Filed Under (Computers) by admin on 14-08-2008
via ubergizmo.com
Always hungry at your PC, but too lazy to go to the kitchen? Well, the CrazyPC 5.25 Bay Toaster sure is crazy enough to work. It fits on a standard 5.25 drive bay, and comes with windows software for adjusting the heat and time (a Mac OS version is supposed to be coming soon). It’s supposed to be able to toast bread in just minutes, though you’ll have to source for bread yourself, and will use a USB port and 4-pin molex power connector. If you’re worried about crumbs in your computer, they’ve thought of everything, by including a crumb tray, making it easy to get the crumbs out.
Filed Under (Computers) by admin on 21-07-2008
by Thomas Ricker via engadget.com
There’s no OS to speak of, no optical drive, just 4GB of flash storage and 256MB of RAM, and you’re limited to a 400MHz Freescale 5121E processor with integrated graphics under the hood. But the CherryPal desktop PC — just revealed with a $249 price tag — is definitely worth making a fuss over. About the size of a plastic paperback sporting a pair of USB ports and VGA-out, the mini PC plugs directly into the CherryPal Cloud via 802.11b/g WiFi or 10/100 Ethernet for 50GB of free Internet storage, automatic system updates, and access to a number of webified apps (which also reside locally) including iTunes, OpenOffice, and a CherryPal-branded instant messenger and media client (though we figured iTunes would have taken care of the media playback). Of course, the lack of traditional specifications results in just a fraction of the power consumption used by that electron gobbler sitting on your desk. Not bad if your PC’s primary function is to playback audio, surf the web, and occasionally edit an Office document. Oh, and that name, CherryPal? It originates from an early tester who declared it, “sweeter than an Apple.” We’ll see when the first CherryPal desktop ships at the end of this month — order today.