Golf Club Head Mouse

Posted in Golf by Conner Flynn on March 16th, 2009

Golf Club Head MouseLook, I know you older guys and doctors are crazy about your golf, but damn. That’s no excuse to go peeing in a golf club or to have a giant inflatable golf simulator in your backyard.

You want to hit a little white ball again and again in between rides in your little beat up golf cart that’s your business. I don’t get it myself. But since you own all of the other novelty golf products, take a gander at this. The Golf Club Head Mouse is the mouse you’ve been looking for. Grip the head of the driver to control your cursor and pretend it’s hitting a little ball each time.

Rear View computer mirror

Posted in Computer Components by Conner Flynn on March 16th, 2009

Rear View computer mirrorWe’ve all been there. You’re at work surfing some NSFW sites. You know it’s against the rules, but they’re not the boss of you. As long as you don’t get caught it’s all good. Well my pervy friends, the Rear View Computer Mirror will give you an edge. It’s a convex mirror with a wide enough angle to catch anyone who might be sneaking up on you.

This incredible technology has been in your car for years. Now get it in your cubicle. You can also hook it up to your notebook with a piece of included velcro. $13.95 will keep you entertained at work and safe from your boss.

Zero Mouse makes mousing feel more like ironing

Posted in Concepts by Conner Flynn on March 11th, 2009

Zero Mouse makes mousing feel more like ironingThis is bound to be the preferred mouse of housewives and maids everywhere. Shunning conventional computer mouse design, Oliver Rosito’s Zero Mouse concept “combines state of the art design with lightweight materials.”

We’re just a little concerned that the lack of side grips may have your grandmother holding it like an iron and accidentally fake-ironing your shirt, which has now become a mousepad, while chatting on the Martha Stewart forums and playing online bingo.

Lenovo intros smaller ThinkCentre A58 and M58e desktops

Posted in Lenovo by Conner Flynn on March 10th, 2009

Lenovo intros smaller ThinkCentre A58 and M58e desktopsAside from Lenovo’s W700ds ThinkPad, and maybe one or two other offerings, frankly, most things branded Lenovo aren’t all that exciting. That includes Lenovo’s ThinkCentre line, which is understandable as they’re not aimed at gamers

What they’ve done here is shrink the size of towers. The ThinkCentre A58 and M58e feature Intel Core 2 Duo / Core 2 Quad CPUs, onboard graphics, up to 1TB of HDD space, 4GB of RAM and up, and optional Blu-ray drives.

iBuyPower announces two affordable 3D gaming desktops

Posted in iBuyPower by Shane McGlaun on March 10th, 2009

ibuypowerdesktop-sbGaming computers tend to be very expensive systems that pack all sorts of the latest technology into a machine designed to allow gamers to play games. At CES this year one of the coolest things I saw on display was the NVIDIA 3D vision 3D system. The system includes glasses and requires a special monitor to operate but provides slick and realistic 3D effects.

Boutique gaming desktop maker iBuyPower has announced a pair of new gaming desktops that are bundled with everything you need for 3D gaming at great prices. The machines include the Gamer Fire 640 and the Gamer Paladin F830. The Gamer Fire 640 runs an AMD Phenom II X3 720 CPU, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD, NVIDIA 9800GTX+ graphics and 64-bit Vista all for an MSRP of $1,349.

Trimble Yuma rugged computer announced

Posted in Trimble by Shane McGlaun on February 23rd, 2009

Trimble Yuma ComputerIn many places a normal computer simply can’t survive. Places like a construction site or in wet or humid environments. Trimble has a line of rugged computers though that are designed for outdoors use in a work environment where the normal laptop couldn’t survive.

The new Yuma computer is rugged and has an ingress protection rating of 67, which breaks down to a 6 for dust and 7 for protection against water. Trimble says the computer can be submerged in up to 1m of water and still work. The machine is also protected against shock so it can be dropped without exploding like your typical laptop.

Steampunk Frankenstein computer case mod

Posted in Computers by Conner Flynn on February 19th, 2009

Steampunk Frankenstein computer case modThere are case mods, then there are case mods. This 8 foot tall monstrosity looks like it was actually part of Frankenstein’s lab. Looks like the only thing missing is the lightning. It was created by D. Mattocks, who must have shouted “It’s alive” during completion. This thing is just bursting with Steampunk goodness.

It has all kinds of copper piping, vintage gauges and glass indicator lights from an old navy ship. Seriously HG Wells should have been buried in this thing. Everything is backlight with green cold-cathode tubes, which makes it look even more Frankenstein-like. The whole thing probably runs off of an abbey-normal brain.

LEGO House is an amazingly detailed computer

Posted in lego by Conner Flynn on February 15th, 2009

LEGO House is an amazingly detailed computerWe’ve seen some pretty impressive Lego creations. Whether it’s the Lego Uzi, the Lego Playstation, or the old Lego safe, one thing is for sure. We love playing with Legos.

This functional LEGO house is a working computer. But the amount of detail that went into it is simply stunning. You could look at it all day and still find more things that you missed. Sadly, the display was not given the LEGO treatment. Hit the link below for a video.

Corsair introduces Dominator GT RAM

Posted in Corsair by Shane McGlaun on February 9th, 2009

Corsair Dominator GT RAMCorsair has been one of the top and most popular memory makers in the PC world for a long time. Some of the highest of high-end gaming PC makers use Corsair RAM in their machines. When the Intel Core i7 CPU and X58 chipset combo launched one of the bad parts was that the system required new low voltage RAM.

The Dominator GT RAM is designed for the i7 and X58 combo with low voltage requirement. The DDR3 RAM is available in triple-channel kits up to 6GB. Corsair uses its Dual-path Heat eXchange technology in the heat sink to keep the modules cool.

Athena Multimedia Sofa with integrated computer

Posted in Furniture by Conner Flynn on February 4th, 2009

Athena Multimedia Sofa with integrated computerIf you have somehow not been affected by the current economic climate and like to pay for overpriced furniture, this may be your next major purchase. For $15,436 you could own one of this multimedia sofa known as ‘Athena’. It features an integrated computer.

The sofa and home computer in one lets you connect it with multi-room systems to take care of all of your media applications. Everything from email to watching TV right from the comfort of your overpriced and very white, soon to be filthy sofa.

The Asus Stealth concept

Posted in Concepts by Conner Flynn on February 2nd, 2009

Asus Stealth conceptNotebooks don’t have to just flip open and be one half keyboard, one half display. Designer Patrick Dotimas developed a concept known as the Asus Stealth, a personal computer that functions as a laptop or a desktop based on its application.

The second half can be removed for a traditional desktop layout, or can fold out like a normal notebook. So it gives you the best of both worlds. It’s a great idea and the timing is right in the marketplace, so we hope to see this one surface as a reality real soon.

Most consumers view netbooks as secondary computers says survey

Posted in Computers by Shane McGlaun on February 2nd, 2009

Acer Aspire OneThe netbook category is posting record growth and leading the computer industry in terms of sales. Many consumers are going with a netbook when shopping for a new computer thanks to the low price most netbooks sale for.

Price isn’t everything though and many buy without realizing the performance difference between a netbook and a notebook or desktop computer. According to a new study from ABI Research, a whopping 79% of consumers believe that netbooks are secondary devices to a more powerful notebook or desktop computer.

Retro Media Center PC matches your classic car

Posted in PCs by Conner Flynn on January 18th, 2009

Retro Media Center PC matches your classic carIf PCs were being made in the 1950′s they would look a lot like this. Why not? It will match the ’57 Chevy parked in your driveway. Thomas Thomassen created this beautiful retro media center PC for his final project in BA (Hons) model making for design and media at the Arts Institute in Bournemouth.

Obviously he knows what he’s doing. It reminds me of the old Bakelite radios from the 1940′s-50′s. He created most of the parts through the process of vacuum forming. Some inside specs include: VIA Epia 13000 miniITX, SilenX CPU fan, 1GB RAM, 100GB 2.5″ Harddrive and a Soundgraph iMON Remote Control.

Lenovo announces four new computers for CES 2009

Posted in Lenovo by Shane McGlaun on January 5th, 2009

Lenovo Y550 NotebookCES always involves a glut of new laptops, netbooks, and desktop computers being shown off and introduced. The machines introduced usually run the gamut from thin and light machines to gaming behemoths with a price tag that sounds more like the price of a car than a computer.

Lenovo has already announced four new computers that we will see this week at CES. The new machines include one of the thinnest 16-inch laptops around called the Y650, a 15-inch notebook called the Y550 and a 14-inch Y440 notebook. Lenovo has also announced the addition of instant on and facial recognition to its S10 netbook.

Onkyo HDC-1L nettop audio PC

Posted in Onkyo by Conner Flynn on December 3rd, 2008

Onkyo HDC-1L nettop audio PCOnkyo just released the HDC-1L nettop audio PC, a perfect computer for any small office or room in your home. The computer is specially designed for digital audio playback.

It’s powered by an Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor with Intel 945GC Express chipset, running on Windows XP Home Edition and comes with 1GB RAM, 160GB SATA hard drive, DVD SuperMulti drive, Six USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet connectivity and SN ratio of 120dB. The basic HDC-1L is priced at about $640. You can also get the PC with the optional 15-watt stereo speakers priced at $800 and with a 19 inch LCD monitor for $1,070.