MSI engineers have found stimulation in the briny depths for its latest graphics card innovation: a cooling fan with vanes modeled on seaweed. MSI's seaweed fan close up
The Taiwanese company didn't say how it came up with the notion of basing its technology on underwater flora, but it did claim that the blade design makes for a more regular, streamlines airflow that results in higher air pressure.
Via Register Hardware | Posted on 2008.05.14 at 10:52
Game Informer is at it once more: after securing the first snapshots of Rock Band's prototype drum set and microphone last summer, the gaming mag has now produced the first image of Guitar Hero IV's kit.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.05.14 at 10:27
Despite the shortcomings, it's hard not to get excited about VIA's Pico-ITX offerings: who cares if the capabilities are limited, they're just so adorably small we want to pinch their cheeks.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.05.14 at 09:44
Following a new round of partnership announcements back in February, LiMo Foundation today added 8 new members, bringing the grand total to 40 -- and perhaps most notably, Verizon Wireless becomes the first American carrier to team up with the group and the Foundation's final board member (in other words, they seem to be taking this initiative pretty seriously).
Via Engadget Mobile | Posted on 2008.05.14 at 09:37
It's all starting to come together. After getting a general ballpark courtesy of AT&T store employee vacations last week, and a hint of "next month" on Monday, O2's own CEO is promising a 3G iPhone announcement in "the coming weeks.
Via Engadget Mobile | Posted on 2008.05.14 at 09:36
Fujistu's long-running and questionably-named Handy Drive line of external drives got a bump today with the Handy Drive 400. As you may imagine, the 400 packs 400GB of storage on a 4200rpm platter and connects via USB 2.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.05.14 at 09:34
Not one to string us along endlessly, Philips has 'fessed up to its pair of touchscreen phones, the X800 and the Xenium X-Connect. The X800 does it low-end with a 2.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.05.14 at 08:55
The newly designed AOpen MMO-310 mouse is a comfortable mouse with an excellent ergonomics design. The AOpen MMO-310 mouse is suitable for most right-handed users.
Via Fareastgizmos | Posted on 2008.05.14 at 08:53
We've got virtually no background on the rather in-your-face designer handset we see depicted here, but we're told that it's a Christian Dior-branded phone (and remote control of some sort, apparently) embedded with Swarovski crystals.
Via Engadget Mobile | Posted on 2008.05.14 at 08:29
The Matrox Extio F1240 is the latest addition to Matrox popular line of Extio remote graphics units (RGUs)—capable of driving two 30-inch displays, each at its native dual-link digital resolution of 2560 x 1600.
Via Fareastgizmos | Posted on 2008.05.14 at 07:44