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CES 2014: Intel’s Edison PC is the Size of an SD Card, Will Ship this Summer
At its Developer Forum held last fall, Intel unveiled its ultra-small Quark SoC, one designed for the “Internet-of-things”. In effect, if there can be a use for a small Internet-capable chip inside of a product, Intel wanted to make sure it delivered what was needed. Of course, the chip being small isn’t…..
CES 2014: EVGA’s TORQ X10 Gaming Mouse Features Real Carbon Fiber, Adjustable Design
We’ve seen a good number of companies over the years decide to try their hand at the peripheral market, and now, it’s EVGA’s turn. As with any company looking to break into a new market, EVGA knew that it couldn’t release some standard fare offering; thus, the TORQ X10 gaming mouse brings…..
CES 2014: Corsair Shows Off Custom Mechanical Keyboard with Per-key Variable Lighting
Corsair announced last month that it would be the first vendor to bring keyboards utilizing CHERRY MX RGB mechanical switches to market, and at CES, it had a model to show off. While it’s unclear at this point what the final model is going to be called, the demo on-hand was based…..
CES 2014: Intel’s Dual OS Platform Allows for Instant Switching Between Android and Windows
Of all the products announced at CES thus far, the one that stands out in my mind is ASUS’ Transformer Book Duet TD300. Aside from the slick hardware, the fact that it can run both Android and Windows in either tablet or notebook mode is fantastic. Even cooler, though, is the fact…..
CES 2014: Valve Unveils First-gen Steam Machines, 12 Vendors to Release Models in 2014
It’s a little ironic, but one of the most-anticipated press events at CES was held by a company that, to my knowledge, has never presented there. I’m of course talking about Valve, and with its forthcoming Steam Machines, which is no doubt its biggest venture to date, it wanted to make as…..
CES 2014: Lenovo’s MIIX 2 a ‘3-Mode’ Notebook: Supports Stand, Tablet & Laptop Orientations
As we expected, convertibles are all the rage at CES 2014, but because it’s impossible to cover them all, I’ll just talk about the ones that end up making the biggest impression. We’ve talked already about ASUS’ latest Transformer, the Book Duet TD300, and overall, it’s impressive (an understatement, in fact). Lenovo…..
CES 2014: Philips Debuts 28-inch 4K UltraClear Display, Set to Retail for $1,199
I admit that Philips isn’t the first name to come to mind when thinking about monitors, but with its just-announced 28-inch 4K UltraClear offering, I’m wondering if I’ve been wrong to ignore the brand. Sure – the specs of this latest offering are impressive, but even the aesthetics are fantastic in comparison…..
CES 2014: ASUS’ Transformer Book Duet TD300 Convertible Sports Quad-Mode Dual-OS Design
I have said it before, but I feel it has to be said again: ASUS never fails to deliver some impressive product at CES. 2014’s CES is no different, and while we’re going to be talking about a lot of what the company unveiled at the show over the week, the Transformer…..
CES 2014: LaCie’s Little Big Disk Utilizes Thunderbolt 2 to Deliver 1GB/s+ Throughput
We talked earlier about Seagate’s latest consumer-bound external storage solutions, and now, we’re going to take a look at the opposite end of the scale, courtesy of LaCie. With its new Little Big Disk Thunderbolt 2, LaCie is targeting the “no-compromise” video professional – and it has the specs to back that…..
CES 2014: Seagate Announces 4TB Backup Plus Fast, Backup Plus Slim & Lenovo Partnership
CES wouldn’t be CES without a bunch of external storage announcements, so to help kick things off, Seagate pulled the world’s first 4TB model out of its hat. Called Backup Plus Fast, the goals of this drive couldn’t be more clear. While technical specs are a bit lacking here, Seagate touts a…..
CES 2014: NVIDIA Updates Us on GRID Cloud Gaming & G-Sync Availability
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang sure had a lot to talk about during his presentation at CES. So far we’ve covered the Tegra K1 SoC in some depth, using Iray to configure vehicles, and learned about the mysterious crop circle that appeared in Salinas, California a couple of weeks ago. Now, we’ll wrap-up…..
CES 2014: NVIDIA’s Marketing Team Responsible for Crop Circle in Salinas, California
I’m not sure what kind of daze I was in during the last week of 2013, but I somehow missed the fact that a crop circle shaped like a computer chip surfaced in Salinas, California. Well, before wrapping-up his presentation at CES, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang admitted that his marketing team was…..
CES 2014: NVIDIA Uses Iray to Configure Cars Like Never Before
Since at least the launch of its GeForce GTX 400 series, NVIDIA has talked about a tool that auto dealerships could implement into their routine that would greatly enhance the buying experience of the customer. At CES 2014, it demoed it best implementation to date. Much of the talk during Jen-Hsun Huang’s…..
A Look at NVIDIA’s Most Ambitious SoC Yet: Tegra K1
NVIDIA impressed at CES 2013 with the unveiling of its Tegra 4 processor, and as is now super-clear, it wanted to blow people’s socks off at the latest event. With Tegra K1, NVIDIA caters to gamers, developers, and believe it or not, car manufacturers. Let’s investigate and find out just what it…..
CES 2014: Google to Show Off 4K YouTube Streaming Using its Own VP9 Codec
Given the trends we saw during 2013, there’s no doubt whatsoever that 4K will be given a major focus at next week’s CES. It’s not just going to be TV vendors doing the talking, either, but component and mobile vendors along with technology companies. And speaking of technology companies, Google is one…..
CES 2014: Acer’s TA272 HUL All-in-One PC Runs Android, Features 2560×1440 Touchscreen
With its 22CV241 all-in-one announced a couple of weeks ago, LG proved to the world that mobile OSes don’t have to remain “mobile”. That fact has been further proven by Acer today, with its announcement of the TA272 HUL AIO – one that also runs a Google OS, Android. Unlike LG’s AIO,…..
CES 2014: Razer’s Adaro Line of Headphones Cater to the Discerning Music Listener
Years ago, most people knew of Razer as being the maker of gaming mice and other peripherals. Today, the company’s product-lines are all over the place – but that’s not a bad thing. Despite its broad focus, Razer continues to release compelling products, and that couldn’t be more true on the audio…..
Steam User Crafts Level 1,000 Snow Globe Badge, Level 100 Foil Badge for Good Measure
Steam’s latest mega-sale has just about reached its conclusion, and for the most part, it’s been standard fare – but that doesn’t mean nothing notable has come out of it. Back when the sale launched, I noted that a special holiday badge could be constructed, something we first saw during the sale…..
NZXT Kraken G10 GPU Bracket Review
What if I told you that a $30 part can help improve your GPU’s temperatures by around 46°C at load compared to stock cooling? Crazy, right? Well, NZXT’s Kraken G10 might be nothing more than a steel bracket and mounting hardware, but pair it with a compatible AIO CPU water cooler, and…..
Tt eSPORTS MEKA G-Unit Red Switch Mechanical Keyboard Review
With its MEKA G-Unit “Red Switch Edition”, Tt caters to those wanting a robust gaming keyboard that offers the smoothest typing experience possible. In addition to its CHERRY MX red switches, the G-Unit includes 12 dedicated macro keys, dedicated media player and profile-switcher keys, and something totally unexpected: A built-in USB audio…..
iFixit Tears-down the Latest Mac Pro, Awards it a Great Repairability Score
When the latest Mac Pro was unveiled at this past summer’s WWDC, it seemed like its unique and tight-packed design would result in it being one of the most non-user upgradable Macs ever built. Well, over the past week, as some folks have begun to conduct teardowns, we can see that Apple…..
Google’s Chromebooks Have Surpassed Apple’s MacBook in Sales
Well, that’s a headline I have never anticipated writing. According to the latest reports out of NPD, Google’s Chromebook has made quite the impact on the US commercial (businesses) market during 2013 (up until November). It’s managed to secure a 21% share of the notebook pie, up from – get this – 0.1%…..
Samsung’s Upcoming LPDDR4 Can Store 1GB on a Single Die
Samsung has today announced the development of LPDDR4 DRAM that can store 8Gb (1GB) on a single die. This paves the way for mobile devices that can store more than 2GB of memory, which is the kind of progression we’d expect to see in the next couple of years. At the moment,…..
Apple’s Newest Mac Pro Costs Less than DIY PC Build… Thanks to AMD
Word’s out that Apple’s latest Mac Pro costs less than an equal-configured do-it-yourself PC, but as we’ve discovered, this is one of those cases where there’s more than meets the eye. Has Apple finally loosened up on its famed “Apple Tax”? Not so. Instead, the attractive pricing of the latest Mac Pro…..
The $109 Console-killer GPU: AMD’s Radeon R7 260 Graphics Card Reviewed
No one should be surprised at the fact that testing out $500 graphics cards is fun, but with the right perspective, budget cards can be, too. Take the $109 AMD Radeon R7 260, for example, which has debuted following flagship console releases. With that in mind, let’s see what such an affordable…..