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A Week with NOOKcolor: Hardware

Chris Burns, Nov 20th 2010 Discuss [19]

Welcome to a super amazing extended review of the brand-spanking-new NOOKcolor. Let me begin by assuring you that the name is “NOOKcolor” all one word rather than “Nook Color” as I’d originally assumed in posts of the past. Then, let me let you know that this is not the first multi-post review we’ve done of a bit of gear – search for the term “A Week with” – our most recent project being the HTC HD7. Now we move on to this NOOKcolor, Barnes and Noble’s full-color eReader, on its way out on the delivery trucks as we speak, just in time for the holiday season. This first post we’ll discuss a bit about the hardware – how the item feels, works, and functions in the real world.

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Amazon’s Lab 126 Looking Into New Hardware

Evan Selleck, Aug 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

A new report from The New York Times' Bits blog says that Amazon is looking into some new hardware. After releasing a new, cheaper Kindle, and still reaping in the rewards for being one of the most popular eReaders available on the market, it looks like it's time for the digital retailer to start looking at new things to sell. Thanks to "people with direct knowledge" of the situation, we've got a few details that may pique anyone's interest. Read The Full Story

Thermaltake ARMOR A90 Mid-Tower Chassis Features Bulletproof Armor Design

Evan Selleck, May 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

Spending money to put the latest and greatest in your computer doesn't mean much if it just looks like any old PC on the outside. If you're going to customize, you've got to customize! That's why Thermaltake's ARMOR A90 mid-tower might be just what you're looking for, if you're one of those people that likes to play a lot of PC games, and you want your computer to reflect that. After all, it's created for combat. Read The Full Story

OCZ Enyo Features Ridiculous Good Looks and USB 3.0

Evan Selleck, May 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

How can you be expected to not buy things for your computer, when the internals are starting to look as good as OCZ's brand new SSD, the Enyo? When OCZ talked about this solid state drive back at CES this year, we were waiting in utter anticipation to get our eyes on one. And, sure enough, here we are, looking at the OCZ Enyo. Read The Full Story

NZXT offers cool camo Tempest Evo PC case

Shane McGlaun, Apr 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Back in November of last year I talked a bit about the new NZXT Tempest Evo PC case that had debuted. NZXT has now unveiled a new version of the Tempest Evo that adds a new color and keeps the same features as the original. Read The Full Story

Featured

Microsoft Unveils Third Windows Phone 7 Series Device: It’s a Samsung [Update]

Evan Selleck, Mar 15th 2010 Discuss [3]

The hits just keep coming. After Microsoft’s keynote about Windows Phone 7 Series and Silverlight during MIX10, Joe Belfiore decided to show off a little bit more. We were on the scene first-hand to check out the device, which makes this only the third device to be seen actually running Windows Phone 7 Series. So, what is it? It’s a Samsung.

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Google Nexus One hardware costs $175

Paul Fang, Jan 11th 2010 Discuss [3]

An interesting morsel if you haven’t heard - according to a teardown by research firm iSuppli, The Google Nexus One smartphone is built from components that are worth approximately a total of $175; well, $174.15 if you really want to get down to the details. Read The Full Story

FTC Challenges Intel’s market dominance

Shane McGlaun, Dec 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

Intel has found itself in hot water more than once with the FTC over alleged anticompetitive practices. The FTC announced yesterday that it has filed suit against Intel charging that the chipmaker has illegally used its dominant market position to stifle competition for a decade. Read The Full Story

JPR PC gaming hardware forecast shows PC gaming is not dead

Shane McGlaun, Nov 19th 2009 Discuss [0]

I am an ardent PC gamer. I like to play some games on consoles too, but my favorite genre is the FPS and those I only play on the PC. We hear from time to time that PC gaming is dead, but according to the latest figures from Jon Peddie Research that is not true at all. JPR is forecasting that PC gaming hardware will reach $27 billion in 2010. Read The Full Story

PCI Express 3.0 standard delayed to 2010; products not until 2011

Chris Davies, Aug 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

If you were holding off on picking up a new motherboard thinking that you'd wait until PCI Express 3.0 made its appearance, you'll have to put up with your existing 'board for a while longer. The PCI Special Interest Group has confirmed that the specification for the standard will be delayed into 2010, rather than the late 2009 launch initially expected, with organization president Al Yanes explaining that it was the much-vaunted backward compatibility that was causing the most headaches. Read The Full Story

Reviews

ioSafe Solo Review – Rugged Disaster Proof External Hard Drive

Ewdison Then, Jul 14th 2009 Discuss [3]

We’ve covered numerous backup systems here on SlashGear, ranging from simple USB hard-drives through network-attached media boxes and full-on RAID arrays, but bar individual drive failure we’ve never really considered the impact of physical damage. That’s exactly the sort of thing that ioSafe have in mind with their Solo drive, up to 1.5TB of fireproof, waterproof storage. SlashGear have been testing it out.

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Samsung 32GB DDR3 RAM stick revealed

Brenda Stokes, Jun 18th 2009 Discuss [0]

Supposedly, Samsung has done something completely different today by announcing their 32GB DDR3 RAM stick. In fact, the company is claiming this is the first 32GB DDR3 RAM, ever, which is pretty impressive. Read The Full Story