SanDisk has developed an advanced flash filesystem that will have the potential to increase the operation of next generation Solid State Drives by 100 times over existing systems.

Called ExtremeFFS, Sandisk’s new technology operates on a page-based algorithm, which means there is no fixed coupling between physical and logical location.  When data needs to be written, the drive will put it where it is most convenient and efficient, resulting to tremendous improvement in random write performance by up to 100 times.

Sandisk will ship products carrying the ExtremeFFS technology sometime next year.

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Samsung has released the RFG299 French Door Refrigerator with a 7-inch touchscreen LCD.  The new Refrigerator is the industry’s largest internal storage at 28.5 cu. ft. in a standard footprint. The 7″ LCD touchscreen allows owners to control the refrigerator’s temperature, monitor its water filter status, access integrated calendars, schedules, photos, nutrition facts and unit conversions. The RFG299 Refrigerator uses Energy Star compliant LED lighting for great energy savings and brighter lighting.

The Samsung RFG299 is now available in black and white and stainless platinum colors for $3,099.

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Intel demonstrated the world’s first working Moorestown platform at the 2008 Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Taipei, Taiwan.

Codenamed “Lincroft”, the Moorestown is a system on a chip (SoC) that incorporates a 45nm processor, graphics, memory controller, an I/O hub codenamed “Langwell” and other components in a single silicon chip

Intel claims that a large range of wireless technologies will be supported by Moorestown like 3G, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, and mobile TV. Intel also announced that they plan to work with Ericsson to develop HSPA data modules that will be optimized for Moorestown.

Intel claims that Moorestown-based devices will use as little as one-tenth the power than an Atom processor-based mobile devices will use.

Moorestown will be released sometime between 2009 and 2010.

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Intel is now offering the X25-E Extreme SATA Solid-State Drive, their highest- performing solid-state drive (SSD) designed for both server and workstation. The 2.5-inch form factor X25-E SSD is designed for intense computing workload measured in IOPS and it will increase server and workstation performance by 100x compared to traditional hard-drives.

The X-25E is capable of 35,000 IOPS (Input/Output Per Second; 4KB Random ), 3,300 IOPS (4KB Random Write) and 75ms read latency. Active power draw is just 2.4 watts, and it’s capable of up to 250MB/s sequential read speeds and up to 170MB/s sequential write speeds.

The 32GB capacity drive is now available at $695 for quantities up to 1,000 while the 64GB version will become available in the first quarter of 2009. Intel’s latest SSD uses 50nm single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash memory technology.

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Global IP Solutions (GIPS) , a leading provider of IP multimedia processing solutions, launched the GIPS VideoEngine Mobile, an application that enables peer-to-peer video calling and multi-point video conferencing for Windows Mobile-based phones. GIPS VideoEngine Mobile enables wireless carriers, application developers and mobile handset manufacturers to provide high-quality video calls, even under adverse network conditions.

“Today’s mobile phone users demand the best in quality and rich functionality, which is why there is an enormous opportunity for application developers and wireless carriers to offer real-time video calls to the masses,” said Emerick Woods, GIPS’ Chief Executive Officer. “Our expertise in enabling IP communications will allow mobile phone users the highest quality video calling experience possible.”

The application leverages GIPS capabilities in managing network effects and hardware limitations so that users can experience good quality video calls.

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Michael Phelps, an American swimmer and 14-time Olympic gold medalist who holds the record for the most gold medals won at a single Olympics. Phelps has won 16 Olympic medals, six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and an amazing eight gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Do you know that you can swim faster than Michael Phelps? Well, if you are an ordinary swimmer, you have to use Lunocet monofin gear to do it.  Lunocet Monofin is a 2.5lbs, 42-inch carbon-fiber swimming gear that acts much like a dolphin tail. Specialists estimated that Phelps swims at around 5MPH, but with the Lunocet monofin, you can go as far as 8MPH. So if you want to beat Michael Phelps, the easiest and fastest solution is to purchase this gear for $1250 up to $1800 rather than going through a lot of training.

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