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New Apple Cinema Displays Finally at MWSF 2009?
Mac Rumors - Readers interested in new Apple Cinema Displays may have to wait just a bit longer. Apple has not significantly updated their Cinema Displays in years. Apple currently offers 20", 23" and 30" monitors at $599, $899, and $1799, respectively. While Apple has introduced routine price drops and minor spec improvements, the displays have remained largely unchanged since June 2004.
EC Cuts a Slice of Spectrum for Vehicle-to-vehicle Communication
Engadget - It seems that Dash-like devices that rely on plain old GPRS for two-way vehicle communications could one day be a bit redundant in Europe, as the European Commission has just set aside a slice of spectrum that's intended specifically to let vehicles communicate with each other.
Former Apple Employee Sues Because Steve Jobs Made Him Work too Hard
Valleywag - Former network engineer David Walsh worked at Apple from 1995 to 2007 before finally realizing that when the company tags "senior" on to the front of your title, it doesn't mean much except for more work. Now he's suing Apple for violating California's labor laws.
Over-driven: Why Our Cars Guzzle Gas, What to do About it
ars technica - Gas prices are at an all time high, but fuel economy in the US is lower than it was in the 1990s? Ars takes a look at the tech behind America's most costly addiction, and at what we can do about it.
Radiohead's House of Cards Video Rendered in 3D Using Legos
Gizmodo - Radiohead's latest music video, as you may have heard, didn't use cameras, instead using lasers to capture data that could be presented visually. They then released all that data, allowing people to fiddle around with it.
Is This the World's Greatest Gaming Rig?
Gizmodo - We were jealous when our own Adam Frucci loaded up Gears of War on a 103-inch plasma. But the rig we're showing you today makes Frucci look homeless (which, little known fact, he actually happens to be). Installed in a government office and then misused for one hell of an evening of WoW and Bioshock , the unspecified PC system drives 27 67" HD monitors (40 feet wide and 15 feet high) that equate to a resolution of 12600 x 3150.
