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The Greatest Spectacle in Racing turns 100: The 2016 Indy 500

Record crowds were on hand to witness one of the fastest races in the world.

(credit: Aurich Lawson)

When it comes to American sporting traditions, there are few events as storied as the Indianapolis 500. It's a 500-mile test of speed, endurance, and bravery that takes place at the end of May. It takes place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4km) race track that's not only the oldest of its kind but also the largest sporting venue anywhere on Earth. And this year's Indy 500 is a special one—it's the race's 100th running. With speeds well in excess of 200mph (321km/h), it's the fastest race on the motorsport's calendar, and this year Ars was in attendance along with more than 350 thousand others to take in what's often called the greatest spectacle in racing.

The Track

As we'll see, the cars have changed a lot over the course of those hundred runnings. And the race has gone through good times—with crowds topping 400,000—and bad. There's been innovation, and more than its fair share of tragedy. But throughout it all the track has remained a constant. Well, almost.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built in 1909 by Carl Fisher, who wanted to create a venue for the nascent American auto industry to test its new-fangled creations. Initially, the 2.5-mile track's surface was made of crushed stone, something that proved conducive to a series of fatal accidents that started with the first car race it held on August 19 of that year. As the death toll mounted over the next few days, Fisher and his partners made the wise decision to pave it. They opted for bricks—more than 3.2 million of them, leading locals to dub the speedway "the Brickyard."

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Mobilfunk: Wirtschaftssenatorin will 5G-Testbed in Berlin durchsetzen

Der Zukunftsmobilfunk 5G soll in Berlin in den öffentlichen Raum. Das hat die Wirtschaftssenatorin Cornelia Yzer gefordert. Die Rede ist von mehreren größeren Testfeldern, aber es gibt noch keinen Partner. (5G, SAP)

Streit der Tech-Milliardäre: Ebay-Gründer unterstützt Gawker im Streit mit Hulk Hogan

Der Streit zwischen dem Wrestler Hulk Hogan und dem Medienunternehmen Gawker weitet sich aus. Vergangene Woche wurde bekannt, dass der Tech-Milliardär Peter Thiel Hogan unterstützt, jetzt organisiert ein alter Widersacher Thiels Unterstützung für Gawker. Es geht um 140 Millionen US-Dollar. (Politik/Recht, eBay)

New Asus PC and phone accessories include graphics docks, VR headsets

Asus is unveiling everything from new phones, tablets, and notebooks to robot butlers at Computex this week. And the company also has some nifty accessories to go with some of those products.

They include a docking station that adds a bunch of ports to tablets or notebooks, a graphics dock for adding a high-performance GPU, speakers, pens, and VR heasdsetss

Asus ROG XG Station 2

There’s not really room for a desktop-class NVIDIA or AMD graphics card in most of today’s tablets or ultrabooks.

Continue reading New Asus PC and phone accessories include graphics docks, VR headsets at Liliputing.

Asus is unveiling everything from new phones, tablets, and notebooks to robot butlers at Computex this week. And the company also has some nifty accessories to go with some of those products.

They include a docking station that adds a bunch of ports to tablets or notebooks, a graphics dock for adding a high-performance GPU, speakers, pens, and VR heasdsetss

Asus ROG XG Station 2

There’s not really room for a desktop-class NVIDIA or AMD graphics card in most of today’s tablets or ultrabooks.

Continue reading New Asus PC and phone accessories include graphics docks, VR headsets at Liliputing.

Siri-Lautsprecher: Apple setzt auf Horch und Guck

Nicht nur hören, sondern auch sehen: Apple will seinen ersten smarten Lautsprecher einem Bericht zufolge mit einer Kamera ausstatten, die ständig den Raum absucht. (Apple, Amazon)

$599 Asus Zenbo robot is an anthropomorphic smart home hub

Asus wants to sell you a robot butler.

At a time when bots, voice-activated virtual assistants, and smart home tech are starting to gain traction, Asus has packed all of those features into robot that can roll around the house to follow you from room.

It’s called Zenbo, and Asus plans to sell it for $599.

Zenbo can move through you house autonomously, use a camera to recognize faces, snap pictures, or let you make video calls, listen to voice commands, or speak aloud to give you voice reminders or other information.

Continue reading $599 Asus Zenbo robot is an anthropomorphic smart home hub at Liliputing.

Asus wants to sell you a robot butler.

It’s called Zenbo, and Asus plans to sell it for $599.

Continue reading $599 Asus Zenbo robot is an anthropomorphic smart home hub at Liliputing.

Asus Transformer tablets go upscale with the Transformer 3 family

The Asus Transformer Book T100 was one of the first low-cost 2-in-1 Windows tablets to feature a detachable keyboard. It’s been three years since Asus launched that tablet, and now the company is back with a new line of 2-in-1 tablets including models with much more powerful hardware… and much higher prices.

Asus unveiled the Transformer 3, Transformer 3 Pro, and Transformer Mini at the Computex show in Taiwan.

Asus Transformer 3

This Windows tablet has a a12.6 inch, 2800 x 1920 pixel display with 275 pixels per inch, an Intel Kaby Lake processor, and support for up to 8GB of RAM and up to 512GB of solid state storage.

Continue reading Asus Transformer tablets go upscale with the Transformer 3 family at Liliputing.

Asus unveiled the Transformer 3, Transformer 3 Pro, and Transformer Mini at the Computex show in Taiwan.

Asus Transformer 3

This Windows tablet has a a12.6 inch, 2800 x 1920 pixel display with 275 pixels per inch, an Intel Kaby Lake processor, and support for up to 8GB of RAM and up to 512GB of solid state storage.

Continue reading Asus Transformer tablets go upscale with the Transformer 3 family at Liliputing.

Soylent-Flüssignahrung: Die Freiheit, nicht ans Essen zu denken

Essen kann herrlich sein – aber auch Stress. Wie schmeckt es, ist es gesund, macht es dick, unter welchen Bedingungen wurde es produziert? Habe ich Lust darauf und Zeit für die Zubereitung? Diese Fragen muss sich Frank Lachmann nicht mehr stellen. Er ernährt sich von Pulver. (Wissenschaft, Internet)

Essen kann herrlich sein - aber auch Stress. Wie schmeckt es, ist es gesund, macht es dick, unter welchen Bedingungen wurde es produziert? Habe ich Lust darauf und Zeit für die Zubereitung? Diese Fragen muss sich Frank Lachmann nicht mehr stellen. Er ernährt sich von Pulver. (Wissenschaft, Internet)

2 pound Asus ZenBook 3 laptop is half an inch thick, starts at $999

Asus is no stranger to thin and light laptops, but the new Asus ZenBook 3 is the company’s thinnest and lightest to date. It measures 11.9mm (0.46 inches) thick and weighs just 910 grams (2 pounds).

But this little laptop with a 12.5 inch display still packs a lot of power. Asus will offer models with up to an Intel Core i7 Skylake processor, up to 16GB of LPDDR3-2133 MHz RAM, and up to 1 TB of PCIe storage.

Continue reading 2 pound Asus ZenBook 3 laptop is half an inch thick, starts at $999 at Liliputing.

Fraunhofer IPMS: Multispektralkamera benötigt nur ein Objektiv

Mehrere Spektralbereiche, aber nur ein Objektiv: Forscher des Fraunhofer IPMS haben eine Kamera entwickelt, die im sichtbaren und infraroten Spektrum Bilder aufzeichnet. Die Kamera hat mehrere Sensoren, auf die Licht durch dasselbe Objektiv fällt. (Fraunhofer, Digitalkamera)