pcworld.com - 12/30/2008
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Hewlett-Packard plans to release a pair of high-performance desktop PCs that, sporting a slim, green-friendly design, buck the conventional wisdom that brawn is best. The Windows Vista -based Firebird with VoodooDNA 802 and 803 bookshelf systems come with state-of-the-art gaming specs -- ...
i.gizmodo.com - 1/7/2009
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i.gizmodo.com —
We spotted some Asus keyboards last week, but
none were nearly as potentially awesome as the official
Eee Keyboard. Featuring wireless HDMI, it's a "fully functional PC" with full QWERTY and a mini secondary touchscreen. Asus was vague as to if/when ...
(more)
Eee Keyboard: An Entire Touchscreen Home Theater PC [Asus]
macnn.com - 1/2/2009
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macnn.com —
HP Voodoo Firefly Lots of neat and ground-breaking
laptops will be on display this coming week at
CES, and Voodoo may just lead the pack. The world has never seen the HP branded Voodoo Firefly prototype, dubbed the “HP Firefly with Voodoo DNA,” a ...
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Exclusive Hands-On with Voodoo’s Firefly Concept ...
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HP Firebird gaming towers with VoodooDNA to start at $1,799
Engadget —
... It'd be a gross understatement to say that we weren't remarkably excited about the HP Firebird 803 when we caught wind of it last week, but now you can safely say that our emotions have settled down after hearing the price. Granted, the $1,799 starting figure ...
Firebird Mini Gaming Rig Priced At $1800 [Firebird]
Kotaku —
... ports, an eSATA connector and dual-link DVI and HDMI display connectors. "The high-performance PC space seems to have gone out of control when power supplies exceed 1.6 or 2 kilowatts, drawing more than the wall can handle, and people have 3-4 video cards and spend $5,000 to 6,000 on a machine just to play a videogame," said Rahul Sood, Chief Technology Officer for HP's Global Gaming Business. I'll certainly be interested to see what that $1800 get you in the way of minimum specs. HP Set to Unveil Power-Sipping PCs for Gamers [PC World]
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