by Nilay Patel, posted May 28th 2008 at 5:28PM
With Intel’s Montevina platform (hopefully) on the way and AMD’s claim that “over 100″ laptops will launch with Puma, it’s kind of surprising that we haven’t seen even more pre-release info on machines due to ship with the new chips, but apparently ASUS is getting ready to hit us with some new gear at Computex. Based on the existing M51 and M70 lines, the M51VR will feature a 2.26GHz Penryn P8400 with 3MB of L2 cache on Montevina’s 1.06GHz bus, while the M51VA and M70VM (pictured) will get 2.53GHz T9400s with 6MB of cache. (Read the full post about ‘Montevina and Puma-based ASUS notebooks leak out’…)
by Ryan Block, posted May 28th 2008 at 3:38PM Michael Dell’s been up on stage here at D for a solid 45 minutes and has yet to say anything particularly interesting (unless you consider rattling off numbers about unit growth, margins, etc. fascinating), but the man got his chance during the audience Q&A. (Read the full post about ‘CE-Oh no he didn’t! Part LVI: Dell states, for the record, he could take Jobs in a fight’…)
Has your boss been walking all over you ever since you were hired to your current job? Some office managerial figures are on a real power trip, strutting their all-knowing knowledge to all of their powerless underlings. Would your boss treat you that way if he thought you were a ninja? Psh, hell no he wouldn’t. His prized khaki pants and the legs within them would be quaking with fear that you might one day mysteriously appear out of an abandoned alley and go all kung-fu on his booty. Even if you don’t have ninja skills, these excellent Ninja Tacks can send the message. Designed by Chromoly, a new partnership between designer Jonathan Sabine and ad-designer Adam Pickard, the Ninja Tacks are the only project to be announced from the partnership thus far. (Read the full post about ‘Ninja Tacks Put Your Boss In Their Place’…)
Tags: speakers, gprs, gadgetry, cellphone (Read the full post about ‘Fondue Pots’…)
by Darren Murph, posted May 28th 2008 at 12:55PM Phew. A few more months of nothing and we would’ve been forced to put this thing on vaporware watch. None of that nonsense will be necessary now, however, as ASUS has finally gotten its act together and officially launched the ROG XG Station. Hailed as the “world’s first VGA and multimedia docking station,” the ExpressCard-interfacing unit comes bundled with a 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT, four USB 2.0 ports and a snazzy display for good measure. (Read the full post about ‘ASUS ROG XG Station finally launches’…)
by Darren Murph, posted May 28th 2008 at 9:56AMD-Link’s no stranger to HD streaming, and the outfit is proving that it’s still got game by announcing the Coax Ethernet Adapter Kit. The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA)-certified package consists of two DXN-220 adapters, each of which boast coaxial F-type connectors and an Ethernet port meant to give internet / network access to various rooms without worry over wireless connections flaking out on you. As you can tell, this one was designed to expand home networks without requiring any additional wiring (if you’re pre-wired for cable, that is), and being that it operates in the 800MHz to 1,500MHz range, there won’t be any interference with cable TV transmissions or the like. (Read the full post about ‘D-Link introduces DXN-221 Coax Ethernet Adapter Kit’…)
by Darren Murph, posted May 28th 2008 at 8:54AM Although we’re still waiting for WiMAX to really crash the party, WiNetworks is way ahead of the curve with its Win7200. The Pico Base Station was designed to provide “optimized indoor and outdoor WiMAX coverage,” and is available in the 2.xGHz and 3.xGHz (802.16e Wave 2) frequency range. The single-piece device promises to sip power and stay tight for use in cramped environments, and it’s also crafted to play nice with existing network equipment and provide interoperability with third-party WiMAX-certified gear. (Read the full post about ‘WiNetworks Win7200 Pico Base Station optimizes WiMAX coverage’…)
by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted May 28th 2008 at 11:04AMWe were all excited to see Intel’s Montevina-based Centrino 2 next month, but it looks like that was never meant to be. Citing problems with the chip’s integrated graphics and issues with 802.11n certification, Intel has pushed its launch to July 14, with the complete line hitting streets in the first week of August. Says AMD, “Hi. We’re AMD. We have a little chip called Puma, it has no integrated graphic issues, and it’ll be available in June. (Read the full post about ‘Centrino 2 delayed, AMD Puma licks chops’…)
by Darren Murph, posted May 28th 2008 at 8:12AM Don’t deny it — the render / picture / whatever the heck that was of Onda’s WiFi-equipped VX777 looked pretty mighty rough. Thankfully for all those potentially interested in this portable media player, the real deal actually looks a good bit nicer than we were led to believe. (Read the full post about ‘Onda’s VX777 touchscreen PMP gets spotted’…)
