[H]ardNews 8th Edition

ASUS P4S8X Review:

Lost Circuits has a good write up on the ASUS P4S8X mainboard that you should take a look at. There have been a number of issues with the board that Michael nails down during his review. We looked the same board here. Apparently new BIOS revisions severely hamper overall memory performance, something we have heard time and time again from you guys since our initial review of the board here.

The one thing that strikes out from this review is the impact of the different BIOS revisions on the overall system performance. There are tons of additional benchmarks that we could have posted and that would all show the same, meaning that the higher (later) BIOS revisions literally kill the performance.

Dot.Com Dorms:

Check out this school that has hi-tech dorms for future entrepreneurs….or for future slackers. I’m not sure what I think of this one.

When the technology boom went bust, those dreams seemed to die, too. But rather than disregard the ambitions of its entrepreneurial students, the University of Maryland is encouraging them with the kind of amenities that earlier students could only dream about.

Billiards Tutor:

This is one of those things that makes you say “Wow”, followed closely by “what kinda person…besides Bill Gates, would have that”? Blame Bill Beeler for that one.

An interactive pool table with a laser that points out exactly where the best shots lie has been created by Danish scientists. With the help of a virtual coach called James, it can also lead you through a practice session designed to improve your play.