Category: Computers
Acer launch the Aspire One 532 notebook
They don't half churn them out, do they? Acer are back yet again with a brand new notebook, the Aspire One 532. Under the hood is an Intel® Atom™ N450 processor, Mobile Intel® NM10 Express Chipset. A decent 250GB of…
Acer Aspire 5740 series brings 3D to the table
Acer's new Aspire 5740 series of notebooks look to grab your attention with a new suite of eye-popping 3D programs. Packing in LED backlit 15.6 inch HD panels, the series looks set to be a high-end set of entertainment machines….
CES 2010: Final Thoughts
The Consumer Electronics show, the behemoth of tech, the Valhalla of gadgetry, has come and gone for yet another year. But this time, rather than arriving with a bang, it slinked into sight with something more like a whimper. CES…
Test version of Firefox 3.6 available for testing
Firefox fans who can't wait to get their hands on the latest release of the super-fast, super-safe web browser can today try out the first release candidate for version 3.6. As ever, higher speeds are top of the agenda for…
CES 2010: Day 3 Round-Up
Another day, another Tech Digest CES 2010 round-up. Fancy Tweeting hands-free in your car or controlling your PC by breathing? Check today's top stories below and find out how. Twitter coming to Ford cars The digital equivalent of drink-driving? Motorola…
CES 2010: Ion launch the iType full QWERTY keyboard add-on for the iPhone
What is it with peripheral manufacturers turning perfectly portable devices into hulking behemoths with their (often unneeded) accessories? Enter the iType, Ion's full size QWERTY iPhone add-on. Still there's a use for this one I suppose. Laying your iPhone inside…
CES 2010: Zyxio's new breathing-based PC controller, the Sensawaft
Here's a neat demo-video courtesy of Engadget showing off Zyxio's new breathing-based PC controller. A novel mouse-alternative, the Sensawaft features a sensor which converts the direction, length and strength of your breathing into commands for the PC cursor. It…
CES 2010: Razer and Sixense bring motion gaming to the PC
If you're a PC gamer feeling a bit left out by all this buzz surrounding motion control, relax; Razer and Sixense have you covered. The two peripheral manufactures have teamed up to bring motion sensing controllers to your Counter Strike…
CES 2010 – video of 'world's smallest Windows PC' – the UMID M Book 1
And it really is tiny with just a 4.8inch screen. It weighs 8 pounds, runs XP, has a built in webcam, Bluetooth and WiFi and has a battery life of seven hours. I found the keyboard to be surprisingly usable,…
CES 2010: Day 2 Round-Up
It may have gotten off to a dull start thanks to the lacklustre showing from Microsoft, but CES 2010 today threw up some really nice surprises. Keep an eye out for the Light Blue Optic's Light Touch here in today's…