Amex Digital—builder of media centers and the occasional sound card and Skype handset—has announced its new PD-K06e Portable Super Multi Drive, a slim, portable bus-powered DVD burner aimed at folks carrying so-called "netbooks" and other ultra-portable notebook systems that lack a DVD burner of their own. The PD-K06e operates off power from any available USB port (or from a 5V DC power supply), and supports 20× DVD±R write speeds and 10× write speeds on dual-layer media. The units sports ... Read More

Microsoft does not only dabble in software, they do have their fingers dipped in hardware as well. Case in point, the range of notebook mice as well as the Microsoft Sidewinder gaming mouse. Today we have a leaked image of a new wireless mouse known as the Microsoft Arc. Scant information is available concerning the Arc at this point in time, but we do know that it features a rear half that folds in order to ease your storage woes ... Read More

Toshiba will present its Qosmio G50 and F40 laptops that feature the chip SpursEngine SE1000, which has four of the 'Synergistic Processing Elements' from the Cell Broadband Engine processor, in July in Japan. The PlayStation 3 runs the Cell chip that has eight of the SPE cores and a Power PC main processor. These SPE cores implement the heavy number-crunching, but we get an outstanding result - the console's graphics are excellent. The laptops' chip will perform its functions in ... Read More

So your router is boring, join the club. It doesn't have to be though and you can be the talk of the router world with your very own personal d-link router skin. "D-Link and Skinit now offer customers the option to customize their routerswith some 3000 designs, including fashion designs, sports teams, colleges, tattoo art, initials, symbols, and corporate logos, as well as the ability to import a personal photo using the Skinit custom design tool." How easy is it? ... Read More

If you are looking for a little extra boost to your wireless network you are going to want to grab one of these.  The Hawking Hi-Gain Wireless-300N USB Dish Adapter extends your wireless network 6 times and boosts your data throughput 12 times. It is capable of transfering data up to 300Mbps. It is the most powerful 802.11n Wireless Networking Adapter on the market. Furthermore, it is backward compatible with Wireless 802.11b and 802.11g and will operate on the highest throughput that your network ... Read More

There's no word on where the joystick is located but I think Designer Erik De Nijs has just released the geekiest set of pants in the history of mankind. Dubbed Beauty and the Geek Jeans they let any user plug into a computer and utilize a keyboard, mouse, and speakers. Everything is built right into the pants. Not sure where to file this one so I will put it in the laptop section, it seems to be the most fitting. ... Read More

It may be small but it packs a pretty good punch. As the name would suggest the HP Mini-Note is small but doesn't lack in any power. It's small enough to take anywhere you need your laptop or notebook and has enough whizz to it to get the job done. Starting at 2.63 lb/1.19 kg and only 1.05 in/33 mm thin, the HP 2133 is designed to go where you go without weighing you down. Don’t be fooled by its ... Read More