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AMD’s just revealed its quad-core Opteron chips manufactured with its new 45nm process. Based on the “Barcelona” chipset, the new “Shanghai” chips have a few extra tweaks: the L3 cache has risen from 2 to 6MB, giving it about 35% boosted power performance over the previous generation. The new chips also have better power management,…
If you got one of those 8.9-inch Eee PCs and found that the 12GB of included drive space just wasn’t enough, don’t despair! GreenHouse Japan has released two new SSD modules which sport 35MB/s reading speeds and 15MB/s writing speeds. The modules are specifically made to work with the 901 and 900 lines, and will…
No more rumors, speculation or innuendo. The BlackBerry Storm officially arrives on Verizon Wireless on Nov. 21 for $199 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract. BLACKBERRY STORM AVAILABLE IN U.S. NOVEMBER 21 EXCLUSIVELY FROM VERIZON WIRELESS BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – The BlackBerry® Storm™ (model 9530) from Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) –…
Games for Windows Live, that free Microsoft service for social gaming stuff on your PC, has gotten a face lift—partially because the original version, being more or less an Xbox Live port, wasn’t actually PC-user friendly. Now the new interface is supposed to be designed “with PC gamers in mind.” GWL will keep Achievements, TrueSkill…
Click to view Did you know you could make glass on a regular charcoal grill? Sure it’s incredibly flamey and pretty dangerous, but according to the folks at Pop Sci, it’s possible! All you need to do is add washing soda, lime or borax to white-silica beach sand and a grill overclocked to reach temperatures…
Not content with focus groups and analyzing market trends, research firm Nielson and California-based NeuroFocus have launched a service in Japan that scans the brain waves of potential customers to help companies improve marketing. Their service basically measures how much ads actually grab the attention and tug at the emotional heartstrings of the people they’re…
They are secret. They are kinetic. They are made of rubberized rocket fuel. And they fire up destroying absolutely everything they come across, bouncing through bunkers, filling buildings with extremely hot flames, obliterating everyone and anything inside with fierce heat. The Pentagon officially calls them “kinetic fireball incendiaries”. Other people call them kinetic rocket fire…
Yes, another iPhone/iPod touch dock speaker that looks like the iPhone or iPod touch. But the Logic3 i-Station is not any dock because, grab onto your underpants, it can rotate. Rotate. Ro-ta-te, people, so you don’t have to “strain your neck,” like the press release says. You don’t believe me? I’m not surprised. Check out…
Every webcam girl worth her salt knows that there’s nothing sexier than the “oh my, is there a breeze in here causing my hair to be all windswept” look, which makes this new accessory from Chinavision absolutely genius. It’s a 1.3mp webcam and fan, with both pieces mounted on separate adjustable arms. And in case…
Reader Tom Z sent in this March 27, 1960 edition of Closer Than We Think, featuring the “Jetscalator.” Tom explains: This CTWT has held special significance for me (and anyone else who has used Dulles until quite recently). I haven’t flown in years, but I understand that the famous “Mobile Terminals” are finally gone, a…
According to an anonymous Engadget tipster, Verizon is supposedly launching their own version of the HTC Touch Pro on November 24th, following in the wake of Sprint and AT&T. According to the rumors, the phone would be available online starting on the 24th, but wouldn’t be in stores until December 1st. Touch Pro pricing is…
This stainless steel, serrated cake knife plays music as you slice your delicious cakes and pies. Although its product page says that it plays tunes “suitable for every occasion,” it only comes with “Happy Birthday,” “Jingle Bells,” the “Wedding March,” and “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow,” linked to the four buttons on the grip.…
The Tectoy Zeebo doesn’t scream gaming console powerhouse by any means, but what makes it interesting is the free 3G connection as the means to purchase and download games. In addition to keeping distribution costs low and titles accessible to those living outside of metropolitan areas, the downloadable content helps cut down on game piracy,…
A tipster tells us that Target’s selling these “6 in 1 device charger” things at Target for $30, capable of charging six things at once. If that sounds familiar, it’s because that’s exactly what the Chargepod does. In fact, this version is so “familiar” it even stole pages out of Callpod’s user manual. What’s even…
At first glance, the new ball set to drop over Time’s Square this New Year’s Eve looks a lot like designs from years past. However, the updated ball is twice as big as previous versions (12-feet tall, 11,875 pounds) and it will be the first to be a permanent year-round fixture atop One Times Square.…
T-Mobile may not have an official Visual Voicemail service for customers, but PhoneFusion plans to change that—for the Google G1, at least. The app, which was previewed today at the Under The Radar Mobility Conference, is currently available on the Palm, Windows Mobile and Blackberry platforms, and works in a similar fashion as the VV…
As a prospective homebuyer, I have watched enough HGTV to learn a few things: people like open floorplans and they like big kitchens with stainless steel appliances—but they don’t like wallpaper. Still, that has not deterred designers from trying to make wallpaper appealing again. One such designer named Camilla Diedrich is attempting to achieve this…
Studios are pimping out Blu-ray titles heavily this holiday, and it may be the first time that we see a significant amount of players hovering around the $200 mark. Still, just because the technology is more affordable doesn’t mean everyone will be ready to get on board. The economy still sucks and there are many…
Most of us don’t appreciate all the processes involved with our OS’s boot sequence; we’re far more interested in watching that status bar fill. In this visualization of the Linux boot sequence, each function is a node, and each line connecting the nodes represents a call, direct branch, or indirect branch. The image itself was…
Emperor, I mean Treasury Secretary, Paulson may have decreed that the bailout isn’t just for bunk mortgage securities anymore, but my guess is you and I won’t be receiving a chunk of that $700 billion federal pie directly anytime soon. So today’s recession special Dealzmodo roundup will ensure you’re not left out with a JVC…
