Alienware’s iconic cases might have the X-Files fanboy segment of the gaming desktop market still swooning, but Asus is refreshing it with a little more evil styling for its first gaming PC that looks more like a Decepticon’s head. It almost looks like it’ll open up and tell you in a booming robot voice how hard you suck when you get your face rocked in UT3.
Roaring inside (quietly thanks to liquid cooling) this beastly is a Core 2 Extreme processor, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, three-way NVIDIA SLI, and up to four terabytes of storage, powered by dual power supplies. If you take the frame rate you would get ripping through the original Doom on this thing and multiply it by 20, you should get a number roughly approximating the price. Alienware and Voodoo can consider the gauntlet thrown down and blasted apart into little itty bitty pieces, […]
Original post by matt buchanan
About a week ago it was confirmed that Pioneer was killing off its 42-inch plasmas to focus on sets bigger than 50 inches. Now Japan’s Nikkei and Reuters are reporting that they’re going to cease making plasma panels entirely, and will buy them from Matsushita (Panasonic). This follows a similar consolidation trend in the LCD market. But none of them went from putting out the best TVs in the world to effectively buying their heart and soul from their fiercest rival, either, which makes this a bit more shocking. [Reuters]
Original post by matt buchanan
ZTE’s first phone for the US market. This entry-level, clamshell-style CDMA phone has a large main display, color external display, and VGA camera. Other features include Bluetooth, speakerphone, BREW for downloading games, applications and content, and a relatively generous amount of memory.
Original post by Kiven
Gogrok
is a companion program that runs with Skype (download for Windows
and Mac)
to give users remote access capabilities. More than a typical plug-in but not able to stand on its own, the Skype-Gogrok combo makes for a good voice-and-remote access tech support duo that’s not quite dynamic.
…
Original post by Seth Rosenblatt
If you are looking for a serious solution for your home media streaming needs, D-Link’s new DIR-855 Wireless N Router is offering simultaneous full-on dual 802.11n transmissions over both 2.4GHz and 5GHz channels. So, for those with heavy bandwith needs—this router will allow two people to go to town using their own independent high-speed channel.
The DIR-855 also features three dual external antennae, an OLED network activity display, Dual Active Firewall (SPI, NAT), Green Ethernet technology, backwards compatibility with 802.11a/g, and an 11 year warranty. Not to mention a hefty £169.99 ($340) price tag. No word on when we might see it in the states [D-Link via Trusted Reviews]
Original post by Sean Fallon
The folks at Wired recently got their hands on Everex’s new gPC mini Linux based PC, and initial impressions indicate that it is a good value based on specs, but they note that gOS Linux is still not ready for prime time as a viable Windows alternative. That having been said, outside of some problems picking up monitor resolution and the notable lack of WiFi, the gPC mini “worked fine.”
Like it’s big brother, Wired noted that the mini gPC has potential with the budget and Linux guru crowd—but until the final verdicts are in I wouldn’t go rushing out to drop $499 on one. And I definitely wouldn’t go comparing it to the Mac Mini. Other than aesthetics, these two devices have little in common. [Wired]
Original post by Sean Fallon