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Must See HDTV (March 5th - 11th) Mar 5th 2012, 22:31 Big East Championship One of the 3D early adopters and looking for something to watch? While there are many conference championships taking place in the run up to March Madness this week, ESPN 3D's cameras are set to catch all the action at the Big East Championship, meaning several games each day, leading up to the final game Saturday night. Last year it was Kemba Walker and UCONN lighting up the stage on their way to an NCAA Championship, now we'll see which team makes a run in 2012. (All week, ESPN 3D) Game of Thrones Assuming you haven't been forced at gunpoint into piracy, the first season of HBO's acclaimed series finally comes home on Blu-ray this month. Whether you're just reliving your trip to the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros or visiting for the first time, if fantasy , intrigue and drama is your thing, this should be a good fit. Winter is coming. ($34.99 on Amazon, March 6th) Mass Effect 3 The final chapter of Bioware's epic trilogy finally arrives on Xbox 360 and PS3 this week. If you haven't caught on to the series blend of action and RPG elements yet it may be too late, but for fans this final battle to protect the universe should be yet another incredible battle. Now featuring multiplayer, if you see a sudden dropoff in post count over the next few days then this game is probably the reason why. ($59.99 on Amazon, March 6th) Continue reading Must See HDTV (March 5th - 11th) Must See HDTV (March 5th - 11th) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Deutsche Telekom tests 512Gbps fiber optic network in Germany, breaks record in the process Mar 5th 2012, 21:35 If you thought Google's Kansan stab at blistering gigabit speeds was lust-worthy, then this latest fiber feat out of Germany should have you flooding the room with drool. Part of Deutsche Telekom's OSIRIS (Optically Supported UP Router Interfaces) project, the telco's T-Labs team managed to successfully transfer data "over a single optical fiber wavelength channel" from Berlin to Hanover and back at speeds of up to 512Gbps -- that's over half a terabit. It's hard to imagine just what exactly you'd be able to do with all that bandwidth (upload your entire music and video library, perhaps?), but this real-world experiment should go a long way towards helping operators shore up increasing network demands, going so far as doubling their backhaul capacity. As for any actual implementation of the next-gen tech, well, the good news is that a costly and lengthy cable deployment won't be necessary; all that's required to get these state-of-the-art dumb pipes up and running is some newfangled terminal equipment. Don't hold your breath, though, as with all things bleeding edge, this tech is still light years away from your mitts. Deutsche Telekom tests 512Gbps fiber optic network in Germany, breaks record in the process originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink GigaOM  |  Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories  | Email this | Comments

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