ZPC-GX31 - The All In One Keyboard!

This one reminds me of the old Commodore 64 and 128 days when the CPU and all the core functions of the home computer used to be inside the keyboard itself. This one takes up very little desktop space and actually packs quite a punch with its Core 2 Quad processor. Still, it lacts a good 3d card but for that, provides a PCI-Express expansion slot if the need arises. I am not too impressed with the Realtek audio either, but I guess this was not supposed to be an enthusiast machine in the first place. Looks like the way ahead is to go retro!

Technical Specifications:

CPU SUPPORT
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo, Intel® Core™ 2 Quad @ 1066MHz FSB LGA775 up to 95W.
Intel® Pentium® D Processors with Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel® Celeron® D
processor, support from 1.3GHz ~ 3.4GHz 800/533/400MHz System Bus. Supporting
9x, 5x & 6x series processors with EM64.

MOTHERBOARD CORE LOGIC
Intel G31 Express Chipset

MEMORY
2xDDR2 240-pin sockets, up to 4GB. Supports PC2-5300 667MHz 240 PIN DIMMs.

HDD SUPPORT
Integrated Serial ATA controller facilitates high-speed transfers at up to 3Gbps for
each of the four ports. Allows easier hard drive upgrades and expansion for new SATA
optical drives. 2x SATA2 ports.

VIDEO & GRAPHICS
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100. 3D enhancements enable greater flexibility
and scalability and improved realism with support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Shader
Model 2.0, OpenGL 1.4. Intel® Graphics also support the highest levels of the
Windows Vista Aero experience. Stunning media, incredible visuals and new 3D
capabilities. For business users, Intel validates the chipset, processor, graphics and
software stack to provide a well-tested platform with support for Microsoft* Windows
Vista, Windows* XP, Linux (top distributions) and OS/2 (SciTech). Dynamic Video
Memory Technology (DVMT) 3.0 supports up to 289MB of Shared Video Memory;
system memory is allocated where it is needed dynamically. Supports built-in
Dual/Multi-Monitor windows displays using LCD monitor & DVI external display.

NETWORKING
1 Gigabit (GbE) Fast Ethernet, using Realtek RTL 8168B/8111C.

REMOVABLE HDD
Optional removable 2.5" hard disk drive.

AUDIO
Realtek High Definition Audio enables premium digital surround sound and delivers
advanced features such as multiple audio streams and jack re-tasking. On-board
AC'97 2.2 compliant 3D audio, SoundBlaster Pro compatible. Two built-in 2.5watt
stereo speakers with three audio jacks for Audio Out, Line-in, and Microphone. Dolby
Digital 5.1 surround sound, delivering six channels of enhanced sound quality.
I/O PORTS 4 USB 2.0 Ports with transfer rate up to 480Mbps, 2 RS-232 Serial Ports, 1 Parallel
Port supporting SPP/EPP/ECP, 1 PS/2 mouse port, 1 POS or PS/2keyboard port, 1
DVI.

TOUCH PAD
Built-in Synaptic two-button touch-pad with vertical and horizontal scroll function.

OPTICAL DRIVE
One slim type Optical Drive, CDRW-DVD, or DVD+/-RW.

EXPANSION SLOTS
One PCI-e
One Mini PCI

SYSTEM BIOS
AMI Flash BIOS supports ACPI, API, DMI, Plug & Play, and security password.
Supports booting from HDD, PXE, LAN, CD-ROM, and ANY USB device.
KEYBOARD Full-Size Enhanced Windows keyboard, detachable keytop matrix.

LED INDICATIORS
On/Off LED, HDD, LAN Active.

HOTKEYS
WWW, Mail, Favorite, Log Off.

POWER SUPPLY
Uses 180Watt AC Adapter. Input: universal 100 ~ 240V AC, 50-60Hz. Output: 19V
DC, 9.48A, Controlled by Dual Mode Power button on the keyboard. Low power sleep
mode saves energy.

BIOS SECURITY
AMI BIOS
System POST and BIOS setup password protection. TCG/TPM version 1.2 support

SECURITY LOCK
Security lock slot located on the back of the system case

DIMENSIONS
18.5"W x 9.0"D x 0.5"H front, 2.5"H rear.

WEIGHT
Unit: 7.4 lbs (3.4kg), Power Adapter: 1.1lbs (0.5kg).

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
Ambient Temperature: 0°C ~ 50°C (operating).

RELATIVE HUMIDITY
10% ~ 90% (non-condensing)

OPERATING SYSTEM COMPLIANCE
Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000, LINUX.

AVAILABLE COLORS
Silver/Black

CERTIFICATIONS
FCC Class A, CE

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Latest gadget: The Video Watch

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Technical details:

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• FPS (Frames per Second): 20
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Xbox 360 Elite and 120GB drive now official

HD nerds and Xbox fanboys, the moment you've been waiting for: the Xbox 360 Elite we alerted you about way back when it was just called the Zephyr has finally been announced. As we previously mentioned, it will be black, it will have HDMI, and it will have a 120GB drive (it'll also come bundled with a one month Xbox Live trial) for $479. Unfortunately, also as mentioned before, it's not going to have the new 65nm CPUs, it still doesn't have integrated WiFi (Xbox said it's because a study showed the majority of their customers use Ethernet to connect -- huh?), and it won't have an integrated HD DVD drive (not that we expected otherwise). Microsoft did make some marketing decisions since our sources spilled the beans on this thing though: it's not going to be limited edition, as we previously had. Instead, the Elite will be a permanent SKU, the third and top-tier Xbox device. On the solo 120GB drive side of things, that unit will cost $179, and will come with a cable and software to migrate from your old 20GB drive. (MSFT wasn't yet sure if that kit would be sold separately for new Elite users -- sounds like it will be though, and will be priced very reasonably.) More info:

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• The black controller, black rechargeable batteries, black headset, and black Play & Charge kit will all be available in retail for the same price as the white gear.
• The HD DVD drive will not be released in black.
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Samsung pushes the HD quality envelope with new camcorder

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