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MIT app turns your Android phone into a supercomputer... of sorts

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Oh, sure -- a few people have called Google's Nexus One a "superphone," but suddenly, that nickname has taken on a whole new level of meaning. A team of talent from MIT has put its head down in order to concoct a new Android application that can come darn close to solving complex computational problems in just a fraction of the time that it'd take a bona fide supercomputer. The goal here is to let researchers and scientists convert to Google's mobile OS, but if you aren't falling for that one, it's also designed to "let engineers perform complicated calculations in the field, and to better control systems for vehicles or robotic systems." Of course, the models that are hosted on the phone do require a supercomputer to create, but once certain formulas are embedded, the app can then compute approximations in mere seconds rather than hours. Best of all, rbAPPmit is available for download as well speak in the source link below, but we'd probably wait for the (presumably thick) user guide to surface before diving in headfirst. [Thanks, Alasdair]MIT app turns your Android phone into a supercomputer... of sorts originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | MIT, rbAPPmit download |Email this|Comments

Hurricane watch issued for coasts of Mexico, Texas

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NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico - Mexican authorities opened shelters and warned people to watch out for mudslides Monday as Tropical Storm Hermine approached the northeastern border with Texas, the second major storm to hit the area this season.

Iran's rights activist goes on trial accused of 'waging war against God'

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Iran has launched a fresh crackdown on human rights activists by arresting an outspoken Iranian lawyer and charging a young activist with "waging war against God", a crime punishable by death in Iranian law.

Freak Twists Legs 180 Degrees At Party

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Sometimes, there's a fine line between party trick and party foul, and sometimes you twist your legs right around that line.

Labor Day By The Numbers [Infographics]

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Labor day is the 3rd most popular occasion to barbecue!

17 Geeky Star Wars The Imperial March Theme Remakes

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17 Geeky Star Wars The Imperial March Theme Remakes that were created using Tesla Coils, Musical Instruments, Hand Farts and more.

6 Terrible Ways To Spend Labor Day

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Labor Day marks the official end of summer. Therefore, everyone secretly hates it.

Op-Ed Columnist - 1938 in 2010 - NYTimes.com

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The inadequacy of the Obama administration's initial economic stimulus has landed it — and the nation — in a political trap.

iPhone 4 Korea debut and iOS 4.1 happening this week

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iPhone 4 is now set to launch in South Korea, 270k preorders so far, and new iOS 4.1 expected this week with new features like HDR photography

Top 9 Worst Employees in Video Game History

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This Labor Day weekend, we take a look at the characters with the worst sense of work ethic in video games. These are characters that, despite their "occupation" spend all their time trying to save people or taking lavish vacations, or even just causing the end of the world. Think about it: when have you ever seen Mario do any plumbing? Here are the worst workers in video game history.

Princess of Persia is Gorgeous (pics)

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Princess of Persia makes the Prince unforgettable after you see this goddess.

Colorful HDR Images of Old Trains

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I like to see well created colorful HDR images and when those images are showcasing some super-cool old locomotives then you just have to love them.

15 Awful DIY Plumbing Disasters

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There's no doubt that taking the lesser traveled DIY path usually saves a ton of money on household projects, whether they be small fixer-uppers or large retiling jobs. Sometimes, however, it's just better to call the damn plumber; they have the job for a reason.

What if Luke Skywalker missed?

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Luke snatches defeat from the jaws of victory in this re-edit of "A New Hope"

9 Websites Stuck in the 1990’s

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In the past ten years, the Internet has changed so drastically – so completely – that it's hard to remember what a vastly different place it was in the 1990's.

Snakebot inspires dreams, haunts nightmares

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Built by robotics students at Carnegie Mellon, Uncle Sam the Snakebot is simultaneously horribly awesome, and awesomely creepy. Uncle Sam is programmed with a variety of different "gaits", or types of movement patterns, which are based on the real-life behavior of real-life snakes. The goal is to create a modular—and, thus, relatively simple to produce and scale—robot that can get to and through places where people, and less-willies-inducing robots, can't maneuver. Via Switched The snakebots are coming Modular Snake Robot Robotic snake takes a swim

Rare Designer Slams Activision Regarding Goldeneye Remake

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Martin Hollis, the designer of the original GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64, has spoken in a recent interview with Official Nintendo Magazine about his thoughts on the upcoming remake. What he has to say isn't particularly nice, however.

Giant Metal Transmission Towers Designed to Look Like Humans

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Boston-based architecture firm Choi + Shine designs giant electric transmission towers with lifelike features! Nothing spoils a peaceful drive or bike ride through nature more than passing by a series of ugly manmade transmission towers...

20 Cosplay Babes of Dragon*Con 2010 [PICS]

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Dragon*Con" an event with more costumed people per square yard than anywhere in the world that I know of, including Halloween

PAX 2010: Exclusive Portal 2 Co-op Gameplay Footage

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Exclusive video of Portal 2 co-op gameplay

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