Can you imagine having to use a mouse like this? It looks like it is dated from years back. The mouse today isnt too different from it though to be fair. Most have dropped the middle button for just 2 on the top front, but also now we see more scroll wheels and thumb controls down the side of the mouse as well as less wires and no mouse ball. More mouse pictures from that era are available after the jump.
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Scary Old Mice
May 4, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Near Field Communications – Your Mobile Phone as a Credit Card
May 4, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Near Field Communications (NFC) allows a mobile phone to be used as a credit card by swiping the phone over a plate on a vending machine for example. Of course any machine that accepts it will need to be modified to accept payment via this method. As the mobile phone over the last few years has become more popular and converged with other devices such as cameras, radio, video players and web browsing it makes sense that the wallet also be combined with it since you carry your phone around most places you go.
Clevo Laptop Graphics Card
April 12, 2007 by Leave a Comment
We covered the Clevo 20 inch laptop the other day and it got me thinking more about the actual hardware it utilises to run that massive screen and keep the nice WSXGA+ LCD (1680 x 1050) resolution. The Clevo laptop graphics card actually comes in 3 different options. These are…
* Dual /SLI nVIDIA GeForceTM Go 7900 GTX (G71M-GTX) High performance
* Dual /SLI nVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M high performance graphic chip
* Dual /SLI nVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX(G71M-UU) high performance graphic chip
Those 3 cards are some seriously good kit and especially for a laptop. The 7900 GTX is capable of shifting 38.4GB/s of memory bandwidth and the 7950 GTX can shift 44.8 GB/s. The FX 2500M is capable of shifting 38.4GB/s also. Being able to shift all that data so quick makes these cards and laptop ideal for 3D graphics. As well as 3D graphics these clevo laptop graphics cards are capable of XHD (Extreme High Definition) which allows you to play the latest 3D games in high definition with out the frame rate loss. As well as this you can watch High Definition movies which are displayed using NVIDIAs PureVideo technology.
Before reading up on the graphics card for Clevo I was just expecting some onboard shared memory card. I was mistaken. Before you run out and buy one of these nice laptops take in to consideration that the Quadro FX 2500M has different specs to the Go 79xx series cards.
One last item to mention is the Clevo laptops are not the only 20 inch screen laptops to use these graphics cards. They actually build the chassis and companies like Alienware, Sager and VoodooPC customise them to suit their needs.
Transcend 16GB Express Card
April 3, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you would like 16Gb of extra memory for your Vista PC in either drive space or RAM then you can give this Transcend 16GB Express Card a test drive. Unfortunatly the steep costs puts the price at 1000 Euros which is probably not worth bothering with at the moment. But as memory prices are always coming down then it should be more affordable in the not too distant future.
Via: Akihabaranews
OCZ Versatile Trifecta Flash Card
March 27, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Trifecta Flash Card from OCZ technologies is a unique 3 way compatible storage device. It works as a MicroSD, SD and USB key in one which allows easy transfering of files between several devices such as a laptop with USB and a phone with microSD. As transfering files is becoming more needed these days, it seems a logical step to include as many formats in 1 card so that no cables need to be carried around. Overall, I think this is an impressive device.
Two memory capacities are available allowing 1Gb or 2Gb of data to be stored wuth a read rate of 66X. The card comes standard with a 5 year warranty.
Product Page Via: MegaTechNews
SD Elsa Telebit TV Tuner Card
March 26, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Elsa Telebit TV Tuner SD card weighs just 5g and is capable of receiving broadcasts in 1Seg format. An ariel is included for bad signal areas which extends the range of the device. This is a cool device for those with compatible devices, but unfortunatly it wont be leaving Japan just yet.
The Telebit will cost 12800 Yen when it is launched next month.
Via: UberGizmo
Wiimote Controlled Car
December 22, 2006 by Leave a Comment
We just love the Wii hacks here for the Wiimote control. The latest I came across today was the Wiimote controlled car. It comes from a german modder who made a script for the wiimote enabling movement of the wiimote to control the car. It can control the car in the basic moves which are backwards, forwards, left and right.
The system works with the help of a laptop and a bluetooth dongle. Pair up the wiimote with the laptop and run the script on the laptop. Then the script passes signals on to the remote control via a serial cable which inturn controlls the car.
Via: TechEBlog
8Gb SDHD Card
December 21, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Ultra Products have released an 8Gb SDHD card which costs just 150 dollars. It has a transfer speed of 2Mb/second but the shear size and small price is pretty cool. The card is only compatible with a number of readers, so do check first that you have an SDHD compliant device before forking out 150 dollars for one of these.
Via: Engadget
Credit Card Alarm
November 28, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Credit card fraud can cause some big issues for people if it catches them out. The credit card alarm is just one step to keeping your card safe. The device is made out of plastic and stainless steel and is made to beep every 20 seconds should your card mysteriously get taken from it. The alarm is not a loud noise, but rather a discreet noise to notify you and not others around you.
Maybe I misunderstand the purpose though… surely if someone was to swipe your card then surely they wouldn’t go to the trouble of getting it out of your wallet, taking the card out of the card alarm case, putting it back in your wallet and putting that back in your bag for you to hear the beep (hopefully) which says the card is gone. Very odd!
Via: UberGizmo
Dragon USB Mirror Card Reader
October 26, 2006 by Leave a Comment
The Dragon USB Mirror Card Reader is just another plain memory card reader. The only difference is that it’s a mirror also, I guess made for girls or something. It has 5 slots built in and can read… CF I, CF II, Microdrive, SM, SD, miniSD, MMC, RS MMC, MS, MS MagicGate, MS PRO, MS Pro MagicGate, MS Duo, MS Duo MagicGate, MS Pro Duo, MS Pro Duo MagicGate, MS Pro Ultra II, MS ROM, MS Select, and T-Flash type cards. Not a bad array of cards there! I just wish they would make 1 format of memory card and that would make life so much better 🙂
The reader costs $22.
Via: RedFerret and UberGizmo
Pumpkin Carving Kit
October 7, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Haloween is coming closer by the day and it will soon be time to be putting a pumpkin on your door step. If you are like me, then you will struggle to make a pumpkin look cool. But alas, in this modern world, help is at hand and Dremel have created a solution to your problem. Grab your self a Dremel Pumpkin carving kit, grab the templates, and spook up those pumpkins.
The Dremel pumpkin carving kit is child friendly with adult supervision, which means it’s great for the whole family to use. Grab one now and be prepared for haloween 🙂
How to Spot fake Memory Cards
September 12, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Digisniper.com have written a nice article on how to spot fake memory cards. To be honest, I never thought that this would be something that would happen, but was amazed at the details this article gives about detecting fake cards.
Full pictures of the real and fakes are given so you can quickly spot if yours is a fake.
Via: Digisniper
