Mouse Computer Nextgear L720 and Masterpiece V1200 Core i7 Desktop PCs

Japanese PC maker, Mouse Computer announced two new lines of G-Tune desktop PCs, the Nextgear L720 series and Masterpiece V1200 series both powered by Intel’s Core i7.The Nextgear L720 series is powered by Core i7-920 2.66GHz processor, up to 12GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The L720 series gets 512MB NVIDIA GeForece GTS250 or 896MB GeForce GT260 or 1GB GeForce GTS285.

On the other hand, Masterpiece V1200 is equipped with either a Core i7-940 or Core i7-965 processor, up to 12GB of RAM and up to 1.08TB hard drive storage. Depending on models, the V1200 gets 896MB GeForce GT260 or 1GB GeForce GTS285,with SLI.These desktop PCs get also DVD burner or Blu-ray drive. The Nextgear L720 starts at 119,700 Yen and the Masterpiece V1200 at 249,900 Yen.Some Models:NEXTGEAR L720XV1 - Core i7-920, 3GB RAM, 512MB NVIDIA GeForece GTS250, DVD burner, 1TB HDDNEXTGEAR L720MV1 - Core i7-920, 3GB RAM, 896MB NVIDIA GeForece GTS260, Blu-ray, 1TB HDDNEXTGEAR L720MV1-WS64 - Core i7-920, 12GB RAM, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTS285, Blu-ray, 1TB HDDMASTERPIECE V1200XV1 - Core i7-965, 12GB RAM, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTS285 with SLI, Blu-ray, 1.08GB HDD

Presto: Instant-On for Any PC

You've probably heard about PCs like the HP Voodoo Envy133 and the Lenovo IdeaPad S10e that can start almost immediately, booting into a Linux OS so you can check e-mail or play some music. But so far, those systems have been embedded in a PC's BIOS, meaning that if your PC didn't ship with the capability then you were out of luck. Presto is a similar instant-on system that you can install on an existing laptop or desktop. Made by Xandros, makers of a popular Linux distribution, Presto should be available as a free beta on March 16.

Windows 7 is cross compatible on PC, TV and Phone

Looking better than Vista

At the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, Microsoft CEO Ballmer said that Windows 7 will mean that users will be able to access their content on any device.

He said that this sort of thing was the kind of technology transformation that only happens once every 10 or 15 years.

Ballmer modestly said that Microsoft was transforming Windows from a PC operating system to a connected platform and experience across the PC, the phone, the TV and the cloud.

Windows 7 has now gone publicly Beta. It has been around for a few weeks now on various pirate sites after being leaked early.

However for those who came in late, the beta allows punters to move between running programs with a new preview window. You can also stick frequently used applications on to a redesigned taskbar.

Right clicking in the taskbar creates a "Jumplist" of tasks associated with that application.

There is better access to photos, music and videos stored on all devices on a network and "Play to" allows users to easily stream any video, music and photos stored on the network to other devices such as the Xbox 360 and the TV.

Those who want a play with the new beta can download it from their site tomorrow