Tag archive: Rahul Sood

Rahul Sood, the founder of boutique computer maker VoodooPC, has announced he is leaving his position as Hewlett-Packard's CTO of Global Gaming effective December 1, 2010. Sood's departure may not bode well for HP's future in the high-performance gaming market: when HP acquired VoodooPC back in 2006, the company promised to keep the VoodooPC brand around s well as make itself a key player in the gaming PC marketplace.… Read More

Hewlett-Packard might still hold the top spot for worldwide computer sales, but the company still wants to win over the hearts and minds of gamers. To that end, the company has just announced its Blackbird 002 alpha desktop gaming system, now featuring a new 45nm Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core processor. The QX9650 uses Intel's Hi-K hafnium-based metal gate in its transistosrs, boosting performance and lowering power consumption… Read More

Not much has been heard from formerly-boutique PC maker Voodoo PC since its acquisition last year by leading computer maker Hewlett-Packard, but today HP announced a new gaming notebook sure to get some hearts thumping and fingers twitching: the VoodooPC Envy M:152. The M:152 packs a 1,680 by 1,050-pixel 15.4-inch display, and Nvidia GeForce 8600GT 512 MB graphics controller, and a a Core 2 Extreme X7800 processor at speeds up to 2.4… Read More

Days after Intel announced that its Extreme line of processors would be coming to notebooks, VoodooPC appears to be the first to roll out a new laptop with one of Intel’s high-end processors under the hood. The Envy H:171 packs Intel’s Core 2 Extreme X6800 processor along with a 17-inch screen and scores of other performance features aimed at satisfying gamers. The most blatant of the computer’s gamer-centric features are… Read More

Boutique computer maker VoodooPC—newly acquired by Hewlett-Packard—has announced a new version of its high-performance Omen desktop systems featuring Intel's Core 2 Duo Extreme Quad Core processor. Set to launch on November 14, Voodoo is promising the new systems will deliver up to 70 percent better performance on industry benchmarks than Intel's dual core processors. “The cutting edge technology in the new… Read More

Hewlett-Packard announced yesterday that it plans to acquire boutique computer maker VoodooPC; financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. VoodooPC is well-regarded for its high-performance and spendy desktop and notebook systems catering to the gamer, multimedia, and PC enthusiast crowds, often featuring stylish and outlandish design elements. The move is another demonstration of the strength of the high-end gaming market, as major… Read More

Speculation is floating around the Internet this morning that computer giant Dell may have purchased computer gaming specialty manufacturer Alienware. Sources have told tech site Cnet that

Featuring one of the most unique designs of any desktop PC, the EPIC uses the power of the Intel Pentium M mobile processor. It also operates silently as it has no fans, and it has the ability toplay today's most demanding games at high resolutions with intense detail.  One of the most unique features of EPIC is the fact that it includes a built-in amplifier so you can hook up anyspeakers to it.  EPIC is truly the most unique… Read More

The Voodoo ENVY m:515 features new technology from Intel and NVIDIA. Not only does it support the new Intel Centrino Wireless technology, but it offers a faster bus speed, faster memory, and superior wireless performance than previous Centrino models. Also featuring new PCI Express graphics from NVIDIA, the ENVY m:515 is thin and light, with incredible graphics performance. In English, it means that this notebook computer is faster and more… Read More

AMD Athlon 64 processor 3700+ for desktop-replacement notebooks is the most advanced PC processor designed for notebook computing, offering outstanding 32-bit power today plus compatibility with tomorrow's 64-bit software. The AMD Athlon 64 processor 3700+ for desktop-replacement notebooks features HyperTransport technology for extraordinary application performance, plus an Enhanced Virus Protection security feature designed to prevent… Read More

From VooDoo's press release: VoodooPC, a world leader in the design and manufacturing of high-performance personal computer systems, today announced the launch of the world's first powered mousepad.    The Voodoo ATOM Speedpad is a brushed aluminum mousepad that also happens to extend the battery life of select models of Voodoo ENVY notebooks by over 2.5 times. By simply plugging a wire between the mousepad and… Read More

"Our competition believes 'thin and light' means 'slow and boring'," said Rahul Sood, President and CTO of VoodooPC. "ENVY m:460 is a true desktop replacement in a thin and light package.  Where else can you buy a notebook that's one inch thin, uses an Intel Pentium M Processor, has incredible battery life, and supports full cinematic DirectX 9 gaming?" More noteworthy, Voodoo took it up a notch by… Read More