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1. Comment - Philips Ready to Enter DVR Market

   (Sep 4, 2007 - 6:13 PM)

   The title of the article is somewhat confusing to me given the fact that my 7 year old TiVo Series 1 box was manufactured by Philips.

2. Comment - Sun's New UltraSPARC T2 Has 64 Threads

   (Aug 8, 2007 - 6:53 PM)

   Small correction: it is called chip multi-threading (not chip multi-threaded). The key message around throughput computing that Sun has been advocating for a while is not really spelled out in this review. (To sum up in a few words: in a not so distant future the exponential growth of communicating devices will require architectures that can process lot of data, decrypt it, process it, encrypt it and send it again). This is where a processor like the T2 fits into that vision. (I am not trying to judge whether this vision is right or wrong). The T2 has two 10 GB Ethernet interface on the chip and 1 crypto accellerator/processor core. Comparing the SPECint benchmark of this chip to an HP Server is not fair given the typical workload of server machines. It is unknown at this point what kind of performance you would see if you had taken into account moving/encrypting/decrypting data as well (once Sun comes out with a T2 system, then you could those comparisons as well). Those running data centers are also interested in the electric consumption of these systems: would the HP server fare there as well as systems with the T2 chip? Time will tell.

3. Comment - Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard Goes Wireless

   (Jun 19, 2007 - 1:23 PM)

   Could someone explain why using the 2.4GHz frequency means less interference? Isn't that the frequency that 802.11g/n devices use?

4. Comment - Sony Throws Support Behind HD Radio

   (May 29, 2007 - 12:43 PM)

   Is "Xplod" really the best name for Sony's product line of car audio products considering their battery problems last year?

5. Comment - Viacom to Promote YouTube-like Features on Sites

   (Feb 9, 2007 - 7:22 PM)

   I don't know about you, but both The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are high on my list.