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Air Jordan III "Flip Tokyo" Customs by EBreez3
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What would happen if you took two of the most expressive Retro+ colorways from the pre-championship Air Jordan Legacy and made them into one? That's exactly what sneaker customizer EBreez3 was looking to find out when he applied the all-yellow styling from last year's 'Tokyo 23′ Air Jordan V to the already unique Air Jordan III 'Flip'. The resulting AJ3 'Flip Tokyo' would instantly be in contention with 2010′s Doernbecher charity effort as the most visually engaging Threes ever, something like the III's answer to the 'Lightning' IVs (and remember, both those 4s and the T23 Vs were selected last March by Sneaker News readers as among the eight best non-OGs from the entire Legacy). Let us know what you think of these as we ready for another round of 'Thunder' Fours and stick with Sneaker News for all the latest customs and Air Jordan release dates.
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One year later and the Nvidia Shield becomes a Tablet
Subject: General Tech | July 22, 2014 - 01:58 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: twitch, tegra k1, tegra, shield tablet, shield controller, shield, nvidia, grid, gamestream
Shame on you if you skipped Ryan's review of the new Shield, for those that have and are looking for a second opinion you can check out The Tech Report and other links below the fold. To quickly recap the controller is now optional but you can connect up to 4 simultaneously for group gaming, the built in 8" IPS display is capable of 1920x1200 and you can output video to an external monitor at 1080p. The 192 shader processors on the Tegra K1 SoC inside should have no problems with fast paced action at these resolutions and at launch there are almost a dozen games optimized for the K1. The focus on gaming performance is obvious but the inclusion of DirectStylus 2 for those who want to use the tablet for creating art adds an interesting extra feature to this tablet, especially if it will work with NVIDIA's ShadowPlay streaming technology as live broadcasts of artists drawing has become quite popular in some crowds. It will be very interesting to see this tablet compete against consoles and the soon to arrive Steamboxes.
"Just under a year since the release of the Shield Portable, Nvidia has announced a second member of the Shield family. As expected, it's the Shield Tablet, an Android slate with an emphasis on gaming. Like the Shield Portable before it, the Shield Tablet will sell direct from Nvidia, not from a partner company. The Shield Tablet extends Nvidia's Android gaming focus to a new form factor, making it one of the first tablets anywhere with a fairly pure gaming mission."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Tegra K1 Gaming is Near: NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet & Controller Preview @ Techgage
- NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet Preview @ Hardware Canucks
- Nvidia officially reveals the Shield tablet @ Kitguru
- A newer kind of web tracking is almost impossible to stop @ engadget
- Handheld device allows anyone to instantly test drinks for date rape drugs @ ExtremeTech
- Intel announces 'self encrypting' solid state drives to fight data breaches @ The Inquirer
- GoTenna: How does this 'magic' work? @ The Register
- Asus RP-AC52 Wireless Range Extender review @ Bjorn3D
Turtle Beach goes long with the Ear Force Z SEVEN Gaming Headset
Subject: General Tech | July 21, 2014 - 05:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: turtle beach, gaming headset, Ear Force Z SEVEN, audio
At some time in the very near future, if this naming trend does not reverse itself, the wraparound portion of headphones will have to be enlarged to be able to display the entire brand name legibly. The latest lengthy moniker is the Turtle Beach Ear Force Z SEVEN Gaming Headset with removable unidirectional microphone and Audio Control Unit. The mic is self explanatory but the ACU is an external sound card with voice morphing and headphone equalizer presets and has outputs for PC, Mac and Xbox; it is not a booster amp. Overall Legit Reviews found this headset to be a great generalist but not as good for specific usage such as taking advantage of positional in a game. Read on to see if they peak your interest.
"Turtle Beach is perhaps a name better known amongst console gamers since you can easily find their Ear Force lineup of headsets somewhere close to where the boxed console games are in certain stores. Most Turtle Beach Ear Force headsets are compatible with computers or any electronic device with a 3.5 mm jack nonetheless because most gamers or even most people make due with one set of headphones for all their devices. The Turtle Beach Z SEVEN we have for review is actually part of a much larger family of SEVEN headsets. Read on to find out more about it!"
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Tt eSPORTS SYBARIS Wired And Wireless Gaming Headset Review @ NikKTech
- Superlux HD668B Headphones @ Benchmark Reviews
- Roccat Syva High Performance In-Ear Headset @ eTeknix
- LUXA2 GroovyW Bluetooth Speaker with Wireless Charging Station Review @ NikKTech
- Cowin Cutebeat BT Vibration Speaker @ Kitguru
- Creative Sound BlasterAxx Axx 200 Intelligent Wireless Sound System Review @ NikKTech
Metro could soon be retro; Windows 8.1's final patch
Subject: General Tech | July 21, 2014 - 02:12 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: win 8.1, microsoft
Windows 8 and 8.1, non-update 1 version, are already essentially EoL with only limited support offered those rare businesses which deployed the new version of Windows. If the rumours that The Inquirer have been hearing are correct then
Service Pack Update 2 will be arrive on August 12th and herald the end of Windows 8.1 updates a mere two years after release. Win 8.1 U2 will probably be with us for a while, the release of Win 9 is rumoured to be about 12 months away still and the Metro version is likely to appear on mobile devices for a while now. It is extremely unlikely that the Start Menu will be included in this update but for those who are running Win 8.1 U1 it is worth considering turning off Automatic Updates if you are worried about encountering boot issues similar to what happened during the initial push of 8.1 U1.
"MICROSOFT WILL RELEASE the second and final update for Windows 8.1 as part of Patch Tuesday in August, rumours have claimed."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Dude, you're getting a Dell – with BITCOIN: IT giant slurps cryptocash @ The Register
- Spot Welder; Don't Buy It, Build It @ Hack a Day
- Manic malware Mayhem spreads through Linux, FreeBSD web servers @ The Register
- Netgear R7000 Router & EX6200 Extender Review @ Hardware Canucks
NVIDIA Counts Down to... Something "Ultimate".
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | July 20, 2014 - 03:41 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: shield tablet, shield 2, shield, nvidia
In Europe, NVIDIA set up a simple, official page. Its title is "THE ULTIMATE IS COMING | NVIDIA". On it are the words, "The Ultimate Is Coming" as well as a countdown to 9 AM EDT on Tuesday, July 22nd. At the same time, North Americans get "Ultimate Quest", a text adventure game which ends on -- surprise -- Tuesday with a giveaway of "something big" for the first players who finish.
Allegedly leaked slide - Not Official!
All images credit: Videocardz (and they have more).
What is it? It is very likely the rumored SHIELD tablet, especially considering Videocardz has convincing slides which are definitely made in NVIDIA's style. What made SHIELD so unique was its controller form factor (and NVIDIA's software support). According to the slides, the controller will now be a wireless accessory to the base tablet. What will come standard is a stylus, the "DirectStylus 2 with 3D Paint". This seems like an odd addition, unless they have already planned use cases.
Allegedly leaked slide - Not Official!
As for the tablet? The slides claim Tegra K1, 2GB of RAM, 1920x1200 display, 5MP (HDR) front and rear cameras, and a MicroSD card slot. Previously, leaks suggested a 640x480 front-facing camera, which did not make sense to me. With the original SHIELD lacking a camera, it seemed very odd to relaunch with a bad one. 5MP, especially if it is a good sensor, is much more reasonable (especially for the front-facing one).
Allegedly leaked slide - Not Official!
The leaks also suggest interesting price points, especially for such a powerful tablet. These details can change at a moment's notice, though, so I won't really acknowledge it (apart from embedding the slide below). They do seem to be targeting the end of the month for North America, or middle August for Europe, which is a very quick launch. Then again, it is ready enough to be a prize for a contest which ends on Tuesday.
Allegedly leaked slide - Not Official!
I except we will see how much of this, if anything, holds up on Tuesday.
John Carmack's Replacement at id: Tiago Sousa (Crytek)
Subject: General Tech, Shows and Expos | July 19, 2014 - 05:13 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: quakecon 2014, quakecon, id, crytek
Tiago Sousa was "Lead R&D Graphics Engineer" at Crytek, according to his now defunct Twitter account, "@CRYTEK_TIAGO". According to his new Twitter account, "@idSoftwareTiago", he will be joining id Software to help with DOOM and idTech 6.
A little less DOOM and gloom.
I find this more interesting because idTech 5 has not exactly seen much usage, outside of RAGE. Wolfenstein: The New Order was also released on the technology, two months ago. There is one other game planned -- and that is it. Sure, RAGE is almost three years old and the engine was first revealed in 2007, making it seven-year-old technology, basically. Still, that is a significant investment to see basically no return on, especially considering that its sales figures were not too impressive (Steam and other digital delivery services excluded).
Happy to announce i'll be helping the amazingly talented id Software team with Doom and idTech 6. Very excited :)
— Tiago Sousa (@idSoftwareTiago) July 18, 2014
I also cannot tell if this looks positive for id, after mixed comments from current and former employees (or people who claim to be), or bad for Crytek. The latter company was rumored to be hurting for cash since 2011 and saw the departure of many employees. I expect that there will be more to this story in the coming months and years.
ESPN Carries Valve's The International DOTA 2 Tournament
Subject: General Tech | July 19, 2014 - 04:12 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: valve, espn, DOTA 2, DOTA
eSports? Did someone say sports? ESPN is there. DOTA 2 is one of the most popular PC Games, #2 in Raptr's listing, and currently the most played Valve game (by more than a factor of two over Counter-Strike: GO). The International 2014 is their fourth multi-million dollar tournament. This year's prize pool of almost $11 million USD.
And ESPN is broadcasting it on TV through their ESPN3 channel. On Sunday, the second-last day of the tournament, ESPN2 will air "Live from The International" at 11:30 PM EDT (UTC-4). This will have match highlights, discussion, interviews with players, and an interview with Gabe Newell. The tournament will host its grand finals the next day, on ESPN3.
NVIDIA Preparing GeForce 800M (Laptop) Maxwell GPUs?
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Mobile | July 19, 2014 - 03:29 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, geforce, maxwell, mobile gpu, mobile graphics
Apparently, some hardware sites got their hands on an NVIDIA driver listing with several new product codes. They claim thirteen N16(P/E) chips are listed (although I count twelve (??)). While I do not have much knowledge of NVIDIA's internal product structure, the GeForce GTX 880M, based on Kepler, is apparently listed as N15E.
Things have changed a lot since this presentation.
These new parts will allegedly be based on the second-generation Maxwell architecture. Also, the source believes that these new GPUs will in the GeForce GTX 800-series, possibly with the MX suffix that was last seen in October 2012 with the GeForce GTX 680MX. Of course, being a long-time PC gamer, the MX suffix does not exactly ring positive with my memory. It used to be the Ti-line that you wanted, and the MX-line that you could afford. But who am I kidding? None of that is relevant these days. Get off my lawn.
Intel AVX-512 Expanded
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors | July 19, 2014 - 03:05 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Xeon Phi, xeon, Intel, avx-512, avx
It is difficult to know what is actually new information in this Intel blog post, but it is interesting none-the-less. Its topic is the AVX-512 extension to x86, designed for Xeon and Xeon Phi processors and co-processors. Basically, last year, Intel announced "Foundation", the minimum support level for AVX-512, as well as Conflict Detection, Exponential and Reciprocal, and Prefetch, which are optional. This, earlier blog post was very much focused on Xeon Phi, but it acknowledged that the instructions will make their way to standard, CPU-like Xeons at around the same time.
This year's blog post brings in a bit more information, especially for common Xeons. While all AVX-512-supporting processors (and co-processors) will support "AVX-512 Foundation", the instruction set extensions are a bit more scattered.
Xeon Phi
Xeon Phi
Coprocessors (AIBs)
|Foundation Instructions
|Conflict Detection Instructions
|Exponential and Reciprocal Instructions
|Prefetch Instructions
|Byte and Word Instructions
|Doubleword and Quadword Instructions
|Vector Length Extensions
Source: Intel AVX-512 Blog Post (and my understanding thereof).
So why do we care? Simply put: speed. Vectorization, the purpose of AVX-512, has similar benefits to multiple cores. It is not as flexible as having multiple, unique, independent cores, but it is easier to implement (and works just fine with having multiple cores, too). For an example: imagine that you have to multiply two colors together. The direct way to do it is multiply red with red, green with green, blue with blue, and alpha with alpha. AMD's 3DNow! and, later, Intel's SSE included instructions to multiply two, four-component vectors together. This reduces four similar instructions into a single operating between wider registers.
Smart compilers (and programmers, although that is becoming less common as compilers are pretty good, especially when they are not fighting developers) are able to pack seemingly unrelated data together, too, if they undergo similar instructions. AVX-512 allows for sixteen 32-bit pieces of data to be worked on at the same time. If your pixel only has four, single-precision RGBA data values, but you are looping through 2 million pixels, do four pixels at a time (16 components).
For the record, I basically just described "SIMD" (single instruction, multiple data) as a whole.
This theory is part of how GPUs became so powerful at certain tasks. They are capable of pushing a lot of data because they can exploit similarities. If your task is full of similar problems, they can just churn through tonnes of data. CPUs have been doing these tricks, too, just without compromising what they do well.
AMD Posts Financial Results for Q2 2014
Subject: General Tech | July 17, 2014 - 11:37 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: quarterly earnings, GCN, financial results, APU, amd
Today, AMD posted financial results for its second quarter of 2014. The company posted quarterly revenue of $1.44 billion, operating income of $63 million, and ultimately a net loss of $36 million (or $0.05 loss per share). The results are an improvement over both the previous quarter and a marked improvement over the same quarter last year.
The chart below compares the second quarter results to the previous quarter (Q1'14) and the same quarter last year (Q2'13). AMD saw increased revenue and operating income, but a higher net loss versus last quarter. Unfortunately, AMD is still saddled with a great deal of debt, which actually increased from 2.14 billion in Q1 2014 to $2.21 billion at the end of the second quarter.
|$1.44 Billion
|$1.40 Billion
|$1.44 Billion
|$1.16 Billion
|Operating Income
|$63 Million
|$49 Million
|$63 Million
|($29 Million)
|Net Profit/(Loss)
|($36 Million)
|($20 Million)
|($36 Million)
|($74 Million)
The Computing Solutions division saw increased revenue of 1% over last quarter, but revenue fell 20% year over year due to fewer chips being sold.
On the bright side, the Graphics and Visual Solutions group saw quarterly revenue increase by 5% over last quarter and 141% YoY. The massive YoY increase is due, in part, to AMD's Semi-Custom Business unit and the SoCs that have come out of there (including the chips used in the latest gaming consoles).
Further, the company is currently sourcing 50% of its wafers from Global Foundries.
"Our transformation strategy is on track and we expect to deliver full year non-GAAP profitability and year-over-year revenue growth. We continue to strengthen our business model and shape AMD into a more agile company offering differentiated solutions for a diverse set of markets."
-AMD CEO Rory Reed
AMD expects to see third quarter revenue increase by 2% (plus or minus 3%). Following next quarter, AMD will begin production of its Seattle ARM processors. Perhaps even more interesting will be 2016 when AMD is slated to introduce new x86 and GCN processors on a 20nm process.
The company is working towards being more efficient and profitable, and the end-of-year results will be interesting to see.
Also read: AMD Restructures. Lisa Su Is Now COO @ PC Perspective
Epic Games Donates $13,500 to Blender Development Fund
Subject: General Tech | July 17, 2014 - 05:16 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: open-source, open source, fbx, epic games, Blender
Blender, probably the most popular, open source 3D creation suite (sorry Wings!), was given a healthy donation of $13,500 USD by Epic Games. According to the tweet from Ton Roosendaal, Chairman of the Blender Foundation, this is intended to support FBX development, which is becoming the industry standard method of importing and exporting 3D models, skeletons, animations, and so forth. It is also for "epic-game-style navigation controls" (not sure what this is -- Unreal Editor-style controls maybe??)
EpicGames donates 10k euro (13.5k usd) to Blender Development Fund. Is support for more FBX work + epic-game-style nagivation controls. #b3d
— Ton Roosendaal (@tonroosendaal) July 5, 2014
FBX support would definitely be a welcome area of development. It exists, but not at the level of other 3D applications, because those could link directly to Autodesk's library. The format is owned by Autodesk after they acquired Kaydara in 2006. Its closed-source SDK was put under a license that was incompatible with Blender and its public documentation was non-existent. Since then, the Blender community has been working on reverse-engineered support. They have come a long way, the exporting from Blender and importing into Unreal Engine 4 is apparently reasonable, today. Of course, with Epic's focus on the indie developer, $13,500 seems like a good investment to help it continue.
Beyond its status as the default import format into Unreal Engine 4.x, FBX is also standard in many different modeling applications. While it is fairly easy to move around most base, polygonal geometry (and UVs to properly apply materials to them) from suite to suite, the same cannot be said for animation data, and so forth. FBX was designed to be a single pipeline for all of that.
Hopefully, Blender can become a first-class citizen.
Apple and IBM; together again
Subject: General Tech | July 17, 2014 - 03:52 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: zip drive, powerpc, IBM, apple
Ah, sweet nostalgia. It seems like only a short while ago that Apple was saved by IBM, and Motorola, granting access to the PowerPC chips which were near the top of the field back in 1991. The Motorola 68K was falling behind the Pentium MMX chips in PCs and Apple needed some way to compete in the market and the 200-MHz 603e PowerPC was the answer. Now history is repeating itself with a partnership between IBM and Apple to bring iPhone apps to the enterprise, with apps specifically for enterprise environments as well as updates to existing apps to make them more enterprise friendly. Read up on your history, or refresh your memories of times gone by as well as what this partnership will bring in the future on Slashdot.
"Apple and IBM, which just announced partnership to bring iOS and cloud services to enterprises, have helped each other before. IBM played a key role in turning the Macintosh into a successful hardware platform at a point when it — and the company itself — were struggling. Nearly 25 years ago, IBM was a part of an alliance that gave Apple access to PowerPC chips for Macintosh systems that were competitive, if not better performing in some benchmarks, than the processors Intel was producing at the time for Windows PCs."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Imagination launches a tiny GPU for the next generation of wearable technology @ The Inquirer
- Microsoft announces 18,000 job cuts with Nokia to bear the brunt @ The Inquirer
- Gust catches Amazon's skirt, reveals glimpse of 'Netflix for books' @ The Register
- Price cuts, new features coming for Office 365 small biz customers @ The Register
- Nanoxia EU Joint Giveaway @ NikKTech
Podcast #309 - Live from Quakecon 2014!
Subject: General Tech | July 17, 2014 - 12:54 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: Z97-WS, video, quakecon 2014, quakecon, podcast, flash voyager gtx, corsair, asus, 760T
PC Perspective Podcast #309 - 07/17/2014
Join us live from Quakecon 2014 as we talk about the ASUS Z97-WS, Corsair Flasy Voyager GTX and more!
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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano, and Morry Tietelman
Week in Review:
0:06:00 ASUS Z97-WS Motherboard Review
News items of interest:
Subscribe to the PC Perspective YouTube Channel for more videos, reviews and podcasts!!
Have $200, looking for 1080p
Subject: General Tech | July 16, 2014 - 07:24 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, nividia, budget, 1080p, r7 265, gtx 750 ti, r7 260x
[H]ard|OCP's testing was performed using an i7-3770K but for those looking at the G3258 or other lower priced processors their results will still hold true. As of this posting all three of these cards are within $15 of the $150 mark so even including taxes and shipping you can get your hands on one for less than $200. If you have a 1080p monitor and want the best bang for your buck, which card is the best choice? The results were not absolutely clear cut and your experience may vary depending on the overclock you can achieve but in the end one card stood out, see which one in their full review.
"Today we continue our quest at finding the best value for 1080p gaming at less than $200. We are looking at two video cards from ASUS, the R7 265 DirectCU II and the GTX 750 Ti DirectCU II OC. We will compare across a variety of 1080p gaming, and draw our conclusion on the best value between the R7 260X, R7 265, and GTX 750 Ti."
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- ASUS ROG Striker Platinum GTX 760 4GB @ [H]ard|OCP
- The NVIDIA TITAN Z Performance Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Asus GTX780 Ti ROG Matrix @ Kitguru
- Swiftech Komodo NV-LE GPU Block Review @HiTech Legion
- MSI R9 280 GAMING 3G @ X-bit Labs
- HIS Radeon R9 290 iPower IceQ X2 OC @ Benchmark Reviews
- Sapphire Radeon R9 280 Dual-X 3GB Graphics Card Review @ Techgage
More testing of Mantle's mettle
Subject: General Tech | July 16, 2014 - 04:16 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: gaming, Mantle, battlefield 4, BF4
Mantle is currently supported by the Nitrous, Frostbite 3 and CRYENGINE engines, and the current official list of released or soon to be released games that support the new API has reached eight AAA titles. eTeknix lined up three of these games to test, Battlefield 4, Thief and PvZ Garden Warfare to test on an R9 290X paired with both a AMD FX-8350 and an FX-4100. For BF4 with the Ultra preset, no V-Sync @ 1920 x 1080 both systems saw a noticeable jump in performance and Thief even more so for the FX8350 system. Check out the full results in their review.
Don't forget to enable your team up with the Fragging Frogs while playing BF4, there is still a screenshot contest going on.
"The biggest claim to fame of this new low-overhead API is its use in EA's Battlefield 4 blockbuster and the support it has from EA's famous FrostBite 3 Engine. However, what is all the fuss about? How does Mantle actually perform in practice? Why should you even care about it? These are questions we are hoping to address today."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- What's the scariest thing in the world? Ask your teenage daughter @ Polygon
- Yes, Of Course: Grim Fandango Remaster Confirmed For PC @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Baldur's Dash: Pillars Of Eternity Beta Begins Next Month @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Developer: "consoles couldn't possibly handle" Star Citizen @ HEXUS
- AMD Mantle support coming to GTA V and CoD: AW says report @ HEXUS
- Braben On Elite, Oc Rift, Dodgy Gravity & Doing Space Right @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Aperture Tag Is A Whole New Portal Game… Without Portals @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
An interesting day to be a mobile Windows 8 user
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | July 16, 2014 - 01:30 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: win8 mobile, win 8.1, nokia, lumia, skype, microsoft, cyan
If you own a Nokia Lumia phone which runs Win 8.1 then there is an update with quite a few interesting features available. US customers will see a Cortana update while all users will gain the ability to search their phone with Bing, an IE11 update, encrypted S/MIME and improved VPN support. There are quite a few app updates and users of the 1520 and Icon get Nokia Rich Recording and Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 which improves both audio and video options. Check out Cyan at The Register but don't stop there because according to The Inquirer you will no longer need to be a Premium Skype member to make group calls from your mobile device as it is now a free feature for all.
"Nokia is rolling out Windows Phone 8.1 as an over-the-air update that comes bundled with "Cyan," a special feature package that's exclusive to Lumia devices."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- The Linux Supercomputers We Secretly Fear Will Become Sentient @ Linux.com
- Linksys WRT1900AC Dual Band Smart WiFi Wireless AC Router Review @ Legit Reviews
- Can nothing trip up the runaway cash monster that is Intel? Well... @ The Register
- ASMedia, Asustek executives suspected of insider trading @ DigiTimes
Google Play Store Could Be Redesigned (Maybe Even Soon)
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | July 16, 2014 - 04:11 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: google, google play, Android, android l
If you have looked at Google's recent design ideologies, first announced at Google I/O 2014, you will see them revolve around skeuomorphism in its most basic sense. By that, I do not mean that they want to make it look like a folder, a metal slab, or a radio button. Their concept is that objects should look like physical objects which behave with physical accuracy, even though they are just simulations of light.
Image Credit: Android Police (and their source)
Basically, rather than having a panel with a toolbar, buttons, and columns, have a background with a page on it. Interface elements which are affected by that panel are on it, while more global actions are off of it. According to Android Police, who make clear that they do not have leaked builds and readers should not believe anything until/unless it ships, the Google Play Store will be redesigned with this consistent, albeit broad, design metric.
Basically, if you are navigation bar, pack your desk and get out.
If true, when will these land? Anyone's guess. One speculation is that it will be timed with the release of Android "L" in Autumn. Their expectation, however, is that it will be one of many updates Google will make across their products in a rolling pattern. Either way, I think it looks good... albeit similar to many modern websites.
Intel Earnings Report (Q2 2014)
Subject: General Tech, Processors, Mobile | July 16, 2014 - 03:37 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: quarterly results, quarterly earnings, quarterly, Intel, earnings
Another fiscal quarter brings another Intel earnings report. Once again, they are doing well for themselves as a whole but are struggling to gain a foothold in mobile. In three months, they sold 8.7 billion dollars in PC hardware, of which 3.7 billion was profit. Its mobile division, on the other hand, brought in 51 million USD in revenue, losing 1.1 billion dollars for their efforts. In all, the company is profitable -- by about 3.84 billion USD.
One interesting metric which Intel adds to their chart, and I have yet to notice another company listing this information so prominently, is their number of employees, compared between quarters. Last year, Intel employed about 106,000 people, which increased to 106,300 two quarters ago. Between two quarters ago and this last quarter, that number dropped by 1400, to 104,900 employees, which was about 1.3% of their total workforce. There does not seem to be a reason for this decline (except for Richard Huddy, we know that he went to AMD).
Image Credit: Anandtech
As a final note, Anandtech, when reporting on this story, added a few historical trends near the end. One which caught my attention was the process technology vs. quarter graph, demonstrating their smallest transistor size over the last thirteen-and-a-bit years. We are still slowly approaching 0nm, following an exponential curve as it approaches its asymptote. The width, however, is still fairly regular. It looks like it is getting slightly longer, but not drastically (minus the optical illusion caused by the smaller drops).
SolidRun's New SFF HummingBoard PC Is A Modular Raspberry Pi Clone With Upgradeable ARM Processor
Subject: General Tech | July 16, 2014 - 02:21 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: solidrun, SFF, Raspberry Pi, iot, i.mx6, Freescale, Cortex A9
SolidRun recently launched a new small form factor PC called the HummingBoard. The new kit is an open source hardware platform that can run a number of open source operating systems. It mimics the physical form factor of the popular Raspberry Pi and as a result is compatible with much of its accessories including cases and add-on boards.
The HummingBoard is comprised of two main pieces; the carrier board which hosts all of the I/O ports and pin-outs and the removable microSOM (Silicon on Module) which is a smaller circuit board housing the processor and system memory.
SolidRun currently offers two reference versions of the carrier board, a base design and a higher-end model with beefier I/O. The HummingBoard Carrier is an open source design and the company allows hardware hackers and product developers to use their own custom carrier boards based on the reference design. Each carrier board has a special connector that the Micro SOM plugs into.
A microSOM (System on a Module) includes the CPU, GPU, RAM, power management, networking, and I/O connectivity hardware.
SolidRun currently offers up three microSOMs for use with the HummingBoard. The microSOMs use Freescale i.MX6 series SoCs (PDF), offer up to 1GB of RAM, and host the power management and networking hardware. Depending on the microSOM chosen, users can get a single or dual core CPU paired with a GPU that is at least OpenGL ES 2.0 compatible (the highest end model supports OpenGL ES 2.0 Quad Shader) and video encode/decode hardware units. The HummingBoard is upgrade-able and may support a microSOM with a quad core CPU in the future (a quad core microSOM already exists but is not currently supported by the HummingBoard).
Users can purchase the HummingBoard as a combo (carrier board+processor module) or in individual pieces. Specifically, SolidRun sells the HummingBoard i1, i2, and i2eX. Both the i1 and i2 use the base carrier board while the i2ex uses the pro version. The i1 comes with a single core i.MX6 CPU, GC880 GPU, and 512MB of system memory. The i2 ups the amount of RAM to 1GB and CPU core count by using the Freescale i.MX6 Dual Lite. Finally, the HummingBoad i2eX features a faster clocked dual core CPU (i.MX6 Dual), GC2000 GPU, 1GB of RAM, and significantly more I/O thanks to the higher-end carrier board and processing capabilities.
At a minimum, users can expect HDMI video out, 10/100 Ethernet, two powered USB 2.0 ports, a microSD card slot, a coaxial S/PDIF audio output, PWM mono audio, a 2-lane MIPI CSI 2.0 camera interface, and GPIO header. On the high end (HummingBoard Carrier Pro/HummingBoard i2eX/custom configs), the HummingBoard supports Gigabit Ethernet (limited to 470Mbps by the SoC), PCI-E 2.0, mSATA II, two additional USB 2.0 ports (via internal header), stereo audio output, microphone input, an IR receiver, and a Real-Time Clock (RTC) with battery backup.
SolidRun is aiming the HummingBoard platform at Internet-of-Things, home automation, and other embedded device developers. I believe that it will also appeal to hobbyists and Linux software developers.
The HummingBoard is rather expandable and is nearly a drop-in alternative to the Raspberry Pi. The open source nature (though, like the Raspberry Pi's BCM2835, the SoC is not fully open source) is nice, and the modular/upgradeable design is sure to appeal to hardware enthusiasts. The HummingBoard starts at $45 and tops out at $99 for the highest end i2eX. It is more expensive than the Raspberry Pi, which is the platform it is most likely to be pitted against, but it features faster hardware (especially the CPU and its ISA: ARMv7 versus ARMv6) and is priced competively with devices like the BeagleBone Black and SolidRun's own CuBox lineup.
The small form factor (and "single board PC") market has really ramped up the last few years and it is exciting to watch it all unfold. Stay tuned to PC Perspective for more SFF PC coverage!
Club 3D launches Worlds First USB 3.0 to 4K Graphics Adapter
Subject: General Tech, Displays, Mobile | July 15, 2014 - 05:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: displaylink, club 3d, 4k
Why would you want a USB 3.0 4K display adapter you might ask? Perhaps you have an ultrabook with limited display outputs that do not output in 4K resolution but somehow you managed to get your hands on a 4K display for work or leisure and have a need for the full resolution. Club 3D now has a family of USB adapters for you, the CSV-2302 USB 3.0 to DisplayPort 4K, CSV-2301 USB 3.0 to DisplayPort 1600p and the CSV-2300D USB 3.0 to DVI-I graphics adapters. This is the first implementation of the DisplayLink DL-5500 chipset and it does indeed support 10bit colour if your display can handle it.
The MSRP for this device when it starts to ship in about 2 weeks will be ~$142.
Club 3D officially launches the next generation of USB 3.0 Graphics adapters capable of outputting high resolutions to DVI-I (2048x 1152p), DisplayPort (2560x 1600p) and the world's first USB 3.0 to DisplayPort Graphics (CSV-2302) adapter which supports 4K or Ultra High Definition resolution at 3840x 2160p.
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) Port of a desktop computer or notebook is multifunctional and can be used to connect a large variety of (storage) devices, keyboards, mice and and other peripherals like monitors. Back in 2011, Club 3D introduced its first SenseVision USB Graphics adapters. These small external graphics adapters can be used to connect a DVI or HDMI monitor to the USB 2.0 output of a Desktop Computer or Notebook and create a multi screen setup.
The SenseVision USB adapters proved to be very successful across the globe! Not only with travelers but also in (semi) professional environments where more monitors mean more productivity.
The new Club 3D USB 3.0 Graphics adapters are fully 'Plug and Display' certified and the USB 3.0 to 4K Graphics Adapter (CSV-2302) is the very first to use the brand new DisplayLink DL-5500 chipset enabling 4K Ultra High Definition output to DisplayPort enabled 4K monitors at 30Hz. The Club 3D USB 3.0 to 4K Graphics Adapter (CSV-2302) is the first device available worldwide with the revolutionary new DisplayLink SoC implemented.
This Graphics adapter uses little resources of your system so it won't affect performance ensuring at the same time a great image quality. It's the ideal solution for anyone wanting to expand desktop space in order to use multiple programs simultaneously.
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White Quantum Dots are bright
Subject: General Tech | July 15, 2014 - 03:55 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: quantum dots, WLED, carbon dots
Researchers may have found a less toxic alternative to using quantum dots in displays, the so called carbon dot which is a semiconductor that generate a rather cold light, in that they do not emit much yellow or red wavelengths. Previously the CDs were used as the white light which shone through QDs but they contain cadmium or lead which tends to be strictly controlled when used in consumer goods. Nanotechweb is reporting on the successful results of teams which are using cadmium free zinc copper indium sulphide core/shell QDs to produce displays with a significantly higher colour-rendering index than currently available LEDs are capable of, so we may still be on track for better displays in the next few years.
"By combining carbon dots that emit blue light and zinc copper indium sulphide quantum dots that emit in the green and red regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, researchers in China and the US have succeeded in making white light-emitting diodes with a high colour-rendering index of 93."
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- Easy Video Editing with OpenShot on Linux @ Linux.com
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- Firefox smartphones to be launched in India in July, says Mozilla COO @ DigiTimes
- Two years in the making: Sneak peek at VMware's future VVOL tech @ The Register
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Dec. 9, 2010 -- More women are binge drinking and fewer women are getting Pap smears to test for cervical cancer, a new analysis reveals. On a positive note, a lower proportion of women are dying of stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and breast cancer.
The nation and most states continued to receive a grade of "unsatisfactory" on key issues affecting women's health in an updated report released today by the National Women's Law Center (NWLC).
For the fifth time this decade and the first time since 2007, the group has issued a national and state-by-state report card on the status of important health goals for women set a decade ago by federal officials in their Healthy People 2010 initiative.
As the end of the decade approaches, the analysis revealed that very few of these goals have been met.
23 of 26 Health Goals Unmet
The number of women in the nation receiving mammograms, the number being screened for colorectal cancer, and the number that had annual dental exams met or exceeded national goals for 2010.
But 23 other health objectives graded by NWLC will not have been met by the end of this year.
And several disturbing health trends have emerged over the last three years, including:
- The percentage of women that reported one or more episodes of binge drinking within a month of being questioned increased to 10.6% from 7.3% in 2007. Binge drinking was defined as having five or more drinks on a single occasion.
- The percentage of women that reported getting annual Pap smears declined from 86% to 78% during the same period.
- The percentage of women that tested positive for the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia increased from 6.3% to 7.4%.
Compared to three years ago, a higher percentage of women in the U.S. are also obese and have high blood pressure and/or diabetes.
In 2010, 26.4% of women were obese, compared to 24% in 2007. Both figures fall far short of the goal of a 15% obesity rate by 2010 set by government health officials at the beginning of the decade.
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Colorado had the lowest obesity rate in the nation, at just below 20%; Mississippi had the highest, at 34%.
When states were ranked in terms of successful implementation of policies designed to address access to health care, California, Nevada, and Massachusetts came closest to meeting policy goals and Mississippi, Idaho, and South Dakota were at the bottom of the list.
The report noted that about 12% of Americans live in areas that are considered medically underserved. The state with the highest percentage of medically underserved residents was Louisiana, at 34%. The state with the lowest was New Jersey, at 1%.
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City can save $1.9 million by refinancing Fibrant debt, staff say
SALISBURY — Salisbury can save $1.9 million by refinancing some of the debt the city took on to build Fibrant, a high-speed broadband utility, an assistant city manager said.
City Council will hold a special meeting at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in City Hall to consider refinancing one series of the Certificates of Participation the city issued in 2008 to build the $33 million fiber-to-the-home network.
Refinancing series B would save $1,985,420, said John Sofley, assistant city manager for finance.
The city's current interest rate is 5.11 percent but since 2008, interest rates have reduced substantially, Sofley said.
STI Institutional & Government Inc. has offered to refinance the outstanding debt at 2.24 percent.
The city issued a total of $35.86 million in bonds in 2008, including $33.56 million for Fibrant and $2.3 million for the general fund.
About $1.2 million went for renovations to municipal buildings, including the City Office Building, City Hall, three fire stations and the Plaza, as well as $725,000 for construction or renovation of three city parking lots.
Collateral for the loan includes the renovated buildings and 250 miles of fiber-optic lines.
To build Fibrant, the city sold two series of Certificates of Participation, or COPS, one for $19.56 million and another for $16.3 million. Bond series A, worth $19.56 million, was sold publicly. Series B, worth $16.3 million, was sold privately to BB&T.
The interest rate was fixed, with serial payments of principal over 20 years. Interest payments began March 1, 2009, and principal payments began March 1, 2010.
So far, the city has paid $8.2 million in principal and interest on Fibrant COPS, Sofley said, and total remaining COPS debt, including interest and principal, is $47.1 million.
In addition to COPS, Fibrant also borrowed money from the city's water and sewer reserve fund to pay for operations. These internal loans through December 2012 totaled $5 million, Sofley said.
Fibrant will pay back the internal loans at 1 percent interest, he said. Anticipated interest payments for the loans during fiscal year 2013 is about $60,000.
City Council last year adopted a goal related to city-owned utilities like Fibrant to "renegotiate contracts and streamline operations in an effort to reduce operating costs."
Over the past year, Fibrant General Manager Mike Jury has identified savings of $1 million as contracts have been renegotiated and renewed, according to the city.
Last year, Salisbury saved another $1 million by refinancing a portion of water and sewer revenue bonds.
If City Council approves the refinancing, city staff will work with STI Institutional & Government and the N.C. Local Government Commission to reissue the debt, Sofley said.
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Rubber Chicken Theater celebrates life in the Twin Ports with their sixth annual Holiday Comedy Revue.
This year's show is entitled How the Grinch Shut Down Christmas, or, I Saw Rudolph Twerking Santa Claus.
The show will be staged December 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, and there will also be a New Year's Eve Gala on December 31.
All performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be staged at the Spirit of the North Theater in the Fitger's Complex.
Tickets are $15 per person - Group rates are available.
Beer and wine will be available from Midi Restaurant. (which always makes the show much more entertaining).
Rubber Chicken Theater has been writing and performing sketch comedy revues ever since the group's inception in 2008.
Revues are like local versions of Saturday Night Live and come from a long theatrical tradition started by that wacky Greek playwright Aristophanes.
They feature original comedy sketches that poke fun at local, regional, and national issues. Some of the topics tackled in How the Grinch Shut Down Christmas include Paula Deen apologies, balloonless Balloonfests, the state of gay marriage in the state of Minnesota, and how that Grinch actually goes about stealing another Christmas tradition: Bentleyville.
How the Grinch Shut Down Christmas is being directed by Greg J. Anderson, a veteran of Rubber Chicken Theater revues: having written and performed in every single one.
Joining Anderson in this sixth annual Rubber Chicken Revue will be local theater veterans Anders Hultstrom, Minden Hultstrom, Sharon Dixon Obst, Taylor Martin-Romme, Anna Vogt, and the troupe's founder Brian Matuszak.
Mike Anderson is overseeing the technical elements and Linda Bray is the piano accompanist extraordinaire. Additional material is being written by Jeremy Churchill and Luke Moravec.
For more specific information on Rubber Chicken Theatre's Holiday Comedy Revue, please see below.
WHO: Rubber Chicken Theater
WHAT: 6th Annual Holiday Sketch Comedy Revue
How the Grinch Shut Down Christmas, or, I Saw Rudolph Twerking Santa Claus
WHERE: Spirit of the North Theater in the Fitger's Complex
600 East Superior Street, downtown Duluth
WHEN: December 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, and 31, ALL SHOWS START at 7:30 p.m.
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Asymmetric multiplayer titles, or games which include an asymmetric mode, are in a distinct minority.
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Warside is offering a unique and interesting take on traditional shooter gameplay by focusing on team combat, and by putting everything into a 2.5D side-scrolling setting.
DreadOut Interview with Digital Happiness
We recently caught up with Digital Happiness to find out more about their upcoming PC horror title DreadOut, which releases on Steam this month.
Totem VR interview with True Player Gear's CEO Bertrand Nepveu
True Player Gear's CEO Bertrand Nepveu was encouraged by the Oculus/Facebook acquisition and decided to fully reveal their contender for the VR hardware crown.
Grim Dawn Interview with Crate Entertainment CEO Arthur Bruno – Part 2
In part 2 of our interview with Arthur Bruno, we discuss the game's Masteries, how the lore is being handled, the reworking areas, the business of Crate Entertainment and funding the game, and more.
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This week we caught up with Crate Entertainment CEO Arthur Bruno to discuss their ARPG Grim Dawn which is currently in alpha testing and Steam Early Access.
Project Eternity Q&A with Obsidian's Adam Brennecke
A little over one year on from Project Eternity's successful Kickstarter campaign, IncGamers catches up with lead programmer Adam Brennecke to see how work is progressing on the Infinity Engine-inspired RPG.
Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls Interview with Blizzard's Jason Regier and Travis Day
The IncGamers team had a busy time at BlizzCon last weekend and we managed to catch up with Blizzard's Jason Regier and Travis Day to find out more about the upcoming Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls expansion.
X Rebirth Q&A with Egosoft Director Bernd Lehahn
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ShadowPlay is the latest tool for PC gamers from Nvidia and the beta is out today as part of the GeForce Experience 1.7 update.
Paradox Development Studio Q&A: Johan Andersson talks grand strategy
If you've played a game in the last decade or so where the majority of your time was spent staring at a large map and plotting devious things, chances are that game was made by Paradox Development Studio.
Path of Exile Interview with Grinding Gear Games CEO Chris Wilson
This week Path of Exile will finally launch after one of the longest beta tests we can remember.
Blizzard All Stars renamed to Heroes of the Storm
Following the trademark filing for Heroes of the Storm, which was a bit of a mystery at the time, Blizzard has decided to once again rename their MOBA title, this time from Blizzard All Stars to the Heroes of the Storm.
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After months and months of work Missing Worlds Media's Kickstarter for the Phoenix Project, now called City of Titans, launched.
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 2 Neocore Interview
If you loved our huge Van Helsing QA you'll love this one too as today we're joined again by Viktor and Orsolya from Neocore Games to discuss The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II, the upcoming sequel the to the popular original that's just been enhanced with the Thaumaturge class.
GOG Interview: Trevor Longino on DRM, piracy and the future of the site
With GOG.com recently celebrating its fifth anniversary online and branching out into indie game publishing, IncGamers thought it was time to put some questions to the site about where GOG goes from here.
16-bit Zelda style RPG Gheldia Interview with Phillip Hunt
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Tom Campbell: Two wrongs don't make it right
Here's our bottom line on the Dix property feud. Gov. Bev Perdue was wrong on several levels to have committed the state to an agreement over the Dorothea Dix property, but so is the legislature wrong in reneging on the deal.
For starters, Perdue and just about everyone else seemed to have forgotten the master agreement for this property that was developed in the 1990s, adopted by the Council of State and affirmed by the Join Governmental Operations Committee of the legislature. This document states that future state government growth in the Capital City will occur on the Dix property. Either this agreement was forgotten or ignored.
Then there's the matter of the hospital itself. Mental health reforms, first passed in 2001, are a total, unmitigated and unconscionable disaster. We have completely abandoned the cause Dorothea Dix championed in our state, turning our heads to those who cannot help themselves, pretending they don't exist or, worse still, admitting we don't have the intelligence, resources or capacity to help them. Shame on us!
Many voices, ours included, urged the governor and others to go slow on the Dix property until we come to our senses and determine a better course for assisting the mentally ill. We may well want to re-open the hospital that was largely closed because it needed renovation and out of spite toward Wake legislators. If there is even a remote chance we will decide to re-open Dix, it is unwise to develop a theme park on a location where we house and treat those with mental illness.
But the deal itself was bad. We're talking about 320 acres of prime real estate in downtown Raleigh. While most would agree we don't want this to become a commercial real estate development, it certainly has value beyond the $84 million appraisal. At this price, an acre of land is valued at $262,000. Prime residential lots of an acre or less in Raleigh sell for $500,000 or better. Granted, we are looking at a lease rather than sale, but taxpayers didn't get a good deal. It becomes worse when you calculate the net cost to taxpayers.
A large number of employees, including the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, are housed on the Dix campus. As a result of this deal these employees will be moved. The Department of Administration has submitted requests for proposals for more than 1 million square feet of office space to house these employees. Granted, some of the current Dix space needs renovation, but so does most every state-owned building. Class B office space, the classification the state usually rents, can rent for as much as $21 a foot. Do the math. We are leaving buildings we own to move to leased office space because of this Dix deal.
So subtract the meager $500,000 per year we will receive in lease rent from the millions we will have to pay for new office space, and this deal smells really bad. Perdue wanted a legacy as she was leaving office and wanted to circumvent an incoming Republican governor and legislature. She refused to heed many voices urging her to get it right rather than do it quick.
Having said all that, we also have to say what the legislature is currently doing is wrong. When I was growing up you often heard people say, "A man's word is his bond." Forget the patriarchal language; the point is as true today as it was then. When you give your word, you follow through unless there are legal reasons not to. Just because our governor and Council of State made a bad deal on our behalf isn't justification for walking away from it. This doesn't send good signals to those with whom the state does business. It's not the first bad deal our state has entered and it likely won't be the last.
So two (or more) wrongs don't make it right. Is there no ground here for people of goodwill to find an acceptable solution? We gave away a large chunk of the Dix site to the Farmer's Market, The Healing Place and the N.C. State Centennial Campus. Surely in those remaining 320 acres there could be plenty of room for the city of Raleigh to develop a park while still leaving room for DHHS and other state employees on the property. Let us reason together.
Tom Campbell is former assistant North Carolina state treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of state issues airing Sundays at 5:30 a.m. on WFMY-TV. Contact him at www.ncspin.com.


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Sign up for a Crutchfield account Overview Details Customer Reviews Q&A Articles & Videos Accessories Our take on the PSB Imagine Mini by Kristen Schaub Why choose bookshelf speakers? Bookshelf speakers may be small in size, but they can deliver surprisingly big sound. Some ultra-compact models even fit on a desktop. Most are right at home in tight spaces like shelves, so they're usually good choices for your home theater's rear channels. For the best performance, try placing bookshelf speakers on solid speaker stands to help the sound really "open up." If you want full bass impact, add a powered subwoofer and enjoy punchy sound that's as deeply satisfying as that of floor-standing speakers. Mini size, mighty sound The deceptively small Imagine Mini is sure to make a big sonic impact in your home. 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Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes Features and Specs Enclosure Bass Reflex Video Shielded No Tweeter Type Dome Tweeter Size (inches) 1 Midrange Size (inches) N/A Woofer Size (inches) 4.5 Woofer Composition Clay/ceramic poly Woofer Surround Rubber Power Range 10-80 Sensitivity 87 dB Impedance (Ohms) 8 Frequency Response 55-23k Hz Connector Type Binding post Bi-amp Inputs No Height (inches) 9-3/8 Width (inches) 5-11/16 Depth (inches) 8-1/4 Weight (pounds) 6.5 Mounting Bracket Included No Recommended Stand Height (inches) 26-31 Parts Warranty 5 Years Labor Warranty 5 Years Product Research What's in the box? Download owner's manual 2 Bookshelf loudspeakers 2 Grilles Owner's manual (Eng/ Fre/ Spa/ Ger) Specification sheet (Eng/ Fre/ Spa/ Ger) Warranty information "Thank You" letter Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team — they open the box, verify contents, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Driver Technology Enclosure Design Connections Mounting Options Specifications Driver Technology True-to-Nature Sound: The PSB Imagine mini bookshelf loudspeaker produces a large soundstage and impressive bass along with the true-to-nature sound for which PSB is known. The PSB Imagine mini has a wide frequency and dynamic range, natural tonal balance, and precise spatial imaging needed to make both music and movies lifelike and enjoyable. 2-Way Design: The PSB Imagine mini employs a 2-way speaker design. It houses a single 1" ferrofluid-cooled titanium dome tweeter with a neodymium magnet and one 4.5" clay/ceramic filled polypropylene woofer with rubber surround. The result is startlingly big and commanding sound with fine detail and emotion. 1" Titanium Dome Tweeter: The 1" titanium dome, ferrofluid-cooled tweeters use a neodymium magnet structure to help extend the frequency response at both ends for effortless, airy top octaves and smooth, uncolored response. 4.5" Clay/Ceramic Filled Polypropylene Woofer: The 4.5" woofer cone is clay/ceramic filled polypropylene to optimize the combination of stiffness, internal damping, and low mass. The woofer's magnetically neutral polycarbonate basket contributes additional stiffness, and the bullet-shaped phase-plug enhances linearity at higher frequencies. Crossover Network: PSB engineers designed the crossover frequency very low relative to the woofer size in order to provide the same sound no matter where the speaker is placed. The crossover is a 2-way acoustical fourth order Linkwitz-Riley type with a 24 dB/octave slope. The tweeter and woofer are crossed over at 2,200 Hz. Enclosure Design Small Cabinet: The PSB Imagine mini bookshelf loudspeaker is the smallest member of the imagine family. The cabinet measures just 5.6875" (w) x 9.375" (h) x 8.25" (d), and weighs only 6.5 lbs. Bass Reflex Enclosure: The PSB Imagine mini bookshelf loudspeaker uses a bass reflex enclosure with a rear-firing port for higher efficiency and deeper bass. Detachable Grille: The PSB Imagine mini includes a detachable cloth/metal grille. Connections Binding Posts: The binding post input terminals are located on the bottom of the speaker cabinet. The binding posts will accept spade connectors, pin connectors, and bare wire up to 8 gauge. Single banana plugs also fit, but because the posts are on the bottom of the speaker, the banana plug extends below the bottom surface and the speaker can't sit flat on a shelf. Single banana plugs may work with some wall brackets and stands. Color-Coded: The speaker's binding posts are color-coded (red/black) for easy identification between positive and negative. Mounting Options Rubber Base: The PSB Imagine mini features an integrated rubber base to help secure the speaker in place to prevent slippage and vibration. Optional Speaker Stands: The PSB PFS-27 speaker stand (760PFS27, sold separately) is designed specifically for the Imagine mini bookshelf loudspeaker. Optional Wall-Mount Brackets: There are two M6 threaded inserts on the bottom of each speaker that can be used with PSB's PWB-1 wall-mount bracket (760PWB1, sold separately). Note: The speakers contain no integrated mounting brackets or keyhole slots. Specifications Frequency Response: On Axis @ 0°: 55-23,000 Hz (+/-3 dB) On Axis @ 0°: 65-20,000 Hz (+/-1.5 dB) Off Axis @ 30°: 65-10,000 Hz (+/-1.5 dB) Low Frequency Cutoff -10 dB: 50 Hz Sensitivity: Anechoic Chamber: 85 dB Typical Listening Room: 87 dB Review this product Submit a review and then enter to win a $500 rewards card PSB Imagine Mini Reviews Average Customer Review: 8 people say: Review this product: Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences about this product. Please be sure to focus your comments on the product itself. Read our Review Guidelines for more information. Review title * Email Your email won't be visible. Please use the email address that is associated with your order. 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We reserve the right (but are not obligated to) review all submissions and edit or remove any review in any manner which we deem necessary. Your review should be posted within seven days. Filter by rating: 5 Star: (0) 4 Star: (0) 3 Star: (0) 2 Star: (0) 1 Star: (0) 5 out of 5 Awsome little speakers Written By Jose I, Bethesda MD on Monday, October 20, 2014 These speakers are small enough that they will fit any room, yet amazingly clear and powerful enough that they will deliver very decent bass. When hooked up to a home theatre system they offer a level of detail and clarity which I had not heard in the Energy speakers I had before, voices are crisp yet full, music sounds more like music out of a stereo system than a out of a home theater system. They are not cheap, but you won't be disappointed. Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Great speakers Written By JimS, Yonkers, NY on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) The sound out of these speakers are excellent. I particularly love the sound from a full chorus and classical. Piano music is crisp! They even hold up for LP's...not many speakers today can perform that test. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Fantastic Sound in a Small Package Written By Bob, Athens, Georgia on Saturday, June 01, 2013 When I called Crutchfield for advice on which speakers to purchase, the representative with whom I spoie strongly suggested the PSB Imagine Mini. I was skeptical at first, but I decided to accept the advice I was hearing. The fact that I could return the speakers if I did not like them also played an important role in my decision to buy the SBs. Needless to say, I have been very pleased with these mighty minies. The sound quality is very clear and clean which was promised. The small size of these speakers makes it possible to move the speakers at will and still enjoy the sound. I listen mainly to classical music. With these speakers I am hearing detail that until now had eluded my ears. Don't let the small size of these speakers put you off. I am of the firm opinion that I am hearing high quality sound over the entire audio spectrum. Now that I have positioned these little jewels for the best possible sound, I have no reservations at all about my decision to purchase these speakers. Pros: very clean sound Cons: Spending $1000 more might have brough a better speaker. Right now, I doubt it. 5 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Amazing, and they get better with break in Written By Joe, Connecticut on Sunday, January 27, 2013 I had the Image B4s but swapped them out for these due to lack of bass in the B4s and a desire for more clarity. I was not disappointed. These have amazingly clear and tight bass that goes deep enough that a sub is not needed. It is not bloaty or boomy. With an amp with tone control, you can even feel the bass. These are absolutely amazing. The imaging is great. The only downside is the treble is very slightly rolled off. Pros: Clarity, tight and articulate bass, size, very musical but not colored Cons: Slightly rolled off treble 7 out of 7 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 PSB IMAGINE MINI Written By Bill S, Pasadena, CA on Sunday, May 20, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I've had a pair of PSB Imagine Ts in the past, so between my own experience and all the great reviews in the press, I had high hopes for the Imagine Minis. They exceeded my expectations by a longshot. The imaging and tonal balance is terrific. My wife and I just sat in amazement at what these little guys could do. I had originally planned to use them as surrounds but after auditioning them, I decided they were going into my office system, paired with a Peachtree Nova integrated amplifier. There isn't a lot of low end, but more than I anticipated. What you do get is nothing short of amazing coming from a 4" LF Driver in a cabinet smaller than a half gallon milk container. They're not full-sized towers, so it isn't fair to compare them to something with multiple LF drivers and a high volume cabinet. However, pairing the Minis with a solid sub yields pretty magical results. I've placed mine in a bookshelf without a sub and am very happy with the results. I recommend these to anyone seeking a small, high quality speaker. Pros: Great imaging, small footprint, smooth, even tonal balance Cons: A little expensive but worth it 14 out of 15 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 4 out of 5 Took a while, but... Written By Tom, Rochester NY on Sunday, April 08, 2012 I got these as surrounds to go along with Synchrony 2 T&C, driven by an NAD T787. Because of the odd shape of my living room, wanted more "wall mount friendly" surrounds than my old DefTech SM350s had been, and mating the Minis with the new PSB wall mount made sense. The 350s provided the fullest sound and dispersion that I'd had previously with surrounds, so I was used to that. When I got the Minis mounted, I was expecting a lot, but was initially very disappointed -- both with sound quality and achieving a decent surround effect. I was thinking that I'd made a big mistake. But I played around quite a bit with positioning them, and streamed Airplay for many hours in multi-channel stereo mode to see if breaking them in would help. It did -- after several days they opened up, and the overall sound quality was significantly better. Regarding surround sound positioning, though, these speakers are very directional (makes sense, as not much "bottom"), and thus respond quite differently with just very minor vertical and horizontal tweaks of the wall mount. I typically just use surrounds for TV/Movies, and as long as I'm close to a sweet spot, these provide good quality surround sound, can easily handle anything thrown at them from the surround channels (have them crossed over at 80Hz). Based on sound quality, these would be exceptional choices as fronts for a small system/room. As surrounds for a larger system, they're very good, but do have some limitations. Pros: Sound quality, size, musical, wall-friendly with the PSB wall mount, blend in OK with Synchrony fronts & center Cons: Not much low end, long break-in period, very directional 17 out of 17 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 5 out of 5 Sound unexpected! Written By Morton, San Francisco Bay Area on Sunday, February 26, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Because of its size the Mini can't be expected to produce the lowest of lows - etc - however what the Mini does is unexpected joy. Having several systems and speakers of varied size the overall pleasant neutrality of the music puts it into a niche of comfortable listening and most certianly hearing comfort not found too often in speakers larger and far more costly. Other speakers in my stable are small to large floor standers, and I must confess don't give my ears the comfort and seeming accuacy these small speakers give forth. I' m using one of my NAD amplifiers to fire them up along with a NAD and Marantz CD - Have been very pleased with Crutchfield and their return policy they give to customers, albiet, they won't see their product returned. 10 out of 10 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No 3 out of 5 I wanted to like them.... Written By Steve, Nashville on Saturday, February 18, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I really wanted to like these speakers, they look great, feel very solidly built. The sound just was not what I had hoped....sound was somewhat empty to me, no rich warm feel. Crutch field is top notch and accepted my return. 8 out of 16 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No Add accessories for the PSB Imagine Mini Add Accessories You'll need speaker wire to connect your speakers to your amp or receiver. No wire is included with this speaker. See all categories & accessories You'll need speaker wire to connect your speakers to your amp or receiver. No wire is included with this speaker. Speaker Wire with Connectors Add connectors to your bulk speaker wire for a neater, easier, and more reliable installation. Connectors & Clamps Cut your speaker wire to the exact length you need. Speaker Wire without Connectors Get your speakers off the floor and at ear level where they are meant to be. 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PORTLAND — A man convicted of murder in the 1993 slayings of two women in Portland is being released from prison Friday.
Scott William Cox of Newberg was sentenced to 25 years, and with time off for good behavior and credit for time spent in jail, his term is up.
The Oregonian reports the 49-year-old is being moved to the Yamhill County Jail and will live in subsidized housing while he looks for work. The community corrections director, Ted Smietana, says he'll have to check in daily with a probation officer.
If Cox had been convicted in 1995, after Oregon voters approved Measure 11, he would have been sentenced to at least 50 years in prison.
Police in other states, including Mountlake Terrace, Wash., continue to investigate Cox in other killings.
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