October 14, 2009 1:26 PM
HP TouchSmart 9100 - new business PC pricing $1299!
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HP unveiled a third TouchSmart 9100 on Tuesday, calling it a "business PC".
As a business-oriented model, the 9100 is enabling a more interactive, compelling customer experience at businesses such as bridal retailer Priscilla of Boston for luxury dress concierge service, St. Louis Oncology for medical filing, the NBA's Detroit Pistons for instant replays and food, and hotels such as Sheraton and Marriott to provide enhanced customer lobby experiences
There is a TV tuner and an optional Blu-ray drive to show off video on its 23-inch HD display. For the CPU, there is a choice of either 2.26GHz or 2.10GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processors. This TouchSmart has the option of a 64GB SSD or regular hard drives with 250GB or 500GB capacities.
The 9100 will be priced starting from $1299 and will come into the market in early December, HP staff told the reporters at the Oracle Open World conference.
October 14, 2009 12:10 AM
Sun unveils world's fastest 2TB flash storage array
0The Sun Storage F5100 Flash Array, unveiled on Monday at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, is the world's fastest and most power efficient flash array for accelerating database applications.
The F5100 Flash Array provides up to 2 TB of solid-state Flash storage. It delivers over 1.6 million read and 1.2 million write IOPS, according to Sun. The array delivered I/O bandwidth of 12.8GBps, which, according to the company, is the fastest performance to date for an SSD array.
Pricing for the array starts at $45,955 on Sun's website.
September 22, 2009 2:33 PM
Intel announced Moblin 2.1 for phones
0Intel announced a new version of Moblin designed for phones, running on an Atom-based phone in Intel IDF 2009 Forum this morning.
According to Intel CEO Paul Otellini's instructions about Moblin, the interface has been redesigned for handheld usage, and there's a lot of widget-based social networking integration, as well as a panels-based navigation system that allows you to flip through multiple running applications.
There's no hard date on when this might ship, but it was demoed running on a MID -- which we'll be scoring the show floor trying to find just as soon as the keynote is over.
Paul Otellini introduced it in detail.
September 9, 2009 8:00 AM
Cygnett iPod touch G3 and nano G5 cases listed early
0It's always those darned case manufacturers giving things away. Latest to scoop Apple to their own announcement is Cygnett, who have thrown up product pages for both iPod touch G3 and iPod nano G5 models; the same models we're expecting Apple to unveil later today. The iPod touch G3 case has a cut-out for the rumored camera, while the iPod nano G5 images show a much-elongated display.
September 9, 2009 7:37 AM
Logitech unveil Drum and Guitar controllers for Wii and Xbox 360
0Logitech have unwrapped their latest wireless music controllers, joining up the dots on a range which now serves PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. The new Logitech Wireless Drum Controller and Guitar Controller for Nintendo Wii, and Wireless Drum Controller for Xbox 360, are each intended to be used with Guitar Hero.
September 9, 2009 7:24 AM
Stacked airplane seating concept terrifying
0If you've travelled by plane in recent months then you'll likely have seen the crazy rush to stuff bags into overhead compartments as people desperately avoid checked-luggage fees. It could be worse, though; it could be you trying to fit into an overhead cubby. Some sadist designer has come up with a new way to stuff more passengers into each flight, using what basically amounts to stacked or bunk-bed seating.
September 9, 2009 7:11 AM
WildCharge WiProwess deal could see cable-free charging in cars, desks, notebooks
0Whether or not your think wire-free charging is the future of mobile devices, you can't argue with WildCharge's licensing ferocity. Fresh from their deal with battery heavyweights Duracell comes news that they've signed up WiProwess as a "certified design center". Now that might not mean much initially, but WiProwess have plans to put the conductive charging system into desks, cars, AC outlets and more.
September 9, 2009 6:59 AM
KDDI iida Polaris robot concept [Video]
0Firmly convincing us that the Japanese get not only the best toys but the best concepts too, this collaboration between carrier KDDI and Flower Robotics - the iida Polaris - has just drooling with envy. Currently just a prototype - with "commercialization yet to be determined" - the iida Polaris has at its core a touchscreen cellphone which docks into a mobile robot "suit".
September 9, 2009 6:34 AM
Intel Atom N470 1.83GHz Pine Trail chip tipped for Q1 2010
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The Intel Atom N450 release date controversy continues, and this time there's a second processor that's apparently being brought along for the ride. Despite Intel's protestations to the contrary, the 1.66GHz N450 - the replacement for the N270 chip currently found in most netbooks - is still on track for a launch in Q1 2010, where it will apparently be accompanied with a 1.83GHz Atom N470.
September 9, 2009 6:21 AM
AMD CPU and HD 4570 GPU packed into Clevo budget laptops
0AMD are talking up their latest collaboration with manufacturer Clevo, packing the chipmakers' Athlon 64 X2 processor and ATI Radeon HD 4570 graphics into what's described as "an optimal price". While the targets of these new machines - unnamed by the AMD press release and seemingly yet to show up on Clevo's own site - are developing markets, we can't help but think that it's not just Brazil and Taiwan who would like "long battery life" and "exceptional video performance" with a budget price.
