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Conficker Damage Minimal
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Internet,
So did you wake up and wonder if your computer had been infected? It seems that Conficker did most of its damage in Asia, and was found to be modifying itself to make it more difficult to eradicate. While the threat is still not over, the best thing to come out of the virus is that security has been beefed up to try to find it. Symantic’s Vincent Weafer said that they believe that it was designed to make money. Maybe it can find Madoff’s missing millions.
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IOGear Auto Sharing Switch
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, PC / Laptop, Peripherals, USB,
If you live in a PC/Mac home, IOGear’s Auto Sharing Switch allows two of them to share one USB device or printer. The LED lets you know which computer has the access and by sending a printing task, the switch automatically changes it for you. Because it is bus powered, the GUB211 needs no external power supply. The USB 1.1/2.0 device is compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista 32-/64-bit and Mac OS X 10.3.9 or greater and is available for $27.95.
Dell Studio One 19 AIO
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: PC / Laptop, Wireless / WiFi,
Another AIO computer has been released. The Dell Studio One 19 has an 18.5-inch multi-touch LCD, up to 4GB dual channel memory, up to 750GB HDD, a 7-in-1 media reader, 6 USB ports and a slot load Optical drive. With a choice of processors and 5 colors, optional features include built-in wireless capability, a web cam, Blu-ray disc player and facial recognition security. The all-in-one comes out in Japan this month and other countries soon with a starting price of $699.00.
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TriGem D1133 AIO Desktop
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: PC / Laptop, Wireless / WiFi,
TriGem has upgraded their 18.4-inch All-In-One with the D1133. The desktop features a dual core AMD Athlon X2 processor, 2GB DDR2 memory, 250GB HDD, WiFi compatibility and a SuperMulti 8X dual layer DVD/CD reader-burner. Add to that a built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam, Windows Vista Home Basic, 1 SATA and 4 USB 2.0 ports. The D1133 is decently priced at $599.99.
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Inamo Interactive Touch Panel Tables
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Misc. Tech, PC / Laptop,
Blacksheep, a London architecture and design office, created the restaurant Inamo’s tables with projector and computer above each one. Customers utilize the touch panel to order food, change the look of the table, check out the kitchen webcam and play games. The interactive furniture can also call up local information on services like booking a cab. You can see it in action here. Someday soon we hope this becomes more commonplace, however if games are involved, there may a considerable waiting list.
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Dell Studio 15 Special Edition Laptop
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Home Entertainment, PC / Laptop, Wireless / WiFi,
Dell has unveiled their Studio Special Edition Laptop with a 15.4-inch high definition widescreen, Intel Core Duo processor, Windows Vista, multi-media keys, and an optional backlit keyboard. Bluetooth and WiFi capable, it also features a handy fingerprint reader, their Blu-ray Disc player, surround sound and both HDMI and Ethernet connections. The SSE laptop has a $799.00 price after an $80.00 instant savings.
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Samsung NC20 Mini-Notebook
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, PC / Laptop, Wireless / WiFi,
Samsung has become grammatically correct while announcing their new netbook
Mini-notebook. The 12.1-inch NC20 is a larger version of their NC10 and will have a Via 1.3GHz Nano processor inside. It also features a 1280x800 resolution, Chrome9 graphics, Windows XP Home Edition, 1 GB DDR2 memory and 160GB HDD storage. The N20 utilizes 6 Li-ion batteries for 6.5 hours of life, is Bluetooth capable and has 3 USB ports, an Ethernet LAN and a 3-in-1 card reader. No price or availability date has been announced.
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Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Netbook
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, PC / Laptop, Wireless / WiFi,
Now we may know why Dell recently reduced the price of their Inspiron Mini 9s. They might have been planning ahead for their new Mini 10 that came out today. Features include 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, an Intel Atom Processor Z520, a “roomy” keyboard, multi-touch gesture touchpad, a 10.1-inch WSVGA 16:9 widescreen display, webcam, internal WiFi, and will run Windows XP. The Mini 9 is aimed at “kids, tweens, teens, travelers and tweeters” or those with $399.00.
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Grace TAPE2USB Puts Cassettes on Computer
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Music, Portable Audio / Video,
Now you can skip the middle man
gadget and record your old cassette tapes directly to PC or Mac. The Grace TAPE2USB is fully functional and has a built-in 2.5-inch speaker with volume adjustment. The plug and play device has a counter, RCA connections for plugging into your home stereo and Audacity software included for editing. Once you download, you can listen to your tunes via any media player, burn them on a disc or upload to your MP3 player. The TAPE2USB has a $129.99 price.
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gScreen G400 Dual Display Laptop
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: PC / Laptop,
The gScreen G400 laptop has 2 15.4-inch backlit LED screens. It comes equipped with Windows Vista/XP Pro, an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz T9600 or P8400 2.26-GHz, 4 to 8 GB of RAM and 160GB to 500GB 7200rpm HD. Add to that NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M Graphics with 512MB memory or a NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT with 512MB memory, 6 USB ports as well as VGA, display, RJ-45, audio, and firewire connections. The gScreen will be available February 25, frogs probably not included.
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