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The Xi3 Modular Microcomputer
David Politis of Xi3 Microcomputers (http://xi3.org/) presents the Xi3 Modular Computer. It is an extremely small form factor and operates on only 20 watts of power, yet contains a dual-core AMD Athlon...
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Ubisurfer Netbook
Ubisurfer is a services where you pay for the cost of the netbook which is $250.99 and get free Internet access for up to 30 hours a month for a full year. Right now in the UK if you want unlimited...
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Zoodles Child-Safe Play App
Jeffrey interviews Mark Williamson, CEO of Zoodles, which makes software that gives a “kid mode” to devices such as PCs, tablets and smartphones. As I suspect most parents will testify, children are...
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HP Omni Pro 110 PC
HP today announced the new all-in-one HP Omni Pro 110 PC and it certainly seems to be a good compromise between features and looks, well suited for the business environment. It’s got a 20″ widescreen...
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HP Pushes All-In-One Form Factor for PCs
HP thinks that the future of the desktop is in the all-in-one form factor with the announcement today of no less than seven new devices aimed at both the business and consumer markets. According to the...
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HP Changes Its Mind
After an “evaluation of strategic alternatives”, HP has decided not to either sell or spin off the Personal Systems Group (PSG). Given the plummet of the share price on the original review announcement...
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Videophone with the Biscotti TV Phone
The sci-fi vision of the videophone being as commonplace as the telephone hasn’t materialised but Skype and Google+ Hangouts have made videocalls with webcams popular, especially with families who are...
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Vizio Introduces a Line of PCs
One of the reasons I am a fan of Apple products is because of their ability to design products that are both beautiful and functional. I will never deny that a Microsoft Windows base computer can do...
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AikenLabs Immersive Motion Accessory System
AikenLabs Immersive Motion Accessory System is a body-worn motion controller that takes real world actions and puts them into video games. Andy checks out some moves with Ethan from AikenLabs. The...
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Leonar3Do Virtual Reality Kit
This looks more like an instrument of torture than any kind of bird I’ve seen but fortunately it’s not and it’s actually the virtual reality controller from Leonar3Do‘s desktop VR kit. Andy and...
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iTwin Creates a Personal Cloud
iTwin is billed as an “infinite capacity thumb drive” but this sells the device short – it’s much more than this. Andy finds out what its capable of from Akash at CES Showstoppers. The basic premise of...
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Caught Out Again By Auto Update Reboot
Dear Microsoft, There’s a bug in your auto-update program that makes Windows 7 reboot the PC even when the program has been told not to restart the PC. Last night, I was doing a full format of a 1 TB...
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Fluff, The Silent Killer
Fluff can be a PC killer as I recently discovered, but the solution to the problem is straightforward. As a true geek, I built my own PC, but it’s no speed demon with a mid-range quad-core processor....
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Rovio Entertainment is getting ready to release Angry Birds Star Wars. It is going to be available on November 8, 2012. I’m beginning to think that Star Wars is the “bacon” of geekdom. Everything...
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Pogoplug Mobile Review
The cloud is definitely where it’s at right now, but what if you don’t like the idea the idea of Google, Dropbox et al looking after your data? Then you might be interested in a Pogoplug, which allows...
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Elite: Dangerous
There’s a pretty good chance that if you are a 40+ British geek, the mere mention of “Elite” will roll back the years to hours of gameplay in front of a BBC Model B, flying a wireframe starship around...
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Buffalo Launches Thunderbolt Portable SSD
Following on from GNC’s review of the MiniStation Air earlier this month, Buffalo have a launched the MiniStation Thunderbolt SSD. As you might guess from the name, it’s a portable SSD with a...
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Amazon Introduces AutoRip
Amazon has introduced a brand new service called AutoRip. This is a very different way of looking at music storage. In short, it takes the CD that you purchased from Amazon and puts it into your...
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EA Offers “Something For Your Trouble”
SimCity has been mentioned quite a bit in blogs, news articles, and various forms of social media recently – for all the wrong reasons. EA, the makers of the game, have done an excellent job of finding...
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Barnes & Noble Retires Nook Apps for PC and Mac
Avid readers who have been enjoying the Nook app on their PC or Mac are in for some disappointment. According to The Digital Reader Barnes & Noble has officially ended its support for the Nook app...
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