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USAF orders 2,200 PS3s

In a repeat of March 2008, the United States Air Force recently purchased 2,200 PlayStation 3 consoles. According to a documents posted on the U.S. federal government's procurement website, the purchase of the consoles is to aid the USAF to build a research supercomputer. Having already purchased 300 of the consoles, the Air Force Research Lab wants to expand its capabilities. According to Information Week the USAF has no plans to drop this method, as moving to an alternate platform would cause a duplication of costs. According to Engadget, the PlayStation's cell processors were what attracted the USAF. Read more... (0 comments)


The Green Survival GuideTaylor Helferty

Technology Saves the Environment

I was recently discussing music with a friend and made a comment about how one day, stores like HMV and Sunrise won't carry CDs anymore, but rather cards with coupon codes to download from iTunes or some other online music store. Unless they go out of business altogether. The world is becoming digital, and soon media such as DVDs and CDs may be obsolete. Without us even thinking about the environment, we just created a pretty significant boost to helping it. Read more... (1 comment)