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Got an itch for a gaming laptop that’s big enough to span the laps of both you and your lover? ASUS has you covered. Here in the desert, the outfit has introduced a potent 18.4-inch gaming rig with a 1080p panel, twin ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 GPUs, three RAM slots (a world’s first, mind you) stuffed with 6GB of DDR2 memory, a Core 2 Duo processor, a half dozen (seriously) Altec Lansing speakers and a Turbo Gear function that will enable users to overclock the system and boost performance by as much as 25%. A few more configurations are available, including one with a 17-inch panel, an NVIDIA graphics option, dual HDDs, an optional Blu-ray drive and enough ports to put your average desktop to shame.

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ASUS debuts 18.4-inch W90 gaming laptop at CES 2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Let’s just say this straight out: the white Pentax K2000 is one of the hottest DSLRs we’ve ever seen. It’s seriously lustworthy. Considering how great the reviews have been, we’d say it’s definitely worthy of a spot on your list if you’re in the market. Pentax’s less-interesting P70 and E70 were also out — they look nice enough, for being pretty ordinary. Check it all in the gallery!

Filed under: CES, Digital Cameras

Hands-on with Pentax’s new lineup, including the white Pentax K2000 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re continuing our onslaught of CES hands-ons with the WAVE-HOME from iriver. In a nutshell, it’s a more feature-filled Ojo with much more than just video calling — namely calendar, notes, plus it packs a WiFi phone in the back of the unit (pictured above). The video after the jump doesn’t quite do justice to the smoothness of the interface, but your mileage may vary depending on the fatness of your fingers. iriver reps told us that they estimate the unit to be priced at less than $400 to make affordable enough for people to buy more than one. Feel free to peep our original post for all the juicy tech specs, and don’t forget to point your friends in this direction if you don’t wanna feel like a loser if you drop four bills.

Continue reading Video: iriver WAVE-HOME hands-on

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Video: iriver WAVE-HOME hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s not entirely clear what the purpose of AMD‘s newest supercomputer is, but it’s pretty safe to say that the company is making it out to be something better than it is. All harshness aside, the so-called Fusion Render Cloud will reportedly be the planet’s fastest graphics supercomputer. It sounds like the machine will be good for farming out tasks, and more specifically, for “real-time rendering of film and visual effects graphics on an unprecedented scale.” Evidently AMD’s hoping that gaming firms tap into the beast in order to develop and deploy next-generation game content, so that probably means it’s worthless for you. But hey, it sounds awesome, right?

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AMD talks up mildly ambiguous graphics supercomputer originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hot on the heels of Dell’s new XPS Studio laptop release, the company’s back with its G-Series LED monitors. We’re assuming that the G stands for “green,” ‘cos they’re really working the tree-hugging angle on this one — pointing out that widescreen LED flat panels consume less than half the power of comparable monitors, and that their designs incorporate “environmentally preferable” materials. Two models are currently available — the G2210 measures 22-inches, boasting 1680 x 1050 resolution and should fetch $279, while the G2410 24-inch boasts 1920 x 1080 (HD) resolution, with an asking price of $359. Both models are planned for late February.

Continue reading Dell previews new G-Series monitors

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Dell previews new G-Series monitors originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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