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Inside Voodoo's Gorgeous Omen Gaming Desktop: Totally Tubular
Voodoo's Omen gaming desktop is the best-looking one around. But we (and gamers) care about inner beauty too, and the insides shot by Pocket Lint look like the Matrix's people farm with all of the magenta tubes and cables flying around—a far cry from its clean, steely exterior, though about as neat as one can expect of such an intricate cooling system. It's definitely designed around heat dissipation, though I'm not totally sold on the whole rotated motherboard. More »
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Voodoo's Envy 133 notebook is skinny slice of hotness—basically the skinniest notebook alive when it launches (only .7 inches thick), bumping the MacBook Air into the fatty column, courtesy of its .76-inch bulge. It sounds good on paper for the Envy 133, but the Air's slick tapering definitely masks its love handle, so even though it isn't technically slimmer, it sure looks it. We're not that shallow though—it's what's inside that counts, and the Envy's got guts in spades (if you've got the $$$). One more shot:
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Thinnest Notebook Showdown: Voodoo Envy 133 vs. MacBook Air
Voodoo's Envy 133 notebook is skinny slice of hotness—basically the skinniest notebook alive when it launches (only .7 inches thick), bumping the MacBook Air into the fatty column, courtesy of its .76-inch bulge. It sounds good on paper for the Envy 133, but the Air's slick tapering definitely masks its love handle, so even though it isn't technically slimmer, it sure looks it. We're not that shallow though—it's what's inside that counts, and the Envy's got guts in spades (if you've got the $$$). One more shot:
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Voodoo's Envy 133 Is Thinnest Notebook Alive; Based On Intel Metro Concept Laptop
Voodoo's new Envy 133 will be the thinnest laptop on the market at 0.7". It matches Intel's most holy Metro concept laptop, and with good reason: Says Voodoo, the Envy 133 was "developed using the smallest available Intel Centrino technology and elements from an innovative Intel reference design." This means that, when it goes on sale, the Envy will bump the MacBook Air—at 0.76" thick in the middle—off the throne. Before you jump to the comment box, YES, there HAVE been even thinner notebooks, though none with this little compromise in power.
Available in good or evil—I mean, white or black—the Envy will weigh 3.4 lbs., heavier than the bulimic Metro, but still respectably light. It's also got a healthy 13.3" display, and for a starting cost of $2,100, it had better. For being so thin, it's also got a surprising number of tricks hidden in its carbon-fiber microweave case, like a Linux alter-ego, a "multiple gesture" touchpad and a secret Wi-Fi-to-Ethernet bridge. Update: Full meaty specs below.
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I almost don't care what's inside Voodoo's Omen desktop, beyond the usual gaming PC bombast —quad radiator and liquid cooling with integrated copper pipes to stave thermonuclear meltdown for extreme overclocking—because this is the best-looking made-to-order gaming desktop I've ever seen. It looks like a clean, efficient killing machine, not a disco-in-a-box. (Okay, there is a built-in seven-inch LCD auxiliary display that adds the necessary over-the-top flourish for obscene gaming PCs.) You can party it up with custom lights and paint, but I urge otherwise. But, if you can afford the $20,000 for the top of the line model, I'm two social classes away from judging you. Update: Full spec sheet below shows what $20k will buy you.
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Voodoo Omen Gaming Desktop Is Most Beautiful Ever, Only $6500-$20,000
I almost don't care what's inside Voodoo's Omen desktop, beyond the usual gaming PC bombast —quad radiator and liquid cooling with integrated copper pipes to stave thermonuclear meltdown for extreme overclocking—because this is the best-looking made-to-order gaming desktop I've ever seen. It looks like a clean, efficient killing machine, not a disco-in-a-box. (Okay, there is a built-in seven-inch LCD auxiliary display that adds the necessary over-the-top flourish for obscene gaming PCs.) You can party it up with custom lights and paint, but I urge otherwise. But, if you can afford the $20,000 for the top of the line model, I'm two social classes away from judging you. Update: Full spec sheet below shows what $20k will buy you.
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Voodoo's Teaser Video Shows Actual Product (Kinda)
It's difficult to make out what VoodooPC's teaser video is trying to show, but whatever's in this Indiana Jones of-the-future clip has really clean, metallic lines. There's a quick peek of a laptop in there (maybe?), but all the rest seems like a Mac Pro-esque desktop. We could also be wrong entirely and this could be Voodoo and HP's entrance into the toaster market. More »
itp 2008
VoodooBuddy Combines Ancient Curses with Modern Technology
With the VoodooBuddy doll, you can finally stop wondering if your pin-pricks-in-effigy are all for naught. Just fire up the VoodooBuddy website, plug in your boss's (or ex, mother-in-law, etc.) contact info, grab the doll and poke away. Pricking certain places on the doll curses your target, who is notified of their plight via text message and e-mail. Be careful not to curse your enemy too much; if you overload the VoodooBuddy it will take your picture with its built-in camera, send it to your victim, and reverse the curses onto you. The doll was designed by Rodrigo de Benito and Zannah Marsh, two ITP students you clearly shouldn't upset. Great work, guys! [VoodooBuddy; ITP 2008]
8:45 PM on Tue May 13 2008
By Benny Goldman
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Latest by Curves: I am cursed for wasting a minute trying to figure this one out. Sends you all the Evil Eye. more »
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Whazatt Chicken Foot Drive, WhazTF?
I was just sitting here thinking that what I really need is a flash drive that looks like a chicken foot and damned if one doesn't show up. Whazatt has a suitably weird flash drive sporting 1GB of flash storage inside and taking the form of a chicken foot that could have come right off the set of Prison Break. More »
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HP announced its overhaul of the ENVY M:151 today with the appropriately numbered ENVY M:152. The 152 is the first Voodoo laptop to get the Intel Core 2 Duo chipset, and can even handle the Intel Core 2 Extreme mobile processor X7800 Extreme CPU.
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HP Intros Voodoo ENVY M:152 Laptop with Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor
HP announced its overhaul of the ENVY M:151 today with the appropriately numbered ENVY M:152. The 152 is the first Voodoo laptop to get the Intel Core 2 Duo chipset, and can even handle the Intel Core 2 Extreme mobile processor X7800 Extreme CPU. More »
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HP's Voodoo-Powered Blackbird 002 Unveiled By Creator (Video)
Tonight in New York, VoodooPC cofounder (and HP employee) Rahul Sood shows off his newest miracle of PC science, the Blackbird 002. It's a little long (7min, 30sec or so) so you might want to grab a beverage. –Video by Richard Blakeley
9:18 PM on Wed Sep 5 2007
By Wilson Rothman
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Latest by raizer012345: The concept is nice, sleek body, user efficient...the beholder gives this a THUMBS UP! more »
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When HP acquired Voodoo PC, the boutique gaming maker, I could think of only one thing: What would a creative PC maker like Rahul Sood do with the resources of a small platoon of HP engineers? The Blackbird 002 is the first collaboration, built with lots of HP workstation and server innovations, and a few neat tricks like the foot that keeps the PC off the ground for a sixth side of cooling. Unlike the Dell XPS line with its proprietary-sized components, this is fully standards compliant for when you want to rip out the guts and upgrade a few years later. The crazy thing is, this is the HP branded gaming PC with VoodooDNA: The gnarly Voodoo branded stuff is yet to come. The details:
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The Love Child of HP and Voodoo: Blackbird 002 Gaming PC Photos and Impressions
When HP acquired Voodoo PC, the boutique gaming maker, I could think of only one thing: What would a creative PC maker like Rahul Sood do with the resources of a small platoon of HP engineers? The Blackbird 002 is the first collaboration, built with lots of HP workstation and server innovations, and a few neat tricks like the foot that keeps the PC off the ground for a sixth side of cooling. Unlike the Dell XPS line with its proprietary-sized components, this is fully standards compliant for when you want to rip out the guts and upgrade a few years later. The crazy thing is, this is the HP branded gaming PC with VoodooDNA: The gnarly Voodoo branded stuff is yet to come. The details:More »
7:30 PM on Wed Sep 5 2007
By Brian Lam
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Latest by FrankenPC: Wow, that looks like every other custom built PC rig out there. So, what you are telling me is that there really is a market to sell tricked out rigs? more »
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The ENVY H:171 (just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?) was just announced. It has an Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 processor, a Dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GPU, and a whopping 600GB of disk space spread across three 200GB HDDs. Yeah, three hard drives in a laptop. It also has a 17-inch screen, which is reasonable, but this kind of laptop kind of feels like it needs a ludicrous 19-inch screen, doesn't it? I guess I'm still getting used to them being able to cram this much stuff into a relatively normal-sized laptop case. Well, at least it's red. No word on pricing as of yet. [Voodoo]
Voodoo ENVY H:171 Laptop Sports 3 HDDs, a Flashy Red Case
The ENVY H:171 (just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?) was just announced. It has an Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 processor, a Dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GPU, and a whopping 600GB of disk space spread across three 200GB HDDs. Yeah, three hard drives in a laptop. It also has a 17-inch screen, which is reasonable, but this kind of laptop kind of feels like it needs a ludicrous 19-inch screen, doesn't it? I guess I'm still getting used to them being able to cram this much stuff into a relatively normal-sized laptop case. Well, at least it's red. No word on pricing as of yet. [Voodoo]
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Rumor: HP Going for Water-Cooled, Fanless Laptops This Fall
Rumor has it HP's going to be releasing something very cool in the world of laptops this fall. By combining Voodoo's water-cooling, which you've mostly seen in desktops so far (save for a couple units here and there), HP is going to create a water-cooled laptop, which has no fans and gets eight hours of battery life. More »
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USB-Compatible Voodoo Doll
It's been a while since I busted out my wiccan bible and had a little go with witchcraft, but I recall voodoo dolls not requiring power, or USB connectivity for that matter. Upon stabbing this voodoo doll with a pin, knife, icepick, etc it will spout out "nastygrams" on the computer screen that it is connected to. This doll, called Voodoo Word, isn't out yet, but it supposedly should be available soon. More »
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HP Buys Voodoo PC: WTF
Like when Alienware was abducted by Dell, we're dumbstuck by this buy. Voodoo PC, my personal favorite maker of exotic gaming rigs, just got snatched up by HP. Rahul and Ravi, you were rich before, but man, are we going to have to start reading about you in Forbes? And sweet baby Jesus, what kinds of watercooled, monster machines are you guys going to start building with a harem of HP engineers at your beck and call. More »
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Navio 902T2: Media Center PC, Big LCD Face
Seven inches: Measure it up! This Media Center PC has a 7-inch touch screen on its face, presumably to be used as a secondary monitor, like Voooo PC's lust worthy Aria. It has a better TV tuner than the Aria, being that it's over the air HD. But the rest of the spec sheet ain't looking so sweet: A Pentium D950 "Pressler"? No match for the Core 2 Duo inside the Voodoo. Everything else on it is standard issue. Meh. More »
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Acu-Point Pen: Healing Magic
The Acu-Point Pen is a $100 device that uses what its maker calls "specially designed electronic acupuncture probes" which do their best to simulate traditional acupuncture treatments. We're thinking that if you're going to employ a quack method of treatment such as acupuncture that doesn't really work, it would be more fun to have it not work via a gadget rather than those painful pin pricks. Plus, its LCD screen not only shows you how much better you're feeling, it claims to be able to detect problems with your health. More »
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