MC2 Post 1785 Nintendo slashes 2014 sales forecast for Wii U from 9 million to 2.8 million

Missed it By This Much

From:   http://www.engadget.com

It's not even financials season yet, but Nintendo is trying to lower expectations in advance. In a statement today, it's announced that it's reassessed unit sales for its flagship Wii U console, shaving hacking it down from 9 million for April 2013 - March 2014 to just 2.8 million -- less than a third of the original estimate. It's also less than the number of Wii Us that Nintendo sold in its launch year. 
That was 3.45 million, 

if you're counting.

Link:   http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/17/nintendo-sales-forecast-wii-u/

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President Obama Announces Limitations on use of NSA-Collected Data, puts database in the hands of third party

From:   http://www.engadget.com



While many of the reforms announced are welcome changes, it likely won't silence the president's harshest critics. And it's hard to imagine that he will be able to undue to damage to his public image. You'll find the full text of the presidential directive below ( at the Engadget PAGE ) and we'll update with the full text of his remarks when they become available.

Link:   http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/17/obama-announces-NSA-reform/

 

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Google's New wearable project is a 

Smart Contact Lens with Medical uses

From:   http://www.engadget.com

Link:   http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/16/google-smart-contact-lens/

 

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Ultrafast phase measurements could boost optical computing

From:   http://physicsworld.com

Physicists in Germany say they have taken an important step towards the creation of ultrafast computers that use light instead of electrical signals to process information. The team has created the first compact electronic device that can measure the absolute phase of extremely short light pulses. 

While the device is first expected to find use in laser labs, it could someday play an important role in systems that use ultrashort light pulses to process information.

The work was done by Ferenc Krausz and colleagues of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching.

Link:   http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2014/jan/17/ultrafast-phase-measurements-could-boost-optical-computing

 

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