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E3 2013: Great News for PC Gamers

by GizmoGladstone 6 hours ago - last edited 6 hours ago

Last week, Microsoft talked more about the gaming direction of the upcoming Xbox One. Sony Fired back with more details about its PS4. And somewhere, midway around the show floor of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, I realized one thing: This isn’t good news for PC gamers – IT’S A GREAT NEWS. “Why?” Glad you asked. Let's break it down for you five ways

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The HP ENVY Rove20 (coming in July for under $1000) and the SlateBook x2 (coming in August for $480) are sweet little products. I should know. I mean, it’s my job is play with our latest products and think of new ways to use them – and tell you about it. Sometimes, though, my boss unlocks the basement door and lets me interact with folks in the real world. Like last week.

 

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More of your SlateBook x2 Questions Answered

by GizmoGladstone a week ago - last edited a week ago

Recently, with the big reveal of the SlateBook x2 and Split x2. I also got the chance to spend some quality time with a prototype version of the Android-fueled hybrid tablet to tell you about it here on the blog. Now, I'm going to try and answer a few more of your questions.....

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The Latest AMD APUs – Going Mobile Gets Better

by GizmoGladstone a week ago - last edited a week ago

While we’ve been rolling out announcements of new desktops and laptops over the past couple weeks, AMD has had some news of their own to crow about: Its next big jump in Accelerated Processing Units (APUs, for short). That’s why I wanted to give the floor to AMD’s Gary Silcott (senior manager for consumer and OEM products) to explain a little more about what’s on tap for 2013.

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HP Workstations in the Hands of Animation Students

by GizmoGladstone 2 weeks ago - last edited 2 weeks ago

Toronto-based Sheridan College student Emily Touesnard went from animating ‘with boxing gloves’ to screening her work in front of top animation industry executives from across North America, including Nickelodeon and Jib Jab Media....all thanks to HP Workstations. Check out her awesome work....and hear her story!

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Nvidia Titan Runs Well on HP ENVY Phoenix

by GizmoGladstone 2 weeks ago - last edited 2 weeks ago

The latest, greatest multimedia desktop – HP’s ENVY Phoenix 800 – has been formally announced. The update features 4th Generation Intel Core processors….and all the other frostiness that you’ve come to know – since I’ve yammered about these PCs on the blog for some time now. So, I wanted to drive a little point home for you to ponder before the new rev launches on June 5th (starting at $1099): This may be a mainstream machine-priced, but it has enough wattage to run a Titan. The Nvidia Titan, that is.

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New HP Towers for Every Need

by GizmoGladstone 2 weeks ago - last edited 2 weeks ago

There’s a new wave of towers coming from the HP labs. They range from the wee-priced budget-friendly HP 110 and svelte Pavilion Slimline 400 to monstrous multimedia machines. Here on the blog you know I’m bound to talk about the gaming-grade awesomeness of the HP ENVY Phoenix 800. Because I’m biased like that. For the sake of this story let me give you a quick rundown of the rest of the pack. (I go into my initial thoughts on the latest iteration of the Phoenix right here.)

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In Style with ENVY x2s (and Windows 8)

by GizmoGladstone 3 weeks ago - last edited 3 weeks ago

Jay Strut – (A.K.A @jaystrut) – is a style blogger. But what happens when you hook someone like him up with an ENVY x2? We had the chance to find out recently as Melissa Zieger hung out with the man, a number of other blogger-buddies and Dimitry Sholokhov (winner of Season 10’s Project Runway) for a little experiment. Jay kindly volunteered to guest blog for us to describe what happened….

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