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Hitachi's Redesigned Modern Looking SimpleDrives

Most external hard drives don't really look that great. They're basically enclosures for hard drives and they serve that purpose. There are thousands of different enclosure designs. Hitachi just relea...

Dell's Inspiron Zino HD

While it may be a few years late in the mini-PC market, and closely resembling a familiar friend, Dell's Inspiron Zino HD promises to deliver snappy performance for desktop PC lovers on a dime. Perhap...

Tech Chest: PC Hack That's Hidden In Plain Sight

Rob Higardea had an old Via Epia motherboard hanging around the house that needed a purpose. Combining his love for odd cases and enclosures, Rob's travels led him to the most unusual of places&mda...

FlipShare TV Makes PC-to-TV Easy!

Those little Flip Video cameras make shooting and uploading Web videos portable, compact and easy—even letting you upload from the camera straight to Facebook. But Flip is taking a stab and doin...

The Perfect Home Theater Mouse

One of the questions that comes up a lot when talking about home theater PCs, is what kind of mouse and/or keyboard to use? Remember that these computers are in the living room, so your gaming mouse w...

How To: Share Files Between a Mac & PC

Do you happen to be a Mac that lives with a PC? Oh yeah. Interested in sharing files through your network? No problemo. Though it does require a little elbow grease and networking know-how, we've made...

Final Frame The PC Living Room

A living room scene casemod which actually plugs in and lights up connected to the PC’s accessory power circuits!...

PC Drawer Makes Use of Empty Media Slots

If we had an unlimited cash flow, we'd always have the newest gadgets. But sometimes we're left with tried-and-true hand-me-downs. If you're still rocking a beige and boxy PC tower, at least make the ...

Lenovo C100 All-In-One: The 400-dollar iMac

Even though most of you are slowly getting on the laptop bandwagon, there is still a need for smart-looking desktops. As desktops go, the all-in-one format championed by Apple's iMac is hard to beat. ...

Jeffrey Stephenson's Mission Style PC Sidetables

If we happened to be so fortunate to win the lottery tomorrow, we'd consider moving into Frank Lloyd Wright's La Minatura in Pasadena and furnish it appropriately. And to stay within theme, we'd like...

How To: Sync Bookmarks Across Multiple Platforms

Sure, you can use MobileMe, but we all know times are tough and those extra dollars saved could be used for something much more awesome (like buying Maxwell's up and coming AT book!), so we've rounded...

Progress Bar Clock: How's Your Day Loading?

To a techie, waiting for the day to end can feel like a dial-up download progress bar. Funny then, how MintPass decided to take that analogy and make it literal. Check out the Progress Bar Clock......

Arkeg: The Kegerator Meets Gaming System

We love things that multi-task. Seriously, we do, it could be energy generating toilet paper, or dishwashers doubling as storage. But we're not so sure about this gaming meets kegerator combo. W...

Flickr Roundup: Kids & Their Home Tech

Parents are very adamant about their views about technology in the home. Some say there's no TV until a certain age (although sometimes online videos count) and likewise, there's those who keep co...

Gold Leaf Adorned Gaiser High End Design PC

Despite slimmer pickings for many of us in this economy, it looks like luxury is still alive and kicking. Riding the fine line between sophisticated and gaudy (depending upon which design) these lux...

Psystar Making Mac Clones, Getting Sued For It

One of the biggest gripes that the non-Mac-faithful have about the Apple computers is that they're a lot more money than a comparable PC would be. So why doesn't somebody just start making Apple-style...

DIY: Turn On Your Home Computer With a Cell Phone

We're warning you: this is a pretty advanced little project. But if you've got the tech know-how, come inside to see how you can rig your home computer to turn on from anywhere in the world with a pho...

Are you a Mac that Lives With a PC?

If you can believe everything you see on TV, then Mac users must think PC users are all boring accountants who are constantly victims to viruses and PC users think Mac users are all vapid and shallow ...

BFG Phobos HTPC: Too Hefty for Modern Living Rooms?

Despite its shiny gloss finish, it's the bulk of BFG's Phobos home theater PC that becomes questionable here. We recall having a PC this size back in 1999 when using an extra desktop PC in the living ...

Inspiration: Lego Desktop Wallpapers

Ah, Legos. They took over our parents' living rooms when we were young, and they're still at large even today. Grab some cute lookin' Lego wallpapers by Mick or Mike Stimpson and spruce up your deskto...

More PC Desktop Space on Less Real Desktop Space

Life's better with multiple monitors. It's just a fact. You get tons of extra space to spread out toolbars and open up pages. But the trade off is that as you gain more virtual desktop space by adding...

Hulu Goes Browser-less, Now a Desktop Resource

We—and everyone else who enjoys the flexibility to watch their favorite shows on their own time—gush non-stop about the amazing, brilliant and oh-so-addictive online resource Hulu. You can...

Final Frame: Mac vs. PC Poster

A retro style boxing poster for the ultimate world title fight between the two heavyweight platforms. Ready to frame for your home office and available for about $17....

Mini Android Tablet Coming Soon, But Does It Serve a Purpose?

Tablet PCs are a type of laptop that haven't been really exploited enough, at least in my opinion. In the past, we've had tablets, but they were either very pricey or had limited functions. Personally...

TechCrunch's CrunchPad: Your Own Tablet PC for $200

As more and more netbooks are released, the market is slowly becoming saturated with a ridiculous amount of mobile computers. You can now choose from netbooks, laptops, and desktop replacement noteboo...