Larrabee? We don’t need no stinkin’ Larrabee! Hopefully that will soon be true. Intel has never been known for great graphics  - does anyone else remember the i740? What a disappointment that was. • I’ve been doing quite a bit of reading about upcoming developments in graphics, some of which have been announced at the Taiwanese computer shows ( Computex 2009 ), others from European or US publications. The next generation of integrated graphics for AMD mainboards will be known as the 7

by Richard Greenwood For those looking to expand their audio experience in the home theater arena, and need a high quality audio controller, with Dolby 7.2 capabilities, a compact footprint and a reasonable price, the Onkyo TX SR607 is a good candidate to take into consideration. It’s got all the firmware connections you’ll need to hook up your home theater system. It can guide up to 90 watts per channel through its system, and supports HDMI 1.3a as its video specification. Because this is a

by Frances I Parker Home theaters are very popular these days. There is so many great things that you can put in to your home theater that will help copy the theater experience right in your own home. The visual part most frequently includes a large screen or a high definition television. There are systems that incorporate a projection system and the utmost quality audio output is most often accomplished with a high fidelity surround sound system. A rudimentary home theater system may only

1683 The general public is admitted for the first time to the world’s first university museum, the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, in Oxford. It is the first public museum to open in Britain, and perhaps in the entire world. The building serves several purposes. The basement contains a chemistry laboratory, the ground floor contains lecture halls, and the top floor houses a collection of curiosities acquired by Elias Ashmole and donated to the university. Visit the official Ash