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MSI Wind Box Converts Any VESA Monitor Into All-In-One Computer

MSI keeps racing with Asus. They have now released a new nettop called the Wind Box, but instead of taking the Wii-lookalike standalone approach of the Asus Eee Box, MSI has designed their slim, tiny black computer to attach to the back of any VESA-mountable monitor, effectively converting it into an all-in-one computer. Smart, and…

Asus All-In-One Eee Top Touches Down In Taiwan

Asus’ long awaited all-in-one touchscreen PC, the Eee Top, is now out in the wild… at least in Taiwan. The 15.6-inch display “nettop” runs Windows XP and holds an Intel Atom N270 processor with 1GB of memory and a 160GB hard disk drive within its chassis. It also comes with a 1.3MP webcam, two integrated…

Falcon Northwest Mach V: Fastest PC Yet Runs Crysis at 60FPS

According to Cnet test labs, the Falcon Northwest Mach V is the fastest PC on the planet, beating the Alienware Area-51 ALX. How fast you ask? How about being the first PC ever to hit 60 frames per second running Crysis on the highest graphics preset? Yes. That fast. Cnet says that the Falcon Northwest…

Battlestar Galactica PC Mod Can Actually Hold Colonial Vipers, Raptors

This Battlestar Galactica PC is the most impressive case mods I’ve seen in a long while, from the front side-loading optical drive player-located behind a laser-cut transparent BSG medallion, so you can actually see the disc spinning-to the opening side bay to see the interior of the PC to the front LCD screens to the…

Samsung MV100 and MZ100 Consume Even Less Energy than the Korean Sex Cyborgs Presenting Them

Looks like Samsung keeps pushing for green computing. These computers are Korea-only for now, but the MV100 Tower and MZ100 Slim Tower, running on the Intel G43 chipset, consume only sixty watts in “power saving mode” and one watt in stand-by mode. I only have one question for you: Do you really care about how…

Celrun’s Lluon A1 Mini-PC is Half-Notebook, Half-iMac-Alike, Atom-Powered

This upcoming mini-PC from Cellrun is something a bit like the old iLamp-style iMac, a bit notebooky, a bit low-cost desktop Eee PC… but actually not like any of them too much: It seems to be it’s own low-power, neat design desktop genre. It’s got an 18.4-inch widescreen LCD, has built-in stereo speakers and microphone…

Fujitsu’s iMac-Alike FMV Desktop Gets Upgrade, Bigger 19-Inch Version

We’d already drawn comparisons between Fujitsu’s all-in one FMV F-A50 desktop PC and the design aesthetic of the iMac, and now Fujitsu has upgraded the range and added a 19-inch version to the range. The F-B70T even features a bigger “chin” beneath the 1440 x 900 screen, alongside a Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 running…

The Lego PC We Knew Existed Actually Exists

The other day we posted a mean-looking, black as night Lego PC that didn’t resemble the iconic toy in the slightest. Then we described the picture that the term “Lego PC” painted in our mind’s eye, a “vivid red, yellow and blue case topped with a small army of minifigs and maybe a pirate ship.”…

MSI Wind Getting Desktopified

Just as MSI saw the opportunity to create an Eee of their own with the Wind, so too will they create an Eee Box with their Wind mini-desktop. The internals will be very similar between each version of the Wind, with the desktop featuring the same 1.6Ghz Atom processor and 35W power supply as the…

Proview All-in-One PC is iMac-esque, with Pen-Writing Screen

Several all-in-one desktop PCs seem to have taken design inspiration from the iMac recently, but Proview’s upcoming VD1-26W has the added feature of a pen-sensitive screen for freehand writing, drawing and, presumably, mousing. It’s no HP Touchsmart, but is pretty slimline, with connections and ports pushed into a small box on its rear, and has…

HTC Touch Diamond Gets Classy Desktop Dock, Headphones

The HTC Touch Diamond is pretty classy already, but this desktop cradle/desktop dock gives it a nice house on your desk for it to sleep and dock. From the looks of it, it’s even got earbuds and a 3.5mm jack for you to connect to a set of speakers as well. The footprint looks slightly…

Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet

Click to viewMichael Dell, the king of Dell, just previewed his company’s smallest and greenest desktop PC yet at FORTUNE Brainstorm: GREEN. There’s no name for this mini green PC, shown rendered above, but it’s 81% smaller than a mini tower and 70% less energy-consuming. It’s also shipped in recycled and recyclable packaging, and look…

Cat Desktop Bed Is a Good Idea, But Cats Will Never Go For It

Our resident cat expert, Mark Wilson, tells me that cats will never go for this desktop cat bed. It’s not that it’s a bad idea—a clamp-on bed so your cat can sit close to your hands, but not close enough to mash keys on your keyboard—but it’s just impractical. Mark claims his cat loves jumping…

The Stackable, Smackable Lego Desktop Calendar

Ok, it may not be an officially licensed product, but the term Lego-esque certainly applies to this desktop calendar. In true Lego style, the sections can be stacked and configured into any pattern you choose—and changing the date is as simple as smacking the top of each brick. And we all know that relieving some…

Asus Eee Desktop PC EP20 Images Leaked

We brought you news about the Eee Desktop PC EP20 a little while back, but it looks like the chaps at Hot Hardware have managed to get hold of some shots of the final, production line models. Unfortunately, they aren’t willing to cite their source, but they are willing to say that the images “are…

Eee PC Touchscreen Coming This Summer, Asus Confirms

Asus’ president of sales, Kevin Lin, has announced the upcoming 8.9-inch Eee PC will have a touchscreen incorporated. Lin also speculated that the device may have GPS functionality, too, however this was not confirmed. The announcement has us a little confused, as earlier reports suggested otherwise. Still, Lin went on to say the expected starting…

Everex gPC Reviewed…Again (Verdict: Horrible)

Thought that the $200 Everex gPC was too good (and cheap) to be true? Did an earlier, positive review from Wired only serve to pique your interest? Unfortunately, a recent review by PC Magazine may bring many Wal-Mart shoppers crashing to the earth. According to their review, the gPC is” one of those PCs you…

Aircraft Mouse Blends Comfort, Looks, and LEDs

There are plenty of unique looking computer mice on the market, but few look as interesting (and ergonomic) as this Aircraft Mouse with flashing LED lights. It is only sporting an 800dpi optical sensor, so it is far from being a true “top gun” of the peripheral world, but it definitely will earn a few…

Dell XPS One A2010 Leaked by the FCC, Reveals Optional TV Tuner and AV Input

Give a little wave to the XPS One A2010 from Dell, which got its first outing on the FCC website. The FCC also posted Dell’s system manual on their site, which reveals that the A2010 contains an optional TV tuner. What else do we know? It’s a fairly good-looking Asustek-manufactured desktop with Intel Core 2…

Dell has started their XPS Motherboard Exchange Program. [Dell]