A language teacher was explaining to her class that in French, nouns unlike their English counterparts, are grammatically designated as masculine or feminine.

“House” in French, is feminine -”la maison,” “Pencil” in French, is masculine “le crayon.”
One puzzled student asked, “What gender is computer?” The teacher did not know, and the word was not in her French dictionary. So for fun she split the class into two groups appropriately enough, by gender and asked them to decide whether “computer” should be a masculine or a feminine noun.

Both groups were required to give four reasons for their recommendation.

The men’s group decided that computer should definitely be of the feminine gender (”la computer”), because:
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later review
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

The women’s group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine “le computer”) because:
1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on.
2. They have a lot of data but still can’t think for themselves
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realise that if you had waited a little longer you could have gotten a better model.

LG latest Nettop XPION X30 (the little black box the girl holding). This little computer is powered by Atom N230 CPU and comes with NVIDIA ION (MCP7A) Chipset, 2GB of RAM, 250GB of HDD and running on Windows Vista. More pictures after the break. Read more…

iBuyPower has released their new Paladin E series gaming PC. They include Gamer Paladin E720, E750, E820 and E870. This gaming machine comes with customized eye-catching case. It is powered by Core i5/i7 CPU and comes with AMD/NVIDIA graphics card, an Asus motherboard, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory and a 500GB hard drive. Priced from $779 to $1739.

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In this new Get A Mac ad, Mac is asking people to get a PC. That doesn’t sounds right huh…

“PC tries a new way to sell Windows PCs, but, as always, fails in the end – just like a real Windows PC.”

Find out after the break. Read more…

Asus has come out with their new all-in-one PC for European market known as the Eee Top ET2002T. It is powered by an Intel Atom 330 dual core CPU and comes with a 20-inch touchscreen display with 1600 x 900 resolution, a NVIDIA ION graphics card, a 2GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a DVD burner and an HDMI input. The Asus ET2002T will be available in Europe within the next few weeks at €598 which around $846.

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Acer has announced its Veriton N260G nettop PC in American market. The Veriton N260G-U2802CP is an ultra-compact nettop that comes with screw-less chassis, making it easy for upgrade and maintenance. It also has the VESA mounting so you can fit it anyway in your office. Check out the specs after the break. Read more…

No idea how much this shipping cost, getting a large truck to bring a small box. Hey that can fit into any normal cars. Oh shss, the box is crushed and it’s upside down. Hmm… that’s something you don’t see everyday.

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Cyberpower has come out with a new gaming desktop PC called the Viper. It is powered by 2.66GHz Intel Core i7 920 processor and comes with 6GB DDR3 RAM, spacious 1TB hard drive, DVD burner, AMD Radeon HD 4890 / NVIDIA GTX 285 graphics, Asetek 240mm advanced liquid cooling solution, Cooler Master Storm Sniper chassis, and running Windows Vista. This machine is going to cost you $1,295.

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The Sotec S504 Series desktop PC is available from Core 2 Duo to Core 2 Quad. It comes with 1TB HDD, 4GB of RAM and 21.5” Full HD LCD. It is going to be sold in Japan starting July 18 with free upgrade to Windows 7.

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Buffalo has released a new BSSP07, a line of stereo speakers that come in four different colors. It can be use on almost any DAP, mobile and even works with PC. It is powered by 4xAA Batteries or USB, produces up to 800mWx2Ch or 700mWx2ch.

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