Report: Nehalem to be named Core i7

Posted by - 08/08/08 at 02:08:00 pm

Intel has revealed some details about its next-generation processor platform, which it has developed under the code name Nehalem.

According to an article on Expreview.com, the processors based …

Hoist an electromechanical Olympic torch

Posted by - 08/08/08 at 02:08:00 pm

Spectators at the Olympics will get a chance to touch the flame-bearing torch–a replica of it, that is. Instead of fire, the torches have a microelectromechanical system (MEMS), an accelerometer, and lines of LEDS embedded within.

By waving the torch, an internal sensor will determine the left …

Heated debates, Lenovo netbooks, and pricey Macs: The week in laptops

Posted by - 08/08/08 at 02:08:00 pm

It’s been a week of flashbacks, and not just because I went to a concert that featured ’80s bands ABC and The Human League. I also (hypothetically) relived the ’90s as the CNET laptop editors (hypothetically) debated the merits of touch pads versus pointing …

Cheap and wonderful Altec Lansing Orbit-MP3 speaker

Posted by - 08/08/08 at 01:08:00 pm

Altec Lansing has had its fingers in the iPod speaker business for several years now, which may explain why the company has been one of the most innovative when it comes to design–the retro-slick iM7 boombox and the ultrathin iM600 provide some excellent evidence of that. Further …

An all-’Zelda’ weekend, with no guilt involved

Posted by - 08/08/08 at 12:08:00 pm

Five college guys plan to spend their entire weekend playing Zelda–and they don’t even have to apologize to their girlfriends.

That’s because they’ll be playing the Ocarina and wielding swords with a virtuous goal–raising money for Child’s Play, a game industry charity that brings toys …

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