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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

QNAP brightens up its NAS offerings with new TS-210 model

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/12/qnap-brightens-up-its-nas-offerings-with-new-ts-210-model/

What's this? A QNAP NAS that doesn't stick to the company's traditional dark industrial look? Amazing but true, and yet another sign that the company is increasingly looking to bring the NAS out of the office and into the home -- a move that could only be further bolstered by a certain celebrity endorsement. Effectively replacing the company's previous TS-209 model, this one sticks to the same two-bay setup (for up to 4TB of storage), but steps things up to an 800MHz Marvell processor, along with 256MB of DDR2 memory, 3 USB ports, and all the usual UPnP / DLNA support you'd expect. No word on a price just yet, but we'd presume it'll be less than the $449 QNAP is asking for its four-bay TS-410 model.

[Via Electronista]

Filed under: Storage, Networking

QNAP brightens up its NAS offerings with new TS-210 model originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Compaq CQ61 does 15.6-inch screen and "real" processor for $399, wonders what all that netbook fuss was about

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/compaq-cq61-does-15-6-inch-screen-and-real-processor-for-399/

It doesn't usually take much to identify the type of person that's suited for a netbook and the type of person that's suited for a budget laptop, but unfortunately not all of them can self select -- we're pretty sure a lot of folks who picked the former option would be pretty pleased to trade up for this here Compaq CQ61 right about now, the followup to the well-received Walmart-destroying CQ60. Compaq is becoming HP's "value" brand in the US, and we'd say the CQ61 is a pretty nice way to flex those wallet-friendly credentials for a wider audience than the Walmart set. It's built on a 2GHz AMD Sempron M100 processor, ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics, 2GB of RAM and Windows 7 Home Premium, with a WXGA 15.6-inch screen, 160GB HDD and DVD burner to boot. HP was a bit cagey on what sort of battery life to expect out of the included 6-cell (our guess is not much), and of course the laptop won't be winning any beauty pageants, but it's a pretty nice score for the truly cash-strapped student or anyone else who needs a full-fledged laptop on the cheap without all the netbook compromises. Still too rich for your blood? Compaq's CQ4010 slim desktop weighs in with relatively similar specs and a $319 pricetag.

Gallery: Compaq CQ61 hands-on

Gallery: Compaq CQ61 press shots

Filed under: Laptops

Compaq CQ61 does 15.6-inch screen and "real" processor for $399, wonders what all that netbook fuss was about originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 steal away reviewers' hearts

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/ati-radeon-hd-5770-and-5750-steal-away-reviewers-hearts/

The ATI onslaught of 40nm DirectX 11 parts continues today with two even cheaper variants coming from its Evergreen family of chips. Based on the Juniper core, the HD 5770 and 5750 represent ATI's mainstream value proposition, with compute performance of more than 1 TFLOPS and pricing between $109 and $159. There's a significant dropoff in specs from the world-conquering HD 5870 and similarly potent HD 5850, but reviewers found the latest cards were still up to the task, with the 5770's performance said to be "just shy" of the very recent top dog for ATI, the HD 4890. With low power consumption, competitive pricing and added features like Eyefinity and 7.1 HD audio, the new cards might not push performance boundaries, but they also leave you with little reason to look elsewhere for your next GPU purchase. Hit up the reviews below for more detailed impressions.

Read - Hot Hardware review
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Filed under: Desktops

ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 steal away reviewers' hearts originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fujitsu's Frame Zero concept knows no boundaries, no bezels

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/fujitsus-frame-zero-concept-knows-no-boundaries-no-bezels/

It's always fun to see what big tech companies think the future will be like, and for Fujitsu the future is Frame Zero. It's basically a system of bezel-free devices that can all wirelessly connect and share information, not at all unlike Microsoft's Mobile Device Collaboration patent application we took a gander at last year. The concept video below shows both a sort of tiny mobile PC joining forces with an eminently breakable looking cellphone to share information cross-screens. But, it goes further, with talk of the larger of the two acting as a sort of alarm clock that, when you swat at it in the morning, checks your body temperature to determine how well you slept before barraging you with e-mails and financial reports. Just what you need first-thing in the morning.

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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Tablet PCs, Wireless

Fujitsu's Frame Zero concept knows no boundaries, no bezels originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fujitsu goes multitouch with a bevy of Windows 7 machines (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/fujitsu-goes-multitouch-with-a-bevy-of-windows-7-machines-video/

Not that there's any shortage of choice in the touchscreen all-in-one space, but Fujitsu seems keen on covering all the bases with its latest product unveiling. The headline F series (pictured) will be powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 processor, which represents 2.53GHz of ultra-efficient and plenty capable laptop hardware, and 4GB of RAM. Machines can be had in 23- or 20-inch varieties, with respective resolutions of 1920 x 1080 and 1600 x 900. There's also the MT series of 12.1-inch convertible tablets, which come with WACOM functionality and up to an SU9400 Intel CPU. Perhaps the most esoteric new offerings, however, are the NF/ER (laptops) and F/ER (desktops), which combine the hip new multitouch skills with specially designed keyboard and mouse inputs, as well as a support hotline, all in the name of getting the older generation in on the computing craze. Video lies after the break, or check out the Akihabara News link below for a full gallery of images.

[Via Akihabara News]

Gallery: Fujitsu goes multitouch with a bevy of Windows 7 machines