Tag: PC
UPDATE: New Windows Vista hardware requirements – one Super Nintendo from 1992
We have no idea of the factual correctness of this claim, but it would appear a Tokyo game shop is currently featuring a SNES running a version of Windows Vista.
Judging by the Toshiba-branded cart the console’s packing…
Logitech launches V470 Bluetooth Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks
Logitech has announced the V470 Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks, which works with any Bluetooth-enabled Mac or PC without the need for an external receiver.
The mouse features laser tracking, side-to-side scrolling plus zoom, claims a battery life of up to four months, and has a battery indicator light. It uses two AA batteries.
The US version of the mouse makes no mention of any other specifications, such as DPI, so we’re left guessing on that.
Decorated in high-gloss blue and white, it will be available from the beginning of September, priced £34.99.
RC Tumbler Batmobile gets PC case modification
It’s a good time for moddin’ fans alike, as the spec’d-up PC cases are rolling out faster than the creators’ thumbs in a Halo sesh during their slacktime. The big blockbuster films are being represented left, right and centre, and this week it’s the Tumbler Batmobile which has found its way onto teh intertubes…
Forget a rugby player, this Optimus Prime Transformers PC case mod will scare the stalkers off!
…and no doubt ensure you never get a boyfriend/girlfriend again.
As everyone and their Josh Duhamel-fancying girlfriend knows, a Transformer just isn’t a Transformer if it doesn’t, well, transform. Things have to do what they say on the tin now, otherwise People Get Angry.
So full points to the man stuck in his perpetual ’80s flashback who created the fully customised Optimus Prime PC case. Able to transform from a PC tower…
Dell launch Inspiron 6400n and 530n notebooks with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled
Dell continues its push into Linux-based computers with the launch of two Inspiron notebooks in Europe.
The 6400n and 530n will come with the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux operating system ready installed. According to Dell, over 30,000 community members at the Ideastorm website asked for Dell to consider launching systems with the Linux operating system, with 100,000 participating in a follow-up survey to determine which Linux system to offer.
INTERVIEW: Miles Jacobson, Sports Interactive MD, tells us all about Football Manager 2008
Charming Miles, one the the game world's nicest blokes, invited us up to his North London bachelor pad for a barbecue. We had a lovely burger, although the July weather was a bit cold and we regretted not brining a jumper. But that's not the point.
The point is, Miles told us about the most important new features in Football Manager 2008, plus a few of the other "over 100" changes he and SI have made to the man-pleasing footie series. He also revealed the company's plans for console versions – that bit's at the end, so you might want to skip the bulk of it if you're just interested in the PSP or Xbox 360 versions…
Opinion: Free laptop deal looks good
Jonathan Weinberg writes…
Let’s face it, who among us is ever going to turn down a free gift – especially when it’s worth up to £500. Well, that’s the prospect facing techno shoppers at Carphone Warehouse, Currys and PC World this week.
You couldn’t have failed to see the ads in the newspapers over the weekend proclaiming the gratis machines in return for signing up to broadband with the likes of Orange and AOL. ‘So where’s the catch?’ I hear you ask. ‘There’s always a catch!’
Well, you’re right, to get the free laptop you are tied into a contract with the firms for two years and yes, the machines aren’t super-spec’d enough to suit most Tech Digest readers. But in terms of getting people interested in technology and onto the interweb superhighway, it has to be good news…
Second-hand computers an ID fraudster's paradise
New research from Navigant Consulting suggests that slack handling of computers destined for the second-hand market could make them an identity-thief’s dream.
To demonstrate the potential dangers, the consultancy purchase three second-hand computers last week, and determined that one of them still contained sensitive personal information on the hard drive.
It’s not enough to simply wipe the hard drive using most basic operating system tools, as anyone with some tech knowledge can recover data from a disk that’s supposedly been wiped. Simply dumping the hard drives intact isn’t a good plan either – it’s akin to putting your paper-based financial documents in the waste bin without shredding them first.
One second-hand computer recovered from a community college still contained student and staff details, including names and addresses, budgets, payroll information, photos, and bank account details.
GameTap gives Intel-based Mac owners some games to play
Finally! Something to do on your fancy Mac apart from mucking about with the face-warping photo software!
GameTap, the online game distribution service, has opened up its 500-game-wide catalogue of games to Mac owners – as long as you have a recent one with an Intel processor.
The Snowcrash Netsurfer combined PC desk and bed
For when those Warcraft sessions really start to hurt.
The Snowcrash Netsurfer is a semi-reclined chair and desk combo, with the monitor placed high up at eye level. Like most monitors on desks are already, really. It has little pillows do distribute your body weight, which, if you’re buying a custom PC desk, is likely to be massive.
