Archive for September, 2007
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Filed under: Home Entertainment
Want to spring out of your Windows Media Center situation, but don't have any good options? Well, you're luck, because the good folks over at Linksys have whipped up a couple of wireless Media Center Extenders which might just do the trick... or wreck your home life. ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Filed under: Laptops
Love to be beaten to a bloody pulp by your overpowered laptop? Looking for performance that would make even the strongest bodybuilder collapse in fear? Have you been feeling let down by game speeds which don't actually rip open a hole in the space-time continuum? Well, luckily for ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Filed under: TransportationWe've seen a number of driverless vehicles in our day, but we're still not entirely confident with hopping in one and hoping for the best. Nevertheless, the oh-so-independent CyberCar is being demonstrated in a Northamptonshire town, reportedly utilizing " lasers to avoid obstacles" as it rolls about. Apparently, ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Filed under: Features, GPS, Portable Audio, Transportation, Wireless
With Microsoft having injected itself into almost all aspects of our daily lives -- from work to play to communication -- it only makes sense that the software giant would try to own those rare stretches of time when we're not using a ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Filed under: Displays
While it doesn't quite hit the same levels as NEC's 26-inch MultiSync monitor, the company's new 24-inch LCD2470WVX model looks like it should still satisfy quite a few graphics pros all the same. As you'd expect, this one boasts a 1920 x 1200 resolution, along with a 1,000:1 ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Filed under: Laptops
Fujitsu, always known to deliver a good time and a decent laptop, has broken out of the gate with a lineup of new portable computers that should make everyone pretty happy -- unless you're really, really picky. Enter the ESPRIMO Mobile U9200, V5505 / V5515, D9500, and M9400 ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Filed under: Desktops, GamingBarely a month after showing off its Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition, AMD is apparently hoping to rope in a few more followers with a lower-priced CPU in the same family. This processor reportedly hums along at 2.6GHz, is built around 65-nanometer technology, boasts 1MB of ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Filed under: LaptopsIf you'll recall, Asus' Eee PC first went up for pre-order at NCIXUS just under a month ago, and merely days after the wee machine was exposed courtesy of a Russian review, here it is again on yet another e-tailer's website. The Eee PC 701 is holding down ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Filed under: Home EntertainmentFor those who spend copious amounts of time listening to their music collection -- enough to justify a touchscreen-based music management system -- the Qsonix Q110 ought to tempt your wallet. The device is available in 250GB, 500GB or 1TB kits and features front access USB / ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: Laptops
Those shiny new VAIO NRs we told you about a couple of weeks ago have gotten the US nod and a price tag, and we thought we'd share the good news. The model, which Sony is referring to as "entry-level," touts a 15.4-inch, XBRITE-ECO display, a Core 2 ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
While there's still no official word of a North American release of Toshiba's WiFi-packin' Gigabeat T401, it looks like those round these parts can now get their hands on its slightly less-capable counterpart: the WiFi-less Gigabeat T400. Apart from the lack of WiFi, this one ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: Gaming, Storage
Since we tend to concentrate on hardware on this little blog, you may not have realized that there's a rather seminal event occurring on the software side of things that has gamers pretty giddy, namely the release of Halo 3 for the Xbox 360. And what better ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: Digital Cameras, Laptops
If you've coughed up ~two grand for one of FlipStart Labs' tiny clamshell PCs, we'll wager that you've already got a pretty decent compact digicam in your arsenal, but in case you've been cursed -- as many us have -- with convergencitis, you can now pick ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: Laptops
Toshiba has been busy lately. The company has just launched a slew of new AMD-based Satellite laptops, and we've got the specs to prove it. First up on the block is the new P205D (pictured), a 17-inch desktop replacement, with its sights set on performance that doesn't destroy ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: Laptops
It looks like Sony's found yet more room for improvement in its VAIO G-Series ultra-portable laptop, and not just in terms of the usual spec bumps. While it certainly has that front covered, it's also mangaged to squeeze in some newfangled water-proofing measures, which apparently discharges water through ...
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