We have reported on items from Jakks Pacific before, and I had a chance to try out three of their Plug and Play video games. All three of them plug into the television with white and yellow composite cables, and they are all pretty fun.

The first is the Pac-man Retro Arcade, which is a joystick that brings back the goodness of the arcade. Not only is Pac-man available, but all sorts of games like Xevious, Galaga, Dig Dug, and about ten more. I found that it was definitely bringing me back to the old Atari 2600 days, but with better graphics. Hit the jump to see the other two gaming systems.

The second is Golden Tee Golf, and it is strictly a golf game with a track ball controller.

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Desktop replacement laptops had traditionally fallen into one of two categories: low-end 15-inch laptops with zero bells or whistles, or multi-thousand dollar 17-inch systems that had desktop components stuffed inside for maximum performance with marginal portability. Recent years have seen a third category emerge in between these two, one where features and portability are balanced with the price tag.

Dells Vostro 3750 is a perfect example of this, hailing from their small business focused product line. Its 17.3-inch display means the average user will literally not need a desktop setup at all, as they have plenty of screen real estate and a full sized keyboard with number pad.

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Thermaltake, a leading brand in DIY computer chassis, is introducing their entry level mid-tower chassis. This new product comes with added features such as extra-long VGA support and cable-management. Users can wire their computer cables underneath the mainboard for enhanced ventilation; this chassis also holds premium VGA card, such as nVidia GTX590 and AMD Radeon HD6990, with ease. Two USB 2.0 connectors as well as HD audio microphone and earphone jacks are on the front bezel, integrating all major multimedia connectors within your hand’s reach. As an alternative and upgraded option, Thermaltake offers a USB 3.0 Super-speed version for transfer-speed seekers. T

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Apple’s website for Mac OS X, iPhone and iPad developers has a vulnerability that could lead to phishing attacks, according to a hacker group.

The Apple website vulnerability could allow an attacker to specify a link to another site through a “redirect,” which could simplify phishing attacks, claims the YGN Ethical Hacker Group.

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In less than a week, AMD will be selling its A series processors the so call APUs. With these new CPUs, new motherboards are required as it spots a totally different socket type.

Today, we just received the Gigabyte A75-UD4H AMD A75 chipset mainboard.

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