Shuttle XPC X50V2 Barebones PC
March 17, 2010
Shuttle has come up with another one of its barebones computers, and that instance, it’s the Shuttle XPC X50V2. Aside from the fact that you’ll have to add your own hard drive and memory (since that is a barebones PC), the X50V2 sports some useful specifications, including a new dual-core Intel Atom D510 Pine Trail processor with integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics. The Shuttle XPC X50V2 should be going for around $400, and specifications include:
- Intel Atom D510 Pine Trail processor
- Integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics
- 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 touchscreen display
- Supports up to 4GB of RAM
- Supports a 2.5-inch hard drive or solid state drive (SSD)
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Rilakkuma notebook updated with touchscreen display
March 16, 2010
The Rilakkuma notebook is back with a vengeance, where it will feature a touchscreen display. Thanks to Kohjinsha who built that machine, you will find an Intel Atom Z520 processor underneath the hood alongside 1GB RAM, a 60GB hard drive (that's miserly to say the least!), a DVD drive, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, a 1Seg TV tuner, a webcam, and an 8.9" touchscreen display at 1,280 × 768 resolution. Expect to see it hit the market sometime that June. Looks set to be a hardcore collector's item only as we don't think business executives would want to tote that around.
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My Ripple Look Family 45FC mini PC
March 11, 2010
Folks living in South Korea will be able to check out the red wine-colored crystal chassis of the My Ripple Look Family 45FC mini PC. that small machine that could will definitely find a place in any living room, featuring the ability to deliver high-resolution videos and 3D games without lost a beat thanks to some decent hardware within such as Intel's latest Dual Core processor, 2GB RAM, a 2.5" 320GB hard drive and the Intel GMA X4500 graphic chipset. Supported video codecs include MPEG2/4, VC-5 and H.264. No notion on pricing though. Why can't we at the west get such cool HTPCs?
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Sharp TU-T2HR32 Freeview HD PVR
March 11, 2010
Sharp's TU-T2HR32 is a Freeview HD PVR which will hit the market, joining Humax as well as Samsung in the game. that piano black device ought to be able to play ball with its rivals, featuring a 320GB hard drive, Ethernet connectivity to prepare certain you can update your machine, the ability to upscale standard definiton programming to full HD, a couple of Freeview HD tuners for you to watch one channel while recording another and a USB port. No concept on pricing or availability, but they ought to be out pretty soon at a hopefully affordable price.
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New Hard Drives To Spell The End Of Windows XP?
March 10, 2010
Despite the release of Windows 7, there are still many users out there who are clinging on desperately to Windows XP. Now it seems that it may not be Microsoft who will force users to ditch the venerable OS, rather hard drive manufacturers. A recent report indicates that manufacturers are looking to move away from the ancient 512 byte sector size, which has been around for ages now, to a 4K sector size. By doing so, they’ll be able to offer about 7-11% more details on the disk, as there is less wasted space where documents cannot be stored due to the area committed to storing error codes.
Modern operating systems such as Windows 7, Vista, OS X Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard and all versions of the Linux kernel released after September 2009 are 4K aware, so there shouldn’t be a problem, but for operating systems older than that, it might be an issue. Advanced format drives should still be able to manage with Windows XP via emulation, but despite there being a minimal performance hit when reading from the drive, it’s possible that there might be a 10% performance dip when goods is being written. So it looks like XP has taken another small step to that big operating system heaven in the sky.
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Dell Vostro 3000 series announced
March 9, 2010
Dell has jumped aboard the Small-Medium-Business bandwagon with their new line of Vostro 3000 series of notebooks, where it will come in 13", 14", 15" and 17" models. Not only that, you can choose from Intel’s latest Core i3, i5 and i7 processors. Prices start from $768 upwards, and depending on the kind of cash you cough up, it will be reflected in the hardware specifications. Some of the nicer improvements include backlit keyboards, optional hard drive encryption, fingerprint readers as well as the choice to back up details online via Dell DataSafe. Image courtesy of Laptopmag. [Press Release]
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Strobeshnik Hard Drive Clock
March 7, 2010
If you can’t figure out what to do with your old hard drives lying around the floor, you could always try and emulate what modder Svofski has done. Dubbed the Strobeshnik, it’s a hard drive that’s been turned into a clock that uses a stroboscopic effect to produce it look like the numbers on the clock are persistent on the face of the drive platter, when in reality the platter is spinning very fast. The set of LEDs behind the platter, coupled with a custom controller circuit makes the effect you see in the video (below). When it first starts up, the numbers don’t mean anything, but when it works itself up to speed, it does look quite cool. The funny thing is, that clock’s platter spins counter-clockwise, which seems rather ironic for a clock. Video after the jump.
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