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By Carl Nelson on October 8, 2007
Although they were a bit late to ship their hybrid drives compared to Samsung, Seagate are now shipping their first units to retail and OEMs as of today.
Hybrid hard drives are an exciting development for laptop users, as they have various advantages specific for mobile computing. For instance, Seagate is claiming that just by [...]
Posted in Mobile Computing | Tagged Mobile Gaming, New Products, Peripherals, Power Consumption, Vista
By Carl Nelson on October 4, 2007
It’s been a while since our last case review, so I am happy to announce our latest review is of a very cool Small Form Factor case by fledgling company GTR Tech. By the way, GTR Tech is not related to the Hong Kong PC peripheral company also known as GTR.
The GT3 can only be [...]
Posted in PC Hardware | Tagged Computer Cases, HCW, HTPC, Peripherals
By Trevor Flynn on August 23, 2007
You often hear the term “Built for Gamers By Gamers”, but typically it refers to the employees of a company. Although it would seem logical that any company would want to build its products to the exact specifications requested by their target markets, it is not always the way.
Issues of cost aside, things can go [...]
Posted in PC Gaming, PC Hardware | Tagged New Products, Peripherals
By Geo Miller on July 17, 2007
Love the Wii-mote? Logitech now offers a mouse with similar technology. The MX Rechargeable Cordless Air. Clearly having a pointing device which you can hold as a remote is a great idea for entertainment PCs. With a range of up to 30 feet makes it a plausible tool for presentations as [...]
Posted in PC Hardware | Tagged New Products, Peripherals, Wii
By Carl Nelson on June 26, 2007
Our first full review since starting HCW Tech Blog is the type of product that you might not have expected to see here… But it shows that we want to expand our coverage from what was mostly gaming hardware, overclocking products, etc to basically everything you might find useful for your PC. So it’s quite [...]
Posted in PC Hardware | Tagged HCW, Mobile Gaming, Peripherals
By Ed Lau on June 7, 2007
I find it a little creepy that this guy is talking about the thing like it’s a person but damn this thing is cool. It’s called the Drobo Storage Robot and while it doesn’t move or talk like Johnny Five, it is a very intelligent and, as you can see from the video, almost [...]
Posted in PC Hardware | Tagged New Products, Peripherals
By Ed Lau on May 23, 2007
Like a lot of folks, I’m a big fan of Dell’s LCDs. They’re reasonably priced, stylishly designed and great all-around performers. I still use a Dell FPW2005 as a second display on my box and it’s performed well since I got it years ago.
A picture of a new Dell LCD surfaced recently and [...]
Posted in PC Hardware | Tagged HDTV, New Products, Peripherals
By Carl Nelson on May 21, 2007
Nearly 2 years after we first heard about it, the Optimus Maximus keyboard is finally available for pre-purchase. Pre-ordering started yesterday, and they have already sold out their first block of 200, which will ship in early December. The next 200 pre-orders will be shipped in late December, and if there are 800 people on [...]
Posted in PC Hardware | Tagged New Products, Peripherals, Wacky Products
By Carl Nelson on May 1, 2007
As USB flash modules start to reach their speed limits, memory companies are trying to find different ways to set their products apart. We’ve seen everything from sushi memory, humping dog memory, and everything in between. Yesterday, Corsair announced their latest USB flash memory drive that might just be worthy of some attention.
Being a huge [...]
Posted in PC Hardware | Tagged New Products, Peripherals
By Carl Nelson on April 30, 2007
The folks over at pabr.org have figured out how to get the PS3 SixAxis controller to work in Linux – in Bluetooth mode! In USB mode, the controller is a standard USB HID device, so it works fine as a basic controller in Linux already. But when Bluetooth is used, you get to make full [...]
Posted in PC Hardware, Video Game Hardware | Tagged h4x, Linux, Peripherals, Playstation 3
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