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Laptops more popular than desktops


Finally! I have been waiting for this for a while. Laptops have finally surpassed desktops in sales in a calendar month. This can only mean cheaper laptops, with more options (upgradeable graphics chips, anybody?). Prices for notebooks have dropped 17 percent during the past year, while desktop prices only dropped by [...]

BenQ announces portable CD, DVD Burners


BenQ has announced a portable storage solution. You may wonder why this is newsworthy? Well, it turns out the PW100 (CD-burning), PW200 (DVD-burning, and the PW300(blu-ray burning) will support USB on The Go. This is the version of USB where you can use the portable storage as hosts, with the ability to [...]

Compaq Presario V4000 reviewed


I have not been a fan of Compaq laptops ever since I bought a Presario 2100us version from Best Buy at a rather large discount, only to find out that it was quite prone to break (the power button does not work still).
On a different note, this is actually the Compaq Presario V4000, and it [...]

Samsung launches X20 notebook


Samsung has joined together in the war of laptops with Airgo to launch the world’s first MIMO-based WiFi laptop.
From dvhardware.net:
According to third party tests Samsung laptops with MIMO provide 8 times the speed and 13 times the coverage of Intel’s latest Centrino chipset. MIMO also uses 2.1 less energy while maintaining compatibility with 802.11b, [...]

Tiny USB type TV Tuner


The Inquirer brings us yet another hot little gadget from Computex. Though this little TV tuner isn’t quite ready for release, it does look quite promising. The GeCube GC-STK-TV is about the size of an iPod shuffle with an antenna that is larger than the actual circuitry. Notice the bic pen next [...]

Sony VAIO VGC-RA830G Reviewed


PCMag just reviewed the Sony VAIO VGC-RA830G PC powerhouse today. We are talking liquid cooled, 1 gig of RAM, GeForce 6600, 320 GB hard drive, 19 inch LCD, and 5.1 surround speakers all for under 2 grand. I know, I had to double check to make sure they were actually talking about Sony [...]

Logitech V200 Wireless Mouse


The Logitech V200 wireless mouse is using the 2.4GHz spectrum (hope it doesn’t screw up my cordless phone!) instead of using the very popular bluetooth technology. It is a pretty slick looking mouse, and if your laptop, or desktop does not have bluetooth, than this could be a cost-effective solution for you.
The biggest benefit [...]

Computer camp replaces summer camp for some


This is a camp that, as a child, I would have loved to go to (yes, I am a geek). You get to spend a week designing video games, creating multimedia content, working with websites, and all sorts of neat technology related things. When I was a kid, I had the honor of [...]

Dell wants to conquer all!


Dell is looking to become more of a behemoth than it already is by expanding into the consumer electronics even further. They have been discussing creating new lines for digital cameras, cell phones, and expanding it’s current consumer electronic offerings. They already have quality HDTV’s, and PDA’s. They are expected to make [...]

Crazy looking PC coolers


The first picture above is a graphics card cooler from Evercool titled the VC-F117 Nighthawk Universal VGA cooler. I can only guess this one was designed with looks before effectiveness. I guess it could be cool if you have a clear-paneled case, but it still looks pretty goofy to me! The lower [...]