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German hackers clone RFID e-passports

Aug 3rd 2006 4:20PM on Engadget

Proprietary is insecure!

Oh wait, open standards are insecure!

Sony unveils BWU-100A Blu-ray burner

Jul 18th 2006 10:17PM on Engadget

Next round of motherboards are going to have very few PATA connectors.

Why not SATA? eSATA would be even better!

Here they come: Intel unveils Core 2 Duo processors

Jul 14th 2006 10:47PM on Engadget

Anyone who buys a chip from Intel that isn't based on the Core architecture is an idiot.

And Intel will only be at 20% of its production for Core chips by the end of the year.

That means 80% of its chips are destined for morons ... or the dumpster.

Here they come: Intel unveils Core 2 Duo processors

Jul 14th 2006 10:28PM on Engadget

"Woodcrest (the server version of Core2) is already demolishing the highest-end Opterons,"

Woodcrest is only a 2 socket solution. 4 cores.

Opteron scales up to 8 sockets / 16 cores and totally demolishes Intels offerings in that area.

If you could buy Woodcrests. I believe first delivery is still weeks away.

Here they come: Intel unveils Core 2 Duo processors

Jul 14th 2006 3:51PM on Engadget

Heath,

While it is true the Core 2 Duo is faster than AMD's offerrings, they Intel chips are not for sale yet.

AMD has promised that the price/performance crown will stay with them and have confirmed massive price cuts.

The important points are:

1) Don't buy a PC until after the price cuts.

2) AMD might still be the best choice because Intels will be in short supply.

3) Don't buy an Intel 9xx or 8xx because they are overpriced. slow, energy hogs.

Microsoft demos SideShow-enabled products at WinHEC

May 23rd 2006 7:25PM on Engadget

As LCD monitors (or maybe e-paper) become cheaper and cheaper, people will use them to replace paper objects like posters and calendars and photos.

This is cool.

Windows Vista to be delayed yet again?

May 2nd 2006 5:29PM on Engadget

I think they should release it now, charge 129$ for it, and then fix some of it by December, charge another 129$ for that version, and then release a version in the summer of 2007 that finally gets most of it right and charge another 129$ for it.

I mean ... how evil is it of Microsoft to support XP Pro for 10 years! They can't be allowed to get away with that. 18 months tops.

I think Google and EU should sue to demand support for XP Pro stops today! Its undermining business confidence in OS X and Linux when those operating systems only get 11 to 18 months of free security/bug fixes without an install of a new version!

MacBook Pros overheating due to thermal grease?

May 1st 2006 11:03AM on Engadget

I find it hilarious Apple apologists think burning their testicles is a nice "feature" Apple was kind enough to add to their laptop.

Dell's XPS M1710 power laptop review roundup

Apr 22nd 2006 6:57PM on Engadget

For that kind of money you could by a MacBook Pro!

... with a smaller lcd and a much slower graphics card.

Scotland to get medieval on zombie gadgets

Apr 14th 2006 7:51PM on Engadget

There IS a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/04/09/do0907.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/04/09/ixworld.html

And frankly, 1998 was an aberration caused mainly by a massive peat fire in Indonesia that dumped a massive amount of smoke and carbon into the atmoshpere and destroyed a huge carbon sink.

Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.

"I'm pretty much a complete noob when it comes to camera stuff. My wife loves to take pictures, though. So much so that she literally wore out her first point and shoot camera, and the Kodak Z712 I bought for her less than two years ago is starting to act up as well. To compound the matter, we are expecting our first born sometime next year. I fear the Kodak just isn't going to cut it any longer. What would be the best starter DSLR to get? She hates missing photo opportunities due to camera 'lag' so speed would definitely be at the top of the list. Photo quality and features would be next. Price should be no more than $800. I'm not interested in video capabilities."

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