前沿／趣聞

前沿/Frontier

魔獸爭霸

2009年6月13日，有著“世界最大Lan Party”之稱的DreamHack的2009年夏季錦標賽在瑞典城市延雪平舉行。主辦方公布的具體的比賽項目中，魔獸爭霸3和Dota都位列其中，而星際爭霸在闊別已久之后，也重新回到了DreamHack的懷抱。

The world’s largest LAN-party DreamHack Summer was held at the Elmia Fair in Jonkoping， Sweden， 13， June 2009. Around 10000 computer enthusiasts are expected to visit the LAN-party DreamHack.

空中吉它

6月13日，在英國唐寧頓，440人同時彈奏“空中吉他”為《殘酷傳奇》電玩宣傳，此舉打破了世界上人數最多彈奏空中吉他的記錄。“空中吉他”，彈奏者戴著有色手套，手中無須拿著吉他，只要擺出瘋狂彈奏吉他的姿態，不斷地“撥動”手指，即可演奏出真實的吉他樂曲。

On June 13， 440 Festival goers join the “Blackout” to help break the Guinness World Record for the most people playing air guitar at one time to promote the EA videogame “Brutal Legend”， a heavy metal inspired game staring Jack Black at the Download Festival， Donnington.

iPhone 3G S

6月9日，蘋果揭開了新一代iPhone的神秘面紗——iPhone 3GS，S代表Fast。新的iPhone 3GS有著2倍于iPhone 3G的運行速度，并且支持7.2Mbps WCDMA HSPA 3.75G網絡。目前，蘋果公司已經決定將當前8GB的iPhone 3G手機降價為99美元，而新一代16GB的iPhone 3GS手機定價為199美元，32GB的iPhone 3GS手機的定價則為299美元。

On June 9， Apple unveiled#8239;the iPhone 3GS， a#8239;#8239;7.2 Mbps HSPA，#8239;autofocus 3 Megapixel camera with#8239;30 fps video mode，#8239;internal magnetic compass，#8239;hardware encryption，#8239;volume rocker， and single home button. It#8239;comes in 16GB and 32GB versions#8239;for $199 and $299.

三星太陽能手機

6月10日，在印度新德里，韓國電子廠商三星正式發布旗下首款太陽能手機Crest Solar E1170。這款手機只要充電10分鐘即可連續通話5到10分鐘，這樣用戶只要利用白天時間對手機充電，即可有相當長的通話時間。三星Crest Solar E1170從6月開始在南亞、東亞以及歐洲和拉丁美洲上市銷售，而手機的價格則僅為59美元，約合人民幣400元左右。

On June 10， Samsung launched the Samsung E1107 Crest Solar - the first commercially available solar-powered GSM handset， in selected markets of India， Europe， Southeast Asia， Southwest Asia， and Latin America. The price of this handset was only 59 USD (RMB 400 yuan).

奧林巴斯卡片單反

6月16日，知名相機廠商奧林巴斯在東京正式發布革命性的可換鏡頭數碼相機E-P1，首次實現了將“單反相機可交換鏡頭設計帶來的專業性能”與“緊湊型卡片相機的輕巧便攜”完美結合，開創PEN DIGITAL全新產品線，馬上就要在日本開始發售。裸機售價將在917美元左右，帶鏡頭售價則在1222-1324美元間。用戶還可以單獨購買鏡頭組件。

On June 16， 2009， Olympus introduced a new digital camera “OLYMPUS PEN E-P1”. It's a compact mirrorless interchangeable lens camera that mimics the styling of the company’s Pen range that was popular in the 1960s and 70s. The bare camera will cost 917 USD， with lens 1222-1324 USD.

趣聞/Fun

針孔微雕

你認為穿針是件困難的事嗎？那你一定會為自己看不見這些放在針孔里還綽綽有余的藝術品而懊喪不已。來自英國的微型雕塑家Willard Wigan推出他的新展覽，而他的展品都是我們用肉眼很難看清的。他的制作工具是自制的。比如他用從蒼蠅背上拔下的毛來繪畫。他的原材料則是米、沙和糖粒。而每完成一件作品都差不多需要幾個月的時間。

Micro sculptor Willard Wigan， from the UK， is launching a new exhibition. Willard is known around the world for his miniature sculptures that are naked to the invisible eye. He uses tiny homemade tools and paints with a hair plucked from a housefly’s back and carves miscroscopic figures from grains of rice or sand or sugar. The sculptures， which often take months to complete， are then mounted on pin heads or needles.

寵物專機

首個專載寵物乘客的航班于7月14日從紐約城外的小機場泰特伯勒起飛。被這家航空公司稱為“爪客”的寵物乘客將乘坐一架經過改裝的比奇1900飛機，通常能載19人的班機可容納50只貓狗。雖然每個“爪客”的單程機票需付149美元。

A US company has launched the world’s first pets-only airline dedicated to animal-friendly travel. From July 14， the new airline will fly dogs and cats in the main cabin of a turbo-prop Beech 1900 passenger plane which has furnishings such as the seats and bins removed， with animals placed in their private pet carriers and locked into a restraint system.

洗手間舞蹈

新奇的事情總是在發生，就像這種新的舞蹈形式一樣。由Yanira Castro編排的新式舞蹈表演將會在紐約一酒店里的廁所里上演。在這個大家臨時光顧的地方，每次將只允許7名觀眾前來觀看，票價為每人45美元。表演者將會在觀眾、便池、洗手池等之間進行展示。同時，酒店里的客人還可以在自己的房間里通過電視觀看45分鐘的現場秀。

A new dance performance will take place in a toilet. Dark Horse/Black Forest， choreographed by Yanira Castro， will be seen in a restroom within New York’s Gershwin hotel. Just seven audience members will be allowed in to watch. And tickets will cost $45. The performers will dance around the audience， and the urinals and sinks. Guests at the hotel in Manhattan will be able to watch the 45-minute show from the privacy of their rooms

洗狗機

你肯定見過洗衣機，但是洗狗機就不一定見過了。法國人Romain Jarry發明了這個“Dog-O-Mat 自動洗狗機”。只要將狗往里面一扔，25分鐘就能洗干凈。洗貓當然也可以，而且只收取相當于小狗的價錢。

Here’s a washing machine-for cats and dogs. The Dog-O-Matic， a carwash-style device to keep pets smelling fresh， was invented by Frenchman， Romain Jarry. He said: “It doesn’t take long to wash the dog1—usually a few minutes.”Cats can also be washed， at the small-dog price.