Navy To Test Fire Prototype Railgun Next Week

          The Navy is set to fire off a sufficient number of shots to test the BAE Systems-built version Railgun's barrrel structural integrity and life. The railgun is designed to fire the same rounds as the ones aboard U.S. warships. The gun works by propelling the round through the barrel not by gunpowder but by the electomagnets lined inside the gun. The Navy is planning the fully developed version to fire its rounds at speeds of Mach 7.

          Once the Railgun is complete it is expected so save the Navy millions in maintence cost since the weapon uses electromagnetic energy and won't have to use traditional rounds. Watch a video of it below.

SOURCE: AOL

Lollipop Chainsaw - Nick & Juliet Trailer

          This is the new trailer for Suda51 and Grasshopper Manufacture's new game Lollipop Chainsaw. This trailer is really funny. I can't wait for this to come out. Check it out below.

Gravity Rush 15 Minute Gameplay Video

          Hey, guys, yesterday a 15-munite gameplay video of the upcoming Playstation Vita title Gravity Rush, Gravity Daze if you're Japanese, went online. I've been following the game for awhile and it looks even better than the last time I saw it. The concept of gravity manipulation is cool. The battle systems looks fun, too, though, it's not a Devil May Cry or Bayonetta. It's not that kind of game. In the preview video they showcase a lot of the game's music and I gotta to say I'm in love with it. The music here is great--kind of ethereal, Jazzy, poppy--it's cool. Anyway, check it out for yourself by watching the video below.

SOUCRE: GEMATSU

IST 331: Database Design Class Recordings

          I'm putting all my recordings of IST 331 Database Design (CSU, Spring 2012, Lab Days) with Professor Schumaker here. The links below will direct you to the first part of that day's recording. The other parts should show up in the descriptions.

• Class Recording 1 (2/1/12)
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• Class Recording 2 (2/8/12)
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• Class Recording 3 (2/15/12)
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• Class Recording 4 (2/22/12)
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• Class Recording 5 (3/21/12)
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• Class Recording 6 (4/4/12)
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• Class Recording 7 (4/18/12)

UPDATE 1 (4/18/12): I added a playlist option.

Professor Schumaker's Website

83-Year Old Women Receive First 3D Printed Jaw

          A few month ago in Belgium, an 83 year old woman has become the world's first recipient of the coolest implant ever: A '3D printed' titanium jaw. That's right, that jaw see above was printed using technology developed by the University of Hasselt BIOMED Research Institute, which took titanium dust and literally printed the three dimensional jaw. It weighs a tiny bit more, but the procedure only took hours instead of the normal few days it usually take and the woman was able to get her daily habits by the next day! True amazing.

          If you want to learn please visit the links below.

SOURCES: Engadget, Inhabitat, The Blaze

Help Kinuyo Yamashita: Have You Heard This Song?

          Kinuyo Yamashita is a video game composer who has done great music for many great games including: Castlevania and Mega Man X. She needs your help to help her find a game she composed music for. Read her plea below.

          Plea from Kinuyo Yamashita,

I composed music for a game called "Crying Dragon" a while ago. I tried to search for the game on the internet, but I wasn't able to find it. Maybe they changed the title of the game? I don't know. The title of this song is "Cecil". Please tell me if you recognize this music or know what game it is from. Thanks!

Ghibli's The Secret World of Arrietty Opens February 17

          Studio Ghibli's 2010 film, The Secret World of Arrietty, will open in 1200 theathers from February 17 to March 8. 1200 screens makes this the Studio's largest American release. The film is based off the book The Burrowers (1952) by Mary Norton. Arrietty was directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and supervised by Hayao Miyazaki.

          See the English trailer after the jump.

SOURCE:  Anime News Network

Arrietty's US Website Here
Buy Tickets Online Here

UPDATE 1 (12/10/12): Preview Clips and Interviews Added

Best Quote of the Week ~ [2/5/12]

Superb Image By just.K

          "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

~William Shakespeare from his play Hamlet: Act 2, Scene 2

Here's hoping this releases someday. Take as much time as you want 

Square, as long as you release it and it's good.

Nano Quadrotors Swarm Video

          Another quick post. This is a very interesting article/video I found for my IST homework. It's about GRASP Labs research and development of next-gen Quadrotors that can handle complex formation autonomously as well as other cool things. See the videos after the jump.

SOURCES: Slash Gear, Engadget

NASA High-Definition Images Of Earth

          Short post. NASA releases a pair of HD images of the our Blue Marble. The Earth really does look spectacular. See the other photo as well as the original 1972 image after the jump.

SOURCE: Huffington Post