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Masters of Chinese chess are to face the ultimate challenge later this
year when they battle it out against a team of robots, the Chinese
Society of Artificial Intelligence said on Thursday.

Five masters of Xiangqi, which is called Chinese chess in the West,
would take on a robot team in the July 25-31 competition, the first of
its kind, the official Xinhua news agency said, quoting the society.

The competition, sponsored by the society and three universities, would
be followed by the country’s first exhibition on artificial
intelligence products and achievements in August, the report said.

Xiangqi, meaning “figure game,” is similar to Western chess but
features pieces inscribed with Chinese symbols representing generals,
advisors, elephants, horses, chariots, cannons, and soldiers.

 

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The latest ‘Big Thing’ out there is a Network Card for the Hardcore Gamer. Announced by Killer, the new product is ‘The First and Only Network Interface Card for Online Gamers!’ and besides the really pimpin’ look it comes with some very interesting features:

Data Rates – 10/100/1000 Ethernet /Fast-Ethernet Controller
Integrated Memory – 64MB DDR PC2100
Integrated Processor – 32-bit @400Mhz
IEEE Compliance – 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.3z
Data Path Width – 32-bit PCI Rev 2.2’
Data Transfer Mode – Bus-master DMA
Heat Sink from Magnesium alloy and
Future-Proof Field Upgradeable

Last but not least the ever-popular trademark thingies like:

UltimatePingâ„¢ = Lower Ping
Gaming Network Processor delivers data to games faster than
standard NICs

FNAâ„¢ = Flexible Network Architecture
Allows everyone to freely write, download, and run applications
that execute on the Killer’s Network Processing Unit

GameFirstâ„¢ = Packet Prioritization
Network packets for your games prioritized above all other
network activity on the system.

MaxFPSâ„¢ = More FPS
By lowering CPU utilization for networking, everything in the
gaming system runs faster.

Ping Throttleâ„¢ = Ping Control
Allows users to turn up and down their ping dynamically,
without impacting CPU performance.