World's first 256 GB USB Flash drive

Kingston has revealed the world's first 256 gigabyte USB flash drive, the DataTraveler 300.

Offering a capacity equal to 54 DVDs or 365 CDs, the DataTraveler 300 is a convenient method of storing large amounts of data without the need for large external hard drives and a mass of wires.

Files can be written to the flash drive at a rate of 20 megabytes per second (MB/sec) and read at 10MB/sec, allowing for access to files and applications straight from the USB stick.

Packaged in a durable yet lightweight shell, the DataTraveler 300 features a retractable USB connector and a reinforced key ring hole.

Users storing sensitive or vital data can also use Password Traveller software for Windows alongside Vista ReadyBoost to ensure protection of key files.

The DataTraveler offers plug-and-play connectivity via USB 1.1 or 2.0 and comes with a five-year warranty.

Up to 90% of the drives content can be password protected and conveniently accessed due to the new Password Traveler software. No administrator rights are required. Fast transfer speeds guarantee smooth data flow to your host device.

256 GB of data, allows you to store:

  * 10 Blu-ray discs (~25 GB each)
  * 54 DVD discs (~4.7 GB each)
  * 365 CD discs (~700 MB each)

Features/Specifications:

  * Capacity1 — 256 GB
  * Speed 2 — Data transfer rates of up to 20MB/sec. read and 10MB/sec. write
  * Safeguarded — includes Password Traveler security software for Windows
  * Convenient — does not require Administrator rights to access the Privacy Zone
  * Dimensions — 2.78" x 0.88" x 0.65" (70.68 mm x 22.37 mm x 16.45 mm)
  * Operating Temperature — 32° to 140° F (0° to 60° C)
  * Storage Temperature — -4° to 185° F (-20° to 85° C)
  * Simple — just plug into a any 1.1 or 2.0 USB port
  * Practical — durable, capless design
  * Guaranteed — five-year warranty
  * Enhanced — for Windows ReadyBoost™ on Vista-based systems 3
  * Compatibility Table

As always, cutting edge tech isn’t cheap: the “Buy” links in Kingston’s website all come up empty, so its quite probable that the Data Traveler 300 is not available yet, but Hardware Sphere and Gizmodo both claim that the flash disk will sell for about $900 (USD). For comparison’s sake, you can get a 320 GB external hard drive for about $70. Even Western Digital’s 4 TB My Book external hard drive is much cheaper at $700. But I guess there are people who are willing to pay for the small form factor.

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World's Fastest Computer Gets Underway

A supercomputer named Novo-G described by its lead designer as likely the most powerful computer of its kind in the world became operational this week at the University of Florida.

Novo-G gets the first part of its name from the Latin term for “make anew, change, alter,” and the second from “G” for “genesis.” A “reconfigurable” computer, it can rearrange its internal circuitry to suit the task at hand. Applications range from space satellites to research supercomputers — anywhere size, energy and high speed are important, said Alan George, professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of UF’s National Science Foundation Center for High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing.

Traditional computers use so-called “fixed logic devices” to perform a large variety of tasks. But this jack-of-all-trades approach requires a substantial amount of overhead in space and energy, no matter what work needs to be done. On the other hand, special-purpose computers can be built to perform certain tasks very well but are not flexible.

Reconfigurable computers make the best of both worlds, George said. That is because they can rearrange their internal circuitry like Lego blocks, creating the most appropriate architecture for each assignment. As a result, a reconfigurable computer can be from 10 to 100 times faster than other computers its size while using five to 10 times less energy.

Although the concept has been proven, reconfigurable computers remain at the research stage and are not easy to use. One of the main goals of the NSF Center is to pioneer techniques to make reconfigurable computers more accessible.

“It is very powerful technology, but it is also very complicated technology,” George said. “We don’t want this important technology to be accessible only to experts.”

UF has three partner universities in its reconfigurable computing center — Brigham Young University, George Washington University and Virginia Tech — as well as about 30 industry and government partners. The center was founded in 2007.

Till now I haven't gotten pictures of this thing but I will soon get my hands on it.

To sum up. This Florida people are making the world's fastest computer and one of it is already on the run. Next, this thing is damn fast. Our Jukeboxes would not stand a chance even if you think of increasing the RAM and all those upgrades available because if you would get a hand on it, then Floridans would already hire you and you would be in a Limo right now.

This guys also want to make it available to common people, thats us though, what the..what are they??

This beauty has some transformers kind of reconfiguring capability which I thought that there was nothing on earth that complex.

In short I didn't understand it too much but thats the fastest computer we mere earthling's have got right now.

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I am very sorry!

I am very sorry for the zero posts you are looking at now but believe me, I am out of time here and
all I can say is that I'll be a full time blogger from June. I have a lot of exams coming ahead and I've got to study and concentrate in my studies.
I'll be bringing you fun news and all exclusive blogging stuffs. But at present just spare me my life as I am not being able to handle the pressure of maintaining things around well.
This post has been written quite after a long time.
I have two more exams ahead and then I'll be free.
Until next time,
Admin_blogonicles

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Google makes it to no.1 on Alexa

My exams are still on and two of them have passed but three are still left but I have a little time now as the third one is after a good gap. One thing and infact the first thing I noticed when I switched to the net after a long time and that really blew me away was Google's rank on Alexa as of 7th March, 2009. It has surpassed Yahoo and is now the most visited site on Earth(mind it earth).

It already has the page rank of 10 and yahoo is already behind in this case. I am speaking about US stats.
Yahoo is second in Alexa.
Youtube is third.
And others are mostly in their original places and my own site just went from 12 m to 2.75 m in Alexa ranking(LOL), in a matter of a mere month.

But that are traffic details. The real criteria for a website's popularity is actually given by Page Rank and mine is still zero (now cry out loud) and it is based on backlinks, not to mention about it.
Now what is interesting and has made me pen down my blog even during exams is the Page Rank Story.
This criteria of ranking website was not Google's idea but an idea of Stanford University and for completely patenting and all this stuff,i.e. completely owning it cost Google a whopping 336m $( whoa, whoa!).
Now all this stuff about this story can be found out more in Wikipedia.
End of Story,
Until next time,
Admin

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Kids having Kids!!

The real fact is that I had read this topic in all details after its exposure but I was a little skeptical about the same as to post it or not but I made my mind finally to post it.

Take a look at this innocent guy with his new born baby sister.

Yeah, he looks so innocent and has a gloomy look of fear in his face and joy.

Nope, nope, nope, I totally got wrong on that part, that boy is the father of that child!!!

Jaw Dropped Wide!!

Mine did too and dropped and opened for quite a long time as I could not believe my non-deceiving eyes. Actually it took me quite a lo

ng time to accept the truth.

The Boy's name is Alfie, he is just thirteen and lives in the U.K.

He is 4ft tall. And he is the father of the baby you are seeing with that "I luv mummy and daddy" Baby Cloth(I don't know what this are called but its

certainly not T-shirt).

He became a father four days ago when his girlfriend

Chantelle Steadman,15 gave birth to

7lb 3oz Maisie Roxanne.

This picture shows the father, Alfie and Mother, Chantelle alongwith baby girl, Maisie.

The shy lad, whose voice has not yet broken, said: “I thought it would be good to have a baby.

Alfie's story, broken exclusively by The Sun today has sparked a huge political storm with Tory leader David Cameron saying: "When I saw these pictures this morning, I just thought how worrying that in Britain today children are having children.

"I hope that somehow these children grow up into responsible parents but the truth is parenthood is just not something they should be thinking about right now."

Maisie was conceived after Chantelle and Alfie — just 12 at the time — had a single night of unprotected sex.

Chantelle gave birth to Maisie on Monday night after a five-hour labour at Eastbourne Hospital, East Sussex.

Last night she told The Sun: “I’m tired after the birth. I was nervous after going into labour but otherwise I was quite excited.”

Chantelle told how she discovered she was expecting after going to her GP with “really bad” stomach pains. She said: “Me and Alfie went. The doctor asked me whether we had sex. I said yes and he said I should do a pregnancy test. He did the test and said I was pregnant. I started crying and didn’t know what to do.

“He said I should tell my mum but I was too scared.

“We didn’t think we would need help from our parents. You don’t really think about that when you find out you are pregnant. You just think your parents will kill you.”

I shall not waste more time of yours as I got too sad after reading their story, poor kids and do not want to write more about them.

Goto the following link to read everything in details.

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