del.icio.us links for June 11, 2007

Week 24 del.icio.us links for June 11, 2007

1. 1 Billion PCs Forecast in 2008 – PCWorld.Com

   While it will have taken 27 years to reach 1 billion PCs, Forrester says it will take only five years to reach the next billion. The analyst firm attributes this boom to lower prices and growing demand as the world population becomes “technology-aware.”

2. New donations keep aid workers airborne in Darfur – UN.Org

   A new infusion of $18 million in donations is enabling humanitarian workers to continue flying to remote locations in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region through October, the UN World Food Programme (WFP), which runs the air operation, said today.

3. Google Rated Bottom For Privacy – TechCunch.Com

   Issue with Google included: * Failure to provide an expungement option for retained data. * Failure to follow generally accepted privacy practices. * unstated or indefinite length of time for data retention, without clear limitation

4. Greener Jet Fuel – Genetically engineered microorganisms could make better jet fuel. – TechnologyReview.Com

   In the United States, about 12 percent of carbon-dioxide emissions come from jet fuel, a rate that is expected to rise as air travel increases. In addition, fuel prices have more than doubled from 2000 to 2006

12 more articles after the Jump

1. Oda pledges funding for new media at Banff TV fest – CBC.ca

   “Warning that Canada’s new media creators are falling behind their counterparts around the globe, Heritage Minister Bev Oda pledged a $29-million renewal of the Canada New Media Fund on Sunday.” – Someone was listening to you

2. Sky TVs Multi-room, Multi-channel HD Server? – AutomatedHome.Co.UK

   “I’ve just been talking to a Sky subby and he said that next year (possible January) Sky will be launching a HD server. 4 LNB inputs, (with) 4 cat5 outputs, 1Tb storage and the facility to record up to 8 channels at once.”…

3. Jano Dual Bike: Beautiful Plywood Concept – Blog.Wired.Com

   The frame is plywood, custom shaped from epoxy and veneer. The curved shapes give it stiffness, and Kaufmann says that the the wood is “is up to 10 times stiffer than fibreglass and nearly 6 times stiffer than a kevlar/epoxy composite”.

4. Tech Digest’s Robot World Cup: Round 1 (first half) – TechDigest:.Com

   Welcome to the Tech Digest Robot World Cup, which is nothing to do with robots trying to play football, and everything to do with a knockout battle between 64 of the coolest robots on the planet.

5. weirdconverter.com

   1 American Female equals 190 cans of soda or 1.48 Jennifer Aniston’s, found via makezine.com

6. Ever Wondered What 128GB of RAM Looks Like? – HipTechBlog.com

   Did Microsoft just increase their minimum spec for the amount of ram needed to run Vista?

7. Twins with 2 mums – This is London.Co.UK

   Eventually, doctors decided that 40-year- old Mrs Bernaba would almost certainly be unable to carry another baby. So they tried implanting eggs fertilised by Mr Bernaba’s sperm into her womb and also into surrogate Mrs Keay’s.

8. Rental Movies Coming To Apple – Techcrunch.Com

   So Apple are now apparently negotiating with major studios for rights to rent movies via iTunes as well. The new service may be coming this Fall, and will cost $2.99 for a 30-day rental.

9. iPhone hype has gadget geeks camping and drooling – Technology – Reuters.Com

   Dilger, a 33-year-old technology consultant from San Francisco, will camp outside an Apple store before the June 29 release of the iPhone, Dilger is a typical buyer, according to Solutions Research Group, based in Toronto.

10. dual wallpapers | dual screen monitor – 3datadesign.com

    Some amazing images, just wish I had a dual screen setup – “All dual-screen wallpapers are available in 3200 x 1200 and 2560 x 1024 resolution single images. Set your wallpaper to ‘Tile’ in order to span one image across two monitors.”

11. Good Looking Ride, and It’s Economical Too. – GreenOptions.Com

    Ken said it costs about $2 to drive the truck 50 miles at a top speed of 70 mph. It’s 24 miles round trip to his job at Northrop Grumman, so he has plenty of power left to run errands. The batteries recharge in 6 to 8 hours from a battery charger in his

12. Homemade Porn a Threat to Adult Film Biz – ABCNews.Go.Com

    Sales and rentals of adult DVDs fell 30 percent in the last two years and sales of Internet-based porn, while still growing, have started to plateau, according to industry estimates.