Computers

Handmade Vertex Pyramid Cases Entomb Your PC

Pyramid-shaped PC cases are nothing new, but these handmade Vertex-cases are a little snazzier than most—and will ensure that your PC successfully completes the transition to the afterlife. Specifications * Monocoque chassis laser-cut from 1.6 mm Aluminum * Powercoated in 1 of 3 colors * Flex ATX Power Supply included : Sparkle Power SPI270LE with 80…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Conficker Worm Hits U.S. Hospitals, Infecting Computers and Equipment

Cnet says that hundreds of critical hospital devices across the U.S. have been infected by the Conficker worm. The number of hospitals affected wasn’t disclosed, but the problem isn’t thought to be widespread. https://gizmodo.com/conficker-is-not-happening-ignore-conficker-5193684 Cybersecurity expert Marcus Sachs broke the news at a security conference in San Francisco, raising the question of what would happen…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Computers Smarter Than Humans Are Inevitable This Century, Says Sawyer

We’re bound to spawn computers smarter than us in the next ninety years or so. So we may as well start hoping they have our best interests at heart, says Wake author Robert J. Sawyer. In Wake, a “webmind” starts to gain awareness and recognize the existence of the outside world. But let’s not assume…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

AMD’s $69 2.8GHz Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition CPU Reviewed (Verdict: Not Bad For the Price)

Years ago I used to build with AMD processors because I was looking for decent power at an affordable price. Their new Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition claims to do that for only $69. So far reviews have been generally positive, with the consensus being that the 2.8GHz chip with 2MB of L3 cache isn’t…

Tech News Sean Fallon

HP ProBook S-Series: Businesspeople Can Have Sassy Red Laptops Too

HP today revealed its new business laptops, the ProBook s-series. The 14.1″, 15.6″, and 17.3″ ProBooks are all about pragmatic performance, affordability, and inoffensive design. They’re the Toyota Camry of laptops. All three sizes of the ProBook s-series will offer either an AMD or an Intel processor, SD card reader, optional Blu-Ray drive, and HDMI…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

IBM Prepping ‘Watson’ Computer to Compete on Jeopardy!

IBM, not content to merely crush the spirits of chess masters like Garry Kasparov, have started working with Jeopardy! to create a supercomputer that will undoubtedly answer questions more accurately than Sean Connery. The supercomputer, dubbed simply as a “Question Answering” system, is named Watson. Designers believe it will have the speed and “understanding” necessary…

Tech News Jack Loftus

A Geeky Tribute to the Late Bea Arthur

Call it a stretch all you want, but today I was wracking my brain trying to figure out ways to pay tribute to Bea Arthur on a gadget blog. I think I’ve figured it out. With a little help from an earlier tribute by Neatorama, I learned about, and will bring to you, two geektastic…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Eizo’s FlexScan Monitors Activate On a Motion Sensor

Here is a good, green idea—monitors that activate or deactivate based on the presence of humans. That is exactly how Eizo’s 20-inch FlexScan EV2023W-H and the 23-inch EV2303W-T help to save energy. The built-in motion sensor on the monitor will switch to standby mode when the presence of a human is not detected for 40…

Tech News Sean Fallon

A Lost Laptop Costs Companies $50,000

A recent voluntary survey of 28 US companies found a single lost laptop to cost an average of $49,246. (And no, these laptops did not cost $50k in hardware alone.) The largest cost to companies is the data breach, which accounts for 80% of this ludicrously large figure because to consulting, law and tech firms,…

Tech News Mark Wilson

The WoW Pod Brings Porta-Potties to Azeroth

The saddest part about the WoW Pod isn’t the guy eating, crapping and playing WoW inside. It’s that an MIT Council for the Arts grant made it happen. Built by Cati Vaucelle & Shada/Jahn, the WoW Pod is an “immersive architectural solution for the advanced WOW (World of Warcraft) player that provides and anticipates all…

Tech News Mark Wilson

A-View Netbook With Detachable Tablet Screen For $150

Details are scarce, but it appears that Taiwan-based Aware Electronics is planning to release a netbook with a detachable screen (similar to the Touch Book) for only $150. https://gizmodo.com/first-hands-on-touch-book-is-part-netbook-part-tablet-5162584 As far as specs are concerned, the only information available at this time is that it will feature an 8MB SSD and 512MB of RAM—a significant…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Dell Adamo Dissected: It’s Neat and Tidy on the Inside Too

iFixit teamed up with TechRepublic to tear down the new Dell Adamo, and they were especially impressed with how many parts actually fit inside the slim laptop. https://gizmodo.com/dell-adamo-full-review-macho-outside-sissy-inside-5205524 The Adamo seems pretty well built, using actual metal hinges to attach the screen to the rest of the laptop, however the lack of an integrated DVI…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Slap Widgets Bring Physical Controls To Multitouch

Everyone knows that the future is in multitouch devices, but some may find it difficult to go cold turkey with their physical peripherals. Researchers believe that Slap Widgets might be a solution. A team from RWTH Aachen University in Germany and UC San Diego have been working together to develop Silicone Illuminated Active Peripherals, or…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Ctrl-Alt-Del Cushions Reboot Your Living Room Style

Mac fans have their OSX pillows and now Windows dorks have their own Ctrl-Alt-Del version. https://gizmodo.com/os-x-throw-pillows-available-now-to-dork-up-the-place-5131394 Picking up the set will cost you $60, but I feel that it is time to take a stand against the throw pillow scourge. Whenever I see a mount of pillows on a piece of furniture I want to…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Acer Aspire Timelines Get 8-Hour Battery Life for $699, Look Vaguely Familiar

The Aspire Timeline notebooks looks sorta familiar, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. Hmm. Anyway, they squeeze out 8-10 hours of battery life and start at just $699. It pulls out the battery life by relying on standard tricks of the trade: Intel ultra-low voltage processors, LED-backlit screens and dual graphics cards…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Maximum PC Builds a Surface-like Multitouch PC for $350

Maximum PC didn’t like the idea of paying $12,000 for a Microsoft Surface. So what did they do? They made their own multitouch table PC for a fraction of the price. Utilizing an array of infrared LEDs around the table, the guts of a PS3 Eye camera, a projector and some acrylic for the multitouch…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Man Burnt to Death by Exploding PC

I’ve heard of exploding computers before, but not like this: The charred body of an Indian software engineer was found sitting in front of a computer he’d been working on after a loud blast. https://gizmodo.com/dell-laptop-explodes-in-flames-182257 His body was found sitting in front of the “completely damaged” and burnt computer by his roommate, who had rushed…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Pillow Keyboard For Napping On The Job

With all the work that needs to be done, it’s often difficult to get a good night’s sleep. Knowing this, some Russian dudes with a vision have decided to create a working pillow keyboard. You can work, catch a bit of rest at your desk, then wake up and get right back to it. What…

Tech News Sean Fallon

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. If you can peer past the completely uninspired case, the actual specs are far more likely to induce some sweaty palms: Nehalem quad-core Xeon…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Immense ‘GhostNet’ Computer Spy System Is Going to Put Cranky Windows Guy Over the Edge

If you thought Cranky Windows Guy was angry now, this vast spy system we read about today—targeting 103 countries—is really going to be the piss in his corn flakes that ruins the weekend. https://gizmodo.com/why-i-still-use-windows-despite-the-peer-pressure-5018985 More seriously, the New York Times reports that this gigantic spy system has targeted and exploited computers in governments agencies around…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Handmade Vertex Pyramid Cases Entomb Your PC

Conficker Worm Hits U.S. Hospitals, Infecting Computers and Equipment

Computers Smarter Than Humans Are Inevitable This Century, Says Sawyer

AMD’s $69 2.8GHz Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition CPU Reviewed (Verdict: Not Bad For the Price)

HP ProBook S-Series: Businesspeople Can Have Sassy Red Laptops Too

IBM Prepping ‘Watson’ Computer to Compete on Jeopardy!

A Geeky Tribute to the Late Bea Arthur

Eizo’s FlexScan Monitors Activate On a Motion Sensor

A Lost Laptop Costs Companies $50,000

The WoW Pod Brings Porta-Potties to Azeroth

A-View Netbook With Detachable Tablet Screen For $150

Dell Adamo Dissected: It’s Neat and Tidy on the Inside Too

Slap Widgets Bring Physical Controls To Multitouch

Ctrl-Alt-Del Cushions Reboot Your Living Room Style

Acer Aspire Timelines Get 8-Hour Battery Life for $699, Look Vaguely Familiar

Maximum PC Builds a Surface-like Multitouch PC for $350

Man Burnt to Death by Exploding PC

Pillow Keyboard For Napping On The Job

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

Immense ‘GhostNet’ Computer Spy System Is Going to Put Cranky Windows Guy Over the Edge

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

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

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

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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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