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January 24th 2024

This Old Tech: Cracking Open My Ancient Childhood PC in All Its Dusty Glory

My first PC cost me less than $500 16 years ago with a mid-range GPU and CPU. I doubt many folks could hit the same budget in today's PC building environment.

Tech News Kyle Barr Jan 24

November 15th 2023

Asus Offers a Replacement for Its $700 Evangelion Motherboard with Goofy Typo

They finally acknowledged the issue, apologized for it, and developed a plan to fix it.

Tech News Dua Rashid Nov 15

May 11th 2023

Asus ROG Ally Reviews Are Out, and It’s a Steal Starting at $600

The Asus ROG Ally reviews are out, and despite some battery life and OS woes, $600 is a tempting base price.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski May 11

May 1st 2023

Asus Is Giving Us the Cheapest Steam Deck Competitor Yet

A 256GB version of the Asus ROG Ally will be just $70 more expensive than a similar Steam Deck.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski May 1

January 4th 2023

Cooler Master Put a PC Inside a Shoe and a Shark

You'll still be able to upgrade your graphics card, but don't be surprised if the shark bites back.

Gadgets Kyle Barr Jan 4

May 24th 2022

Asus’ First-Ever 500Hz Monitor is Coming, And You Probably Don’t Need It

Made for e-sports competitors, the ROG Swift 500Hz is the fastest monitor yet.

Gadgets Phillip Tracy May 24

May 17th 2022

Asus’ Beastly New Gaming Laptop Has the Strangest Gimmick Yet: Invisible Ink

The ROG Strix Scar 17 SE is a powerful gaming system with one perplexing quirk.

Gadgets Phillip Tracy May 17

January 5th 2022

Asus’s New Space-Inspired ZenBook Is Beyond Excessive, and I Think I’m In Love

The laptop commemorates the 25th anniversary of an Asus laptop reaching orbit.

Gadgets Phillip Tracy Jan 5

December 30th 2021

This Asus Motherboard Is Burning Up Because of a Dumb Manufacturing Flaw

The PC hardware company is in the process of recalling its fiery motherboards.

Gadgets Phillip Tracy Dec 30

June 23rd 2021

I Miss the Netbook That Made Me Feel Cool for a Summer

The summer before the iPad, my dreams came true with the cute but flawed Asus Eee PC.

Gadgets Florence Ion Jun 23

March 11th 2010

First Peek at the JooJoo Tablet’s Guts

When Jason first played with JooJoo’s tablet, he caught a fleeting glimpse of a 1.6GHz Intel Atom in the device’s BIOS. Via the FCC, now we know for sure: It’s based on the Atom processor, and as predicted, Nvidia’s Ion. https://gizmodo.com/fusion-garage-joojoo-tablet-hands-on-5421614 The rest of the tablet’s innards are pure netbook, which marks a totally different…

Tech News John Herrman Mar 11

March 2nd 2010

Next-Generation Nvidia Ion Is a Dedicated GPU That Powers Up Netbooks With 10x Faster Graphics

Netbook graphics are inherently weak, especially with Intel’s much-derided integrated graphics. But the new Nvidia Ion—like its predecessor—lets even a wimpy netbook Hulk out to play DX10 games and 1080p videos. The difference? It’s a discrete graphics chip. https://gizmodo.com/nvidia-ion-supercharges-netbooks-with-5x-faster-graphic-5111999 The original Ion was an integrated chipset (a spin on the GeForce 9400M inside of unibody…

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 2

December 22nd 2009

Next-Gen Nvidia Ion Is Pine-Trail-Compatible, Promises Better Performance

Intel’s Pine Trail Atom chips are pretty disappointing in the power department, so it’s good to see Nvidia step up with a new, Pine-Trail-compatible line of Ion chips. If you want to watch HD YouTube on a netbook, read on. https://gizmodo.com/intels-new-atom-chips-what-they-mean-for-you-5431479 We don’t know much about the chipsets yet, but here’s what we do know.…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Dec 22

November 16th 2009

Borg-Like ION Cube PC Wins Nvidia’s Case Mod Contest

A few months ago, 5 master modders were tasked with building one crazy Nvidia ION ITX-based PC using the best user-submitted designs posted at Modders-Inc. A final winner has now been selected, and it looks pretty amazing, no? Pics! The system was built by Bill “Overkill Bill” Owen from mnpctech, based on a winning render…

Tech News Danny Allen Nov 16

October 16th 2009

Acer AspireRevo Upgraded: Windows 7, Ion Graphics, Dual-Core Atom CPU

Acer’s funky book-sized AspireRevo nettop just got a little better…and a touch pricier. This R3610-U9012 model has Windows 7, a dual-core Atom 330 processor, double the RAM (2GB), and full Ion graphics. It also keeps support for 1080p HDMI output. https://gizmodo.com/acer-revo-and-nvidia-ion-hands-on-flawless-blu-ray-pla-5204432 Apart from the addition of 802.11n Wi-Fi, other specs remain identical to the Windows…

Tech News Danny Allen Oct 16

October 11th 2009

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 Oct 11

October 5th 2009

Flash 10.1: Full Flash for Everyone But iPhone, Actually Playable HD Vids

A ton of good news about Adobe Flash 10.1: Full Flash is coming to Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, WebOS and Windows Mobile. and it’ll be actually GPU accelerated, meaning you can play back YouTube in HD perfectly. But the bad news? Nothing for the iPhone. “Still a closed device and not much progress there,” Adobe told…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Oct 5

October 2nd 2009

Asus EeeBox EB1501 Nettop: DVD Slot Drive, Ion Graphics, and 1080p HDMI

Wow, this could be my fallback plan for a lightweight entertainment PC if the Eee Keyboard ends up sucking. The EB1501 is the first EeeBox with an optical drive, Windows 7, and a classy new design. https://gizmodo.com/asus-eee-keyboard-confirmed-for-october-wireless-hdmi-5358748 Otherwise, its specs are the same as the recent EeeBox EB1012. That means dual-core Atom N330 processor, 2GB…

Tech News Danny Allen Oct 2

September 15th 2009

HP Mini 311 Comes Original With Nvidia Ion Transistor Graphics Powah for $400

This might just be the netbook we’ve been waiting for: An Nvidia Ion-powered HP Mini with an 11-inch, 1366×768 display for 400 bucks. And you can actually buy it soon! September 23. Did I mention it plays 1080p video awesomely? It ships with Windows XP initially, though if you can wait til October, you can…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 15

September 1st 2009

Asus EeeBox EB1012 Has Ion Graphics, 1080p HDMI Output

We heard an updated EeeBox was coming, and now what could be a killer entertainment PC is up on Asus USA’s site. The EB1012 packs an Atom N330 processor, 250GB hard disk, 2GB RAM, Gigabit Ethernet, and 802.11n Wi-Fi. https://gizmodo.com/asus-eee-keyboard-expected-as-early-as-october-5342417 Like the first EeeBox PC, the EB1012 is super compact (222mm x 178mm x26.9mm), and…

Tech News Danny Allen Sep 1

Nvidia Ion

This Old Tech: Cracking Open My Ancient Childhood PC in All Its Dusty Glory

Asus Offers a Replacement for Its $700 Evangelion Motherboard with Goofy Typo

Asus ROG Ally Reviews Are Out, and It’s a Steal Starting at $600

Asus Is Giving Us the Cheapest Steam Deck Competitor Yet

Cooler Master Put a PC Inside a Shoe and a Shark

Asus’ First-Ever 500Hz Monitor is Coming, And You Probably Don’t Need It

Asus’ Beastly New Gaming Laptop Has the Strangest Gimmick Yet: Invisible Ink

Asus’s New Space-Inspired ZenBook Is Beyond Excessive, and I Think I’m In Love

This Asus Motherboard Is Burning Up Because of a Dumb Manufacturing Flaw

I Miss the Netbook That Made Me Feel Cool for a Summer

First Peek at the JooJoo Tablet’s Guts

Next-Generation Nvidia Ion Is a Dedicated GPU That Powers Up Netbooks With 10x Faster Graphics

Next-Gen Nvidia Ion Is Pine-Trail-Compatible, Promises Better Performance

Borg-Like ION Cube PC Wins Nvidia’s Case Mod Contest

Acer AspireRevo Upgraded: Windows 7, Ion Graphics, Dual-Core Atom CPU

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

Flash 10.1: Full Flash for Everyone But iPhone, Actually Playable HD Vids

Asus EeeBox EB1501 Nettop: DVD Slot Drive, Ion Graphics, and 1080p HDMI

HP Mini 311 Comes Original With Nvidia Ion Transistor Graphics Powah for $400

Asus EeeBox EB1012 Has Ion Graphics, 1080p HDMI Output

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