Archive for October 2nd, 2009

HTPC Remote with Wireless Keyboard

One of the problems with the keyboards made for HTPCs (Home Theater Personal Computers) is they tend to be too big and bulky. Unless you have a Logitech diNovo Mini, you might want to look at this very intriguing Wireless Keyboard and HTPC remote.

Yes, that is what this is, not some new version of BlackBerry [...]

The P55 Four: Lynnfield Motherboard Roundup

With the announcement today of Intel’s Core i7 and Core i5 processors comes the necessity of LGA 1156 motherboards based on the P55 chipset to run them. We checked in with a few major manufacturers—including Intel itself—to see what they had to offer for the launch, and we discovered a series of boards that offer [...]

Apple’s Mighty Mouse Getting A Makeover?

Apple’s infamous Mighty Mouse—the mouse that comes with every desktop computer from the company—is about to get a facelift, if the latest rumors are to be believed. No longer will the little scroll ball get mucked up with gunk, nor will the touch-sensitive surface mis-register your fingertips. According to sources speaking to AppleInsider, Apple plans [...]

True Fidelity PS500MM Headset Makes Games Quiet, Clear

Even though this is my job, I have to fit in my gaming sessions around the family. That means I’m often killing zombies at the same time I’m helping the kids with homework, or jumping directly onto a ventrillo server the second they’re off to bed. Able Planet sent over their True Fidelity headphones with [...]

Mac/iPhone Developers: Help Raise Money For Cancer Research

For the fourth year, Seth Dillingham is teaming up with the Macintosh software development community to raise donations for his ride in the Pan Mass Challenge. The Pan Mass Challenge is a long bicycle ride across Massachusetts that raises money for the Jimmy Fund, an organization that helps fund cancer research and treatment of patients [...]

Apple May Have Google Maps Replacement Waiting In The Wings

Apple has had a fairly comfortable relationship with Google in the past—CEO Eric Schmidt had a place on Apple’s board, Google is the default search for its Safari browser, and Google Maps and YouTube are first-class applications on the iPhone. Apple has even created a maps API that allows iPhone developers to easily include Google [...]

Apple’s Redesigned MacBook and MacBook Pro: Thoroughly Reviewed

Several years ago I was privy to a conversation that didn’t make much sense to me. The topic was whether or not PCs could be sold like cars, by model year instead of focusing on specs. The holy grail of PC sales has always been distilling the myriad of system specifications down to a simple, [...]

Apple’s 2009 MacBook Pro: Battery Life to Die For

I was so focused on the iPhone 3GS and Snow Leopard announcements from this year’s WWDC that I almost missed the gravity of the MacBook Pro announcements.
If you want an all aluminum body, you have to buy a MacBook Pro. There’s only a single MacBook model and it’s the white chassis that’s been around for [...]

Jack Thompson Sues Facebook Over Video-Game Backlash

A disbarred Florida lawyer who has been vocal in his opposition to violent video games sued Facebook this week over comments on the social networking site that he considers to be a threat to his personal safety. Facebook said it would contest the suit in court.
Jack Thompson said that Facebook groups calling for users to [...]

Build It: A Core i7 Desktop

Here at the PC Labs we like to keep our build-it projects on trend and relevant. This month, instead of looking for a trend, the trend actually found us. Specifically, a new desktop CPU from Intel that was begging to have a kick-ass system built around it, and all for just $1,660.
The Parts
Processor: Intel 2.93 [...]