http://www.hardwaregeeks.com Tech News and Reviews Blogs and More en Michael@hardwaregeeks.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-15T15:56:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/sprint_introducees_new_push_to_talk_phone_motorola_i890/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/sprint_introducees_new_push_to_talk_phone_motorola_i890/#When:15:56:00Z Today Sprint introduced the new Motorola i890, a slip phone designed for their Nextel network. The phone is loaded with all the features you’d expect such as bluetooh, camera and MP3 functionality. Although support for just an 8 GB microSD card is sort of disappointing. For more information on the phone check out the post on our sister site CellRants.com. Sprint 2010-03-15T15:56:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/telenav_releases_national_gps_usage_data/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/telenav_releases_national_gps_usage_data/#When:14:00:00Z I bet you didn’t know that there are probably more people in Maryland using GPS then in the state you are in, or that Wal-Mart is the most searched for destination while people are on the road with Starbucks coming in at number two. The data also shows that Pizza was the number one food searched, residents in Chicago leading the way in that category, but those of us i New York City preferred Chinese food which was the second most searched food. As if we need a GPS to find a Chinese restaurant. There is one on every corner out here. Telenav gathered he data during December 2009, so that could explain why Wal-Mart is number one on the most searched for destination, it would be interesting to see where it ranks when averaging a years worth of data. General Annoucements 2010-03-10T14:00:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/manage_your_tivo_with_hp_mediasmart_expander/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/manage_your_tivo_with_hp_mediasmart_expander/#When:05:38:00Z Today HP announced a free piece of software for your HP MediaSmart Server, that will allow you to manage your content directly from the HP MediaSmart Server. The software which is free will allow you to do the following: Transfer shows from a TiVo DVR to a HP MediaSmart Server and back to a TiVo DVR Manage TiVo recordings stored on a HP MediaSmart Server Watch TiVo DVR recordings that are stored on a HP MediaSmart Server on any PC in the home To get the software run the HP Update via your HP MediaSmart Server connector software. HP Hewlett Packard 2010-03-10T05:38:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/toshiba_satellite_a505/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/toshiba_satellite_a505/#When:15:08:00Z Just before my trip to the Mobile World Congress, FedEx dropped off the Toshiba Satellite A505. A gorgeous looking notebook with a 16” HD TrueBrite display, Nvidia GeForce GPU, Harman/Kradon Speakers with Dolby and an Intel core i7 processor to power it up. The system is beautiful in itself; it has a nice looking paint job with silver trim and when you open her up and see the huge 16 inch wide-screen monitor it will make you drool. It’s probably one of the most beautiful notebooks I have seen in a while. I took the A505 with me to Barcelona Spain for the Mobile World Congress, as I planned to take loads of pictures, some videos and just browse the web while I was there and needed something that could handle the workload I expected to have. So I figured what better way to review a notebook than to put it to some hard core use at a convention in another country. Toshiba 2010-03-08T15:08:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/wd_introduces_siliconedge_blue_ssd/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/wd_introduces_siliconedge_blue_ssd/#When:14:36:01Z Today WD introduced their first ever consumer-oriented SSD drive the SiliconEdge Blue a 2.5” SSD. The SiliconEdige Blue SSDs will deliver fast read/write speeds and large storage space making them perfect for applications that require high read/write speeds. The SiliconEdge SSDs are available in capacities up to 256 GB, native 3.0 gbp/s SATA interface, read speeds up to 250 MB/s and write speeds up to 170 MB/s. The drive is designed to be rugged and WD subjected the drives to over 250,000 hours of testing to make sure they can handle what ever we can throw at them. “The development of the WD SiliconEdge Blue product family leverages WD’s extensive experience in designing and manufacturing highly reliable storage products and the company’s worldwide sales and distribution network to accelerate SSD technology adoption by OEMs, technology enthusiasts, gamers and road warriors,” said Michael Hajeck, senior vice president and general manager of WD’s solid state storage business unit. “Customers who demand the ultimate in performance will find the WD SiliconEdge Blue SSDs exceed all their requirements.” Western Digital 2010-03-03T14:36:01-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/hp_announces_new_ultra_thin_tablet_and_notebooks_for_small_business/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/hp_announces_new_ultra_thin_tablet_and_notebooks_for_small_business/#When:04:33:00Z Today HP announced that they have expanded their portfolio of business notebooks. They have announced two new EliteBooks the 2750p (tablet PC) and the 2540p and four new Probooks the 4320s, 4420s, 4520s and the 4720s. My favorite of the six new notebooks is the 2750p which is the ultra-thin, multitouch convertible tablet pc, that can deliver up to 11 hours of battery life with an extended battery. Whats so cool about the 2740p is that the extended battery and an optional dock attack to the system in layers similar to if you were stacking lego blocks on top of each other. The system by itself with the default battery weighs 3.8 pounds but even when you add the extended battery along with the dock it still weighs under 6 pounds.  HP Hewlett Packard 2010-03-01T04:33:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/review_hauppauge_hd_pvr/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/review_hauppauge_hd_pvr/#When:18:35:00Z I am a huge couch potato; if I could I would watch tv nonstop. But like you I have a job and a life that requires I go places. Besides being a couch potato you can say I’m somewhat of a cheap ass. A cheap ass because I do not like paying 10 dollars a month to my cable company, and I don’t really feel like paying 250 dollars for a TiVo box and paying them 13 dollars a month. But I do want to record my favorite TV shows, and well paying $200 dollars for the Hauppauge HD PVR was a good solution for me. News 2010-02-28T18:35:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/amd_announces_ati_radeon_5800_series/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/amd_announces_ati_radeon_5800_series/#When:04:45:00Z Today AMD has announced the new ATI Radeon 5800 Series, a brand spanking new series of video cards that promise to deliver what gamers crave, along with high definition capabilities that will make movie lovers drool. The Radeon 5800 series will deliver up to 2.72 Teraflops of computing power; it has an 800 MHz clock speed, with a max res of 2560x1600, and depending on the card you get they can support up to 6 monitors at once! AMD 2010-02-25T04:45:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/mobile_world_congress_2010/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/mobile_world_congress_2010/#When:00:41:00Z This past week I was able to attend the mobile world congress, I visited with companies like HP who showed me their new android netbook, and synaptics that showed off their new touch technology, and logmein who showed us some really interesting software for service providers and end users alike. But for me the biggest announcement at MWC 2010 was Windows Phone 7. It was amazing to see how much Microsoft has changed, how streamlined the new mobile OS from Microsoft seems. News 2010-02-25T00:41:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/seagate_blackarmor_ps_110_usb_30_drive_external_hard_drive_500_gb/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/seagate_blackarmor_ps_110_usb_30_drive_external_hard_drive_500_gb/#When:17:30:00Z USB 3.0 and External Hard drives seem to be the hot new thing and for good reason, as these drives are lighting fast. A few weeks ago Seagate sent me their BlackArmor PS110 and having been briefed on it during CES I was excited. The ability to transfer data so quickly had me giddy. Whats unique about the Seagate PS110 is unlike the other USB 3.0 external HDD available, this one is portable and it also includes a PCI express Card for your notebook.  So you literally can turn your old notebook with a expansion slot into a super fast data transferring machine! News 2010-02-18T17:30:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/blueant_q1/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/blueant_q1/#When:17:10:00Z BlueAnt is known for their great Bluetooth headsets. I have owned several and I have yet to be disappointed. They are comfortable, deliver crystal clear sound and I never have to raise my voice in order for the person I am speaking to can hear me. The Q1 is no exception. I have been using it for about a month now and I haven’t been happier. It was one of the easiest phones to pair, as the headset tells you what you need to do. It was so easy I had my mom do it and the hardest part for her was finding where to enable the Bluetooth settings on her phone. News 2010-02-15T17:10:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/headed_to_mobile_world_congress/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/headed_to_mobile_world_congress/#When:21:51:00Z 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. News 2010-02-12T21:51:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/late_valentines_day_gift_idea/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/late_valentines_day_gift_idea/#When:23:23:00Z 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? News 2010-02-11T23:23:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/visiting_with_telnav/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/visiting_with_telnav/#When:15:45:00Z 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. General Annoucements 2010-02-08T15:45:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/jaybird_sportsband_bluetooth_headset/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/jaybird_sportsband_bluetooth_headset/#When:16:14:00Z 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. News 2010-02-04T16:14:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/amd_announces_ati_radeon_hd_5450/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/amd_announces_ati_radeon_hd_5450/#When:04:35:01Z 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. AMD 2010-02-04T04:35:01-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/gateway_announces_new_desktop_pcs/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/gateway_announces_new_desktop_pcs/#When:04:34:00Z 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. General Annoucements 2010-02-03T04:34:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/hp_spices_up_touchsmart_600/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/hp_spices_up_touchsmart_600/#When:03:29:00Z 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. HP Hewlett Packard 2010-02-03T03:29:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/microsoft_unveils_sidewinder_x4_keyboard/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/microsoft_unveils_sidewinder_x4_keyboard/#When:18:47:00Z 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.” Microsoft 2010-02-01T18:47:00-05:00 http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/hp_ms200_all_in_one/ http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/index.php/site/hp_ms200_all_in_one/#When:07:33:00Z 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. HP Hewlett Packard 2010-02-01T07:33:00-05:00