LaCie announces big drives

LaCie has unveiled the latest addition to its collection of hard drives, the Triple Interface. Each drive is equipped with two FireWire 800 ports 'for speed', one FireWire 400 for computers that don't support 800 and for 'daisy chaining devices' and one Hi-Speed USB 2 port, 'for cross-platform convenience'. The drives include all the necessary cabling, including a DV cable to enable digital footage to be downloaded direct from a camera. ...more

Non-stop gaming kills obese Chinese youth

Obsessive online gaming has claimed another victim after a young man in China collapsed and dies following a marathon gaming session. The 26-year-old man, from the Liaoning Province in North East China, had been playing 'almost all' week during the Chinese Spring Festival, reports the China Daily. Obesity, as well as gaming, was blamed for his death - the man identified only as 'Zhang' weighed 150kg (23. ...more

Scottish kids urged to eat well and play iPods

iPods and Xboxes are among the rewards for Scottish children who eat more healthily. The Scotsman reports that secondary school pupils gain points when they choose a healthier option at lunchtime. Pupils' choices are entered on a smart card to earn points - 15 for a salad but only three for a hot dog, for example. ...more

Nvidia chips in to Sun workstations

Sun Microsystems and Nvidia have announced a partnership to ship Java Workstations with the Quadro high-end graphics hardware on systems running Solaris, Windows and Linux on AMD's 64bit Opteron x86 chips. Sun's W1100z and W2100z workstations will be the first machines to include the new graphics chips as standard. Customers will have the choice of either the Quadro FX 3000, 1100, 500 and 280 solutions. ...more

Mobile industry should learn from Apple, says EMI boss

The mobile phone industry should take a leaf out of Apple's book if it wants to exploit the huge potential for mobile music sales, the chief executive of EMI told the CTIA wireless trade show yesterday. Eric Nicoli said that Apple's iPhone has shown what can be done by putting the customer first. 'Apple makes stuff that people love to own,' he said. ...more