Technology gifts for Christmas

Technology gifts for Christmas

Author JoeDigital | 15.12.2010 | Category Computers

Men and women always seem to struggle with knowing what to get each other. Women obviously know what women want and men, of course, know what their fellow man wants, but can one ever successfully buy for the other?

Women should take note, men love technology. From super-sized 3D TVs and home cinema systems to the latest digital camcorders and mps players, men love a bit of James Bond style gadgetry. Of course that’s not to say that bottle of cologne, new shirt and vintage bottle of whisky won’t go down a treat, but to really impress your man this year you need to think like Q and go for as much ‘cool’ stuff as possible.

One of the coolest new gadgets for gamers this Christmas is Microsoft Kinect for the XBOX 360. This clever piece of kit allows your whole body to become the controller, taking fighting games to a whole new level. Maybe you’ll need to clear an area of the lounge to avoid accidental damage.

If your man loves to drive but will never stop to ask for directions this Christmas there is a solution to solve the problem of getting lost. CoPilot Live turns mobile phones and PDAs into personal sat navs without the huge expense of buying the real thing.

For movie lovers on the go, the MiLi iPhone 4 projector is a seriously cool Christmas gadget. You plug it into your iphone and you can watch your favourite movies projected onto a nearby wall. The ‘screen’ size can by up to 70 inches so not bad for something the size of your hand.

Of course if your partner is really into his movies then the ultimate gadget is the 3D TV. These are the latest TVs to hit the market so are still rather pricey, but for around a £1000 you can pick up a 3D TV and 3D Blu-ray player from Samsung.

Being able to document all his funny antics down the pub, at concerts or on the upcoming snowboarding holiday is highly appealing for any man, so get them the latest in HD hand-held digital camcorders. The price range is quite astonishing and you can pick up an HD-ready camera for less than fifty quid, but at the top end of the market you won’t get much change from £500. You can therefore find one to fit your budget and just how much time you want your partner to be spending with the thing.

In keeping with your new knowledge of all this technologic, don’t shop on a packed high street, head online for the best deals and bargains away from the crowds. Pricedropper has plenty of technology and gadget goods including cheap camcorders.

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Microsoft Windows XP Downgrade Rights Extended

Author JoeDigital | 12.07.2010 | Category Computers, Windows

It was announced today that Microsoft would extend the downgrade rights from windows 7 to windows XP for another 10 years. If that is right it means that the Windows XP extended support would need to be further extended to cover this new extended downgrade rights. This comes as no surprise as Microsoft has extended the EOL for Windows XP many times amass the large number of corporate
customers that refuse to “upgrade” to Windows 7 (or Vista).

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179109/Microsoft_extends_Windows_XP_downgrade_rights_until_2020

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3DTV’s Future

Author edokun | 29.01.2010 | Category Computers

Are consumers ready to embrace a new style of watching TV?  Everyone is talking about 3DTVs and it’s the next most hyped thing next to Avatar. Nexus Newspaper has a great article looking at 3DTV’s introduction to the consumer market this year, penned by one our own staff writers!

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Cool and Unique watch by phosphorwatches

Author JoeDigital | 18.11.2009 | Category Computers

So your looking for a new cool LED watch, one that is both unique but subtle. Well take a look this way at a new watch by phosphorwatches.com. This unique and styleish time piece sports technology that is rare in watches and is sure to turn heads with its sleek look. Based on “E-Ink” the same type of technology used in Amazon Kindle and Sony ereader the display has a very book like font to it, unlike regular LCD watches that have an absolute streight edges. Having e-ink technology in the watch allows the user to instantly change the appearance of the watch dail as well as present the date and time information.

An elegant curved watch case houses a distinctive digital display that fits comfortably on your wrist. The bright, high contrast E Ink electronic paper display insures readability day or night and allows you to select between differing watch dial modes to match whatever style fits your mood.

The Phosphor watch also has a contured case that wraps around your wrist to give a great fit and feel. If you are looking for a great Christmas gift this year thetechnologyblog.net highly recommends the Phosphor E Ink Digital Hour Clock Watch Stainless Steel

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Mineral Oil Submerged Computer

Author cobster | 17.10.2009 | Category Computers

Ive seen it all, Now we have a mineral oil submerged cooling system by Puget Systems.

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From Puget Systems Homepage: http://www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.php

“We built this system because with all the oil cooled projects out there, no one built a system that looked good and functioned well! After seeing all the other projects, we had a lot of ideas of how we could do it better and more easily. Many projects used vegetable oil, which would go rancid after a short time. The mineral oil does not have this problem, and is completely clear. We also wanted to use an appropriate enclosure — the Toms Hardware system used a clear acrylic case, and they had to painstakingly seal each rear connector to keep the oil from leaking. We wanted to put the ports on top to solve that problem the simple way. Other people have built systems in aquariums before, but they were always oversized and square. When we found the Eclipse System 6 Aquarium, we were excited to see an aquarium that was absolutely perfect in size — you couldn’t go any smaller. In addition, we had questions about performance and long term effects. Our initial tests, which we go over below, answer the questions about cooling performance. At the bottom of the page, we’ve posted subsequent follow ups after a few months and even a year, to let you know how a system like this performs in the long term.”

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Death of the trackball mouse

Author JoeDigital | 25.06.2009 | Category Computers

Ever wonder what happened to the track ball that was so famous in the 90′s? People swore by the logitech “giant ball” mouse.. Sure you can still get the trackball at retailers but those seem to be getting fewer and fewer in numbers. Gamersyndrome has a great article on the “death of the trackball”. I personally never understood the trackball, even after using one I thought it was annoying and cumbersome. Any readers out there still uses a trackball mouse?

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Alienware M17x review

Author JoeDigital | 03.06.2009 | Category Computers

Dell Alienware M17x

Introducing the all new Dell Alienware M17x by Dell touted as “the most powerful gaming laptop” we take a look to see if the specifications match up to the hype. Its been a while since we have heard any big news from Alienware which was the talk of the town even a couple of years ago . Here is the our “powerful” configuration for the Alienware M17x and some cool features:

• Intel core 2 extreme quad QX9300
• Vista Ultimate 64 bit (I dont know if thats a feature or a drawback)
• Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M, 2GB – SLI® Enabled
• 17-inch WideUXGA 1920×1200 (1200p)
• 4GB DDR Memory
• 500GB Hard drive SATA with fall protection
• Blu-ray DVD
• Blue Tooth (cant believe we have to pay extra for this
• 3 year Dell warranty

Cool Features:

• Comes in 2 different colors black and silver
• Glowing red keyboard for night time play
• A bunch of other glowing parts including a neet glowing alien logo on the top cover
• An option to choose your own avatar, background wallpaper etc..

Ok it is probably the “Ultimate gaming laptop” and the fastest no doubt but at a price tag of 4599.00$ Canadian only the most hardcore (and well off) gamer is going to afford themselves this pretty laptop.

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Resident Evil for Wii

Author itzco | 01.06.2009 | Category Computers

Recently in the meeting  of Kazuhiko Abe with Reuters Jp, found out how Resident Evil for Xbox 360 and PS3 had a good sale season in the last days.  The reporter who was interviewing asked if with the sales of this season, they will going to create a new version of this game for the console Wii, Sony didn’t deny the possibility, so maybe in a short time we will be able to enjoy this game for the console Wii of nintendo 

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Electric mustang

Author itzco | 01.06.2009 | Category Computers

The north American company Plug in Motors, convert one mustang in a totally electrical car. If you don’t want to wait until 2012, now you have a solution.

This conversion is not cheap, but the Ing. Jurt Neutgens who worked for Ford for 16 years designed a system which can use the Ford mustang and ford F150. The cost of the conversion depends of the autonomy of gasoline, for example $75000 for a 36.12 km per litter or $125000 for 85 km per litter.

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NEC, Business notebook ‘VersaPro UltraLite VS’

Author Ciel501 | 29.05.2009 | Category Computers

NEC released VerasPro Ultralite VS called for ‘Ultra light business notebook’. It will be unveiled on the end of June in Japan. It features 10.6’’ LCD display, 1.290×780 resolution, Intel Atom Z540(1.86GHz) processor, 1GB RAM, 64GB SSD, Intel System Controller Hub US15W chipset, three USB 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 b/g and SD card slot. It has a battery that lasts 4.1 hours. The size is 258×199×15.823.9mm and it will be available for ¥99, 750.

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