eWeek Newsbreak, Aug. 18, 2008
By eWEEK
2008-08-18
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Intel will crown the Ultimate Geek at its IDF (Intel Developer Forum). This year’s Intel Ultimate Geek challengers will battle through three rounds of Geek contests at IDF to claim the title Ultimate Geek. Intel’s IDF Ultimate Geek Challenge begins with a Geek trivia challenge, followed by a mad gaming skills challenge against Team Evil Genius on the latest Alienware gaming systems. Rumors abound that Alienware might offer a sneak peek at an upcoming release. The top five geeks will duke it out in the Geek Build – a race to complete a tech build faster than the competition to claim the title Ultimate Geek. Also expect news on Intel’s Nehalem processor and Mobile Internet Devices; Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps shattered more than a half dozen world records last week. World Records verified by Omega, the official time keeper of the 2008 Summer games in Beijing. Omega first began timing the Olympic Games at the Los Angeles event in 1932, when hand-held stop-watches were used; and Google took full advantage of the games to show off how cool it is. Google Earth, Google’s satellite mapping application allows users a 3D birdseye view sporting venues and the Olympic Village. And try following the 204 countries participating and track medal counts on Google Maps with up-to-date tables, maps and results by region and team.
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