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Future computers will be able to smell, hear and taste

Posted December 17, 2012 - 3:05 pm

If a computer in five years can make healthy chocolate (or at least something that tastes close to that), I'm all in.
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Visit the inside of a Google Data Center

Posted October 17, 2012 - 11:22 am

Let's just say that Google's data centers have lots of servers. Lots and lots of them.
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Facebook data center strives for extreme power usage effectiveness

Posted August 28, 2012 - 4:26 pm

Facebook opened up its data center in Prineville, Oregon for a quick reporter tour, showcasing what's new and what's been updated about the environmentally friendly facility.
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Modular data center promises millions in energy savings

Posted July 31, 2012 - 9:47 am

The e-OPTI-TRAX system from Inertech can cool 160 degree Fahrenheit air to 77 degrees without using a compressor.
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Google network admins wear blue short pants, according to this video

Posted May 15, 2012 - 3:04 pm

It must be hot in the Google data center, everyone's wearing shorts (at least in this animation).
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Google creates experimental building overhaul in green design efforts

Posted May 10, 2012 - 9:00 pm

Overhauled campus building and tested multiple heating and cooling systems, lighting systems, vents, etc.
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Japanese surveillance system scans 36 million faces in seconds

Posted March 22, 2012 - 1:52 pm

Looking for that face in the crowd is a lot quicker now, thanks to some Japanese surveillance scanning gear.
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James Cameron plans to deep dive again

Posted March 11, 2012 - 8:01 am

Director and explorer Cameron plans to dive in the Mariana Trench
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Time Machine: 1991 films predicted '21st century' lifestyle of 2003

Posted March 10, 2012 - 8:01 am

Films from the '90s predicted airline seat selection, live sonograms and more. But they also said we'd be talking to our desktop computers (and mobile phones were a lot bigger).
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Charles Barkley is your new IT guy

Posted March 9, 2012 - 6:38 pm

Sir Charles will soon be customizing all of your tablets.
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Facial-animation capture gets more realistic

Posted March 9, 2012 - 10:52 am

3D scanning and motion-capture technologies combine to create more realistic animations.
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If aliens arrive, what do we ask them? Bill Nye has some ideas

Posted March 4, 2012 - 8:01 am

Let's hope the aliens look for the Science Guy instead of our "leaders" when they arrive on Earth.
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Time Machine: Why didn't Internet on TV take off in 1983?

Posted March 1, 2012 - 8:01 am

The $50 million Viewtron system had high hopes for people to access information from their TVs in the '80s. But people were still just interested in playing Donkey Kong instead.
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1984 video on microprocessors shows early mobile phones in action

Posted February 13, 2012 - 6:15 pm

The AT&T Tech Archives are the gift that keeps on giving. After last week's video showcasing the Infoquest center, the team over there are adding new videos based on those shown at the exhibit.
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What ad sites will crash during the Super Bowl?

Posted January 31, 2012 - 4:55 pm

We get a lot of pitches from companies during the Super Bowl week, but this one intrigued us more than others - web site optimizer site Yottaa is predicting which Super Bowl advertiser sites are likely to crash or slow down significantly during the game.
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IT stats in handy video format

Posted November 29, 2011 - 2:21 pm

A lot of enterprise IT vendors are using the term "Big Data" these days, much in the way they used the term "cloud" a few years ago, as the "next big thing" for IT. This video shows a ton of stats that will prove them right.
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The creepiest video ever about data centers

Posted November 29, 2011 - 3:02 am

Intel wants to create a video about data center cooling efficiency, but in a fun and eye-catching way. What do they do? Show a bunch of half-naked guys walking into the "Intel steam room". OK.
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Silicon Valley hardware company SeaMicro packs a lot of power

Posted November 15, 2011 - 3:53 pm

SeaMicro is a small company that may still take the typical start-up foosball break, but it's at the leading edge of a trend that's bringing innovation back to the high-volume server market. It makes extremely dense, low-power servers.
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100 Years of IBM, 100 narrators

Posted June 16, 2011 - 2:27 pm

IBM has done a lot of stuff over 100 years
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Visit a Google Data Center ... if you dare!

Posted April 25, 2011 - 9:31 am

If you're thinking about breaking into a Google data center, look out! This video tour showcases a lot of the security and data protection features, including lots of security guards and biometric scanners of all sorts.
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C is for Cloud Computing [video]

Posted February 8, 2011 - 12:34 pm

Let our puppets explain all the trickier IT terms (or at least entertain you for a bit)
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