Archive for February, 2009
Nvidias Hybrid SLI technology no longer matters
One of those technologies that showed so much promise, but delivered so little last year was Nvidias Hybrid SLI technology. We covered this in quite a lot of depth even before the actual products arrived. And when they did arrive, they werent exactly brilliant.
To me, the most interesting part of Hybrid SLI was in fact […]
Triple-core AMD CPUs seeing demand upsurge on unlock reports
Consumer demand for AMD triple-core Phenom II CPUs is seeing an upsurge following recent reports that the fourth core can be enabled by BIOS settings on certain motherboards, according to board makers.
Motherboard makers said the credibility of the reports is very high, but added that the method may only apply to certain batches of CPUs.
CeBIT 2009: MSI unveils new products
Micro-Star International (MSI) plans to showcase new products including X-Slim series ultra-thin notebooks, Wind Top all-in-one PCs, a performance motherboard, and military-specific graphics card at CeBIT 2009.
The MSI X340 ultra-thin notebook features Intels CULV platform and 16:9 aspect ratio 13-inch LED display and weighs around 1.3kg, noted the company. Three color options – gold, white […]
LG Neon TE365 coming to Rogers Wireless
Canada’s Rogers (NYSE: RCI) Wireless will be adding a new LG device to its portfolio soon. It’s the LG Neon TE365, the QWERTY keyboard-equipped feature phone for youth, and the same device which will probably be the Korean company’s first Android-powered smartphone.
battery, c-cell, concept, design, eco-friendly, green, solar, solar battery, solar-power, solar-powered, SolarBattery, suncat
We’ve already seen this one up close but, if you just can’t get enough of Viliv’s new S5 MID, you can now get a guided tour of the complete unboxing process (including the rare treat of boxes within boxes) courtesy of the folks at UMPC Fever.
SunCat batteries boast built-in solar charging wrappers
Solar chargers are a dime a dozen, but who honestly feels like carrying around rechargeable cells and a recharger? Guru Knut Karlsen has conjured up a far superior idea, and rather than just working up a few drawings and making us all feel dumb for not thinking of this first,
Kindle 3 rumor with touchscreen 8.5 x 11-inch display returns
Now that the Kindle 2 is out, it’s time to get back onto the Kindle rumor mill. You might recall that in addition to the early leaks of the device that become the Kindle 2, a bigger screened Kindle mimicking an 8.5 x 11-inch sheet of paper for students was rumored. According to DigiTimes‘ sources […]
DualShock Vortex concept controller brings the neGcon out of the nineties
In the halcyon days before dual analog sticks, when gamers had only D-pads and buttons and that’s the way we liked it, serious PlayStation drifters had one weapon of choice for ‘Ridge Racer’ battles: the neGcon from Namco.
IZONA CoolDrawer refrigerator chills with your pots and pans
You know, it seems that bigger is always thought to be better when it comes to refrigerators. Each year, we see these already goliath boxes growing even larger, though you won’t catch us kvetching about making room for integrated LCDs.
Yeston Non-reference GTX260 Engineering Sample Spotted
Till now, GeForce GTX260 has been designed according to three different PCB design plans: 65nm P651, 55nm P654 and current P897 Edition. Just as some other manufacturers, Yeston is also preparing non-reference GTX260 Graphics Card. We have managed to get some pictures of its engineering sample.
Its said to feature 8 PCB layers and 8+2 phase […]
