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Razer’s Orochi gaming mouse gets laser and battery life boost

, Nov 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Razer has updated its Orochi gaming mouse with a new, more powerful sensor that provides better accuracy, as well as offering about double the battery life of its predecessor. You can grab the device now for the gamer on your gift list and get it in time for Christmas. The device is priced at $69.99 for those in the US, and €69.99 for those on the other side of the pond. Read The Full Story

Apple: iMac arrives November 30

, Nov 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple’s new iMac will go on sale on Friday, November 30, the company has confirmed, with the 21.5-inch all-in-one computer available in-store the same day, while the 27-inch iMac will follow on in December. Announced back in October, the new desktop will be priced from $1,299 for the smaller model and from $1,799 for the larger version, with a choice of Core i5 or Core i7 processors.

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Ubi Ubiquitous Computer pre-orders now available

, Nov 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Back in August, a tiny little computer called Ubi popped up on Kickstarter. Ubi - which is short for Ubiquitous Computer - was a big hit with Kickstarter backers. Team Ubi was only asking for $36,000, but by the time everything was said and done, the group had a whopping $229,594 to work with. It seems they wasted no time in getting to work either, as Ubi went up for pre-order today. Read The Full Story

Xi3 hits Kickstarter to fund X3A, X7A modular computers

, Oct 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Xi3, a company that has been designing tiny modular computers for a couple years now, is hitting up Kickstarter to gain funding for all-new modular units that will be more powerful than the company's previous builds. Xi3 is looking to manufacturer two different models, one for budget-minded users and the other for power users. Both of these computers will be roughly the size of a grapefruit and will be powerful enough to act as a full-blown desktop computer. Read The Full Story

Ultrabook shipments in 2012 set to fall below expectations

, Oct 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

Computer manufacturers may be launching new ultrabooks left and right, but it turns out that consumers may not be all that interested in them. IHS iSuppli has revised predictions from earlier this year, when the company said it expected 22 million ultrabooks to ship during 2012. Now ZDNet says that IHS has brought that prediction down to just 10.3 million shipments, which is pretty significant decrease. Read The Full Story

Woz on iPhone in 40 years: “I won’t want you humans”

, Sep 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently touched down in Australia to give a speech at the QUT Business Leaders' Forum - on the same day the iPhone 5 released in the country, no less. While he was there, Australia's 9 News reports that he took some time to look to the future and consider the technology we'll be enjoying in 40 years. It turns out that he's excited for the AI era to arrive in force, talking about all of the advancements we'll have made in just a few decades' time. Read The Full Story

Mobile push leads Lenovo to eye purchases to expand

, Sep 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

Lenovo has been doing very well for itself lately. The company is the world's second-largest maker of personal computers and does very well in its home market of China. With the Chinese economy growing rapidly, that country continues to be where many computer makers focus. Read The Full Story

Giada offers AMD-powered A51 series mini computer

, Aug 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Not too long ago it seemed like every time we turned around Shuttle was unveiling a new small form factor computer or mini PC. It's been a while now since we heard from Shuttle, but Giada has been picking up the slack with what seems to be a never-ending stream of mini PCs for customers to choose from. The latest to come from Giada is the new A51 mini PC series powered by an AMD processor. Read The Full Story

Giada unveils new i35G mini PC

, Aug 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

Giada has unveiled its latest small form factor mini PC called the i35G. The new computer has an Nvidia GT610 GPU inside and promises nice performance in a very compact package. The computer supports 1080p full HD graphics and can be fitted with up to 2 GB of DDR3 RAM. Read The Full Story

SteelSeries Sensei [RAW] gaming mouse now shipping

, Jul 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

SteelSeries has announced that it is now shipping a new gaming mouse called the SteelSeries Sensei [RAW]. The mouse comes in two versions including a glossy version and a rubberized version. The two versions of the mouse only differ in the covering on top. Either version of the mouse will sell for $59.99 and is available now. Read The Full Story

Gooseberry jams Android and overclocked CPU into Raspberry Pi rival

, Jul 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

The Raspberry Pi has definitely made some waves. Just the other day we saw a Korean company offering up a similar board with a quad-core processor, and now another affordable challenger is available. The Gooseberry Android board features a 1Ghz processor that can be overclocked to 1.5Ghz, 512MB of RAM, a Mali-400 GPU, 4GB of onboard storage, and a microSD card slot for up to 32GB of additional space. Read The Full Story

Raspberry Pi 5-megapixel camera add-on announced

, Jul 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

Earlier today we told you that the teeny tiny Raspberry Pi is now available for general order without any quantity restrictions in place, but the Raspberry Pi news isn't stopping there. A 5-megapixel camera add-on for the super-small and super-cheap computer has been announced as well, and it's expected to cost between $20 and $25. Not too bad, so long as you're okay with spending nearly as much on the camera as you did on the Raspberry Pi itself. Read The Full Story
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