Daily Archives: 11.11.2014

The Century-Old Machine That Gave Us MP3s and JPEGs

By Jamie Condliffe

Back in 1894, Olaus Henrici invented a machine called the Harmonic Analyzer. Way ahead of its time, it could pick out all the individual frequencies that make up complex sound waves—a technique we now rely on for everything from compressed audio to digital images.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/TZXI8qcTPTg/the-century-old-machine-that-gave-us-mp3s-and-jpegs-1657267850

      

Bazinga! ‘The Big Bang Theory’ gets official Lego set

By Bonnie Burton The results are in! Nerds and birds are the big winners in the latest official Lego approvals with “The Big Bang Theory” and Lego Birds Project to be new official sets.

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/405acc48/sc/28/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Cbazinga0Ethe0Ebig0Ebang0Etheory0Egets0Eofficial0Elego0Eset0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

Videogame heavyweights get together to launch The Game Awards

By Michelle Starr Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and major games publishers have teamed up to back a new annual video game awards show: The Game Awards.
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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/4059e245/sc/27/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Cvideogame0Eheavyweights0Eget0Etogether0Eto0Elaunch0Ethe0Egame0Eawards0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

Videogame heavyweights get together to launch The Game Awards

By Michelle Starr Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and major games publishers have teamed up to back a new annual video game awards show: The Game Awards.
…read more

Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/4059e245/sc/27/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Cvideogame0Eheavyweights0Eget0Etogether0Eto0Elaunch0Ethe0Egame0Eawards0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm