HP Buys Voodoo PC

Hewlett-Packard has announced that is has bought Voodoo PC, following an industry trend of big PC makers buying small companies that specialize in gaming PCs.

Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday it has agreed to buy high-end gaming PC maker Voodoo Computers Inc., giving the computer and printer company access to an elite group of hardcore hobbyists willing to shell out several thousand dollars for turbocharged customizable machines.