Computers-Plus

Webcast On 11 March at 11am, we have a few special guests to talk us through the finer points of managing a data centre efficiently. Tim Phillips from The Register is the host for the day and he’s joined by Tony Lock from Freeform Dynamics, Greg Charman from Microsoft and Graham Rushton from Avanade.

For some people, managing the services that the data centre delivers is very much a manual job. But with the creeping demands of the business there’s a steady march towards automation taking place. We’re not talking about full-scale automation here, mind. R

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Razer is really pumping out some sweet peripherals and accessories for the Xbox 360 and their new Chimaera 5.1 wireless headset is no exception. The Xbox 360 headset is now listed for pre-order and comes in at $199.99. Sure, that sounds expensive but considering surround sound systems are usually a fair bit more than that, it’s not bad at all.

The Razer Chimaera headset has a great list of features, it’s of course, wireless, 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound capable, has a dedicated local voice channel, circumaural ear cups, PC compatible and includes up to 8 hours of battery life. <

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A few days ago I analyzed the bar for what we now know as the HP TouchPad, which was one of the three products HP announced today.  



The big surprise was the virtual elimination of the Palm brand which, given how far it had fallen off, seemed like a smart move but it may have put at risk the core remaining Palm fans.

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Considering most of Toshiba’s laptops have a design only their R&D department can love, they must’ve turned to the mood rings of yesteryear for styling inspiration with their Dynabook Qosmio T750. Supposedly it’s the first-ever color-changing laptop.

Unfortunately it doesn’t change color like a chameleon, but instead uses nano-technology for the metallic look, which changes from green through to blue and then purple. The effect was achieved without using any metal, making it kinder to the environment according to Toshiba.

Under all that gloss, there are some powerful components ticking away to ensure it’s got brains as well as beauty: there’s a 2.66GHz Intel Core i5-480M, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, plus a 750GB HDD.

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