Month: May 2024

Spacetop G1 is a $1900 laptop that uses a pair of Augmented Reality glasses as a display

Mobile computing presents some unique challenges: laptops with big displays (or multiple screens) give you plenty of space for apps and games, but often at the cost of battery life and portability. Meanwhile laptops with thin and light designs, small …

Mobile computing presents some unique challenges: laptops with big displays (or multiple screens) give you plenty of space for apps and games, but often at the cost of battery life and portability. Meanwhile laptops with thin and light designs, small screens, and/or long battery life address those challenges, but don’t give you a lot of […]

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Bizarre armor from Mycenaean Greece turns out to have been effective

People suspected the Dendra armor was ceremonial, but new tests show its utility.

Two images of a person wearing unusual armor that covers his torso in bands of metal, with a deep collar and high helmet.

Enlarge / Armor based on the Dendra artifact being tested. (credit: Andreas Flouris and Stavros Petmezas)

The Dendra armor, one of the oldest suits of bronze armor ever found, had been considered a purely ceremonial piece. It seemed impossible to use in battle due to its cumbersome design.

It took over a decade of research, elaborate numerical models, and 13 Greek marines fighting in it from dawn till dusk to prove it was surprisingly good at its job, despite its odd appearance. “This made the Mycenaean warriors some of the best equipped in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Late Bronze Age,” says professor Andreas Flouris, a researcher at the University of Thessaly, who led the study.

Mycenaean Conquests

“The Mycenaeans were an ancient Greek civilization that flourished during the late Bronze Age, roughly from 1600 BC to 1100 BC,” explains Dr. Ken Wardle, an archeologist at the University of Birmingham and co-author of the study. With their power centered around major cities like Mycenae, Thebes, Tiryns, and Pylos, the Mycenaeans peaked between 1400 BCE and 1200 BCE, when they occupied much of mainland Greece and gained influence over Aegean islands and Asia Minor.

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Diablo 4 Saison 4 im Test: Ist das die Rettung von Diablo 4?

Neues Crafting, mehr Endgame-Inhalte und lustigere Helltides: Diablo 4 macht in Saison 4 merklich mehr Spaß. Aber es gibt noch viel zu tun. Ein Test von Oliver Nickel (Diablo 4, Diablo)

Neues Crafting, mehr Endgame-Inhalte und lustigere Helltides: Diablo 4 macht in Saison 4 merklich mehr Spaß. Aber es gibt noch viel zu tun. Ein Test von Oliver Nickel (Diablo 4, Diablo)

(g+) Hardware-Kaufberatung: Schnell zuschlagen oder lieber abwarten?

Nach der Computex 2024 sollen viele neue Produkte erscheinen. Wir schauen uns an, welche Komponenten man aktuell kaufen kann und wann man lieber warten sollte. Ein Ratgebertext von Martin Böckmann (PC-Komponenten, Prozessor)

Nach der Computex 2024 sollen viele neue Produkte erscheinen. Wir schauen uns an, welche Komponenten man aktuell kaufen kann und wann man lieber warten sollte. Ein Ratgebertext von Martin Böckmann (PC-Komponenten, Prozessor)