Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - Page 2

Logitech Performance Mouse MX And Anywhere Mouse MX Review

Logitech’s latest laser tracking technology in their Performance MX and Anywhere MX mice, Darkfield, promises to track even better than standard lasers multiple surfaces not possible before. The most impressive one? Glass.


New Sennheiser Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones Sound Fantastic

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I’ve just had a quick hands on with some of the upcoming noise cancelling Bluetooth headsets from Sennheiser. And I must own them.


Gaming

PS3 Slim Hands On, Plus Impressions And Play TV News…

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I just spent an hour or so with some of the guys from Sony Computer Entertainment and getting a good, close look at the new PS3 Slim. I know the Interwebs are teeming with photos and videos and impressions, so I figured I’d give you my thoughts in Haiku format. Below the jump, of course!


Computing

Lenovo’s Sleek IdeaCentre Q110 Nettop Has Nvidia Ion Graphics

After teasing us over Twitter yesterday, Lenovo has now outlined full specs and pricing for its new Q100/Q110 nettops, and D400 Home Server. Both nettops are 1.7 centimetres thin, and the Q110 has Nvidia Ion graphics with 1080p HDMI output.


Geek Out

Bell Internet: Perfect For No-Strings-Attached Hookups

This new Bell ad says your Internet service should be just like college: “Perfect for hookups, with no commitments.” Ahh, double entendre fun!


Gaming

Retromodo: VWE Battletech Vid From Intencity Parramatta

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When I look back at my teenage years, it’s hard not to get all nostalgic about my trips to Intencity in Westfield Parramatta. They had a couple of Virtual World Entertainment games where you’d sit in a pod and either try and blast away your friends in Battlemech or beat them in a death race in Red Planet. And before every Battlemech game, you had to watch this video.


Plasma HDTV Sales Soar, LCD Sales Steady, Sony Loses

HDGuru has some notes from the now-concluded second quarter HDTV sales, and they show some interesting movement: With dirt-cheap prices, high end plasmas (42-50 inches) surged almost 40%, though LCD sales merely held steady. The big loser? Sony.


Geek Out

Eight Worst Spokesassholes In Recent Memory

Each day I get a little bit sadder that Billy Mays is no longer with us. Good thing there are so many spokeassholes vying for position in the marketing pantheon.


Software

Fujitsu Will Upgrade New Vista Machines To Windows 7

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Fujitsu is the latest PC manufacturer to announce they’ll be offering upgrades to Windows 7 for all their new machines pre-installed with Vista. It’s not quite free though…


Entertainment

ABC iView Coming To PS3

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This is awesome. As a part of all the Sony announcements overnight, there was a little nugget about VOD content from the ABC for Australians. Turns out Sony and the ABC are going to be trialling a special version of iView on the PS3 that will let you watch all that great ABC VOD content on your TV for free through the Playstation Network.