CES 2008: ASUS
Think Computers :: Monday, January 21, 2008
“ASUS was one of the hottest names this year at CES. With all the hype from the Eee PC and ASUS’s keynote earlier in the week their booth was crowded, but they took the time to take us through and check out all of their new products. They have new notebooks, motherboards, video cards, and other CE products. Read on to see what we saw from ASUS at CES this year.”
MacWorld Highlights: MacBook Air a Winner
Digital Trends :: Monday, January 21, 2008
“The newly announce MacBook Air looks to be another homerun for the company, and movie downloads get serious through iTunes.”
Paradigm Monitor 7 and UltraCube 10 Review
Digital Trends :: Monday, January 21, 2008
“The Monitor 7/UltraCube 10 system sounds great and carries a very affordable price tag.”
Foxconn X38A Digital Life Motherboard
Tweak Town :: Monday, January 21, 2008
“Today we have a new board from Foxconn who are always trying to push further into the motherboard sector. If you want to get ahead today, you have to be creative or reduce costs as much as possible without sacrificing features.
Foxconn has been one of the first to give an X38 based motherboard both DDR2 and DDR3 support on the same board. In total you get four DDR2 memory slots which are coloured dark blue and yellow. Two light blue DDR3 memory slots are also included to allow you to upgrade to DDR3 later down the track if you so desire.”
Tuniq TX-2 Thermal Compound Review
Mikhailtech :: Monday, January 21, 2008
As a supporter of PC enthusiasts, Tuniq presents the TX-2 thermal compound. Tuniq reworked the formula of the TX-1 compound and produced TX-2 with a smaller molecular structure, which should allow it to better fill the microscopic spaces in-between the CPU die and heatsink service. Today we will investigate if Tuniq’s efforts have paid off!
Mushkin XP2-6400 DDR2 4GB Memory Kit Review
Club Overclocker :: Monday, January 21, 2008
Today Club Overclocker will be looking at Mushkin’s XP2-6400 DDR2 Kit, just one of the several new 4 GB kits available. Featuring low latencies and double the space we have become used to, this may be the 4 GB upgrade you have been looking for.
ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi+
Phoronix :: Monday, January 21, 2008
“For years ASRock has been regarded as very much a budget motherboard manufacturer, while over time they’ve begun to introduce motherboards with more enthusiast-level features and even products that are more overclocker-friendly. It wasn’t until recently that they finally started offering Gigabit ethernet and IEEE-1394a Firewire on their motherboards, but this month with their 4Core1600P35-WiFi+ they have made another step forward showing that they are able to offer an economically-priced motherboard with Intel’s P35 Chipset and even integrated 802.11g WiFi. We have our hands on the ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi+ for testing and we will be seeing how well this P35 creation performs on Linux.”
CES 2008: Dell
Think COmputers :: Monday, January 21, 2008
“Dell was neatly tucked away in a corner of the convention center, and attracted a decent mass with its new displays and and all-in-one PC. While ThinkComputers would have liked to see Dell have a larger presence, what it did bring to the table was pretty neat. Read on for the coverage. Before you do, though, grab a napkin-you may salivate.”
Ultra Stackables
Overclock 3d :: Monday, January 21, 2008
“Today, we take a look at the Ultra Stackables, a line of matching external enclosures, media readers, and usb hubs, offered by Ultra.”
Corsair TX750W Power Supply Review
RB Mods :: Monday, January 21, 2008
About a year ago, we had the chance to review a power supply from Corsair, who is typically known for their memory and cooling products. At that time, we were impressed with their performance and quiet operations. Corsair has continued to develop power products in the meantime and has sent us one of their newer supplies, the Corsair TX750W Power Supply. Will this supply prove that Corsair is serious about becoming a player in the power supply market? We will attempt to answer that question in this review.
Foxconn DigitaLife X38A Intel X38 Express Motherboard Review
PC Stats :: Monday, January 21, 2008
“In this review PCSTATS is testing out Foxconn’s DigitaLife X38A motherboard, an Intel X38 Express and Intel ICH9R platform that supports both DDR2 and DDR3 memory formats. The Foxconn X38A works with 45nm Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors, and every other socket 775 CPU that runs on a 800/1066/1333MHz Front Side Bus. The DigitaLife X38A has four DDR2 and two DDR3 memory slots, these accommodate either 8GB of DDR2-1066/800 memory or 4GB of DDR3-1333 RAM respectively. Memory types cannot be mixed together though.”
2008 CES Coverage: Yoggie Security Systems
OCIA :: Monday, January 21, 2008
“Yoggie Security Systems is the developer of the world’s first hardware-based computer security solution. The whole goal behind Yoggie is to eliminate software-based security solutions and move those off of your computer. Doing so, according to Yoggie, has several advantages.”
CES 2008 – Sony Online Entertainment
Futurelooks :: Monday, January 21, 2008
Setup at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, I had the chance to meet up with the folks at Sony Online Entertainment and they had a handful of games that they were looking to highlight at this year’s CES. These games are all approaching different markets and genres, ranging from child-friendly virtual living to swashbuckling in the 18th century. Let’s have a look!
CES 2008: Lunch@Piero’s
Think Computers :: Monday, January 21, 2008
“Piero’s is an upper-class Italian restaurant near the Las Vegas Convention Center. It’s owned by someone very high in the management structure of chipmaker Via. Each year, Piero’s hosts lunch for press and has a mini show floor in another section of the restaurant. A number of companies host booths there in order to get a quieter atmosphere and more one-on-one time with press. ThinkComputers spent two lunches there talking with some of the companies and picking up what they were putting down. Read on for the coverage.”
Asus P5N-T Deluxe 780i Motherboard
Overclock 3d :: Friday, January 18, 2008
“780i boards are popping up all over the place. This time it’s Asus latest Digital life board, the P5N-T Deluxe”
Xigmatek HDT-S983 Exposed Heatpipe-Base Heatsink Review
Frosty Tech :: Friday, January 18, 2008
“In this review Frostytech is testing out Xigmatek’s new HDT-S983 heatsink, an innovative thermal solution that employs sculpted & textured aluminum fins, and large copper heatpipes that make direct contact with the CPU. If you take the Xigmatek HDT-S983 and look at the bottom you’ll see an aluminum base with three 8.5mm wide grooves cut deeply into it. Set snugly within each groove is an 8mm diameter copper heat pipe, which has been flattened so everything is flush. Instead of using a bulky copper plate, Xigmatek use the superior heat conducting capabilities of heat pipes to conduct heat away from the core of an AMD or Intel processor.”
CES 2008: Targus
Think Computers :: Friday, January 18, 2008
“If you have not heard of Targus you should have. They are the leading global provider of notebook carry cases and accessories. We checked out a few of their bags last year and they were nice enough to invite us to check out some of their new products that they will be launching in 2008. Although they did not show us as many products as last year, they did have some new laptop bags and accessories.”
CES 2008 Booth Babes Gallery
Techware Labs :: Friday, January 18, 2008
“No coverage of CES would be complete without a look at the glamorous CES 2008 booth Babes. Each year flocks of eager geeks gather to eye these amazing babes. We have a small but glorious gallery for you guys this year. Take a peek.”
Vizo Ninja II notebook cooler review
DV Hardware :: Friday, January 18, 2008
Today is the first time I’m taking a closer look at a product from Vizo, this firm focuses on external storage solutions, cooling products and accessories. The subject of this review is their Ninja II notebook cooler – this product was designed for 15″ and 17″ notebooks with widescreen displays. The Vizo Ninja II features an aluminum housing and is advertised as a silent and efficient laptop cooler.
Asus Arctic Square Cooler
Driver Heaven :: Friday, January 18, 2008
While Asus have enjoyed success, they have not stood still, they have been diversifying into more PC components and peripherals. Today they produce everything; from servers, notebooks and cellular phones to routers, monitors and computer cases. If Asus could make their own processors and hard disk drives, they could offer a home PC exclusively made by them!
Histrionics aside today we will be looking at a high end CPU cooler from them, the Arctic Square. Although Asus currently produces 10 high end CPU coolers, each of them has different potential and performance. The Arctic Square for example is marketed as a high end cooler balanced between thermal and acoustic performance, which in theory means that good thermal performance is only part of the picture; it should be able to keep noise levels to a minimum as well.
OCZ Technology PC3-10666 ReaperX HPC 2GB DDR3 Kit Review 
Big Bruin :: Friday, January 18, 2008
With the 6-5-5-18 timings, the OCZ Technology 2GB PC3-10666 ReaperX HPC DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Kit is very impressive right out of the package at 1333MHz. Testing showed that it can outperform other comparable memory with looser timings, providing a quick plug-and-play upgrade for those who aren’t all that into overclocking and tweaking their BIOS.
Will Microsoft keep missing the boat?
Hardware Analysis :: Friday, January 18, 2008
Microsoft often pitches itself as the great innovator and its products innovative, but are they really? Here’s a closer look which paints an entirely different picture.
Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600
Bjorn 3d :: Friday, January 18, 2008
If you are a computer enthusiast and I’d like to think at heart we all are, then you will have noticed every few years we are introduced to a new memory technology. It will start out expensive and rare then eventually become affordable and mainstream. Which is where we are now with DDR2. Just as we get comfortable it is supplanted by a new memory technology that starts the cycle all over again. Every time the cycle begins we all get a little excited at the possibilities the new memory can bring and what wonders it will behold. But we also ask ourselves ‘Is it for me?’, ‘Should I upgrade now or wait?’. These are valid questions that everyone should ask themselves when a new product arrives and that is what I am here to help you with today.
Without further ado I present the Ballistix DDR3-1600 memory kit from Crucial. Designed with high speed and quality construction in mind, this kit is offered with rock solid support. Does it have what it takes to earn a spot in your rig? Is it the right choice for you? And most importantly, should you upgrade now or wait? Let’s get to it.
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1250w PSU
Tweak Town :: Friday, January 18, 2008
“Today we will take a look at one of the latest high-end power supplies offered by Cooler Master. It is from their Real Power product line and offers 1250 watts of power. We’ll delve into its features and then see how well it handles itself when put under a bit of stress.
With this much power one would expect to have a lot of compatibility and the Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1250 doesn’t let us down.”
CES 2008: Intel
Think Computers :: Friday, January 18, 2008
“Chip giant Intel made a fanciful showing at CES, but its desktop processors were not its top dog this year. No, folks, this year, Intel was pushing WiMax, the next generation wireless standard designed to provide broadband speeds throughout the world. Intel also showed off its mobile computing platform and companies who use it. Intel also announced a mobile Internet device platform, as well as a system-on-a-chip platform aimed at set-top boxes. Intel did formally announce its 45 nm process, though. ThinkComputers has the scoop.”
G.Skill 4GB PC6400 Review
XS Reviews :: Friday, January 18, 2008
“There are several performance memory companies out there, some more well known than others. Perhaps one of the lesser known brands when compared to the likes of Corsair or OCZ, is G.Skill. In the past they have put together some of the best overclocking kits around and hopefully the one I have with me today will be no exception.”
CoolIT Water-Cooling Products
Hardware Secrets :: Friday, January 18, 2008
“At CES 2008 we could see the complete range of current and forthcoming water-cooling products from CoolIT, including the prototype of a water-cooling solution for rack-mount servers. Check it out.”
2008 CES Coverage: Logitech
OCIA :: Friday, January 18, 2008
“Logitech released five new or improved products at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. The five products that were unveiled: Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote, diNovo Mini Keyboard, Z Cinema Advanced Surround Sound System, Squeezebox Duet Network Music System and the Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution.”
Lite-On LH-20A1S 20x DVD+/- RW Drive Review 
OCIA :: Friday, January 18, 2008
“With all of this ballyhoo about HD-DVD-this and Blu-Ray-that, it’s easy to forget that regular old DVDs and even our old faithful CDs are still quite posh. Not only is your box nearly unusable without some sort of compact disc reader for software, but most forms of entertainment such as movies and music still sells predominantly on these “old” formats of DVD and CD.”
Gigabyte 3D Mercury Water Cooled Case
Phoronix :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
“Water cooling used to be a very daunting task for all but the most experienced enthusiasts. It required time, dedication, and knowledge of many different types of components, and installing them in an orderly, professional matter was a very time consuming process. Many have simply jumped ship, including me, and returned to air-based cooling solutions over the past years. But nowadays, water cooling is becoming more and more accessible. Just about every vendor involved in the cooling business provides all-in-one systems, 5.25″ bay contraptions, and integrated case solutions. Today we have Gigabyte’s 3D Mercury integrated water-cooling case for review. The 3D Mercury is built around Gigabyte’s 3D Galaxy water cooling system but is built into a large chassis that is compatible with even Extended ATX motherboards.”
OCZ preps neural headband controller for release
Tech Report :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
The folks at OCZ have been talking for a while about a device known as the Neural Impulse Actuator, which employs several sensors embedded in a headband to read certain electrical impulses from the wearer, theoretically acting as a PC input device. Our own Cyril Kowaliski even got to try out the device at Computex last year, affording us a priceless opportunity to publish a picture of him wearing a headband.
Last week at CES, we got an update on OCZ’s progress with the device, courtesy of Dr. Michael Schuette, OCZ’s VP of Technology Development. Dr. Schuette has teamed up with the inventor of the device to improve it and prepare it for release as a product.
TT Big Water 760i Review
3d Xtreme :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
“At stock the Big Water 760i was impressive and completely overtook the stock cooler without a problem. I fear adding a GPU block with more heat would more than likely start to push this system further than it can really go. For $150 it’s a great starter kit, a great alternative to air cooling and allow someone who might want to play with water cooling to enter the foray in a safe way.”
Mediasonic Dual Bay RAID Hard Drive Enclosures Review
Hardware Canucks :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Just recently Canadian-based Mediasonic, a relative newcomer to the market, released two small external enclosures named the HUR1-SU2 (USB2.0) and the HUR1-SU2FWB (Firewire & USB 2.0). These devices are marketed as low-priced, “instant” storage solutions that are designed for archival backups, large-capacity portable storage, classified/sensitive data storage or just extra disk storage. Both of these units are small 2 bay enclosures that not only allow you to use any 3.5” SATA hard drives but also allow you to set them up in RAID 1 or 0.
Auras LPT-700 Heatsink Review
Frosty Tech :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
“The Auras LPT-700 is an Intel-only socket 775 heatsink designed for quiet cooling. The LPT-700 is equipped with a 92mm PWM fan that scales in speed from 700-2100RPM with compatible motherboards, and at its fastest speed is moderately audible. Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) compatible fans are noted by their 4-pin power connectors, and what PWM does is enable the BIOS to directly control fan speed. Versatility is the key to any good heatsink, and the PWM approach ensures you computer can keep itself cool when under load, yet decrease fan noise when it isn’t.”
NZXT Hush
Driver Heaven :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
“Usually the primary criteria when shopping for cases are the exterior design, thermal and acoustic performance and the number of features. A good case usually is a balanced combination of those criteria; a case without fans would be very silent but the thermal performance would be awful, while a case with extremely fast fans would offer extremely good thermal performance but the noise would make it intolerable for many people. With those criteria in mind NZXT designed the Hush, a case which can offer proper cooling and good looks but at the same time be entirely silent and comes at an affordable price. Perhaps one of the most balanced quality cases ever designed? We will soon find out.”
Corsair DOMINATOR TWIN3X2048-1800C7DFIN G Memory Modules
Digit Life :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
“This article begins a new series of reviews devoted to DDR3 memory modules. In this article we’ve tested Corsair DOMINATOR TWIN3X2048-1800C7DFIN G Memory Modules on a platform based on an Intel Core 2 processor and an Intel X38 chipset with 333 MHz FSB. This platform can provide memory performance on the level of DDR2-800 and lower, so DDR2-1066 and faster DDR3 memory is redundant here. In practice, reality is full of surprises, which may change our categoric attitude formed by theoretical data. That’s what we’ll do in this article.”
Intel Skulltrail Out In Feb ’08! 
Tech ARP :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Back in October, we gave you details on the new Intel Skulltrail or V8 system. With two CPU sockets supporting up to 8 processing cores, the Intel Skulltrail will be based on Socket 771 Xeon processors.
The Skulltrail will use the upcoming Intel D5400XS motherboard. Built around two NVIDIA nForce 100 MCPs, this new Intel motherboard will support up to four PCI Express graphics cards.
Ultra M998 Mid-Tower Case
Modders Inc. :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
The M998 brings several great features to the table like an aluminum chassis, 11 drive bays, removable motherboard tray, casters, and offers complete accessibility to your hardware just to name a few.
Proposed New Years Resolutions for Apple
Futurelooks :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
With people making resolutions, so will probably be the case when it comes to a company’s new years resolutions. Naturally, this list is far from official, but here are five proposed resolutions for the folks at Apple. I hope you’re listening Cupertino. Let’s see how bang on I might be with the impending MacWorld Expo just around the corner.
Thermalright Ultima 90I CPU Cooler Review
Hardware Logic :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
“Ever finding ways to stick more pipes on smaller surfaces, Thermalright has presented us with it’s new Ultima-90I tower cooler. Featuring two more heatpipes then it’s big daddy the Ultra-120 and a compact physique, the Ultima may just be what enthusiasts are asking for in a high quality and performance cooler that doesn’t require it’s own zip code.”
CES 2008: Thermaltake
Think Computers :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
“Thermaltake was probably showing the most products at CES this year. They had a huge booth this year that was lined with a ton of new products as well as current ones. They have new cases, power supplies, CPU coolers, hard drive enclosures, and water-cooling systems. Thermaltake is definitely a company to watch in 2008 and we have the scoop on all of their new products. Read on to find out more…”
ULTRA Stackable
Bjorn 3d :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
A quick glance underneath my desk (and I am sure that it’s the same for most of you guys out there), you will find that it’s filled with cables and power bricks. There are connectors for the desktop, the monitor, a router, an external storage, laptop connector, Ipod charger, cell phone charger, speaker, modem, etc…. In fact, two six plug power strip is not even enough for my needs and I constantly finding myself unplug one connector for other devices. How unfortunate for the gadget junkies like us who live in the tech world.
One of the many annoyances with modern computer system is the share amount of cables cluttering the work space. Many of us probably have multiple surge protectors coming off the wall sockets for our computer, monitor, printer, cell phone charger, MP3 player, and various peripherals which all use their own power brick. It is so annoying and I often think “why can’t the tech industry get together and standardize the external power connector?” How we all wish that we can simply use one or a few connectors and free our work spaces from cable clutters.
Luckily, the folks at Ultra understand this problem and have come up with a product that tries to ease some of the cable clutters. Their Ultra’s Stackable, a family of computer peripherals that include a power center, external storage, and media readers, will be the focus of today’s review. Join us as we take a look at the Ultra Stackable to see if the Stackable can be a part of the solution to your cable clutters..
2008 International CES Computer Technology Highlights
Benchmark Reviews :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
The 2008 International CES is now finished, and while exhibitors use the weekend to tear-down booths there are as many writers who will feverishly extol the numerous technology displays viewed over the past week. Benchmark Reviews was after the only the most notable computer technology highlights and announcements at the show, and this article reveals what we believe to be the most important innovations for Q1/Q2 2008.
2007: Looking back
Lost Circuits :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
The year 2007 has been rather turbulent for the computer industry. Price erosion in the semiconductor market in general and the DRAM market in particular have taken their toll on the players. Some new technologies have been emerging, in particular the 3rd generation of DDR a.k.a. DDR3. Other technology-hopefuls have encountered problems, delays, bugs. The same holds for actually released products that did not catch on in the market place despite bullying their distribution through OEMs by the manufacturer. Originally, this was meant as a short blog but once I started writing, the number of Deja Vues increased quite rapidly.
2008 CES Coverage: Arctic Cooling
OCIA :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
“We scheduled a meeting with Arctic Cooling to check out their new lineup for 2008. Arctic Cooling specializes in making silent, high performance cooling solutions such as heatsinks, fans, VGA coolers and even power supplies.”
2008 CES Coverage: AEE Show Floor Photos
OCIA :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
“The AEE is the largest event for the adult industry worldwide. Think of it as the CES of the adult entertainment industry: manufacturers, distributors, retailers and adult stars all converge here to do business. The one difference between CES and AEE is that the AEE is open to fans on specified days.”
Supertalent ProjectX 2GB DDR3-1800 Memory Kit
RB Mods :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
When things named ProjectX drops down the mailbox or are delivered to the door it really makes me curious. It was no different this time when the UPS guy dropped buy a package from Supertalent. We got a package with Supertalent´s latest memory named ProjectX DDR3-1800. This is a 2GB kit with some sick specifications that we are going to take a look at right away in the review so stay tuned.
Synology Disk Station DS207+ Review
Techware Labs :: Thursday, January 17, 2008
“Our networking and storage guru Matthew Homan takes a look at the DS207+ from Synology. This updated version of the DS207 includes several new features as well as hardware upgrades. Matthew provides detailed information about this device and how it can save your small to medium business a lot of money with its wide array of uses, supported features and high effeciency.”
