Archive for November, 2009

Gaming technology to solve crime

Monday, November 30th, 2009

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The technology behind the game it can be used to solve criminal cases handled by police.  Some researchers in North Carolina are working on it.

Is a researcher from North Carolina State University, United States, which is developing a technology that uses the base game engine to help the forensic team solve criminal cases. The study will use the Unity game engine to create a crime scene (the scene) virtual. To be accurate, the virtual scene using data obtained from three-dimensional scanning laser based on the real scene.

Later, the virtual scene will be combined in a web page along with other information such as fingerprints, DNA testing and investigative records.

North Carolina State University has received assistance of USD 1.4 million from the National Science Foundation to develop collaborative forensic tool. The technology they developed called ‘Interdisciplinary’, cyber-enabled crime reconstruction through innovative methodology and engagement’ aka IC-CRIME.

Unity game engine is used in IC-CRIME has long been used in various games. Unity is not as popular as other games such as Unreal engine or Source (game engine used by Counter Strike), but Unity is often used to bring 3D technology on the web.

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Mouse for gamers : Razer Mamba

Monday, November 30th, 2009

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Mouse with 5600dpi speed is now represented by a large company Razer. In general, Razer product is made for computer users who really like to play games. Razer’s new products are they called Mamba. With a very beautiful design and dynamic that is very easy to use gamers to play. The design was created for the gamers, so when playing the game will feel more comfortable.

By calculating the weight and sensitivity of the mouse, makes gamers like him. This mouse made in America so that its price will follow prices in the U.S., about 130USD.

The advantages of this mouse is a very great sensitivity. The slightest movement of the mouse will be felt at the cursor on the screen. Secondly, this mouse can be used without using cables but can also use the cable. Cable from the mouse in addition to functioning as a connector, can be a battery charging device in the mouse. This is why the mouse is highly desired by gamers.

In addition, Razer mouse does not only produce it, but the mouse pad and keyboard, too. Prices range from 25USD with unusual sizes. Mouse pad is quite expensive because the material is another sort than the other and a slippery surface which makes the mouse easy to move. And the second, Razer create a keyboard with designed specifically for gamers, with a design that makes the existing players beside him could not see what the button is pressed by rival players, who usually called hidden keyboard. The design is very effective for gamers. There is also a keyboard that has a special design with cutting some part of the normal keyboard that also help facilitate gamers to use the keyboard.

The main specifications mouse Razer Mamba:

  • Gaming Grade Wireless Technology
  • Dual Mode Wired/Wireless Functionality
  • Razer Synapse™ On-board Memory
  • Seven independently programmable Hyperesponse™ buttons
  • 5600DPI Razer Precision™ 3.5G Laser sensor
  • 1000Hz Ultrapolling™ / 1ms response rate
  • Up to 200 inches per second*/ 50g acceleration
  • Approximate size: 128mm x 70mm x 42.5mm
  • Battery Life: 14hrs (continuous gaming); 72 hours (normal gaming usage)

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Panda Joss Stick Virus

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Panda Joss Stick

China has been informed about the latest computer worm is a virus update from the Panda Burning Incense. According to a report from McAfee, the virus has infected millions of PCs in the country 3 years ago. Original Panda worm according to McAfee’s also known as Fujacks, which caused damage to coincide with the time when the public aware of online security vulnerabilities, and finally caught the virus writers in 2007.

“The virus is more complex than the rootkit.” Said Vu Nguyen, a researcher from McAfee Labs. The first Panda worm can change icons that have been infected with a pictorial image of a panda holding 3 Joss-Stick. The same image can also be moved to another computer screen, but the main purpose of this worm is to install a Trojan to steal passwords.

As for this latest virus updates will directly attack the PC. According to Nguyen, vendors and Internet users China is now more careful with malware than a few years ago. This is because of the Panda worm.

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Scary toy

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
For some people, spiders are scary animals, especially spiders are big and black, impressed a spider poisonous. Although existing Spiderman movie that makes us like a spider hero, but if you are confronted by a robot like the picture above, you’ll still frozen in shock.

Though just a robot and do not sting, spider bot was created as a scary toy. This robot is driven by a micro controller Axon, which makes this small robot capable of carrying more weight than his body weight. He said, the application used in this robot said to be free, this application also allows movement of the robot spider that can be synchronized to move six feet at the same time as the original spider.

Additional features at for next time it’ll put sensors on the feet and connect to the remote control. According to the forum Trossen Robotics, this robot was created as a new toy and will be ready to be distributed next year. Well, it looks like this robot would be a weapon for naughty boy.

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2012

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
2012, a horrendous movie in almost over the world, it has come under fire from scientists of NASA, (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). As known, the 2012 doomsday movie being shown in cinemas around the world shows ancient Mayan prediction that the disaster will occur at the solstice of winter in 2012. In fact, many books and TV programs that discuss the events of Resurrection.
However, a senior scientist at NASA’s Astrobiology Institute, Dr. David Morrison gave criticism of the film is due in 2012 could provide a big impact, and create widespread fear that the prophecy might be true. Previously, in 2012 also had colored on the Internet rumors about the planet called Nibiru, or Planet X will hit the earth.
Morrison explains, Nibiru is the time of the Babylonian astrology and often associated with the god Marduk. However, Nibiru is a planet and not just imagination. Morrison explained about Nibiru, that the IRA NASA has conducted over 10 months in the year 1983, it found many sources of infrared, but they are not Nibiru or Planet X.
As for videos about Nibiru are circulating on the Internet who say that Nibiru hiding behind the sun during the last few years, only a false image of the sun caused by internal reflection in the lens or lens flare, Morrison said.
Then on the Mayan calendar ending in 2012. According to Morrison, the calendar is intended to track the passage of time, not to predict the future or to predict the things that happened in the year 2012. As for the meteor crash in 2012, Morrison explains that the earth is always the victim of a comet, but collisions are very rare. “The Spaceguard Survey observations, we did not find any asteroid threat that has the same capacity at 65 million years ago, who could kill a colony of dinosaurs.” Morrison said.

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