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Andrew J. Nusca is an assistant editor for ZDNet.com. As a journalist based in New York City, he has written for Popular Mechanics and Men's Vogue and his byline has appeared in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, New York Daily News, Editor & Publisher, New York Press and...- more about Andrew Nusca »
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- World's fastest Blu-ray recorder outruns Blu-ray media?
- Buffalo just announced the world's fastest Blu-ray recorder capable of burning through your data at an 8x clip. The problem? BDA-approved media maxes out at 6x assuming you can find one. That's a funny bit of math, no? Available in Japan...
- Tags: Recorder, Media, Blu-ray, BDA-approved Media, Advertising & Promotion, Serial ATA, Marketing, Storage, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- MSI to build LG's X110 netbook?
- MSI has been pretty successful grabbing headlines with their Wind -- and it seems they've impressed LG, too. Today's DigiTimes is reporting that LG is hoping to solicit MSI's services in order to build its own X110 netbook. The mini laptop is said to boast an 8.9-inch...
- Tags: LG Electronics Inc., MSI, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Memory, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- 'A Level' app turns iPhone into handyman's best friend
- Sure, it's not a gadget per se, but I just thought it was the most interesting and simple app I've seen thus far for the iPhone. A-Level is a virtual, digital level (or 'spirit level'). It uses the iPhone's motion detectors to determine whether the phone is...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, A-Level, Product Blurb, Telecom & Utilities, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Liquid metal-cooled CPU outperforms air- and water-cooled systems?
- UK-based Bios Magazine is reporting that the world's first commercially available liquid-metal based CPU cooler is about to ship -- and that Danish company Danamics says that its LM-10 outperforms standard air-cooled heatsinks and most watercooled systems with a power draw of just 1W: The liquid metal is a...
- Tags: Metal, CPU, Liquid Metal-cooled CPU, Liquid Metal, BIOS, Processors, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Benchmark your PC, free
- Free application PC Wizard is a portable tool that analyzes and benchmarks your Windows PC. On the simple side, the 'Wiz gives you an in-depth look at your hardware and system specs. But for power users like those on ZDNet, PC Wizard's neat features -- such as...
- Tags: PC, Tool, Desktops, Productivity, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- HP unveils Centrino 2 business tablet PC
- The good people over at AVING USA have images of HP's new business tablet PC in the Korean market, the 'Compaq 2730p,' packed with Intel Centrino 2 power. According to pictures, the machine is loaded with a 12.1-inch WXGA LCD screen, Intel Core 2 Duo L9400 (1.86GHz)...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Centrino, PC, Tablet PC, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Toshiba ups capacity of 2.5-inch notebook drives to 400GB
- Toshiba just added a 400GB model to its range of 2.5-inch, 7,200 RPM drives targeted for notebook use. The 9.5mm deep MK4058GSX model, as it's eloquently called, is also designed for low noise emissions, squeezing the extra storage onto just two platters and consuming 20% less power...
- Tags: Battery, Toshiba Corp., Notebooks, Engineering, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channels
- In order to offer more HD channels, satellite providers apparently need more satellites. So if you're a satellite subscriber who thrives on HD, now's your time to cheer. (And not because you think they're going to launch comedian and spokesman Frank Caliendo, at right, into space.) ...
- Tags: Network, Dish Network, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Sony unveils 'world's first 16.4-inch notebook'
- Sony unveiled what they're calling "the world's first 16.4-inch wide multimedia notebook" yesterday, a laptop packed with the promise to allow users to view HD movies "the way they were meant to be seen" -- which is a subtle hint that yes, this notebook comes with Blu-ray tech: Part...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Report: Tesla Motors delivering roadsters in California
- Remember the 100% electric 2008 Tesla Roadster? You know, 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds? A 13,000 rpm redline? And, of course, 220 miles per charge, thus costing about two cents per mile? According to a letter from the...
- Tags: Production, California, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Back up and restore your USB thumb drive, free
- Ever get a little nervous about leaving those important files on your USB thumb drive? (What if I lose it? What if the flash memory doesn't hold up? How will I give that presentation?) Now there's an easy, official way to keep your files alive: Microsoft USB...
- Tags: USB Flash Drive, USB, Manager, Flash Memory, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-11
- Apple sets gag rule for iPhone app makers
- A posting by Saul Hansell late last night on the New York Times Bits blog notes that Apple is forcing app makers to keep mum about their wares until noon EST today: The most interesting aspect of the launch of Apple's new iPhone 3g Friday is the beginning of...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Internet, E-mail, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- MSI Wind notebook hits stores, promptly sells out?
- The much-delayed MSI Wind has finally started to ship -- well, sort of. Pre-orders for the mini machine have started to ship, supposedly. Newegg, Fry's, Buy.com and others are supposed to stock the 10-inch device, but they have either already sold out or are keeping mum...
- Tags: Notebook, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Machine, MSI Wind, Microsoft Windows XP, Serial ATA, Chipsets, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- Acer announces $499 home theater-friendly mini PC
- If your geek tendencies have ever desired to shoehorn a computer into your home theater, now's the time to give in. Acer introduced the Aspire X1200 this morning, which for $450 includes on-board NVIDIA GeForce 8200 graphics, an AMD Athlon (remember those?) X2 2850e processor and, thankfully,...
- Tags: Acer Inc., mini-PC, Serial ATA, Home Entertainment, Digital Video, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Pioneer ups Blu-ray discs to 16 layers, 400GB capacity
- Pioneer's scientists have reportedly upped the Blue-ray ante with a 400GB optical disc. The capacity is stretched by manufacturing discs that are 16 layers deep, to be played with a player advanced enough optically to pick up the light scattered by all 16 layers. Conveniently, the player...
- Tags: Blu-ray Disc, Disc, Blu-Ray, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- The ToyBox presents: Top 10 Summer Gadgets 2008
- It's high time you left the office and got some sunlight. You hear me? It's the Fourth of July weekend, for Pete's sake! ...what's that? You'll have to leave all your gadgets at home? Not if we can help it....
- Tags: Gadget, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- The ToyBox presents: Top 10 Summer Gadgets 2008
- The editors of The ToyBox blog list the Top 10 gadgets you should have in your own gadget toybox this summer. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Gadget, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Nusca, product photos, toybox, summer
- Image galleries 2008-07-03
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Sync files between computers over the Web, free
- Freeware application and Web service Dropbox instantly backs up and syncs your files over the Internet and to any Windows or Mac computer. Once you install the application, it will create a Dropbox folder on your hard drive. Any file you put inside that folder will sync...
- Tags: Web, File, Computer, Dropbox Web Interface, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Linux-based cell phone drops July 4
- The Openmoko Neo Freerunner, a Linux-based cell phone that "will help enable ubiquitous computing in the 21st century," will be on sale starting July 4, with shipping to begin July 7. According to company specs, the phone utilizes GNU/Linux and comes with core software for dialing, SMS...
- Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Linux, Telecom & Utilities, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Adobe makes Flash searchable, crawlable
- It's not gadget news per se, but if you consider Adobe Flash a tool in your arsenal, this is big news. Posted on Slashdot today is news that Adobe has figured out a way to make Flash crawlable by search engines: Today Adobe systems made an...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Search Engine, Shockwave Flash, SWF Specification, Search, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
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