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'Handcar Regatta' Rail Race Is a Terrifying Steampunk Orgy

This week saw the commencement of the first annual Handcar Regatta race, in which over a dozen teams took to the rails in a ridiculous variety of human-powered steampunk machinery. The event wasn't so much a race as it was a showcase of overwrought vehicle design, taking inspiration from everything from hamster wheels to animals to, courtesy of the one team that took the "regatta" part literally, Viking longships. More »

5:25 AM on Tue Sep 30 2008
By John Herrman
10,258 views, 26 comments

Latest by Slash3: John, your Steam punk license has been temporarily suspended, as this does not qualify. Sorry. :) more »

rumor

Intel Santa Rosa Successor "Montevina" Knighted as "Centrino 2"

Four of Intel's mobile chipsets—including its most recent and well-known, Santa Rosa—have been Centrino as far as your mom is concerned. To help us keep things a little straighter and make it obvious they're actually updating stuff, Intel's upcoming Penryn-oriented mobile chipset, Montevina, which'll be pushing Santa Rosa aside, will be branded Centrino 2. Thanks, Intel, for bringing just a little bit of logic to chip branding. Core 2 Duo is still a mouthful, though. [Digitimes]

4:00 AM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By matt buchanan
3,936 views, 9 comments

Latest by chopstickhero: as far as MY mom is concerned, she only likes to use her 286. more »

intel

Intel Reveals New Mobile SSD, UMPC Concepts, the Skulltrail Gaming Platform and Penryn and Santa Rosa Updates

At Intel's Pre-CES briefing today, execs discussed a new super-small solid state drive, WiMax-capable devices, and 45nm Penryn chips in everything from UMPCs to television sets to slender desktop all-in-ones from your favorite computer makers. Here's the rundown: More »

3:52 PM on Fri Dec 14 2007
By Benny Goldman
10,698 views, 9 comments

macbooks updated

Apple Takes Cheap Laptops to Santa Rosa

Guess those rumors were true about impending MacBook updates. Apple didn't make a big deal about it, but right under everyone's noses the company's upgraded its popular MacBook laptops, finally goosing them up to the Santa Rosa architecture with GMA X3100 integrated video, giving those graphics a sprightly new lease on life. Santa Rosa gives the MacBook a welcome speed bump, raising the front-side bus speed to 800MHz from 667MHz. Both the white and black MacBooks get the new chipset, and the MacBook Pro, already totin' Santa Rosa, was also annointed with a new chip and drive choice. Let's drill down for the details. More »

7:32 AM on Thu Nov 1 2007
By Charlie White
13,895 views, 38 comments

Latest by workingonyourinvoice: @otterface: The macbooks manage to stay quite a bit cooler. I recently installed Leopard on my powerbook and it's been more »

apple

Leopard Drivers Hint at Low- or Mid-Priced Santa Rosa MacBooks

While we know that Apple will eventually roll the Intel Santa Rosa chipset down through all of its laptops, there are surely a faithful few who feel their weekly pilgrimages to the Apple Store aren't being properly appreciated by Lord Jobs. But new Leopard driver evidence nearly proves that Apple does have Santa Rosa MacBooks (and Mac Minis) in their sights. More »

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9:05 AM on Mon Oct 29 2007
By Mark Wilson
7,381 views, 1 comment

Latest by Drvec: I think this whole "product differentiation" thing is a little bit insulting to apple customers... If Sony and Asus can more »

apple

Slight MacBook Upgrade in November?

In the face of ultra-thin MacBook rumors, Think Secret claims that a modest processor bump for the MacBook will be the only hardware refresh for the rest of the year. Keep in mind, however, that Think Secret only says there won't be any more hardware updates. They don't say anything about new hardware announcements. Still, a MacBook speed upgrade seems odd since Apple doesn't like to mix processor speeds between consumer and pro lines. More »

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3:20 PM on Tue Oct 9 2007
By blongo3
11,540 views, 12 comments

Latest by fota: A 0.2ghz bump?[*Runs in circles clapping*]Oh my god oh my god oh my god I can't wait oh my god more »

Intel plans to release a "Santa Rosa Refresh" in January which loads the 45nm Penryn chipset and "improved graphics capabilities", the both of which allow for improved battery life and better Direct X 10 performance. The refresh laptops will also have 802.11n as well as Gigabit Ethernet networking. [Businesswire]

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energy saver

Lenovo Cranking Out Energy Star 4.0 Qualified Laptops Early

The Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star 4.0 revision hits July 20th, but Lenovo isn't worried about making the cut. Three days before the revision, Lenovo plans to have the T61p, its first Energy Star 4.0 configured machine, out on shelves. The T61p won't skimp on power to save energy, either. It has a suite of features seen across the Lenovo lines before, but never in the same machine: Santa Rosa platform, NVIDIA Quatro FX 570M, a 15.4-inch screen, and ultra-wideband, all for under $2,000. Those specs are an easy way to get us excited about saving energy. More »

10:40 AM on Tue Jul 10 2007
By kevinhall2
3,031 views, 5 comments

Latest by thirdheat: All the x60 and x60s models are Energy Star 4.0 compliant, so the T61p may be their first non-X series more »

i'yam, what i'yam

Santa Rosa MacBook Pro's Have a 1.3MP Camera Inside

The crafty folks over at Mac Daddy World discovered that the new MacBook Pro's have a different iSight inside. The new version, manufactured by Micron, outputs images to a much improved 1280x1024. Although iApps, like iChat, don't yet take advantage of the increased resolution they're still stuck in VGA. But an upgrade's an upgrade, right?

New MacBook Pros == New 1.3 MP Camera Sensor [Mac Daddy World via TUAW]

6:20 PM on Wed Jun 27 2007
By blongo3
3,575 views, 10 comments

Latest by pmx: Yawn. All the Dells, including the m1330 - which btw is thinner than the Macbook's, has a 2mp camera built more »

frankenreview

7 Takes on the Santa Rosa MacBook Pros

We've already shown you the new MacBook Pro benchmarks, which show respectable improvements over the old model, not just because of the new Santa Rosa chipset, but Nvidia's new monster 8600M makes short work of 3D gaming. But what about the other features? How's the battery life? What's the deal on those LED screens? Is the MBP still hot enough to sterilize me if actually left on the lap? Hit the jump to see what they reviewers have to say on the new 15-inch laptops beyond the benchmarks. More »

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12:02 AM on Sun Jun 24 2007
By Mark Wilson
24,229 views, 40 comments

Latest by Xenocide: @aratuk: Dell's are only more expensive it you don't use one of the billion or so coupons out there. more »