Specs on the full-tower go as high as a factory-overclocked 3.86GHz Core i7 975 processor, 12GB of DDR3-1600MHz memory, and dual 1.8GB GeForce GTX 295 graphic cards. Both it, and the standard Area-51, also have a variety of high-end Blu-ray and RAID hard disk configurations (the case supports six SATA 2 hard disks). Prices start at $2000.

The redesigned Aurora MicroATX (mid-size) desktops are a little cheaper; they start at $1200. They're also liquid-cooled systems, and options include a factory-overclocked 3.6GHz Core i7 processor, dual 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphic cards, and up to 24GB of DDR-1333Mhz or 12GB of DDR3-1600Mhz RAM.

Pricey beasts, but definitely some cool ideas at work here. They're on show at Gizmodo Gallery, so stay tuned for our hands on impressions. And if you're in New York, come on down and see for yourself. We gots Pancakes!

The men at Area 51, among other projects, worked on the OXCART spyplane, now known as the SR-71 Blackbird. The mach-3 plane was unlike anything ever seen before, designed to spy on the Russians during the Cold War, and so it kind of makes sense that such odd flying objects were seen around Roswell back in the day.

The stories the Area 51 workers have are almost as crazy as UFOs, however. For example: During the first flight of the OXCART, the plane malfunctioned and the pilot ejected into a field, where three civilian passersby in a pickup truck stopped to help him. The pilot warned the men not to go near the top-secret plane, saying there was a nuclear weapon on board as a deterrent. The men, spooked, dropped him off at a police station where the CIA picked him up.

"As for the guys who picked him up, they were tracked down and told to sign national security nondisclosures. As part of [the pilot's] own debriefing, the CIA asked the decorated pilot to take truth serum. "They wanted to see if there was anything I'd for-gotten about the events leading up to the crash.""

The agents listed the crashed plane as a generic Air Force plane, and it's still listed that way in the records today.

Check out the full article for more stories and explanations that are sure to fail to deter the crazy conspiracy nutballs. [LA Times via Boing Boing Gadgets]

It's the love doll they never wanted you to know about! For years they've locked it away, kept it classified and tried to prevent man from enjoying extraterrestrial pleasure. Now you can experience what humans have fantasized about for decades...incredible sex with an alien! It's pussy-shaped mouth, 3 supples breasts, suction cup fingers and ass-shaped ears make it the kinkiest love slave in the galaxy.

Suctioncupfingersthreeboobedpussymouthvinyl? I'll be there like shareware. Buying one now. Test with me, Addy, and possibly the dog, soon. [Sextoy via Nerd Approved]

Alienware Redefines Performance and Design with Powerful New Area-51 m15x 15.4-inch Notebook

PC-Maker Wonders If the World is Ready for the Intimidating Ingenuity and Onslaught of Awesomeness Surrounding the Area-51 m15x
MIAMI —(Business Wire)— Jan. 15, 2008 When it comes to mobile performance, Alienware(R) - the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook and entertainment systems - is blazing new frontiers. The company introduces the Area-51(R) m15x, a revolutionary addition to the 15.4-inch notebook class and a fitting addition to Alienware's award-winning systems. Available with a range of Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo or Core 2 Extreme mobile processors and loaded with the world's fastest notebook GPU, the NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8800M GTX, every detail of the Area-51 m15x was scrutinized for improved performance and usability, from the motherboard all the way down to the port trimmings.

"Alienware always sets the bar almost impossibly high, but the new Area-51 m15x not only lives up to the elite tradition of past Alienware notebooks, it establishes a new performance standard that demands the attention of everyone from hardcore gamers and 3D content creators to students and professionals on the go," said Frank Azor, Executive Vice-President for Alienware's Product and Marketing Groups. "A mix of unparalleled speed, stunning graphics precision and exclusive customization features will be the lasting impact of Alienware's most impressive, most unstoppable and sexiest mobile system yet."

The Area-51 m15x dominates the competition by featuring:

— Intel Core 2 Extreme mobile processor power, enabling users to run the latest games and power-hungry applications like post-production video software and music encoding programs at full speed for optimum productivity.

— Cutting-edge graphics delivered by an NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX GPU, fully primed for the new wave of DirectX(R) 10-fueled games.

— Alienware's BinaryGFX technology, which provides the flexibility of switching between integrated and high-performance graphics cards.

— Advanced user controls through the Alienware Command Center, including the AlienFX(R) lighting and the AlienFusion power management system.

— Smart Bay technology giving users on-the-fly customization capabilities with a hot-swappable optical drive, second hard drive and backup battery.

"The advanced speed and energy efficiency of our entire line of Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme mobile processors are perfectly suited for the varied needs of Area-51 m15x users," said Erik Reid, Director of Marketing, Mobile Platforms Group for Intel. "Owners of Alienware's latest notebook have the confidence of knowing they can rely on awesome application speed in addition to smarter battery performance and the other advantages that come from the Intel Core microarchitecture."

"With NVIDIA's most powerful notebook GPU, the GeForce 8800M GTX, Alienware has unleashed a new generation of high-performance notebooks that blow away most desktop PCs," said Rene Haas, general manager of the notebook GPU business at NVIDIA. "With these elite machines, Alienware customers will get an absolutely astounding visual experience with the new era of DirectX 10 games, high-definition movies, and Windows Vista applications, whether at home or on the road."

You canget your own pre-built three-way SLI on the ALienware Area-51 ALX SLI, but will cost $4999 with an overclocked quad-core inside. Not to bitch about the state of PC gaming too much, but when you need three SLI cards to run something on "high" graphics (the way the developer intended), isn't that prohibitively expensive—especially compared with a PS3 or Xbox where you can just plug and go? [SLI Zone via Electronista]

Performance first: The 7500 will absolutely devour anything and everything you throw at it. I could even play Counter-Strike: Source while scanning the auction house in WoW. I couldn't push anything I had hard enough to slow the machine down. Check out the impressive benchmarks...

Doom 3 Benchmark
• 194.7 fps
3DMark 2005 Benchmark
• 3DMark Score: 14,490 3DMarks
• Game 1: 57.84fps
• Game 2: 44.58fps
• Game 3: 75.51fps
• CPU Score: 9,116 CPUMarks
• Test 1: 5.05fps
• Test 2: 7.31fps

I know, just a bunch of meaningless numbers. But trust me, this machine is fast.

Then, there's the outside. The 7500 sports a newly designed P2 chassis that looks like it would be right at home in a Halo 3 game (if it only had some turrets and afterburners). As evidence of the new outlook Alienware has adopted, it also comes equipped with software that lets you customize, on the fly, the colors of five different "zones" of cathode lights located around the case. With 24 color options per light zone, your options are endless—and pointless. While it may be a fun gimmick to impress the neighbor kid with, after the initial laughs you'll probably find yourself ignoring them.

But that bright idea isn't the only new addition to the P2 chassis. The front panel is on a solid pivoting arm that hides the drive bays and feels solid when you swing it open or shut. Audio and data ports have a new home on the front panel as well, though the angled approach to USB/Firewire connections takes some getting used to. The "AlienIce 3.0" video cooling system consists of fans positioned around a large open intake zone stretching from the front of the case around each side designed to balance airflow and maximize cooling efficiency.

Inside, this case in another story. Cable management is taken to a new level in the 7500; if you can find a wire that isn't tucked away, tied down or otherwise contained, chances are you put it there yourself. Not only does this attention to detail improve airflow, it makes the case a pleasure to work in (should you have the desire to upgrade or add anything, Alienware doesn't use proprietary parts like their parent company). The most noticeable addition to the interior of the box is the new liquid CPU cooling system, a self-contained, maintenance-free loop that keeps the processor cool under pressure. Unfortunately, this system is limited to CPU cooling only. I would have liked to see liquid cooling expanded to the GPU as well, which seems like an obvious 'next step' in a super cooled gaming system. Without the liquid GPU cooling, a plethora of fans still leave the 7500 a far cry from "silent," though it isn't the jet-engine-cooled PC of 2001, either.

My experience using the 7500 was an extremely pleasant one, though not as problem-free as my previous review of the m7700 laptop. My initial boot yielded a 'gaming PC' with no audio, a problem that persisted for a few reboots until I discovered onboard audio (there is no soundcard included) had been disabled in the BIOS. I can't imagine why Alienware would knowingly ship a system with its only audio system disabled by default, but in the grand scheme of things, it wasn't a deal breaker for me. Additionally, the motherboard audio port resulted in distant, muffled output from my speakers, so I was forced to use the front panel's audio jack instead.

Ultimately, the 7500 is a case of "two steps forward, one step back." Alienware continues their tradition of solid, reliable performance coupled with high style, but their attempts to break into new territory leave something to be desired. Water-cooling is more efficient in other pre-made systems, or even in your own home-brewed version. In any high-end system I would expect to find something other than (finicky) onboard audio, and an AGEIA PhysX processor wouldn't have surprised me (though limited support for that product may justify its absence). If you have a four grand PC budget and want a no-hassle machine guaranteed to perform, Alienware can find a way to cash your check. My suggestion: give the men in white coats a season or two to perfect (and, hopefully, advance) their liquid cooling system and then get your mitts on an unstoppable gaming experience. – Karson Thompson

Product Page [Alienware]

Also included in this machine is SLI'd GeForce 7900 GTX cards, up to 4GB of ram, 150GB hard drives, DVD burner and water-cooling. Don't worry, there is a downside. This behemoth of a PC will set you back roughly $5,000, depending on what kind of customization is done. – Travis Hudson

For Dedicated Gamers, a PC With an Unearthly Look (requires reg) [NY Times]

The Sentia m3450 has:

• Core Duo T2300 1.66 GHz (base) - Core Duo T2600 2.16GHz (max)
• Windows XP Media Center Edition (base) - MCE + Remote + Dual USB TV Tuner (max)
• 14" 1280x768 LCD display with Webcam
• Intel® 945GM + ICH7 Chipset
• 512MB DDR2 RAM (base) - 2GB DDR2 RAM (max)
• 40GB 5400RPM SATA HD (base) - 120GB 5400RPM SATA HD or 100GB 7200RPM SATA HD (max)
• 24x10x24 CDRW / 8x DVD (base) - 8x Dual Layer DVD (max)
• Intel® GMA 950 Extreme Graphics
• Intel® 7.1 High-Definition Audio
• Internal Intel® PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card
• Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
• Bluetooth

It has 3.5 hours of battery life and weighs 5.5 lbs. Starts at $1,099—not bad for an Alienware&mdash.

The m5550 and the m5750 after the jump.

The m5550 has most of the the same options as the m3450 except for a 15.4" screen, base 60GB hard disk, and a 128MB ATI Mobility X1400 graphics card that's upgradable to a 256MB NVidia GeForce Go 7600.

The m5750 has a 17" screen, the same base X1400 graphics card as the m5550 and an upgradable 256MB ATI Mobility X1800 card.

The m5550 starts at $1,399 and the m5750 starts at $1,499. – Jason Chen

m3450 Product Page [Alienware]

m5550 Product Page [Alienware]

m5750 Product Page [Alienware]

Alienware Laptops Go Core Duo [Digital Trends]

Alienware Area-51 m5700 and Area-51 m5500 Notebooks [digitaltechnews]

Mobile Reinforcements Have Arrived [Alienware]