Astrophotography. English Russia » Fall Out for Real. Posted on July 6, 2009 by There are a lot of fans of “Fallout” game across the world.
In Russia this electronic entertainment piece is widely recognized too. Sometimes the anticipation to game goes so strong that devoted people are trying to transfer the gameplay to real life, stating that some Russian abandoned locations are a perfect fit for an image of “New California” after it was bombed by nuclear missiles. Brothers of steel, rangers, peaceful citizens, raiders and many others are those who you can meet if to visit one of those locations. “Game is so attractive when it’s played for real that sometimes you even forget that this is the game”, says one of the participants. The Escapist - the reality of fantasy games. Tiny Linux SBC steps up to PXA270. Gumstix has launched the third generation of its gumstick-shaped SBC (single-board computer) line.
The tiny, Linux-friendly, PXA270-powered "Verdex" SBC offers 50 percent more processor speed and twice the memory of earlier models, and features an enhanced expansion bus, according to the company. ( Click for larger view of the tiny Gumstix Verdex board ) In addition to its Marvell ( formerly Intel ) PXA270 (aka "Bulverde") processor, clocked at up to 600MHz, the new Verdex SBC integrates up to 128MB of RAM and 32MB of flash memory soldered onboard, the company said. How to build your own Sputnik. It seems incredible that the technology that went into building the first successful satellite 50 years ago can now be found lying around the average house.
You could even build one yourself, as Paul Rubens explains below. Fancy having a go? Then, sign up to the Magazine's Sputnik Challenge at the bottom of this page. In 1957 the Sputnik 1 satellite was seen as a technological marvel, the result of many years work by some of the Soviet Union's most talented engineers and scientists.