Nov 29 2009
I recently purchased a digital multimeter from Maplin which was on sales at that time: Precision Gold N56FU. Being a full sized autoranging multimeter with computer interface, this meter £44.99 seems to worth every penny. Of course, Maplin didn’t make this meter. Some Chinese dudes did. Maplin just rebranded the meter because E-SUN sounded too lame =P
No purchase is complete until it is disassembled!
Sep 10 2008
Today, particle physicist at CERN LHC (Large Hadron Collider) will smash two streams of protons, accelerated at near the speed of light, together to form what hopefully, would be a microscopic blackhole or some sort.
People around the world have voiced their concerns regarding the experiment, citing the danger of that microscopic blackhole gobbling up the entire planet.
Or will it not?
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2008/09/gallery_cern
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24556999
Jun 29 2008
The case:With newer hardware and better implementations, USB 2.0 challenges IEEE 1394 (aka Firewire) once again in the ultimate test of speed….who will prevail in the end?
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Jun 29 2008
For just RM150/£24/US$47, you could get this “ultimate” all in one DVD player that sports “Dolby AC3 and dts decoding” and ”High definition video output” using “Japanese imported microcomputer controller” from a company in Shen Zhen, China, known as Maike (迈科).
But does this DVD player lives up to its claims?
May 31 2008
Probably you’ve heard people saying that the more fans there are in your PC, the cooler the components are going to be and hence, the longer their life span. Then, you came across technicians who claims that power supply units with large wattage rating will draw more power then lesser versions. Are these true??? Bits of Bytes will now debunk the two most common PC power and cooling myths!