At last year's HP Discover, the company's Chief Technology Officer Martin Fink announced an ambitious new technology, The Machine. At this year's HP Discover, he was back with an update. The Machine's uniqueness is its memory-based architecture compared to today's CPU-centered architecture. This is what they are calling memory-centric computing. Following HP Discover 2015, … [Read more...]
Oculus Rift shows off final retail version
Oculus Rift, the leading VR gaming headset, made announcements yesterday to show off its final retail version and announce that it is shipping in Q1 2016. They also showed off integrated VR audio, a sensor, and a prototype for tracked game controllers. Facebook, which bought the company in March 2014, also made the announcement on the Facebook Newsroom. Microsoft added its … [Read more...]
NVIDIA SHIELD for your TV now available
NVIDIA's Android TV SHIELD console is now available. The SHIELD is not to be confused with the SHIELD Tablet or Portable that NVIDIA has previously released. The console allows 4K streaming, built on Android TV, and was announced in March at NVIDIA's 'Made to Game' event. The SHIELD console includes the console and a controller. The vertical stand and remote accessories are … [Read more...]
Western Digital redesigns the My Passport portable hard drive
WD introduced the 7th generation of their My Passport external hard drives today. They are available in 500 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB capacities with a 3 TB option coming next month. The drives are USB 3.0 to make adding and accessing files that much faster. The latest edition of the My Passport Ultra is available in 4 colors - Classic Black, Brilliant White, Wild Berry, and Noble … [Read more...]
Top rated laptop bags, Spring 2015
Laptops, notebooks, ultrabooks, netbooks, Macbooks, or whatever you want to call them have gotten smaller and lighter with better battery capacity in recent years. While that means laptops are less of a pain or you have fewer accessories to haul around with you, laptop bags have also gotten significantly better in that same time with new styles and accommodations. Here are … [Read more...]