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Friday, January 15, 2010

Clear releasing two new WiMAX modems with integrated VOIP functionality

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/15/clear-releasing-two-new-wimax-modems-with-integrated-voip-functi/

We were recently lucky enough to experience Clear's WiMAX service in Las Vegas for a week and, after having 4G available whenever we wanted it, we were a little sad to go back to our 3G domiciles. For those who live every day in a WiMAX wonderland, Clear has a pair of new modems for you, both featuring built-in ATA compatibility meaning those signing up for Clear Voice VOIP can jack their phones straight in. The devices are the Gemtek Series G, available in Vegas, and the Motorola CPEi 725 Series M, available in Portland. Both are $80 up-front or $5 per month on lease, and neither are available where we are, so if you'll kindly excuse us we're going to go pout in the corner for a bit.

Clear releasing two new WiMAX modems with integrated VOIP functionality originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Thursday, January 14, 2010

This Tiny Core i7 Motherboard Could Almost Fit In Your Pocket [PCs]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/CWX3-jVZYmk/this-tiny-core-i7-motherboard-could-almost-fit-in-your-pocket

5 inches by 3.7 inches—that's the diminutive footprint of the fully loaded conga-BM57 Core i7 motherboard.

Despite its small stature, the conga-BM57 features an impressive spec list, including a 2.66 GHz Core i7, 8GB of RAM, integrated intel graphics, 5 PCI Express lanes, 8 USB 2.0 ports, 3 SATA, 1 EIDE and Gigabit Ethernet—plus support for dual displays over VGA, LVDS, HDMI, DisplayPort or SDVO.

The price and release date are still unknown, but at this size, it would make one heck of a HTPC that could double for some gaming. [SlashGear]

Magnetism! [Image Cache]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/4-2np-paZc4/magnetism

Science visualization doesn't get much awesomerer and old school than this, really. We should put a bunch of these together near the North Pole, to keep the Russians from stealing it. [Thanks David Keyes]

Best Buy lets out the WiDi-enabled Sony Vaio S a week early

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/best-buy-lets-out-the-widi-enabled-sony-vaio-s-a-week-early/

Looks like everyone who picked up the Push2TV a bit early can finally put the adapter to good use. We received a handful of tips that certain Best Buys were selling their Intel Wireless Display-compatible "Blue Label 2.0" laptops a bit early -- nowhere near us, unfortunately -- and now comes pictorial proof from the forums of Notebook Review. This 13.3-inch Sony Vaio S was allegedly caught wearing a $1,049.99 sticker and housing a 2.26MHz Core i5 with integrated graphics -- no NVIDIA GPU here, and we gotta figure that's hurting the displayed Windows Experience Rating. The official launch of the Best Buy-customized Vaio S is next week, along with a number of other WiDi-enabled laptops.

Best Buy lets out the WiDi-enabled Sony Vaio S a week early originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ATI Radeon HD 5670 brings DirectX 11 and Eyefinity to the budget-minded market

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ati-radeon-hd-5670-brings-directx-11-and-eyefinity-to-the-budget/

AMD and ATI have got yet another GPU contender under their sleeve, and this one's got quite a one-two punch. The Radeon HD 5670 can boast DirectX 11 and Eyefinity support are for a suggested price less than one Benjamin Franklin. The usual suspects have weighed in on the card, and while "solid value" that outperforms its analogous NVIDIA GeForce GT 240. That's not exactly an A+ grade, but we weren't expecting it to go toe-to-toe to its older brothers costing hundreds of dollars apiece. AnandTech also points out that some DX11-compliant games (e.g. Battleforge, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.) couldn't pull off manageable framerates. Hit up the source links for more thorough analysis, and after the break for the official presser. One last word of advice, as noted by TweakTown: make sure the model you pick up uses GDDR5 (instead of GDDR3), as it could make a world of difference.

Gallery: ATI Radeon HD 5670 brings DirectX 11 and Eyefinity to the sub-$100 market