Archive for April 15th, 2008

PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle at SonyStyle, no pre-order in sight

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Filed under: Gaming Sony, you tease! You go and finally put the 80 GB PS3 / Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle up at SonyStyle, complete with a SKU and price point, but you're not taking pre-orders? We just get to look at the thing? Can we touch it? Just for a ...

Seagate sues SSD maker STEC

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Filed under: StorageSeagate was talking a big game last month about how SSD makers like Samsung and Intel were infringing its patents, and the company wasn't joking around, following up all that tough talk with... what appears to be a test case against relatively minor vendor STEC. Seagate says STEC's ...

HCL and Microsoft team up for “world’s cheapest Windows laptop”

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Filed under: LaptopsIndia's HCL is certainly no stranger to low-cost laptops, and the company is now apparently looking to expand its budget-priced empire even further, with it recently announcing that it's teamed up with Microsoft to roll out what it claims to be the "world's cheapest Windows laptop." While the ...

Nintendo confirms: May-bound Wii Fit priced at $89.99

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Filed under: Gaming Nothing like a little reassurance on tax day, right? We already knew that GameStop was gearing up to offer Nintendo's Wii Fit for $89.99, but now the Big N has stepped in to affirm said price point. Beginning on May 19th here in the US, Wii Fit, along ...

3DConnexion SpaceNavigator enhances Second Life experience

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals Although it's no Hands Free 3D, the recently unveiled (and unboxed) 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator has now been optimized to provide a more realistic experience in Second Life. The 3D mouse enables users to move their avatar, pan around, build more naturally and extract way more enjoyment from the ...

Psystar says rumors of its demise are greatly exaggerated, still selling Open Computers

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops So the rumors swirling around would-be Mac clone maker Psystar are getting pretty wild out there -- we've heard everything from "Apple has shut the company down" to "Psystar is going to challenge Apple's EULA in court" in the vacuum following the company's site meltdown yesterday. That's a ...