Monday, April 30, 2012

Microsoft Research wants to automate your house, introduces HomeOS

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Ever wondered if you could control your house's climate, security, and appliances -- along with your PCs and peripherals -- using Microsoft software? That day may soon dawn, as its Research arm has started testing its home automation software, called HomeOS, in twelve domiciles over the past few months. The budding system views smartphones, printers and air conditioners as network peripherals, controlled by a dedicated gateway computer. The project even has a handful of apps in play, which perform functions like energy monitoring, remote surveillance and face-recognition. This growing list of applications, available through a portal called "HomeStore", will allow users to easily expand their system's capabilities. So how does it all work out in the real world? Head past the break, and let Redmond's research team give you the skinny.

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Friday, April 27, 2012

Nintendo posts first annual financial loss as casual gaming continues to shift to Apple and iPhone

Nintendo recently posted their full-year financial results, which included their first operating loss amounting to a deficit of $458 million. Over the whole year, Nintendo sold 13.5 million 3DS portable systems worldwide; to put that in perspective, Apple sold about 9 million iPhones in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2012 alone.


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We begin our recap of Survivor One World, Episode 11 on Night 27. The gang returns to Tikiano Beach after voting off Leif. Of the 8 remaining players, Troyzan and Tarzan are the only two men left. And Tarzan voted with the women, so Troy is on his own. Kim was nervous during Tribal Council as Troy was trying to stir up trouble for her, but her alliances held firm. Troyzan must now win every Immunity Challenge to stay alive in The Game! Jeff Probst watches the Battle of Troyzan on Survivor One World this week. Image Credit: PNP / Wenn.com. Day 28 and tree mail brings news of another Reward Challenge. Its the old Consensus Quiz where players must match their answers to what the majority think about other players. For each correct answer, you get to chop one of three ropes holding a ?doll? made up to look like a player. After the third rope is cut, the doll falls into a fire and that player is out. This event usually lets everybody know where they stand in the Tribal Pecking Order. The prize is a picnic for the winner and guests. Needless to say, Troyzan is the [...]

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NASA preps J-2X rocket engines for second round testing, SLS creeps closer to 2017 liftoff

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Forty-year old tech taking astronauts into space? Sadly, that's been the current state of our space program. But in the spirit of making one extra, giant leap for mankind, our nation's best and brightest aeronautic minds have been quietly working on a propulsion system designed to power the SLS and its Orion spacecraft payload deeper into the cosmos. NASA's been testing these next-gen J-2X rockets since last year, proving their ability to "[achieve] full flight-duration firing of 500 seconds" at sea-level and, now, in a series of second round testing, the engines will be put through their paces at high altitudes. The first of 16 planned tests are scheduled to kick off this Wednesday at the agency's Stennis Center in Mississippi and should run through to year-end. Check out the official presser after the break for a fuller breakdown of this evolution in galactic travel.

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