by Matthew on November 20, 2009
Just yesterday Google [GOOG] officially unveiled their new operating system called Google Chome OS. Although not available for download just yet, and maybe not for another year, it is actually possible to have play with the OS now by running it on a virtual machine.
A couple of images from the source code have been compiled and are available with one ready on Bit Torrent for download and another over at Gdgt. Just as a precaution, just create a new GMail account if you want to test the OS out just in case (a slim chance) that any of the downloads have been tampered with.
To get the OS working you need to download and install VirtualBox which allows the virtual OS to run. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on November 19, 2009
If you are using a computer, which we can safely assume you probably are if you are reading this, then you will be familiar with the scroll bar found on the side of pages that go beyond the limits of the screen.
The Scroll Bar Clock was inspired by these scroll bars. It was created over at Toki-Woki and there isn’t any information that I can find about it. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on November 18, 2009
OCZ have launched a new high capacity SSD drive named Colossus. The new line of storage devices are capable of storing up to 1TB of data. Each drive comes in a 3.5″ form factor and each of the drives in the series have read and write speeds of up to 260MBps.
“The new Colossus Series is designed to boost desktop and workstation performance and is for high power users that put a premium on speed, reliability and maximum storage capacity,” said Eugene Chang, VP of Product Management at the OCZ Technology Group. “The Colossus core-architecture is also available to enterprise clients with locked BOMs (build of materials) and customized firmware to match their unique applications.”
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by Matthew on November 17, 2009
Sony have officially announced the latest firmware for the PS3 numbered v3.10. In the new version of the firmware the software will allow you to connect your PS3 up to Facebook so that your newsfeed can be automatically updated. When logged in, the PS3 will automatically upload information of your latest scores.
By using the web-browser you can also continue to search Facebook and update it in the regular way along with twitter and various other social networking sites. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on November 17, 2009
The Thecus N0204 is the smallest NAS in the world. It uses 2.5″ hard drives to achieve this and due to the small form factor of the said drives, the who unit measures just 132 x 88 x 63 mm.
The Thecus NAS costs around $150 for the unit only which allows you to buy your own drives to put in there. The NAS has two drive bays and you can opt to use either HDD or SSD’s that have a maximum capacity of 1TB. The device can be configured for a RAID 0 or RAID 1 setup. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on November 16, 2009
If you are wanting a comparison of how powerful the latest 27 inch iMac’s are then check out the graph above. The graph represents benchmarks of the Core i7 models vs the Core i5’s. I’d like to mention that the i5’s are already quite fast, but seeing the i7’s get around a 35% performance boost the $200 upgrade doesn’t seem so bad.
For those of you interested in all the results, Geekbench have all the details recorded. Find the links after the jump. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on November 16, 2009
On a recent broadcast of the Gillmor Gang videocast Mike Arrington was asked about the Crunchpad which we really haven’t heard of much recently. According to Mike, the crunchpad is steamrolling with a lot of development being done this past month on the software. When launched (no dates yet), the crunchpad is expected to cost $300 – $400 and will be supported by sponsorships. Mike was quick to point out that the sponsorships would not be intrusive perhaps just like the firefox google search sponsorships. The device is also a web browser only device that’s aimed at a market to allow users to sit in front of the TV while catching up on news and youtube, watching video etc…
The video also mentions battery power with Mike saying they expect it to be good, and as they look in to other technologies such as OLED they can make battery life better. Conversation also spoke of colour e-ink and perhaps a future in that with a particular company expecting colour e-ink to be available next year. Each of these advances should increase battery life as power consumption gets lower and lower. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on November 14, 2009
An event held recently by AMD was recently run where contestants tried to overclock their processors – to the extreme. A few months back those working on the overclocking projects were getting very close to 7GHz but never actually broke through that barrier. CrunchGear have now reported that the 7GHz barrier was smashed through by also setting a record on 3DMark. The AMD processor that was overclocked was a Phenom II. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on November 13, 2009
We reviewed an ioSafe a few months back and were VERY impressed with the USB external harddrive that can withstand temperatures of 1550 degrees F as well as being dunked in 10 feed of water for 3 days. At the time of writing the review the ioSafe had a maximum capacity of 1.5TB. We now hear that a new two Terabyte model has been launched in the same series of external drives.
The fireproof external harddrive is priced at $399 and provides the ultimate physical protection for your data should your house or office be flooded or be set on fire. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on November 9, 2009
Just a few weeks ago Apple [AAPL] launched a new range of iMac’s that have screen sizes of 21.5″ and 27″. A number of new configuration options were also announced which includes a new Core i5 and i7 quad-core Intel processor. Although lower spec models have already been shipping, we now hear that the quad-core versions have also started to ship.
Putting a more powerful processor in your new iMac isn’t cheap though. For the standard spec quad-core (Core i5) the cost is $1999 which of course can further increase if you decide to go for more than the standard 4GB of RAM. If you opt for the Core i7 then add another $200 to the base cost of the machine. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on November 4, 2009
Western Digital have created a new drive named the WD S25 that is capable of spinning at 10,000 RPM and and has a 2.5 inch form. The drive is a SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) drive that has 16 MB of buffer memory and can function for 1.6 million hours before failure.
Two capacities of the WD S25 are available which are 147GB or 300GB. Connectivity speed of the small harddrives is either 3.0 GBPS or 6.0 GBPS and the faster of the two models can sustain a transfer rate of 128MB/s. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on October 30, 2009
Now that the new Nintendo DSi LL has been made official it’s time to see a real comparison of what it is like compared to it’s smaller brother, the DSi. The image above shows the systems sat next to each other. The image below (after the video) shows what the DSi LL looks like compared to a Nintendo Wii game box… ie, it’s quite large.
We also heard yesterday that Nintendo are launching the new LL in the US early next year which is good news for those wanting a slightly larger hand-held gaming system for whatever reason. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on October 29, 2009
A few days ago a rumour started going around about a new larger Nintendo DSi that was being created. Nintendo denied it, but now we heard that it actually is getting launched as the Nintendo DSi LL and will be priced at around $221 (conversion from Yen).
The Nintendo DSi LL will ship on November 21 in Japan and will have a 4.2 inch screen. The extra sized screen does make the whole unit a little larger and thicker too at 21.2mm compared to the 18.9mm of the previous model.
When shipping it will come in a choice of 3 colours which includes dark brown, burgandy and natural white. Battery life sees the unit powered for about 4 to 5 hours with maximum brightness set and can go from 13 – 17 hours on a single charge when set on it’s lowest setting. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on October 28, 2009
Lenova have published an official photo of the new Lenova ThinkCenter all-in-one desktop PC.
No information was released along side the photo so all we do know is what we see in the picture in that it has a wireless mouse, wireless keyboard, integrated speaker that runs the full length of the screen at the bottom along with what looks to be a webcam and mic at the top of the screen and on the right 3 USB ports, headphone and mic ports. [click to continue…]
by Matthew on October 28, 2009
If you are wondering if it’s time to upgrade from good old trusty Windows XP or not so trusty Windows Vista to Windows 7 then the Windows 7 Review series over at Zath is doing a pretty good job at describing the features that have changed and what’s new in the just released operating system.
The review series covers items such as the new task bar, Aero, security, performance, file/software compatibility, applications included and finally on to what version you should be choosing. [click to continue…]
