Plasma Television News & Reviews

Amarok 2 will use the new KDE 4 technologies, “like Phonon for audio and Solid for device interaction, along with extensive use of SVG and Plasma for the new interface”. It’s shaping up to be as radically different from Amarok 1.4 (the current stable release), as KDE 4 is from KDE 3.5. And that’s a very good thing indeed.

Sony’s well-featured, smartly styled KDL-46Z4100 performs well enough, but its picture doesn’t match that of the best LCDs.

Sony’s well-featured, smartly styled KDL-46Z4100 performs well enough, but its picture doesn’t match that of the best LCDs.

Ad Astra’s VASIMR plasma rocket is about ready for testing, only problem is it requires the vacuum of space to do it in. NASA is now considering taking the rocket up to the International Space Station, clipping it on and firing her up — perhaps even using it to reposition the station.