If Nvidia’s new DX10-based cards are too expensive for your tastes, Sapphire Tech has a high-end card that won’t blow your budget. The Ultimate X1950 Pro is a PCI-e x16-based card that couples a 580MHz GPU (up from the X1950 Pro’s default 575MHz) with 256MB of GDDR3 memory. Cooling and noise control are handled by Zalman Tech, which managed to get one of their heatsinks onto the card. The card is also HDCP-compliant and has two dual-link DVI outputs. It’ll be out next week for $229. No details on whether the card will be a single-slot card or not (it doesn’t look like it is with that massive heatsink), but either way it’s a nice way to give your PC a quick video upgrade. – Louis Ramirez

Sapphire Ultimate X1950 Pro [via Daily Tech]
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Similar to the magnetically levitating bed, this computer mouse uses “electromagnetic hovering technology to do its thing, and it still has a respectable 6,000-dpi accuracy.” Best of all, this gadget is priced at an affordable $75. More information.

The only thing I would worry about is what happens when your hand isn’t on the mouse. Does it stay still, or does it float around like an air hockey puck? I mean, in addition to floating around it’s also wireless, so what’s to stop it from floating its way right off your desk?

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from techeblog

While the specs on this current generation of Tablet PCs all start to bleed together after a while — you know, Core Duo ULV processors, XGA screens, etc. — the style war isn’t over by a long shot, and we’re definitely digging this “Stylistic” look from Fujitsu. The new Stylistic ST5111 and ST5112 Tablet PCs sport U2500 procs, 4GB max RAM, 100GB SATA HDD and Intel 950 integrated graphics. Connectivity aplenty is available, including WiFi, gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, Firewire and a PCMCIA slot. Fujitsu is matching Lenovo and Apple’s shock sensing tech for hard drive protection, and there’s security snazziness galore, making these a decent bet for the business set. The main difference between the two models is the 10.4-inch screen on the ST5111, while the ST5112 gets a whole 12.1-inches of real estate, yet each laptop still manages the same 3.5 pounds of weight and 6 hours of battery life — with an option for a 9-cell battery with 9 hours of juice. It all sounds pretty snazzy, until you peep the pricetags: the ST5111 “base configuration” will cost you a cool $2,429, while the ST5112 only bleeds you for $2,199. Both should be available now.

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