Posts Filed Under — Computers

[ December 17th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Thermaltake Tai Chi S, Passive Notebook Cooling and Ergonomics in One

Thermaltake’s Tai-Chi S is a passive notebook cooler that draws out air out of the notebook through tunnels in its aluminum base and funnels cool air back in. If you believe the hype, this should keep your notebook running at more stable temperatures. It is also designed in such a way as to elevate the [...]

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[ December 15th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Briefcase Computer, a Cheap DIY Transportable Desktop

Imp588 over at the Hacked Gadgets forums has put together what he calls a portable desktop. The cool thing is that he did it for a grand total of about $300. I have no idea on the specs of this thing, but it is a most impressive build and the three HDDs ought to provide [...]

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[ December 11th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Spyshot: Logitech’s Covetable New G19 Gaming Keyboard

Engadget China are claiming that this is Logitech’s new G18 gaming keyboard, which would make sense as a name except for the fact that by convention Logitech’s gaming peripherals have always had odd numbers. So, I am going against Engadget China and siding with Crunchgear’s Devin Coldewey on this one. It is probably the G19 [...]

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[ December 11th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

OCZ 2.5-Inch Vertex Solid State Disks Provide Semi-affordable Performance

Prices of solid state disks (SSDs) still have a ways to fall before I am ready to part with my hard-earned dollars, but looking at the OCZ Vertex lineup, they are almost there. The 2.5″ SATAIIs have some pretty impressive specs, featuring 64MB of onboard cache, 200MB/sec read speeds, 160MB/sec write speeds. For those worried [...]

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[ December 11th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Chinese Opera USB Stick, Different and Somewhat Interesting

The Chinese Opera USB stick is most certainly kitsch, but in a way that is somewhat endearing. It is different and while the price is a little higher than the average 2GB thumb drive, it is still cheaper than some.

Price: $15 [USB Geek via Geek Alerts]

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