iBuyPower Chimera 2 Gaming System Is On Fire

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iBUYPOWER announced the new Chimera 2 Gaming System, built in the completely redesigned signature Chimera Inferno II Chassis.
The new Chimera 2 systems feature a complete wraparound color scheme, with the chimera flame design covering 4 exterior surfaces (front, right, left, and top panels), and a charcoal black interior, rear, and bottom.
The systems also feature the latest gaming technology, including Intel’s Core i7 and Core i5 and AMD’s Phenom II processors, DirectX 11 capable graphics, and SSDs for blazing fast boot times.
The fiery Chimera 2 rigs are kept cool with up to 4 chassis fans and an available 120 mm liquid cooling solution for maximum performance potential.
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Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Speakal iPom: Flower Powered Music

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Today Speakal announced the launch of the iPom apple shaped speaker. This new gadget can accept music directly from SD cards or USB drives, and can also connect to your media player via 3.5mm headphone jack. It is compatible with the Zune, iPod, iPhone, CD players, computers, and gaming consoles.

The iPom's design deserves a word. The base is shaped like an apple and contains a 12 Watt subwoofer. The device's two speakers are each contained in a separate flower. Users can remove the flowers from their stand and position them in order to create a surround sound effect. The design looks a little silly, but the idea is pretty neat.

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Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:29:47 CST | by Robert Evans

AMD Opteron Powers Most Powerful Supercomputer in the World

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AMD has announced that their powerful six-core Opteron processors are now being used inside the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Jaguar supercomputer. Jaguar has recently been upgraded with the new six-core Opteron CPUs.

The newly updated supercomputer is capable of 2.3 petaflops/s theoretical peak performance and 1.75 petaflops/s performance on the Linpack benchmark. AMD Opteron CPUs are used inside four of the top five supercomputers. Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

CyberPower Announces Core i7 Gaming Notebooks

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Do you love a gamer? I mean really, deeply, $2000 love them? If so, it might be worth dipping into the ol' 401k to fund this gift. CyberPower has just announced the coming of a new line of badass high-end gaming PCs with Intel Core i7 processors. The Xplorer series has some gorgeous specs, despite its terrible name. All of them come stock with Intel's new PM55 Express chipset. They also pack Intel's Turbo Boost technology.

You can choose to upgrade the chipset with an Nvidia GTS 250. The base-model starts with 4 GB of DDR3 RAM and 500 GB of space. The cheapest configuration costs $1499. If you step it up a notch, you can get an Nvidia GTX 280M graphics card, and a 1080p display with Blu-Ray drive. Performance comes with a price; the best Xplorers cost $1885 and $2119, respectively.

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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:54:48 CST | by Robert Evans

iBuyPower Battalion 101 W870CU Intel Core i7 Gaming Notebook Unveiled

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iBUYPOWER announced its first Intel Core i7 based notebook with the iBuyPower Battalion 101 W870CU.
Starting at $2,114, the W870CU offers gamers three Core i7 CPUs to choose from, including the 2.00GHz 920XM Mobile Processor Extreme, up to 8GB DDR3 memory, and a 17.3-inch Full HD 1920x1080 widescreen LCD high definition resolution.
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Posted on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Technocel PowerPak Wins CES 2010 Award

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Speaking as an annoyingly-frequent traveler, rechargeable battery packs are one of the single most useful products in the world. There are some times when your cell phone or GPS just can not run out of battery. Any company that can put out a truly solid advance to that line of technology wins so very many kudos from me. This year, one of the top rechargeable battery products was the Technocel PowerPak, which won a Best of Design award at the CES 2010 Engineering Awards.

CES 2010 showcases some of the most unique and well designed products made in the last year, and also features tons of demonstrations for new products coming up in the near future. The PowerPak is basically a portable battery-and-charger all in one. It works on all USB devices, and has an MSRP set at $49.99.

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Posted on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:50:06 CST | by Robert Evans

ZiiLABS ZMS-08 CPU Brings Blu-ray Quality H.264 Decode To Low-power Device

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Creative's ZiiLABS today announced the ZMS-08, its 3rd generation media-rich applications processor that brings 1080p Blu-ray quality H.264 decode to low-power devices.

Delivering more than 4x the performance of previous generation devices, the ZMS-08 combines the flexible multi-format media processing capabilities of ZiiLABS' StemCell Computing array with a 1GHz ARM Cortex processor to deliver the low-power, high performance media-rich processing required of next-generation connected devices such as web tablets, netbooks, connected TVs, video conferencing systems and home media hubs.
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Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 06:52:21 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

LoJack Unveils Self Powered Vehicle Recovery Solution

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If you have ever seen the show Jacked, you know how LoJack works. A transponder is hidden on a vehicle to give the cars location in the event that it is stolen. LoJack has announced a new next generation tracking device that is aimed at use in future electric and hybrid vehicles.

The solution allows the vehicles to have the security of LoJack tracking but is self powered so it doesn't impact the driving range of electric or hybrid vehicles. The new device doesn't have be tied into the vehicles battery making it less of a drain and requiring no splicing into the vehicles power system. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

iBuypower Updates Full Gaming PC Line to Windows 7

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Gaming computer maker iBuypower announced last week that its entire line of gaming computers including desktops and notebooks have been transitioned to Windows 7. That means that you can get its Chimera, LAN Warrior, and Paladin XLC machines with the new Microsoft OS.

The best feature of the OS for gamers is support for DirectX 11 for improved graphics. The company also offers different levels of overclocking on the new gaming computers as well with 10%, 20%, and 30% overclocking levels for $49 for level 1 and $99 for level 2 or 3 overclocking. Read more

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Cooler Master Unveils NA 65 and NA 90 Notebook Power Adapters

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Cooler Master is definitely known for its line of computer cases and other computer accessories. The company isn’t really super well known outside of the chassis realm for other products for notebooks. Cooler Master has debuted its new universal notebook power adapters called the NA 65 and NA 90.

The new adapters have passed the US EPA's Energystar requirements and are up to 90% efficient. Both of the power adapters come with nine different tips to make it compatible with most notebooks and to ensure that the user will be able to power and charge their notebooks. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:28:36 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Alex Dual Screen Android Powered eBook Reader Unveiled By Spring Design

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What is this? We just received a press-release announcing an eBook reader with two screens running Android dubbed Alex. The Alex eBook reader is by California based Spring Design.
Alex looks pretty much like the leaked photos of the alleged Barnes & Noble eBook reader that is supposed to be announced tomorrow.
Alex is the first e-book based on Google Android featuring full browser capabilities and patented dual screen interaction technology, the Duet Navigator. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:10:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer A1 Liquid Is Powerful, Sexy

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Acer, Dell, and Asus are all computer manufacturers that have tried their hand at building a smartphone. Asus worked with Garmin to create the sub-par (and too-late released) Nuvifone, while Dell's 3i has yet to leave China (and doesn't sound very impressive, spec-wise). Acer is the only one of the three that seems to really be taking their smartphone offerings seriously. The A1 Liquid is set to be one of the most powerful smartphones in the world, and it looks like it's going to have one hell of a gorgeous UI.

HDBlog.it (via Giz) has a whole gallery of pics. Acer has put in a single homescreen toggle that allows you to switch your WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, and other functions on-or-off. They've also put in an alt-tab-like task manager, as well as a brand new dialer. It's clear that Acer isn't just throwing together an Android smartphone to take advantage of the craze. They've put some dedication into this machine.

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Posted on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:23:57 CDT | by Robert Evans

iBUYPOWER Gamer Paladin E870 i7 Gaming System Review

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ThinkComputers published a review of the iBUYPOWER Gamer Paladin E870 i7 Gaming System.
Quote from the review: "When it comes to gamers they want the newest and most powerful gaming systems out there. They really only have 2 choices, build a gaming PC themselves or get a custom gaming PC built for them. There are really only a few of reliable, well known custom builders out there and today we will be taking a look at a system from once such builder, iBUYPOWER. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Technocel Unveils PowerPack Portable and Home Charger

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Keeping your mobile phone charged up and running when you use it heavily during the day can be a challenge. Technocel has unveiled a new charger for the home that also doubles as a portable charger as well. The device is called the PowerPack and it recharges its own internal batteries as it charges your mobile device.

The PowerPack promises up to three hours of extra talk time on most mobile phones and the device is Energy Star rated. The charger ships with various tips to allow it to fit most mobile devices. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung Updates Story Station with Low Power Standby

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Samsung launched their Samsung Story Station external hard-drive line in April. Today Samsung announced that updated Story drives will be launched in November with reduced standby power consumption of 95%.

Samsung has lowered the standby power consumption of the Story Station by over 95 percent, to 0.09W from the conventional level of 2.5W. The reduced power level for standby mode was achieved by adopting a new circuit structure, which makes the drive non-operational when the power cable is connected and the USB port is not.
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Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:41:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG Mobile Phones Awarded JD Power Highest in Customer Satisfaction

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LG Mobile Phones has announced that it has been awarded the J.D. Power and Associates Highest in customer Satisfaction award among wireless consumers. This award ranks LG highest in every major category for customer satisfaction with its mobile phone offerings.

LG had the top overall satisfaction rating among traditional mobile phone makers. The study measured customer satisfaction with traditional wireless handsets across factors like operation, design, features, and basic functionality. LG received top marks in all categories and ranked significantly above the competition according to J.D. Power. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

LG Solar Powered eBook Unveiled

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Since eBook Reader is a very hot topic right now, LG Displays decided to show off their new thin-film solar cell in an eBook Reader.
The thin-film solar cell featured in the e-book measures 100mm in width and length, it was developed to fit the 6-inch display panel for e-books currently mass produced by LG Display. The solar cell measures 0.7mm in thickness and weighs a mere 20g.
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Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:56:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Canon IXUS 200 IS aka PowerShot SD980IS Review

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PhotographyBlog published a review of the Canon Digital IXUS 200 IS / PowerShot SD980 IS Digital ELPH camera today.
Quote from the review: "Canon have entered the touch-screen camera market with their first ever interactive compact, the new Canon Digital IXUS 200 IS (also called the PowerShot SD980 IS Digital ELPH). The 3 inch LCD screen can be used to focus on the main subject, set the camera options and playback your images. Read more

Posted on Fri, 9 Oct 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Epson PowerLite Presenter All-in-One Debuts

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Epson has unveiled a new presenter in its PowerLite range called the PowerLite Presenter All-in-one Multimedia projector. The device has a projector that has an integrated DVD player and speakers. The projector has a 16:10 aspect ratio and 2500 lumens of color and white light output.

Features of the presenter include plug and play USB setup connecting the projector to Windows PCs with nothing but a USB cable. The projector uses 3LCD technology for better image quality and power savings. The projector also supports presentations directly from a USB drive without needing a PC. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Bugathermo Boots Come With Battery Powered Heater

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One of my goals in life is to, someday, have everything I wear be a gadget of some sort. Thanks to Columbia's new Bugathermo boots (Gizmodo) I am now one step (or rather, two steps) closer to that dream. Basically, the Bugathermo boots use rechargeable batteries to power tiny heaters inside each boot.

The batteries are good for 4-8 hours of warm feet, and you can adjust the heat settings via side-mounted LED display. I can't vouch for the quality of these boots, but they certainly look solid. The Bugathermo boots have a cool design, and the ankle LEDs make them look like something out of a William Gibson novel.

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Posted on Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:39:24 CDT | by Robert Evans

Sony Working On Wireless Power Transfer

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Sony announced today that the company develops Wireless Power Transfer technology.
The Sony Wireless Power Transfer system can currently transfer up to 60 Watts of electrical energy over a distance of 50cm (at an efficiency of approximately 80%, approximately 60% including rectifier.)
Total wireless TVs are in our near future as it looks. Read more

Posted on Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:35:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr