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20th June 2008 Archive

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  • Nvidia moves to 55nm with GeForce 9800 GTX re-spin

    GTX+

    Nvidia's first 55nm GPU will be the GeForce 9800 GTX+, the chip maker has confirmed. Arch-rival AMD launched its first 55nm GPU back in November 2007. Due to debut on 14 July, the GTX+ will run at 738MHz, up from the existing, 65nm 9800 GTX's 675MHz. Like the current part, the new GPU will connect to 512MB of GDDR 3 memory …

    Bits 'n' Chips 20 Jun 09:50

  • Yes! It's the RC beer delivery system!

    Beer, direct to your seat

    Fridges are a great invention, but the major drawback is that you’ve got to get out of the armchair and walk all the way across to them for an ice-cold beer. Well, not any more, because an remote-control booze cooler’s rolled onto the scene. Beer comes to you, within 30ft The R/C Drinks Cooler looks no different from …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 20 Jun 10:00

  • Sony confirms major PS3 firmware update features

    Version 2.40 to add in-game XMB

    It’s been rumoured that Sony’s set to overhaul the PlayStation 3 with a grand-scale firmware release in the near future, and now the electronics giant has gone on record and confirmed the juicy features gamers can expect. Eric Lempel, director of PlayStation network operations, recently wrote on the PS3 official blog that …

    Consoles 20 Jun 10:21

  • Brando attempts to get climbers hooked to storage

    USB Carabineer flash drives, for data-dependent hikers

    Register Hardware never have thought you’d need much storage half-way up a craggy rockface, but quirky online retailer Brando thinks differently. Brando's USB Carabiner Flash drive The company has launched the USB Carabiner Flash drive, which not only provides a way for mountain rescue teams, hikers and thrill-seekers to …

    Storage 20 Jun 10:56

  • MSI Wind Windows XP Edition sub-notebook

    Review Size, it seems, is everything

    Nothing has caught the imagination of techies of late as much as the Asus Eee PC has. Its tiny dimensions, unique design and true bargain-basement price has rocked the laptop business to the core. The first-generation Eee PC had more than its fair share of critics. The most common complains centred on its poor battery life and …

    PCs 20 Jun 11:02

  • Shopper connects to Jesus via Denon link cable

    Constructs shrine to $500 miracle

    There's plenty of merriment on offer down at Amazon this week, where net wags have been having a bit of a field day with the Denon AKDL1 Dedicated Link Cable - modestly priced at $499.99: In case you're wondering why on God's Green Earth you'd want to pay 500 bucks for a cable, here's why: If I could use a rusty boxcutter …

    Networking and Wireless 20 Jun 11:32

  • Limbo of the Lost music not stolen, claims composer

    Game's alleged plagiarism doesn't extend to the tunes

    The composer of the music used in controversial adventure game Limbo of the Lost has confirmed that his music was used within the title legitimately. In an email to Register Hardware, Germany-based freelance composer Marko Hautamäki said: "I composed all the game level background music you hear in the game itself, as well as …

    Consoles 20 Jun 14:46

  • Samsung gets some pink Soul

    Magic Touch phone changes shades

    Dress a product in pink and it’s pretty clear who the target audience is. So, here you are ladies, get yourself a feminine Samsung Soul. Samsung's Soul: now available in pink The pink edition phone is being sold exclusivity through Phones4U and is described as, ahem, “strutting a striking sugary pink shell”. One for the …

    Phones 20 Jun 14:51

  • A.M.P - the ultimate musical robot?

    "I am a freak-a-zoid, come on and wind me up"

    If you can’t convince your partner to go to salsa lessons with you, why not trade them in for a robot? Or, to be more specific, an Automated Music Personality (AMP) that knows all the moves. AMP: plays music, dances and follows you around AMP is the result of a joint initiative between Tiger Electronics and Sega Toys to …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 20 Jun 15:35