Archive for May, 2010
Monday, May 31st, 2010

TV tuners tend to be hit or miss. Sometimes a card or USB add-on works as advertised, smoothly and elegantly. Other times the experience is clunky, full of lag, and riddled with poor software. Elgato’s offerings are generally considered solid solutions for audio/video capture and computer-based program recording and playback.
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Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Ikonik Zaria Review @ OCC The Benefits of Multi-Display Gaming @ Techgage Western Digital My Passport Essential 320GB External Drive Review @ OCIA.net Alan Wake Xbox 360 Review @ TweakTown
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Friday, May 28th, 2010
Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue 64GB Solid State Drive Review @ OCIA.net Kingston HyperX 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 Memory Kit Review @ Bigbruin.com ATI Catalyst 10.5 Windows 7 Driver Analysis @ TweakTown Intel K Spec Core i7 875 and Core i5 655 Review @ OCC Intel’s Core i5-655K & i7-875K Unlocked Processors @ Techgage.com FaceVsion TouchCam-N1 HD [...]
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Hot-swap drive enclosures can add a certain level of urgency and sophistication to almost any system. The ability to whip a drive out of the system and toss in a new one at a moments notice satisfies a certain, primal urge most users have from time to time (particularly while troubleshooting). Whether it is intended to impress others, make you the hero of the day, simplify your life, or something else, few can argue with a drive bay that lets you remove a drive with ease whether the system is running or turned off.
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Thermaltake Contac 29 Review @ OCC ASUS Crosshair IV Formula Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews HighPoint RocketRAID 640 SATA 6Gb/s 4-Port PCI-E 2.0 Controller @ TweakTown Icy Dock MB990SP-B DUAL 2.5” TO 3.5” HDD Adapter Review @ Tweaknews Save the Day (and Windows) Using an Ubuntu Flash Drive @ TechSpot
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Vantec NexStar 3 SuperSpeed 2.5-inch USB 3.0 Enclosure Review @ OCIA.net World’s First Notebook with SLI and Crossfire support @ t-break Cooler Master HAFX @ Neoseeker Sony VAIO Z117 Notebook Review @ t-break Lian-Li Armorsuit PC-P50R Dragon Case @ Benchmark Reviews Cooler Master HAF X Review @ OCC Using Aliases in Linux to Make Life [...]
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
It’s Giveaway Time Again! @ Computing On Demand NVIDIA ForceWare 257.15 Performance Analysis @ TweakTown Don’t You Feel Cool Now? @ Computing On Demand G.Skill Phoenix 100GB SandForce SF-1200 Solid State Drive @ TweakTown ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (AMD 890FX) Motherboard @ TweakTown Patriot Inferno SandForce SSD Kit @ Benchmark Reviews Mushkin Callisto 120GB SSD [...]
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
OCZ Enyo USB 3.0 Portable Solid State Drive Review @ OCIA.net Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid Drive Review @ Bigbruin.com Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB @ Techgage.com Seagate Momentus-XT Solid State Hybrid Drive @ Benchmark Reviews Seagate Momentus XT 500GB ST95005620AS Review @ OCC
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Monday, May 24th, 2010

The Pentax X70 is an upper tier point-and-shoot camera in the fairly new “super-zoom” or “mega-zoom” category. These are single lens cameras with large optical zooms, and a form factor slightly smaller than (but very similar to) most DSLR cameras. The target audience for these cameras would be people looking to get into more advanced digital photography without spending so much on a DSLR.
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Friday, May 21st, 2010
Inno3D GTX 480 iChill Review: Water-Cooled Fermi @ TechSpot Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X 2GB @ Techgage.com Inno3D GTX 470 Hawk Review @ OCC Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H and ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 reviewed @ Neoseeker Overclockers.com – CoolIT ECO A.L.C. Review
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Antec Sonata Proto Review @ OCC Galaxy GeForce GTX 470 GC Overclocking @ TweakTown Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB Solid State Drive @ TweakTown
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

When looking for external storage, Verbatim isn’t always the first name that comes to mind. However, over the last year or so, they have really started to bolster their external storage offerings and expand out of the realm of small flash drives as well as blank optical media. Today we will be taking a look the Verbatim Pro 2-disk RAID enclosure.
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Ozone Gaming Oxid Headset Review @ OCIA.net Overclockers.com – Two Live Benchers Tonight – MIAHALLEN and Bobnova Apple Won’t Sell You an iPad… @ Computing On Demand Four-way Gaming Mouse Roundup: G9X, XAI, Abyssus and SideWinder X8 @ TweakTown In Win Diva Swarovski Crystal Case Review @ Tweaknews Asus GT240 1GB Review @ OCC Gigabyte [...]
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Overclockers.com – Cooler Master Notepal ErgoStand Review GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5870 1GB Super Overclock Video Card Overclocked Higher @ TweakTown Proware EPICa Series EN-T800 SAS NAS @ TweakTown NZXT Premium Cables @ Modders-Inc Managing your Privacy Online: Facebook @ TechSpot ZAWARD ZCJ013 Vapor 120 Review @ OCC Lexar JumpDrive TwistTurn Review @ ASE Labs Don’t [...]
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010
SilverStone Strider Plus 750w Power Supply Review @ OCIA.net Overclockers.com – Cooler Master Vortex Plus Heatsink Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced Mid Tower Case @ TweakTown Splinter Cell: Conviction Performance In-depth @ TechSpot Cooler Master HAF 932 AMD Edition Case Review @ Tweaknews Zotac GeForce GTX-470 Fermi Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews NETGEAR Powerline [...]
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Are PC Users in the Dark? @ Computing On Demand Buying an Enthusiast PC: DIY vs. OEM @ TechSpot Crucial Ballistix PC3-12800 (1600MHz) 6GB Kit @ TweakTown Kingston SSDNow V+ 128GB SSD Review @ t-break Patriot Zephyr 128GB Solid State Drive @ TweakTown Thermaltake Frio Review @ OCC PowerColor Go! Green Radeon AX5670 @ Benchmark [...]
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Will KHOBE Be The End of Windows? @ Computing On Demand Antec Fusion Remote Black Review @ HardwareLogic GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5870 1GB Super Overclock Video Card @ TweakTown Sparkle GTS 250 Green Power Low Profile Video Card Review @ OCIA.net Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC 2010 Review @ OCC Where does AMD fit in today? @ TweakTown [...]
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
AMD Athlon II X4 640 & X4 610e Review @ Neoseeker AMD Athlon II X4 640 Processor Review @ OCC AMD Athlon-II X3-445 AM3 Processor @ Benchmark Reviews Camangi WebStation Android Tablet PC Review @ Bigbruin.com CPU Round-up: Sub-$100 Intel and AMD Processors Tested @ TechSpot Hands-on with Sony Bravia 3D TV @ TweakTown OCZ [...]
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Monday, May 10th, 2010
G.Skill ECO 4GB DDR3-1333 Memory Kit @ Benchmark Reviews Gateway ZX4800-06 All in One Desktop Computer @ TweakTown Overclockers.com – GTX 470 Mini Review QNAP TS-459 Pro 4-Bay TurboNAS @ TweakTown Sapphire Radeon HD 5550 Ultimate @ Techgage.com
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Sunday, May 9th, 2010
iFrogz EarPollution ThrowBax Headphones Review @ Virtual-Hideout Sparkle Gold Class 1250w Power Supply Review @ OCIA.net Thermalright Spitfire, VRM-R5 & X-Silent 140 Review @ OCC Where The Wild Things Are Blu-ray Review @ TweakTown
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Friday, May 7th, 2010
Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme Rev.C Review @ OCC Toshiba Satellite L555D-S7930 17.3-inch Notebook @ TweakTown SteelSeries NP+ Rough Gaming Surface Mouse Pad @ BmR Creative World of Warcraft Headset Review @ Tweaknews Test-Drive Ubuntu 10.04 Using a Bootable USB Flash Drive @ TechSpot Gigabyte HD 5870 Super Overclock Review @ Neoseeker Getting more from your [...]
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Zalman CNPS10X Performa Cooler Review @ Tweaknews 12GB Crucial DDR3 Memory Kit Review @ Benchmark Reviews CaseAppeal AV8 Custom Computer Case @ Modders-Inc Sapphire HD5550 Ultimate Review @ OCC Microcool Banchetto 101 Tech-Bench @ TweakTown A-DATA S599 SSD RAID Report SandForce SF-1200 x2 @ TweakTown
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Sunbeamtech USB 3.0 Airbox External Enclosure Review @ OCIA.net Blu-ray Importing: May 2010 Buying Guide @ TweakTown Kingston SSDNow V Series SNV425 128GB @ Techgage.com DimasTech Bench Test/Table Easy V2.5 Review @ OCC Scythe Samurai ZZ CPU Cooler @ TweakTown QNAP TS-259 Pro Turbo NAS Server @ Benchmark Reviews
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
In Win IronClad Review @ OCC SandForce SF1200 RAID-0 SSD Performance @ Benchmark Reviews Halo Headphones In a Headband @ TweakTown Thermaltake Frio Heatpipe CPU Cooler Review @ Bigbruin.com Thecus N4200 4-Bay NAS Server @ TweakTown
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Coolink Corator DS Review @ OCC ASUS P6X58D Premium @ Techgage.com ASUS RT-N16 Wireless-N Gigabit Router @ Benchmark Reviews OCZ Technology Solid 2 Solid State Drive Review @ OCIA.net OWC Mercury Extreme SandForce SF-1200 100GB SSD @ TweakTown TechSpot’s PC Buying Guide: Our latest update ZOTAC ZBOX HD-ID11-U Nettop Quick Look and Undressing Video @ [...]
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010

Modern keyboards (like the one on my Macbook Pro, that I am using to type this) have a moderate degree of redundant circuitry to allow for keyboard commands, but still fall short of some selective usage scenarios. I can easily press a few different keys at once (and elicit the appropriate response), but pressing four keys arranged next to each other in a square will only report the first three. Video games have emerged as the group of applications that have the fastest combinations involving the most unique keys. For these programs, users are not aware that their key-presses are going unreported, and will often assume the program or their skill is at fault. To address this problem, Microsoft has developed more advanced circuitry in their SideWinder X4 to allow for more simultaneous keys to be reported. Additionally, this technology allows for any of the QWERTY keys to be used simultaneously, and is cheaper than addressing each key with unique circuitry.
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