Archive for June 10th, 2008

Iomega's DVR Expander does 500GB of eSATA storage for SA DVRs

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Filed under: Home Entertainment, StorageSo, your cable company stuck you with one of those boring, no-frills Scientific Atlanta DVR boxes. We feel your pain, but you don't have to just take it lying down. Iomega's new DVR Expander offers up 500GB of extra storage over eSATA for compatible Scientific Atlanta ...

Packard Bell busts out new Puma laptops, trio of new desktop lines

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops Packard Bell unleashed a big ol' set of machines in Italy today. Among the new laptops, the EasyNote RS65 13.3-incher cued some unusual design elements like red and chrome highlights and circular touchpad. It packs an Intel Centrino 2 and dedicated video card with DVI and HDMI. ...

Researchers show off flexible, band-aid-sized tactile display

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Filed under: Wearables We've seen tactile displays of all shapes and sizes, but none quite like this latest creation from a group of researchers at Korea's Sungkyunkwan University and the University of Nevada, which promises to be at your disposal whenever you need it. That's possible thanks to the electroactive polymer ...

Voodoo Omen and Envy press shots galore

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops You think we're tired of Omen and Envy 133 yet? Fat chance. That LCD-bedecked desktop behemoth and thintop contender (pictured) are both quite a new direction Voodoo, and their launch seems particularly good timing given Dell's apparent reshuffling of its XPS and Alienware lineups. But forget market ...

Samsung stops teasing, brings SpinPoint M6 500GB Stateside

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops, Storage We know you've been sitting on your hands since January, waiting for Samsung to ship this SpinPoint M6 500GB, 9.5mm laptop drive wonder. That whole "released in France" thing was just rubbing it in your face, and we apologize, but it looks like your wait is finally ...