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Minggu, 25 Desember 2011

Latest Posts on Coolest Gadgets

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 10:51 AM PST

Imagine a server farm – you would probably have rows and rows of computers in mind, where they not only make sure websites all over the world will continue to work as usual and for most of the time, but also the immense amount of heat that they generate. If you have watched Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, you would know what I am talking about, no spoilers here, sorry. To make sure the mercury remains within manageable means so that the computer components do not fry themselves, immense amount of energy is required to power whatever cooling solutions are in place.

As most of us know by now, Scandinavian countries do tend to be on the green side, as well as their corporations. IKEA of Sweden is a fine example, and Norway’s Green Mountain Data Center might soon be another idea for other server farms to emulate. Its developers claim that it is the world’s greenest server farm, where it will pipe cool water from a nearby fjord into the mountain halls which will actually keep the server racks in place. This will directly do away with the need for power-hungry electric chillers.

Sounds like a great idea, Norwegians, but what about most of the other parts of the world that do not have a single fjord in the vicinity? What other kinds of choices do they have? I guess that is just a rethorical question, but let us bring our focus back to the Green Mountain Data Center. It will remain housed within a former NATO ammo store that is located inside a mountain on the edge of Boknafjord in Norway’s Rogaland county. Water will be sourced directly from the fjord throughout the year, where it will have a temperature of 46 degrees Fahrenheit (8 degrees Celsius).

It is said that this method of free cooling will offer Green Mountain a “world class” power usage effectiveness, which will in the end help reduce the cost of operation by up to 30%. Not only that, the Green Mountain facility is said to not emit any carbon emissions at all. To make sure it works as planned, the electricity supply will be fed directly from three separate power stations. Green Mountain occupies 226,000 sq ft (21,000 sq m) spread over “3 x 2 floors of Mountain Halls”, which would more or less equal to a trio of two-story halls.

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Evian bottles get the Star Wars touch

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 10:49 AM PST

Just how many kinds of cash cows do you think George Lucas owns? Well, actually he does not need that many, only one, and that ought to be more than good enough for some of the poorest countries in the world to form bulk of their GDP. I am talking about the Star Wars franchise, where the first three films really made sure that it established a global fan base, and most recently at the turn of the century, the second trilogy would have roped in a whole new generation of Star Wars fans who will most probably be able to identify a sliver of that kind of ‘magic’ that their parents spoke about when they first watched Star Wars all the way back in 1977.

Well, six films in the entire space opera has spawned its fair share of merchandise, allowing George Lucas to literally swim in a pool of money without missing a beat. Just which product line or idea has yet to feature a Star Wars theme or character? Coming up with an example would be pretty hard, as you will find not only officially licensed Star Wars products, but fan made features as well. Here we are with Evian bottles that have received the seemingly magical Star Wars touch. Find out more about these bottles after the jump.

French luxury mineral water brand Evian engaged designer Many Brenchys to deliver these Star Wars themed bottles of mineral water to the masses, where these bottles were specially designed to resemble famous Star Wars characters as well as lightsabers, while increasing the final sticker price on these bottles by $2. That is not too much to ask if you are a collector, is it?

With the 3D version of the Phantom Menace being released next year, you can more or less guess that this is going to be a blockbuster as with its predecessors, never mind that the storyline is super weak with Jar Jar Binks inside. Expect a 3D Blu-ray edition to be released after that, and it does lead me to wonder – how does George Lucas intend to spend all of his wealth in the long term?

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