See this tiny nettop with an annoying antenna and a blue power button? This tiny box is very hippy and typical. But don’t let its shape and size fool you. This thing is powered by a Core i7 processor.
This tiny black box is called the Stealth LPC-670, and is designed together to work with the new Sandy Bridge Intel Core i3/i5/i7 mobile processor with low operating voltage.
Measuring 6.5-inch x 6-inch x 2-inch, the Stealth LPC-670 features a rugged aluminum chassis, up to 750GB of HDD and up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM. Other specifications include a choice of a DVD burner or a DVD/ Blu-ray combo drive, an integrated 802.11g WiFi, HDMI and USB 2.0. Let’s not forget the powerful hamster sponsored by Intel that’s running in it too.
The Stealth LPC-670 is now available for $1650 each, and should look quite good and very stealth in your living room, unless of course you prefer something more aesthetic yet less powerful, like the Mac Mini.
The brand new iPad 2 from Apple Inc. has finally been launch, and manufacturers of accessories for the iPad have started their assault in this lucrative market. It seemed that Logitech is fast in throwing in new accessories for the new iPad 2. The first is this iPad 2 Keyboard case. It is actually the re-branded and re-designed version of ZAGG’s ZAGGmate, because Logitech has collaborated with ZAGG this time to push out products fast.
The device doubles as a protective case for transport, but quickly converts to hold the iPad 2 either horizontally or vertically. Of course, let’s not forget that keyboard, although it still lacks the numpads. Weighing 12.8 ounces, the iPad 2 Keyboard Case also incorporates a 510mAh battery, which is good for “several weeks” of normal use without charging. Each purchase comes equipped with a Quickstart guide, four optional rubber feet and a micoUSB cable for charging. The Logitech iPad 2 Keyboard Case by ZAGG will be available in April for $100 a pop.
JBL is back with a couple of new home theatre speakers, their pioneer ground that they excel in. The new home theatre speakers are the Cinema 300 and Cinema 500. As usual, both speaker systems consist of four satellite speakers and a strong 150-watt subwoofer. The JBL Cinema 300 is among the smallest and most stylish that JBL engineering has ever produced. But they surround you with distinct dialogue and crisp, accurate music and effects (from voiced-matched center and satellite speakers), and all the deep, floor-rumbling bass (from a down-firing, 150-watt powered subwoofer) that you can handle.
The JBL Cinema 500 is quite similar with the Cinema 300, but also features dual-midrange centre and satellite speakers that surround you with distinct dialogue and crisp, accurate music and effects. A down-firing, 150-watt powered subwoofer adds the deep, floor-rumbling bass that today’s most exciting movies demand. The JBL Cinema 300 and Cinema 500 are priced at $499 and $699, respectively.
Well what do we have here? Apple just launched their new iPad 2 last month in 25 countries, and now there’s already some knock-off of their brand new Smart Cover. This fake ‘Smart Cover’ only cost you $33, and comes with detachable (no user assistance required) hinge elements, and has a special pet-repelling odor as an added extra. As usual from knock-off products, you can expect their quality and functionality’s limit. Sometimes, paying premium for Apple’s own-brand peripheral suddenly seems reasonable.
The rivalry in Korea is not slowing down. Whenever Samsung announce a new breakthrough, LG is sure to follow (and vice versa, taking turns). LG is again taking a lead in the display technology by demonstrating a crazy new 47-inch display that packs in everything a geek could want: IPS technology, 1080p resolution, multitouch, and some good old transparency, just because they can. Totally a James Bond technology right there.
Of course, this is not a commercial product for home use, but this so-called Window Display is intended for advertisers and other digital signage proprietors, meaning that even if it wasn’t still at the concept stage, it likely wouldn’t be populating living rooms anyway.
Android is an awesome mobile platform, but every Android handset owners will know that it sucks to wait for the manufacturers to update their Android OS version, which takes forever to happen. Luckily, Cyanogen’s got your back as usual and has just released the final v7.0 of the CyanogenMod, now based on Android 2.3.3.
Now there’s an extensive list of supported Android handsets, which is now also extended to a couple of tablets: the B&N Nook Color and the Viewsonic G Tablet. As usual with custom ROMs, we always advice readers to take extra precautions when updating with custom ROMs, as the installation methods might prove confusing, and any wrong steps may possibly get your phones or tablets to brick.
Of course, it’s a good way to taste Gingerbread with your phone, especially to those that may never see their phones getting upgraded even to Froyo, not to say Gingerbread. Full details of the changes made in version 7 plus instructions on how to get it set up on your Android device can be found in the link below.
Ever saw something that’s very cool and awesome on the Internet that makes you look in deep admiration? Well sometimes typing a very typical “That’s so cool!” isn’t enough to convey the awesomeness that you felt, so Matt Richardson over at Make did something about that feeling, and perfected an Awesome button, designed specifically to spit out synonyms for his favorite descriptive word.
To accomplish the task, he had to gut a Staples “easy” button and arrange a Teensy USB microcontroller inside it, before making the resulting mini-thesaurus compatible with his computer.
RIM’s BlackBerry Torch didn’t really sail successfully when it’s launched last year, and it seemed that RIM has quickly prepared a new successor to the Torch, happily named the Torch 2. As you can expect, the Torch 2 is indeed a Torch with some simple speed bump and some software update, and that’s now been all but confirmed by BGR.
As you can see, it’s nearly identical to the original Torch in terms of appearance, but BGR says the device’s 1.2GHz processor could “light a fire” when paired with BlackBerry OS 6.1, and that its 640 x 480 display “looks absolutely great.” As with the Bold Touch it got its hands on yesterday, BGR says the Torch 2 will be making its official debut at BlackBerry World next month, with a launch to follow in July.
Yes and everyone’s still moaning over no new iPhone announcement in WWDC 2011.
Android is an awesome mobile platform, but every Android handset owners will know that it sucks to wait for the manufacturers to update their Android OS version, which takes forever to happen. Luckily, Cyanogen’s got your back as usual and has just released the final v7.0 of the CyanogenMod, now based on Android 2.3.3.
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