Computers

Windows 7 Launch Could Coincide With New Features In HP Mini 311 Line

Crazy parties aren’t the only things set to arrive with Windows 7. The HP Mini 311, a respectable little 1080p-pumping machine in its own right, could possibly get a slight upgrade around the same time the OS arrives. Updated. https://gizmodo.com/inside-the-windows-7-launch-party-kit-hides-the-worst-b-5376407/ The tip came from, of all places, the existing Mini 311 service manual, where MyHPMini…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Sony Vaio L All-In-One: The High-Def Living Room Touchscreen PC

Add Sony to the list of manufacturers releasing new touchscreen Windows 7 PCs. The 24-inch Vaio L is an all-in-one with an infrared multitouch display, Blu-ray and DVR capabilities. It will start at $1,300. Coming after the HP TouchSmart’s jugular, the Vaio L will have all the multimedia goods and seems to be packed with…

Tech News Joanna Stern

Sony Vaio X: World’s Lightest Laptop $1300 (Actually Affordable, For a Vaio)

Sony’s X comes out from its dark hiding spot. Not only is the 11-inch carbon fiber notebook super slim, but it’s actually affordable on the Sony scale of economy, starting at $1,300. (Update: It’s got netbook guts.) https://gizmodo.com/sony-x-series-carbon-fiber-ultraportable-half-inch-thi-5350891 Considering that it’s cheaper than the MacBook Air or Dell Adamo, and that Sony’s netbook was $500,…

Tech News Joanna Stern

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. Why Do Benchmarks Matter? Benchmarks typically measure the performance of the bottlenecks in your system.…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

This Is What the Thermaltake Level 10 Case Actually Looks Like

The image of the Level 10 we saw back in March looked fantastic. Glossy, stylish and oh so beautiful. But now? Now reality disappoints once again. https://gizmodo.com/bmw-level-10-pc-case-is-art-deco-cray-supercomputer-5165604 Maximum PC’s hands on of the case shows that Thermaltake either swapped out the glossy surface in the prototype for a matted one in the finished version, or…

Tech News Jason Chen

You Could Own Gene Roddenberry’s 1980s Apple Mac

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry owned one of the first Mac-Pluses Apple built, back in 1986, and this led to him featuring the computer in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Now you can own Gene’s Mac, model number 0001. Roddenberry’s computer isn’t the first Mac-Plus off the production line, as some had mistakenly stated.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Swiveling Touchscreen Viliv S7 Spotted With Lofty Asking Price

The Viliv S7, that hot little number we spec’d for you in January, is all but out and about today with one little caveat: Its not so little asking price is pegged between $630 to $800, depending on options. https://gizmodo.com/viliv-s7-takes-on-the-sony-vaio-p-with-a-tablet-twist-5128157 If that drew a bit of a dubious whistle out of you, you’re not alone.…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Fujitsu Esprimo Mini PC Stuffs Core 2 Duo, Blu-ray Into Tiny Little Package

Things you could do with the Fujitsu Esprimo Mini PC if you didn’t really care all that much about the data contained inside: Play hockey, rest a cold drink on a warm day; balance a wobbly table. You see, the Esprimo is tiny. Almost hockey puck tiny. Get it? But in that tight little form…

Tech News Jack Loftus

A Fresh Crop of Mushroom-Shaped Nanowires Keeps Your Circuits Shrinking

Researchers at IBM are farming nanowires, growing wires a thousand times thinner than a human hair like microscopic silicon bonsai trees. This image shows the wires sprouting silicon. The company hopes this new method will enable it to manufacture increasingly small computer chips. While Moore’s Law states that circuit density doubles each year, therefore enabling…

io9 Lauren Davis

Robert Loggia Is the PC’s New Personal Trainer

After Puddy’s ho-hum appearance earlier this month, the revolving celebrity door that is the Apple I’m a Mac ads now feature the gruff and tough Robert Loggia as the PC’s personal trainer. Now, I’m a Mac user (surprise!), but I think I’m starting to agree with Dan on these commercials. They’re getting a bit long…

Tech News Jack Loftus

A Neat and Tidy Post About the Best Disk Defragmenters

Want to know which of the many disk defragmenters out there made the cut in these week’s top five Lifehacker list? Great. Head over to Lifehacker to see which ones your fellow readers selected as the best of the best. [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/five-best-disk-defragmenters-5348638

Tech News Jack Loftus

Giz Explains: Why Quantum Computing Is the Future (But a Distant One)

Over 400 million transistors are packed on dual-core chips manufactured using Intel’s 45nm process. That’ll double soon, per Moore’s Law. And it’ll still be like computing with pebbles compared to quantum computing. Quantum computing is a pretty complicated subject—uh, hello, quantum mechanics plus computers. I’m gonna keep it kinda basic, but recent breakthroughs like this…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The Iropod Desk Is a Mobile Computer IV Injection

You know those mobile IV stands you see people clutching to in hospitals? Well, the iropod or “Interactive Robotic Pod” is kind of like that, but it’s for another kind of disease—computer addiction. Oddly enough, the iropod doesn’t involve a laptop—the computer is built-in to the frame with a power source that the manufacturer claims…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Live As If You Are Already In The Future At Hacker Camp

Every four years, the Netherlands countryside is invaded by roughly 2500 people obsessed with technology. Together they build a futurist experiment, a massively hacked data network, and a party. Here’s a gallery of last weekend’s Hacking At Random camp. At first glance, HAR appears to be something like an outdoor rave or music festival, with…

io9 Annalee Newitz

IBM Examining Microchips Built On DNA “Origami” Nanostructures

From the “at least 10 years out” category of microchip fabrication comes word that IBM is working to reduce future costs and microchip sizes by using DNA. Yes, that’s correct: The building blocks of life could one day contribute to your virtual reality headshot in Halo 28: Master Chief Comes Back From the Dead for…

Tech News Jack Loftus

A Military Targeting Computer, Circa 1922

A stiff-backed man manipulates the knobs and levers of a “target computor (sic),” designed to help aim large pieces of artillery, in this image from 1922. Bigger version at the link. [Shorpy, thanks Bec!]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Microsoft’s Pressure-Sensitive Keyboard Could Change The Way You Type

It’s only a prototype at the moment, but the pressure-sensitive keyboard Microsoft has cooking up promises to make your typing far more efficient. For example, font size could be changed based on how much pressure you apply to a key and typos could be reduced by gauging the pressure applied to simultaneously pressed keys in…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Mossberg Likes the Toshiba mini NB205 Netbook

First J.Stern, now Walt Mossberg is charmed by the Toshiba—yes, Toshiba—netbook, the NB205. It lasts long, has a roomy keyboard. Seems like the one to get, hackintoshing aside. Always good when mainstreamers get surprise recommendations. [AllThingsD] https://gizmodo.com/toshiba-nb205-netbook-gets-8-and-a-half-hours-of-real-t-5293421

Tech News Brian Lam

NZXT Beta EVO Mid Tower Case Looks Great for Budget Builders

NZXT, makers of PC gaming hardware, introduced its new Beta EVO mid tower case, offering some pretty nice premium features like direct cooling for video cards and CPU and thoughtful wire management, all for $50. Not bad. The focus here seems to be on airflow, with support for up to six 120mm fans and one…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

What Name Would You Give To Your Computer?

People like to give names to cherished objects like cars, guitars and machine guns—but what about computers? What would you / have you named it?

Tech News Sean Fallon

Windows 7 Launch Could Coincide With New Features In HP Mini 311 Line

Sony Vaio L All-In-One: The High-Def Living Room Touchscreen PC

Sony Vaio X: World’s Lightest Laptop $1300 (Actually Affordable, For a Vaio)

Computer Benchmarking: Why Getting It Right Is So Damn Important

This Is What the Thermaltake Level 10 Case Actually Looks Like

You Could Own Gene Roddenberry’s 1980s Apple Mac

Swiveling Touchscreen Viliv S7 Spotted With Lofty Asking Price

Fujitsu Esprimo Mini PC Stuffs Core 2 Duo, Blu-ray Into Tiny Little Package

A Fresh Crop of Mushroom-Shaped Nanowires Keeps Your Circuits Shrinking

Robert Loggia Is the PC’s New Personal Trainer

A Neat and Tidy Post About the Best Disk Defragmenters

Giz Explains: Why Quantum Computing Is the Future (But a Distant One)

The Iropod Desk Is a Mobile Computer IV Injection

Live As If You Are Already In The Future At Hacker Camp

IBM Examining Microchips Built On DNA “Origami” Nanostructures

A Military Targeting Computer, Circa 1922

Microsoft’s Pressure-Sensitive Keyboard Could Change The Way You Type

Mossberg Likes the Toshiba mini NB205 Netbook

NZXT Beta EVO Mid Tower Case Looks Great for Budget Builders

What Name Would You Give To Your Computer?

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

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The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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