What can you get for $169.99 these days? Well, the Alpha 400 MIPS netbook is certainly a viable candidate despite the rather slow processor that plods along at 400MHz. This is great if you want something extremely light and portable to perform the most basic Internet tasks such as surfing, blogging and checking out your bank balance online, but it certainly ain’t up to snuff when it comes to image processing and games. After all, there is only so much one can do with 128MB RAM, 1GB of flash memory and the Linux operating system, right? Unless the dollar appreciates by a whole lot, that’s about all the value you can squeeze out of its $169.99 price tag, 7″ display and all.
Click Here To Read The Full Article @ UberGizmo
Alpha 400 MIPS Netbook Offers Good Value At $169.99
New IIYAMA Full HD And Core i7 Combo From Mouse Computer
Mouse Computer Japan just announced 4 new Combo Desktop PCs including a IIYAMA Full HD 23.6” LCD.
With price ranging from 70 000 to 129 800 Yen (580€ to 1080€) you will have to choose between a : Athlon X2 5200, a Core 2 Duo E7400, Core 2 Quad Q9550 or a Core i7 920. The same applies for the HDD (500GB or 1TB), and the video cards ranging from the ATI Radeon HD3200 to the GeForce 9800GT with 512MB of VRAM.
Click Here To Read The Full Article @ AkihabaraNews
CrunchPad $200 Web Tablet Gets Second Prototype
It’s been a long time since we last heard about TechCrunch’s $200 Web Tablet project - July 2008, in fact - but the team has not been sitting idle. They’ve now got a prototype put together, complete with a 12-inch 4:3 aspect touchscreen, VIA Nano processor, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of flash memory. It also has WiFi, a camera, an accelerometer for screen orientation changes and a four-cell battery, and came in at just over $200. They’re now trying to decide whether to spin off the project as a real company, making real products, or not.
Click Here To Read The Full Article @ SlashGear
Apple Building The 15-inch Air?
When Apple launched its MacBook Air the industry was thrilled by the idea of a super slim laptop that could fit in a manila envelope. The laptop line is so thin that a reporter accidently tossed his MacBook Air in the trash.
Apple.Pro is reporting that Apple is working on a 15inch Air model; this site is also the same one that broke word of unibody MacBooks. Based on the history of accuracy from Apple.Pro there may be some substance to this rumor de jour.
Click Here To Read The Full Article @ Neowin
Metareview — Lord Of The Rings: Conquest (Ps3, 360)
EA got the folks who made the rather excellent Star Wars: Battlefront II to make Lord of the Rings: Battlefront Conquest, so it, too, must be rather excellent? Despite the source material, developer pedigree and the fact that you can play as the bad guys, the reviews — which admonish its “ropey visuals” and “redundant gameplay” — do not smile kindly on this latest video game jaunt through Tolkien’s Middle Earth. Sauron’s eye casts its gaze on the scores and summaries below.
Click Here To Read The Full Article @ Joystiq
Arctic Cooling Silentium T3 ECO 80 Review
Silence .. I kill you ! Yes yes, probably best phrase of 2008. Who doesn’t know the ventriloquist Jeff Dunham and that wicked creation of his, Achmed. Now, it’s a weird jump to make towards the review today .. then again it isn’t. See I hate noisy PCs, yet also love high end-hardware. And it seems that the past year or two the two could not be combined anymore. A silent PC is a awful hard thing to achieve with these hot components.
There are many chassis out there claiming to be silent, yet the minute it’s fans spin up, your neck hair starts growing inwards back into the skin out of frustration.
Introduction
Specifications
Silentium T3 ECO 80 Packaging
Silentium T3 ECO 80 Exterior
Silentium T3 ECO 80 Bundle
Silentium T3 ECO 80 Innards (1)
Silentium T3 ECO 80 Innards (2)
Final Words & Conclusion
Phenom II X4 950 On The Cards
In all past roadmaps, AMD told us that its DDR3-supportive CPU lineup would begin with the Phenom II X4 945. Evidently that is not the case. From a recent DigiTimes report, there was hint given that all’s not well with AMD’s DDR3 plans, with the company toiling hard to get DDR3 memory run smooth and stable on AM3 socket CPUs, with integrated DDR3 memory controllers. The same report also highlighted the larger issue of both AMD and Intel being reluctant in orchestrating an industry-wide transition to the newer DDR3 memory standard across all market-segments.
Click Here To Read The Full Article @ TechPowerUp
Acr’s Global Ipro 406 GPS Is Perfect For Those Who Want To Live Dangerously Yet Safely
Well we are currently in the ski season and if you are the adventurous type and like to go were no man has skied before, I suggest you bring along with you a Globalfix iPro 406 GPS. In many cases your cell phone will just not pick up a signal in the great outdoors, so if you get yourself in trouble you’ll need one of these. Not needed is a service plan or a strong GSM signal…the Globalfix iPro 406 GPS will send a signal to a satellite and alert any neighboring emergency service personnel. Just press a button and the device will be activated to send for help and with its built in GPS, will be able to notify those important to where your location is. Check out this adorable/poignant commercial for an even better description of this device.
Source : ChipChick
ASUS ENGTX285 TOP GeForce GTX 285 Video Card Review
NVIDIA Continues to refine the GT200 GPU, and the latest 55nm version offers better efficiency and higher performance. In this article, Benchmark Reviews performance tests the ASUS GeForce GTX 285 against a wide range of video cards. With 1GB of GDDR3 video memory clocked to 1300MHz, and 240 cores working at 1550MHz, the ENGTX285 TOP pushes frame rates to a new high. Benchmarks will help set these video cards apart, but price will ultimately decide the products fate.
ASUS ENGTX285 TOP GeForce GTX 285 Video Card
ASUS ENGTX285 TOP Specifications
GeForce GTX 285 Features
ASUS GTX 285 First Look
ENGTX285 TOP Details
Video Card Testing Methodology
3DMark06 Benchmarks
COD 4 Fraps Benchmarks
Crysis Benchmark Results
Devil May Cry 4 Benchmark
World in Conflict Benchmarks
ENGTX285 TOP Temperatures
GT200 GPU Final Thoughts
ASUS ENGTX285 TOP Conclusion
Running 12GB Of DDR3 Triple Channel Memory On Intel Core I7 Platforms
Over the weekend I was looking around at various forums and some readers on Corsair’s House of Help Forum were asking Corsair if running 12GB of DDR3 memory on an Intel Core i7 platform was possible. The answer from the staff over there was it is possible and a couple people have shown it done. With many enthusiasts getting into photo editing using CS4 and more people starting to edit HD movie content this subject that will come up more as time goes on. Since I have some matching Corsair 6GB triple channel memory kits I figured why not give it a shot this weekend to see what would happen, if anything, and answer some questions about running 12GB of memory. The results from tinkering around with 12GB of memory on a Core i7 platform was more than impressive, so sit back and read along about my journey of going to 12GB of system memory.
Running 12GB Of Memory On Intel Core i7 Motherboards
Manually Setting The Timings At 12GB
Final Thoughts And Conclusions
Spire TherMax Pro CPU Cooler Review
This is the first time I have had the pleasure of reviewing a product from Spire. Spire is an international, ISO-14001 certified company with its locations spread over in eight different countries. Being spread so widely gives Spire a better chance to serve its customer base and distribute more of their cooling products, power supplies, cases, and accessories. Spire puts most of their effort into going after the 20-45 demographic that can appreciate style, reliability and performance.
Introduction
Specifications, Availability And Pricing
Packaging
The Spire TherMax Pro
Accessories And Documentation
Testing Results
Final Thoughts
Thermaltake Announces Highly Efficient Power Supplies
hermaltake today announced its newest addition to the Litepower series, available in three models: 350W, 450W, 500W. All three models are certified by 80 PLUS Program and the 450W model is even certified as 80plus Bronze ready to bring users the benefit of 80plus at much friendlier prices. To provide users with a mid-range PSU at higher efficiency, all Thermaltake Litepower 350W, 450W, and 500W models are certified by 80 PLUS Program and the 450W model is even certified as 80plus Bronze ready. Besides, with the use of Active Power Factor Correction, the power factor can reach 0.99 to minimize electrical waste for effective energy use and money saving.
Click Here To Read The Full Article @ Fareastgizmos
Dell Latitude E4200 12.1in Ultra-Portable Review
More than other sectors in the notebook market, ultra-portables are horses for courses choices. Because of their size and weight it’s inevitable that compromises must be made somewhere and even when they aren’t, as with the Sony VAIO TT, the cost could be deemed prohibitive depending on your standpoint.
Dell Latitude E4200 12.1in Ultra-Portable (1)
Dell Latitude E4200 12.1in Ultra-Portable (2)
Dell Latitude E4200 12.1in Ultra-Portable (3)
Dell Latitude E4200 12.1in Ultra-Portable (4)
Application Performance
Battery Performance
Microsoft Launches Xbox 360 Gold Giveaway
Even with recent news that Microsoft is planning on laying off about 17% of it’s employees, the software giant launched it’s Lunar New Year promotion. From now until February 15th 2009, residents of Hong Kong will have an opportunity to win some golden XBox 360’s. Although these consoles are not solid gold, they are worth a lot more than what participants will have to pay to enter the competition.
Click Here To Read The Full Article @ Neowin
Lenovo Announces 3 New Desktop PCsLenovo Announces 3 New Desktop PCs
Lenovo has recently announced three new desktop PCs - IdeaCentre K220, an all around, top-flight performer that runs 16 percent faster than the previous generation IdeaCentre K210 desktop; IdeaCentre K230 desktop that is equipped with an Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processors, supports high definition graphics and optional Blu-ray Disc™ drive; and H200 which is designed as a low cost and high value PC designed for users on a budget who need to read email, browse the Internet, view pictures and video and perform other basic computing applications.
The IdeaCentre K220 also features Lenovo’s signature VeriFace facial recognition technology, allowing different user to use his or her facial image as the log-on password. A web camera and monitor, purchased separately, are required for VeriFace functionality.
Click Here To Read The Full Article @ Vr Zone
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