Geek deals: Dell Optiplex quad-core desktop with two LED monitors for $729

It’s rare to find a quad-core processor in a machine for less than a grand, let alone a bundle that includes not one, but two LED monitors thrown into the mix. This deal on a Dell Optiplex 790 desktop and two LED monitors is that bundle.

The Dell Optiplex 790 may not be the most beautiful desktop tower OK its downright utilitarian but at least its powerful enough to get the job done. In the grey box the high point is a quad-core Intel Core i5 CPU, which has more than enough horsepower to keep any system drumming along smoothly. Its other specs are, admittedly, pretty basic. T

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Where did you wear it?- Technology Between the Sheets

Okay, so theses funky little Qr codes are showing up everywhere these day, so should it really come as a surprise that there are some printed on condom wrappers? Probably not, but what may come as a bit of a shock is why they are there no, they dont take you to a tutorial on how to use them, or a website touting the efficacy of using condoms to prevent unwanted pregnancies or sexually transmitted diseases, all valid ideas. Nope, these QR codes let you track where you did it and how it was.

Welcome to , allowing people everywhere to track the location of their latest encounter and rate the experience as well. Think of it as Foursquare and Wheres Waldo combined.

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Starhub TV to carry CinemaWorld and CinemaWorld HD channels

A new English movie channel is making its way to Starhub cable tv. The channel, supposedly should be a Standard 4:3 and a high definition of the same channel is allocated on channels 613 and ch 667. Ch 613 is the standard 4:3 CinemaWorld while Ch 667 is CinemaWorld HD. Both channels goes for S$8/mth.

Option’s XYFI Is Planet’s Smallest 3G + Wi-Fi Mobile Hotspot

MiFis and mobile hotspots are small, but they aren’t tiny. Yet. Option is aiming to redefine how a wireless hotspot / router should look, by introducing the smallest one you’ve ever seen. The XYFI is indeed hailed as the world’s tiniest mobile hotspot, offering Wi-Fi signals to up to eight devices. In addition to connecting to cellular networks to share Wi-Fi, XYFI also connects to WiFi presenting the user as a hub to connectivity and providing carriers with significant Wi-Fi offload benefits. Read more…

ESRB launching new PSA; possible global game rating system coming soon

The ESRB is teaming up with Penny Arcade to launch a new PSA campaign for the game ratings system. Also, ESRB president Patricia Vance ponders unified global game rating.

The video game industry has faced a few political attacks recently: A violent video games tax earlier this month from Oklahoma legislator Fourkiller, and most notably, Californias push to ban violent video games last year. And while these actions may have flown under the banner of parental aid, what about the ESRB?

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