NASA successfully completed the test parachute

Boeing has successfully completed the second phase of testing a parachute for the spacecraft Crew Space Transportation System (CSTS). These tests are part of a project to develop commercial transportation systems astronauts to low Earth orbit and the International Space Station.

The helicopter lifted the capsule CST-100 to a height of 3,000 kilometers near the dry lake near Delmar Alamo (Nevada). First deployed brake parachute, followed by a primary. The capsule gradually descended to the landing pad and a soft landing was achieved with six air bags. Testing has shown high performance test system.

"Parachutes developed by Boeing argued that NASA is moving in the right direction that will allow U.S. aerospace transportation industry to develop in the framework of this partnership," - said the commercial director Ed Mango NASA program. "Investments we make now offer new opportunities for flights to the ISS."

CSTS system is designed for multiple use of the capsule - a spacecraft capable to accommodate up to seven people - to deliver astronauts and cargo into low Earth orbit, including the ISS, as previously reported on the site http://nlovideo.org/. The system includes two braking parachute and a core that can provide safe landing big air system.

The first test was conducted on April 3. During the experiment, the efficacy of the developed system: progress been checked deploy a parachute system, the appropriate size and design of parachutes and other technical issues. A second test confirmed the reliability of the parachute system.

"This is the second test examined the architecture of the innovation system of the Boeing during deployment of parachutes," - said John Mulholland, vice president and head of Boeing Commercial Programs. "Boeing confirms the completion of this phase of testing and our commitment to providing safe, reliable and affordable space travel."

The campaign has scheduled additional tests in the second half of 2012 to test other elements of the design ship.

Boeing spacecraft designed to be compatible with different models of launch vehicles. For the initial test selected disposable rocket "Atlas 5."

All partners of the NASA space industry, including Boeing, continue to fulfill its obligations in the development of commercial transportation.

In China, made its debut TV Lenovo smart TV

The range of "smart" TV Lenovo K-series officially debuted in China. Detailed specifications K91 panel television company published earlier this year. Today available in four models with a diagonal of 42 to 55 inches at a price of 6499 yuan (1,030 dollars) to 14,999 yuan (2,378 dollars), respectively. All TVs operate on the basis of Qualcomm processor running an operating system Android 4.0.

K-series is the first line of smart TV panel production Lenovo. The company's management decided to run TV in China, as in the domestic market is easier to agree on content delivery.

    "In the spring we were doing that were sown. We intend to take a leading position not only in the PC market, but also in the field of consumer Internet devices,"

- The head of Lenovo Yuantsin Yang (Yang Yuanqing).

However, for the goal Lenovo will have to meet face to face with the companies Samsung, Apple and LG Electronics.

    «Apple sets the tone for the PC market. Lenovo's business for the smart TV is a good opportunity to strengthen its position in China. The main obstacle on the way out smart TV for the Chinese market will be content, "

At the sale there was Android-tablet Ematic eGlide XL Pro 2

In the online store Amazon has a new budget Android-tablet Ematic eGlide XL Pro 2. Cost new is 219.99 dollars. For this price the buyer will receive a device with 10-inch capacitive multitouch display, running on a processor with a frequency of 1 GHz and a graphics chip with a frequency of 400 MHz.

Novelty allocated 1 GB of RAM and 4 GB of internal memory, expandable with memory cards microSD, gave support for playback of Full HD video format, 1080p, HDMI port, and have provided added 5 GB of storage space in the cloud.

In addition, the tablet has built-in gyroscope, front camera, accelerometer, Wi-Fi module. The novelty is the operating system Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Began selling tablet Toshiba Excite 10

The new 10-inch tablet Android-10 Toshiba Excite has appeared in several online stores, offering a $ 449 (for a model with built-in memory capacity of 16 GB), 529 dollars (for a model with 32 GB memory) and 649 dollars (for a model with 64 GB of memory).

The new Toshiba Excite 10 absorbed some features of its predecessor, Toshiba Excite 10 LE, which was released a few weeks earlier. The new model offers 10-inch display with 1280 x 800 pixels and is managed by the operating system, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

The tablet is based on quad-core processor NVIDIA Tegra 3, has 1 GB of RAM and is available with different amounts of non-volatile memory, which we mentioned above. Unfortunately, the new Toshiba Excite 10 does not offer a removable battery, HDMI connectors, and full-size USB ports, as did the previous tablet from Toshiba.

Recall that in addition to the tablet in the company is planning to release 7.7-inch, and a large 13.3-inch version of the Toshiba Excite, although information about these updates is not reported.

EON 11-S - a compact gaming notebook on the Origin PC

The company joined the Origin PC manufacturers who provided portable computers based on processors Intel Ivy Bridge. Her first such model was called EON 11-S, and a full-fledged gaming notebook, only fairly small. With its compact form, the laptop boasts a screen diagonal of 11 inches, and its main advantage over its competitors - it is a very powerful stuffing and the ability to work anywhere, not just at home. The larger gaming laptops discharge the battery too quickly and require a permanent connection to the mains.

Origin PC offers its EON 11-S with a variety of processors, Intel Core third generation - both dual and quad-. MobileDevice advises gamers who want to buy this laptop, stock up on a large sum of money, because even at its minimum equipment necessary to lay out at least U.S. $ 1,000. Cost, of course, is due not only good performance, but also well-known brand and compact forms.

By hiding the body under review, the laptop video card NVIDIA GeForce 650M with its own memory of 2 gigabytes. She submits for NVIDIA Optimus and can be switched off in favor of energy savings. In this case, the processing of graphics built into the processor will GPU from Intel. Origin PC EON 11-S has at least 4 gigabytes of RAM and comes with a rechargeable battery, designed for 7 hours of battery life.

Also in this mobile PC ports are USB 3.0, Bluetooth 4.0 module and Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n and a number of other standard components except for the optical drive. Hard disk capacity for some reason was not specified. Add that Origin PC EON 11-S is available in black, gloss silver or matte red, and when you order directly from the manufacturer can choose a unique color of the case. At the price is not affected.

Jaguar XKR-S by Arden M and compact forms.

As the British carmaker Jaguar sports coupe introduced XKR-S, were all quite surprised his eight-cylinder engine, able to give out 550 horsepower. However, the German bodybuilder studio Arden hardly struck a record.

Masters of the company decided it would be much better if you use the car minor modifications of those that increase the engine power. The result was a jump in power to 645 horsepower. By the way, this is the first and only package of improvements that has been applied to this model.

With this as an attractive appearance - Model XKR-S has been named Car of the Year by the magazine Playboy, - the masters of the studio is very little improvement. The only thing they managed to get rid of the Jaguar logo on the grille and add a new front and rear spoiler. The most notable improvements have occurred also in the stuffing of the car, but what - the studio does not open.

MSI began shipping 15.6-inch gaming laptop GT60

Powerful gaming laptop from MSI GT60 went on sale in the U.S. market. The laptop is available in various configurations and offers a 15.6-inch display. Currently, the market model is available with a serial number 0NC-004US.

The system offers: Quad-Core Core i7-3610QM (Intel Ivy), graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M graphics memory with 3 GB of GDDR5, Full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixel, 12 GB (3 x 4 GB) of RAM DDR3-1600 , two hard drives of 500 GB, combined in a RAID-0 array, and a DVD burner.

Besides offering new SteelSeries keyboard with backlight, NIC Bigfoot Killer, speakers Dynaudio. However, unlike the older model GT70, in which there are four speakers and a built-in subwoofer, the youngest model GT60 provides only two speakers.

The cost of gaming laptop MSI GT60 in the U.S. in this configuration is $ 1,500.