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Four Laptop Add-Ons That’ll Keep Your System Humming

We’ve seen some really cool notebooks here at CES, but if you don’t have the cash to spend on a new system, one of these accessories should keep your system running with the big dogs. https://gizmodo.com/asus-w5fe-sports-sideshow-huge-ass-226653 APC Universal Laptop Battery This slick, thin laptop battery not only doubles as a stand for your notebook, but…

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Free Q Suction Cups Suck Out the Fat; Shock by Shock

Ok, so the picture on the box might lead you to believe this is some sort of pervy Japanese gadget, but take our word for it—it’s not. Instead it’s the creepiest. Basically Free Q is the “world’s first wireless electrical nerve stimulator.” Strap on those octopus-like suction cups throughout your body and relax as they…

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Things You See When You Wander into the Wrong Hall at CES

We’ve seen plenty of webcams before, but none of them ever scared us quite like this one. I wasn’t sure whether to run or stay completely motionless. https://gizmodo.com/lenovo-snakey-webcam-sees-every-angle-206565 I ran.

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Axiotron ModBook—Not the Apple Ultraportable We Wanted, But We’ll Take It

As psyched as we were to see the unveiling of the Jesus phone at today’s Macworld Expo, we were very bummed at the absence of an ultraportable Mac. Luckily for us, Axiotron outted their new ModBook Mac Tablet. The chrome-plated magnesium tablet sports a 13.3-inch Wacom LCD and has similar specs as the current MacBook…

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Zune Getting Down with Games

Maybe the boys at Redmond knew what was coming today cause they’ve decided to ramp up their Zune with games. Microsoft wouldn’t say what type of games the Zune will be able to play (Doom? Rad Racer? Bejeweled?), but it’s obviously a move to catch up with Apple. The downside, you’ll have to wait till…

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Apache Chopper Wreaks Havoc at ShowStoppers

If they’re not shoving airguns in our hands, then they’re arming us with remote-controlled choppers. The folks at HobbyTron let us take their new Apache Chopper out for a test spin Monday night so we decided to fly it over the inebriated press who attended ShowStoppers. How well did it do? Check out the video…

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Apple’s New AirPort Extreme No Longer Shaped Like a Boob

While everyone’s eyes were transfixed on the new iPhone (and we can’t blame them), Apple’s new AirPort Extreme quietly slipped through the cracks making it straight into the store without being noticed. So what’s new? For starters, it’s an 802.11n base station, meaning it’s 5x faster as the previous Base Station and delivers greater range.…

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Three Stylish PCs Mac-Haters Can Brag About

You know who you are. You’re constantly trashing your Mac-toting friends, claiming they’re all brainwashed for hanging on every product that comes from the House of Jobs. Well, here’s your chance to one-up their snobbish attitude with one of these catwalk-worthy PCs. Yeah, that’s right, PCs. Asus U1 Fatties be gone. Asus’ U1 ultraportable weighs…

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Dell Chills New XPS 710 H2C Desktop with Black Ice

Looks like we can finally see what was behind all those Black Ice rumors. This morning Dell unveiled their new XPS 710 H2C desktop with Black Ice technology. Essentially, Black Ice is Dell’s new dual-stage cooling solution that relies on solid state refrigeration to keep your CPU from breaking a sweat. There are no fans…

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Dell Breaks Out Brushed Aluminum Design For its New 27-inch LCD

The Skinny Dell whipped up a new UltraSharp LCD for us to lust after at CES this morning. Measuring in at 27-inches, the 2707WFP has a WUXGA resolution along with a 92% color gamut, putting it right up there alongside the 3007WFP-HC. https://gizmodo.com/dell-3007wfp-hc-lcd-gets-pumped-for-hp-showdown-214683 Geared Toward Media junkies. Whether you’re editing photos or watching DVDs, this…

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Asus Brings SideShow Support to its New Skype Phone

The Skinny It may look like an ordinary phone, but see that USB dongle there? It connects to your PC/laptop and morphs this otherwise innocent Skype phone into a Micorosoft SideShow-enabled mobile. Geared Toward Skype addicts who plan on owning a Vista powered PC/laptop and like the features presented by SideShow. The Spin We’ve seen…

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LaCie’s Desktop FireWire Speakers Take a Page from Super Mario’s Warp Pipe

The Skinny Whether they’re hooked up to your laptop or your desktop, LaCie’s new angelic-white speakers are bound to draw oohs and ahhhs from onlookers. They’re tiny, so they won’t take up a lot of space and though they won’t rival a full-fledged 2.1 system, they do a solid job of pumping out your tunes…

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Oqo Model 02: Giving Other UMPCs a Run for Their Money

The Skinny It’s being touted as the world’s smallest Vista-capable PC and from what we saw at ShowStoppers this evening, we have to agree. This sexy little siren weighs exactly one pound yet manages to squeeze in an impressive amount of processing power. Plus, it’s got built-in mobile broadband. There’s even a dock that integrates…

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ViewSonic Takes on Vizio and Westinghouse with Low-priced 1080p LCDs

Ladies and gents, we have another contender in the 1080p price war. In this corner, standing in its panther-black casing with a large 42-inch display is ViewSonic’s N4261w. The 1080p LCD has dual HDMI inputs, a 1,500:1 contrast ratio, and built-in ATSC/NTSC tuners. Vizio has a head start on the N4261w (in the sense that…

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Belkin Shows Us Some ExpressCard Love with N1 Card

Our ExpressCard slot got some 802.11n action in Vegas this morning (and it wasn’t even drunk). Belkin’s new N1 Wireless ExpressCard brings super high-speed 802.11 draft performance to your notebook offering a link rate of up to 300Mbps along with greater wireless range. The card also uses up less power, giving your notebook some extra…

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Comcast DVRs Finally Caught Holding Hands with TiVo

All you Comcastic subscribers listen up. Sounds like very soon you’ll be able to add TiVo features to your Comcast DVR, and best of all—you won’t have to call in a Comcast technician to set it up. The announcement was made today at CES, though Comcast wouldn’t say how much the added features would spike…

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Toshiba’s HD DVD Write Drive Up Close

Here it is in the flesh—Toshiba’s SD-H903A, the first HD DVD write drive for PCs. Speed-wise, you’ll see faster drives in the future, but if you’re jonesing for a writeable HD DVD drive, Toshiba’s 1x drive is the first out there. https://gizmodo.com/toshibas-1x-hd-dvd-write-drive-is-worlds-first-226340

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Intel’s New Budget Quad-core Juices up Shuttle’s XPC 1337

Intel’s new quad-core CPU made a guest appearance in Vegas Sunday night. It was the brains behind the Shuttle XPC 1337. The Q6600 runs at 2.4GHz and comes with 8MB of level 2 cache. It’ll go for about $800, as compared to the Quad-core Extreme which goes for just shy of one grand.

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Fujitsu Shows Us a UMPC Prototype We Actually Like

I’m not a big fan of UMPCs, but here at CES Fujitsu’s been toting around a sexy UMPC prototype that might just change my mind. It’s essentially a media UMPC, packing a flash-based hard drive with built-in Wi-Fi and mobile broadband. It’s pretty small, as you can see from the photo, and design-wise, it looks…

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Linksys Dual Bay NAS Drive has a Hackable Linux OS

Ok, so it’s not as exciting as the gaming router we saw earlier, but if you’re looking for a home to stash all your pr0n, Linksys debuted its entry-level NAS drive at CES tonight. And, since it’s built on a Linux OS like their infamous Linux based router, it’ll be hackable, too. The NAS200 can…

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Four Laptop Add-Ons That’ll Keep Your System Humming

Free Q Suction Cups Suck Out the Fat; Shock by Shock

Things You See When You Wander into the Wrong Hall at CES

Axiotron ModBook—Not the Apple Ultraportable We Wanted, But We’ll Take It

Zune Getting Down with Games

Apache Chopper Wreaks Havoc at ShowStoppers

Apple’s New AirPort Extreme No Longer Shaped Like a Boob

Three Stylish PCs Mac-Haters Can Brag About

Dell Chills New XPS 710 H2C Desktop with Black Ice

Dell Breaks Out Brushed Aluminum Design For its New 27-inch LCD

Asus Brings SideShow Support to its New Skype Phone

LaCie’s Desktop FireWire Speakers Take a Page from Super Mario’s Warp Pipe

Oqo Model 02: Giving Other UMPCs a Run for Their Money

ViewSonic Takes on Vizio and Westinghouse with Low-priced 1080p LCDs

Belkin Shows Us Some ExpressCard Love with N1 Card

Comcast DVRs Finally Caught Holding Hands with TiVo

Toshiba’s HD DVD Write Drive Up Close

Intel’s New Budget Quad-core Juices up Shuttle’s XPC 1337

Fujitsu Shows Us a UMPC Prototype We Actually Like

Linksys Dual Bay NAS Drive has a Hackable Linux OS

What’s Actually the Best Way to Get a Good Night’s Sleep? We Asked Scientists

Game to Lose Online Mode After Its Server Partner Pivots to You’ll Never Guess What

This $400 (Not) AI Keychain Is Pointless, Extravagant, and Weirdly Lovable

New Getaway Means Subaru Has an Electric SUV in Every Size

pCloud Easter Special: One Payment, Lifetime Storage for Entire Family (68% Off)

Getting Stuck Inside a Glitching Robotaxi Is a Whole New Thing to Be Scared of

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NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off

Disney’s Robot Olaf Dying Is the Funniest Thing to Happen in 2026

Kia’s EV3 Is Headed to the US This Year With Up to 320 Miles of Range

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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