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PC MicroWorks Black-Hawk XR5: Quad-Core Processor, 3x HDD, 2x GPU

Black Hawk XR5 Notebook PCPC MicroWorks Corporation introduced the Black-Hawk XR5 Quad Core Super Notebook. The company claims the XR5 is first the notebook to utilize dual NVIDIA Geforce Go 8800GTX GPUs in SLI mode. This notebooks has some extreme specs, including triple hard drives and available Core 2 Quad processors under its carbon-fiber lid.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on November 16, 2007  | 

Rock Announces 20″ Gaming Beast

Rock Computing, announced a new 20-inch notebook designed for hardcore gamers and design professionals. The Xtreme SL PRO boasts a AMD Turion X2 dual core mobile processor, dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX graphics cards with SLI, and up to dual 160GB drives.
Rock is taking pre orders now for December delivery and comes with [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on November 20, 2006  | 

Review: OtterBox Laptop Case Goes Swimming

Otterbox The OtterBox Rugged Laptop case is can stand up to almost any abuse you can throw at it. Or, if your prefer, you can just throw it. This case is all about safety and security, with no silly frills like iPod pouches or pen organizers.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on November 15, 2006  | 

ASUS G1 & G2 Notebooks Light Up Gaming

Asus is busting out two extreme notebooks designed for gamers inside and out. The G1 (15.4-inch WXGA/WSXGA) and G2 (17-inch WXGA) can handle any WASD action you can throw at it, with your choice of top of the line Core 2 Duo processors and massive GPU’s- Nvidia GeForce Go7700 with 512MB (ASUS G1) [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on November 12, 2006  | 

6 High-End Notebooks for $30k

Almost all the notebooks news for the past few days has been about deeply discounted notebooks, coupons and rebates. While the notebooks we’ve written about are economical, it gets a little boring bargain shopping and trying to explain to readers that no”¦there won’t be any rebates on the sub-$400 notebooks. I treated myself to a [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on November 7, 2006  | 

Asus Lamborghini Golden Edition VX1

Asus will start shipping this sexy “˜Golden Edition’ VX1 Lamborghini notebook tomorrow. Combining style and speed, the Golden Edition VX1 features a 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, 15.2-inch SXGA+ widescreen display, up to 2 gigs of memory, and 160 GB drive. The high-gloss notebook  is available in yellow or black, and available only in [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on November 2, 2006  | 

Video: Panasonic Toughbook CF-18

The Panasonic Toughbook is a military-spec Tablet PC that cops and armed forces use in the field. The case is completely sealed to keep the components safe from the elements. This video shows the notebook being dropped from about four feet and getting wet without missing a beat.

Toughbook CF-18

Continue Reading  |  Posted on November 1, 2006  | 

Tablet PC Controls Army of Robots

Cleaning gets boring for everyone, even for robots. iRobot, the maker of the Roomba and Scoomba are working on a project called Sentinel that combines some bad-ass robots with a Tablet PC.
The current generation of robots are controlled just like remote controlled cars, meaning one human must be dedicated to operate each robot. But this [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on October 31, 2006  |