Usually when we drool over highly overclocked machines we’re talking about big, hulking desktop computers. But the upcoming EON17-S by ORIGIN PC is taking the world of “mobile” computing to an all new level.
The EON17-S’ claim to fame is a 4.5GHz overclock potential (when equipped with the Intel Extreme Edition Core™ i7-2920XM 4.0-4.5GHz with Turbo Boost w/ 8MB Cache) earning it the “world’s fastest” tag. If the aforementioned silicon is a bit much for your needs, things scale all the way down to a more battery-friendly Intel Core™ i5-2520 humming along at 2.50GHz. GPU options include Nvidia GTX 460M, 470M 485M, as well as AMD HD6970M. RAM can be had at anywhere from 4GB all the way up to 32GB and hard drive storage at up to 750GB (HDD) or 512GB (SSD) in RAID 0 or RAID 1 configurations.
The general assortment of USB 2 and USB 3 (2) ports, eSATA, HDMI, 7.1 audio, gig network connections, and Windows 7 also make the cut. Gazing at all the wonderful pixels come by way of an LED-backlit 17.3″ 1920 x 1080 display.
Anyone want to take bets on how long the 8 Cell Smart Lithium-Ion Battery (76.96WHr) will last? ORIGIN states “up to 100 minutes”. We’ll say ~ 30-40 in the heat of the moment. More images after the break…
Starting at $1759.
While the continuing pressure over the so-called “news” item of smartphones tracking you (ZOMG!!!) is hitting Apple and now Android, Steve Jobs and Co. are still maintaining they’re not doing anything nefarious.
When a Macrumors reader emailed Steve about the topic on hand, Steve responded:
Q: Steve,
Could you please explain the necessity of the passive location-tracking tool embedded in my iPhone? It’s kind of unnerving knowing that my exact location is being recorded at all times. Maybe you could shed some light on this for me before I switch to a Droid. They don’t track me.
A: Oh yes they do. We don’t track anyone. The info circulating around is false.
Sent from my iPhone
While Apple’s claims are still open for debate as a recent Wall Street Journal investigation found location services still recording user location data even when turned off, claims that Android doesn’t track user data are blatantly false. ALL phones record user data in some degree, many just like Apple.
Would you willingly drop your iPad 15 feet onto hard ground with nothing more than a soft sleeve covering its delicate bits? What about 500 feet? Maybe you would reconsider your options if your iPad was wrapped in the G-Form Extreme Sleeve. For those wondering what this super sleeve is made out of, we’re told PORON® XRD™ material and unicorn antler shavings.
After the jump, watch in nerdy amazement as an unsuspecting iPad is dropped a full 6000 inches to cold, hard, …grass.
Previous rumors claiming a much more powerful “Wii 2″ was in the works was confirmed today by Nintendo Co. Ltd. While more powerful hardware is a given, just how powerful wasn’t confirmed. Thus far, rumors have stated PS3 and Xbox 360-beating power.
As far as other features of the Wii sucessor, Nintendo gave us a few clues as to what we probably won’t see — 3D.
“We would like to propose a new approach to home video game consoles with the Wii successor. It’s difficult to make 3-D images a key feature, because 3-D televisions haven’t obtained wide acceptance yet.”
Not only is 3D a niche market, but it’s “fad” nature is still unknown. Will we be as obsessed with 3D in 5 years?
We here at GS are excited to see Nintendo re-enter the high-end gaming market after they took a few seasons off with the Wii. Look for more coverage and information at the upcoming E3 expo, where Nintendo promises to have plenty of next-gen Wii consoles on hand for demo purposes.
One of the most popular Android ROMs, Cyanogenmod, has been updated with some very important features. First and foremost — bug fixes. Cyanogenmod 7.0.2 contains a lot of ‘em. Second, support for the original Motorola Droid that debuted in November 2009 is now added as is support for several other handsets (detailed in the changelog).
While hardware manufacturers and carriers give up on devices far too soon, we thankfully have the support of a vast developer community to keep things moving along.
The future update slated to hit Windows Phone 7 devices later this year as “Mango” will actually take the name “Windows Phone 7.5″ when all is said and done. Said update will bring many new features to Microsoft’s reborn mobile OS including multitasking and Internet Explorer 9 for mobile.
No word on why Microsoft sees changing Window Phone 7 to “7.5″ is necessary. While some would argue all mobile OS vendors do this (read: Android, iOS, BlackBerry, etc.), they merely market changes in version number without changing the actual name of the OS. To each his own…
If Microsoft follows through on the above “Black Screen Of Death”, that annoyingly bright blue hue we’ve come to loathe and fear may be a thing of the past. This newer more sophisticated error screen has been implemented in the latest Windows 8 builds. However, as many others have already noted, Microsoft has had both a black and red error screens of death in previous versions of Windows. They just never made it into the shipping retail versions. Perhaps it’s time for a change, Microsoft. What do you say?
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