Hatsune Miku And Phantasy Star Dominate Sega's Tokyo Game Show Booth

Instead of Sonic the Hedgehog everything, Sega's Tokyo Game Show booth has two other key series – Phantasy Star and Hatsune Miku. Those two series make up half of Sega's line up.

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Here's what you can check out next week at Sega's booth:

Yakuza Restoration (PS3, PS4)

Phantasy Star Online 2 (PC, Vita)

Phantasy Star Online 2 es (iOS, Android)

Phantasy Star Nova (Video)

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 (3DS)

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd (PS3, Vita)

Puyo Puyo Tetris (PS3, Wii U, Vita, 3DS)

Hero Bank (3DS)

Song Composer 575

Sakatsuku Pro Soccer Club (PS3, Vita)

Sonic Lost World (Wii U, 3DS)

Read more stories about Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd & Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 & Phantasy Star Nova & PlayStation 3 & PlayStation Vita & Yakuza Restoration on Siliconera.

devil survivor 2 s protagonist has his very own nendoroid

As previously reported during following the summer 2013 Wonder Festival, the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 is getting his very own Nendoroid figurine, and it’s up for pre-order now. Take a look at him below, courtesy of the Good Smile Company’s Kahotan blog:

Read more stories about Devil Survivor 2 Anime & Devil Survivor 2: Break Record & Nintendo 3DS on Siliconera.

Targus Announces ACP51US USB docking station

ACP51US USB docking station Connected

Targus has released the ACP51US USB docking station,allowing users to quickly connect their external devices (e.g. externalmonitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, speakers etc) to the laptop.


ACP51US USB docking station



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USB Port for Charging & Security Lock

It is ergonomically designed for comfortable typing and has four USB2.0 ports (2 with High power "Always On" for charging), one Ethernetport, one 24 pin DVI Connector (DVI-D) (for external connection to amonitor), one Speaker Out, one Microphone In and, one Securelock slotand Targus cable lock slot for security. Backed by a 1 year warranty,the ACP51US USB docking station can be purchased from major retailstores or e-tailers at a MSRP of USD 159.99.

Features:

Functionality - USB 2.0 single connection to numerous peripheralsincluding a monitor (DVI), network, audio and up to four USB devicesFeatures - Two "always on" USB ports enable you to keep charging USBdevices even when the docking station is no longer connected to thelaptop, or the laptop enters sleep modeCompatibility - Supports monitor resolutions up to 2048 x 1152; Windows XP, Vista and 7 Compatible; AC adapter requiredErgonomics & Cooling - Raised laptop platform provides typing comfort and improves airflow for coolingRoHS Compliant - Yes News via [Targus]

Apple serait en train de tester SIRI sur d rsquo;autres iDevices

Selon ce site, Apple testerait SIRI sur d’autres iDevices, en l’occurrence l’iPhone 4…

Il est sur que si l’Apple TV intègre SIRI, autant que le plus grand nombre de personnes prennent l’habitude de l’utiliser dans leur quotidien …

Sparkle Introduced Super Clock Technology (SCT)

SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer andsupplier, today announced SPARKLE Super Clock Technology (SCT). Through this newSCT, users will immediately get additional 3D power for their favorite games outof box. GeForce 8 Graphic cards with higher shader clock out of box will delivermore smooth DirectX10 gaming experience with same retail prices.

With an impressive lineup of R&D team, SPARKLE proudly introduced SCT whichis now used in all GeForce 8 Graphic Cards. Instead of simply raising core speedand memory speed, SCT effectively exalts the stream processors' clock to extremefast situation by using NiBiTor software to achieve lightning speed. Detail ofusing NiBiTor software, please refer to the article written by G.F :http://eng.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=3584

Now stream processors which operate shader special effects can furnish a greatnumber of stream processors dependent games with extraordinary 3D renderingmight. By enjoying SCT out of box, our customers can feast their eyes ongorgeous DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 gaming environments without worrying about theastaticism and excess working heat brought by traditional overclocking method.

Now GeForce 8 series graphic cards can deliver ULTRA-realistic DirectX 9 andDirectX 10 gaming experiences and unparalleled image quality with SCT.Thanks tothis SPARKLE exclusive technology, now we can check the performance benefitbrought by overclocking GeForce 8500 GT graphic card's stream processors (shaderclock) below:

From 3DMark05 test result, we can clearly see that the performance raised to7.27% when only overclock the core speed from 600MHz to 650MHz, and if we simplyuse SCT to raise the stream processors (shader clock) from 1300MHz to 1560MHz,the performance raised to 14.55%, and if we use SCT to raise both core speed andstream processors (shader clock) , the performance rocketed to 20.81%.From3DMark 06 test result, we can get similar conclusion. So by using SCT, we canget much more performance benefit compared with traditional core or memoryoverclocking.

“The stream processors play a very important role at DirectX 9 and DirectX 10gaming rendering, so pc gamers can take great advantage from SCT. "said KevinWang, sales director of SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd. "Thanks to our smart RDengineers, SPARKLE can provide much higher shader clock compared with NVIDIAreference boards in all series of GeForce 8 Graphic Cards. Now our consumerscan immediately enjoy the extra performance out of box brought by extreme faststream processors."

Scientists add 'reminder' microchip to prescription drugs

A recent Popular Science (PS) article revealed that there is a new electronic pill supplement system called the “Proteus Digital Health Feedback System”. The microchips, when swallowed, will send data to a Bluetooth evice that keeps track of a patient’s medicine intake. A Dr. George Savage developed the idea along with Andrew Thompson who then took it to an electrical engineer to help develop the idea. The men stated that it was a “blend of MEMS and wireless data transfer.”

The article points out that the World Health Organization figures show approximately 50% of patients fail to use their prescription medicine properly. It was these kinds of figures that lead Savage and Thompson to create the pill, and it took about seven years before a prototype was developed for testing. Their problem was that they needed metals that was safe to ingest, and when swallowed would react with the stomach acids to generate enough electric current to alert an external bluetooth device. The device will keep tabs of what has or has not been swallowed. A special application on the device would then record what medicine and dosage was taken and then store that data on a secured cloud for the medical professional to monitor.

The idea of an electronic pill has been around for a while now with many researchers looking for a usable development of it. In2010, the University of Florida online news website ran an article where a very similar device was being created by their College of Engineering. The device was described to be very similar to the one designed by Dr. Savage and his teammates. Nevertheless, this fact only emphasizes that some type of monitoring system for prescription drugs has been needed for a long time. Prescription drug abuse is at epidemic proportions today, and many doctors are torn about what to do when a patient needs something for their pain. This new delivery system was devised, in part, because most medicines are taken on a patient’s scheduled time, in their own home and without any formal supervision by a medical professional. In the case of those suffering from life threatening illnesses or some major mental disorder, missing a scheduled dose or abusing it can often result in serious harm or even death.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration have approved a placebo version of the device. However, by it not being a drug, the FDA will need to approve each individual drug looking to have the device as part of the active ingredients. So, don’t expect to see this on the market until the end of 2014 or early 2015.

Researchers find 100 million year old spider-attack

Like something out of Jurassic Park, researchers have captured what looks like a spider about to attack a wasp, in a 100 million year old piece of Amber. The wasp had been caught in the spiders web, something evidenced from 15 strands of still intact spiders silk in the amber. The spider had then approached the trapped wasp, but before it could attack, tree sap had fallen onto the web, encasing them both. The tree sap hardened, and over millions of years turned into amber.

The fossil in question

This discovery is the first find of its kind, as no other fossil records have shown an actual spider attack in progress (there are however, records of animals trapped in spider webs, sans the spider). The fossil also contains another spider elsewhere on the web, making it the earliest potential evidence of social behavior in spiders. The fossil was found in a Burmese mine and dated to the early cretaceous period (the last era of dinosaurs), between 97 and 110 million years ago.

Both species, unsurprisingly, are extinct today; however, the wasp belongs to a group whose modern day counterparts parasitize spider eggs. It is possible the older species did as well, which would make the wasps demise a somewhat ironic predicament. The spider belongs to a group of orb weaver spiders.