS adds enhanced thermal control functionality.

Comments from not againposted - 04:27 PM CET - Mar,06 2004
ATI BIOS ... oh no... let's talk about something else!

Comments from vertposted - 08:28 PM CET - Mar,06 2004
Let's not.

Comments from hehhehposted - 01:49 AM CET - Mar,07 2004
Apps will break under Win XP SP 2? LOL! Can that OS get even crappier?!

Comments from Bill Gatesposted - 05:17 AM CET - Mar,07 2004
SP2 will mean I can tell declare once again that Windows(tm) XP(tm) is the most secure Operating System ever. It's also the fastest, easiest to use, and more fun!(tm)

Comments from Erbozposted - 09:55 AM CET - Mar,07 2004
XP is the best OS of the moment, ATI the best graphics brand. End of story, now, let's discuss something worthy.

Comments from fx5900posted - 02:42 PM CET - Mar,07 2004
The NV40 will use GDDR3... that's worth discussing. What will ATI use next? ;) Erboz - how do you run with no cpu?

Comments from Robposted - 12:51 AM CET - Mar,08 2004
Wow. Thanks a ton for sharing the Chernobyl site! The pictures were great and extremely interesting to see how things have progressed since the accident. She has alot of guts to go out of her way to show us all she did. My hats off to her and sharing all she has :) Definatly worth you posting!

Comments from giGGlerposted - 12:51 PM CET - Mar,08 2004
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ what he said :)

Comments from MaDMaXposted - 05:07 PM CET - Mar,08 2004
Do you have a copy of that Chernobyl Stuff?

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