Archive for August 6th, 2008

Lenovo X200 128GB SSD option gone, not being honored, move along

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Filed under: LaptopsThat wasn't fun at all, actually. Turns out the $-70 128GD SSD option for the ThinkPad X200 was not only a mistake, but the part isn't even available. Eager orderers received the following e-mail from Lenovo this morning:Dear Valued Lenovo Customer,We are contacting you with regard to your ...

iRobot Negotiator is a tactical bot for those mean suburban streets

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Filed under: Robots There's a new iRobot in the wings, ready for that all-important cat-in-a-tree incident your neighborhood has been gearing up for over the past decade. Well, kind of. The new iRobot Negotiator is designed for "public safety organizations" who don't need or can't afford the $100k PackBot 510. The ...

MSI Wind Netbook Love Edition

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Filed under: LaptopsJust let that name sink in a little. Seriously, we couldn't make this stuff up. Our main point of contention is the emphasis on netbook love, or is this merely a love edition of the Wind netbook? Questions that need answers, MSI. From what we can tell, the ...

Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link adds BYO storage multimedia playback to any TV

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Filed under: Home Entertainment Although it seems like every TV shipping recently comes with USB ports and DivX compatibility packed in, if all you want is the ability to plug in a drive and play, the Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link may be right for you. Equipped with the same HDMI / ...

First Nehalem system built, geekery ensues

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops Look, we're all nerds around here, no shame in that game, but Maximum PC is taking it to a special level with its latest write-up. They managed to sneak into an unnamed "hardware contact" who let them mess around with a mid-range, 2.93GHz Bloomfield chip -- the desktop ...