World Revolution – NeXuS VUS (Very Unuseful Stuff)

P!=NP has been proved?

“Researcher Vinay Deolalikar from HP Labs claims proof that P != NP. The 100-page paper has apparently not been peer-reviewed yet, so feel free to dig in and find some flaws. However, the attempt seems to be quite genuine, and Deolalikar has published papers in the same field in the past. So this may be the real thing. Given that $1M from the Millennium Prize is involved, it will certainly get enough scrutiny. Greg Baker broke the story on his blog, including the email Deolalikar sent around.”

If this is true, we have one of the most incredible and revolutionary discoveries of the last decennia.

(Italiano) LHC funziona… ed il mondo non Ã¨ esploso!

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

Cyborgs among us

Maybe the post raises the vision of an even too dark future (as cyberpunk literature shows us), but in this case we are talking about an initial experiment of integration between the human being and a powered exo-skeleton.

The unit, called HAL (which stands for Hybrid Assistive Limb), interprets the electrical signals coming from motor neurons and, based on their intensity, it activates its several servo motors in order to enhance the users motion and strength.

The integretaion is not intrusive at all (yet it might be) and it allows disabled persons to be independant once more, or, more simply, to increment the wearer’s strength by up to 10 times (according to HAL’s father, prof Yoshiyuki Sankai of Tsukuba Univeristy).

It is interesting to notice that Sankai refused to licence the technology for any use other than the therapeutical (so no miltary exo-skeletons).

The first step towards a future of artificial limbs has been made. Cyborgs are among us.

Pandora!!!

Holy crap!

I did not know about the project Pandora. It is millions of times better than the crappy GP-32!

WTF, they already sold out the firs production batch (3000 units)! I will have to wait Christmas…

Here are the specs of the system:
* ARMÂ® Cortexâ„¢-A8 600Mhz+ CPU running Linux
* 430-MHz TMS320C64x+â„¢ DSP Core
* PowerVR SGX OpenGL 2.0 ES compliant 3D hardware
* 800×480 4.3″ 16.7 million colours touchscreen LCD
* Wifi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth & High Speed USB 2.0 Host
* Dual SDHC card slots & SVideo TV output
* Dual Analogue and Digital gaming controls
* 43 button QWERTY and numeric keypad
* Around 10+ Hours battery life

Down below a render and videos. Enjoy the goodies of collaboration and open source!

Porca pupazza!

Non conoscevo il progetto Pandora. E’ milioni di volte meglio dello schifosissimo GP-32!

Porc, hanno gia’ venduto il primo batch di produzione (3000 unita’)! Mi tocchera’ aspettare Natale…

Ecco le specifiche del sistema:
* ARMÂ® Cortexâ„¢-A8 600Mhz+ CPU running Linux
* 430-MHz TMS320C64x+â„¢ DSP Core
* PowerVR SGX OpenGL 2.0 ES compliant 3D hardware
* 800×480 4.3″ 16.7 million colours touchscreen LCD
* Wifi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth & High Speed USB 2.0 Host
* Dual SDHC card slots & SVideo TV output
* Dual Analogue and Digital gaming controls
* 43 button QWERTY and numeric keypad
* Around 10+ Hours battery life

Qui sotto un render e video. Godetevi le gioie della collaborazione e dell’open source!

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