Corsair began in 1994 as a PC DIMM memory supplier and quickly expanded to power supplies, coolers, keyboards, and other peripherals and components. The company has become a trusted supplier to the DIY community, as well as SIs, and VARs and as they grow, they have steadily moved into further adjacencies growing its portfolio to over 20 product lines. … Read more
NASA hopes to find out 11 years from now
During a recent meeting at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, Josh Steele, an APL Senior Science Applications Developer, spoke about the adventurous project to launch a drone to Saturn’s moon, Titan. Titan is an enticing target, and unlike any other place in the solar system, it has a nitrogen-based atmosphere like Earth. But, unlike Earth, it has methane … Read more
Ever since NHK proposed the notion of an 8K screen in 1995, there have been discussions about whether one could see it. There’s also been a discussion about what is 8K or what does it even stand for? Well, 8K is equivalent to 16 HD TV screens. Huh? Well, why isn’t it 16K then? The 8 in 8K refers … Read more
It wasn’t an April fool’s joke in 1997 when Nvidia released the RIVA 128 on April 1, based on the NV3 media accelerator. However, it was almost the company’s last gasp. The story begins in 1993 when Nvidia was founded in Sunnyvale. The company’s founders had a novel idea for a graphics accelerator based on quadratic surfaces, a significant departure … Read more
A quick comparison of two processors
Built for gaming, improved graphics, and CPU performance 4G & 5G connectivity
An AR experience has got to be worth at least a million
In writing fiction, one is advised to show, don’t tell. Valve has taken that advice and created a web page that will give you a preview of dozens of games. But that’s only one part of what they’ve done. Steam has opened up games in development and letting people take them out for a spin. Users are invited to … Read more
Design in cloud to fly over clouds
Funding for tiny IP for tiny devices
Think Silicon based in Patras, Greece, was founded by George Sidiropoulos and Iakovos Stamoulis in 2007 with the vision to supply configurable IP semiconductor modules for complex SoCs. The company went on to develop IP for a line of low-power, powerful GPUs, and has developed a following over the years. Last week Metavallon VC announced they are leading the first … Read more
