By Craig Lloyd on Feb 8th, 2010 at 11:49PM
Through an FCC filing, Dell will apparently upgrade their Mini 10 netbook to include the Intel WiFi-Link 6250, which has 4G WiMAX and 802.11n on a single chipset. This upgrade will be replacing the current 3G and 802.11g. No other details have been given yet and we’re not sure what other upgrades the Mini 10 will have, but we’ll hopefully find out real soon.
via [Wireless Goodness]
By Craig Lloyd on Feb 6th, 2010 at 1:22AM
Dell has unveiled a newer version of their Precision M6500. It now can sport dual-core i5 or i7 processors and comes equipped with USB 3.0. The M6500 also houses a 3.2-megapixel webcam, 64GB SSD mini card, 17-inch LED display, 3G modem and Nvidia Quadro graphics.
The dual-core versions are said to be available later this month, but price details have yet to be announced.
via [Electronista]
By Craig Lloyd on Feb 3rd, 2010 at 8:30PM
Acer has been talking the talk recently, but they have yet to walk the walk. The company fell behind in sales by shipping 9.5 million notebooks in Q4 2009. HP, on the other hand, shipped almost 11.4 million notebooks. This widens the gap by 900,000 laptops compared to the previous quarter. HP is planning to ship 44 million notebooks in 2010 and Acer is wanting to focus on ultra-thin notebooks to increase shipments beyond its original 40 million goal to keep up with HP.
via [DigiTimes]
By Tim Hage on Feb 1st, 2010 at 2:57PM
For a while now, Microsoft has been trying to make their name in the gaming peripheral world with their Sidewinder series of mice and keyboards. For the most part, their story has always been “too little, too late” to make any kind of an impact on the gaming public. Well, Microsoft announced today a new keyboard that could change that. Their newest Sidewinder X4 keyboard features “the industry’s most advanced anti-ghosting technology.” While most gaming keyboards also feature anti-ghosting technologies, most still only offer up to 6-12 simultaneous key presses, whereas the new X4 will allow up to 24.
“The advanced technology takes anti-ghosting to the next level by allowing gamers to press up to 26 keys at once. Because each key is scanned independently by the keyboard hardware, each key press is correctly detected regardless of how many other keys are being pressed at the same time. The SideWinder X4 Keyboard excels where other keyboards fail, letting users execute key combinations and taking full advantage of their skill and speed.”
The X4 is planned for release this March in the US and is set for a $59.95 price tag. No details yet on international pricing or availability.
By Craig Lloyd on Jan 29th, 2010 at 1:34AM
User NatureTM from the Hacked Gadgets forum created an amazingly amazing clock from LEDs and a spinning hard drive. We won’t give you all the useless gibberish of how he did it, unless you’re into that kind of thing, for which you can easily click on the via link (after the break) and read all about it. To see a video of this cool clock in action, join us after the break.
By Tim Hage on Jan 28th, 2010 at 12:21AM
For this month’s Mamba Files, I decided to combine my Winter-Een-Mas gaming marathon with a Mamba battery life test. It was a tall order considering the fact that Razer claims the Mamba will last up to 14 hours of heated gaming, but I was up for the task.
By Tim Hage on Jan 27th, 2010 at 12:53PM
Razer has been on a roll with their product announcements these past few months and now Razer has unveiled a new mouse pad. The Vespula is a dual-sided (Speed and Control sides) hard-surface gaming mouse pad with a memory gel wrist rest. The Vespula is much like Razer’s older eXact Mat with many of the same features and design choices. I used to game with an eXact Mat, so I am very excited for this new model, not to mention the design and style of the mouse pad looks absolutely stunning.
The Vespula is shipping from Razer’s US/International and Europe stores now at a cost of $35 (or €35). Follow the break for more shots of the Vespula.
By Craig Lloyd on Jan 26th, 2010 at 7:29PM
We can’t believe it either. It only seems like yesterday when USB 3.0 was only a concept. We knew it was coming sooner or later, but it was just a matter of when it would come.
That time is now, folks. We at the Olive are now in possession of USB 3.0, thanks to Seagate who sent us their BlackArmor PS 110 portable hard drive equipped with the new USB platform. Join us after the break for the unboxing and stay tuned for the review in the coming week or so.
By Craig Lloyd on Jan 26th, 2010 at 3:00PM
Jim Wong, senior corporate vice president and president of IT product business group at Acer, has confirmed that the company will ship out netbooks with Chrome OS later this year in Q3. Wong also says that they plan to ship at least one million of these netbooks in 2010. That’s all the details that were given. No specs or anything.
On a side note though, Wong said that Acer will also be launching e-book readers in Asia and Europe and plan to have the Acer app store all ready to go by Q3.
via [DigiTimes]
By Craig Lloyd on Jan 25th, 2010 at 7:42PM
This is good news for those budget enthusiasts out there. AMD has launched a handful of new CPUs ranging from $74 to $169:
It’s said that AMD is also coming out with a 3.6GHz Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition and the 2.8GHz Phenom II X4 820.
via [Fudzilla]