Wednesday, November 16, 2011

drag2share: HANDS ON: Check Out The Brand New Nook Tablet! (BKS)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/nook-tablet-hands-on-photos-2011-11


nook tablet home screen

Just a day after Amazon's Kindle Fire launch, Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet is officially here.

Click here for photos of the Nook Tablet >

The new Nook Tablet looks and feels nearly identical to its predecessor the Nook Color. But the OS has a nice new overhaul and includes some great apps for streaming content like Netflix and Hulu Plus.

We'll have a full review of the Nook Tablet next week. But keep reading for some great new hands-on photos and first impressions.

Barnes & Noble kept the same box design as the Nook Color



The Nook Tablet is slightly thinner and lighter than the Nook Color



It still has that sill loop in the corner. What's it for?



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Posted by Augustine at 9:56 PM

drag2share: The Founder Of Zappos Is Back With A New Startup

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/rnkd-2011-11


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Zappos founder Nick Swinmurn is back with a new startup, RNKD (pronounced "ranked").

With RNKD, users are supposed to upload the clothes in their closet. As they upload different clothing and brands, they get points and badges, similar to Foursquare's badges and leaderboard. As users get more points and more badges, they will get deals and discounts.

For now, Swinmurn is just starting out with Zappos gift cards to users. Down the road he hopes to get brands on board and have them offer deals to consumers.

The idea for RNKD started when Swinmurn tried to do his own small clothing label. He realized he was having trouble connecting his brand with consumers. The idea behind RNKD is to connect brands directly with their customers.

Swinmurn is paying for the whole operation out of his own pocket. It's just a three man operation. He'd rather grow RNKD into something viable, then approach VCs.

We're not sure people really want to hand over personal data to a site that's designed with brands in mind, but Swinmurn, disagrees. He thinks it will work because this isn't terribly personal information, and it's good for the consumer. They will get discounts from their favorite clothing companies.

The site is launching in beta today.

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Posted by Augustine at 10:07 AM

drag2share: This Isn't an Animation [Image Cache]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5859782/this-isnt-an-animation

This Isn't an AnimationHave you ever wondered what the visuals look like on hallucinogens? This isn't far off (um, I've read). This is not an animated gif, and nothing is actually moving. It's all in your head. Your trippy, trippy head.

Sadly, I do not know who created this incredible optical illusion—I lost the trail somewhere in the bramble of the internet. But whomever he or she is deserves high praise. You can focus on one swirl and it's stationary, but the other swirls in your periphery start to undulate and twist. Switch to another one, and the same thing is repeated. It's exquisitely executed. I should warn, however, that if you're actually on acid, you will either see nothing moving at all, or the effect will be so powerful that your mind will turn to tapioca. Consider yourself warned. Thanks to Gregger for the tip. Click for the image below for the full-sized version. [Bookofjoe via OhGizmo!]

This Isn't an Animation

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Posted by Augustine at 8:43 AM

drag2share: Revealed! Every Evil Atom of the H1N1 Flu Virus [Science]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5859830/revealed-every-evil-atom-of-the-h1n1-flu-virus

Revealed! Every Evil Atom of the H1N1 Flu VirusThe H1N1 flu pandemic killed 17,000 people across the globe between 2009 and 2010. Pretty terrifying. To prevent that from ever happening again, scientists have created a super-detailed computer model of the killer virus.

Researchers at the Institute of Process Engineering at the Chinese Academy of Sciences generated the first computational model of H1N1 at the atomic level, reports Popular Science. The Chinese scientists used molecular-dynamics simulations, their Mole-8.5 supercomputer, and 2,200 graphics processors to build the model.

We actually created an 'electronic pet' in the computer, which we can experiment with under many different environments and conditions with a variety of drugs, and we can know every detail of the change in the virion, says Dr. Wei Ge, a professor of chemical engineering at CAS-IPE and a principal in the H1N1 modeling effort, told PopSci via email. Therefore, we believe it could provide a possible way to bridge virology, epidemiology, and drug design on the molecular level.

They can use their nasty little pet to simulate how the virus will behave in various conditions, including when treated with a potential drug. And it can all be done without stepping foot inside a laboratory and risking potential exposure to the bug. The simulation moves relatively slowly now, but they hope to get the speed fast enough that they could create vaccines on the fly as pathogens crop up.

This is definitely one time when a virtual pet is better than the real thing. [Popular Science]

Image: CDC

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Posted by Augustine at 8:42 AM

drag2share: HTC Zeta rendered, rumored to pack 2.5GHz quad-core CPU and Ice Cream Sandwich

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/15/htc-zeta-rendered-rumored-to-pack-2-5ghz-quad-core-cpu-and-ice/

Ready for today's grain of salt? We just got handed imagery and specs of a possible HTC device in the works codenamed the Zeta. It's a quad-core handset, much like the Edge that was leaked last week, but it has a much faster 2.5GHz APQ8064 CPU along with 1GB of RAM running the show, on a 4.5-inch 720p HD display. According to our source, the uniquely shaped smartphone will come with Ice Cream Sandwich pre-installed with Sense UI (version 4.0 wasn't specified, but we'd be surprised to see it any lower on an ICS device) and have 32GB of internal storage space, an 1,830mAh battery, Beats Audio, Bluetooth 4.0, an 8MP rear camera with dual LED flash, 1080p video capture and a 1.3MP front-facing cam. Dimensions? We have those, too: the Zeta is said to measure at 109.8 x 60.9 x 9.8mm (4.32 x 2.4 x 0.39 inches) and weigh 5.15 ounces (146g). Pricing and availability aren't known, and we're still digging for more info. It certainly has an intriguing look; the sharp corners would be a huge departure from HTC's recent design choices, though it appears to have HTC's signature unibody build in the back. So are we just looking at a cool concept or is this the next flagship phone? We're hoping it's the latter.

[Thanks, Wysiest]

HTC Zeta rendered, rumored to pack 2.5GHz quad-core CPU and Ice Cream Sandwich originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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