Tag archive: Tiger Direct

Averatec continues to roll out its line of consumer-friendly all-in-one computers designed to appeal to consumers attracted to the sophisticated looks of Apple's iMac…but who may not be so keen on the price tag. Averatec's new D1005 all-in-one features a 22-inch widescreen display and a 2.5 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core processor…and prices that start at $799.99. “Our latest offering was designed with the… Read More

Lenovo rounded out its new IdeaPad family of consumer notebooks on Tuesday with an 11-inch kid sister to join its larger 15.4-inch and 17-inch offerings. The tiny IdeaPad U110 will serve as the most mobile computer in the line, and also the priciest. Making weight a priority, Lenovo has kept the U110 to less than 2.5 pounds with the standard four-cell battery. To make the most of such a tiny 11-inch form factor, the notebook’s screen sports a… Read More

Despite widespread predictions of doom for the HD DVD fomat following the defection of Warner Bros. Studios to Blu-ray, Toshiba is doing its best to keep the format alive by appealing to consumers with the one tactic they (seemingly) can’t resist: slashed prices. The company announced on Monday that it will begin “extended pricing strategies” in mid-January, the likes of which are already being spotted at online… Read More

China's Lenovo might be best known for taking over IBM's ThinkPad notebook line and ThinkCentre line of desktop computers, and the systems have continued to be popular with government, enterprise, and business users. But there's no denying that notebook computers have gone mainstream with consumers, and now Lenovo wants a piece of that action. To that end, the company is introducing its new "Idea" brand, and is… Read More

“Tiger Direct, which sells computers and related products on the Internet, said Apple's Tiger OS threatens to dilute its trademarked name, according to Bloomberg, which has obtained a copy of the lawsuit. The online retailer also accused Apple of deceptive and unfair trade practices in the lawsuit, filed today in federal court in Miami, Florida, Bloomberg said. “Apple Computer has created and launched a nationwide media… Read More

The Wrist PDA with Palm OS provides consumers with a portable and stylish way to organize their personal information. Customizable watch faces allow consumers to change their watch face to suit their own personal style, while the memory gives storage for thousands of addresses, years of appointments, memos, third-party Palm OS applications and more. Additional features of the Wrist PDA® with Palm OS® include a high density 160 x… Read More

The ND-3500A offers double layer 16X DVD+/-R/RW speed and the support of all major brands of CD, DVD +/-R /RW, and double layer media. This NEC rewritable drive is also compatible with all major PCbrands. Larry Sheffield, senior vice president of the Solutions Platform Group for NEC Solutions America, believes the ND-3500A features the best DVD technology available in the market today. “The ND-3500A is the first double layer 16X DVD… Read More

From the press release: These new products bring the feature set of NVIDIA's flagship GeForce 6800 GPU, including support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 and NVIDIA's revolutionary UltraShadow II technology, to the mainstream market. The GeForce 6600 GT rips through DOOM 3 at a stunning 42 frames per second at high quality, high-resolution (1600x1200x32) settings . "NVIDIA's latest generation of chipsets… Read More

The internal MegaSTOR 6 in 1 and external MegaSTOR 7 in 1 are designed for the latest double layer media, providing up to 8.5 GB of storage on a single disc — the greatest capacity for data storageof any optical media. The MegaSTOR drives from Mad Dog Multimedia eliminate the need for unnecessary loading and unloading as a single disc can record the equivalent of more than thirteen CD-R/RW discs. While DVD+/- R write speed is 8X or 11… Read More

The FIA On3 offers a tremendous feature set, including playback, remote access, an abundant storage library, and easy installation for an amazingly low starting price of $449. The FIA On3 can be purchased through online merchants PC Connection, Tiger Direct, and Zones, and direct from FIA at www.fiaon3.com. Also today, FIA announced that it will raffle its new On3 digital media player and library, valued at $449 retail price. The raffle is… Read More