Are we almost to the point where we can carry our computers from room to room? What’s next, using a computer on top of your lap? Insanity!
The Shuttle X50 features a 15.6-inch touchscreen and the dual-core Intel Atom 330 processor, all in a thin and light package with a thoughtful carrying handle that doubles – doubles!!! – as a stand for the ultimate in table, desk, and/or countertop enjoyment.
Now that Virgin Mobile has finished the process of gobbling up Helio, they’ve started launching devices which utilize some of the partnerships the buyout brought to the table. The first one out the door is the Virgin Mobile Shuttle, which purportedly totes Buddy Beacon, a locational application that began its life on Helio handsets. I haven’t actually found it (or any other hints of Helio) on the handset, but I’ll keep an eye out and let you know whats up in the coming review.
Though there’s not all the much box to be seen, we’ve gone ahead and stripped it down and documented the process in photos.
My personal jury is still out when it comes to computers with built-in touchscreens. On laptops, sure, go for it. On desktops, eh, I don’t know. Take the Shuttle D10, for instance. It’s got a 7-inch LCD screen built into it. Okay, I guess, but the screen’s only got an 800×480 resolution according to Akihabara. You’re gonna need to hook a monitor up to it no matter what.
I could see this kind of thing being useful for, say, a car PC project or maybe, just maybe, a media center-type thing. As far as pricing and availability goes, it appears that the D10 will be available in Japan this week with configurations starting at just under $500 US. Not sure if or when it’d make it stateside, though. Most of the Shuttle stuff ends up here sooner or later, though, so we might actually see this thing.
In yesterday’s press release concerning the relaunching of Helio, there was a brief mention of a new handset dubbed the Shuttle but no details were included. Today we find out that the phone is really a 3G Virgin Mobile branded slider loaded with 1.3 megapixel camera, Facebook app, stereo Bluetooth and Helio’s software suite, including Buddy Beacon. The new phone could be yours for only $99 if Virgin Mobile is the cell phone service you rock.
This is insane. The hard drive crashed to earth with the rest of the wreckage, and at first they couldn’t even tell it was a drive at all. Data recovery expert Jon Edwards took a shot at it and due to a combination of technical skill and luck, he was able to recover the data on the drive, which was information on an experiment written up here.
I say luck because whatever was writing to the hard drive happened to be running DOS of all things, which applies the data to the drive in a very straightforward way. It’s unnerving that after such a trauma they were able to recover all the data, but it’s also reassuring. With all my hard drives, I live in constant fear of fire or flood (well, not flood here on the second floor, but you know what I mean). It’s good to know there are experts who can fix a drive that’s fallen from 39 miles up at 12,000mph.
Too bad it doesn’t mention what brand of HDD it is. [via HardOCP]
I’m not much of a desktop computer user. I do my best work at a coffeeshop, bar, or in bed, so my laptop is always the way to go. When I do noodle with desktops, I always try to make them as stylish and small as possible. Shuttle’s my go-to company for small desktops, and its latest tiny offering includes quad-core procs, something you normally only get with bigger, louder machines.
The G5 3300 G is a great example, and you can get a quad-core system that fits on a bookshelf for less than $1,300. Sweet.
Never underestimate the power of miniaturization. This sucker can rock a Core2 Duo E6700 and 2 gigs of decent RAM, with room for four USB slots, two SATA ports, and audio and ethernet onboard. They call it barebone, they call it mini, but that’s probably a more dangerous system than some of our readers have.
It should be mighty cheap, too — boxes start at $99, or the price you pay for the black paint on your MacBook. If you get a Drobo (also boxy) you can sit them next to each other and they’ll look like siblings. I’d invest in a bigger PSU, though. The default 100W sounds a little weak.
Shuttle announces K45 mini-PC barebone, and systems shipping with Linux [Digitimes, via TechFresh]
Aw, isn’t that cute? It’s a tiny computer! The Shuttle SX38P2 Pro includes support for Intel Core 2 Extreme, Quad, and Duo processors via the X38 chipset, PCI-Express 2.0 with CrossFire, 3-part heatsink with convection-based heat-dissipation (no fans, in other words), integrated fingerprint reader, USB Speed-Link for directly connecting two PCs for file sharing, and support for up to 8GB of RAM.
Expansion is limited to two PCI-Express slots, a regular PCI slot, and whatever you can plug in to 8 USB ports and 2 firewire ports. Might make a good impression at your next LAN party. Pricing and availability not yet set.
Shuttle Releases the SX38P2 Pro Ultimate SFF Platform [Shuttle Press Release] via PCLaunches.com
Itching to build yourself a little Vista home-theater PC, but were holding out for an integrated HDMI port? Announced at Computex Taipei 2007, the $360 Shuttle XPC Glamor Series SG33G5 should satisfy your needs. Inside the shiny black case sits a motherboard based on Intel’s G33 Express chipse and offers “top quality, highly efficient components for enhanced system reliability, high definition entertainment with HDMI, Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect, and exceptional overclocking abilities.”
On back you’ll find four USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and eSATA ports, along with audio jacks, both digital and optical and the aforementioned HDMI as well as a VGA-out for video. There are two full-height card slots, too — one PCI, one x16 PCIe. The proprietary power supply is just 250 watts, however, so don’t expect to go jamming a power-hungry graphics card in there. Pictures of the motherboard and backside are after the jump along with tech specs. Oh, and if you don’t feel like building your own you’ll be able to custom configure your own G5 3300 as a full system starting July 15.
What’s shiny black, weighs about 3 pounds, is good on power consumption yet powerful, is mountable and sure to please the ladies? (Minds out of the gutter, people.) It’s the eco-friendly e2 mini desktop from enano Computers, of course. The e2 was launched today at a secret pagan ceremony press briefing at the RCS Experience electronics store in NYC. The tiny black box uses up to 80 percent less energy than an average desktop PC, while still managing a respectable amount of performance.
Aside from the power savings, the e2 has other “green” features such as being mostly made of recyclable materials and an efficient cooling system cuts out the fan din associated with fuller size desktops. Inside, other than a proprietary motherboard, the components are standard off-the-shelf things you’ll find in your average notebook PC.
The company will be rolling out more configurations in the coming months, but RCS Experience currently has four to choose from priced from $1,229 (the ex5511) up to the $1,999 ex7400U, which includes an Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 processor, 2GB of memory, 160GB hard drive, TV tuner, Media Center remote control and Windows Vista Ultimate.
Hit the jump to check out more pictures of the petite PC or to the company’s site for more info.
 PCs. The Shuttle XPC X200 is a prime example of that leadership.
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Measuring 2.1×8.3×11.8 inches (HWD), the little black-and-silver box is a powerful Media Center PC. Operating on Microsoft Vista Ultimate and powered by a 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo 2 T7400 processor and 2GB of 667MHZ DDR2 memory, the X200m has plenty of pop to handle multimedia tasks as well as any productivity work you might want to do. (Prices start at $1,149, but my review unit’s configuration is currently $1,833.) It also has a built-in standard-def TV tuner, digital audio output and an integrated IR receiver for a Media-Center remote control. </p>
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Spec-age is after the jump, but if you want to pick one up, the Shuttle SDXi barebones is now available only online for $799.
Check out the new digs on the Shuttle X200! Man, you are really looking smooth nowadays. The media-centric X200 PC from Shuttle was announced today and it looks like there’s a great Media Center PC coming our way. Designed to compete against the Mac Mini, the X200 has built-in WiFi, a hybrid digital/analog TV tuner, FM radio, up to a 2GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, and a case only 2-inches high.
No word yet on exact shipping dates, pricing, or options, but Shuttle looks to have put out a seriously good-looking media PC.
Shuttle intros X200 mini-PC, revives Mac mini fight [Electronista]
I was thinking I should get one of these boxes, but according to the product info on the site “these systems aren’t for newbie’s though; only the 1337 gamers can harness the performance of XPC 1337 systems.” Oh well, guess I’ll just spend my $3,449 elsewhere.
EDIT: Actually I should have hit the configurator. The price is actually $4,860 with the components I mentioned. The $3,449 is a base price with a Core 2 Duo E6600 and 7,200rpm 250GB hard drive.
Shuttle XPC SDXi PC [product site]
, Falcon Northwest’s FragBox 2 chassis is now widely available through NewEgg.com. The case fits a microATX motherboard and the companies claim (it’s a Silverstone case designed for Falcon) you’ll be able to keep an AMD Athlon FX-60 with an Nvidia Quad-SLI graphics-card setup cool. It’s a nice-looking case, but if you’re not into the whole glowing-skull thing, there are certainly other options out there from the likes of <a href=)
Falcon Northwest FragBox 2 Chassis [NewEgg.com]
The Shuttle XPC Barebone SD37P2 will cost only 419 Euros, or 537 dollars when it’s released in the 3Q 2006, but we’ll be damned if you don’t get a lot of performance from this little machine. The included Intel 975X/ICH7R motherboard supports Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Duo Extreme, Pentium Extreme or Pentium D CPUs, and has enough room for 8GB of RAM, 2 PCI-E cards, 3 SATA hard drives and even comes with 8 channel audio and Gigabit LAN. Very impressive for a small form factor (SFF) PC.
Other than having to supply your own CPU, the rest of the system looks great and performs great. We’ll be looking forward to when this is available later this year.
Shuttle XPC Barebone SD37P2: The fastest SFF PC [eHomeUpgrade]
Shuttle XPC Systems has announced the X100, the latest addition to its small form factor tower lineup. Like the rest of Shuttle’s rigs, the X100 delivers respectable performance out of an impressively small box. The X100 features an Intel Core Duo processor in 1.6Ghz, 1.83Ghz or 2.0Ghz flavors. The machine also carries up to 2GB of DDR2 533 memory and a 250GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive. On the multimedia front, an ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 chipset delivers graphics while high definition sound is provided by a Realtek ALC880 audio codec.
With dimensions measuring in at 8.26″(L) x 11.65″(W) x 2.16″(H), the X100 seems to be a legitimate PC competitor to the mac mini. The X100 is available now for prices starting at $999 before a $100 discount.
