Computers

Crazy Never Before Seen Logitech Mutant Mouse Prototypes

I love Logitech mice, so I actually dug their shameless mouse timeline. Even more awesome, though, are these amazing prototypes that never left their lab, like the three-scroll wheel monstrosity and hockey puck above. https://gizmodo.com/logitech-timeline-of-mousery-is-full-of-memories-logit-5101257 They get wonderfully cheeky about them too, saying that the hockey-puck mouse “looked cool but turned out to be less…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Giz Explains: Why OS X Shrugs Off Viruses Better Than Windows

Mac OS X, mythically immune to common computer plagues, has actually always welcomed antivirus software. Or, uh, maybe not. Confused? No worries—here’s how OS X and Windows differ on resisting viruses and other nasties. https://gizmodo.com/false-alarm-apple-mac-os-x-anti-virus-recommendation-i-5100996 It’s not a matter of opinion: OS X is less susceptible to catching a cold than Windows. So is Linux,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite: HTPC In a Set Top Box

Compliments of the FCC, we’re getting an early look at Netgear’s beefy yet practical response to the typical home theater PC. The Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite, expected to be officially announced at CES, is a set top box that may lack a tuner but happens to stream every format you could want at encoding rates…

Tech News Mark Wilson

People Buying Used PCs for Salvage Copies of Windows XP

Hey, what the hell people? I thought we were finally cool with Vista. We’re all PCs, right? So why are analysts yapping about people buying used computers just for copies of Windows XP? https://gizmodo.com/microsofts-im-a-pc-ad-beats-seinfeld-but-not-hodgman-5052051 Apparently, according to IDC and computer repair outfit Rescuecom, it’s cheaper for businesses to pick up a used PC with Windows…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Fujitsu’s Laptop4Life Scheme Gets You A New Laptop Every 3 Years ‘Til You Die

Craziness: Buy one Fujitsu laptop, get a new one every three years until you’re dead. That’s basically the crazy principle behind Fujitsu’s Laptop4Life program. Sure, you have to buy the extended 3-year warranty at first, not damage the old machine too much, and hang onto the receipt for grim death, but then you’ll get a…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

MSI U110, U115 Netbooks To Pack Draft-N Wi-Fi, Faster Processors

We’ve only just been getting excited about MSI’s U120 3G-packing netbook, but now it looks like MSI has even more interesting machines just around the corner. Apparently due sometime in January, the U110 and U115 will run Atom Z530 chips, drawing less power than the “typical” N270 netbook processor. And they’ll pack a hybrid drive…

Tech News Kit Eaton

Giz Explains: Why Intel’s Core i7 Processor Is a Beautiful Monster

Last week, you probably noticed new computers from Dell, Gateway and others using a brand new, bizarre-sounding chip from Intel: the Core i7. You might have even seen some benchmarks and features showing that this is a real beast of processor. Well, we’re pretty excited about the Core i7, so here’s a quick guide to…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

5 Gadgets You Can’t Skimp On (And How to Save Money Buying Them)

The Financiapocalypse can’t stop Christmas, but it can sure as hell suck some of the joy out of it. At the very least, it’s probably making you reconsider just how much you wanna spend on toys for yourself and others this holiday season. You’re probably looking to cut corners here and there, on dollar-store Christmas…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Dreamcast PC Is Like a Teddy Bear Restuffed with Feces

Tokyo PC shop Tsukumo built this custom Dreamcast computer. Its innards gutted, the system was “upgraded” with a new motherboard, Blu-ray drive, HDMI, and 160GB hard drive. The controller ports were swapped out for USB inputs and mega-sized fan was added to the bottom. Added up, these changes represent $1000 in hardware modifications. You can’t…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Best Buy, Macmall Start Mac Discounts For Black Friday Now: Up to $250 Off

Fry’s MacBook deal may have turned out to be too good to be true, but these sales prices are real: Best Buy and Macmall are offering up to $250 off Macs. The full list is here, helpfully compiled by MacRumors, with that $250 being on 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros at Macmall with on-sale discount…

Tech News Kit Eaton

10-inch Acer Aspire One Arriving Next Year

As of right now, the Aspire One netbook includes an 8.9-inch screen. But Acer has announced plans to release a 10-inch version by either February or March 2009. Yes, that’s right in time for everyone to have purchased the original Aspire One for the holidays. It’s still unclear as to whether or not the upcoming…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Hardware Hoarder Builds Australia’s Largest Computer Museum In His House

Max Burnet worked with computers for his whole life, and he hasn’t strayed far in retirement: he’s collected a massive amount of vintage computer hardware in his house, creating the what is claimed to be the largest collection of its kind in Australia, and one of the most extensive in the world. He’s got everything…

Tech News John Herrman

Judge Orders Ballmer to Testify in ‘Vista Capable’ Class-Action Lawsuit

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in October that he had no knowledge of the “Vista Capable” debacle that’s since spawned a class-action lawsuit, but a federal judge wants him to testify in the case anyway. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman smacked down Microsoft’s earlier claims that Ballmer shouldn’t have to testify, and wrote Friday that…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Review

The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 is a bit confused. It packs an Intel Atom processor, which makes it a netbook. But it also has a 12-inch screen, which exceeds our definition of what a netbook can be. On one hand it’s a natural evolution of the genre in an ever growing screen size arms race,…

Reviews Mark Wilson

HP Touchsmart TX2 is a 12-inch Multitouch Wonder

HP’s Touchsmart tx2 is the first consumer-oriented convertible notebook to feature a multitouch technology built into the display. The 12.1-inch screen uses a capacitive touchpanel that can track two points simultaneously, operates with fingers or a stylus, and comes with the Mediasmart 2.0 interface customized for the notebook. While Dell’s oft-mentioned Latitude XT came out…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Dealzmodo: $300 MSI Wind or Acer Aspire at Microcenter

If you don’t have big plans this weekend, Microcenter will be selling both the MSI Wind and Acer Aspire One for $300 in-store only on November 22nd. After recent price reductions, both 1.6GHz Atom systems retail for $350. But as we all learned in grade school, $50 is $50. And if you can ever save…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Store Your Data in a Swank, Swedish Eco-Bunker

This bunker is so hardened it can withstand an atomic blast, but it’s so eco that it has a tiny built-in ecosystem of artificial sun, waterfalls, and plants. And the best part about this subterranean environment in Sweden is that it’s packed with giant, shiny server cabinets throbbing with data. Want to poke around inside?…

io9 Annalee Newitz

SGI Molecule Packs 10,000 Atom Cores, One Ton of Awesomeness

It may be just a concept for now, but the new SGI Molecule blows our minds with its potential power: Imagine 5,000 Atom N330 chips in just one 3U rack computer, the size of your average PC desktop. That’s 10,000 cores in one single computer, or 40 more times the processing power of your typical…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Intel Core i7 Motherboards, Systems On Sale Now (Again)

Need yourself some hot Intel Core i7 motherboards? Need ’em now? Well, Fast Eddie don’t have none for ya today, but Newegg’s got a bunch and they’re available now! Prices range from about $400 to $1,070. Full Core i7 systems are also available at Amazon. [Newegg via I4U]

Commerce Jack Loftus

AMD Has No Interest in Netbooks, None

You may be wondering why every netbook we write about seems to have the same Intel Atom processor. Some of it has to do with Intel’s prominence in the entire processor market at the moment (which makes competition from Via little contest), and some of it has to do with AMD not stepping up to…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Crazy Never Before Seen Logitech Mutant Mouse Prototypes

Giz Explains: Why OS X Shrugs Off Viruses Better Than Windows

Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite: HTPC In a Set Top Box

People Buying Used PCs for Salvage Copies of Windows XP

Fujitsu’s Laptop4Life Scheme Gets You A New Laptop Every 3 Years ‘Til You Die

MSI U110, U115 Netbooks To Pack Draft-N Wi-Fi, Faster Processors

Giz Explains: Why Intel’s Core i7 Processor Is a Beautiful Monster

5 Gadgets You Can’t Skimp On (And How to Save Money Buying Them)

Dreamcast PC Is Like a Teddy Bear Restuffed with Feces

Best Buy, Macmall Start Mac Discounts For Black Friday Now: Up to $250 Off

10-inch Acer Aspire One Arriving Next Year

Hardware Hoarder Builds Australia’s Largest Computer Museum In His House

Judge Orders Ballmer to Testify in ‘Vista Capable’ Class-Action Lawsuit

Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Review

HP Touchsmart TX2 is a 12-inch Multitouch Wonder

Dealzmodo: $300 MSI Wind or Acer Aspire at Microcenter

Store Your Data in a Swank, Swedish Eco-Bunker

SGI Molecule Packs 10,000 Atom Cores, One Ton of Awesomeness

Intel Core i7 Motherboards, Systems On Sale Now (Again)

AMD Has No Interest in Netbooks, None

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

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

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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?

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