FuZe at Hardware Online.dk sends word that Rancho* seems to have missed the news, that Microsoft is also going to launch 4 new wireless optical mouse editions in Metallic Red - Steel Blue - Blue Moon IMD - Periwinkle. Click on the mouse image for more info on these models.

Microsoft is usually refreshing their desktop hardware products about once to twice a year. We have learned that the Redmond based company has a new wireless optical mouse lined up for this years fall-winter season. The peripheral desktop device Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer Platinum will be available in at least four different designs, including a black leather version. Also in the line up is a new Natural MultiMedia Keyboard. If you hit read more we have a couple of photos and specifications for you.

Golem: Der finnische Grafikchip-Hersteller Bitboys Oy kündigt mit der Acceleon Visual Platform eine Grafiklösung speziell für Spiele-Handhelds, Mobiltelefone und PDAs an. Im Kern besteht die Lösung aus einer Software, die auf einem von drei verschiedenen Grafikchips aufsetzt, und je nach verwendetem Chip die zur Verfügung stehenden Grafikfunktionen in Soft- oder Hardware ausführt. Mehr...

Looks like BitBoys are making a return with the Acceleon? family of graphics processors G10, G20, G30 for PDA's at SIGGRAPH 2003.

The Acceleon G30 graphics processor takes handheld graphics hardware to a completely new level and opens up new worlds to be visualized in full color 3D graphics. Increased functionality and support make Acceleon G30? the most complete solution of the Acceleon? family, allowing for perfect functionality in any device type.

Xbitlabs Anton Shilov has scooped some preliminary GeForce FX 5700 aka NV36 specs that he can't resist to share. We'll just have to wait and see if these spec's turn out to be true but for now click Read More.

This japanese PC Watch article reporting on Prescott's anticipated power consumption may be the answer on the recent discussion on today's motherboards being capable of Prescott support or not. According to the article, the 3.6 GHz Prescott (0.09µ Pentium 4, 1 MB L2 cache, 16 KB L1 data cache, etc.) was originally expected to have a maximum TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 89W, but it is currently at 103W. By comparison, the 3.2 GHz Northwood has a maximum TDP of 82W. Additionally, the article also states that Intel's future core, Tejas, was planned to start at 100W, but this could change as well with this latest development. Because the higher TDP of Prescott current mainboards may have been compatible with the first power design of Prescott but are not anymore with the revised one. We will update you on the story as it develops.

ABIT has announced the IC7-MAX3, the heir to the fabled MAX series with the latest unique ABIT Engineered solutions, including ABIT OTES cooling. For users who require maximum security and storage, the ABIT MAX3 features 6 channel serial ATA RAID with the Silicon Image 4-port serial ATA RAID controller plus native 2 channel support, as well as ABIT's latest ABIT Engineered feature: Secure IDE?. But what is most exciting about MAX3 is that it features the most advanced cooling technology ever seen before on a motherboard. The product is aimed to deliver a whole load of features in addition to those provided by the standard IC7 and IC7-G, but probably the main advantage of the IC7-MAX is guaranteed support for Intel Prescott processors, Intel?s next hot chip code-named Prescott.

Canon U.S.A., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. today announced the world's first film-scanning capable CIS scanner that is bus-powered with up to 2400 x 4800 dpi - the new CanoScan LiDE 80 Color Image Scanner. Appealing to style-conscious users in need of a serious scanner, the new flagship model features high image quality in an ultra-slim design. "With the LiDE 80 scanner, we continue to deliver new and innovative digital imaging and scanning technologies that meet the needs of today's customer," said Yukiaki Hashimoto, senior vice president and general manager of the Consumer Imaging Group at Canon U.S.A., Inc. "Our new scanner provides consumers and small business owners with a versatile, high-resolution scanner that fits the decor of virtually any environment."

Neue WebCams von Creative garantieren smarten Einstieg in die Video-Kommunikation

Beide WebCams zeigen sich in einem neuen Gewand, das mit seinem Bi-Color-Design (WebCam NX: weiss-blau, WebCam NX Pro: silber-anthrazit) optisch eine hervorragende Figur macht und sich zudem als äußerst praktisch erweist. Der abklappbare Standfuß macht den Einsatz der WebCams in allen Bereichen möglich, ob stationär am Monitor bzw. Flatscreen oder aber unterwegs am Notebook.

NVNews have posted on their front page what they call a reliable prediction, while a forum discussion is taken the word further. As of now no official references have been made to a NV38 VPU chipset. NVNews speculates that NV38 is a counter-product to ATI's R360. R360 will be a clock enhanced 9800 series VPU if you believe in the rumours so far. The same applies to NV38, which has to be scheduled for a 2003 Fall release if the above scenario is true. NVNews further believes that NV38 hits the streets with the following speeds: Core 500MHz, Memory 550MHz (raw), 1000MHz (effective) [Ed.: or did they mean 1100?] while likely being dubbed as GeForce 6000/Ultra or 6900/Ultra.

Zalman will be adding a new product to their CNPS (Computer Noise Prevention System) product lineup soon. We've seen excellent CPU coolers and heatpipe VGA coolers from the korean company, before but the TNN 500A will be nothing like you've seen before. The yet unannounced TNN 500A is a completely silent aluminum chassis that functions as a massive heatsink itself. No big deal so far? Right, but add some copper heatpipes to the mix and we might see a decent product. The chassis will feature six 6mm (diameter) CPU heatpipes capable of dealing with 150W/s heat transfer rate. Today's high end CPU's heat transfer is lower than 85W.

Samsung Electronics announced a new 21 inch LCD monitor with pivoting screen. The high, 1600 x 1200 native resolution, combined with screen pivot mechanism, makes the new SyncMaster 213T a great solution for graphics and business users as two A4 (letter)-sized documents can be displayed side-by-side. Its extra thin bezel and built-in power supply complements the thin (58.8mm) and light (8.5kg) design of the monitor, giving it a trim appearance. The embedded DPMS (Digital Power Management System) technology reduces energy consumption in stand-by mode to 2W.

X86-Secrets, a french website, have noticed that Asus have jumped the gun and pre-announced their PC-DL Deluxe which is a dual Canterwood ES Xeon mainboard! Here's a quick automated translation from french.

AsusTek has unveiled a whole range of new products today among the most interesting is the AW171, the world's first AMD Opteron processor-based workstation. Next in the line up are the DRW-0402P/D "Dual" DVD±R/RW drive and the CRW-5232A which Asus claims is the world's fastest internal CD-RW drive.

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Creative Technology Ltd. today announced immediate shipment of the slender, cool-looking Creative I-Trigue(TM) L3500 and the August shipment of the Creative I-Trigue L3450 2.1 speaker systems at an ESP of only US$149.99. With killer looks and an exceptional 100 watts of system power, the Creative I-Trigue L3500 and L3450 incorporate a winning combination of design and technology, building upon the acclaim for their award-winning Creative I-Trigue predecessors. Each new Creative I-Trigue speaker system features bi-amplification for optimum performance in specific frequency ranges and more accurate sound reproduction.

Darkcrow has posted a few previews and photo's for ATI and Matrox for the following cards:

ATI Radeon 9800 Non Pro - Preview
ATI Radeon 9200SE Photo
Matrox Millennium P750 & P650 - Preview

I was just catching up on some old emails and it seems we missed the news that AMDZone have thrown up their Nvidia nForce 3 Pro 150 Performance Revealed article!

Here is a look at the nForce 3 Professional 150 demo board marked PM30 Sledgehammer WS. Features are quite similar to the Asus SK8N, but it is definitely not the same design as that board.

I was just over at Nvnews.com and I see they've scored some NV36 info. User Uttar has gotten some very solid information regarding the NV36 GPU from Nvidia.

Im ersten Halbjahr 2003 wurden DRAM-Speicherchips im Gesamtwert von 7,1 Milliarden US-Dollar verkauft.

DV Hardware has the specifications of all the latest DDR500/PC4000 memory modules from OCZ, Corsair and Kingston lined up for you.