An electronic circuit board or system. In a computer, controllers contain the circuitry to run a peripheral device and are either contained on a plug-in expansion board or on the motherboard. In larger computers, a controller may be contained on one or more boards or in an external, stand-alone cabinet. See also video game controller.
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- Nehalem - Not build for gaming
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- Creative Digital Wireless Gaming Headset HS-1200 - headset
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- Product reviews 2008-08-21
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- Blog posts 2008-08-20
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- Finally, a fight over remote controls that rely on hand motion, more than buttons. Oh, Nintendo's Wii has about a half-dozen buttons, plus a four-cornered "plus sign" for directional instructions. Well, Hillcrest Labs of Rockville, MD, can top (actually, undercut) that. It markets...
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Third party support, threat or menace?
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- The news on Intel's Nehalem; chips with integrated GPUs up next
- Intel has given new details of what it calls the biggest change in its processor platform in a decade. The new information on Nehalem, discussed in keynotes and presentations at the Intel Developer Forum this week, was expected. Nehalem isn't a single product, but a family of...
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Intel unveils Nehalem 'turbo mode'
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- News items 2008-08-20
- 2008 BMW M6 Coupe
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- Product reviews 2008-08-19
- Penguin 4X Quad Charge Station for Wii
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- Product reviews 2008-08-19
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- Blog posts 2008-08-18
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
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- Blog posts 2008-08-18
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- Product reviews 2008-08-15
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- Despite the skepticism surrounding Kris Kaspersky's upcoming "Remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs" presentation to be held at this year's Hack in the Box con, it appears that he's been on the right track, as Intel has proactively taken care of the problem by fixing two of the critical...
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- Intel's Nehalem gets a new name
- The next version of Intel's processor family for high-performance desktops will be known as the Core i7. The China-based hardware site Expreview.com first reported the new name on Friday, and Intel made it official over the weekend. Core i7 is the name for chips that use a...
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Ear Force X4
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- Product reviews 2008-08-08
- Do it Yourself Mojave
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-08
- Jump the connection revisited (Cracking Open the IBM PC Jr.)
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-07
- Hardware-based iPhone 3G unlock coming 20 Aug
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- Blog posts 2008-08-06
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- Product reviews 2008-08-05
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