OCZ breaks into bargain market with ’sub-$100′ 32GB Onyx SSD

March 10th, 2010
OCZ breaks into bargain market with ’sub-$100′ 32GB Onyx SSD

Say it ain’t so! OCZ Technology — a mainstay in the storage realm but an outfit that tends to serve the performance (read: affluent) market first and foremost — has just dove headfirst into the value-priced SSD segment. Debuting today, the Onyx SATA II 2.5-inch SSD is the company’s most affordable MLC-based solid state storage [...]

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DIY Cleanroom [Projects]

March 10th, 2010
DIY Cleanroom [Projects]

A few pieces of shelving. A PC fan. An air filter. A shower curtain. Some lighting. Combine, and you have a budget space fit for swapping lenses and analyzing moon rocks.

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Coloud Star Wars Headphones

March 10th, 2010
Coloud Star Wars Headphones

When you think Star Wars headphones you probably think of headphones that are giant Yoda ears or Princess Leia hair buns, which would be cool, but these are more down to Earth. Coloud has made three pairs of headphones that feature Darth Vader, the Rebel Alliance, and the Star Wars Logo.
Each is also styled [...]

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Coloud Star Wars Headphones

March 10th, 2010
Coloud Star Wars Headphones

When you think Star Wars headphones you probably think of headphones that are giant Yoda ears or Princess Leia hair buns, which would be cool, but these are more down to Earth. Coloud has made three pairs of headphones that feature Darth Vader, the Rebel Alliance, and the Star Wars Logo.
Each is also styled [...]

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Computing pioneer Chuck Thacker wins Turing Award

March 10th, 2010
Computing pioneer Chuck Thacker wins Turing Award

Chuck Thacker may not be quite the same household name as some other computing pioneers, but it’s pretty hard to overstate the influence he’s had on the industry, a feat for which he’s now be honored with the A.M. Turing Award — widely considered to be the “Nobel prize of computing.” While Thacker is now [...]

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Toshiba plans home tablets for late 2010

March 10th, 2010
Toshiba plans home tablets for late 2010

Toshiba wants a slice of the tablet market just like everybody else, so it will be rolling out its own line of tablets to compete with the iPad. The company thinks the line will arrive sometime later this year, or early 2011 if that doesn’t work out.
Toshiba isn’t entirely new to the tablet market.

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Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo]

March 10th, 2010
Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo]

Todays enticing deals are an HP tablet laptop that just begs to be touched all over. Those holding out on buying Uncharted 2, can finally give in with it’s irresistible lower price, and snag some free cleaning supplies too. More »

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OnLive Game Service to launch on June 17 in the US for $15 a month

March 10th, 2010
OnLive Game Service to launch on June 17 in the US for $15 a month

It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like the wait for OnLive is finally coming to an end: the service is now officially slated to launch on June 17 in the 48 contiguous states. The game streaming service will run users $14.95 a month, though buying or renting games is an additional cost [...]

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Android Surges While the iPhone Stalls Out [Smartphones]

March 10th, 2010
Android Surges While the iPhone Stalls Out [Smartphones]

The latest smartphone subscriber numbers are out, and the last three months have been kind to Google. Android’s still a relatively small player, but its usage base more than doubled since October. The iPhone, meanwhile, keeps on treading water. More »

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Zune HD2 already on the way?

March 10th, 2010
Zune HD2 already on the way?

Seems like just the other day the Zune HD arrived, but already rumors are circulating about a Zune HD2 that “will be similar to an iPod Touch,” and could ship this year. It could be part of the “Windows Phone 7 Series platform” and run Windows Phone 7 apps.
There’s no word on when we might [...]

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