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more about #hardware more comments → nutbastard: One of the last remaining WWI veterans died the other day. he was 96, i believe. when asked about his longevity, and what enabled him to live for so l... more » jonathan.galinski001: There is such a thing as 3rd. hand smoke, it is in the residues left behind from tobacco smoke. It is toxic! It is especially toxic to babies and sm... more » Bryan Williams: "the fact that OSHA lists cigarette smoke as a biohazard." If the employee refuses to fix a machine based on OSHA then Apple could be sued for not com... more » karmaghost: lol @ smokers in general. they call the lottery the "idiot tax," but i think the taxes levied on cigarettes beats the lottery any day. more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: "We want you to buy a new computer and don't want to fix your old one so here's a convenient lame excuse so you stop bothering us". more » jepzilla: If the smoking has actually damaged the computer, then I see no problem with denying warranty coverage. But denying warranty coverage because of OSHA... more » EdificeComplex: As someone who suffers from vasomotor rhinitis, I can attest to the fact that smells from gasoline, paint and smoke can cause some serious infections.... more » nomayo: I used to mod playstations a long time ago and a dude dropped one off with me. As soon as I opened the case, like forty dead cockroaches and ten or t... more » Maori_Yelir: That's a dick move. This second hand smoke shit is completely out of line. It's an excuse to subjugate a group of people in a politically correct way.... more » macpatrik: I was not denied support because I was a smoker. Like an idiot, I kept an ashtray right under my iMac. The smoke of course rose up into the iMac and ... more » adamc007: Smoking is the nastiest thing ever. more » Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: Can you turn down people for being booger pickers? I'd hate to handle a computer of a booger picker, that would be gross. more » AmphetamineCrown: WTF is everyone talking about? I used to smoke once upon a time and only "effect" I ever saw on my computer was that the CRT screen got nasty because... more » jessedybka: Regardless of whether Apple considers it a biohazard or not, the Applecare warranty says that it doesn't cover: "Damage due to ... improper environmen... more » Sanfo: After working on and repairing many machines owned and operated by smokers, I can understand where Apple is coming from. Nicotine is disgusting- not o... more » -
#apple
Apple Denying Support to Smokers?
The Consumerist is reporting that two Mac users were denied AppleCare coverage because the owners were smokers. Not because the computers were damaged by second hand smoke, but because of OSHA regulations. More » -
#intel
Atom Processors To Get the 32nm Treatment in 2011
Attention, people who like to maintain a complete mental taxonomy of every processor: Cedar Trail has been outed as the new Atom platform for 2011, with the name Cedarview going to the processor itself. Along with 32nm fabrication, some goodies: More » -
#nook
Barnes & Noble Nook Won't Be Sold in All B&N Stores, for Some Reason [Updated]
Barnes & Noble has a leg up on the Kindle, since they've got over 700 brick-and-mortar stores where they can sell the Nook. But BN will only be selling the Nook in certain stores, pushing delayed-gratification online sales instead. Updated. More » -
#goodadvice
Computer Benchmarking: Why Getting It Right Is So Damn Important
We're constantly bombarded with benchmark results, used to pitch everything from web browsers to cell service. But if benchmarks aren't built properly, results are erroneous or misleading. Here's what goes into a great benchmark, and how to make your own. More » -
#nettops
Lenovo IdeaCentre C100 All-in-One Nettop Will Have a Touchscreen, Eventually
Here at the gdgt party, Lenovo introduced an all-in-one nettop we haven't seen before: The IdeaCentre C100 is an Atom-based, 20-inch nettop that will eventually pack Windows 7 and a touchscreen, but it'll have touchless Vista first. More » -
#hackintosh
The State of Hackintosh: Which Netbooks to Hack
BoingBoing Gadgets' netbook compatibility chart is a great resource for putting Mac OS on netbooks. But before taking the Hackintosh plunge, here are the major contenders' strengths, pitfalls and quirks to consider, plus guides for when you (carefully) jump in. More » -
#hackintosh
Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart Updated
Boing Boing Gadgets' fantastic ease-of-netbook-Hackintoshing chart just got updated with three new models (all pretty promising) and a smattering of changes throughout. If you're thinking about a Hackintoshed netbook, check it, and our guide, out. [Boing Boing Gadgets] -
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#psp
Sony Thought About Giving PSPgo Dual Analog Sticks, But Opted for "Perfectly Compatible" Suckage
I love the logic at Sony: They wish now that the PSP had dual analog sticks, and thought about adding them to the PSPgo, but they didn't want to trip up developers who'd gotten used to developing around terrible controls. More » -
#rumor
Toshiba Even More Officially Gives Up the War, Will Launch Blu-Ray Player
Toshiba, the former leader of Blu-Ray's enemy HD-DVD camp, is admitting defeat in the most final way they can: By launching a Blu-Ray player. More » -
#guides
A Pictorial Guide to Computer Hardware
From every kind of memory to A/V input/outputs, processors, and hard drives, this guide shows in easy-to-recognize pictorial form the possible guts in your computer. It's either a really useful quick guide, or the nerdiest poster we've ever seen. [DeviantArt] -
#speakers
Four New Logitech Speaker Sets Feature 360-Degree Sound
Logitech's really pushing this "omnidirectional acoustics" stuff with their new speaker sets—they've got both front- and rear-facing drivers in each satellite, and the subwoofers (when included) push the sound downwards rather than out. More » -
#netbooks
Bandai RilakKuma Finally Achieves Maximum Netbook Adorability
It can be hard to tell the legions of identical netbooks apart, but this Bandai RilakKuma will never have that problem, because it's the cutest Atom-based piece of hardware we've ever seen. More » -
#sony
Sony Finally Achieves the Unholy Grail: A $2,000 Netbook
We're not sure if there's been a lot of clamoring for an crocodile-skin laptop, but Sony's new Vaio Signature Collection looks to fill that void. Even crazier is their customized Vaio P netbook, checking it at a crazy $2,000. More » -
#audio
Apogee ONE Mac Audio Interface Has Built-In Mic, So You Sing Right Into It
Here's a nice one for Mac-using amateur musicians: Apogee's ONE is a multifunctional handheld device that features a built-in mic, preamp, and dedicated input/output. It works over USB and is designed for Garage Band, Final Cut and the like. More » -
#netbooks
Gateway LT3100 Netbook Runs an AMD Athlon Processor, LED Backlit 11-inch screen and Multitouch
What's up, Gateway? You think you're too good for the Atom? All the other netbooks are using it. Doesn't this really make your new LT3100 more of a tiny-screened, $400 laptop? Yes, plus LED backlight and multitouch. More » -
#storage
Seagate's FreeAgent Go Offers World's First Bus-Powered 640GB 2.5-Inch Portable HDD
Seagate's FreeAgent Go line of hard drives is home of the first 640-gigabyte portable in the beloved USB bus-powered 2.5-inch form factor. More » -
#netbooks
Toshiba NB205 Netbook Gets 8 and a Half Hours of Real-Time Battery Life
10-inch, Atom-based netbooks tend to blend together in the mind, as they all have similar specs and similar designs. But when you can boast an insane 8.5 hour battery life in real-world conditions, we sit up and take notice. More » -
#android
T-Mobile myTouch 3G (AKA T-Mobile G2, HTC Magic, Google Ion) Coming This Summer
T-Mobile's followup to the G1 has gone through more than a few name changes, but it looks like we'll finally be seeing the American version—the T-Mobile myTouch 3G—this summer. More » -
#pmps
Samsung YP-R1 PMP Plays Your Torrented Episodes of 30 Rock
We're loving Samsung's new line of PMPs, and as lifelong haters of forced video conversion, we're especially glad that Samsung's been throwing us torrent-using pirates a bone with great codec support and a 2.7-inch touchscreen in its new YP-R1 PMP. More »
