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Circuitry (Cracking open a Maxtor hard drive)

Circuitry Cracking open a Maxtor hard driveFunnyOf the 12 or so drives I have taken apart, I have never mangled the read/write heads.Image 19. ShellNot much to the shell? Sorry, wrong. The shell may in fact be the most difficult piece to manufacture in quantilties. Consider this,...

Tags: hard drive, circuitry, PCB, underside, HDA, shell, magnet, Maxtor Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-27

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Photos: Cracking open the Atari 2600

Check out the joystick ports, circuitry, and other parts that made the venerable game console tick.The Atari 2600 in all its cracked-open glory. I never owned one of these consoles--I was an Intellivision II man. (George Plimpton convinced me it was better.) Do you still play your Atari 2600?...

Tags: Joystick, Photograph, Atari Inc., CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-05-15

Envision G2219W1

Priced at $270, the Envision G2219w1 is a bit cheaper than the bulk of 22-inch LCDs that generally hovers around the $300 mark. The display, manufactured by AOC the company sells monitors under both the AOC and Envision brands, performed well on most of our tests, but its lack of...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Envision G2219w1, display, OSD

Product reviews 2008-05-08

Logitech G15 Keyboard (Revision 2)

Somehow we missed Logitech's update to its G15 Keyboard last year. It started showing up in our lab recently with a few high-end gaming PCs that spurred us to give it the full review treatment. We're glad we did. The new model improves on many facets of the original, elevating...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Keyboards, Logitech G15, Logitech, G-key, LCD screen, LCD, keyboard

Product reviews 2008-05-06

Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 (2008)

Microsoft's updated Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 is geared toward users hoping to alleviate wrist pain commonly symptomatic of cheaper, generic mice. It features 2.4GHz wireless technology, a rechargeable battery, and built in access to Microsoft Vista's new Windows Flip 3D. We're going to bite our tongues regarding the recently popularity...

Tags: Mice, mouse, Wireless Laser Mouse 7000, wireless, Microsoft Corp.

Product reviews 2008-03-25

Insignia NS-PDVD10 - DVD player

Perhaps even more than their living room counterparts, portable DVD players are among the ultimate commoditized consumer electronics products out there. The problem, then, is finding one that's a step-up from the semidisposable models littering the shelves at the discount store. With its large screen and long battery life, the...

Tags: Media players, Consumer electronics, Tablets, Notebooks, control button, Insignia NS-PDVD10, DVD player, portable DVD player, DVD

Product reviews 2008-03-14

Give your computer the sense of touch

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University CMU have developed a new haptic interface using magnetic levitation to give computer users the sense of touch. Unlike current haptic systems, this new device doesn't use gloves or robotic arms. It uses 'magnetic levitation and a single moving part to give users a highly...

Tags: Carnegie-Mellon University, Coil, Computer, Haptic Device, Hollis, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-03-05

Razer Lycosa

Razer's new Lycosa gaming keyboard has several unique features. The rubber coating on the keys provides a soft, comfortable touch. You can switch between three different backlight configurations via a touch-sensitive control pad. You can even use Razer's software to program each of the Lycosa's keys to work as a...

Tags: Keyboards, Games, wrist rest, software, Razer Lycosa, Razer

Product reviews 2008-01-24

Giant gas field found in the Appalachia

It's well known that the Marcellus black shale in northern Appalachia, which covers hundreds of square miles in five states (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland and West Virginia), contains natural gas. But now, two U.S. researchers have discovered that the reserves are much bigger than previously thought. They estimate that...

Tags: U.S., Joint, Pennsylvania, Fracture, Natural Gas, Marcellus, J1, Telecom & Utilities, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-01-20

Alpine CDA-9885

The trickle of HD Radio-capable aftermarket car stereos is starting to turn into a stream. Following the launch of JVC's KD-HDR1and Sony's CDX-GT520,Alpine brings us the CDA-9885, a single-DIN sized in-dash CD player with the ability to act as an HD Radio tuner. Like the Sony HD stereos we've seen...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Alpine CDA-9885, HD radio, radio, Alpine

Product reviews 2007-11-30

Skooba Satchel 2.0 Luxe

When it comes to laptop bags, some people want something a little conservative, while others want something fun. The $110 Skooba Satchel 2.0 Luxe will appeal to the latter. Looking more like a weekend bag than a laptop carrier, the Skooba Satchel marries a casual exterior with high-end hardware and...

Tags: Notebooks, Skooba Satchel 2.0 Luxe, laptop computer, zipper

Product reviews 2007-11-01

Canon Pixma MP970

The Canon Pixma MP970 is the 2007 refresh of last year's Pixma MP960. We were looking forward to a top-notch photo-oriented photo multifunction, as we've come to expect stellar quality from Canon, and we loved last year's version. Unfortunately, we were surprised to find slower task speeds and print quality...

Tags: printer, Canon Inc., Pixma MP960, photograph, MP970, control panel, Canon Pixma MP970

Product reviews 2007-10-23

Fit PC part of new breed of low-power PCs for schools

I've had really outstanding luck with thin clients in my school. Easy management, extremely low power consumption, and quiet operation have been paired with vastly increased access to Web and productivity applications at reasonable cost. I've hit networking snags, no doubt, and have had to learn the ins...

Tags: Web, PC, Thin Client, Extremetech, Computer, fit-PC, Productivity, Thin Clients, Terminal Services, Desktops, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2007-10-14

Logitech G9 Laser Mouse

We've long been fans of Logitech's gaming mice, but the new G9 Laser Mouse feels like a collection of missed opportunities. Yes, it introduces a handful of new technologies, bringing it in line with or surpassing other high-end gaming mice, at least from the perspective of on-paper features. We certainly...

Tags: Mice, laser mouse, G9 Laser Mouse, mouse, Logitech, gaming mice, game

Product reviews 2007-10-11

Canon Pixma MP520

The Canon Pixma MP520 is the 2007 refresh of last year's Pixma MP510. The price and most features remain the same, but the MP520's specs showed speed improvements. This didn't quite pan out in our tests, though, which showed mostly comparable speeds. The MP520 did, however, show some improvement on...

Tags: output tray, Canon Inc., MP520, Canon Pixma MP520, Canon Pixma, scroll wheel, tray, photograph, control panel

Product reviews 2007-09-24

Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse 8000

While Microsoft isn't usually the first brand name that springs to mind when you think of computer hardware (software's another story), the tech giant wants to be your peripheral provider of choice, offering a variety of mice, Webcams, and keyboards. Microsoft has a handful of new laptop mice, including the...

Tags: Mice, Notebooks, cable, mouse, laptop computer, battery, Mobile Memory Mouse 8000, flash memory, receiver, Microsoft Corp.

Product reviews 2007-09-21

Sony XDR-S3HD HD Radio

HD Radio technology has been around for years, but finding products that support it remains something of a challenge--even as an overwhelming majority of home and car audio products offer plug-and-play support for Sirius or especially XM satellite radios. By contrast, HD Radio is still largely limited to extreme high-end...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, HD radio technology, Sony Corp., radio, HD radio, XDR-S3HD

Product reviews 2007-09-14

Kensington Ci85m QuickStart Wireless Notebook Mouse

Kensington is known for pumping out an endless array of tech add-ons, from iPod docks to laptop cases. Most are perfectly functional, but not exactly stylish, which makes this new line of travel mice (including the larger Ci70 LE and the slim Ci75m) especially interesting. Physically similar to the 0.7-inch-thick...

Tags: Mice, Kensington, cable, mouse, Ci85m, Expresscard, receiver, USB, laptop computer

Product reviews 2007-09-12

Belkin Network USB Hub

In a household with multiple PCs and users, it can be a bit of a pain to share USB peripherals without losing track of who left what where. If your wireless router doesn't have a print/storage server built in, consider Belkin's Network USB Hub. This simple device combines a regular...

Tags: Ethernet, Network technology, NETWORKING, Desktops, Belkin Corp., Belkin Network USB Hub, PC

Product reviews 2007-08-08

Jensen MP6612i

Jensen has a hit on its hands with the MP6612i. This inexpensive and visually plain car stereo has more features that far more pricey systems, and gives drivers an easy-to-use means of controlling them all when on the road. While its monochrome display is a little low-rent for our liking,...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Wi-Fi, Jensen MP6612i, Medialink

Product reviews 2007-08-02