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Scientists Make Black Hole in Fiber Optic Cable: World Doesn't End
OK, so its not quite as sensational as it sounds— UK scientists have been trying to simulate conditions near the event horizons that shroud black holes, and they've cleverly simulated a horizon using pulses of light in a special optical fiber. So, no disastrous gravity well was made and the world didn't suddenly end with a horrible crunch. But they did create an analog of a black hole that helped them understand some of the weird and whacky physics that goes on near real ones. More »
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This Time Warner ad taking on Verizon FiOS is so ludicrously hilarious it almost does make want to sign up with Time Warner. In the spot, Verizon is a constipated (wait for it), overly enthusiastic gay-coded dude with magic fingers shooting red lightning and flying Vs (for Verizon!), touting "THE FIBER." It's so ridiculous it almost seems fake. More »
Time Warner Says Verizon Is a Constipated Gay Man with Magic Fingers
This Time Warner ad taking on Verizon FiOS is so ludicrously hilarious it almost does make want to sign up with Time Warner. In the spot, Verizon is a constipated (wait for it), overly enthusiastic gay-coded dude with magic fingers shooting red lightning and flying Vs (for Verizon!), touting "THE FIBER." It's so ridiculous it almost seems fake. More »
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Worst Valentine's Gift Ever
We know that, as geeks, we're all tempted to take Valentine's Day to the "next level." Just so you know, this fiber optic rose is not that level.
Whether it's some sort of glowing undergarment or just a good old fashioned "I put no thought into your personality or the nature of our relationship" red/pink Nano, the word of the day is "restraint." Gizmodo's unsolicited advice: go classic on Valentine's Day. And no, you don't actually need to put thought into it, just a bit of money and an equal amount of taste.
And as with any holiday gift, avoid the words "fiber optic" like the plague.
5:00 PM on Sun Feb 3 2008
By Mark Wilson
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glowingglofab
GloFab Fiber Optic Lamps Look...Halfway Decent?
When most of us think fiber optic lamps, we have visions of black plastic casing emitting rainbow effects through fiber optic tubes sticking out in pony tail fashion. GloFab challenges the ugly fiber optic stereotype by weaving together what is almost a fiber optic fabric around a single light source, and shaping it into spheres or various custom fixtures. Staring at this ceiling fan that we've meant to replace for years, we're given more ideas, but sadly, not any addition motivation.
. [product via technabob & designboom]
godzilla bandwidth
Comcast Getting 100Mbps Cable Modems Next Year, Fiber Scared?
Comcast confirms we'll see the rollout of DOCSIS 3.0—the next-gen data over cable standard allowing bandwidth of 160Mbps down and 120Mbps up—starting next year, with 20 percent of its footprint expected to be blanketed in bandwidth goodness by the end of 2008. Even though Comcast isn't saying where it'll fall, markets where there's FiOS are probably going to continue having all of the fat pipe fortune—competition is good for people in those areas, bad for the rest of us. Now for the real bad news: More »
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100Mbps Cable Modem Certification Testing Starts; Showdown With Fiber Next Year
CableLabs has started testing and certifying the next generation of cable modems that use the DOCSIS 3.0 standard. In sorta English, we're talking boxes that'll handle 160Mbps download speeds and 120Mbps up, putting them on par with fiber optic services. The AZNs still have the jump on us, with customers in Korea and Singapore getting first crack at the fiber-like speeds in trials earlier this year. But, we should see cable companies rolling out the new hotness sometime next year. More »
Japanese 100Tbps Fiber Optics
Japanese researchers have come up with a method using quadrature amplitude modulation to cram hundreds of terabits of a data a second through standard fiber optic cable. HD movies in seconds, here we come. [Digital World Tokyo]
Japanese researchers have come up with a method using quadrature amplitude modulation to cram hundreds of terabits of a data a second through standard fiber optic cable. HD movies in seconds, here we come. [Digital World Tokyo]
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AT&T Cuts U-Verse Fiber Optic Rollout Schedule Estimates
After cutting U-verse rollout schedule estimates in May for the end of 2008 from availability in 19 million homes to 18 million, AT&T's at it again, now chopping it to 17 million. Apparently the rollout in former BellSouth territory (the Southeast) is causing the snag, as well as forcing AT&T to pump more cash into prep work—an extra $500 million. While fiber optic rollout isn't cheap for AT&T or Verizon, all the delays make it seem like it's never coming to my backyard. [AP/Yahoo!]
fiber optic flamboyance
Twilight Umbrella Lights the Way Between the Raindrops
The next time you're out walking on a dark and rainy night, whip out this Twilight Umbrella and brighten the night with fiber optic lights. You can choose the black umbrella with dozens of little blue fiber optic points of light, or another model that cycles between a variety of colors, instantly attracting the attention of muggers and ne'er-do-wells. More »
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Luminous Fiber Optic Pillow For That Hot Valentine's Day Glow
Okay guys, there's only 2 1/2 weeks until V-day, and that might just be enough time to call in this fiber optic luminous heart cushion from LumiGram in Paris, originator of those really sexy-looking fiber optic shirts (booby alert). Imagine the kudos you'll get for importing this glowing symbol of your
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