Hardware Geeks

HardwareGeeks.com will be attending the Mobile World Congress, so expect a post or two from the show. We aren’t promising round the clock coverage as we have never attended before so we don’t know what to expect and what the connectivity is like over there.

But we will do our best to bring you all the news we possibly can. Also follow us on Twitter @HWGeeks.

If you are wondering what to get your girlfriend for Valentines day, and don’t want to get her flowers or chocolate. Check out Cecilias post over at CuteGeek.com on the Pantech Impact for at&t.

Who says girls don’t like technology?

Today I am in Cupertino right next door to Symantec and a block away from Apple, to visit with TeleNav. They will be sharing with me some cool information. Mst of it I can t share but any information I can share I will shre in this post.

The event has just strted with their President and CEO HP Jin speaking about technology cycles.

So far I have learned how big the global reach Telenav. I also have learned that Bob Rennrd the CTO forTelenav helped create the original GPS system designed for the Airforce with several others.

While I was at the 2010 CES, FedEx dropped off a package or maybe it was UPS I am not sure as I wasn’t in but regardless of who dropped it off, what they dropped off was the Jaybird Sportsband Bluetooth headset.

The Sportsband is a really elegant looking headset, and while it’s designed for the athlete in all of us, I primarily used it around my home and when commuting. It comfortably fit and kept my ears somewhat warm in this cold winter we have been having here in New York City.

Today AMD has announced the new Radeon ATI 5450 HD a new video card designed for those of us who want HD capabilities on our media center PC but not the noise.

The ATI HD 5450 will deliver up to 104 GigaFLOPs of computing power, will provide Windows 7 users DirectX 11 support, it will allow you to connect up to three displays, it utilizes ATIs Stream technology to reduce CPU utilization and improve video playback, ultra low power and passive cooling, and will provide Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master audio all for under $60 USD.

Gateay today announced new additions to its line of gaming, multimedia and small form factor computers, a total of four new systems in all.

The Gateway FX Series Desktops which are designed with the mainstream gamer in mind, will have a new redesigned chassis, with lighting accents. Gateway has done their best to pack as much power as they possibly can into the system. For example the new FX6831-03 and FX6831-01 will feature an Intel i7 860 2.8Ghz processor, ATI Radeon HD5850 with a Gig of discreet video memoy and 8GB or 16GB of DDR3 memory, up to a 1.5 TB Sata HDD, and 16x DVD RW with a Blu-Ray or DVD drive, running on WIndows 7 Premium 64, starting at $1299. A lot of power for a somewhat affordable price. Monitor as always not included.

Starting tomorrow HP will make a new TouchSmart 600 available with an Intel i7 processor. It will be called the HP TouchSmart 600 QuadSeries and it’s starting price will be $1699. The i7 will give the TouchSmart more processing power and speed up its performance.

So again starting tomorrow you can Spec out your TouchSmart 600 with the following configuration, Intel Core i7 720QM (1.6 GHz) or i7 820QM (1.73GHz) processors. All other configurable options remain the same. For more information follow this link tomorrow.

Microsoft Hardware today announced the new SideWinder x4 Keyboard, which is designed to give gamers like you and me greater control over our gaming experience.

The SideWinder x4 keyboard is the first keyboard to use anti-ghosting technology, a technology developed by Microsoft’s Applied Sciences Group. The new Anti-Ghosting technology allows you to perform the most complex keyboard combinations. Basically it’s anti lag technology for your keyboard, giving you the ability to press up to 26 keys at once and the game you are playing will detect all 26 key clicks.

“We’re always looking for new and novel ways to enhance people’s interactions with their PCs,” said Steven Bathiche, research manager of the Applied Sciences Group at Microsoft. “We know that ghosting can be a problem for gamers, so we wanted to develop a way to eliminate this issue and improve the overall gaming experience, and we’ve succeeded with the new anti-ghosting technology in the SideWinder X4 Keyboard.”

For close to a year and maybe more HP has had a little darling in the Asian market hidden away from us in the US, that little darling is the HPMS200 All in One PC. A power all in one pc that takes up so little space you can put it anywhere.

HP loaned me their MS225 which is powered by an AMD Athlon ll X2 250u 1.6 GHz, has 4GB of memory, a 320 GB HDD, 18.5 inch screen with an ATI Radeon 3200 HD running Windows 7 64bit Premium.

The Size of the MS200 is great for anyone in a small apartment, but perfect for the student in a dorm room, schools, and any place with limited space.