Archive for the ‘Gadgets’ Category:
FireGL graphics card with DisplayPort launched by AMD
AMD’s ATI division on Monday announced the first 3D workstation card with an included DisplayPort connection. Workstation graphics from AMD appear to have an edge over its green rivals pretty much since the FireGL team in Germany came out with a next-gen driver for R600-based cards. The strategy to offer more memory and better OpenGL performance at alower cost has started to bear fruits.
BTC 9051H Cheetah Pro Gaming Keyboard + Mouse
9051H Cheetah Pro Gaming Keyboard plus the Mouse kit with advanced gaming hardware is special treat for hardcore PC gamers. The one of a kind keyboard has a set of unique gaming keys that are ergonomically designed. Manufactured by Behavior Tech Computer Corp (BTC), it has a patented multicolored backlight technology where the color of the backlight turn to red if the speed of key presses increase during intense gaming. Even the mouse is hitech with a 2000dpi Laser sensor and is twice as fast as a normal optical mouse. A special treat indeed for all those gamers out there!
iDiamond - Ipod shuffle made of solid gold is up for sale!
At an estimated value of £20,000 (reserve price), “IDiamond” Apple Ipod- Shuffle is the most expensive ipod out for sale. Mindboggling amount for a shuffle but this is no ordinary ipod shuffle . Made by jewellery designer Thomas Heyerdahl, it is made of solid 18 karat white and pink gold with around 400 glittering diamonds. This one off piece of creativity was sold in an auctioncharity in London. I wonder does it sound any better than the normal ones.
Via Yahoo
The new MacBook Air - Notebook on Diet!
The new MacBook Air, or AirBook, was presented minutes ago at Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, CA. This piece of machinery will set you back $1799 for the standard version. The very much optimized will set you back another $1299.
http://www.apple.com/macbookair/
MacBook Air is nearly as thin as your index finger. Practically every detail that could be streamlined has been. Yet it still has a 13.3-inch widescreen LED display, full-size keyboard, and large multi-touch trackpad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TKlBei8Mr4