For a long time, I have had a preference for HP printers. The quality is just built into the hardware and they tend to work longer and more reliably in my experience. However, HP has a history of getting in the way of allowing a simple install of the printer. Back in the day, it was the HP Toolbox that you had to install in order to get the printer installed instead of … [Read more...]
Product Review: Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Logitech announced their mechanical gaming keyboard, the G710+, earlier this month and it is available in the United States today. Logitech was nice enough to send me a review unit and I have been using it exclusively on my home PC for the past two weeks. I have put it through its paces, playing some games and doing a lot of typing. Paired with my Logitech Laser mouse, I had … [Read more...]
Xbox SmartGlass launches and Xbox dashboard gets an update
At the same time, Microsoft is going to become a a more cohesive company while also becoming more diverse. Their separate units are all gaining a solid foundation beneath them. Windows, Office, Xbox, and hardware lines are all shoring up to do what they're good at. They're also tying together nicely in order to offer features that other Microsoft products will benefit from and … [Read more...]
Microsoft Surface with Windows RT available for pre-order
The Microsoft Surface will be released October 26th along with the general availability of Windows 8. A special limited-quantity pre-order for Surface with Windows RT started today at 9AM PDT. The pricing comes out to be not too bad since it was originally ballparked to be the same pricing as Ultrabooks. The three configurations for Surface with Windows RT include: 32GB … [Read more...]
Logitech introduces mice and touchpads for Windows 8
This past Summer, Microsoft unveiled their hardware designed to accompany Windows 8 with touch features. Today, Logitech introduced their line offering touch control on Windows 7 and Windows 8 with two mice and a touchpad. All three are wireless much to the chagrin of my personal preference but boast great battery life. … [Read more...]