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VIDEO: NVIDEA Quad-Core Kal-El Dynamic Lighting Demo

Posted on May 30, 2011 by John

Source: YouTube.com. NVIDEA demonstrated their Tegra Quad-Core Kal-El chip on a Android Honeycomb tablet showing off the chips ability to dynamically generate lighting and scene interactions with a upcoming game called “Glow Ball”. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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Silk, the ancient material of the future

Posted on May 16, 2011 by John

Source: Ted.com. Fiorenzo Omenetto shares 20+ astonishing new uses for silk, one of nature’s most elegant materials — in transmitting light, improving sustainability, adding strength and making medical leaps and bounds. On stage, he shows a few intriguing items made … Continue reading →

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Eli Pariser: Beware online “filter bubbles”

Posted on May 16, 2011 by John

Source: Ted.com. As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there’s a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a “filter bubble” and don’t get exposed to information that could challenge … Continue reading →

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Local Events Website Goes Live

Posted on May 13, 2011 by John

Grants Pass, Oregon, May, 13, 2011. A local website with a focus on the Grants Pass area performing arts and artist scene was recently launched called Grants Pass Scene. Some of the features of Grants Pass Scene include a listing … Continue reading →

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The Acoustic Alarm

Posted on May 12, 2011 by John

SOURCE: YouTube. The Acoustic Alarm. Wake up to a more relaxing sound. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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Dance Like You’re an Android

Posted on May 11, 2011 by John

SOURCE: YouTube. The dancing Android is back. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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JumpTrumpRumpBump

Posted on May 9, 2011 by John

SOURCE: YouTube. A collaboration video by Heui Won Jeong and Justin Murphy. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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VIDEO: Gold Mining Documentary

Posted on May 6, 2011 by John

SOURCE: Rogue Video, YouTube. This is an excerpt from a documentary Rogue Video produced on Mining in Southern Oregon. Dave McCracken, founder and general manager of the New 49ers Club tells how miners are being unfairly targeted by anti-mining groups … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Gold Ray, 1903-2010 (Part 2)

Posted on May 5, 2011 by John

SOURCE: Rogue Video, YouTube. In the first segment of the Gold Ray documentary, we learn about the history of the first hydroelectric plant in Southern Oregon. When the Frank and Charles Ray first conceived of the idea of damming up … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Gold Ray, 1903-2010 (Part 1)

Posted on April 21, 2011 by John

SOURCE: Rogue Video, YouTube. In the first segment of the Gold Ray documentary, we learn about the history of the first hydroelectric plant in Southern Oregon. When the Frank and Charles Ray first conceived of the idea of damming up … Continue reading →

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