http://www.article33.com Gadgets and Reviews Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:05:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsThe folks at EFiX don't exactly have the best record of sticking to promised release dates, but the company's CEO and lead engineer, Wilhelm von Vnukov, now tells us that the V2 edition of the OSX-installing device for desktop PCs will be available on Monday (July 7th), ... http://www.article33.com/2008/07/06/os-x-installing-efix-device-gets-a-price-release-date/ jammag writes "Linux pundit Bruce Byfield takes a look at the latest KDE beta and finds it wanting: 'Very likely, KDE users will have to wait for another release or two beyond 4.1 before the new version of KDE matches the features of earlier ones, especially in customization.' He notes ... http://www.article33.com/2008/07/06/kde-41-beta-2-two-steps-forward-one-step-back/ Filed under: Laptops You knew this was bound to happen. Like any good piece of gadgetry, there's always someone who can't wait to get their grubby hands all over it... and rip it to shreds to see how it works. Today we present the disemboweling of two of the latest challengers ... http://www.article33.com/2008/07/05/teardown-party-the-msi-wind-and-acer-aspire-one-get-ripped-open/ "I have a lot of old video game magazines, they're nice for playing 'classic games' because a lot of classics are impossible without the manual, and hard without a magazine (the magazine obviously negates the need for a manual usually). But they'd get damaged with a flatbed scanner, and digital ... http://www.article33.com/2008/07/05/ask-slashdot-digitizing-old-magazines/ "I have a lot of old video game magazines, they're nice for playing 'classic games' because a lot of classics are impossible without the manual, and hard without a magazine (the magazine obviously negates the need for a manual usually). But they'd get damaged with a flatbed scanner, and digital ... http://www.article33.com/2008/07/05/digitizing-old-magazines/ Filed under: HDTV, Media PCs Engadget HD has gotten the latest on the highly anticipated update for Vista Media Center and it doesn't look good. The first release candidate made it into testers hands recently and they weren't happy to see that the most anticipated features -- support for a DirecTV ... http://www.article33.com/2008/07/05/next-vista-media-center-leaked-no-directv-hd-till-2010/