Archive for October 10th, 2008
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It’s hard to say what we’ve come across here, but if our retinas aren’t deceiving us too badly, this looks to be an in the wild shot (sans blur, amazingly) of Dell’s forthcoming E Slim. If you’ll recall, we caught a glimpse of stated device way back in June, and the two look at least marginally similar using the oh-so-scientific eyeball test. But look, even if this thing isn’t the E Trim (though we’re guessing it is until proven otherwise), we’ve been told on numerous occasions that Dell is mulling the idea of pumping out a netbook with a 10- to 12-inch display. An accompanying screenshot of the unit’s internals was also provided, and while the model may say Optiplex1210, we’re guessing that’s just there for prototyping purposes; besides, the listed CPU matches up quite nicely with the aforementioned E Slim specs that slipped out this summer. So Round Rock — when are you going to come out and get official with your 12.1-incher? Before or after this coming Tuesday?
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It’s pretty far behind the likes of Dell and HP in getting to the bottom of the whole defective NVIDIA GPU situation, but Apple has now finally come out and confirmed that some of its MacBook Pros are indeed affected by the problem. According to a just posted Apple support document, the specific models affected were all made between Might 2007 and September 2008, and include all 15- and 17-inch models equipped with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processors. As with other laptops, the problem shows itself in the form of distorted or scrambled video, or a complete absence of video on the screen or external display. If your MacBook Pro falls into that lot, and the problem occurs within two years of your original buy date, Apple says it’ll repair it free of charge, even if it’s out of warranty. It’s also issuing refunds to folks that have already paid to get their MacBook Pro repaired. Hit up the link below for the complete details.
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Zepto managed to carve out a tiny niche for itself with its understated Nexus A15 gaming laptop, and it looks like it’s now giving it some company with its new Nox A14 model. From the looks of it, this one is mostly identical to its predecessor, with the notable exception of a 14.1-inch 1440 x 900 screen and, consequently, a slightly smaller and lighter form factor. Otherwise, you can anticipate to get a Core 2 Duo P9500 processor, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB, up to 8GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive (or 128GB SSD), a built-in 2-megapixel webcam, and a DVD burner or optional Blu-ray drive. If that’s sounds about right, you can order one now for a starting price of
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 We’ve seen tons of Eees modded with touchscreens, and it looks like ASUS is taking the hint — it’s saying that it anticipates to launch touch-enabled Eee Computers next year, as long rumored. It’s not clear whether the new models will run XP or a special Linux build, but we’ll find out soon enough, since the company plans to show them off at CES in January. Unsurprisingly, we should also be seeing dual-core Atom 330 chips make their way into the Eee line as soon as they’re available in quantity, but the best piece of news is probably that ASUS will be getting aggressive on price with a sub-$300 Eee. Now just wrap all that up in the S101’s case and we’re all set — that would be just about perfect.
[Via Electronista]
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 We’ve seen some huge names working on 32nm chips, and now we have the ability to add two more to the mix. According to Nikkei, Panasonic and Renesas have recently developed technology necessary to mass produce the tiny guys, using metal oxide film (instead of a silicon material) for the insulating layer and titanium nitride for the conducting layer. This has allowed the chips to consume less power, so the 32nm chips operate comparably to their 45nm siblings. Look for a street date sometime in 2011 — but taking into account that Toshiba, IBM and others have set a target date of 2010 for their 32nm chips, and Samsung and Intel are aiming at 2009, Panny might be showing up to this celebration a tiny late.
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Need for Speed Undercover “has players racing through speedways, dodging cops and chasing rivals as they go deep undercover to take down an International crime syndicate.” Continue reading for the Need for Speed Undercover video. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Black Box, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. today unveiled the on the web modes in Need for Speed Undercover, including the all-new multiplayer mode, Cops and Robbers. This visceral team-based mode pits two teams of four players against each other in the ultimate battle-royale.
[via IGN]
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Simply put, the Energy Seed is “an LED lamp post powered by trashed alkaline batteries.” No word yet on pricing or availability. Click here for first picture in gallery.
The idea is to encourage people to throw their batteries away into the Energy Seed. There’s a slot for almost every size battery. The unit combines any left over juice from all the batteries to power a super efficient LED light.
[via Yankodesign]
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As banks get smarter, so do the ATM skimmer machines. This high-tech setup consists of: a speaker, altered cell phone, camera, card skimmer, and a Flash memory card. Basically, the scammer mounts a fake speaker over the keypad and once an ATM card is inserted, the card skimmer captures your account number. All that information is then transmitted to a modified cell phone, whilst a spy camera records the PIN number, sending it to the Flash memory card. Video after the break.
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At first glance, it might look like LEGO furniture gone wrong, but the Audio Chair has “actually been precisely engineered from a 3-dimensional waveform plot of a brief sound clip.” Click here for one more picture.
To make his Sound/Chair, designer Matthew Plummer-Fernandez started with a 3D plot based on the volume, time and frequency of a short piece of audio.
[via Technabob]
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Unlike its predecessor, the Call of Duty 5 “single player campaign is engaging and exciting too the missing puzzle piece from COD 3.” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Running on the Call of Duty 4 engine, World at War looks astounding. It really does. In the pacific jungles of south-east Asia, an American contingent pushes through the muddy swamps of a dense thicket, searching for a downed Spitfire.
[via IGN]
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