Motion Detector That Also Has 'Eyes'

A new motion detector from Siemens can not only sense the body heat of suspicious individuals — it can also see them.

The “Eyetec” system is equipped with an infrared detector that’s complemented by an optical sensor capable of recognizing motion patterns up to 15 meters away. Sophisticated algorithms are used to evaluate these patterns and determine their relative plausibility.

If an alarm is triggered, the detector archives the images so that they can later be used to trace the cause of an incident. At the International Fire and Security Exhibition and Conference (IFSEC) in Birmingham, Eyetec recently was honored with the Security Industry Award.

Developed by Siemens Building Technologies, Eyetec is the world’s only dual-principle motion detector that combines infrared and optical sensor technology. Because of this combination, the system almost eliminates the risk of false alarms. And while many conventional motion detectors only notice infrared radiation, such as that caused by body heat, the Optical Detection System (ODS) installed in Eyetec employs a CMOS sensor and fuzzy logic to also determine an object’s size, speed and direction of travel. The IRO Com Tool software allows users to set the conditions for triggering an alarm, either directly at the detector or at a PC.

This makes it possible to prevent animals from triggering the alarm, because their size doesn’t correspond to that of human beings. The detector can also be set to trigger an alarm if it senses people walking in a particular direction. This means, for example, that museum staff can monitor if visitors actually leave the exhibition rooms after it is announced that the museum is closing for the day. In addition, the user can freely define specific surveillance zones.

By marking certain areas on a live image of a monitored room, for example, the user can allow people to enter these zones without triggering the alarm. This would allow museum visitors to walk freely around exhibits positioned at various points in a room. The detector notices if anyone attempts to block or cover the sensor monitoring the room. Thanks to its anti-blocking function, the detector immediately triggers the alarm if its field of vision is blocked in any way.

Source: Siemens

EVGA Unveils EVBot Overclocking Tool

EVGA EVBot Overclocking Tool

Overclockers rejoice! EVGAhas launched the EVBot Overclocking Tool, a Plug and Play device that allows enthusiasts to push their systems to the limit easily.








The EVBot allows users to adjust CPU voltages, clock frequencies, PCIefrequencies, bus speeds and a host of other important parameters on the fly, realizing the full potential oftheir motherboards* and graphic cards*. It is simple to use and doesn’trequire the installation of any drivers or software. It can bepurchased from major retailers and e-tailers (offer price on EVGAstore: USD 79) now at a MSRP of USD 99.


Features:

On the fly voltage adjustmentOn the fly clock frequency adjustmentNo software required, no CPU overheadOpt Booster max's out your CPU for extreme benchmarksSupports select EVGA motherboards and graphics cardsConnect up to 4 individual EVGA products
*Supported EVGA Products:

EVGA X58 Classified 4-Way MotherboardEVGA X58 Classified MotherboardEVGA P55 Classified MotherboardEVGA P55 FTW 200 MotherboardEVGA P55 FTW MotherboardEVGA GTX 285 Classified Graphics Card
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Elpida 800Mbps 256MB DDR2 SDRAM

Elpida Memory, Inc. (Elpida), Japan's leading global supplier of DynamicRandom Access Memory (DRAM), today announced the industry's first 256 MegabitDDR2 SDRAM devices that achieve 800 Megabits per second (Mbps) operation. Themonolithic devices are available in either x 8- or x 16-bit widths and areintended for use in DDR2 Unbuffered Dual In-line Memory Modules (DIMMs) targetedfor the high-end PC market. The devices underwent evaluation and have gained thesupport of several Taiwanese module manufacturers, A-DATA Technology andTranscend Information Inc.

"As a module maker, we require cutting-edge, high-performance DRAM devices thatkeep us at ahead of market demand," said Simon Chen, Chairman of A-DATA. "Elpida's256 Megabit DDR2 800 Mbps devices provide superior performance allowing us tomeet the speed demands dictated by our high-end PC customers, especially thosein niche markets such as gaming."

"800 Mbps is a major milestone for DDR2 SDRAM," said Jun Kitano, Director ofTechnical Marketing for Elpida Memory (USA). "It is an ideal match for thelatest processor front-side bus, allowing PCs to maximize data throughput at arate that is faster than ever before possible. Elpida's ability to offercustomers advanced DRAM products reinforces our position as industry leader inDRAM development and technology."

"Our customers in the PC market are quickly increasing demand for high-speedDDR2 SDRAM," said Benjamin Tzou, R&D Manager at Transcend. "As a modulemanufacturer, we must supply stable, high-performance products and Elpida'sdevices meet this challenge. Our evaluation of the 800 Mbps devices yieldedexcellent results in both performance and power consumption, two elements thatare crucial in the PC industry."

800 Mbps 256 Megabit DDR2 SDRAM - Technical Details
Elpida's 256 Megabit DDR2 devices (Part numbers: EDE2508ABSE, EDE2516ABSE) areorganized as 8M words x 8-bits x 4 banks and 4M words x 16-bits x 4 banks,respectively. They are produced using Elpida's advanced 0.10-micron processtechnology and are available in 60-ball FBGA (EDE2508ABSE) and 84-ball FBGA(EDE2516ABSE) packages. The devices feature low, 1.85 volt operation with aburst length of 4, 8 and CAS Latency (CL) of 5.

Availability
Elpida's 256 Megabit, x 8-bit DDR2 SDRAM device is (Part number: EDE2508ABSE,)currently sampling to customers. The x 16-bit device (Part number: EDE2516ABSE)samples will be available in early April 2005. Volume production for bothdevices is expected in May 2005.

EPoX EP-5LDA+GLI Board

At the end of June 2005, Intel released the latest Express Chipset V the i945series, EPoX also delivered the EP-5LDA+GLI board based on the i945P to combinewith the high performance Pentium D processor and the technology and beneficialfeatures for applications on both business and gaming systems. Empowering theexcellent technology for MB design and extending the package artwork of theunique " Elemental" series, outstanding innovative functions on 3D applicationswith "GLi" -PCI-E X16 type slots*2, must unveil the trend for the newapplication..

Tremendous design
" Piston V" 5 phase electric current.

In order to strengthen the support of Intel 775 Pentium series CPU, EPoXprovides the "Piston V" for 5 phase electronic current to support the needs ofthe new generation platform. This is especially suited to dual core CPUs (8XXseries from Intel), the slowest of these particular processors needs in excessof 100W!!!. And Piston V not only cools the temperature of the system but alsocan make the power supply to the CPU more stable than ever before. In additionto "Piston V", EPoX also uses solid state capacitors to enhance further thestability of the performance when be overclocked.

945P Express Chipset features

Intel i945P Express chipset sports all of the latest technologies; PCI-e X16 VGAslot can deliver greater than 3.5 times the bandwidth of the traditional AGP8Xinterface and supports high performance graphics card like the nVidia 7800 or6800series. EP-5LDA+ GLi not only offers the standard specified 1 x PCI-E X16slot, but also adds another X16 type slot to support the application ofMulti-View in upto 4 monitors aswell as an SLi type mode for enhancedperformance. Alongside the PCI-e innovation, EPoX also applies the new ICH7Rsouth bridge for complete Intel Matrix Storage technology with RAID solutionlike RAID0,1,5 &10. Complementing the outstanding performance and storageoffered, DDRII 667 is employed and offers up to 10.7GB/s of bandwidth and 8GBmemory addressability. This really is the future today as a perfect platform for64bit computing environments and with upto 20% performance benefits over itspredecessor the Intel i915P chipset.

Superior features from EPoX "Thunder Probe" and "Power Pack. Accessorybundle.

"Power Pack" is now a steadfast trademark of the EPoX image for power users.It provides "Thermo Stick" (for measurement of any required temperature in BIOSand Windows) and powerful heatsinks to help users cool down their systemtemperature more easily. An Awesome new Windows GUI called "Thunder Probe"provides highly detailed temperature evaluation and automated fan speed controlto minimize system noise whilst maximizing cooling efficiency. Besides thesefeatures, Ghost Monitor also enhances the convenience of monitoring whateveryour system doing. "LEDION" also highlights the warning for power failures fromVGA, CPU & DIMM slot by stunning LEDs. All of these excellent features mustattract more users to love this highly innovative board.

Specification Summary:

Supports Intel CPU EM64 / Pentium D Dual Core
Powerful Piston V for 5 phase electric current
Provides GLI function for PCI-E X16 *2 slots,(PCI-E x16*1 & PCI-E X4*1)
DDRII 667 slot for dual channel, Max capacities up to 8Gb
Support SATA II connectors for 4 devices.
Intel Matrix storage for RAID0,1,10,5
EPoX features such as HW monitors Thunder Probe & Ghost Monitor
POST PORT Debug function and LEDION power debug system

FBI crack down on quot;Carder Profit quot; credit debit card fraud

Twenty-four suspected hackers has been either probed or arrested by U.S. law enforcements. The FBI has tracked down various computer criminals that are responsible for over $205 million in credit/debit card fraud.

Eleven of the suspected cyber criminals are from the United States, and the thirteen others are from Europe and Asia. The suspects are all men ranging from eighteen to twenty-five years of age. Many of these men were involved in a credit card forum which distributed credit/debit card numbers for fraudulent purposes.

Two men in New York have already been arrested, and are scheduled to appear in court next Tuesday. Suspects in the huge crackdown may face up to 40 years in prison for charges ranging from conspiracy to wiring of fraudulent charges.

One of the higher profile suspect, Mir Islam-also known as “JoshTheGod”, has been charged with releasing 50,000 stolen credit card numbers. He is also reported to have admitted to helping UgNazi hack Twitter last week.

The credit card forum which the men operated in was, aptly called “Carder Profit”, created in June 2010, but it was shut down in May after the FBI crack down.

Source: Reuters.com

Atari game sells for $33,000

A few weeks back, Harv Bennet noticed a photo of an Atari blog of one of the rarest games for the console, Air Raid. Air Raid, the only game released by developer Men-A-Vision, had a very limited distribution, and thus often sells at auction for thousands of dollars. The photo Bennet saw was of the only known copy of the game to have both the cartridge and box intact. The game had sold for $30,000 dollars, and Bennet recalled that hed once owned a copy of the game.

This might as well have been made of solid gold

Bennet dug around in his attic, and then found his old copy; this one with box and cartridge, as well as instruction manual intact. This made his copy the only truly complete packaging of the game known in existence, and so, he put it up for auction. The price reached $17,000 dollars, but in the final moments of bidding, it skyrocketed. When bidding was over, Harv Bennet was $33,433 richer.

Bennet has stated that hell be using the cash to help fix up his daughters house. One cant help but wonder what games will be worth a similar fortune in the future.

Apple May Start Off w Pentium M Yonah

Apple will use Intel processors in its Macintosh computers starting in 2006. The first Apple systems in 2006 will use Intel's Pentium M processor. The Pentium M uses the same x86 architecture as the Pentium 4, but consumes far less power than Pentium 4 chips and its design philosophy is expected to be the model for Intel's future processors. Jobs justified the move away from the PowerPC architecture to Intel's x86 architecture based largely on Intel's ability to deliver a high-performance per watt ratio compared to IBM's future chips. This would tend to favor the Pentium M, which is just as powerful as high-end Pentium 4 processors yet uses far less power. Pentium M product Intel plans to launch in early 2006, the dual-core Yonah processor, could be an industry leader in performance per watt at that point.