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Gigabyte has gone official with its new Windows 8 computer lineup that includes a convertible, ultrabooks, and gaming notebooks. Gigabyte has a new slate computer called the S1082 is powered by an Intel dual-core processor. The device has a 10.1-inch screen and can be fitted with up to 500 GB of hard drive storage. The slate has some interesting accessories available including a keyboard kit and a multimedia docking station.

The U2142 is an 11.6-inch convertible ultrabook that runs Windows 8 or Windows 8 Professional. It has a multitouch screen and uses third-generation Intel Core processors. Another new ultrabook in Gigabytes Windows 8 line is the U2442 weighing in at 1.57 kilograms and having a 14-inch display. The machine uses the latest Intel Core processors and has Nvidia GeForce GT 650 M or GT 640 M discrete graphics card.

The Gigabyte P2542G is a 15.6-inch gaming notebook with integrated Blu-ray drive. The machine uses an Intel Core i7-3610QM processor and has Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 M graphics. The display supports full HD resolution, and the Blu-ray drive will also burn media.

The final product in the Windows 8 line is the 17-inch P2742G gaming notebook using a quad core third-generation Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 M graphics with 2 GB of GDDR5 RAM. The notebook has dual storage bays supporting up to 2 TB and RAID 0 technology. The machine also has a Blu-ray Combo drive, Bluetooth 4.0, and USB 3.0. Gigabyte offered no details on pricing or availability for any of its new Windows 8 computers.

Gigabyte shows off new Windows 8 computers is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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If you’re a big fan of movies and television, undoubtedly you have some of your favorite shows that may or may not be on the air anymore. A lot of people out there would love to own a prop used in one of their favorite movies or TV shows, and you can do just that. A company called ScreenUsed has announced a new auction that will be conducted on Saturday, November 3 of this year packed with cool props.

The auction has a huge number of items that were used on the screen in some of the most popular movies and television shows out there. If you ever want to own Jayne Cobb’s Vera machine gun from the series Firefly, here is your chance. The auction in November has a lot of other cool stuff as well.

Other interesting items that will be on auction include a Wink costume from the flick Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Neo’s coat from The Matrix Revolutions, and an even a production used clapperboard from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. While all that stuff is cool, those aren’t the most interesting items to me.

One of the most interesting items in the auction is the full racing suit worn by Will Ferrell in Talladega Nights. The racing suit is a customized Sparco racing suit worn by Ferrell along with the Wonder Bread hat and puma shoes. Another of the supremely cool items on display is a full endoskeleton chest from Terminator 2: Judgment Day. There are also multiple Star Trek uniforms and props as well as the Superman bodysuit worn by Christopher Reeve in Superman III.

Geeky movie props turn up at auction is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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If you’re planning on picking up the iPad mini, you might be interested to learn that Zagg has recently announced two new iPad mini Bluetooth keyboard cases. That’s right, if you’d rather not type on the iPad mini’s onscreen keyboard, you will be able to do so via an external and physical one with the Zaggkeys Mini 7 or the Zaggkeys Mini 9, with the former featuring a simple and basic keyboard layout, while the latter will offer the user more function keys to play with. The only drawback is that the Zaggkeys Mini 9 will measure 9”, which means that there will be additional weight involved, which also makes the iPad mini larger. The extra plastic seems kind of ugly but we guess some of you might not mind it. Both cases are priced at $90 and are expected to be available come 2^nd of November, so head on over to Zagg’s website if you’d like to learn more about it.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Apple’s Phil Schiller defends the iPad mini’s price, Official–And Unofficial–Third-Party Lightning Cables Coming Soon,

It’s time to put your dreams of owning Audi’s R8 e-tron to bed — the German automaker won’t be shipping the electric car to dealerships, according to a Wired source. The record setting vehicle’s sales plans were apparently axed due to driving range concerns and a new focus on plug-in hybrid vehicles. We followed up with a contact of our own, who confirmed that the R8 would be produced only in small numbers, and only for internal use, at that. The R8 may be dead, but its core achievements should appear in future vehicles, we’re told — including its lightweight construction, AMOLED rear-view mirror and battery management system.

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Unveiled for the first time a CEATEC 2012, here you are the first series of TVs featuring Sharp Moth Eye technology. By adding tiny (on a nanoscale level) irregularities on its panel Sharp is capable to drastically reduce glare while still being able to display bright and perfect colors and contrast, and the first TVs to support this new Moth Eye technology is the XL9 Series from Sharp.
Available in 46, 52, 60, 70 and 80” with a price range between 280,000 up to 1 Million yen these XL9 Full HD …