Tag archive: Cube

With an eye-catching rectangular, boxy design, Logitech has released details prior to CES regarding a new type of mouse that's designed for anyone giving a presentation. Completely cordless, the device functions as a typical mouse when resting on a hard surface like a desk or conference room table using a 1000dpi laser sensor on the bottom of the Cube. When the mouse is lifted off the surface, the Cube automatically detects the change and… Read More

Porsche Design Studio and the makers of Johnnie Walker Blue Label have teamed up to create a unique private bar priced at an extremely expensive $150,000. Only fifty of these bars will be constructed for clients around the world. Each private bar stands over six feet tall and is built from brushed titanium as well as blue leather and Australian lace wood within the interior of the unit. Utilizing motion sensors, the bar automatically opens 180… Read More

The quiet, smart design of the AOpen XC Cube Mini MZ855-II conveys innovation and bespeaks elegance while its range of features finds appeal with musicians, designers, students, avid computer enthusiasts, and even the most hardcore gamers by providing an ultimate PC computing experience. The MZ855-II is smallest (7.75″ x 4.25″ x 12.75″) and lightest aluminum-made mini tower form factor in the market. The product supports… Read More

The XC Cube EZ661 series of barebones PCs supports Intel Pentium 4 Prescott CPUs of up to 3.4GHz with Intel's Hyper Threading Technology, and has an external bus speed of 533/800 MHz. The EZ661 alsofeatures a powerful 275-watt power supply as well as two S-ATA connectors. “AOpen has developed a special 4-way voltage technique to efficiently stabilize the CPU,” said Chris Liu, Senior Director, XC Cube Business Management,… Read More

The XC Cube EX915 barebones PC — the elegant new flagship of AOpen's growing SFF product line — is one of the world's smallest and most powerful products of its type available on the market todayand is virtually unparalleled in its feature offerings and performance. “The EX915 represents yet an even higher level of performance in our already popular series of XC Cube small form factor barebones PCs,” said… Read More

Since the company cut the price of the Cube hardware to $99.99 just over a month ago, the console has more than quadrupled its sales, and now holds 37 per cent market share, up from 19 per cent prior to the price cut. The figures, announced by NOA's George Harrison at an investor conference in New York, show the Cube holding a strong second place in the US home console market, behind Sony's PS2 but ahead of Microsoft's… Read More

The recent upsurge in Cube sales has reached a plateau already according to this week's ChartTrack hardware report, which reveals almost no change in sales over the seven day period. There was better news for Microsoft, however, which witnessed an improvement of over 65 per cent in Xbox sales over the same period – a figure which means the Xbox is now outselling Nintendo's machine by over two to one. But Nintendo's… Read More

The price drop does not affect the North American bundle deals offered with the console – buyers of the Cube at the new low price point will still be offered their choice of free game from Zelda, Metroid Prime, Mario Party 4 and StarFox Adventures, with the option of choosing a free Game Boy Player instead from later this month. It's unusual to see Canada getting a price cut seperately from the USA, and Nintendo didn't… Read More

Although no pricing for the bundle, which will arrive on May 3rd to meet the launch of Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, has yet been announced, it is likely to be a coveted item among fans of the GameCube – especially as it will probably be the first opportunity for European gamers to buy the platinum GameCube. The platinum Cube is already available in the USA and Japan, where it has proved massively successful among gamers.… Read More