Since my Audigy is showing it's age (unable to decode any more than two channels from the optical input), I'm considering getting something new.<BR><BR>I've honestly never bought a non-creative card, ...

The system uses an algorithm that encodes a high-resolution image to a lower-resolution one, and then translates the compressed image back to its original resolution by a decoder that unscrambles ...

Now you see it: A schematic of the experiment, in which an optical diffractive camera hides information by concealing it within ordinary-looking “dummy” patterns. (Courtesy: A Ozcan) Information ...