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Asus Eee Keyboard PC: The Perfect Home Theater Computer

It's a fact that most home theaters are centered around a computer nowadays. Digital media is the future, not Blu-ray DVDs. With that being said, it isn't easy to find suitable living room computers t...

Funny Fake: Apple Introduces The Macbook Wheel

So no, this wasn't actually announced at yesterdays Macworld, but it is definitely fun to watch. You've gotta love the effort put into Apple concepts by people that don't actually work for Apple. ...

HP MediaSmart Server: Do You Really Need It?

While the Windows Home Server operating system has been available for consumers for quite some time, it's been relatively hard to market the device to normal, everyday consumers. Surely, a media serve...

Lenovo's IdeaCentre: The Perfect Alternative To Imacs or Not?

We love all-in-one solutions, especially for home theaters and computing. Things get complicated very fast, and not all of us need to spend thousands of dollars to equip our dorm rooms or home offices...

Pano Zero Client: I'm A PC, A Tiny PC

Someday, this whole operating system fan war will end and you may not even require an operating system at all to run the things you need. This idea is called "cloud computing" and Google's doing all i...

Snapshots from Gizmodo's Gadget Exhibition

Friday night Gizmodo hosted an opening party for their gadget gallery in New York City. We took a look, camera in hand, at what the world of consumer electronics had once offered and will soon offer....

LMac Concept: Using LEGOs To Customize Your Mac

This isn't the first time that we've heard about LEGOs and Macs. Still, this is the first time that the concept has been really thought out. Before we only had mods that made Macs look like they were ...

Gifts for the Non-Mac Fans: Four New Must Haves for the Holidays

New gadgets come out every day, but it's not that often that you come upon gadgets that are really must-haves. Without a doubt, MacBooks and iPhone rule, but there are a lot of PC users out there and ...

Plushdepartment PC and Amp Ceramic Cases

Personally, this is exactly where we hope PC case design is heading. Away from cheap plasticky finishes with garish lights and doo-dads shaped like bad rendition of Transformers toys and into the real...

Mac Pro Ultra Mini: Making That Itty Bitty Computer A Reality

What happens when you update your laptop to the latest Apple MacBook on the market? You're stuck with an old computer that you probably won't get a lot of money for. Most of us are stuck with them and...

Look! Mac Mini Cube: Another Way of Reutilizing Old Technology

Anthony's Mac Mini Cube mod is one of the most interesting mods that we've seen. It might just be the best Mac mini mod that you'll ever see. Anthony says that his inspiration came from the Fifth Aven...

Re(al)view: Sony VAIO AW 18.4" Laptop
When size and color matters

If we were to describe the Sony VAIO AW 18.4" Laptop with just one word...we'd ask you to reconsider, because this piece of hardware deserves more than the obvious "big", "huge", "Texan", or any of th...

Computer Wallpaper Changes with Time

Does anyone wear a watch anymore? We either use our Blackberry or computer to give us the time, while others use cool new iPhone apps or screen savers. Because we're rarely away from our computer l...

iLamp: Using An Old iBook As Lighting

What can you do with your old laptop? Well, if you have an old iBook, then you could use it for lighting. German T did so by using an old iBook of his. The result is pretty impressive, making the iBoo...

MSI Woodwind: The Computer to Match Your Retro Basement

It's not that we think people are actually trying to match their wood panelled dated basements with their laptops. No sir. What is clear though is that the retro vibe can be a good one when it comes ...

Hello Shiny: Apple Unleashes New Redesigned Macbooks and Macbook Pros

Looks like the moment we've all been waiting for. Apple just announced updates to their delicious laptop lines - the Macbook and Macbook Pro now have laser precision-cut casings, a graphics boost with...

Sony Vaio JS Series Aims for Mac Market

We've already told you that Sony VAIO was going to be taking the Apple approach to life and begin marketing all-in-one desktop computers. We even told you you'd see the first one in October. Well, fol...

Antec Announces Scary-Looking Skeleton Enclosure, Just in Time for Halloween

So, what exactly is it? The same question crossed our minds when we first saw Antec's new Skeleton case. Well, it's not really a case, but more like something from a horror flickr, packing a unique to...

Flickr Finds: A Mac Classic Desktop

Actually, it isn't a Mac Classic, but a Macintosh SE/30, but it looks pretty much the same. JD Wages has put together his desk with the preceding computer with a Newton 2100. What's really interesting...

DIY Supercomputer Found in Office Lobby

Woah! Guess how many computers are in this one wall-mounted case. Six! Found in the North Carolina office of designer Fredrik Perman, the acrylic case also holds six batteries, upward-blowing LED-lit...

MEdiaCOre: The Living Room PC as Furniture

Slowly but surely, computers are invading our living rooms. As we take the time to get rid of our CD clutter by ripping all of our music and our digital movie collections continue to grow, you need a...

Look! A Supercomputer That Fits Under Your Desk

It's amazing to see how fast technology evolves. Supercomputers have always been gigantic. Cray has come up with a supercomputer that will fit underneath your desk. It's called the CX1. Soon, we will ...

Sony: New TT Series Promises To Bring Bluray To The Ultraportability Market

At 2.87 pounds, this lightweight carbon-fiber notebook is mind-boggling to say the least. Sony somehow crammed tons of power into a laptop a few inches larger than the tiny ASUS EEE, but managed to th...

HP TouchSmart: The Perfect Computer For Other Rooms

The second generation of the HP TouchSmart was just released in July 08, but HP decided that the IQ500 wasn't enough. They just announced the release of the IQ800 series. The TouchSmart concept was in...

Look! Perfect Lego Mac Pro

What could be better than a combination of two things that everyone loves: Legos and Macs? Well, at first glance, this seems to be a perfect reproduction of a Mac Pro made out of Lego. That's not the ...