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Steve Jobs: “If You Have Any Further Questions, Please Call Or Write”
8:00AM Jesus Diaz | Once upon a time, Apple computers didn’t come with keyboards or monitors or even cases. But they often came with a personal letter from Steve Jobs, like the one included with this Apple I, now available starting at $US50,000. More »
Hardware
Asus Continues USB 3.0 Onslaught With A Cheap PCI-E Card
12:00AM Chris Jacob | Man, Asus is really going nuts with USB 3.0 gear this week. First this 3.0 compatible motherboard, now a SuperSpeed ready PCI-E card that won’t even break the bank at $US30. More »
Hardware
11:59PM Matt Buchanan | Intel might be dicking around on USB 3.0, but Asus ain’t. The Xtreme Design P7P55D-E is apparently the very first USB 3.0 motherboard. It’s an Intel P55-based mobo that uses a third-party USB 3.0 controller for a pair of ports. More »
This Is The First USB 3.0 Motherboard
11:59PM Matt Buchanan | Intel might be dicking around on USB 3.0, but Asus ain’t. The Xtreme Design P7P55D-E is apparently the very first USB 3.0 motherboard. It’s an Intel P55-based mobo that uses a third-party USB 3.0 controller for a pair of ports. More »
Hardware
Nvidia’s Nforce Chipset Is Dead In The Water
12:29AM Matt Buchanan | I used an Nvidia Nforce-based motherboard in the first computer I ever built, so I’m a little sad to see that Nvidia’s freezing all development on their Nforce chipset because of licensing issues with Intel, primarily over whether or not Nvidia’s licence covers chipsets for Nehalem-based processors. Nvidia’s not developing new chipsets for AMD’s processors, either. Lame-o. [PC Mag]
Hardware
Via Pico-ITX Motherboard Runs 1080p Video Like A Champ
2:30AM Dan Nosowitz | Netbooks have some drawbacks to go along with their tiny size and low price, one of which is an occasional inability to play HD video particularly smoothly. But Via’s definitely making inroads—check out this video for proof. More »
Science
What Is This?
11:10PM Danny Allen | Doc Brown’s flux capacitor? A blinged-out religious relic from the future? The set of Tron 2.0? More »
Design
Motherboard Mirror Only Shows Nerds in its Reflection
5:20AM Adam Frucci | This looks straight out of an 80s movie about hotshot computer programmers that fell into a downward spiral involving drugs and violence. A movie that, regrettably, may not exist. [3rings via The Awesomer via BBG] More »
Hardware
Asus Marine Cool Motherboard Fights Heat with Ceramic Plates
6:40AM Mark Wilson | Ceramic isn’t just for pottery. It’s used in military armour to stop bullets and the Space Shuttle to thwart heat. Now, Asus is reintroducing the material in its sci-fi-tastic Marine Cool motherboard.
Games
New Xbox 360 Motherboard Leaked, Has 256MB Flash Memory
3:01PM Jesus Diaz | Jasper, the next version of the Xbox 360 motherboard, has been leaked and apparently it comes with new unannounced goodies. Apart from the rumoured 65nm graphics processing unit–the unit uses a 150W power supply, 25W less than before, which signals a lower consumption most probably caused by the reduced GPU footprint–the new units allegedly come with a new south bridge and, surprise surprise, a 256MB flash memory chip for internal storage. More »
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