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Commodore 64 Revived with New Powers and Performance

by Jay Garrett on March 19, 2010

Every geek of a certain age will remember the now classic Commodore 64.

It was at the height of 8 bit technology when it appeared in 1982 and over the following 12 years 17 million of the them were sold!

The new C64 will be sporting Intel’s 64-bit quad-core microprocessors and 3D graphics capabilities upto 500GB of hard drive storage and 4GB of RAM. Also included are a DVD-RW drive, a touchpad, four USB ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port and a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) port to connect monitors – all this is squeezed into the all-in-one’s keyboard that measures 17.5 inches (44 cm) wide and 2 inches (0.5 cm) tall.

Commodore said. “It’s designed to take up far less room — and use far less energy — than any other desktop computer,” Commodore USA said. The PC will run the Linux, Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.

Commodore USA’s online store is due to open June 1 offering the new edition. Obviously they’re hoping that trading on the licensed Commodore name will envoke all those fond memories.

Is it working for you?

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iPhone 4G to Appear as iPhone HD – There’s a Video to Prove it

by Jay Garrett on March 15, 2010

Ok, so I had dubious pics before and now here’s an equally dubious vid that points to the iPhone 4G following the Zune naming method and appearing as the iPhone HD.

According to this ‘leaked commercial’ the next gen iPhone sports a radically new chassis in which to house the higher powered camera and the front facing camera.

Word on the street is that the 4G data chips might not be ready for a Summer release of the iPhone 4G which could cause a delay or perhaps a renaming – iPhone HD?

I think I could get used to the design in the vid but how genuine is it? Is this just the musing of another talented and bored fanboy/girl or could this be a glimpse into what to expect?

Watch the vid and then share your opinions :)

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Sharp Aquos Quattron TV Brings in Yellow Fourth Pixel – RGBY

March 10, 2010 Click to read more →
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I was 31 floors up in Centre Point on Tuesday to witness Sharp’s new line of televisions which, for the first time in tele history, is rocking a fourth, yellow, sub pixel joining its red, green, and blue buddies.
Sharp is waiting before joining the possible ‘fad’ of 3D and is instead looking to make large [...]

Dell Mini 5 Streak Tablet comes with Amazon Kindle Love

March 10, 2010 Click to read more →
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Dell’s Mini 5 tablet, or rather the Dell Streak, seems to be squaring up to join Microsoft’s Courier and Apple’s iPad in the ring. With it’s regular tablety form I reckon Apple should be the more concerned.
The Dell Mini 5 leak reveals the ‘Streak’ moniker and as it seems to have been used since [...]

Microsoft Courier more Desirable than Apple iPad?

March 9, 2010 Click to read more →
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Ok, so the iPad isn’t floating everyone’s boat is it?
I’ve actually been interested in Microsoft’s offering for quite some time now and there’s some more info seeping through about the twin screened tablet known as Courier.
So, we all already know that the Courier will react in a nice way to being stroked and poked by [...]

Mio Moov V780 is a SatNav That Wants to be a Hi-Def Netbook

March 1, 2010 Click to read more →
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The Mio Moov V780 is one of those curiosities that’ll either take the market by storm or is doomed to sit in the corner of the store.
Mio are hoping that they’ve spotted a gap in the market for a SatNav that’s also capable of chucking out hi-def video through a HDMI slot or onto its [...]

Origin Eon: Ex-Alienware Execs 18 Inches of Gaming Greatness

February 19, 2010 Click to read more →
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When Dell grabbed Alienware for itself four years ago three key execs decided to say thanks, but no thanks.
Instead they formed ‘Origin‘ and went about building things the way Alienware originally did and created the Eon18 laptop.
The Eon18 has a distinct Alienwareness about it and, as you’d expect, this lappy is quite the customisable puter. [...]

Spy Video TRAKR – Snooping, Recording, App Packing Robot

February 11, 2010 Click to read more →
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I can imagine plenty of kids rubbing their hands with glee and the thought of getting one of these – as well as some older kids as well. Yes: I’m looking at you!
The Wild Planet Spy Video TRAKR can be remotely controlled and be used to sneak into rooms, underneath changing room doors, into [...]

Ikonshop A-Cam3D for HD 3D Home Flicks

February 5, 2010 Click to read more →
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If you want to get onto the 3D film bandwagon but would rather be behind the camera than stuck in a pub watching footie then check this out.
Ikonshop have developed a new camera that is is capable of shooting 3D video in Full HD at 1080p.
The Ikonshop A-Cam3D captures two separate video streams at once, [...]

Nexus Two on its Way – Hello Moto!

January 30, 2010 Click to read more →
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There’s been rumours of a Nexus Two almost as soon as the Nexus One hit the blogosphere and it seems that Moto may be its maker.
The next Nexus could be a business model Google phone and Motorola’s CEO has confirmed that they would be delivering a phone to sell through the new Google Store.
Sanjay Jha [...]

Zune Xbox Phone Running Windows 7 Mobile Out in Spring

January 21, 2010 Click to read more →
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The Zune / Xbox Phone rumours had quietened down for a while but now Katherine Egbert, an anylist with Jefferies & Company, has said that Microsoft is getting ready to bust out a phone based on Windows Mobile 7.
This would make the job offer make sense as well don’t you think?
“Our recent industry checks [...]

The New Apple Will be Unveiled – Here’s the Invite

January 19, 2010 Click to read more →
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Apple has sent invitations to lucky members of the US press for a bit of a do on 27 January.
It takes place at 6pm GMT (10am local time), at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater as we already knew
Could this be the much talked about coming of the [...]

Tracks by Aiaiai – 80’s Headphones for 2010

January 18, 2010 Click to read more →
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Righty – you love the retro vibe, perhaps wearing some cool Space Invader tights, but you’re rocking some modern headphones – you’ve ruined the look!
You could get yourself some mighty fine Koss Porta Pros, which I’ve owned and loved but they might be a little ‘off-the-shelf’ for someone as cool as you.
May I present the [...]

iPhone 4G – OLED Screen, Dual-Core Processor, Video Chat and Other Rumours

January 13, 2010 Click to read more →
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This going to be a regular feature on the run-up to the 27th and, hopefully, some big Appley announcements.
Latest from the rumour-mill is that the next gen iPhone will be sporting an OLED screen and a have removable battery just like the new gPhone, Nexus One.
There’s rumblings that iPhone 4G could have a front-facing camera [...]

Crosley Revolution Ultra-Portable Record Player [no turntable]

January 10, 2010 Click to read more →
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If you can remember the very cool Linos ultra-portable record deck and thought that it was way too much of a futuristic concept – have a look at The Revolution from Crosley!
I’m feeling this design so much.
The Revolution isn’t meant to be hooked up to your Hi-Fi system but for taking your vinyl with you.
It [...]

Parrot AR.Drone Mixes iPhone, Augmented Reality and Wi-Fi Controlled Helicopter to Make Want!

January 6, 2010 Click to read more →
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Say hello to the latest reason to get excited if you own an iPhone.
Using the handsets accelerometer and connecting via Wi-Fi you can fly the Parrot AR.Drone!
As if that wasn’t cool enough it has two on-board cameras that beam a pilots-eye view right to your phones screen.
This means that you don’t need to see the [...]

VIA Brings Worlds First USB 3.0 Hub Controller – VL810

January 5, 2010 Click to read more →
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USB 3.0 is pretty-much here and will probably been more in evidence at CES.
Thankfully the Taiwan-based PC accessory maker VIA has prepped its snappily named VIA VL810 SuperSpeed Hub Controller – this is the world’s first USB 3.0 hub controller.
It can handle data transfer speeds of up to 5Gb/s and features one upstream [...]

Google Nexus One is Here and so is the Google Store to Sell it!

January 5, 2010 Click to read more →
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When Google decided to sell their own Android blower, the Nexus One, almost as many column inches were given to how they’d do this as were given to the actual handset.
Well, they’ve opened a new store, from which they plan to sell Android phones from a variety of carriers and manufacturers.
This will be a one-stop-shop [...]

Lenovo IdeaPad U1 – Use as a Netbook at Home and Take Just the Screen On The Road

January 5, 2010 Click to read more →
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For those that want to stay hip with the latest fashions Lenovo bring you the IdeaPad U1.
Everyone seems to be talking about tablets and/or netbooks – Boom! The IdeaPad U1 is both!
You can use it as an Intel Core Duo SU processored Windows 7 netbook who’s spec includes 4GB of RAM, 2 USB ports, HDMI [...]

Paradigm Shift Full Colour Touchscreen eReaders for £125 – CES 2010

December 30, 2009 Click to read more →
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It looks like the eReader tag is going to get as confusing as the Netbook is.
My understanding was that an eReader was an e-Ink sporting tablet-esque gadget whos main purpose was to save me carting magazines, newspapers and a load of paperbacks around with me.
Is the gadgety thing still an eReader when it has a [...]

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