Alienware and Lucasfilm have revealed the Aurora: Star Wars Edition PC. Packed with an AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processor, along with a slew of special Star Wars stuff such as soundtracks, wallpaper, and desktop themes. The Aurora comes in your choice of the Dark Side or the Light Side (the Rebels), each themed accordingly with images of characters from the ...
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Breakfast in bed, sans breakfast, plus computer
Sometimes we find ourselves laying down in bed and thinking “Wow, I would really love to have a computer here with me right now.” This ingenious sleepy head took matters into his own hands, attaching a desktop computer that can be operated while laying on your back in bed. So what do you do when you’re fried from being on ...
Read More »X-Keys USB Macro Speed Dial style keyboard attachment
Sure, it might not be the Optimus keyboard, but not everyone can afford to blow a grand on a peripheral. The X-Keys Stick USB attaches on to your keyboard, and acts as a customizable “speed dial”, allowing you to set up the hot keys how you want them. No one likes remembering all of those shortcut combo keys, which is ...
Read More »The Dark Blade case mod looks like alien hardware
We’ve seen the king of all case mods and we are bowing down in appreciation of The Dark Blade. The project started in 2004, so the case was a work in progress for over 3 years. We are proud to say the final product was worth the long wait. Everything from its base to its excellent lighting system oozes with ...
Read More »Apple dumping 17-inch iMac for 20 and 24 inch displays?
Sources are reporting that Apple might soon be making more changes to their product line by the end of June. Supposedly, Apple is ditching their 17-inch iMac displays for the more rotund 20 and 24-inch monitors. The new displays are rumored to be Cinema Displays, which would wipe out the 17-inch iMac as the entry-level Apple computer, leaving the Mac ...
Read More »Domino PC towers are an inventful recycling idea
[ev type=”youtube” data=”5_tXcRYOYZ0″][/ev] It’s really a shame when a corporation decides to get all new computer systems because all of the old ones wind up being chucked in the trash dump. What about a more creative use, such as PC dominoes. Watch how the camera slyly pulls ahead as the computers round the corner. I think that the line wouldn’t ...
Read More »Yuugou Case Mod fuses wood craftsmanship with technology
This Japanese-inspired Yuugou PC case mod was made with a simple message. To represent the beauty of wood frame casing, while fusing traditional craftsmanship with state-of-the-art technology. This simple concept evolved into a simple, yet beautifully elegant case mod for a classy reflection of personal style. The designer of Yuugou reflects on the production of the case, describing it as ...
Read More »Dell’s bringing seXP back
Still wary about using the new Windows Vista operating system, users have been moaning and bitching to Dell about how they wish they could still get Windows XP installed on their pre-packed PC’s. Dell has answered their prayers by reissuing XP installed computers back into their products. The consumer backlash has caused Dell to offer the option of Windows XP ...
Read More »The ultimate gaming system made by avid gamer
And you thought you were an avid gamer? This gaming fan has such a passion for playing, he just had to set up his own rig. What resulted was a head-to-head gaming system, much like the ones featured in many Japanese arcades. “In Japan, competition games like Street Fighter and Virtua Fighter generally have head-to-head cabinets and I wanted to ...
Read More »Smooth Creations Diablo Gaming PC is pretty in gold and fully loaded
Equally unique and blindingly bright colored, the Smooth Creations Diablo Gaming PC has the looks to match its monster specs. The Diablo packs in a Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 processor, 2GB of RAM, two 250 GB hard drives in a RAID configuration, and two, yes two, GeForce 8800 GTX cards. If the bright yellow gold color is too much ...
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