300GB Blue-ray is NOT for Games and Movies (via slashdot)
Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. have developed specifications for an optical disk that is the same size as a Blue-ray disk, but will stay readable for 50 years and has space for 300GB of data – and eventually a full terabyte. The Archival Disc is designed…
Google buys ‘smart’ thermostat maker Nest for $3.2 bn (via AFP)
Google on Monday announced that it is buying smart thermostat start-up Nest in a deal valued at $3.2 billion. “They’re already delivering amazing products you can buy right now — thermostats that save energy and smoke/CO alarms that can help keep your…