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more about #fast Slugicide: "It's also helped by" is putting it mildly. I think I read on Slashdot that it was 20 seconds with a standard HDD and 10 with SSD. So, like half the s... more » MePerson: Why are you calling zero crapware and no Aero a non-real-world setup? I don't use Aero on my computer for performance, and I don't see why you would w... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Quasi back-from-hybernate speed... nice! more » anexanhume: If only I was as valued for only taking 10 seconds. more » -
#laptops
Phoenix's New Laptop BIOS Boots Windows 7 in 10 Seconds
That's Windows 7, not a mini-Linux OS like Splashtop. It's also from a powered-off state, not sleep mode. Pretty impressive. And much of that speed comes from turning on a laptop's devices (hard disk, ports, etc) in just 1 second. More » -
#pcs
Falcon Northwest Mach V: Fastest PC Yet Runs Crysis at 60FPS
According to Cnet test labs, the Falcon Northwest Mach V is the fastest PC on the planet, beating the Alienware Area-51 ALX. How fast you ask? How about being the first PC ever to hit 60 frames per second running Crysis on the highest graphics preset? Yes. That fast. More » -
#precrime
Homeland Security's 'Hostile Thoughts' Detection System Dubbed FAST, Not Pre-Crime
The Department of Homeland Security's been researching a sensor system that tries to predict "hostile thoughts" in people remotely for a while, but it's just spoken up about developments and renamed the system "Future Attribute Screening Technologies," FAST, which sounds really non-intimidating. It was called "Project Hostile Intent." But check out the technology's supposed powers for a re-think on how intimidating it sounds: it remotely checks people's pulse rate, breathing patterns, skin temperature and momentary facial expressions to see if they're up to no good. More » -
