Gaming

This video review of the ASUS Transformer P1801 18.4" All-in-One Desktop Computer showcases the new and unique transformation of this computer from All-in-One desktop to Windows 8 remote PC to Android tablet.

Do you need ideas for some awesome holiday gift ideas for students? When you cornered them and asked what they wanted, did you draw a blank? Perhaps they offered to send you a list of gift ideas later, when something came to mind. In the likely event that the list never arrived, we’ve compiled that list of student-friendly suggestions for you.

I know you’re probably out there right now looking to purchase me your usual assortment of socks and sweaters as holiday gifts, but I was hoping this year to leave this letter on the kitchen counter and have you read this before you went shopping.

When it comes to gaming notebooks, the usual suspects are mentioned. ASUS, MSI and of course, Alienware are all considered to be popular brands for portable gaming. What about Samsung? Introducing the Samsung Series 7 Gamer 17.3” Notebook Computer.

Kids like to use headsets just as much as adults, and probably more. And let’s face it, headsets are good for kids because a lot of the stuff they listen to can get on an adults' nerves after hearing it once or twice—or a few hundred times.

The buried lead in Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s keynote address and swansong at the Consumer Electronics Show in January was the announcement of a Kinect peripheral for Windows.

Today’s students need a lot more than spiral-bound notebooks and pencils to make the grade. Everything revolves around computers and the Internet; and papers have to be created in a program and printed from a computer—pen and ink was the way your parents wrote for their classes.

Gamers like gifts just like anyone else. But it’s those special gifts that enhance their gaming enjoyment that are really appreciated. Let’s take a look at some of the hottest gifts for gamers this year.

Whether you’re playing games on a PC or a Playstation 3, you’ll gain an edge with the new T.Flight Stick X Joystick from Thrustmaster. Though the plug-and-play USB controller comes preconfigured for Microsoft Flight Simulator X on the PC as well as for Ubisoft's Blazing Angels, Tom Clancy's HawX and IL-2 Sturmovik's Birds of Prey on the PS3, the joystick is fully compatible with the larger world of games available for Windows-based computers and PS3 consoles.

Hardcore gamers and production software users have something in common: they both rely on beefy, turbo-charged computers to run their favorite programs (whether it’s Premiere Pro, Nuendo, World of Warcraft or otherwise).

Times are good for gamers these days. Online gaming is now more popular than ever, and is showing no signs of slowing. The games themselves become more realistic every year. Computer technology, too, is advancing at an incredible rate.

Gaming, on the PC platform, used to be reserved for desktop systems. Notebook computers simply weren’t powerful enough. But today, notebook computers are more powerful than they need to be even for high-end gaming. A good example is the ASUS G74SX, available in two trim levels, the G74SX-A1 and G74SX-A2.

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