Video call on your tv:The future is here

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Skype™—now on your TV

Skype™—now on your TV

Logitech TV Cam HD – it’s the most natural way to do video calling. It gives you and your family the freedom to move around, while connecting with the people that matter most. Friends and family can feel like they’re right there with you, even when they’re not. Relationships are what you make of them. Make them richer, stronger, and more vibrant when you share everyday moments with the Logitech TV Cam HD.
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HDTV with HDMI®

The Logitech TV Cam HD plugs right into your big screen HDMI port and starts working — on any brand TV with HDMI. Built with you in mind, the Logitech TV Cam HD clip-on design makes it easy to securely mount on top of any HDTV, or you can simply mount it to the wall. All you need is an available HDMI port and an Internet connection through Wi-Fi® or Ethernet. Everything else is already in the box!

Connect to anyone on Skype^™

Skype is built-in, so you don’t have to connect to a computer or install software. If they have a Skype account, you can call them — on their smartphone, laptop, TV, or tablet. Just sign into Skype or create a new account, right on your TV. Since you’ll access your current Skype account, all of your existing Skype contacts are still just a click away. And — it's Skype Certified, giving you an excellent Skype calling experience.

Rings whether your TV is on or off

The built-in ringer lets you know when someone’s calling — whether your TV is on or off. And if nobody is home, there’s voicemail*. The dedicated power supply makes sure it’s always ready. Now you’ll never miss a chance to connect.

Clear, full-room view

The wide-angle HD gets the whole family in the video call — and gives everyone from grandparents to grandchildren the freedom to move around naturally.

Sharper video—it’s like you’re in the same room

Logitech has a heritage of high-quality video. Crystal clear, HD 720p, Logitech Fluid Crystal™ Technology and Carl Zeiss® optics deliver sharper video. We’re currently the only TV cam utilizing the Carl Zeiss technology, and we take pride in designing our own precision glass element lens. All to give you the sharp, vibrant, distortion-free images you demand — and deserve.

Zoom in so you don’t miss a thing

Full control of where you zoom at your command, all without having to ever physically touch and move the lens. The 2x zoom makes it so you can focus on any part of the room. Digital pan and tilt with the remote digital pad arrow buttons — move the lens left, right, up, or down. Show your daughter’s silly face or your son’s crazy hair cut — up close and personal.

Works even in low-light conditions

We know most living rooms are not well lit. Backed by our heritage in light correction, you can see important facial details — even in dim or low light. That’s why our low-light performance is best in class. Plus, our powerful image processors (leveraged from the television industry) provide you with bright, sharp images — so you can see your loved ones in full HD.

Quality audio - even in large spaces

We know video calls are also about great sound. That’s why the Logitech TV Cam HD has four high-quality microphones — so you can provide premium audio, even in the largest of living rooms. Our microphone spacing is designed to allow airflow for maximized audio pickup from the front of the camera. With beamforming and unidirectional technologies, our microphones are optimized to help dampen ambient noise, bouncing sound from large walls and unwanted noise from your TV speakers. Four high-quality microphones that are hypersensitive — in a good way.

Easy-to-use remote

The Logitech TV Cam HD perfectly complements your TV, while the minimum number of buttons on the remote makes it easy to answer calls, access your contacts, and navigate through a simplified Skype™ UI designed for a living room experience. Our approach to design is simple — we want to make it easy for everyone in the family to experience the Logitech TV Cam HD.

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* Voicemail must be enabled online through your Skype account

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System Requirements

• What you need:

  • High speed Internet access
  • To send or receive an HD video call, the minimum upload/download speed is 1.2 Mbps
  • HDTV with available HDMI connector
  
  

Warranty Information

• 1 year Limited hardware warranty

Package Contents

What’s in the box:

• TV Cam HD
• Remote control
• 1.8m HDMI cable
• AC power adapter
• User documentation

*Skype account required. Terms and conditions apply.
**1 1.2 Mbps upload/download for 720p video calling.
Some photographs are simulated.

Part Number

• PN 960-000921

Technical Specifications

What you need:

High-speed internet access
HDTV with available HDMI port
Skype account*

The Specs:

• Skype app built-in
• Skype Certified
• HDMI connection to TV
• Widescreen HD 720p video **
• Wi-Fi (802.11 g/n) or Ethernet connection
• Built-in ringer (rings if TV is on or off)
• Carl Zeiss optics
• Logitech Fluid Crystal™ Technology
• Digital zoom, pan & tilt
• 4 noise cancelling microphones
• No computer required
• Width: 9-19/32"
• Depth: 2-51/64"
• Height: 2-5/64"

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Top 50 FIDE country chess player

Country rank by average rating of top 10 players
		Average	GMs	IMs	Total Titled
1	Russia	2743	215	495	2149
2	Ukraine	2706	78	199	489
3	China	2669	30	23	120
4	France	2667	47	94	352
5	Armenia	2660	34	25	93
6	Hungary	2658	51	106	417
7	United States of America	2653	75	121	570
8	Azerbaijan	2648	20	17	78
9	India	2641	29	75	217
10	Netherlands	2636	30	78	287
11	Germany	2633	79	233	1194
12	Israel	2633	39	46	157
13	Poland	2629	35	97	330
14	England	2620	35	58	241
15	Bulgaria	2612	35	52	131
16	Cuba	2598	21	42	277
17	Georgia	2594	26	39	111
18	Spain	2591	39	108	485
19	Serbia	2589	52	103	544
20	Croatia	2586	31	59	238
21	Czech Republic	2583	28	71	260
22	Romania	2576	21	78	270
23	Belarus	2568	16	24	93
24	Sweden	2561	18	35	132
25	Slovenia	2557	13	22	101
26	Italy	2555	9	41	194
27	Brazil	2554	11	28	147
28	Norway	2550	10	27	99
29	Argentina	2548	20	71	227
30	Greece	2548	12	23	107
31	Philippines	2538	15	24	72
32	Turkey	2527	8	13	74
33	Iceland	2523	12	13	51
34	Denmark	2523	10	35	117
35	Vietnam	2520	7	10	100
36	Uzbekistan	2519	11	9	45
37	Switzerland	2508	7	35	130
38	Latvia	2506	11	11	50
39	Slovakia	2504	10	27	100
40	Peru	2498	6	8	56
41	Bosnia & Herzegovina	2496	8	24	86
42	Moldova	2490	6	23	66
43	Austria	2488	7	44	205
44	Lithuania	2487	8	15	52
45	Kazakhstan	2485	15	27	119
46	Canada	2484	8	34	144
47	Iran	2477	7	14	68
48	Belgium	2473	4	19	81
49	Former YUG Rep of Macedonia	2466	8	11	47
50	Montenegro	2464	6	14	62

Top 50 FIDE Chess Players November 2012

Rank	Name	Title	Country	Rating	Games	B-Year
1	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2848	10	1990
2	Aronian, Levon	g	ARM	2815	10	1982
3	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2795	0	1975
4	Radjabov, Teimour	g	AZE	2793	6	1987
5	Caruana, Fabiano	g	ITA	2786	15	1992
6	Anand, Viswanathan	g	IND	2775	10	1969
7	Karjakin, Sergey	g	RUS	2775	10	1990
8	Topalov, Veselin	g	BUL	2769	17	1975
9	Grischuk, Alexander	g	RUS	2764	17	1983
10	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	g	AZE	2764	16	1985
11	Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2763	18	1969
12	Kamsky, Gata	g	USA	2762	7	1974
13	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2755	18	1987
14	Gelfand, Boris	g	ISR	2751	16	1968
15	Morozevich, Alexander	g	RUS	2748	6	1977
16	Svidler, Peter	g	RUS	2747	6	1976
17	Jakovenko, Dmitry	g	RUS	2741	15	1983
18	Ponomariov, Ruslan	g	UKR	2741	15	1983
19	Wang, Hao	g	CHN	2737	14	1989
20	Gashimov, Vugar	g	AZE	2737	0	1986
21	Wojtaszek, Radoslaw	g	POL	2734	15	1987
22	Leko, Peter	g	HUN	2732	17	1979
23	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	g	CUB	2726	17	1983
24	Tomashevsky, Evgeny	g	RUS	2725	6	1987
25	Andreikin, Dmitry	g	RUS	2723	6	1990
26	Volokitin, Andrei	g	UKR	2722	14	1986
27	Shirov, Alexei	g	LAT	2716	6	1972
28	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2715	18	1994
29	McShane, Luke J	g	ENG	2713	0	1984
30	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2711	10	1990
31	Areshchenko, Alexander	g	UKR	2711	6	1986
32	Adams, Michael	g	ENG	2710	17	1971
33	Navara, David	g	CZE	2710	16	1985
34	Cheparinov, Ivan	g	BUL	2710	0	1986
35	Jobava, Baadur	g	GEO	2710	0	1983
36	Malakhov, Vladimir	g	RUS	2709	10	1980
37	Naiditsch, Arkadij	g	GER	2708	16	1985
38	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	g	RUS	2707	7	1990
39	Almasi, Zoltan	g	HUN	2707	0	1976
40	Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	g	CUB	2706	20	1982
41	Le, Quang Liem	g	VIE	2705	10	1991
42	Riazantsev, Alexander	g	RUS	2705	6	1985
43	Polgar, Judit	g	HUN	2705	0	1976
44	Fressinet, Laurent	g	FRA	2703	5	1981
45	Akopian, Vladimir	g	ARM	2703	0	1971
46	Korobov, Anton	g	UKR	2702	16	1985
47	Ding, Liren	g	CHN	2702	14	1992
48	Moiseenko, Alexander	g	UKR	2702	7	1980
49	Bacrot, Etienne	g	FRA	2702	6	1983
50	Vitiugov, Nikita	g	RUS	2700	6	1987

Knock out in chess:Tal vs Smyslov - Yugoslavia 1959

Mikhail Tal vs Vasily Smyslov YU 1959 [B10]
YUG ct, 1959
1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5 4.Ngf3 Nd7 5.d4 dxe4 6.Nxe4 exd4 7.Qxd4 Ngf6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.0--0--0 0--0 10.Nd6 Qa5 11.Bc4 b5 12.Bd2 Qa6 13.Nf5 Bd8 14.Qh4 bxc4 15.Qg5 Nh5 16.Nh6+ Kh8 17.Qxh5 Qxa2 18.Bc3 Nf6 19.Qxf7 Qa1+ 20.Kd2 Rxf7 21.Nxf7+ Kg8 22.Rxa1 Kxf7 23.Ne5+ Ke6 24.Nxc6 Ne4+ 25.Ke3 Bb6+ 26.Bd4 Nc5 27.Ne5 Ba6 28.Rhe1 Bb5 29.f4 Kd6 30.Kf3 Kc7 31.Rad1 1--0

Super Material Can Stop Speeding Bullet

Researchers at a Rice University lab are researching technology that that could potentially stop a 9-millimeter bullet and seal the entryway behind it - an advance that may have huge implications for ballistic protection for soldiers, as well as other uses.

During tests, the researchers were able to shoot tiny glass beads at the material, which effectively stopped bullets in their paths.

"This would be a great ballistic windshield material," scientist Ned Thomas said in a clip posted on the university's website.

The group, which included scientist Thomas, Rice research scientist Jae-Hwang Lee and a team from MIT's Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, was looking for ways to make materials "more impervious to deformation or failure." The result would be better, stronger, lighter armor for soldiers and police, and protection for sensitive materials subject to small, fast moving objects, such as aircraft and satellites.

The researchers were looking at a complex polyurethane material that they saw was able to stop a 9 mm slug and seal its entryway. When penetrated by a tiny projectile at a high velocity, the material melted into a liquid that stopped the fast-moving object and actually sealed the hole it made.

"There's no macroscopic damage; the material hasn't failed; it hasn't cracked," Thomas said.

During their research, they found an excellent model material called a polystyrene-polydimethylsiloxane diblock-copolymer. Using two different methods, the team was eventually able to cross-section the structure to determine the depth of the bullets, and according to their study, the layers showed the ability to deform without breaking.

"[The layers] tell the story of the evolution of penetration of the projectile and help us understand what mechanisms, at the nanoscale, may be taking place in order for this to be such a great, high-performance, lightweight protection material."

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The 7 Most Mysterious Archaeological Finds on Earth

 

Stonehenge.
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Intro

Puzzling ancient finds have a way of captivating the public, perhaps because it's just too easy to dream up interesting explanations for how and why things exist.
These seven archaeological discoveries have managed to stay hot topics despite their age, appearing on magazine covers year after year and inspiring new theories for their existence along the way.


One of the largest volcanic eruptions in the past 10,000 years occurred in approximately 1620 BC on the volcanic island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea. Following the 1620 BC eruption, much of the previous island of Santorini was destroyed or submerged; this event may have been the inspiration for the legend of the lost continent of Atlantis.
Credit: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

Atlantis

The lost city of Atlantis has been discovered in the Bahamas, the Greek Islands, Cuba, and even Japan — if every claim was to be believed.
First described by the ancient Greek historian Plato in 360 B.C., the mythological island was supposedly a great naval power before sinking into the sea over 10,000 years ago in a catastrophic event.

Archaeologists debate the actual historical existence of the island as well as its most plausible location — if it ever actually existed — among the many sunken ruins discovered around the world. But even without definitive proof, Atlantis continues to engage the popular imagination like few other archaeological mysteries out there.



Stonehenge.
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Stonehenge

Sprucing up an otherwise docile English field, the prehistoric monument commonly known as Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous landmarks.
The ring of megalithic stones was built approximately 4,000 years ago and was an impressive feat for the primitive people who constructed it — but that's about all archaeologists know for sure. None of the theories on the original purpose of Stonehenge, which range from an astronomical observatory to a religious temple of healing,

Negev Desert in Israel.
Credit: dreamstime

Ancient Animal Traps

Low stone walls crisscrossing the deserts of Israel, Egypt and Jordan have puzzled archaeologists since their discovery by pilots in the early 20th century.
The chain of lines — some up to 40 miles (64 kilometers) long and nicknamed "kites" by scientists for their appearance from the air — date to 300 B.C., but were abandoned long ago.

The mystery might be somewhat clearer thanks to a recent study claiming that the purpose of the kites was to funnel wild animals toward a small pit, where they could easily be killed in large numbers. This efficient system suggests that local hunters knew more about the behavior of local fauna than previously thought.

A computer-generated reconstruction of the front and back of the Antikythera Mechanism.
Credit: Antikythera Mechanism Research Project

Antikythera Mechanism

Like something from a fantastical treasure movie, the discovery of the Antikythera Mechanism remains a major archaeological head-scratcher.

Found in the sunken wreckage of a Greek cargo ship that is at least 2,000 years old, the circular bronze artifact contains a maze of interlocking gears and mysterious characters etched all over its exposed faces. Originally thought to be a kind of navigational astrolabe, archaeologists continue to uncover its uses and now know that it was, at the very least, a highly intricate astronomical calendar.
It is still the most sophisticated device ever found from that period, preceding the next appearance of similar devices by 1,000 years.


Credit: NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

Nazca Lines

From the ground, the Nazca Lines of Peru are nothing spectacular. However, seen from the air, from which they were first spotted by commercial aircraft in the 1920s and 30s, they are staggering.

Archaeologists agree the enormous shapes — there are hundreds of them, ranging from geometric lines to complicated depictions of animals, plants and imaginary figures — were made over 2,000 years ago by people of the pre-Inca Nazca culture, who simply removed the red surface pebbles to reveal the lighter earth below in designs of their choice.

Just why they did it remains enigmatic, prompting conspiracy theorists to float ideas about alien landings and ancient astrology. The lines were more likely to have been a ritual communication method with the Nazca's deities, say archaeologists.


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The Great Pyramids

Even the information that archaeologists do know about the Great Pyramids of Egypt is enormously fascinating, to say nothing about what still might be uncovered.
Built almost 5,000 years ago in what is now Cairo, the three-pyramid complex — with the largest, Khufu, dominating the site — is a testament to the ancient Egyptians' reverence for their Pharaohs and the intricacies of their belief in the afterlife.
Archaeologists are still discovering new tunnels and shafts built within the pyramids, and are still searching for clues on who built the great monuments, how and why, even today.

© Berthold Steinhilber

Gobekli Tepe

Humans first settled into permanents towns, farmed and then built temples, in that order, starting in 8,000 B.C. Or did they?
An amazing archaeological discovery made in 1994 at Gobekli Tepe, a rural area of Turkey, has blown that hypothesis apart, prompting new questions about the evolution of civilization.

Containing multiple rings of huge stone pillars carved with scenes of animals and dating to the 10th millennium B.C., Gobekli Tepe is considered the world's oldest place of worship. Yet evidence also suggests the people who built it were semi-nomadic hunters, likely unaware of agriculture, which followed in the area only five centuries later. Because of Gobekli Tepe, archaeologists now have to ask which came first. Did building projects like this lead to settlement, and not vice-versa, as always thought?

http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/182-earths-most-mysterious-archeological-discoveries-.html

Explainer: The 2010 Weird Science Awards

• Rabbit penises restored
• Fruit bats get kinky
• Is the future trying to avert our doom?
• Octopus builds mobile home
• Researchers clone dogs that glow
• Gay penguins make good dads
• Huge blob lies deep beneath Nevada
• Nude 'Mona Lisa' surfaces
• Galileo's fingers and tooth found
• Fragrances pay tribute to dead celebs' DNA

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  A researcher injects cells from a rabbit's penile erectile tissue into a scaffold (top photo), a procedure which results in a functional rabbit penis (bottom photo).
  That's one small step for rabbit penises, and potentially one giant hop for restorative surgery. An experiment that gave rabbits lab-grown penises capable of fathering offspring won the most votes in msnbc.com's 2010 Weird Science Awards contest. Cells of penile tissue were grown on scaffolds of cartilage. When the creations took on the right shape, they were grafted onto rabbits that had their penises removed. After the transplants, the rabbits were able to breed ... like rabbits. The procedure could someday be used to heal humans as well. The photos at right show an experimenter working on the penile tissue, and an X-ray image of the restored penis.
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• Fruit bats get kinky
  

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  Researchers report that female Chinese fruit bats use oral sex to prolong the pleasure for their partners. The study suggests that there may be an evolutionary advantage to at least some types of kinky sex in the animal world. But can you imagine being the researcher with the job of watching bat porn?
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  Is the future trying to avert our doom?
  

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  Why did it take so long to get the world's most powerful particle-smasher up and running? Two scientists suggested it might be because the Large Hadron Collider was about to create phenomena so catastrophic that the future sent a cosmos-altering signal back in time to disrupt its operation. The research wasn't taken all that seriously when it came out, and since then the LHC was restarted without incident.
• Octopus builds mobile home
  

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  It sounds like a spin-off from "The Little Mermaid" or "Spongebob Squarepants": An octopus builds a mobile home under the sea by stacking up coconut shells. It moves in ... and then it carries the whole heap across the seafloor. "It was an extremely comical sight," said marine biologist Julian Finn, who spotted the behavior off the Indonesian coast. "I never laughed so hard underwater." Let's just hope those clever cephalopods don't develop opposable thumbs. That won't be such a laughing matter.
• Researchers clone dogs that glow
  

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  Awww, how cute! South Korean scientists cloned a litter of genetically engineered dogs that glow red under ultraviolet light. Like an earlier experiment involving glowing cats, this isn't aimed at creating glow-in-the-dark pets. Rather, it's a proof of concept for procedures that could help develop treatments for genetic diseases in humans. If you can add the coding to make fluorescent protein, maybe you can add the coding to fix a genetic flaw.
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  Gay penguins make good dads
  

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  German zookeepers in Bremerhaven had a problem on their hands when penguin parents rejected one of their eggs. To solve it, they placed the egg in a nest shared by two male penguins. The pair is one of three same-sex couples that have tried to mate at the zoo. The males incubated the egg for 30 days and continued to care for the chick after it hatched. Homosexual behavior has been documented in many animal species. "Sex and coupling in our world don't always have something to do with reproduction," the zoo said.
  Video: Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports on the gay penguin parents.
• Huge blob lies deep beneath Nevada
  

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  You wouldn't know it by driving through the Great Basin in Nevada, but researchers have detected a huge blob of highly compressed rock that is dripping like honey, extending from a depth of about 47 miles to at least 310 miles beneath the surface. The blob is 30 to 60 miles across, scientists say. But don't worry, Nevadans: This blob isn't expected to cause earthquakes - or rise up and destroy Las Vegas.
• Nude 'Mona Lisa' surfaces
  

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  Art historians have long suspected Leonardo da Vinci painted more than one version of his famous "Mona Lisa," and now a painting with much more Mona has surfaced. The painting, which portrays its subject nude from the waist up, had been hidden for almost a century within the wooden walls of a French cardinal's library. Experts are looking into whether this particular work, now on display in the Tuscan town of Vinci, was actually painted by the master.
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  Galileo's fingers and tooth found
  

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  Was that any way to treat a genius? Back in 1737, Galileo Galilei's admirers removed three fingers, a vertebra and a tooth from the astronomer's body when his corpse was being moved to a new tomb. The vertebra and one of the fingers were recovered soon afterward, but the whereabouts of the tooth and the other two fingers were a mystery. Recently, however, the relics turned up in a container that was auctioned off to a private collector. Now the Galilean body parts, including the finger shown at right, will be put on display at the Museum of the History of Science in Florence.
• Fragrances pay tribute to dead celebs' DNA
  

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  Let's get one thing straight: MyDNAFragrance's "Antiquity" line of perfumery will not make you smell like Marilyn Monroe did when she was alive, and certainly not like her mortal remains. Rather, the "Marilyn" fragrance is mixed up from ingredients that are coded to capture the "essence" of the movie star's mitochondrial DNA. Other scents pay tribute to Albert Einstein, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley. The company behind the scents says the process is "very scientific," but others might well conclude that the whole exercise smells like a gimmick.
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