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New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)

The new Macbook Pro is not much of a bump up from its predecessors, but it is a step in the right direction. The addition of Multi-Touch is a great new feature, even on a touchpad that's smaller than the one on the Air. However, the Penryn-powered processor in this MBP is running at roughly the same speed as the last generation's chips, GHz to GHz, and give no good reason to upgrade from machines that are less than a year old. The most interesting point here is the boost in efficiency the now-pervasive LED backlighting and 45nm Penryn chips bring to the MacBook Pro, which together give an hour extra battery life over older models with CCFL screens and 65nm CPU technology. That makes this the most efficient Macbook Pro yet. Here's more on the 2.6GHz 4GB 15-inch MacBook we got to play with.

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7:00 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Christopher Mascari
38,299 views, 46 comments

Latest by --Tito--: @imTheKing: There are at least like 3 good ones arent there :p. I never really liked dell but if we have more stuff featured everyday we would have engdget run for their money (they are right nw but make them more »

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Google Takes a Lesson From Digg?

Taking a lesson from Digg and similar sites, Google Labs is testing out a new reader response interface for search results (with only a select few users for a limited time). Essentially, your normal search results are enhanced with "like it" and "don't like it" buttons that would tweak the order of said results on your list. And you can also add URL results that you would have liked to receive given your search premise. Google explains:
When you search for the same keywords again, you'll continue to see those changes. If you later want to revert your changes, you can undo any modifications you've made.
But your poor tastes/opinions won't screw everyone. More »

9:07 AM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Mark Wilson
2,594 views, 12 comments

Latest by whiskey: @JeffCarr: Add to that the fake sites that say they have info on an extension to determine a filetype or a process name query only to be filled with ads (and no meaningful info). more »

holy roller

180mph Car Treadmill Great for Designers, Dangerous for Pilots

Check this full size Nascar sitting on top of a steel belt sliding at 180mph. While wind tunnels have been used to design cars for years, the results can be affected by the fact that the ground is still. This machine solves that problem, in truly dramatic and dangerous fashion. Just like NASCAR itself. The image after the jump shows how giganormous this thing is. More »

6:32 AM on Thu Jul 26 2007
By gizmodo.com
22,650 views, 63 comments

Latest by indolent: About the testing tire comment, this isn't really the ideal way to test that since most tire ware occurs in the corners, not the straights. more »

apple

iPhone Stress Test: Scratching and Dropping

PCWorld is sadistic. To simulate a couple months of usage (read: damage), they threw an iPhone into a plastic bag with a set of keys and jiggled it around like crazy. They then rubbed the two together next to a table, to simulate when you'd go and rub your crotch next to a table—what, you don't do that? More »

11:20 AM on Sat Jun 30 2007
By Jason Chen
21,242 views, 24 comments

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PS3: So Close, We Can Taste It

This is a bit roundabout, but it's interesting. IC testing house King Yuan Electronics Company, which tests chips that go into the PSP and the Xbox 360, is currently testing a great number of PS3 chipsets, thereby improving their overall financial standing and proving to us that the PS3 should be hitting the streets very, very soon. More »

4:38 AM on Mon Apr 24 2006
By johnb
46 views, 4 comments