Shogun Bros. Launch Mouse With Split Personality

We’ve seen a lot of mouse makers over the years take interesting twists and
turns with their gaming mice, but Shogun Bros.’ Chameleon X-1 ($55;
precision tracking; five-stage adjustable dpi reaching 1,600dpi) may just
take the cake where originality is concerned. Set for availability in Q1
2011, the wireless X-1 looks normal enough from a top view, building
seven buttons and a scroll wheel into its tasty cherry-red exterior. Flip
the rodent over, however, and you’ll discover a 14-button gamepad on
the bottom ready for Windows-compatible PC gaming. Further, the
Chameleon can also function as a multimedia/presenter remote. The
question remaining is how well the Chameleon will perform.

 

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Smartphone & Tablets Driving Windows OS Usage Down

Sometime in 2011. That’s when Net Applications
believes Windows’ overall usage level could dip
below 90%. NetworkWorld.com quoted Net
Applications’ Vince Vizzaccaro as saying “the
timing depends on several market forces” and the
dip could happen “next month” or “possibly not
at all.” What seems certain, however,
is that smartphone and tablet sales are
weakening Microsoft’s OS stronghold
while strengthening Apple’s. (Net
Applications combines mobile and
desktop OSes into one category.)
For December 2010, Microsoft held
a 90.29% market share, down from
92.21% the same timeframe the year
prior. Mac OS held a 5.02% share (up
from 4.55%), iOS 1.69% (up from
0.23%), and Linux remained even at
0.96%. Sticking with Microsoft, along
with President Barack Obama, CEO
Steve Ballmer grilled Chinese President
Hu Jintao during his recent stateside
visit on intellectual property rights, reportedly
telling Jintao that Microsoft estimates only one
in 10 Microsoft customers in China actually pays
for Microsoft products.

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Nvidia Introduces Multi-display Processor

The NVS 300 graphics
processor sports a passive thermal
design and built-in power management
technology, which intelligently adjusts power consumption
based on the applications in use.
The Nvidia NVS 300 is priced at $149 and is now available in
PCI Express x16 and x1 confi gurations.

Nvidia has announced its NVS 300 business graphics solution,
a graphics processor designed to deliver visual fi delity across
up to eight displays, while consuming minimal power.
The NVS 300 graphics processor offers versatile display
connectivity in a low-profi le, space-saving graphics card design,
simplifying IT administration. Compatible with LCD, DLP, and
plasma display types and standard tower, work station, and
small-form-factor system confi gurations, the NVS 300 supports
VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, and HDMI at resolutions as high as
2560x1600.
The new graphics processor features Nvidia nView desktop
management software and new Nvidia Mosaic technology,
which provides seamless taskbar spanning and transparent
scaling of any application across as many as eight displays.
“The NVS 300 is built for demanding enterprises that require
high reliability, improved manageability, and tremendous value,”
explains Jeff Brown, general manager of the Professional Solutions
Group at Nvidia. “The ability to support legacy and current display
types provides an upgrade path without disrupting existing,
complex installations.

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