While all-in-one PCs come in many flavors from many brands, the one thing most of them have in common is nearly a total lack of customization. Not so with the Ion V2000, which is just a chassis with a built-in display, speakers and media card reader. The rest is up to you, and with all these fancy chips and graphics cards hitting the market of late, there’s never been a better time to stick it to and go it alone. Hopefully the next time around Ion can do this up with a little more sexy, and a price tag and release info really wouldn’t hurt, but we hate to be pushy.
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
The 80GB Zune might be to come by, but the rest of the family is doing just fine — and Zune.net user halfcirclepunch is here to unbox his fancy-pants 8GB for your viewing pleasure. The device is obviously identical internally to the standard 8GB Zune, but the box contains a fullsize poster of the custom-engraved artwork, and a nice soft carrying case — and the deep red Zune looks way better in these pics than we’ve ever seen it before. Peep all the rest of the shots at the read link.
[Thanks, Kevin]
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
We get it, are awesome. You know, you can burn things and blind people and stuff, what’s not to like? But at some point — let’s say the $3k mark, for the sake of argument — you’re just starting to look silly, that’s all we’re saying. The Hercules 400 Laser happens to hit just such a price point, with 400mW of power that’s capable of burning through cardboard and thick plastic. Back in our day we had to use ingenuity and a magnifying glass to set things on fire, but we would’ve sold our family into slavery for a shot at one of these, so the point is kind of moot.
[Via ; thanks Frank]
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Perhaps it’s a positive thing that wireless are really past the point of feature overload and are really fighting it out on looks and price these days. Take the Revo Blik WiFi for example. It’s not going to blow anybody’s mind with the MP3 and WMA streaming capability, the internet radio compatibility, or that FM tuner and line-in port, but it’s still a bit of a looker, and the price is decent at £100 (around $205 of that pretend stuff we pass around here in the States). You can naturally use the unit as an alarm clock, and streaming is compatible with PC and Mac.
[Via ]
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
For the first round of benchmarks AMD isn’t letting anyone else set up its systems for testing, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get a decent idea of how the platform’s going to perform in the real world. ExtremeTech got to test a machine that AMD set up with a 2.6GHz quad-core chip, but since those won’t be shipping for a few months, they ET also downclocked the chip to 2.3GHz to give us a better idea of what AMD’s hit the market with yesterday. The good news is that the sub-$300 2.3GHz chip should perform quite comparatively with Intel chips at a similar price point, but the 2.6GHz hasn’t had a solid price set yet, and might have more trouble competing with Intel’s GHz-happy line. We won’t bore you with the benchmark nitty gritty, and you might want to wait for some true lab-based benchmarks before you make the jump, but it looks like AMD is headed in the right direction.
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Synchrotech ships 13-port USB 2.0 hub
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If you’ve been wondering how you’ll use all those gizmos you’ve been collecting at the same time, ponder no more. Synchrotech is now shipping its 13-port USB 2.0 hub, which barely falls short of the alternative we peeked earlier this year. Notably, this creation boasts a much smaller, sleeker design that isn’t likely to attract too much attention (until all those ports are filled, that is), but the baker’s dozen is (obviously) backwards compatible with USB 1.1 and will cost you just $45. Oh, the possibilities.
[Via , thanks ]
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
We suppose this is exactly what happened the first time Ive fired up Photoshop to mock up the third-gen — or what happens when spend a little too much time watching pandas at the zoo. Plays the usual goofy MTV format on its 2.4-inch screen, as well as MP3 and WMA, but honestly, you wouldn’t be caught dead with this thing, would you?
[Via ]
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
We’ve seen our fair share of diminutive power generators, but rather than worrying with or , Millennium Cell and Horizon Fuel Cell have teamed up to deliver an iteration that’s water-activated. The pair has been working together on this technology for some time now, and apparently, it’s readying a beta that will be demonstrated at next year’s CES. The portable power generator incorporates a “unique water-activated cartridge system,” which is designed to quietly provide clean energy to consumer products in emergencies and when far, far away from an electrical outlet. Reportedly, the device will provide an AC socket alongside two USB connectors, an operating time of over 16-hours, infinite shelf-storage life and 400-watts of instant juice by just adding H2O. Regrettably, we still have no idea what this thing actually looks like, but considering that CES is less than two months away, we’ll soon be seeing what this $400 gizmo can do up close and in person.
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Exmocare has been prepping this watch for quite a while now, but it certainly seems to be shaping up of late. The Exmocare wristwatch monitors your heart rate, heart rate variability, movement and galvanic skin response, all of which the watch uses to determine how you’re doing, specifically emotionally. If something’s too outside the norm, the watch can report the condition to a loved one or caretaker over email, SMS or IM. It’s primarily designed for elderly patients, and will be hitting the market early 2008.
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