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BMW designs Thermaltake's Level 10 M mouse

Thermaltake has a new Level 10 product and it's just as avant-garde as its Level 10 case.

Like the radical case, the Level 10 M Mouse is created jointly with BMW's design consultancy, DesignworksUSA. It's the first of a new series of gaming peripherals from this collaboration and it will be launched early this year.

Judging from the images that have been released, its open design--with a perforated surface that allows some ventilation for those with sweaty palms--is unlike any mouse we have seen. Its main selling point is that users can adjust the height and the angle of the mouse body by turning a screw. … Read more

iBuypower wins the Level 10 sweepstakes

According to its press release, iBuypower will be the exclusive system integrator to carry a desktop built around the crazy-looking Level 10 desktop chassis unveiled this past March.

The Level 10 is the first foray into desktop case design by the BMW Group Designworks USA, although manufacturing duties for the Level 10 fell to ThermalTake. iBuypower will be selling the case in a configuration that includes an Intel Core i7 920 CPU, an Asus P6T X58 motherboard, a GeForce GTX 285 graphics card, 6GB of 1,333MHz DDR3 SDRAM, a 1TB storage hard drive, and a 128GB solid-state boot drive … Read more

BMW designer takes a stab at the desktop

While not quite as revolutionary as Asus' modular PC concept from a few years back, BMW DesignworksUSA's Level 10 case for ThermalTake is a far cry from any other desktop chassis we've seen recently. Apparently, the Level 10 actually exists, too--at least according to the illicitly snapped shots from ThermalTake's CeBit booth by the Inquirer.

As you can see from the image, the Level 10 gives each PC component its own molded enclosure. We have no word on specs, availability, or price, although it appears to adhere to standard ATX motherboard design. You can read the full press release … Read more

Bag claims to cool laptops without a fan

This may sound a little far-fetched, but anyone who's suffocated a still-hot laptop in a zip-up sleeve might be interested to hear about a bag that cools its contents without the help of a fan. That, at least, is what Thermaltake claims its "iXoft Notebook Carrying Bag" can do.

The 15-inch bag uses "unique thermal shifting chemicals to spread heat out evenly across the pad," according to Fareastgizmos, which "melt into a gel state when heated and solidify into crystal state when cooled." Yes, it could well be an attempt to capitalize on … Read more