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Cellular South gets 3G Dell Inspiron Mini 10

By Brenda Stokes on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 No Comments

Cellular South announced that they will be offering the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 with 3G network access on their own carrier. This subsidized netbook measures in at 10.1-inches and would offer wide-range coverage for subscribers. This is very similar to what AT&T is offering.

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Edifier iF500 iPod Dock hits U.S.

By Brenda Stokes on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 No Comments

If you’ve been on the lookout for a new iPod dock, then you might be in luck with the latest from Edifier called the iF500. This iPod dock has previously been released in Europe but it’s just now hitting U.S. shores.

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iBUYPOWER Paladin XLC gaming PCs: Core i7-975 and liquid-cooling

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 No Comments

iBUYPOWER have announced a new range of gaming PCs, the Paladin XLC series, which use Intel’s Core i7 processors, Coolermaster’s HAF 932 cases and Asetek’s 240mm radiator liquid-cooling. Despite the high performance – up to a Core i7-975 can be specified – the systems are apparently “virtually noiseless” by virtue of two huge 230mm fans running at just 800rpm.

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Alienware OptX AW2210 1080p LCD display revealed

By Brenda Stokes on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 No Comments

Alienware revealed a new display today that’s meant for those that like to watch movies or play video games on their computers. It’s called the OptX AW2210 and this display measures in at 21.5-inches.

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Rumor: USB 3.0 to hit PCs soon

By Brenda Stokes on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 1 Comment

usb3 We’ve been talking about USB 3.0 for awhile now but it seems we finally have something new to report to you on the subject. In fact, this new interface might just be hitting PCs before the year is even through.

Apparently, PC makers in Taiwan will be the first companies to show off the new USB 3.0 tech in consumer computers. The interface is capable of 5GB/s transfer speeds and has been shown off numerous times at tech shows already.

NEC has begun shipping USB 3.0 host controller samples already and will hit full production by September. External storage is the likely first application of this technology. For now, all we can do is wait and see for what develops for the interface by the end of the year.

eMachines ET1300-02, ET1810-01 and ET1810-03 budget desktops

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 No Comments

eMachines have rolled out three new desktop PCs, and the color-scheme is decidedly white. The eMachines ET1300-02, ET1810-01 and ET1810-03 all have a mini-tower and use AMD’s Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHz processor, Intel’s Celeron 420 1.6GHz and Intel’s Pentium dual-core E2210 2.2GHz respectively.

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Bandai 20-inch R/C Mecha Godzilla: all your robot monster dreams come true

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 1 Comment

Sometimes, something comes along and simply unlocks a great chasm of “want” inside of you: this, friends, is one of those times. Bandai have created a 20-inch, remote controlled Mecha Godzilla, complete with full motion control, flashing lights and an authentically blood-curdling screech-roar.

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NVIDIA Ion 2 coming by end of 2009: over twice the shaders of 9400M?

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 No Comments

Notebooks using NVIDIA’s Ion graphics chipset may still be in short-supply, but that hasn’t stopped the company from developing its replacement. Ion 2 is, according to Fudzilla, expected to launch toward the end of 2009, with a shrunken die, far faster graphics and many more shaders.

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HP xw9400 Workstation gets dual Six-Core AMD Opteron CPUs

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 No Comments

HP have announced their latest workstation, and if you’ve been disappointed with the power on offer in past models then this one might just do the trick. The HP xw9400 Workstation can now be specified with the six-core AMD Opteron 2400 series processors, giving a total of 12 cores overall when two of the processors are paired together.

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DIY HD projector for under €499 [Video]

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 No Comments

If we told you there was a way you could get a custom HD projector for under €499 ($704) with DVI and HDMI inputs, you might go so far as to give your left arm for such a device. Unfortunately that would be the wrong idea, as you’d probably need that arm to put the projector together: you see, it’s a DIY kit, and according to German tinkerer Maxi Huber it’s the best piece of home entertainment kit he’s bought in some time.

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