Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 Has Three-Year Battery Life

Both the keyboard and mouse of the Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 purportedly get a ridiculously hearty three years of battery life. Between that and its concave keyboard: that’s some weird voodoo, Logitech.


October 8, 2009
Computing

Sony Vaio L All-In-One: The High-Def Living Room Touchscreen PC

Add Sony to the list of manufacturers releasing new touchscreen Windows 7 PCs. The Vaio L is an all-in-one with a capacitive multitouch display, Blu-ray and DVR capabilities. It will start at $US1300.


September 16, 2009

AMD Athlon II X4 620: Four Cores For $US99

AMD’s new Athlon II X4 chips are like a Phenom II minus the L3 cache. And they’re super-cheap: $US99 (2.6GHz-620), and $US122 (2.8GHz-630). Also looks like they hold their own against the $US150 Core 2 Quad 8200: [Maximum PC]


June 23, 2009
Gadgets

IPod Alarm Clock Bed Shaker Won’t Work For Me

This is the iLuv iMM153 Desktop Dual Alarm Clock for iPod, which has a bed shaker that is supposed to wake you up better than any alarm. Obviously, these guys haven’t tried this with me yet.


March 19, 2009
Gadgets

Desktop Hydroponics Are Perfect for the Corporate Jungle

There’s really no reason that a pot filled with soil can’t sit next to your computer, but something about a hydroponics system just feels more thematic.


November 27, 2008

Giz Explains: Why Intel’s Core i7 Processor Is a Beautiful Monster

Last week, you probably noticed new computers from Dell, Gateway and others using a brand new, bizarre-sounding chip from Intel: the Core i7. You might have even seen some benchmarks and features showing that this is a real beast of processor. Well, we’re pretty excited about the Core i7, so here’s a quick guide to why it’s so awesome: