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Western Digital Earnings Soar

You read that right, Western Digital “posted a profit of $265 million, or $1.13 a share, on revenue of $2.4 billion; during the same period a year ago, the hard-disk drive maker earned $196 million, or 86 cents a share, on $1.9 billion in revenue.” Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research had forecast Western Digital to [...]

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An HP Printer’s Tale

You’ve seen stories told by friends, family, books, movies, television shows, but what about an HP printer? Called “Hit Print”, it “comes from the same guys who made an HP: invent video as part of a student contest last year.” Continue reading to watch. I do know that this simple love story told by printing [...]

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Optimus Popularis Keyboard

Art Lebedev unveils the followup to the Optimus keyoard, and it’s called the Optimus Popularis. This update “features higher resolution keys than the previous model, and will sell for ‘ess than $1000′, which is about $600 bucks less than the Maximus; each key features a 64×64 pixel programmable display, and rounded-corner keys that are more [...]

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MSI X340 Turned Into Carbon Fiber Windows 7 Tablet

This crafty modder turned his MSI X340 into a fully-functional Windows 7 carbon fiber tablet PC. Installing “it with enough high-end netbook parts to run Windows 7 at a brisk pace and play 720p video on its large, resistive touchscreen.” Video after the break. Starting with the guts of an MSI X320, adding an accelerometer [...]

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VelociRaptor Hard Drive is Fastest Ever

That’s right, Western Digital’s new VelociRaptor hard drive is the fastest ever. Plus, it’s “still the only 10,000 rpm SATA hard disk drive on the market, designed for blade servers and other servers, high-performance PCs and Macs, and professional workstations. ” While Western Digital just released its first solid-state drive, the 2.5-in. SiliconEdge Blue SSD, [...]

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