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Corsair showcases second gen Vengeance gaming peripherals

Corsair showcases second gen Vengeance gaming peripherals
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Corsair has unveiled several second generation Vengeance gaming peripherals including the Vengeance K95 Mechanical Keyboard, an update to the original K90 announced at last year’s CES. The revised board is said to make up for some of the shortcoming found…

Valve and Xi3 show off "Piston" Steam Box prototype at CES

Valve and Xi3 show off "Piston" Steam Box prototype at CES
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Gaming With Video
  • Last month, following weeks of hints and rumors, Valve CEO and co-founder Gabe Newell finally admitted that his company will start selling PCs for the living room in 2013. How far along they were on the project was unclear, but…

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 800 and 600 series chips, promises huge performance gains

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 800 and 600 series chips, promises huge performance gains
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs took the stage at the Las Vegas Convention Center last night to unveil the company's latest chipsets: the Snapdragon 800 and 600 series. The former will appear in “premium” mobile devices in the second half of…

Lenovo shows Erazer X700 gaming rig with dual GPUs, liquid cooling

Lenovo shows Erazer X700 gaming rig with dual GPUs, liquid cooling
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Gaming
  • Along with a slew of tablets, notebooks and all-in-one computers, Lenovo has unveiled a new gaming desktop at CES. Due to ship in June for a starting price of $1,499, the Erazer X700 could prove to be a solid option…

3M unveils 84" multitouch tabletop with UHD display, 100-point input

3M unveils 84" multitouch tabletop with UHD display, 100-point input
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware With Video
  • 3M is showing off its 84-inch multi-touch table at CES this year and The Verge has provided its own, brief hands-on. Reminiscent of Microsoft's original "Surface" tabletop touchscreen (video), the gigantic capacitive table is the successor to last year's 46-inch…

D-Link unveils 802.11ac router with Qualcomm's StreamBoost, SharePort Go II travel router

D-Link unveils 802.11ac router with Qualcomm
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 6:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • Following up from Qualcomm's introduction of StreamBoost last week we're now starting to see the first devices to take advantage of the technology. Today at CES Qualcomm introduced a range of wireless networking products, including the Gaming Router 5000, which…

Intel unveils new chips for smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks

Intel unveils new chips for smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 5:39 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing Breaking News
  • Intel made a smattering of announcements during its press event at CES today, with topics spanning from cellphones and ultrabooks to natural human interfaces and shared all-in-one computing. We have a summary of the different subjects below, though you may…

Roccat's Ryos MK Pro mechanical keyboard has per-key backlighting

Roccat
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Gaming With Video
  • Compared to most of its rivals, Roccat has been relatively slow to take advantage of the rising interest in mechanical keyboards, but that's about to change this quarter when the company ships its first Cherry MX-based offering. Roccat is preparing…

Zotac intros third-gen Zbox with desktop CPU, GeForce GPU, more

Zotac intros third-gen Zbox with desktop CPU, GeForce GPU, more
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • Eager to partake in the madness of CES, Zotac has updated its Zbox mini-PC line with two new systems: a new third-generation design (ID42) and a revamped second-generation offering (ID83). Zotac says the former is the most drastic evolution of…

Share Netflix and Hulu recordings on the go with HP's Pocket Playlist

Share Netflix and Hulu recordings on the go with HP
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Perhaps the most interesting product from HP at this year’s CES isn’t a notebook or an all-in-one PC, but this: the HP Pocket Playlist. This pint-sized gadget promises to record and store media from a number of different sources then…

Gigabyte to release two Thin Mini-ITX motherboards later this month

Gigabyte to release two Thin Mini-ITX motherboards later this month
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Gigabyte is preparing to release two motherboards based on Intel’s Thin Mini-ITX platform later this month, the GA-H77TN and the GA-B75TN. If you aren’t familiar, this platform is essentially a low profile Micro-ITX design built for affordable DIY and all-in-one…

SteelSeries unveils Apex and Apex [RAW] gaming keyboards

SteelSeries unveils Apex and Apex [RAW] gaming keyboards
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • SteelSeries has introduced two new gaming keyboards at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. The Apex and Apex include a bevy of gamer-specific features as well as low-profile keys and customizable backlit illumination.

USB 3.0 update will double transfer speeds to 10Gbps in 2014

USB 3.0 update will double transfer speeds to 10Gbps in 2014
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 9:40 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • The USB 3.0 Promoter Group has announced that a major update for the ubiquitous interface is currently in the works, in an effort to double today's 5Gbps transfer rate to a Thunderbolt-matching 10Gbps. The speed boost is still a bit…

Vizio updates PC lineup, introduces a Windows 8 tablet at CES

Vizio updates PC lineup, introduces a Windows 8 tablet at CES
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 8:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Vizio entered the personal computer race a year ago at the Consumer Electronics Show and despite a few hiccups with the early lineup, the company received a lot of praise for launching most systems with 1080p displays and adopting a…

Lenovo: 27-inch IdeaCentre Table PC, Yoga 11S laptop, ThinkPad Helix convertible

Lenovo: 27-inch IdeaCentre Table PC, Yoga 11S laptop, ThinkPad Helix convertible
  • Posted January 7, 2013, 4:07 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Lenovo was ready to show a whole range of new products ahead of CES, including the 27-inch IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC, a new desktop model that features a large touchscreen that can lie flat and accept up to 10 simultaneous…

Leaked roadmap shows Intel 530 SSDs with SandForce controllers

Leaked roadmap shows Intel 530 SSDs with SandForce controllers
  • Posted January 4, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • VR-Zone has once again shared (Chinese) a possible leaked Intel roadmap, this time showing an Intel "530 series" SSD on the horizon. According to the leaked slide, 80GB and 180GB 530 models could appear as soon as Q1 this year. 2.5"…

Additional Intel Bay Trail details surface courtesy of leaked slides

Additional Intel Bay Trail details surface courtesy of leaked slides
  • Posted January 4, 2013, 11:14 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Additional details concerning Intel’s next generation Atom processor platform have surfaced online more than a year ahead of its scheduled arrival. Codenamed Bay Trail, the new platform will be a true single chip SoC built on Intel’s latest 22-nanometer process…

Samsung unveils 24-inch touch monitor optimized for Windows 8

Samsung unveils 24-inch touch monitor optimized for Windows 8
  • Posted January 4, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Samsung has announced a new series of monitors just days ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show. The 24-inch Series 7 SC770 utilizes a 10-point multi-touch panel that is optimized specifically for use with Windows 8 – the first display designed…

Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Case Review

Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Case Review
  • Posted January 3, 2013, 7:51 PM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Hardware
  • Cooler Master recently launched yet another enthusiast-friendly CM Storm chassis, the Scout 2. Despite its relatively low $90 price tag, the Scout 2 has plenty to offer, including ergonomic steel-reinforced carrying handles, USB 3.0 support and room for up to two SSDs, nine fans and any graphics card around.

    Although we reviewed several Cooler Master enclosures in 2012, it's been a year since we laid hands on a new CM Storm-branded case, so it'll be interesting to see how the company's latest offering holds up in the increasingly competitive sub-$100 territory.

MSI's Slidebook S20 Windows 8 convertible coming soon for $1,200

MSI
  • Posted January 3, 2013, 5:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Unveiled last summer at Computex, MSI's Slidebook S20 fell off the radar after missing its initial release date in October. With CES coming up next week, the company has announced that its new Windows 8 convertible is finally approaching the…

BluTracker helps find things within a half mile radius using your phone

BluTracker helps find things within a half mile radius using your phone
  • Posted January 3, 2013, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware With Video
  • StickNFind, LLC has launched a campaign on indiegogo for a new product called BluTracker. As the name suggests, BluTracker is a long range Bluetooth GPS tracking device that features a line-of-sight range of up to 2,500 feet that’s suitable for…

Asus to bundle Leap Motion's gesture control system with laptops and all-in-ones

Asus to bundle Leap Motion
  • Posted January 3, 2013, 9:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News With Video
  • Leap Motion, the San Francisco based startup behind a new 3D gesture control system for computers has revealed its first OEM bundling deal this morning. Starting this year, select high-end notebooks and premium All-in-One PCs from Asus will let users…

Velocity Micro launches NoteMagix ultrabooks starting at $799.99

Velocity Micro launches NoteMagix ultrabooks starting at $799.99
  • Posted January 3, 2013, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Boutique system builder Velocity Micro has expanded its mobile offerings with a new ultrabook range that includes three machines: the NoteMagix U430, U450 and U470. On the most affordable end of things, the U430 starts at $799.99 and offers a…

Marvell invests in Memoright to supply firmware for solid state drives

Marvell invests in Memoright to supply firmware for solid state drives
  • Posted January 3, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Marvell Technology will be teaming up with Taiwan solid state drive maker Memoright as part of a deal that will see them use their controller ICs alongside Memoright’s firmware to build a completely new SSD, according to industry sources in…

Ubuntu-based smartphones announced for Q3 2013

Ubuntu-based smartphones announced for Q3 2013
  • Posted January 2, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware With Video
  • It appears Google's Android and Apple's iOS are about to face some new competition: Ubuntu. Canonical, the primary organization who backs Ubuntu, has announced a mobile-centric version of the OS which aims to debut on two different smartphones. The devices…

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