HARDWARE NEWS
Mighty Mouse goes Bluetooth
By Tony Dennis: Tuesday 25 July 2006, 11:26
SEVERAL TECHIE sites, including AppleInsider have acquired pictures of a Bluetooth version of the Mighty Mouse from an FCC filing by Apple.
Given that the existing single button Mighty suffers from having a cord, this is a highly logical move. It's also likely that a Bluetooth mouse would replace Apple's existing infra-red wireless mouse... READ MORE!
Dlink All-In-One Security Device Introduced
Ray Dall - 24 JUL 2006
Dlink has just introduced SECURESPOT DSD-150, a new Internet Security Device which acts as a complete all-in-one Internet security solution. This little baby has a ton of features including network protection, firewall, virus & spyware protection, pop-up & SPAM blocker just to start with -- all for right around $100..... READ MORE!
Compaq Presario Packs a Punch
23 JUL 2006
The Compaq Presario SR1930T packs a punch, and rings in a only $250. A real contender for Dell, but the fight for low cost desktops vs high user function may end in a double knockout.......READ MORE!
A portable hard drive for photo transfers on the road
Gloria Goodale -- 21 JUL 2006
So, you're on vacation and you've got a full week of Kodak moments to go, but a full week of photos already in the digital camera. Now, thousands of miles from your computer, your camera is blinking the bad news in your face: "memory card full." What do you do? Digital Foci Media Buddy to the rescue!.......READ MORE!
Abit recalls AN9 32X motherboards
Wolfgang Gruener -- 21 JUL 2006
Abit today said that "rough handling during shipments" may have damaged "a small number of units from the early manufacturing of the AN9 32X product line." Specifically, the company believed that the "heatsink component" may have been displaced and not function properly - which may cause overheating of computers.....READ MORE!
Matsushita to sell 103-inch plasma TVs
TOKYO - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., the maker of Panasonic brand electronics, said on Monday it planned to launch the world's largest plasma television by the end of the year.
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Sony to launch Advanced High-Def Camcorders
TOKYO - Sony Corp. is to launch two models of high-definition camcorders that record images onto DVD discs and hard disk drives (HDDs), the first camcorder maker to offer such products, the company said on Wednesday. They will sell for aprox $1450.......READ MORE!
Performance VMEbus Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor-Based Single Board Computer
Tuesday July 18, 7:00 am ET
Today, GE Fanuc Embedded Systems, a leading provider of embedded computing technology, announces its new 6U VMEbus V5D Single Board Computer (SBC). The Intel Pentium M processor-based V5D uses the 1.4 GHz Pentium M processor LV 738 for improved performance and lower power requirements compared to the V5C SBC.....READ MORE!
EXTREME Mother Board!
Morry Teitelman -- 18 JUL 2006
Combining ATI's latest CrossFire Xpress 3200 chipset and the AMD AM2 socket processor, the KA3 MVP Extreme comes out of the gate swinging. Does it pack enough punch to take on the NVIDIA nForce 590 based solutions though? READ MORE!
Intel's Mobile Platform to Support DirectX 10 Graphics.
by Anton Shilov -- 14 JUL 2006
Intel Corp.'s next-generation mobile platform, which is due to be released early next year will sport DirectX 10-compatible graphics core among other innovations. The new platform code-named Santa Rosa will be feature an unprecedented amount of innovations, it transpires......READ MORE!
"Killer" network card with 64 MB of RAM due next month
Humphrey Cheung -- 14 JUL, 2006
Austin (TX) - Back in March, we interviewed Bigfoot Networks, a small start-up that promised to end gaming lag with specialized network cards. Now more details about those cards are emerging. Bigfoot has announced that it will sell its "KillerNIC" network card next month. The card's on-board 64 MB of DDR PC2100 RAM and 32-bit 400 Mhz CPU claims to eliminate most lag by processing and reorganizing network traffic before it hits the main CPU.......
ASUS Video Speeds Ahead!
Robert Maloney -- 11 JUL 2006
The never ending see-saw battle between NVIDIA and ATi has resulted in quicker card releases to the market. Whereas such events were met with much anticipation and speculation from the online community, the onslaught of new releases with their various "flavors" have also perhaps confused the average prospective buyer somewhat in addition to creating a bit of marketing buzz. Also, it's simply just not feasible for most PC owners to go out and buy the latest card every 3-4 months, and truthfully, there usually isn't a compelling reason to do so.......READ MORE!
Maxtor Shared Storage II holds 1TB
July 11, 2006 (MacCentral) -- Seagate's new Maxtor Shared Storage II system features Mac and Windows-compatible networked storage with 1TB of capacity using two individual drive mechanisms. It costs $899.95 and ships this month. The shared Storage II system is a network attached storage peripheral that features network installation. It uses a Gigabit Ethernet connection to attach to the network, and can support Maxtor OneTouch or Seagate Pushbutton USB external storage systems for backup or additional storage capacity. The drives operate at 7200 RPM and have 16MB of cache buffer RAM.......
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Congress begins push for energy-efficient servers
July 12, 2006 (Computerworld) -- WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a bill requiring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the use of energy-efficient servers that can reduce the power demand of data centers packed with equipment. The bill's author, Rep. Michael Rogers (R-Mich.), said he hopes the study will help promote the use of energy-efficient servers and data centers through regulations that encourage conservation by federal agencies and offer tax incentives to private companies. The bill, which is co-sponsored by Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.), now goes to the Senate.........READ MORE
What you need to know about IPv6
The world is running out of IP addresses. The current version of the Internet Protocol relies on unique addresses for each device that connects to a network. In the case of the Internet, public IP addresses that enable devices to communicate directly with one another over the global network are becoming scarcer each day. As more and more devices come online in the future, IPv4 will run out of capacity to accommodate our communication needs.
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