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Computer makers have gone from keyboards and mice to touchscreens and, now, they are dabbling in other forms of machine-human interaction, especially motion control.
There are three things that people have always wanted to see their devices respond to: their voices, their movements and their very thoughts.
Nowada... |
22 May 2012
04:37 GMT |
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The new action and role-playing mix Dishonored is not even close to launch, but the team working on it is ready to think about the future of the game universe it has created and how it might be used in sequels and spin-offs.
Raf Colantonio, who is a co-creative director working on Dishonored, told VG247 during an ev... |
27 April 2012
05:05 GMT |
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It has been just over a week since we reported on the Raspberry Pi getting CE certification and, now, the small PC has begun to ship once more, worldwide this time.
An official announcement has revealed that RS Components (RS) and Allied Electronics (Allied) have started shipping the credit card-sized PC.
It was ... |
18 April 2012
02:39 GMT |
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The younger generation may not recognize the name Commodore, but the company, founded in 1953, actually established the idea of home computing.
We now learn that the founder, Jack Tramiel, husband and father of three sons, has died (April 8, 2012) at the age of 83, as one of the people to have the greatest roles in... |
10 April 2012
09:31 GMT |
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After delays and more delays, the Raspberry Pi foundation has finally eliminated the last barrier between it and free sales of its eponymous PC.
About two weeks ago, we reported on the latest barrier that had lowered itself in front of the Raspberry Pi Linux computer.
Then again, it might be more accurate to say ... |
10 April 2012
07:41 GMT |
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Earlier today, Asus started rolling out a new firmware update for the original Transformer tablet, the TF101, which is supposed to fix the issues experienced by many users after the Android 4.0 update.This latest update bumps the tablet’s software to v9.2.1.17-20120312 and has already reached some users in the ... |
19 March 2012
22:01 GMT |
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In its way towards the houses, and hearts, of Netflix viewers everywhere, Roku’s upcoming HD streaming player paid a short visit to the FCC.Here it was spotted by Wireless Goodness, who provided us with some pictures of the device.Needless to say, this looks surprisingly similar with its predecessors except for... |
16 March 2012
21:01 GMT |
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At the crossroads between fashion and technology there's the Mechapolypse project. The brainchild of London-based designer Nange Magro, it's actually a dress that can shape-shift and light up through mind control. It might sound like something out of a sci-fi film, and you're probably right to think ... |
16 March 2012
11:45 GMT |
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The development team at The Creative Assembly has launched another trailer for the Fall of the Samurai standalone expansion for their strategy game Total War: Shogun 2, showing the technological innovations that players will be able to experience as the fight for the future of Japan moves to the XIX century.
Fall of... |
16 March 2012
06:23 GMT |
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After releasing the Android 4.0 ICS update for the entire G9 tablet series, Archos has now decided to preinstall this latest version of Google’s OS on all of its G9 Turbo slates.
This means that you will not have to wait for the update to arrive OTA to your tablet, or manually install the firmware yourself, as... |
15 March 2012
22:01 GMT |
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Its 7-series chipsets might not be official yet, but this hasn’t stopped Intel from adding to its support website BIOS updates for three of the company’s upcoming Ivy Bridge motherboards. The LGA 1155 boards in question are the Z77-based DZ77GA and DZ77BH, which are joined by the DH77EB built around the ... |
14 March 2012
21:01 GMT |
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Building a six-core Sandy Bridge-E system is anything but cheap, so EVGA has recently started selling a bundle that makes the deal a little bit sweeter. Comprising an EVGA X79 Classified motherboard and an Intel Core i7-3960X processor, the bundle will save you $200 (about 152 EUR) from the original $1,499 price of ... |
13 March 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Back at CES 2012, Lian Li introduced a new breed of PC cases with the announcement of the PC-Q05 ultra-thin chassis that was designed for Intel’s new thin mini-ITX standard.If you aren’t all that familiar with this new form factor, you should know that the “thin ITX” term is used to describe m... |
12 March 2012
11:15 GMT |
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Fujifilm has just announced that the company’s Black Edition X100 rangefinder-like camera has become available for purchase. Compared to the regular version, this new X100 arrives in a package containing a genuine leather ever-ready case (black of course), a lens hood, an adapter ring and a protective filter. ... |
9 March 2012
22:01 GMT |
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EVGA has just released a new BIOS update for its high-performance motherboards built around the Intel X79 chipset.
The new BIOS, which is identified as version 034, brings a series of improvements such as adjustable VDroop and better overclocking for C2 Stepping CPUs.
In addition, this also updates the list of CPU ... |
8 March 2012
09:36 GMT |
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Asus started to roll out a new firmware update for the Transformer Prime tablet that bumps the software to version 9.4.2.15.In typical Asus fashion, the update isn’t accompanied by any change log, so we don’t know what new features or fixes were introduced in this latest firmware.We’re keeping our f... |
7 March 2012
10:16 GMT |
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Asus Republic of Gamers, aka ROG, motherboard range is preparing to welcome three new members in its ranks, which will make up the Maximus V series. This was unveiled just recently, when TechPowerUp managed to get a hold of a cropped image of a motherboard PCB which was clearly marked as the Maximus V. Needless to ... |
6 March 2012
02:42 GMT |
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Video game publisher Ubisoft has released another trailer for its upcoming shooter Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, designed to familiarize players with the technology that will be used by the player in order to quickly take out their enemies.The video game will include technology that is close to that used by military m... |
3 March 2012
08:24 GMT |
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If the Z77A-GD65 Intel Ivy Bridge motherboard that we took a look at earlier today is too rich for your blood, you will be glad to know that MSI also prepares a less expensive version of this board, dubbed the Z77A-GD45.Despite being cheaper, the board will also include the features that made MSI motherboards famous ... |
2 March 2012
17:01 GMT |
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We talked about the Raspberry Pi just about every time there was anything new to say about it and, now, we have something particularly interesting to share. It isn't just that the credit card-sized PC has started selling, it's that the number of orders people placed within the first few hours (or possibly... |
29 February 2012
05:29 GMT |
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After Taiwan, the US seems to be the second country that will welcome Asus’ Ice Cream Sandwich update for the original Transformer TF101 tablet. According to the company’s official Twitter feed, the new ICS firmware is scheduled to arrive to TF101 slates in the US and Canada later today, February 24. As... |
24 February 2012
04:23 GMT |
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If anyone wanted some means to easily monitor their fitness levels while listening to their favorite song, Motorola has the solution.
The company has officially launched the MOTOACTV - something that looks like a wrist watch, but is actually a wearable fitness performance tracker - in Israel.
It also plays the rol... |
20 February 2012
16:01 GMT |
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We all knew that Acer’s Iconia Tab A500 tablet was scheduled to get an Android 4.0 update in April this year, but now Acer US has confirmed that the Iconia A100 will also be upgraded to ICS this spring.
The outfit announced its plans in a Tweet that was posted earlier today.
“To all Acer Iconia T... |
16 February 2012
20:01 GMT |
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With spring approaching fast, Philips has outed its Q2 Smart TV lineup, including the company’s high-end 7000-series of HDTVs. Three new models will make their way into this range with diagonals going from 40 to 55 inches. According to SlashGear, all of these will include twin 20W speakers and active shutter ... |
16 February 2012
15:01 GMT |
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Grace Digital has added one more device to its Internet-connected gadget lineup, an Internet radio which is known as the Mondo Wi-Fi.Built for those of you who want a more modern looking device that the Innovator X or the Nostalgic, this new Internet radio comes equipped with a lovely 3.5-inch color display to select... |
16 February 2012
11:49 GMT |
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If you wanted to get your hands on a Nook Tablet, but you didn’t want to pay the full $250 price for it, Barnes & Noble is offering a deal on this 7-inch slate for a limited time. For next 17 hours, the tablet can be purchased from B&N’s eBay store for $50 less than its base price. This makes the Nook T... |
16 February 2012
10:21 GMT |
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The keyboard dock design of the Transformer tablet series certainly helped Asus gain a lot of fans in the Android slate market, but now Fujitsu is prepared to challenge the supremacy of this product line with a keyboard-friendly tablet of its own.
This upcoming “detachable performance slate,” as Fujitsu ... |
16 February 2012
07:15 GMT |
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If you are one of the owners of the original Transformer tablet, you may have noticed by now that even if Asus promised to bring Android 4.0 to its slate this month, no ICS update has reached the TF101 so far.
According to Asus Singapore, the company hasn’t changed its mind about the update, but it still needs... |
16 February 2012
06:11 GMT |
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Samsung has mistakenly revealed the name of one of its upcoming tablets, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. This slate has been mentioned on the company's invitation to a Samsung Developer Day at MWC, together with the original Galaxy Note and a couple of Bada smartphones. Little is known about the tablet at this t... |
15 February 2012
18:01 GMT |
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If you are looking for a 1024x768 pixel 9.7-inch tablet that won’t break your bank, Archos has you covered with the Turbo edition of the Arnova 9 G2 that has now reached the US for $229.99 (175 EUR).
Powered by a single-core ARM Cortex A8 processor clocked at 1GHz, Archos’ Arnova tablet is running the 2.... |
15 February 2012
11:01 GMT |
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Gavio, the company behind a wide range of PMP and smartphones accessories out there, has returned with a set of speakers, dubbed the WRENZ.
Designed to mimic the shape of a bird, Gavio’s new speakers feature 32mm neodymium drives and will be able to output a total of 2W of power, according to UberGizmo.
The s... |
15 February 2012
10:48 GMT |
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Low-end Android tablets keep on flooding the market at an alarming pace, the latest such devices to be unveiled coming from a hardware maker that goes by the name of Chinon.
If you haven’t heard of Chinon so far, it’s because the company has concentrated on building iPod docks, digital photo frames and other s... |
14 February 2012
19:51 GMT |
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The Iconia Tab A200 isn’t the only Acer tablet that will receive an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, as the outfit has just announced that its previous flagship, the A500, will also get an official ICS port. Two more months need to pass until the update arrives, but this is definitely good news for th... |
14 February 2012
14:01 GMT |
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Remember those Special Edition Samsung Series 9 notebooks that went on sale in South Korea at the end of last year?
Well, UberGizmo now says that the Ultrabook is now also available in the US, sporting a stylish Night Blue color decorated with a series of crystals for an extra touch of class.
Measuring just 0.64-in... |
14 February 2012
11:50 GMT |
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The Radeon HD 7770 might not be out yet, but the first leaked pictures of an XFX HD 7770 have already reached the Web, letting us all have a look at this next-gen midrange gaming graphics card.
Right from the get-go, it becomes apparent that this new Black Edition HD 7770 is somewhat a replica of XFX’ Radeon H... |
14 February 2012
10:36 GMT |
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USB digital-to-analog convertors (DACs) are nothing new, but Audioengine has decided that it’s time to take this concept one step further and recently released the audiophile-grade D1 USB DAC.
While on the outside this might look like your average USB DAC, the D1 makes no compromises and features a high-end AK... |
13 February 2012
16:00 GMT |
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Rugged tablets aren’t something that most of us would have a use for, but this sort of devices do exist and Trimble’s Yuma is one of them.The 7-inch slate, which comes in a rugged case at least the size of a 10-inch tablet, is running the Windows 7 operating system and is powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom pr... |
13 February 2012
12:02 GMT |
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Even though there is definitely no shortage of quality 5.1 surround systems to choose from these days, Bowers & Wilkins has recently unveiled two other such offerings in the form of the MT-50 and MT-60D.
Both of these solutions feature five of the company’s M1 satellites, as well as a powerful subwoofer, which... |
13 February 2012
11:15 GMT |
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Yesterday, many websites reported that HP unveiled a 15-inch version of the Envy Spectre Ultrabook in Taiwan, after citing an article published by DigiTimes.The news however seems to be wrong as Laptoping has recently uncovered that the notebook everybody thought to be a larger 15-inch Envy Ultrabook was actually the... |
12 February 2012
12:31 GMT |
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Sony and Sharp announced quite a large number of HDTVs at this year’s CES, but back at the fair both companies neglected to include one minor detail in their announcement: pricing.The HD Guru Website however has recently come to our aid, and thanks to its industry sources, it managed to provide us with this l... |
12 February 2012
04:01 GMT |
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Amazon seems to have some serious expansion plans for its Kindle Touch eReader.After just week it quietly started shipping the device internationally, a recent reports now suggests that the online retailer is planning to launch the Kindle Touch in Japan this April.According to a popular Japanese newspaper quoted by e... |
11 February 2012
17:21 GMT |
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If you loved the glass-covered chassis of the Envy Spectre Ultrabook, but you felt that that 14-inch screen is too small for you, HP may soon meet your needs with a new 15-inch version of the notebook.
HP has already presented such a model during the Taiwanese launch of the Spectre, which was spotted by DigiTimes.
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10 February 2012
21:01 GMT |
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Google entering the hardware business? Surprising as it might sound, this could be possible as the search giant is reportedly planning to develop a wireless home entertainment system.
This will apparently allow users to stream music wirelessly throughout the home to web-connected devices and "Google-made speakers," ... |
10 February 2012
15:01 GMT |
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Those of you searching for a new dual-band Wireless N router will soon have one more option to check out as Cisco is getting ready to release the Linksys EA2700 N600.
The router has recently visited FCC’s offices, where it was spotted by Wireless Goodness as it won approval for operation in the 2.4GHz and 5.0G... |
10 February 2012
14:31 GMT |
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Even though 3D hasn’t really managed to catch on in the PC or HDTV markets, a small company known as teXet tries to make it popular in the tablet space. teXet plans to achieve this with the launch of the TM-7025, a 7-inch Android tablet that is now running on Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, with the promise of Ice ... |
10 February 2012
10:20 GMT |
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When we first talked about Asus’ v9.4.2.13 firmware for the Asus Transformer Prime a couple of days ago, there were quite a few users who pointed out that the update resolved the random reboot issues they were experiencing with their tablet. However, without official confirmation from Asus, we couldn’t s... |
10 February 2012
06:11 GMT |
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In the short time since it’s been out, Amazon’s Kindle Fire proved to be extremely popular among the Android hacking community, so it doesn’t come as a huge surprise to anyone to find out that MIUI 4 was ported to the 7-inch tablet.
If you were a fan of the previous iteration of MIUI, based on Andr... |
9 February 2012
19:01 GMT |
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Now that USB 3.0 is more popular than ever before, Apricorn has decided that it’s just about time to update its encrypted hard drive to support this interface. As you can see from the enclosed video, the Aegis Padlock drives have a number pad on the outside to secure your data with a PIN number. Without this ... |
9 February 2012
16:01 GMT |
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If wires are not your thing, but you definitely need a new pair of speakers, Onkyo has an interesting solution for you in the form of the GX-W100HV bookshelf speakers with DLNA compatibility.
The master speaker incorporates 802.11 b/g/n WiFi connectivity and will utilize WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) to connect to your... |
9 February 2012
15:01 GMT |
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If you are looking for a faster than average Android tablet that won’t break your bank, Archos has you covered with the Turbo edition of the Archos 101 G9 that has now popped up on Woot! for $279.99 (210 EUR).Compared to the 1.2GHz version that is available from most retailers out there, the Turbo model swaps t... |
9 February 2012
12:12 GMT |
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