Nvidia conquers Aegia

Good or Bad? Its yourself to decide. The not-so-famous Ageia PHYsX cards which were based on the Havok engine are now a part of Nvidia. This will now see more realistic physics and graphics running together through only one device- THE GPU. The integrated physics with the GPU will thus give more physics power to the games and applications making a further step into evolution of virtual reality.

NVIDIA likely will not make major changes initially with Ageia and its products. This means that the hardware accelerators will still be on sale, and offered by both Asus and BFG at this time. We may see a few other NVIDIA partners pick up card designs though and market them for themselves. If there is one thing that NVIDIA is pretty good at, it is marketing. With the company now in charge of marketing standalone physics accelerators, we can bet that we will start hearing about it much more aggressively now.



Will the dedicate PPU continue or be integrated?


NVIDIA’s developer relations are incredibly strong, and there are some very talented programmers involved in the program. Leveraging some of that programming power towards PhysX would likely be very helpful. NVIDIA would be much more aggressive in selling the underlying physics software to its gaming partners as well. Within the next few months we would see a lot more support for Ageia, perhaps not so much in how well the software works, but rather how many more game developers will adopt it and support it.

Ageia will likely start out as its own division within NVIDIA, but perhaps over time they will migrate it under one of the broader divisions. Details are sketchy at the moment, but until NVIDIA is able to dig deeper into the architecture of the Ageia products, they will wait to see where it would best be used. With NVIDIA looking to release more general processors, the technology that Ageia brings could fit very well in with their future plans.

Evolution will come....very soon.....

Where does it come from, this quest? This need to solve life's mysteries, when the simplest of questions can never be answered. Why are we here? What is the soul? Why do we dream? Perhaps we'd be better off not looking at all. Not delving, not yearning. That's not human nature. Not the human heart. That is not why we are here.

The Human Genome Project has discovered that tiny variations in man's genetic code are taking place at increasingly rapid rates. Teleportation, levitation, tissue regeneration. Is this outside the realm of possibility? Or is man entering a new gateway to evolution? Is he finally standing at the threshold to true human potential?
The following source from wiki explains how this can be a possibility:

The Human Genome Project was started in 1990 as a joint effort between the United States (the Department of Energy and the National Institute of Health) and researchers in China, France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom, at an estimated cost of (US) $3 billion. A "rough draft" of the human genome was made public in the year 2000, followed by a announcement of a nearly complete sequencing of all human genes in 2003. In May 2006, researchers announced that they had fully sequenced all genes in Chromosome 1 (the largest human chromosome).

Current technology limits the ability to decode many parts of the human genome, including the centromeres (repetative centers of the chromosomes), the telomeres (tips of the chromosomes, believed to be controls of cell aging), and some dense areas that appear to produce immunity defenses to disease. It is estimated that 92% of the human genome has been sequenced to date.

One interesting discovery was that as much as 98% of the DNA sequence found in the human chromosomes are not involved in protein encoding — these sequences are often referred to as "junk DNA". While their true functions are unknown, the "junk DNA" may still serve important roles: as mounting points for the protein-producing RNA, as radiation shielding for the more critical genes, or as sites of new evolving genes.

Back from Hibernation.......

Hi friends,
After 5 months of time after my last post, I start posting on my blog again beginning today.........this one, gives you the specs of Kingston DDR3 RAM..
Source: Techtree
Kingston Technology recently announced shipping HyperX 1375MHz and ValueRAM 1066MHz double-data-rate three synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR3 SDRAM) modules.

Hailed as successor to existing DDR2 memory, DDR3 promises significant performance gains at lower voltage levels (HyperX 1.7v versus 1.8v with DDR2 and ValueRAM 1.5v versus 1.8v with DDR2), resulting in lower power consumption.
Kingston also announced shipping ValueRAM 1333MHz DDR3 modules to coincide with the X38 motherboards to be launched later this year.

Rajesh Panicker, country manager (India) of Kingston Technology, said,
"Kingston has been working closely with Asus, Gigabyte, and other top motherboard manufacturers in our HyperX DDR3 testing process. We successfully screened and yielded production quantities of DDR3 memory at 1,375MHz, giving technology early adopters and gamers the opportunity to test-drive the newest motherboards at some of the highest performance levels available."

The DDR3 modules are shipping in 512MB and 1GB capacities, and in 1GB and 2GB memory kits.

Depending on the sizes, HyperX 1375MHz DDR3 memory modules are available for prices ranging from Rs 8,380 to Rs 30,370. ValueRAM 1066MHz DDR3 memory modules are prices between Rs 7,160 and Rs 26,200. Whereas ValueRAM 1333MHz DDR3 memory modules come for anything between Rs 10,365 and Rs 38,925.



According to me, one can only dream to have RAM of that type in his system in the age of DDR2 :|. But for those who are tech-crazy can still burn a hole in their pockets to get their hands on this one :D

My path towards WIPRO

It was an important day in my life. Being rejected by MBT, the depression and tension was at its peak this day. The day was 6th of Feb and about 1350 students were appearing for the written test of WIPRO. Having completed my morning prayers and ready to face the written test, I started writing along and ticking the objectives. 1hour complete and now I was waiting anxiously for the results. Finally my name was out in the list of interview-eligible candidates :) . It was so unexpected for me that now I have to get ready for technical interview and first of all, arrange a tie for myself! All done with tie and outfit, I waited for my turn to come. Let Us C was the book majority of students were holding. So I thought that even I should study something. Started with study but naah.....all of the programming were going like bouncers! I am waitin, waiting, waiting....still not my turn! Its 3:30 am in the morning and finally!!!My name was called...Nervous, tensed and excited, all at the same time, I just did my best in technical interview and then he called me again next day for HR! And HR interview was then conducted....though it was not an interview, it was just an intro I gave for 1minute and came back out of the interview room. And finally, my name is there in the 21 students selected from our college! :) .

This day was one of the most luckiest day and most excting in my whole life till now. I never had faced any interview adding to it the odd time of 3:30AM!! That is how my journey to WIPRO has begun... :)

Heroes New Tagline: Are You On The List?

Getting more desperate to watch the further episodes of my favourite 'HEROES' , I went through all the forums and discussions and had a glimpse of what the second season of HEROES can promise. Finally, Hiro Nakamura finds his sword in this season......yipeeeeeeee!!!!
According to Masi Oka(Hiro), the first season was the preview of the supernatural powers of these people, the second season promise to the realisation of those. All the persons present in the list of the project of Chandra Suresh would now be revealed hopefully, and hence comes the new tagline: Are You On The List?

Three Intel quad-cores coming Monday

For those who have just upgraded to core2duo processor of Intel, you may feel set aside as quadcore processors are coming this Monday. Sadly, my favourite AMD has delayed its program of launching AMD BARCELONA series :( But, I am eagerly waiting for it. More info on Intel Quad-Core comes from the following source:
Source: guru3d
Reports at CNET tell us that Intel will launch three new PC processors as part of its CES activities on Monday. As expected, the desktop chip is called the Core 2 Quad 6600 and will join the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 model Intel already ships.

The new processor will run at 2.4GHz, and the front-side bus that links the chip to the rest of the system will run at 1066MHz, the company is expected to announce at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. Also set to arrive are two low-end Xeons, the 2.13GHz 3210 and 2.4GHz 3220. Both are designed for single-processor servers. The chips have 8MB cache and a 1066MHz front-side bus. Intel declined to comment for this story.

Guru3D expects that Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 chip is projected to cost $851, which is much higher than that of premium dual-core Intel Core 2 Duo 6700 chip, which costs $530, but is still lower compared to $999 the chipmaker charges for its “extreme” versions of its Core 2 microprocessors with two or four cores.

The chipmaker began its quad-core product launch in November but now is fleshing out the lineup. It often launches desktop products with extreme models geared for demanding video game systems, then adds more moderately priced mainstream models later.


"I expect, with respect to the desktop quad-core, it's mostly a matter of maintaining a certain cadence, even if, practically speaking, there won't be a whole lot of near-term buyers," Illuminata analyst Gordon Haff said.

Intel's quad-core processors combine two dual-core chips into a single package. Rival chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices has a quad-core processor code-named Barcelona under development that puts all four cores on a single slice of silicon. However, that chip won't arrive until midway through this year.

News: UFO ‘secrets’ could land UK hacker in Gitmo

A UK hacker who broke into dozens of US military computers to find secret evidence of alien life and technology faces up to 70 years in a US prison.

The 40-year-old unemployed systems administrator faces charges of attacking 97 US military and NASA computers between 2001 and 2002. If found guilty, he could face up to 70 years in prison and may even be sent to Guantanamo Bay as a terrorist suspect.

Gary McKinnon will lodge what is likely to be his final appeal against extradition on February 13 next year at London's Court of Appeal. He lost his first appeal against extradition in a High Court hearing last July, but was given leave to take his case to a higher court. If that fails to overturn the extradition order signed by UK Home Secretary John Reid in July, McKinnon's only remaining option to avoid a US trial will be to appeal to the House of Lords. McKinnon is not optimistic of his chances following the Lords' refusal to intervene in the extradition of the NatWest Three, who were extradited to the US in July as part of a £11.5m fraud investigation connected with the collapsed energy giant Enron.

McKinnon has admitted accessing computer systems in the US, including those cited in a US indictment against him. He wanted to find evidence of UFOs, antigravity technology and government suppression of ‘Free Energy', all of which he claims to have gained evidence of through his activities.

In an interview with the BBC, McKinnon said he got into the networks quite easily, simply by using a Perl script that searched for blank passwords. Embarrassingly for the US military, that means computers in the top-secret networks could be hacked using active default passwords.

Unsurprisingly, McKinnon wants to be tried in the UK because he says the crimes were committed on UK soil. He also says he did not damage the systems he trespassed on.