All the stories tagged with: Computers

Google Talk bots translate in real-time

12/19/2007, From time to time, I go to the Google language tools and translate something there. Now Google just made it a little easier for me: I can just send my message to one of the Google Chat Bot. The bot [...]

LifeStation HD has a Blu-Ray and HD-DVD Combo

12/19/2007, This small LifeStation box seems to use Windows Media Center (integrated in Vista) and has a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD combo drive. The case is said to be in aluminum and it is using only passive cooling (no fans!). Despite its small size, [...]

ICON 225 USB 3G Modem

12/19/2007, Orange has an interesting USB 3G modem that supports every data connection protocol in use on most GSM networks up to HSDPA. Its main feature is its size: it is smaller than most PC Cards/USB modems that I have seen [...]

AMD Focuses on mullti-GPU

12/19/2007, AMD has stated that it will focus on putting multiple GPUs on a single card as a way to scale the performance of high-end graphics offering. The first product will be called Radeon HD 3870 X2 – note how the [...]

NVIDIA’s nForce 780i triple SLI is out

12/19/2007, Back in November, we showed you the first photo of a 3-way SLI system to make you drool. Now you can buy the 780i and build your own triple-SLI system, right on-time to use the stack of new graphics-hungry video games [...]

Belinea-S 7-inch touchscreen UMPC

12/19/2007, This ultra mobile PC (UMPC) from Belinea seems pretty cool. It is powered by a VIA platform (C7-M processor, Unichrome graphics). On the right side of the display, you can see an internet phone. With more storage and a DVI [...]

Buffalo 100GB External SSD

12/19/2007, Buffalo has a new line of USB 2.0 external solid state drives (SDD) (product page – in Japanese). Given their low power consumption, they can be powered by the USB port, which is always practical. From a storage point of [...]

RippleNote PLK570 gaming laptop

12/18/2007, If you think that your choices are limited when it comes to high-end laptops, take a look at the (Pixel Lab) RippleNote PLK570 and its somewhat pure design (unlike its T7700 laptop…). Specs 17-inch display (only 1440×900 resolution) 2.4Ghz Core [...]

Qosmio G40 97E with Dual TV Tuner

12/18/2007, This big laptop could be an interesting desktop replacement or a media center PC. I find this particular design not as classy as previous Qosmio models but, you might disagree. Here are the specs: 17” display (1920×1200) 2.2Ghz Core Duo [...]

iTablet T221 Tablet PC

12/18/2007, Amtek might not be a well-known brand, but their T221 tablet PC design looks great. The design is very sleek (the total lack of keyboard helps…) and all the ports are neatly located on one site, leaving the others clean [...]

HyperDrive 4 – build a 32GB RamDisk

12/18/2007, The HyperDrive 4 is a hard-drive enclosure that takes standard memory modules instead of a disk drive. Your computer will treat it as a regular hard drive, as HyperDrive connects via a standard IDE disk connector. The HyperDrive 4 even [...]

Nokia Digital Pen with Bluetooth

12/18/2007, Years after Logitech made them popular, digital pens are back with a vengeance. After the Fly Fusion Pen, Nokia is preparing to launch its Nokia SU-27W. This codename sounds like a Russian fighter plane but it is a Bluetooth pen [...]

Intel Z-P140 PATA penny-sized 4GB SSD

12/17/2007, Solid State Drives are well known for their smaller size and smaller power requirements, but when you can cram 4GB on a surface that is equivalent to a penny, this is pretty impressive, although not surprising given current advances in [...]

Quickbooks for Mac update deletes huge amount of data

12/17/2007, If you are using Quickbook for mac, you should take a quick look at the recent issue experienced by many users: they have lost Gigabytes worth of data following (what looks like) a Quickbooks update that destroyed the data on the [...]