Hasta La Gadget!

It’s true, Dell unleashed two new Alienware systems this morning, and naturally we just had to check out the two epically powerful rigs in person. We spent the most time with the new 17-inch M17x, and while the chassis has been updated, it’s still loaded with lots of LEDs, a trippy color-changing backlit keyboard, and chrome accents. The lid and edges have been given a more chiseled aesthetic, so we’d say it looks more muscular than ever. Obviously, the big story with the M17x is that it is now 3D capable. The full HD display is seriously beautiful, and while we didn’t get to check out a Blu-ray 3D movie on the rig, we can only imagine how breathtaking the experience is going to be. We did, however, get to check out its new integrated 1080p streaming capability, which actually is based on an integrated WHDI solution. You’ll need to pick up an extra box and hook it up to your TV, but in the demo we saw there was absolutely no lag between the clip of Final Fantasy on the laptop and on the TV. The unit we saw hanging around was packing a new Core i7 CPU and NVIDIA graphics, but it will apparently be available with AMD’s latest graphics as well.

We also caught sometime with the new Aurora desktop, but like we said it wasn’t much. The tower is still crazily-lit, but has been updated with the most powerful overclockable Intel Core i5 and i7 Sandy Bridge processors as well as new NVIDIA graphics that support 3D Vision. The Aurora should be available this month for a starting price of $1,799 and the M17x for $1,499 on January 10th. Hit the break for some more images and the source link for Engadget Spanish’s short video.

Dell Alienware M17x and Aurora hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HyperMac is known more for its power-extending solutions than its other peripherals, but this still-unannounced iPad external hard drive enclosure we spotted at the company’s booth is certainly interesting. Capable of accepting a standard 2.5-inch hard drive, the brushed metal box has two miniUSB ports around back — one to connect to your computer, and another to connect to your iPad. Unfortunately, unlike other iPad storage solutions like the AirStash, because it interfaces through Apple’s USB camera adapter, you’re limited to photos and video content only. On top of that, it only works with the iPad because the iPhone and iPod touch don’t support that particular accessory. The target price point is around $100 without any physical drive — yes, it’s a BYOHD affair — which is definitely steeper than we’d like, especially given the limited functionality. Still, if you’ve got more content than space to spare, you might want to look into picking one of these up when it drops in sometime later this month.

HyperMac’s external hard drive enclosure for iPad hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading JVC announces the GS-TD1 full HD 3D consumer camcorder, we go hands on

JVC announces the GS-TD1 full HD 3D consumer camcorder, we go hands on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung already had a hyperspeed press conference that touched on all aspects of its business (did you know Samsung is the number one vendor of French door refrigerators in the US?), but the company has been teasing its CES keynote today as being a completely unique event. We’ll see how true that is — we’re here and ready to rock.

Live from Samsung’s CES 2011 keynote originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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