Thursday, February 12, 2009

You know what's hot? Your mother...board.


In times like these, if you want anything done right, you have to do it yourself! When it comes to computers there is no company that provides a "great" system. The best way to get a reliable system is to build it yourself from scratch. When some people hear this, they immediately think that the task is way out of their abilities. But it is actually very easy and a hell of a lot cheaper. I built my Desktop PC last April with mostly all top end parts and it only cost me about $1300. If you were to buy the exact setup of my build from a company, you would be charged around $2500.

Building your own computer usually saves you around 50% of the cost. Not only can you get yourself a powerful yet cheap machine, you get to choose a beautiful case to put all your parts in. There are so many cases that look simply amazing. And after you get everything set up, you can add lights! I have Red LEDs that react to sound. My whole setup is red. I have my Keyboard with an LED under each key that can shine three different colors. I have my high dpi mouse that glows red. And I have two red light tubes along with red LEDs lighting up my cooling fans.

I built my PC not only to be an extreme form of electronic entertainment, but it is also a work of art.

If anyone is thinking about building their own computer, I recommend the following site to purchase your parts.

www.newegg.com

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Sarcos Powered Exoskeleton

So... this is how it is. Sarcos, a crazy ass company that builds robotics, came up with a powered suit that makes humans more powerful than fucking Megaman.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ4J69EEpu4


Ever dream of being like Iron man? Well I'm sure you will be able to but it will cost you an arm and a leg. But it will also give you superhuman strength.

It will never be available at a reasonable price and most likely will only be used by the military. As of now, there is no way to power the suit without a physical cord connecting to a massive power supply. Raytheon, a defense contractor, bought the company Sarcos and now owns the rights to this power suit.

"Built from a combination of sensors, actuators and controllers, the futuristic suit enables a user to easily carry a man on his back or lift 200 pounds several hundred times without tiring. Yet, the suit, which is being developed for the U.S. Army, is also agile enough to let its wearer kick a soccer ball, punch a speed bag, or climb stairs and ramps with ease." -Raytheon Co.

I feel this suit is a huge step towards a robotic world. But I also feel that the more technology man comes up with, the worse our world will become. Technology breeds power. Power breeds war. War breeds death.