10th May 2006 Archive

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Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT coming next week?

Set to bring eight pixel pipelines and SLI to the 7300 series

Monday, 15 May will see the official debut Nvidia's GeForce 7300 GT graphics chip, which ups the 7300 series from a 64-bit memory bus to 128-bit, as per the 7600 series, an online report claimed today. The 90nm 7300 GT part is based on the G73 core, DailyTech reports. Four of the 12 pixel pipelines are disabled, leaving it …

Bits 'n' Chips 10 May 2006, 09:54
Nokia trots out jogger-friendly phone

On-board pedometer

Nokia today unveiled its first handset with "athletic lifestyle appeal" and the first - we'd say - to be made out of trainers. We kid you not - according to Nokia, the 5500 Sport "is engineered with materials used in the latest high performance running shoes". Pitched at joggers and the like, the handset boasts a work-out …

Phones 10 May 2006, 10:19
Xmas debut for Xbox 360 HD DVD drive

Microsoft still silent on HDMI/HDCP support

Microsoft will ship the external HD DVD drive for its Xbox 360 console in time for Christmas, the company said yesterday. However, the company failed to point out whether the unit will support the HDMI interface in its HDCP anti-piracy system. It didn't say anything about pricing, either, or provide a more detailed launch …

Consoles 10 May 2006, 10:44
Sony Connect Player problems fixed by SonicStage update

Jukebox software remixed

Sony will this month ship its third attempt at a Walkman-oriented iTunes-style music management application that will hopefully solve the problems users have experienced with its Connect Player 1.0 software. It also adds support for the iPod-friendly AAC music format. SonicStage CP will be available as a free download from …

Media players 10 May 2006, 11:07
FB-DIMM server memory approved as standard

But for now it's darned expensive

Just as word reaches us that JEDEC, the memory standards-setting organisation, has approved the Fully Buffered DIMM server memory system, RAM specialist Crucial UK said it had begun offering FB-DIMMs. We can see why: this stuff costs more than a top-of-the-range Itanic 2 processor. A case in point is Crucial's 667MHz 4GB FB- …

Bits 'n' Chips 10 May 2006, 12:07
MacBook launch 'delayed a week'

Apple's still stockpiling new notebooks, report claims

Apple's eagerly anticpated MacBook announcement was canned at the eleventh hour to allow sufficient stocks of the consumer-oriented laptop to be available to buy from launch, it has been claimed. According to a Think Secret report, the notebook will now be announced next week, with the unveiling currently pegged for Tuesday, …

Mac 10 May 2006, 12:46
Kowon readies anti-glance LCD glasses

Now no one else can see what you're watching...

South Korean company Kowon Technology today said it will next week ship pairs of personal TV glasses to local consumers concerned that too many of their fellows are peering over their shoulders at their mobile phone screens. Kowon's solution to the problem is a head-mounted display that sets a 4.8 x 4.2mm, 320 x 240 LCD panel …

Gadgets and Gizmos 10 May 2006, 13:20
Alienware unveils first Go 7900-series SLI notebooks

Alienware got the drop on its rivals this week, showing off this week what it and chip maker Nvidia claim is the world's first "available" notebook equipped with two GeForce Go 7900 GPUs rigged to run co-operatively in SLI mode. The Dell subsidiary's Aurora m9700 machine contains Nvidia's nForce 4 SLI chipset and an AMD …

PCs 10 May 2006, 14:37
Mio preps stylish GPS, DMB-equipped PMP

Satellite TV and route-planning

Korea's Mio appears to be on something of a roll, design-wise at least. After the rather natty looking - if functionally frustrating - A701 GPS-integrating smart phone comes the equally stylish C810 portable media player, again with GPS built in. The company this week said the device will ship in its native country later this …

Gadgets and Gizmos 10 May 2006, 15:00