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"Mac mini delivers the speed and expandability that makes it perfect for the desktop, living room or office, " said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
ENGADGET: Apple updates Mac mini: Core i5 and i7, Thunderbolt, AMD Radeon HD, no SuperDrive
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SSD-like speed, hard drive capacity-all at an affordable price-makes the Seagate Desktop SSHD a perfect choice for gaming enthusiasts like me.
ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models
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Sprint 4G Desktop Modem is the perfect cost-effective alternative to wired broadband or DSL connection, can be moved flexibly from location to location, allowing the user to connect to the Sprint 4G network easily and seamlessly without complicated installation and set-up procedures.
ENGADGET: Sprint's flagship WiMAX desktop modem goes on sale
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These three kits are perfect companions to the MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer, as they all require custom items to hold the electronics, which can all be 3D printed on a MakerBot.
ENGADGET: Makerbot and Adafruit selling special edition 3D printer: Raspberry Pi, other kits included
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It's hard to get totally excited about a PC hardware peripheral, given the smaller quantity of games (particularly hardware-specific titles) over in desktop land, but with Valve support and what appears to be the perfect control scheme (dual analog sticks, dual fully 3D-sensing motion controllers), we'd say the Hydra has a better shot at winning us over than anything else of its ilk.
ENGADGET: Razer Hydra Sixense motion controller eyes-on
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But even these aren't a perfect solution, because the ones that work with the iPad can't send common Windows keyboard commands to OnLive Desktop, so you wind up moving between the keyboard and the touch screen, which can be frustrating.
WSJ: Working In Word, Excel, PowerPoint on an iPad