AMD and ATI have announced that they will be joining forces so as to create a “Processing Powerhouse”. The deal is valued at $5.4 billion which is subject to approval of shareholders of the company but both the boards have already approved it unanimously. Both the companies feel that they can give a good […]
Plextor to release Blu-Ray Burner
Plextor has announced that they will be releasing a Blu-Ray writer this September. The PX-B900A will burn BD discs at 2X and supports single layer, dual-layer recordable and rewriteable media of either 25GB or 50GB storage capacity. Apart from burning BD-R and BD-RE it also burns DVD-RAM and DVD±R/RW and CD-R/RW. No word on […]
Portable DVD player from Evergreen
Evergreen will be launching a portable DVD player in Japan. The GH-PDV720-TV sports a 7″ screen and will play analog TV broadcasts, DivX and MP3 files. It can give up to 2.5 hours of DVD playback and is expected to hit the shelves in the middle of July. The player measures 780 grams and […]
Doggie Mouse
This really bad ergonomically designed USB optical mouse is from Evergreen. Coming in three variants, it offers a resolution of 400dpi. The mouse works by leaning it towards the left side for a left click and right side for the right click. The large scroller is located at the base which makes it very […]
FIFA Case Mod
A Dutch Modder has made an interesting case mod which sports players playing on a football ptich. The case has some lights, an EA logo and some crowd cheering up for the players. Players were ripped from a model railway accessory kit and painted them into two uniform colors. Looks pretty neat. More pics […]
Samsung’s 2ms Response Time Monitors
Samsung Electronics unveiled two new monitors which has a 2ms response time. The SyncMaster 740BF-R (17-inch) and SyncMaster 940BF-R (19-inch) monitors is a SXGA screen (1280×1024 pixels), has a contrast ratio of 700:1, MagicTune and MagicColor. The 17-inch screen weighs 3.4kg and costs Â¥39,800 (US$346) while the 19-incher weighs 4.8kg and costs Â¥54,800 (US$477). […]
Sony out with world’s smallest projector
Sony unveils world’s smallest projector which can easily fit in your palms. The projector uses 14 LEDs as its light source which consumes 30 watts of power and gives 50 lumens of brightness at a 800X600 resolution. There is no word on pricing or availability. [Via RegHardware]
Solo Computer runs on 8.5 Watts of power
Fantsuam Foundation from Nigeria have developed a prototype of a computer which runs on 8.5 watts of power as compared to an average computer which consumes 300 watts. Named as the Solo Computer, it does not possess any spinning disks which is the main reason for dust clogging.
Multimedia Mouse
Had enough of multimedia keyboard? Now here’s a mouse with multimedia controls. No details about it, but the left and the right click are placed below the cable connecting to the PC. Nice concept but ergonomics is an issue. [Via Gadgets-Weblog]
Combimouse
Here’s an unconventional keyboard which combines a mouse. Called the Combimouse the keyboard is split into two. The left part is the same as a normal QWERTY keyboard but the bottom of the right part is shaped like a mouse. The scroll wheel is at the left and the contact switch turns the keyboard […]