MooPig City Desk :: "Xbox 720 Specs Reportedly Leaked"

retrieved by Pat Darnell, rumors by Others  |  Jan 25, 2013  |  Bryan TX

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How many of us get our hopes up that something huge, miraculous and material will happen to us? Well, it happens to us every December 25th, when we wake up and look under the tree. Yes?

This Christmas, 2013, may be one of those earmark years. The successor of the XBOX 360 may become available for discretionary spending in 2013. Like it or not, we at MooPig Economic Development Department and our Twelve Days of Wisdom Department will help spread the rumor starting now and all the way up to the rumored event. Yes, we might see the XBOX 720, the next generation of XBOX, emerging in November '13.

Since MooPig Enterprises tends to recognize things long after they have run their course of usefulness, we thought 'this time we will get in on the beginning of the rumor mill. Yes, MooPig has lifted itself out of the flea market category, and into the mega blitz marketing of gaming consoles.

MooPig recently took courses to help it re-fashion its image. Did you know there are self-harm groups for web-sites? Yes, there are.

Okay, it turns out, the rumor mill announces the XBOX 720 ... and even shows a diagram of its 'architecture.' What they are saying is that this console plus a big screen will have to get you through the next decade.

Xbox 720 Specs Reportedly Leaked | Maximum PC: "The first reports about the Xbox 720 (or whatever Microsoft’s next-gen console ends up being called) began appearing as early as 2006, even prompting Microsoft EMEA (European, Middle East, and Africa) vice president Chris Lewis to plead for “a chance to catch a breath” when asked about the Xbox 360’s successor during an interview in October that year. Now that Microsoft has had more than enough time to do so,  people are growing restless. And when that happens, the rumor mill experiences heightened activity."

'via Blog this'

The VGLeaks rumors also say the "Durango" codenamed Xbox will feature a high-end Blu-ray Disc drive as well as Gigabit Ethernet connectivity.

In other previous reports just prior to the E3 2012, a Microsoft executive, Yusuf Mehdi, wrote in a blog about the Xboz 720 saying: "We've got ideas for making all the entertainment you love more personal, interactive and social across the devices you love—and on the phenomenal Windows 8 devices that are to come."


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http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/xbox_720_specs_reportedly_leaked_and_other_rumors800
http://www.christianpost.com/news/xbox-720-specs-release-rumors-suggest-features-will-include-8-core-processor-8gb-ram-88834/
http://gnli.christianpost.com/video/xbox-720-review-8297

MooPig Trade Show Department :: "Reviewing CES 2013"

Another Opening, Another Show
by Pat Darnell | Jan 20, 2013 | Bryan TX

The International Consumer Electronics Show is innovation. However, CES, January 6th through 11th, 2013, has been criticized as "lacking" in luster. Several reasons make it so: manufacturers have their own time tables for moving their new products. Such as Microsoft, who released Windows 8 in October 2012, and all the innovative, new laptops followed. All happening before the trade show and exposition.

In the past new products were most often showcased at the CES which has been in January over the years. Here are some of the innovative products you can expect in the coming months.

These items caught the eye of the poor bastards down in MooPig's Electronics Department in the basement.

Huh?

Tactus' morphing touchscreen was quite likely our all-around favorite device at the show. It combines a great idea with interesting potential and that full-on science fiction wow when you first see the "keyboard" inflate. Tactus hopes to see products shipping with its tactile touchscreen this year in devices ranging from phones to devices for the visually impaired. We wish them well and look forward to checking out what may eventually come of this technology.

At first glance the HAPILABS HAPIfork seems more novelty than tech -- and may well prove to be -- but it definitely stepped away from the norm and garnered a pile of attention. The idea is you use the fork as you normally would, but it keeps track of how long you eat, how quickly and how many bites you take. It then shares these metrics with a Runtastic-like site. Eat too quickly and the fork or spoon -- the end is detachable -- will vibrate to let you know to slow down a touch. The $99 HAPIfork ships in Q2 this year.

CES 2013: top 10 moments | News | TechRadar: " Xi3 Corporation and Valve talk Steam-powered Piston Gaming is usually a sideshow at CES, but it stole major spotlight this year thanks to an announcement by Valve. The company chosen to be Valve's first public partner in this venture is the Xi3 Corporation. Xi3 has a CES presence, too. They showed off the Piston, said to be the fruit of their partnership with Valve.

While their representatives wouldn't talk specs or availability, or even refer to the prototype as a Steam Box, Xi3 already has powerful and compact systems on the market. Like the rest of the gaming community, our curiosity was piqued. The possibility of a machine like this bringing PC gaming to the living room, and competing with the upcoming Xbox 720 and PS4 is beyond exciting."

'via Blog this'

Playing around with ThinkGeek's table full of toys was unquestionably a highlight of 2013 CES experience, which is (thankfully) nearly at an end. In amongst the always awesome licensed Star Trek and Star Wars toys was the Princip Interactive LED Futuro Cube, a strange game device created with ThinkGeek. The device brings to mind the Rubik's Cube, if only because its a geometrical puzzle game. In place of colored squares are a series of different colored LED lights.

Like Rubik's famous three-dimensional toy, the Futuro isn't particularly easy to master. It has a menu system and offers up a series of audible commands to access its different games. Getting started takes a quick shake and it can be put to sleep with couple of taps. There's also a USB port on one side for downloading software updates, including new games.

Nokia is here to show that the maker community isn’t alone in its love for 3D printing. The mobile phone maker has released a 3D-printing Development Kit, cutely named 3DK for short, that gives people the files and information they need to print a custom Lumia 820 back case.

The company is essentially making it possible for its users to tailor their phone to their tastes, an unusual move in a space where companies exert tight control over their technologies and design innovations. Nokia is, according to Nokia, the first major phone company to do this.

It released the files for the Lumia 820 back shell on Friday. They can be found on the company’s developer site here, here and here.




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http://www.techradar.com/us/news/computing/ces-2013-top-10-moments-1111489
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/14/ces-2013-best-of-show-roundup/
http://www.engadget.com/tag/ces+2013/
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2013/01/10-best-gadgets-of-ces-2013.html
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gadgets/forget-ces-2013-heres-whats-coming-at-ces-2014/
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/01/gadget-lab-show-ces-samsung-galaxy-camera/
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/14/tech/gaming-gadgets/ces-roundup-2013/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_us+(RSS%3A+U.S.)
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/01/the-best-of-ces-2013/
http://www.engadget.com/tag/HAPILABS/
http://www.engadget.com/tag/Tactus/
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/gaming/consoles/valve-unveils-first-steam-box-hardware-for-big-screen-gaming-1123543
http://www.engadget.com/tag/ThinkGeek/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/11/thinkgeek-interview/

Facebook Hacker Cup: Seeking a world champion hacker - Jan. 4, 2012

Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Jan 6, 2012 | Bryan TX

[PHOTO LINK] Like a turtle hatching, this young man is the first faceBook Hacker Champ...

Facebook Hacker Cup: Seeking a world champion hacker - Jan. 4, 2012: "Facebook prides itself on its hacker culture, and dangles coding puzzles on its recruiting page with the slogan: "Solve programming challenges. Get a phone interview." The company frequently holds marathon staff hackathons as part of its product-development process.
Facebook also likes to crowdsource its site hacking. In August, the social network launched a "bug bounty" security initiative, inviting security researchers to send details of any Facebook vulnerabilities they uncover. Facebook offers up a finder's fee of at least $500 to those who find security holes."

At faceBook's First Hackers' Parade this happened:

• Contestants by country included:
• 7 hackers from Poland,
• 6 from Russia,
• 4 from the U.S.,
• 2 from Japan, and
• One each from China, Germany, The Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland and Ukraine.
• The vast majority of the hackers were running Windows with Cygwin, a suite of tools that give Linux feel and functionality to a Windows OS.
• Exactly zero hackers were using Macs.
• Although several women made it into the later rounds, the final 25 hackers were all men.
• Most of the hackers were in their mid-twenties and have been writing software for years.

Where most fail to learn skills that would help them to be online, some are born to these skills. Algorithms  seem to fly in our faces on faceBook, but not for these gifted few.

'via Blog this'

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http://whatthenerd.com/facebook-hacker-cup-2011-winners/
http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/04/technology/facebook_hacker_cup/index.htm?iid=Popular

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MooPig Report from the Middle :: Radiation From Cell Phones and WiFi Are Making People Sick -- Are We All at Risk? | Environment | AlterNet

Next Big Th'ang -- Gaming the System
Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Dec 4, 2011 | Bryan, TX

[Picture LINK] "Cell towers are everywhere, but some are more conspicuous than others."

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It's January 1990, during the pioneer build-out of mobile phone service. A cell tower goes up 800 feet from the house of Alison Rall, in Mansfield, Ohio, where she and her husband run a 160-acre dairy farm.

The cell phone industry's lobbying organization, CTIA-The Wireless Association, assures the public that cell phone radiation is safe, citing studies -- many of them funded by the telecom industry -- that show no risk.

SUMMARY  | The evidence about the long-term public health risks of exposure to RF-EMFs may be contradictory. Yet it is clear that some people are getting sick when heavily exposed to the new radiofrequencies. And we are not listening to their complaints. ... "

If you want your industry to survive the litigation of thangs' like "probable health Risks"... you can game the system by loading it up with product appraisals in your favor. And do it before word gets out.

EHS, Electromagnetic Hyper-Sensitivity
Radiation From Cell Phones and WiFi Are Making People Sick -- Are We All at Risk? | Environment | AlterNet:

EXCERPT  |  ... "Hertz soon discovered there were other people like her: "Electrosensitives," they call themselves. To be sure, they comprise a tortured minority, often misunderstood and isolated. They share their stories at online forums like Smartmeters.org, the EMF Safety Network, and the Electrosensitive Society. "

Levitt recently compiled some of the most damning studies of the health effects from cell towers in a report for the International Commission on Electromagnetic Safety in Italy. "Some populations are reacting poorly when living or working within 1,500 feet of a cell tower," Levitt tells me. Several studies she cited found an increase in headaches, rashes, tremors, sleep disturbances, dizziness, concentration problems, and memory changes.

We're biological and chemical beings too, and we know that we can develop allergies to certain biological and chemical compounds. Why wouldn't we also find there are allergies to EM fields? Shouldn't every chemical be tested for its effects on human beings? Well, the same could be said for each frequency of RF radiation." ... "

'via Blog this'
That's our cautionary retrieved report for today: from the Middle where men are good looking, women are strong, and children are living the life.

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http://www.alternet.org/environment/153299/radiation_from_cell_phones_and_wifi_are_making_people_sick_--_are_we_all_at_risk?page=entire

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MooPig's Favorite blogs Department: Painting a Day

Carol Marine's

Monday, January 12, 2009

"The Others"

I got an email this morning from an Orangeaholic. Yes, you read that right. I have been blogged about on an all orange, all the time blog. Because I used orange in my paintings. What I am wondering is, if there is an Orange Fan Club, where is the GREEN Fan Club? Being that it is a superior color and all ... not that I'm partial.

Regarding yesterday's post, I did fix the painting, but my photo of it was blurry and I didn't notice in time to take another. So I will do it tomorrow.

Labels: 6"x6" - oil on canvas

posted by Carol Marine

MooPig's Favorite blogs Department: ATLAS Shrugs

Atlas Shrugs

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

WEBLOG AWARDS: SHWEEET VICTORY BABY ATLAS BEATS LGF!

THE WEBLOG AWARDS ARE OVUH!

Ah ...the sweet taste of victory. First, let me say I want to congratulate the first place winner, the Canadian blog that took first place, Small Dead Animals. WOOT! If Atlas didn't have a horse in this race, I would have voted for Kate. She has a sharp blog (Canadian conservative) and she beat Ace! Poetic justice! Ace, snarky misogynist (this is the guy, when introduced to me at CPAC 2007, the first thing he ever said to me was 'you got nice jugs ' - true story. Needless to say, it was the last time I ever spoke to him). ACE WAS BEATEN BY A GIRL. I love that.

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Head Wide Open

Sunday, December 14, 2008

This Land Is Your Land: America In The Eye Of The Beholder

1944 Nazi propaganda poster. Unknown if irony of Nazis satirizing Americans for being racist was intentional.

I went in search of astral America, not social and cultural America, but the America of the empty, absolute freedom of the freeways, not the deep America of mores and mentalities, but the America of desert speed, of motels and mineral surfaces. I looked for it in the speed of the screenplay, in the indifferent reflex of television, in the film of days and nights projected across an empty space, in the marvellously affectless succession of signs, images, faces, and ritual acts on the road; looked for what was nearest to the nuclear and enucleated universe, a universe which is virtually our own, right down to its European cottages. I sought the finished form of the future catastrophe.

- Jean Baudrillard, America

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It Ain't always the Blog; it's the Comments
by Pat Darnell

ZAIUS Nation


Monday, January 12, 2009 The U.S. Air Force has created an Anti-Blogger Blogging Device!

Ha! Do those dickwads in the Emerging Technology Division of the AFPAA (Air Force Public Affairs Agency) realllly think aircraft mechanics can identify postings that are "satirical" in nature-- without an Air Force Web Post Assessment tool??
I think not!

I'd comment, but I am on a DoD system right now.
The whole chart seems to hit right above "Happy Underpants" :-)

I'm sure somehow that Ricardo Montalban figures into this.
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I wrote that comment before the news of his death. I'm starting to get the feeling that somehow if I mention a famous person he or she will pass away. "Dick Cheney."

Michael Hart: Indeed! Without their Air Force Web Post Assessment tool, they are helpless against the blogosphere's wit!
Darius Whiteplume: Ack! The Air Force has picked up my Happy Underpants on RADAR!
Odile: Don't worry, they can't get past my blogospherical defenses!
Dean Wormer: We shall all miss Ricardo Montalban.
Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney.