More Vista Delays?

Steve Ballmer’s talk today gave some indication that the Vista launch may be pushed back a few months more. While there was not a defeinitive statement, it seemed like his remarks about timing the release with different manufacturers’ product releases, it makes it seem like they are just looking for an excuse to buy themselves [...]

First Look at MIT’s $100 Laptop

The world got it’s first real look at the working prototype for the much hyped $100 laptop today - and it looks decent.
The device is the brainchild of researchers at MIT as the cornerstone of the new non-profit organization called “One Laptop Per Child.”  OLPC’s mission is to bring inexpensive computers to children in developing [...]

Ageia’s PhysX Accelerator Tested

 
There have been numerous articles written about Ageia’s PhysX Accelerator, from months before it came out through it’s release. See a couple of our older articles here and here. So there is plenty of information out there about what it should do. And if it works as advertised, it would make games a lot more [...]

iPod Sneakers

Apple and Nike announced they are developing the Nike+Ipod Sport Kit to allow runners to track data from their daily jog on their iPod Nano. Nike will offer sneakers that will allow a sensor to be placed in them. This sensor will then communicate wirelessly with a receiver that attaches to the Nano.
They are planning [...]

Review: AMD’s Athlon 64 FX-62 and X2 5000+

After months of speculation, AMD has finally made the move to DDR2 memory controller with it’s Athlon64 series. In addtion to being DDR2 capable, the CPUs utilze a new socket called AM2.
The question is whether or not it is worthwhile to pay in excess of $1000 for the FX-62 and $700 for the X2 5000+ [...]

PC’s by the Minute

Looking to tap a new market to expand their business, Microsoft has announced a new program called FlexGo. The way it works is that the consumer pays for half the cost of the computer up front, and then buy minutes of usage from Microsoft. Eventually the computer will be paid off un der this arrangement. But, [...]

WMD Case Mod

Bit-Tech has posted the final version of the “Weapon of Mass Destruction” case mod project. As you can see, the goal was to give the case that fictional nuclear weapon look.
Well, mission accomplished.
Click here for more information on the WMD case mod.
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Cartoon: PS3 Pricing

Nerd Approved is now featuring editorial cartoons - Rejoice!
They will appear rather frequently - so make sure to check back.
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Walkman Branded Phones Coming

Sony Corporation is planning to introduce a line of Walkman branded phones later this year for the Japanese market. The phones will be offered by KDDI Corporation, second largest telecom operator in Japan. The phones are expected to store up to 500 songs, better than KDDI’s previous offerings.
There is still a belief that people will be [...]

Can Your Computer Run Vista?

Microsoft has released the official miniumum specifications to run Windows Vista based on two categories - “Vista Capable” machines and “Premium Ready” machines.
Vista Capable machines wil run the OS, but with diminished graphics features. The minimum specs under this category are:

800 MHz Intel-compatible processor

512MB of RAM

DirectX 9.0-Capable Graphics Processor

20GB HD

For “Premium Ready” machines, the specs [...]

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