Sony’s PlayStation Now uses custom-designed hardware with eight PS3s on a single motherboard

The lack of native backward compatibility in the new PlayStation 4 was a bit of a bummer when the console was announced, but Sonypromised it had a solution. The company bought game streaming startup Gaikai a few years back, and has been developing the technology to deliver its catalog of PlayStation 3 titles not only to the PS4, but to smart TVs, tablets, and phones. Now the first details on the guts of Sony’srecently announced PlayStation Now streaming service are leaking out, and it all starts with custom PS3 hardware that crams eight consoles into one server.

According to content partners that are working with Sony to test PlayStation Now, the service relies on a new piece of PS3 hardware. It consists of a single motherboard with the miniaturized components for eight PS3s embedded, each of which can be independently controlled. Sony’s PS Now server farms will be filled with rack after rack of these units to power games in the cloud.

Sony reportedly decided to create new hardware after experimenting with placing retail PS3 units in data centers. However, the space and power requirements to run enough games made this plan fundamentally unfeasible. As an added bonus, redesigning the PS3 hardware to fit multiple units on a single board allowed Sony’s engineers to optimize the console for faster response times. This could save precious milliseconds to combat the latency of playing games over the internet — it could be the difference between a console-like experience and a laggy mess.

PlayStation Now will rely on the PS3s in the cloud to do all of the rendering and processing work, which is why Sony thinks it can get PS3 games running on almost any screen with an internet connection. Most titles on Sony’s regular local console platform run at 30 fps with 100-150ms of input lag. That doesn’t leave a lot of breathing room for internet latency — anything over 150ms starts to feel disconnected from controller input. Sony hasn’t said officially how the system compensates for this, but there are whispers.

How to add GIF's to Facebook and Twitter ?

GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is a moving image of about 3-9 seconds that was  
introduced by CompuServe in 1987. Nowadays its being used widely across the web because they look amazing and sometimes fit the perfect situation. Well the real problem here is social sites like twitter and Facebook do not allow GIF's. But don't worry cause we finally have found a way to share Gif's on Facebook and Twitter !

Facebook has never allowed GIf's the probable reason may be that they don't  want itself  turning into sites like MySpace, which was filled with GIF's and stuff.

You can  post Gif's to Facebook ,Twitter  and Other Social networking sites using Giphy !

Giphy  allows people to post Gif's wherever they want. All you have to do is to copy and paste the URL of the GIF on your Facebook Profile/Page. On Facebook it will appear as a video and you will have to play it, unlike Myspace.

How to add Facebook Pop - up Like Box ?

Here's a fantastic way to increase facebook likes for your blog or website.  Add this enticing widget to your site and a facebook like box will pop up with the lightbox effect when a user visits your page.  The facebook widget will show up on your page about 20 seconds after the page loads.  This is a surefire way to dramatically increase your likes.

Add Widget to Your Site

Add the following code anywhere in the body section of your template. Or simply click the "add to blogger" button for blogspot blogs. 

<script src='http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js' type='text/javascript'></script><style>#fanback {display:none;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.8);width:100%;height:100%;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;z-index:99999;}#fan-exit {width:100%;height:100%;}#fanbox {background:white;width:420px;height:270px;position:absolute;top:58%;left:63%;margin:-220px 0 0 -375px;-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 0 50px 0 #939393;-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 0 50px 0 #939393;box-shadow: inset 0 0 50px 0 #939393;-webkit-border-radius: 5px;-moz-border-radius: 5px;border-radius: 5px;margin: -220px 0 0 -375px;}#fanclose {float:right;cursor:pointer;background:url(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NRmqfyLwBHY/T4nwHOrPSzI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/8b9O7O1q3c8/s1600/fanclose.png) repeat;height:15px;padding:20px;position:relative;padding-right:40px;margin-top:-20px;margin-right:-22px;}.remove-borda {height:1px;width:366px;margin:0 auto;background:#F3F3F3;margin-top:16px;position:relative;margin-left:20px;}#linkit,#linkit a.visited,#linkit a,#linkit a:hover {color:#80808B;font-size:10px;margin: 0 auto 5px auto;float:center;}</style><script type='text/javascript'>//<![CDATA[jQuery.cookie = function (key, value, options) {// key and at least value given, set cookie...if (arguments.length > 1 && String(value) !== "[object Object]") {options = jQuery.extend({}, options);if (value === null || value === undefined) {options.expires = -1;}if (typeof options.expires === 'number') {var days = options.expires, t = options.expires = new Date();t.setDate(t.getDate() + days);}value = String(value);return (document.cookie = [encodeURIComponent(key), '=',options.raw ? value : encodeURIComponent(value),options.expires ? '; expires=' + options.expires.toUTCString() : '', // use expires attribute, max-age is not supported by IEoptions.path ? '; path=' + options.path : '',options.domain ? '; domain=' + options.domain : '',options.secure ? '; secure' : ''].join(''));}// key and possibly options given, get cookie...options = value || {};var result, decode = options.raw ? function (s) { return s; } : decodeURIComponent;return (result = new RegExp('(?:^|; )' + encodeURIComponent(key) + '=([^;]*)').exec(document.cookie)) ? decode(result[1]) : null;};//]]></script><script type='text/javascript'>jQuery(document).ready(function($){if($.cookie('popup_user_login') != 'yes'){$('#fanback').delay(3000).fadeIn('medium');$('#fanclose, #fan-exit').click(function(){$('#fanback').stop().fadeOut('medium');});}$.cookie('popup_user_login', 'yes', { path: '/', expires: 7 });});</script><div id='fanback'><div id='fan-exit'></div><div id='fanbox'><div id='fanclose'></div><div class='remove-borda'></div><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' src='//www.facebook.com/plugins/likebox.php?href=http://www.facebook.com/TheTechOBlog&width=402&height=255&colorscheme=light&show_faces=true&show_border=false&stream=false&header=false'style='border: none; overflow: hidden; margin-top: -19px; width: 402px; height: 230px;'></iframe><center><span id="linkit">Powered by <a href="http://tekhoblog.blogspot.com.com">TechOBlog</a> <a href="http://www.theblogwidgets.com/2013/08/facebook-popup-widget-with-lightbox.html">Widget</a></span></center></div></div>

Where to find the code?
If you've installed the widget by clicking "Add to Blogger" you'll need to locate the code in order to make customizations. In order to find the html go to the blogger dashboard>Layout. Click "edit" on the "HTML/Javascript" gadget.

Enter your facebook username
Search for http://www.facebook.com/TheTechOBlog and replace it with your site's facebook page URL.


 Having trouble seeing the facebook widget?
By default, this facebook like box widget is only displayed once every 30 days. You may need todelete your cookies if you would like to see it again.  Or check out the "How to Customize" section above, in order to display the widget every time a user visits your site. 

How to add floating social media bar to Blogger ?

Here’s a tutorial on how to add a floating social media bar to a blog. I made it into a widget, so you don’t have to go into your template HTML to install (or remove) them. Just drop the whole code into a HTML/Javascript gadget.

I have included Facebook Like,  StumbleUpon, Digg This and Google+1 buttons in the bar and each of them comes with a live counter. You can add more social bookmarking or sharing buttons later if you wish.

I. Adding the buttons to Blogger

• 1. Go to Layout (old interface: Design > Page Elements).
  2. Click Add A Gadget.
  3. In Add A Gadget window, select HTML/Javascript .
  4. Copy the code below and paste it inside the content box.
  5. Save the gadget.
  6. Drag the gadget and reposition it under Blog Posts gadget.
  7. Click Save button (top right hand corner).

       

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  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
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<div class="fb-like" data-send="false" data-layout="box_count" data-
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</div>
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<script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5"></script>
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<script src='http://widgets.digg.com/buttons.js'
type='text/javascript'></script>
<a class="DiggThisButton DiggMedium"></a>
</div>
<div class='sbutton' id='gplusone'>
<script type="text/javascript"
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