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It’s no secret that 2008 is shaping up as a stellar year for ultraportables, and now even perennial clunker manufacturer Rock is getting in on the action. The new Pegasus 210 is built on Intel’s UMPC internals, with a 800MHz A110 processor doing the “heavy” lifting. The laptop sports 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth and optional HSDPA connectivity, along with a 80GB 1.8-inch HDD, 1GB of RAM, a 4-in-1 card reader and a PCMCIA slot. There’s no disc drive, but there is a full complement of ports on the 2.2 pound laptop. You can pick one up for a rather palatable

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Filed under: Desktops, Laptops

Intel’s Nehalem chips were just officially announced a couple weeks ago, but the company’s already showing off early samples at the Intel Developer Forum in China this week. Performance numbers are being closely guarded, but quad-core samples are clocked at 3.2GHz, and it’s expected that Nehalem chips will offer up to a 30 percent performance increase at the same clock speeds over Core 2 processors. Of course, the name still sounds like a particularly violent sneeze, but you know Intel’s running some hard-core focus groups right now to repair that problem.

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Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops

Intel officially took the wraps off its widely-discussed and readily-implemented Centrino Atom processor / system controller for MIDs last night, and while there aren’t a lot of surprises in spec land, it was nice to finally get an idea of what these suckers will cost:

• Z500 - 800MHz, 0.65W TDP power, 400MHz FSB, 512K L2 cache ($45)
• Z510 - 1.1GHz, 2W TDP power, 400MHz FSB, 512K L2 cache ($45)
• Z520 - 1.33GHz, 2W TDP power, 533MHz FSB, 512K L2 cache ($65)
• Z530 - 1.6GHz, 2W TDP power, 533MHz FSB, 512K L2 cache ($95)
• Z540 - 1.86GHz, 2.4W TDP power, 533MHz FSB, 512K L2 cache ($160)

That’s the pricing per 1,000 units, and is a little bit more than that $30 1.6GHz Atom 230 we were hearing about, but it does include the CPU plus the System Controller Hub with integrated graphics, HD video playback, HD audio and other nifty I/O things like support for WiFi, WiMAX and cellular radios.

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Filed under: Features, Laptops, Wireless

Damn, Everex clearly stepped up their game with the Cloudbook MAX. Not that we want to harsh on the original Cloudbook or anything, but this thing is definitely in a different class — and the integrated XOHM WiMAX doesn’t injured, either. Check out some hands-on shots taken at CTIA below.

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IGN decided to go all-out for their April Fools’ day prank by creating a full-length “The Legend of Zelda” movie trailer. Continue reading to watch.

What we do know is that the film is being written and directed by newcomer Sam Balcomb. Going the route of Star Wars: Episode IV, this production decided to cast all unknowns in the iconic roles. Link is played by JR Killigrew, Camille C. Brown portrays a very Elven Princess Zelda, and Gregory Lee Kenyon stars as Ganondorf

[via Kotaku]

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If you’ve always wanted an impossible to open door chain, then check out the “Defendius” by Art Lebedev. This contraption is literally a maze gone wrong. Click here for one more picture.

Sure there’s plenty options out there for those that want quick and easy security measures for their doors, but what about those that like to make everyday activities a challenge?

[via engadget - Artlebedev]

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Sprint announces the availability of the Samsung Instinct. This multimedia phone sports a 3.1-inch touchscreen display, 2.0-megapixel camera, EV-DO Rev. A support, GPS, Bluetooth, and expandable memory. Click here for first picture in gallery.

And then content and app wise, Sprint’s own wares are basically swapped in for Apple’s: Sprint Music Store, Navigation, Television, Visual Voicemail and a full HTML web browser - everything except a la carte music included in the $100 monthly subscription fee

[via Gizmodo]

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That’s right, a seller is offering this steampunk Darth Vader mask on eBay, complete with steam tank. Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

This vader mask was sitting on my shelf for about 14 years. It was originally purchased for me on my first trip to Disney World. Rather than get rid of it, I decided to have a little fun with it. I was inspired by some art from the Vader Project, and some other cool steampunk Star Wars stuff I found online

[via Gizmodo]

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