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#peripherals

The Space Bar: A Glimmer Of Hope For Cleaning Up Your Desktop Clutter

Based on what I have seen in the past, there probably isn't much hope for the major slobs among you, but for the rest of us, the Space Bar might help free up some desktop space. More »

01/19/10

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By Sean Fallon

#art

Ask the Artist: How Windows 7's Iconic Home Screen Evolved

Chuck Anderson, creator of Windows 7's laid-back, cerulean-cool default wallpaper and login screen, showed me the evolution of his work—including Easter eggs, avoiding Mac tropes and why flaming skulls didn't make the final design. More »

11/05/09

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By Dan Nosowitz

#dealzmodo

Dealzmodo: HP Desktop, Monitor, Laptop, Netbook and Router, all for $1200 (!)

Those looking for new Windows 7 hardware might want to head to Best Buy tomorrow—according to our source, they're set to debut an HP package with a desktop, monitor, laptop, netbook, and router, ridiculously priced at $1200. More »

10/21/09

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By Dan Nosowitz

#userinterface

10/GUI: Fascinating Multitouch User Interface Design

User interface designer R. Clayton Miller thinks the mouse and the windows-based desktop metaphor should die. It's just too confusing. However, he also argues that multitouch displays are not the answer. Looking at his solution, he may be right. More »

10/15/09

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By Jesus Diaz

#exclusive

Alienware Area-51 ALX First Autopsy

It takes two people to lift. The Predator fins flare up as soon you mash the silver diamond on its head. Alienware's Area 51 ALX is a monster, and we've dissected it at Giz Gallery. More autopsy shots and details: More »

09/23/09

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By matt buchanan

#amd

AMD Athlon II X4 620: Four Cores for $99

AMD's new Athlon II X4 chips are like a Phenom II minus the L3 cache. But they're super-cheap: $99 (2.6GHz-620), and $122 (2.8Ghz-630). Also looks like they hold their own against the $150 Core 2 Quad 8200: [Maximum PC]

09/16/09

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By Danny Allen

#hellokitty

Hello Kitty Violates The Minew A10 PC

We enjoy making fun of all things Hello Kitty, but your daughter would probably love the Minew A10 (more than she would love the Hello Kitty AR-15 anyway). More »

09/15/09

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By Sean Fallon

#mods

WTF? Latest Use for A Leaf Blower Kinda Sucks

You gotta applaud this overclocker's ingenuity in using a leaf blower (seemingly switched to suck) to cool a desktop PC. But the vibration you'd get makes me call shenanigans. Extra points for using a dictionary, though! [There I Fixed It]

08/12/09

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By Danny Allen

#ipod

iPod Alarm Clock Bed Shaker Won't Work for Me

This is the iLuv iMM153 Desktop Dual Alarm Clock for iPod, which has a bed shaker that is supposed to wake you up better than any alarm. Obviously, these guys haven't tried this thing with me yet. More »

06/22/09

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By Jesus Diaz

#imagecache

Your Desktop

05/05/09

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#polls

The 10 Most Confusing Terms in Tech Are Mostly Unneeded Anyway

04/27/09

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#space

Hubba Hubba Hubble Desktop Backgrounds

NASA is preparing the final—and very risky—Hubble maintenance mission. They have released an interactive site to explain it, which includes some of my favoriter favoritest Hubble images ever, ready for desktop background use: More »

04/24/09

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By Jesus Diaz

#review

Verizon Hub Phone Review

The Verizon Hub is unstuck in time. It's a 2006 device that's just getting here, now, in 2009, begging the question, "Is it better to be late than never?" More »

04/23/09

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By matt buchanan

#startrek

Customized Star Trek Desktop for Mac: For The Trekkie Who Has Everything

A Lifehacker reader has submitted a pretty badass Star Trek: The Next Generation desktop for Mac. It syncs with iTunes, iCal, weather, and your Star Trek underoos. More »

04/18/09

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By Dan Nosowitz

#acer

Acer Aspire Z5600 Multi-touch All-in-One Mimics TV Perfectly With 1080p, Blu-ray and Built-In Tuner

04/07/09

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#pcs

This Is the Sexiest Computer BMW and HP Could Come Up With?

This is HP's new z800 flagship workstation, which was designed by BMW DesignWorksUSA. And uhh, yeah. This is the best you guys could do? Really? It looks like a Packard Bell.

03/30/09

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By matt buchanan

#dell

Dell Inspiron Towers Are Like Skittles: Cheap, Tiny and Rainbow-y

Dell's Inspiron towers are what cheap computers should be—uh, cheap, customizable and colorful. They start at $300, but are oddly stopping over in China first before coming to the US "this spring."

03/30/09

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By matt buchanan

#wallpapers

Where to Get This Excellent Wallpaper

Every time we run a post with this background, I get a ton of people asking where I got it. So here it is—it's called Night Blur, from Mandolux. Click the picture to ginormify it. More »

03/26/09

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By matt buchanan

#dealzmodo

Gadget Deals of the Day

And the Lord spake, saying, "First, thou shall buy the full Monty Python Collector's Set for $80, no more, no less. $160 would be too much. Then, jump and read the rest of this dealzmodo." More »

01/21/09

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By Jesus Diaz

#ces2009

Lenovo IdeaCentre 600: Thinnest (Hottest?) All-in-One PC on the Block

Lenovo's IdeaCentre 600 is a pretty splashy debut: Its first ever all-in-one is a simple curved slab that's supposedly the thinnest all-in-one in the industry. More »

01/05/09

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By matt buchanan

#multimonitorwallpaper

Where to Get Awesome Multi-Monitor Wallpaper

If you're reading Giz, you're likely running two displays, if not more. You could sprinkle each one with a disparate bit of geekery, or go all out with a massive multi-monitor spread.

12/23/08

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By matt buchanan

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