October 2007 Archives
David Pogue, a favorite writer of mine at the New York Times, has gotten his hands on the $200 laptop.... here is his take:
State of the Art
Laptop With a Mission Widens Its Audience
In November, you’ll be able
to buy a new laptop that’s spillproof, rainproof, dustproof and
drop-proof. It’s fanless, it’s silent and it weighs 3.2 pounds. One
battery charge will power six hours of heavy activity, or 24 hours of
reading. The laptop has a built-in video camera, microphone,
memory-card slot, graphics tablet, game-pad controllers and a screen
that rotates into a tablet configuration. <... read more>
You'll still need lots of sun screen at the beach.
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The ozone hole over Antarctica has shrunk 30
percent as compared to last year's record size. According to
measurements made by ESA’s Envisat satellite, this year’s ozone loss
peaked at 27.7 million tonnes, compared to the 2006 record ozone loss
of 40 million tonnes. <... read more>
NASA Examines Arctic Sea Ice Changes Leading to Record Low in 2007
October 01, 2007
PASADENA, Calif. - A new NASA-led study found a
23-percent loss in the extent of the Arctic's thick, year-round sea ice
cover during the past two winters. This drastic reduction of perennial
winter sea ice is the primary cause of this summer's fastest-ever sea
ice retreat on record and subsequent smallest-ever extent of total
Arctic coverage. <...read more>


