CubeGuard protects you from workplace interruptions

Aug. 25, 2009   1 Comment  

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Low-tech, but high functioning barrier to keep you you from getting frustrated.

Logitech introduces mice that can track on glass

Aug. 19, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Previously impossible, Logitech introduces a mouse for the office of the future.

Psychosoftpc’s will make you sweat

Aug. 18, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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These computers are some of the most stalwart offerings out there.

Logitech’s shiny new MK700 desktop kit

Aug. 12, 2009   1 Comment  

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A keyboard with a build in LCD dashboard? Count us in.

Hitachi announces new portable HDDs

July 13, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Two new portable drives and a drive networking dongle just for you.

The Durabook is an aptly named, durable notebook

July 9, 2009   2 Comments  

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They tested it by dropping it. Repeatedly.

Microsoft announces Zune HD

May 27, 2009   3 Comments  

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Today, Microsoft confirmed the existence of the Zune HD, which had been rumored for weeks now. While details for the device aren’t plentiful, we do know that the device will have an integrated HD radio receiver, a 480 x 272 pixel OLED multi-touch screen, and is Wi-Fi enabled with a web browser optimized for multi-touch [...]

Shiny things: EnerDel battery pack

Nov. 18, 2007   Leave a Comment  

On October 9, Indianapolis-based EnerDel unveiled a new Lithium-ion battery pack for hybrid-electric vehicles. “We believe that our battery technology is a pivotal advancement that will enable HEVs and eventually PHEVs (plug-in hybrids) and EVs (electric vehicles) to become the predominant forms of transportation in the world,” said Charles Gassenheimer, Vice Chairman of Ener1, EnerDel’s [...]

Shiny things: 600W high-temperature clamping diode

Oct. 19, 2007   1 Comment  

“This product protects the electronics in portable devices — cell phones, PDAs, whatever — from damage from electrostatic discharge,” said Michael Markowitz, spokesman for STMicroelectronics.

I would never have guessed what the 600W high-temperature clamping diode does. I just know it’s shiny.

Shiny things: Sun’s energy efficient data centers

Oct. 12, 2007   Leave a Comment  

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Sun Microsystems recently completed energy efficient data centers in US, UK and India, reducing Sun’s energy costs by 60 percent and earning the company nearly $1 million in rebates and awards, a company statement said in August. They’re also shiny. “Put into operation between January and June of this year, all three data centers were [...]

Shiny things: 10-Gigabit fiber optic devices

Oct. 5, 2007   Leave a Comment  

Shiny things: 10-Gigabit fiber optic devices

I’m pleased to announce a new component to Blast Magazine. For a bonafide nerd, there’s nothing exciting than a bunch of circuits, wires, boards, lights and plugs — especially when you have no idea what they do. That’s just what we’re going to celebrate. Our new feature “Shiny Things” looks at all things in the [...]