Month: July 2010

Sharp rise in domestic violence after England knocked out of World Cup

Posted by Nexus – 08/07/2010

[via telegraph.co.uk]

Domestic violence incidents increased sharply on the day England were knocked out of the World Cup Photo: PA

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) recorded 353 incidents on June 27, when England suffered their humiliating 4-1 defeat against Germany.

It is the highest number recorded in a day so far this year, save New Year’s Day, the force said.

Kent Police said it witnessed a 400 per cent rise in cases of domestic abuse on the same day.

There were 26 offences reported in the south Kent area, compared to an average weekend total of six.

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New Ethernet A/V standard aims to take down HDMI

Posted by Nexus – 02/07/2010

[via bit-tech.net]

The humble but able Ethernet cable forms the basis of the proposed HDBaseT standard

The guys over at DailyTech are reporting on an up and coming new A/V standard that, unlike most new A/V standards, actually makes sense.

The beautifully simple new standard, which is called HDBaseT, is turning to the humble and ubiquitous Ethernet cable to provide a cheap and easy way to pipe HD and 3-D video around your home. We assumed that such a simple and common sense idea would have been dreamt up by an unknown startup company looking for some positive headlines but HDBaseT has been developed by a industry group that includes LG, Samsung, Sony and Valens Semiconductor.

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