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27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 vs. Core i5 [Apple]
Written on 16 Nov, 2009 at 12:09 in Tech | viewed 12 views times | 0 Comments
![27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 vs. Core i5 [Apple]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/5e71f3c0e57imacs.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 vs. Core i5 [Apple]")
The Core i5 iMacs are fast , but early benchmarks of the Core i7 model suggest a 35 percent performance boost, even though the upgrade only costs $200 extra. Timon-Royer's telling graph uses results from the Geekbench Website. [... (Continue reading)
First of the Quad Core i5 iMac Benchmarks [Apple]
![First of the Quad Core i5 iMac Benchmarks [Apple]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/1c692c093c27inch.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "First of the Quad Core i5 iMac Benchmarks [Apple]")
Electronista has benchmarked the new Quad Core i5 chips in the new iMac, and comparing his scores to mine, its pretty clear we've got almost 2x some scores in some CPU/memory tests. Specifically, using his charts and mine, it... (Continue reading)
Nokia Booklet 3G Review [Review]
Written on 11 Nov, 2009 at 19:00 in Tech | viewed 12 views times | 0 Comments
![Nokia Booklet 3G Review [Review]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/e7cdf25118g_7556.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Nokia Booklet 3G Review [Review]")
The Nokia Booklet 3G is one of the nicest netbooks you can buy, with a build that aspires to be a 10-inch MacBook Pro. But it's still just a netbook, and therein lies the problem. Price $300 with 2-year... (Continue reading)
Haglöfs Laptop Drybags Have a Design Almost as Awesome as Their Name [Laptops]
Written on 9 Nov, 2009 at 15:40 in Tech | viewed 61 views times | 0 Comments
![Haglöfs Laptop Drybags Have a Design Almost as Awesome as Their Name [Laptops]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/2df7cc277crybags.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Haglöfs Laptop Drybags Have a Design Almost as Awesome as Their Name [Laptops]")
Maybe I'm just a sucker for umlauts and radioactive thresholds of orange, but these 15 and 17-inch Haglöfs Laptop Drybags have me sold on both their padding and Ziplock-style watertight compartment. They run about $30. ... (Continue reading)
Dell Adamo XPS Hands On: Insanely Thin (and Just Insane) [Dell]
Written on 5 Nov, 2009 at 17:00 in Tech | viewed 10 views times | 0 Comments
![Dell Adamo XPS Hands On: Insanely Thin (and Just Insane) [Dell]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/84fb4c2747s__123.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Dell Adamo XPS Hands On: Insanely Thin (and Just Insane) [Dell]")
The Adamo XPS is a daring slice of design and engineering. Quite frankly, it's batshit insane. I mean that in the best possible way. It really is impossibly thin... (Continue reading)
Monster Monster Laptop Stand Will &#*@ing Chomp Your Face (Or Just Sit There) [Laptops]
Written on 4 Nov, 2009 at 19:20 in Tech | viewed 33 views times | 0 Comments
![Monster Monster Laptop Stand Will &#*@ing Chomp Your Face (Or Just Sit There) [Laptops]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/75d0b8b760onster.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Monster Monster Laptop Stand Will &#*@ing Chomp Your Face (Or Just Sit There) [Laptops]")
Who would have thought that six acrylic limbs could transform a MacBook into something so evil...so powerful? Luckily the designer hasn't designed the legs as articulating and retractable, or we'd really be screwed. $40... (Continue reading)
Nvidia Confirms Intel’s Senseless USB 3.0 Delay Until 2011 [USB]
Written on 4 Nov, 2009 at 16:19 in Tech | viewed 7 views times | 0 Comments
![Nvidia Confirms Intel's Senseless USB 3.0 Delay Until 2011 [USB]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/ce9d96063d4_full.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Nvidia Confirms Intel's Senseless USB 3.0 Delay Until 2011 [USB]")
Bad news: Nvidia has confirmed Intel's stance on USB 3.0 —no Intel chipsets will support the new standard until 2011. Short of Intel stating something different, USB 3.0 probably won't hit mass consumption until then. ... (Continue reading)
Litl Webbook Banks On Cute, Overlooks Practical [NetBooks]
Written on 4 Nov, 2009 at 13:34 in Tech | viewed 32 views times | 0 Comments
![Litl Webbook Banks On Cute, Overlooks Practical [NetBooks]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/798bf946a8yle_07.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Litl Webbook Banks On Cute, Overlooks Practical [NetBooks]")
How did Asus, Acer and all the other netbook manufacturers miss such an obvious ploy? The word " Litl Webbook " must be the most cutely named gadget since the "Chumby." And it's also an interesting product in its... (Continue reading)
Disposable Laptop Works Better as a Metaphor Than as an Actual Product [Concepts]
Written on 3 Nov, 2009 at 22:35 in Tech | viewed 153 views times | 0 Comments
![Disposable Laptop Works Better as a Metaphor Than as an Actual Product [Concepts]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/c8367e7a05isplap.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Disposable Laptop Works Better as a Metaphor Than as an Actual Product [Concepts]")
There's no doubt about it: Today, the concept of a disposable laptop is totally ridiculous. But you know what else was ridiculous? Disposable cameras, 60 years ago . And this thing just looks fantastic, so I'll let it slide.... (Continue reading)
Please, Don’t Make a Whiskey PC with a Good Whiskey Bottle [PCs]
Written on 3 Nov, 2009 at 0:17 in Tech | viewed 13 views times | 0 Comments
![Please, Don't Make a Whiskey PC with a Good Whiskey Bottle [PCs]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/e79c5f8825oling1.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Please, Don't Make a Whiskey PC with a Good Whiskey Bottle [PCs]")
Yesterday I spent the evening at Tuthilltown Spirits , New York's first distillery after the Prohibition, and makers of some of the most delicious whiskey I've ever had. I would never use their bottles to make a PC. It'd... (Continue reading)
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