Given that “radios” lost their glitz decades ago, we’d say a RadioShack re-branding is long overdue. Announced today after a flurry of rumors, RadioShack Corporation has decided to completely overhaul its brand, its mission and in some ways, its purpose. Moving forward, you’ll see less of the aged RadioShack branding and more of “THE SHACK,” a hip new label that will hopefully encourage more consumer electronics shoppers to stop by and check out items that fit their lifestyle. Previously, RadioShack was best

With Windows 7 released to manufacturing, Microsoft has but one thing to do during the run-up to the operating system’s October 22nd launch date: produce Win7-centric accessories. The firm is starting that today with the introduction of the Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000, a keyboard and mouse combo that sports a slick, ergonomic look along with lots of tasteful Windows 7 features that early adopters will surely appreciate.As you can see in the shot of the keyboard, Microsoft utilizes a Comfort Curve layout that

We just took a look at Nanovision’s Mimo 7″ USB powered LCD monitor back in April, and already the outfit is preparing to ship their next generation version. For those out of the loop, these so-called Mimo monitors act as secondary displays and get their signal/power via USB. In theory, at least, users that have ran out of room on their main display can simply plug one of these in and have their music player, widgets, chat windows and other small applets running over on the side. Obviously, the display is a

The Pentagon has ordered a review of its use of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, citing concerns that security could be compromised, officials said on Tuesday. Many branches of the military use the popular, public-access sites in an effort to connect with young people, as well as to counter the propaganda of the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Iraq.

William Lynn, the deputy defense secretary, ordered the department-wide review in a memo to military commanders and service branch chiefs. “These tools are proving valuable in areas such as recruitment, public affairs, and quality of life for our military personnel, as well as sharing information with allies, coalition partners and military families,” Lynn wrote. “However, as with any Internet-based capabilities, there are implementation challenges and operational risks that must be understood and mitigated.”

BFG Technologies announced today the BFG GeForce GTX 285 H2O+ and GeForce GTX 295 H2OC graphics cards with ThermoIntelligence Advanced Cooling Solutionssaving customers time and money by providing a high performance graphics card plus a fully assembled, self-contained liquid cooling solution right out of the box. The BFG GeForce GTX 295 H2OC graphics card with ThermoIntelligence Advanced Cooling Solution will be available in limited quantities starting August 5, 2009 at NewEgg.com in the U.S., and at leading online retailers in the U.K. The BFG GeForce GTX 285 H2O+ will be available in limited quantities starting August 12, 2009 at the same locations. We first showed you the CoolIT Domino being used on a GeForce GTX 295 over half a year ago, so check it out here if you missed it.

The BFG GeForce GTX 285 H2O+ and GeForce GTX 295 H2OC ThermoIntelligence Advanced Cooling Solutions are maintenance-free, self-contained liquid cooling units attached to enthusiast-grade BFG Tech graphics cards that easily install into most systems right out of the box and never need refilling or additional components. These unique solutions feature a top of the line BFG Tech graphics card plus a high-performance cooling loop designed by CoolIT Systems that pushes coolant across the GPU and exhausts heat directly outside of the system chassis. Three different system speed settingsAuto, Quiet, and Maximumgive total control over acoustics and performance.

Toshiba announced the launch of the world’s first 64GB SDXC memory card that is capable of operating at the world’s fastest data transfer rate for reading and writing to a flash memory card. The new card meets the specifications of the new SD Memory Standard, Ver. 3.00, UHS104. In addition to the new 64GB SDXC memory card, Toshiba also unveiled 32GB and 16GB SDHC cards that are also compliant with the world’s fastest data transfer rate. The SD Memory Card Standard Version 3.00, UHS104 offers a maximum write

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 is the essential software suite for home computer users that enables you to quickly and easily create great-looking documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, and organize your notes and information in one place, making it easier and more enjoyable for you to get things done. This deal ends 8/05/09 at 12:00pm ET.

BFG TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES LIMITED EDITION, MAINTENANCE-FREE, SELF-CONTAINED LIQUID-COOLED GEFORCE GTX 285 AND GEFORCE GTX 295 GRAPHICS CARDS Lake Forest, IL – (August 4, 2009) – BFG Technologies, Inc., the leading North American and European supplier of advanced NVIDIA-based 3D graphics cards, power supplies, and the Phobos High-Performance Gaming/Home Theater System, announced today the BFG GeForce GTX 285 H2O+ and GeForce GTX 295 H2OC graphics cards with ThermoIntelligence Advanced Cooling Solutions—saving

Well that certainly didn’t take long. Yesterday, we told you about a new Nikon camera / projector combo known as the COOLPIX S1000pj. Today, Nikon made this camera official and announced three others, one of which that has a new touch-screen interface. All of the new cameras incorporate Nikon’s EXPEED digital image processing concept. They also feature an enhancement to Nikon’s Smart Portrait System with a new Skin Softening feature, Vibration Reduction (VR) Image Stabilization, and Scene Auto Selector. Check

Quick question—what’s smaller than a netbook, bigger than a smartphone, and doesn’t conform to Intel’s definition of a MID (Mobile Internet Device?) If you guessed “smartbooks,” give yourself a pat on the back for being prescient. If you’ve never heard of a smartbook before, don’t feel bad; the term refers to a series of ARM-based sub-netbooks companies like Acer, Foxconn, and Pegatron all intend to back. The name is a portmaneau between “smart phone” and “netbook;” the devices themselves are meant to echo the