Archive for August 15th, 2008

OCZ stays on its game with Core Series V2 SSDs

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Filed under: StorageMere months after debuting its highly-desirable and smashingly-priced Core Series of SATA II SSDs, OCZ is back for more with the Core Series V2 of 2.5-inch drives. Sizes have been bumped to 30GB / 60GB / 120GB / 250GB, and access times are up to 170MBps read ...

TSA to introduce less annoying laptop bag rules this Saturday

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops According to a report in USA Today, starting on Saturday the TSA will be relaxing its policies on laptop removal from bags, and will be letting specific bags types ride through the X-ray machines with their cargo intact. The agency will allow travelers using bags which provide an ...

ESA’s six-wheeled Mars bot prototypes ready to kick some martian ass

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Filed under: Robots, Transportation ESA is showing off its new "ExoMars" bots, Bruno and Bradley, who are being prepped for a 2015 mission to the red planet. The six-wheeled bots are being designed to carry a significant scientific payload, oriented around the search for life, but won't slouch in the maneuverability ...

ASUS Eee Box B202 detailed and tested on video

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops It's one thing to see a device unboxed in pictures, but we all know a video tells a million (give or take a few) words. HotHardware's Dave Altavilla has posted up a sub-5 minute clip detailing the ins and outs of ASUS' Eee Box B202, and even from ...

USB indoor / outdoor thermometer: for when walking outside is just too hard

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsBelieve us, we've seen a variety of unorthodox thermometers before, but this one just shines in a very special way. Brando's USB indoor / outdoor thermometer ($22) is pretty self-explanatory, but we'll humor you a bit by going into detail. The unit itself is powered via your ...