Those of you playing first person shooters on the PS3 but suck at using the SIXAXIS to aim were probably looking forward to the SplitFish FragFX, the half controller, half mouse contraption. How well does it work? Pretty darn well. And it’s customizable too.
You can assign the mouse to control the camera view, the left stick, or even act as a mouse in the PS browser. Downloadable software also lets you reassign all the buttons in case games don’t have good assignment options themselves.
There’s even a “frag” button, which when pressed, slows down the mouse movement significantly so you can aim even more precisely. For $59 (wired) and $69 (wireless), you can’t go wrong with this controller. We just wish they’d make one for the 360.
SplitFish FragFX PS3 Review [IGN]
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DIY web site Instructables has a very intense but very cool tutorial for converting a laptop into a second monitor.
This is a “roll up your sleeves and hope you don’t screw it up” project, but it’s also a great way to repurpose an unused laptop for a cheap second LCD monitor. For a non-DIY approach, you can use a software like MaxiVista to transform a second laptop without the hardware tweaking, but the Instructable will take the repurposing to the limit. On the other hand, if you’re just looking to share a mouse and keyboard, check out previously mentioned Synergy.
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Laptop Converted to 2nd Monitor [Instructables]
Intel looks to have found a way to make high-performance computing (or HPC, as it’s called) even more high-performance, today unveiling some new cables designed to give clustered systems a boost, along with a new “Intel Cluster Ready” initiative that’s intended to ensure the various components all get along nicely.
The cables, dubbed “Intel Connects,” will work with Inifiband and 10 GbE-based systems, and promise to deliver speeds up to 20 Gbps over a distance of 100 meters. What’s more, the cables also look to be quite a bit more manageable than those of the current variety, weighing 84% lighter, measuring 83% smaller, and boasting a 40% smaller bend radius.
No word on when they’ll actually be available though, so those of you running a render farm in your basement will have to put up with the current mess of cables for a little while longer.
Más información [Intel]
Windows/Linux/Mac: Open-source app GIMPshop is a modified version of GIMP designed to give the feel of Photoshop.
GIMPshop modifies the menu structure to closely match Photoshop’s, adjusts the program’s terminology to match Adobe’s, and, in the Windows version, uses a plugin called ‘Deweirdifier’ to combine the application’s numerous windows in a similar manner to the MDI system used by most Windows graphics packages.
As any Photoshopper will attest, GIMP is generally not as easy to work with as Photoshop out of the box. The premise behind GIMPshop is that Photoshop users will be able to dive right into GIMP while facing only a minimal learning curve. GIMPshop is a free download for Windows, Linux, and Mac.
Más información [GIMPshop]
Your invitation comes with the privilege of requesting your own ThinkPad Reserve Edition, as well as the ability to refer a friend to this exclusive opportunity.
We hope you’ll take this exclusive opportunity to pre-reserve your ThinkPad Reserve Edition ($5000 U$S).
Lenovo ThinkPad Reserve Edition [ThinkpadReserve]
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Check out the Floater by Balmuda Design, a stand for your MacBook Pro that lets you close up that laptop, holding it up on vertical display for all to see. Connect your keyboard, screen and mouse for the perfect desktop replacement. Carved out of a solid block of aluminum, it matches the MacBook Pro and even helps to cool things off a bit, acting as a natural heat sink.
Fitting only 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros, 17-inch PowerBook G4s and the 13-inch MacBook, it looks a precision piece of equipment, but with a precision price of $305. However, that seems to be a paltry price to pay to elevate that laptop into this way-cool floating position, lifting that Mac up, above the great unwashed where it belongs.
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But wait. Snap out of it. It’s just a goddamned computer, okay?
Product Page [Balmuda Design]
Two Israeli scientists may have created the catalyst for a medical revolution with their new project: a tiny, 1-millimeter-diameter robot which is capable of crawling through human veins and arteries. The bot can cling to vessel walls using small, powerful arms which protrude from a hub in its center. Manned control is accomplished by using a magnetic field outside of the body, and the robot is able to swim against the flow of blood, as well as squeeze through a variety of arterial openings. Right now the doctors don’t know what the medical applications might be, though they speculate that a large number of the bots could be used to fight certain types of cancer. Other ideas on the table include using the bots to exact revenge on anyone opposing their crazy ideas.
Más información [Haaretz]
