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Cheetahs Filmed In Super Slow Motion

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Phantom makes a pretty awesome line of high-speed cameras. The details these reveal about movements that are usually too quick for the eye to see are just incredible, and when the subjects are creatures as majestic as cheetahs, the resulting footage is simply jaw dropping. National Geographic recently went to the Cincinnati Zoo to capture the feline doing what it does best: run. The production ended up being one of the most sophisticated the crew had worked on, including several cameras rolling on a track-mounted dolly capable of reaching 60mph. A rotating cast of 5 cats were coaxed into short sprints by what looks like a ball of yarn on s string. Cute. They were shooting at 1,200 frames per second, and the video, included below, is simply a masterpiece. Totally worth checking out.

If you’re curious about how it was done, hit the jump for a video of that.

[ National Geographic ] VIA [ BoingBoing ]


Samsung brings speedy UHS-I class SD and microSD memory cards in new 64GB sizes to IFA 2012

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Samsung brings speedy UHSI class SD and microSD memory cards in new 64GB sizes to IFA 2012

We've seen UHS-I class SD and microSD cards capable of incredible speeds before, and Samsung unveiled a few 16GB microSD modules of its own earlier this year, but now it's showing off 64GB sized versions at IFA 2012. The top of the line Pro editions intended for high speed LTE-connected phones and tablets are capable of read/write speeds at 80MB/40MB per second (SD) and 70MB/20MB per second (microSD). If you're not with us in Germany, you should be able to get your hands on them in mid-October.

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Comcast doubles broadband speeds ‘in certain markets,’ launches 305Mbps Xfinity Platinum service

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Comcast doubles broadband speeds 'in certain markets,' launches 305Mbps Xfinity Platinum service

Comcast has just done the deed -- following a rumor on the matter, it's launching 305Mbps (down) / 65Mbps (up) Xfinity Platinum internet service in the highly populated Northeast division of the United States. For those who've been around a while, you may remember a time where one would weep upon finding out that Verizon's FiOS simply wasn't available at a desired location. Now, however, Comcast is doing its darnedest to rival fiber-to-the-home options with blisteringly fast cable service.

In addition to its new flagship tier, the provider is also doubling the speeds of two of its existing internet speed tiers in certain markets at no additional cost. Specifically, Xfinity Blast! customers will now get download speeds of up to 50Mbps (formerly 25 Mbps), and Extreme 50 customers will now receive speeds of up to 105Mbps (formerly 50 Mbps). According to GigaOM, the ultra-desirable Platinum service will ring up at $300 per month, which is a full $90 more than Verizon's own 300Mbps FiOS option. Of course, this probably means that you'll hit your monthly cap a heck of a lot faster, but hey -- at least you'll get bragging rights.

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Alt-week 7.14.2012: Bleeping sheep and ATLAS art

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Alt-week peels back the covers on some of the more curious sci-tech stories from the last seven days.

While there might not quite have been the epic science news that we had last week, that doesn't mean that there isn't plenty going on in the world of Alt. In this installment we get to see how CERN tricks out its offices, how one farmer tries to keep his flock, and learn about how the military will be high-tailing around the planet in just a few years. This is alt / week.

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Alt-week 7.14.2012: Bleeping sheep and ATLAS art originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 with LTE stretches its legs on O2 in Germany (video)

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Transformer Pad TF300 LTE version stretches its legs on O2 in Germany

It wasn't all that long ago, that the FCC tempted us with the idea of an LTE capable Transformer Pad TF300. Now, a video has popped up online from Germany's O2 network showing of the speedy tablet in all its 42 Mbps down / 32 Mbps up glory. After the obligatory speed test, you can see YouTube videos loading up a charm, along with plenty of other HD video being scrubbed along like it wasn't even a thing. A quick tour of the white-backed version reveals little else of note, but if the lack of LTE was keeping the dollars in your wallet, this might just be enough to tease them back out.

[Thanks, Alexis]

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Real Hot Wheels Double Loop Breaks Guinness World Record

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Team Hot Wheels sets the Guinness World Record for successfully racing two real cars through a giant loop, in what is an incredible piece of footage.

There is no greater, memorable stunt when comes to Hot Wheels than the mighty Double Dare Snare track. And over the weekend this childhood-toy feat ...
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Gigabit Squared strikes deal to bring ultra high-speed broadband to six communities

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ImageIt's still way too early for anyone to start ditching their existing broadband connections, but it looks like a few more communities in the US will be getting some ultra high-speed broadband networks to call their own. Ohio-based Gigabit Squared announced today that it's secured $200 million in funding to bring gigabit-speed networks to up to six different communities -- communities that have unfortunately not yet been named. What we do know is that the communities will all be ones centered around research universities, which themselves will be partners in the Gig.U initiative (an effort that has already enlisted more than 30 institutions). As The New York Times reports, Gigabit Squared is currently in talks with the first university in line for the rollout, and it apparently plans to make more announcements about timing and participation "later this year."

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Gigabit Squared strikes deal to bring ultra high-speed broadband to six communities originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 May 2012 06:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Evacuated Tube Transport: Travel the World in Hours

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Futurama fans will be pleased to know that our future is looking Bender bright, if the Evacuated Tube Transport is any indication.

ET3.com has placed a patent for ETT, the Evacuated Tube Transport, which describes a bullet cars that travel at high speeds in airless five foot diameter tubes. The car-sized ...
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