Tag Archives: Desktop Gear

Dell 24″ 1080p LED-backlit HDMI LCD Monitor

Today’s Gear Deal brings us two 24″ Dell monitors at a steep discount. The Dell ST2420L monitor has a 1080p LED-backlit display, 250nit brightness, a 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, a tilt adjustment stand and a glossy front bezel. For connectivity the monitors have DVI-D (HDCP), VGA, and HDMI ports. Normally this bundle of two monitors would [...]

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Hercules Release the Mini HD Twist Webcam

Ah, webcams!  I use the one built right into my Macbook Pro, me, but if you’re going for an external job, there are choices out there that run the gamut from the most basic, brutally utilitarian, to the cutesy and weird.  Trying to hit the middle ground between stylish and useful is the Hercules HD [...]

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Dell 21.5″ 1080p HDMI LED-backlit LCD Monitor

Today’s Gear Deal brings us the 21.5″ Dell ST2220L LED-backlit LCD Monitor. This monitor features an anti-glare coating and is ENERGY STAR 5.0 compliant. Of course it has full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, a 5ms response time, 250nit brightness and features HDMI, DVI-D and VGA connectivity. A tilt adjustable stand and Kensington security port [...]

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The Startech USB 3.0/eSATA Quad Bay Docking Station Review

  Image courtesy of StarTech Those of us in the IT business know that you simply can’t have enough tools to get the job done. Anything to make life easier, and give you more time to for other things is usually worth it’s weight in gold. StarTech makes some of the coolest and hard to [...]

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Gear Deal: Two 24″ 1080p LED-backlit Dell Monitors

Today’s Gear Deal brings us a bundle of two (2) 24-inch Dell ST2420L 1080p LED-backlit HDMI LCD Monitors. These offer full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, 250nit brightness, a 1000:1 Contrast Ratio and more. They also feature a tilt adjustment stand, a glossy front bezel, DVI-D (HDCP), VGA, and HDMI connectors. Normally the two monitors [...]

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Gear Deal- Logitech K750 Wireless Solar Keyboard (Dented Box)

Think about it- you throw away the box as soon as an item is opened right? That being the case isn’t a dented box worth saving $40? That’s what today’s Gear Deal asks. The Logitech K750 Wireless Solar Keyboard is normally $79.99. It charges itself whenever there’s light and, better still, it stays charged for [...]

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NGD Deal: Dual 21.5″ Monitor Bundle with Monitor Desk Stand

Today’s New Gear Daily Deal brings us Dell’s Dual UltraSharp 21.5″ Widescreen Monitors and a stand to hold them. Better still, you’ll save a bundle on this bundle. Here’s what Dell has to say about the monitors. Experience a revolutionary industry’s highest-quality and the most advanced technology performance with the Dell™ UltraSharp U2212HM 21.5-inch Widescreen [...]

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Gear Deal: Clickfree 2TB C6 USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive

Today’s Gear Deal brings us Clickfree’s 2TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive (model no. CA3D20-6C). Normally $169.99, our Gear Sponsor found a discount coupon that drops the price all the way down to just $129.99 and it will even ship for free. Details and ordering information can be found here on the Deal Page. [...]

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NGD Deal: Dell E Series 21.5″ Monitor for Under $150

This weekend New Gear Daily Deal brings us the Dell E Series 21.5″ Monitor. It offers a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio and 1920×1080 resolution. For connectivity it offers both VGA and DVI-D. For viewing the stand offers a tilt feature and a quick release button for easy removal of the stand from the panel. For [...]

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Gear Deal: Dell S2230MX 21.5″ Ultra-slim 1080p LCD Monitor

Today’s Gear Deal brings us the 21.5″ Dell S2230MX Ultra-slim 1080p LCD Monitor. This new model is the thinnest Dell LCD monitor ever and features mega-dynamic contrast ratio of 8,000,000:1 (typical), 1920 x 1080 resolution, and VGA and DVI-D (HDCP) connectivity. It comes bundled with a DVI-HDMI dongle and has a 2ms response time. Normally $219.99 [...]

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ioSafe Shocks Us Again at CES 2012

  ioSafe is known for keeping your data SAFE. How safe? Well, first we took the initiative to burn and water-soak a drive, and the data was still recoverable. Then, starting with CES 2010, ioSafe decided to show everyone that their drives are capable of withstanding burning, soaking, dropping, and crushing. In 2011, we upped the [...]

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Seagate Thunderbolt Adapter Speed Comparison with USB 2.0

We told you about Seagate’s new Thunderbolt adapters last week. Yes, we are finally seeing products come to market that take advantage of the speed increases offered by Thunderbolt. But how fast IS Thunderbolt? Sure you can see lab testing but that doesn’t necessarily tell you about using it at home or work. We shot [...]

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Seagate Showcases Speed, Updates and Innovation

We had a chance to sit down with Seagate earlier this week, and we liked what we saw. We were glad to see an update to the GoFlex Satellite we had reviewed some months ago, we saw a product that is not yet shipping (but we WANT NOW), and we took some time to see [...]

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Deal: Get a Drobo 4-bay Unit for 50% Off – Today Only

Dan recently reviewed the Drobo data storage system from Data Robotics. I have owned one for several years and also love it for its flexibility. Imagine my surprise when I found out that for today only, you can get a new Drobo for 50% off! This offer applies to the standard Drobo only, not the [...]

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Samsung CES 2012 Press Conference: Pushing Boundaries

Samsung’s Press Conference brought news of some great evolutionary products. We waited in line for hours just to hear what Samsung had to share. It was worth the wait. Here’s a look…

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PlayStation Vita Game System Review – Part I

Gamers gain a more robust mobile console experience with the PlayStation Vita versions using Wi-Fi/3G or Wi-Fi only online capabilities plus a rear touchpad, two analog sticks and a sharp OLED display.

BANG! Your Lights Are Out

Back in the days when I was on the look out for the “perfect tablet” (in other words, before I [...]

RIP Eugene Polley, Inventor of the TV Remote at 96

Image courtesy of Wikipedia I remember reading an article about 25 years or so ago! on how everything wired was [...]

Get a Droid RAZR 16GB 4G LTE Plus $25 Apps Plus $40 Credit Plus Double Data

AmazonWireless had the 16 GB Droid RAZR for just $0.01 with new two year contract. Thatnis pretty amazing considering the [...]

Windows XP’s “Bliss” Background: A Blissful Happenstance

Most people who have been using PCs in the past decade or so have doubtless seen this image, the default [...]

Google Music Pre-Summer One-Day $2.99 Album Sale!

Google Music is having a cool one-day ‘pre-summer’ sale with a bunch of albums for $2.99, including Daft Punk, Smashing [...]