Microsoft Sidewinder X4: Review

Microsoft Sidewinder X4: Review

INTRODUCTION
So, a couple days ago I was asked to review a keyboard for TechTrackr. After numerous hours of intense gaming, I believe it’s fair to say that the Microsoft X4 Sidewinder is certainly a valuable asset to any gamer.
The X4 Sidewinder features one of the most advanced anti-ghosting technologies, and for only sixty dollars*, this [...]

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HP G62 Laptop: Unboxing

HP G62 Laptop: Unboxing

Boy, do we love Mondays here at TechTrackr! Earlier today, the HP G62 notebook arrived in our offices and to be honest we’re quite excited to check out every nook n’ cranny of this baby.
For now, all we’ve got to show is the unboxing segment– but, I’m going to be putting together an extensive review [...]

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The Complete Guide To The Bloom Box

The Complete Guide To The Bloom Box

Bloom Box:  a clean energy fuel cell device that will make the worker’s of the power grid quake in their boots. After appearing on 60 Minutes and jumping on the eBay bandwagon, the Bloom Box seems to be the next big breakthrough. But how does it work, and how can we start saving the [...]

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TechTrackr Announces New Editor-In-Chief

TechTrackr Announces New Editor-In-Chief

We’re proud to announce a brand spankin’ new partnership in TechTrackr history!

Check out the press release below.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TechTrackr Announces New Editor-In-Chief
Former Editor-In-Chief Matthew Arkin and Former Senior Editor Matthew Gibstein have reached terms on a partnership agreement. Effective immediately, Matthew Gibstein is the new Editor-In-Chief of TechTrackr.com; Matthew Arkin is now the Webmaster and [...]

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iPad Boasts Triple Touch Functionality

iPad Boasts Triple Touch Functionality

So, I have some good news and some bad news!

Bad news: The rumors about the iPad featuring a camera have been debunked– when the iPads ship on the 3rd, they will be camera-less.
Good news: The guys over 9TO5 Mac stumbled upon some neat little files in the new iPad 3.2 SDK– they’re actually listed as [...]

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ThinkFlood releases RedEye mini IR dongle

ThinkFlood releases RedEye mini IR dongle

Last week, ThinkFlood released the RedEye mini, a small and highly affordable IR dongle ($49); this neat contraption will essentially allow you to control any IR remote device by simply plugging the RedEye mini into the headphone jack of an iPhone or iPod touch. From there, you’ll just need to run the RedEye app. Quite [...]

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Razer Promises Future Products Will Be Mac Compatible

Razer Promises Future Products Will Be Mac Compatible

Steam is coming to Mac. With Steam will come Mac gamers. With Mac gamers will come new customers.
It seems that this thought process has infiltrated the minds of the geeks over at Razer, who pledged today that all “upcoming” products will support Mac OSX.  Even though, select Razer has some products on the market now [...]

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Is Hulu Doing Too Well for Its Own Good?

Is Hulu Doing Too Well for Its Own Good?

Hulu, the immensely popular website that streams television shows to millions of viewers eachday, recently sustained a blow when Viacom decided to remove The Daily Show with John Stuart and the Colbert Report from Hulu.
Viacom, parent company of Comedy Central, who has rights to the two shows, could not agree on conditions with Hulu to [...]

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Steve Balmer Hints At New 360 Form Factor

Steve Balmer Hints At New 360 Form Factor

There’s not much information to report, but while Steve Balmer was at the University of Washington, he was was asked about how Microsoft planned on tackling large-screen TVs.  He replied:

For that big screen device … there’s no diversity. You get exactly the Xboxes that we build for you. We may have more form factors in [...]

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OMG: Windows 7 Sells 90 Million Copies

OMG: Windows 7 Sells 90 Million Copies

Talk about success: in just four short months, Microsoft has managed to sell an astounding 90 million copies of Windows 7, its latest operating system.
Microsoft CFO, Peter Klein, announced this astonishing figure at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, & Telecom Conference earlier this week in San Francisco noting the operating system’s “terrific momentum.”
In case you’re [...]

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iPad and iPhone won’t play nice together

iPad and iPhone won’t play nice together

A Sweedish technology-buff sent an email to Steve Jobs asking the following question, “Will the wifi-only version [of the iPad] somehow support tethering thru my iPhone?”
Steve’s answer:
Ämne: Re: Dear mr. Jobs
Från: Steve Jobs <sjobs@apple.com>
Datum: 5 mars 2010 17.01.29 CET
Till: Jezper Söderlund <>
Return-Path: <sjobs@apple.com>
No.
Sent from my iPhone.
After a careful analysis of the email’s heading, bloggers have [...]

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iPad Hitting Shelves April 3rd

iPad Hitting Shelves April 3rd

It’s official. The Apple iPad will ship on the 3rd of April– Apple will begin taking pre-orders for its newest device starting March 12th.

A variety of other countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK will have to wait until a few weeks later in order to get their hands [...]

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Palm’s PDK to be able to port iPhone apps with ease?

Palm’s PDK to be able to port iPhone apps with ease?

Before I begin this post, I’d like to offer you a little background info in case you’re not completely familiar with PDK. Palm’s WebOS  is written in the languages of the web–HTML, Javascript, and CSS.  If you were to download Palm’s Mojo SDK (Software Development Kit), you’d find that it’s filled with these different technologies. Despite these [...]

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MacHeist Bundle On Sale Now [Update]

MacHeist Bundle On Sale Now [Update]

MacHeist is now offering a bundle of five different apps for Mac OS X for only $19.99; purchasing each application separately would normally cost over $260. Users will have another six days to take advantage of this deal.
If you purchase the bundle, you’ll receive MacJournal, RipIt, Clips, CoverScout, Flow. If enough people order, you’ll also get copies of Tales of Monkey [...]

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Steam Coming To Mac?

Steam Coming To Mac?

Although nothing’s been confirmed just yet, many users believe (after being subjected to numerous teasers) that Steam is coming to Mac.  Since very few people, Mac users include, actually know what Steam is, I’m going to break it down for you.
Steam is the premiere Windows client for gaming.  With Steam, users are able to network [...]

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