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| Hellamod: Doom 3 Case Mod, Old As Hell, Cool as Hell |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 11:00 am |
| Tags: Doom, Doom 3, Gadgets, Hellamod, Home Entertainment, Mod, Pcs |
| We showed you the brilliant Doom 3 case mod over a year ago, but due to the magic of YouTube, we finally have video of the mod and its fast-forwarded construction. I love a good construction montage—it makes me feel like I'm getting a lot done, even when I'm just perusing the Internet video. So get something done this weekend—watch |
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| Laptops: Sony SZ Laptops Soft Launched |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 5:04 pm |
| Tags: Laptops, Pcs, Sony, Sz5, Sz6, Vaio |
| Sony is updating its SZ5 laptops to SZ6 designation. The laptops have Santa Rosa chips, 13-inch LED backlight LCDs, and up to 200GB hybrid HDDs (which have 256MB of flash). [Amazon via Laptoping] |
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| PCs: How to Buy the Best CPU |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 1:50 pm |
| Tags: Buyer S Guide, Cpu, Diy, Pcs |
| Do it yourselfers have a bit of a hassle keeping up with 64-bit, Dual Core, and all the different price ranges when buying CPUs for their machines. So much so, many people just buy pre-built systems to save time. But if you're still intent on building the fastest and cheapest systems for your money, head over to Computer Shopper's guide to buying |
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| Illumidating: Lomak Light Control Frees Hands for "Better Uses" |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 4:00 pm |
| Tags: Concept, Design, Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Illumidating, Keyboard, Lomak, Mouse, Pcs, Peripherals, Wireless |
| Lomak (Light Operated Mouse and Keyboard) allows for control of an entire computer through the use of a light pointer, accommodating those who have difficulty with traditional input devices. Operated by hand or head, users aim the beam of light at a pad holding rotary-style letters and numbers. As the light passes over each button, it appears on |
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| Ouch: Dell Promotes Their Laptops With Toshiba Destruction |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 6:45 pm |
| Tags: Dell, Gadgets, Laptop, Latitude Xt, M400, Ouch, Pcs, Portable Media, Toshiba |
| Dell's new promotion of their Latitude XT tablet PC is gets personal—claiming frustration with bad tablets, they saw Toshiba's competing M400 in half. We're not sure how, if at all, Toshiba plans to retaliate. But we humbly suggest the use of eggs, toilet paper and a half-broken bottle of Jack when proceeding. Thanks Matt! |
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| Ouch: Dell Promotes Laptops With Toshiba Destruction |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 6:45 pm |
| Tags: Dell, Gadgets, Laptop, Latitude Xt, M400, Ouch, Pcs, Portable Media, Toshiba |
| Dell's new promotion of their Latitude XT tablet PC gets personal—claiming frustration with bad tablets, they sawed Toshiba's competing M400 Portege 3500 in half. We're not sure how, if at all, Toshiba plans to retaliate. But we humbly suggest the use of eggs, toilet paper and a half-broken bottle of Jack when proceeding. Thanks Matt! |
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| In Brief: Microsoft ships 60 million copies of Windows ... |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 9:37 am |
| Tags: Announcements, Microsoft, Pcs, Press, Software, Vista, Windows |
| Microsoft ships 60 million copies of Windows Vista. [newlaunches] |
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| World's smallest SEM magnifies up to 20,000X , costs $85K |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 6:45 am |
| Tags: Scanning Electron Microscopes, Phenom, Desktop Pcs, Usb Flash Drive |
| We all know that Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) are the most powerful of microscopes but, they are priced in the $200,000 range, which makes them out of reach for many. But now, an Oregon based company called FEI has shown a new type of SEM called the Phenom that is about the size of a desktop PC and bears a reasonable price tag. The device |
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| Apple: Arn's Theory of Apple Rumors |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 5:08 pm |
| Tags: Apple, Arnold Kim, Laptops, Macrumors, Pcs, Portable Media |
| Arnold Kim of Macrumors.com is as scientific as Apple rumormongers come. He sticks to the facts and proof, not venturing into wilder flavors of speculation. The other day, he scribed in his personal blog a simple but so far unobserved pattern for better prediction:1) Apple Legal never gets involved for Images/Video of Fake Products 2) Apple Legal |
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| In Brief: Zonbu, the low power PC backed up by Amazon's ... |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 4:37 pm |
| Tags: Linux, Pcs, Zonbu |
| Zonbu, the low power PC backed up by Amazon's S3 datacloud, starts selling today. $249 for the hardware, or $99 with a two year, $13/month subscription to Amazon S3. [Zonbu] |
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| Deco PC Case: Skyscraper Photo PC's Case Made Entirely of Wood |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 8:45 am |
| Tags: Case Mods, Deco Pc Case, Jeffrey Stephenson, Pcs |
| We're big fans of master craftsman and computer constructor Jeffrey Stephenson's work, and now he's outdone himself with the Skyscraper Photo PC, made entirely of basswood and mahogany veneer. We've shown you some of Stephenson's work before, the beautiful Decomatic Model 12, and now it looks like he's outdone himself with this case mod with a |
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| My 25 Year Love Affair with Computers |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 9:20 am |
| Tags: Gear, Misc, Mobile, Computers, Macs, Myfirstcomputer, Pcs, Windows |
| Next month will mark 25 years since I started using a home computer. Brad Feld and I were talking about this in my office a few weeks ago and I have been meaning to write this post since. Twenty-five years is a long time! So I thought it might be fun this summer, being geeks and all, if we wrote about "all the computers we have loved before." |
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| PCs: Optimus Prime Case Mod Almost Seven Feet Tall, Eats Mac Minis |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 2:00 pm |
| Tags: Autobots, Cars, Casemod, Diy, Jalopnik, Optimus Prime, Pcs, Transformers |
| Modder John entered in this Optimus Prime casemod into the Extreme Tech casemod contest, and well, it's probably the best Transformers-based casemod we've seen yet. It's six feet ten inches tall, transforms into a smaller desktop mode, has a 7-inch LCD on its body, two windows on its chest (like the actual Optimus prime), Autobots symbols, and |
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| Tablets: Some Dell Latitude XT Tablet Details Poot Out |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 3:13 pm |
| Tags: Dell, Latitude Xt, Pcs, Tablets |
| make tablets as popular as UMPCs, if not more popular than UMPCs. Hang onto your hats. - Single or dual-core Intel ULV CPUs (with integrated graphics) - LED-backlit WXGA 1280 x 800 display option - Outdoor viewing WXGA 1280 x 800 display option - Pen and touch support (digitizer and touchscreen) - (3) USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet (duh), 1394, VGA out |
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| My 25 Year Love Affair with Computers |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 9:20 am |
| Tags: Gear, Misc, Mobile, Computers, Macs, Myfirstcomputer, Pcs, Windows |
| Next month will mark 25 years since I started using a home computer. Brad Feld and I were talking about this in my office a few weeks ago and I have been meaning to write this post since. Twenty-five years is a long time! So I thought it might be fun this summer, being geeks and all, if we wrote about "all the computers we have loved |
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