Chipset Integrates Gigabit Ethernet, RAID, Firewall

EconolineCrush writes "Tech Report has a review of NVIDIA's latest Athlon 64 chipset, the nForce3 250Gb. The 250Gb is especially interesting because it's the first core logic chipset to integrate a Gigabit Ethernet MAC, hardware-accelerated firewall, and RAID across four Serial ATA and four "parallel" ATA devices. NVIDIA is even working with third party developers to help their software take advantage of the chipset's hardware firewall components. Looks like we've reached a point where chipsets will differentiate on features more than performance."

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OffTopic: Digital Camera w/Upgradable Image Sensor

[airbie]

here's an idea for high end digital SLRs: camera makers should make SLR bodies with user replaceable/upgradeable CCD/CMOS image sensors. A sensor module would contain the actual CCD/CMOS array along with an intergerated control chip that would provide the camera body with information about the sensor itself and the actual image data. The user can open up the camera as if he or she was loading traditional film in the back of a film camera and upgrade to a higher megapixel image sensor or switch between various sensor technologies(ie. CCD, CMOS). since professional digital cameras usually cost a whole lot of money(Canon 1Ds - $8000) and become obselete just as fast as computer equipment, this idea would give consumers and professionals ways to upgrade their camera's capabilities(i.e. to higher mega pixels) easially.

All this in one package

[dacarr]

But wait! Where are the complete set of steak knives to come with it absolutely free?