Weighing a mere 3 pounds, the “Prime Super Mini” by TWave features an Intel Core Duo T2300 (1.66-GHz) processor, 80GB SATA hard drive, 512MB of memory (2GB max.), integrated Intel 945GM Express chipset, and a DVD Super Multi drive. Other perks include four USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire port, DVI-I input, S-Video output, 802.11a/b/g WLAN, 3-in-1 memory card reader, and Windows XP Home Edition (SP2). It measures 226 x 172 x 42mm and goes on sale next month. Pricing has not yet been announced.

From Techeblog

“You might wonder how we control all these Macs. We use two methods: KVM switch box and Apple Remote Desktop. Thanks to our Lab Manager’s great relationship with the IOGear folk we have a very reliable solution these days. It seemed like it took for ever to find a USB KVM switch box that didn’t leave the machines “headless” after random reboots. The 8 port USB KVM from IOGear has been rock solid. So what does it look like to sit in front of 64 Mac minis?” Folow this link:

A Tour of Microsoft’s Mac Lab

From Davidweiss.blogspot.com

This wind turbine is the work of London low-carbon energy consultancy and the XCO2 engineering firm. It is designed as a vertical axis turbine so it remains very silent. Best of all, there are LEDs mounted around the outside of the turbine, so as it spins it can display images. Eco-friendly and kind of cool? What is this world coming to?

Quietrevolution

From Gizmodo

Have you every felt the need to have a funnel cloud swirling around in your living room? Maybe the idea of a rushing vortex of air really steams your clams? If this is indeed the case, look no further than this machine that you can build from spare parts. Highly detailed instructions on how to build a machine that generates a mini self-contained tornado are available to you at absolutely no cost from this gentleman’s Web site. A trip to the local electronics junk seller (or eBay, for the never-leave-home types) is all that is needed to obtain the necessary parts. Follow the step-by-step instructions and your living room will be the envy of all others. Flying debris and cows not included, we are afraid.

How to build a tornado machine [Weather Photography] via MAKE

From Gizmodo

If your coworker in the next cube has an odor somewhere between a puddle of urine in the subway and the Antichrist, click on the link as fast as humanly possible. This USB powered air purifier provides a breath soothing freshness that’s so desperately missing from corporate America today. At a price of $20, it’s money well spent to avoid a day in sensitivity training after you bludgeon Steve over the head with his own keyboard.

Cleaner air, via USB port [Sci Fi Tech]

From Gizmodo

Remember that mysterious Venzero audio player that MusicMarker service was getting integrated into? Well, they announced what it is today: the Venzero ONE. Turns out it’ll be a 3.8 x 2.3 x 0.55-inch 8GB audio player with an FM tuner, 2-inch QVGA display, FM radio, mic recording (for MusicMarker, of course), OGG and PlaysForSure support, video playback, a 90dB SNR, and even a lightweight RSS reader. It’s also got a built-in full size USB On-The-Go port and retractable USB connector (what they’re calling Shareport), so you can dock your Venzero with another — or any other mass-storage compliant device, for that matter — and move around data, apparently also including DRMed music (assuming, of course, your Venzero ONE is authorized with a PlaysForSure service). Should be available mid-June this year for $289.

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From Engadget

Well, it’s been a rather long year or so since 500GB drives came into style as the standard for high end disks, but it looks like perpendicular recording will save the day in stagnant storage. Seagate‘s inadvertently leaked the Barracuda 7200.10 line of SATA drives with speeds up to 3GBps (SATA II), 7200rpm, 4.16ms latency, NCQ, 16MB cache, and 750GB of storage. 750 freaking gigs, man. Just another step on the magic road to a 1 terabyte petabyte drive though, you know? [Warning: PDF link]

[Via DailyTech, thanks, Diego]

PDF from Seagate

From Engadget