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Roku XR
February 4, 2010 - Most people should have heard about the ease of use that the Netflix streaming service provides. One of the major components of this ease of use would be the set top boxes that provide the service on TVs. Roku was the original and is still the best way to get streaming Netflix to your TV, right now. Read full article
CES 2010 Wrap Up
January 22, 2010 - The year is 2010 and CES is now over. The exhibitor count was even less than last year, even though attendance was a bit higher. There were some interesting bits, but most of the fancy 3D TVs are just so-so technology. We take out some of the very interesting things seen on the show floor. Read full article
Kingston MobileLite G2 FCR-MLG2+SD4/16GB
December 24, 2009 - Most consumer electronic products that use flash memory have moved to SD/SDHC media and with the convergences comes products that can be smaller and portable. Kingston produced an update to the original MobileLite brand of portable card reader known as the MobileLite G2 and this is the focus of the review. Read full article
Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ 16GB USB Flash
December 11, 2009 - Tax documents, company memos and even personal files are just some of the things that you might not want others to be able to see. With those security needs in mind, Kingston has created the DataTraveler Locker+, and ASE Labs has the 16GB model up for review. Read full article
Latest Affiliate Reviews
Reviews are updated hourly... Last update: Tue Feb 9, 2010 4:40:44 AM
There's Evergreen KMS Support & More To Test @ Phoronix (Tue Feb 9, 2010 2:26:16 AM)
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David Airlie has re-based his drm-radeon-testing tree and there's now a whole lot of new code and features that users can play with and test. The drm-radeon-testing tree is a branch of the Linux kernel and is code for the Radeon DRM area that will ultimately make it into the mainline tree in the Linux 2.6.34 kernel series and later.To be found in drm-radeon-testing right now is new I2C code that supports the hardware I2C engines found on Radeon graphics cards and exposes it to user-space, a PLL algorithm rework, DRM power management support, basic Evergreen "R800" KMS support, and various other fixes and new additions.Like the recent R800 Evergreen in xf86-video-ati DDX support, the kernel mode-setting support lacks IRQ and any acceleration (2D, 3D, X-Video) support at this time for these Radeon HD 5000 series products...
Open-Source ATI R600/700 Mesa 3D Performance @ Phoronix (Tue Feb 9, 2010 2:10:19 AM)
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As we alluded to last week, we have been in the process of benchmarking many Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000 series graphics cards using the open-source ATI Linux graphics stack with the Mesa R600/700 DRI driver. We have now carried out our first batch of R600/700 3D tests using this constantly evolving open-source driver to provide OpenGL acceleration and here are the results.
Sapphire Radeon HD 5570 1GB CrossFire Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews (Tue Feb 9, 2010 1:00:00 AM)
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It has only been five days since ATI released the ATI Radeon HD 5450 video card, but they are back at it today with the announcement of the Radeon HD 5570 video card. This card was designed to be an energy efficient, low-profile DirectX 11 card for small form factor PCs. It also happens to pack a pretty mean punch as it has a Compute Performance rating of 520 GFlops for a price tag of just $79.
Radeon HD 5570 review @ Guru3d.com (Mon Feb 8, 2010 9:00:00 AM)
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ATI today is launching the most budget of gaming capable graphics cards the Radeon series 5500. In specific today we'll look at the Radeon HD 5570. A 400 shader processor encounting DX11 class product with multi-monitor Eyefinity support up-to three monitors and a very low price -- set at just 69 USD.
AMD’s Radeon HD 5570: Low Profile, Higher Performance @ AnandTech (Mon Feb 8, 2010 11:00:00 PM)
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With the bulk of the 5000 series launched, AMD is now launching products to fill in the gaps in their product line. Today we look at one of those cards, the Redwood based 5570, and why it's one of fastest low profile cards on the market...
ATI Radeon HD 5570 - Sub-$100 HTPC & Gaming Solution @ Techgage (Mon Feb 8, 2010 5:27:40 PM)
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AMD's clear goal at the moment is to finish rounding-off its HD 5000-series line-up in advance of NVIDIA's Fermi launch, and so far, it's doing a good job. It's continuing its success in this goal with the release of the $80 Radeon HD 5570, a card that's designed to offer stellar media capabilities along with reasonable gaming performance.
Sapphire HD 5570 1GB Review @ Overclockers Club (Mon Feb 8, 2010 10:00:00 AM)
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Sapphire Radeon HD 5570 1,024MB graphics card: the jigsaw is now complete @ Hexus (Tue Feb 9, 2010 12:00:08 AM)
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Filling in the gap left by the last two launches, £60 will buy you a Radeon HD 5570 1,024MB card. We find out how good it is.
Sapphire Radeon HD5570 DirectX 11 Video Card Review @ Hi Tech Legion (Mon Feb 8, 2010 1:01:00 PM)
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IntroductionThe results are in and the data has been checked and contrary to popular belief these statistics may shock you. According to our research 22” LCD monitors and video cards in the $75 to $125 dollar range are the most purchased parts in their categories for computer components. Shocking? – No. We have also found that most people who consider themselves “Computer Enthusiasts or Elitists” don’t fit the definition and would probably fit into the mainstream category. In fact our results conclude that those who fit the “Enthusiasts or Elitists” categories only reach 4.25%.
Sapphire Radeon HD 5570 1GB GDDR3 Video Card @ TweakTown (Tue Feb 9, 2010 12:02:31 AM)
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Athlon II X4 635 and Phenom II X2 555 CPU Review @ Hardware Secrets (Mon Feb 8, 2010 8:40:00 PM)
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Let's see the performance of two of the latest CPUs from AMD, Athlon II X4 635 (2.9 GHz) and Phenom II X2 555 (3.2 GHz).
QNAP NMP-1000 Network Media Player @ techPowerUp! (Mon Feb 8, 2010 5:02:00 PM)
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The NMP-1000 is not only a simple media player to hook up to your TV. The small unit includes a BitTorrent client, NAS, uPnP & DNLA functionality along with playback of ShoutCast, YouTube, Flickr, Picasa and Apple Trailers. In fact the list of functionality is so diverse, it does justify the 399 US Dollar price tag and still manages to put a smile on our faces.
Nexus One Reportedly Isn't Selling Well, But Linux Founder Loves It @ DailyTech (Mon Feb 8, 2010 3:16:00 PM)
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Torvalds says the Nexus One is the first phone he doesn't "hate
AMD Reveals More Llano Details at ISSCC: 32nm, Power Gating, 4-cores, Turbo? @ AnandTech (Sun Feb 7, 2010 11:00:00 PM)
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AMD shared some more details with us about Llano. The 32nm processor will feature power gating and a host of other power optimizations that lead us to believe we'll see CPU & graphics turbo in AMD's first APU....
LA Noire takes suspect interrogation to another level @ Hexus (Mon Feb 8, 2010 4:13:18 PM)
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Studying facial expressions will be at the core of solving crimes in Rockstar's upcoming thriller, L.A. Noire.
December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on December 25, 2009 at 12:47:19 AM
Have a merry Christmas for all that celebrate it. Be happy, safe, and remember that Christmas is a time for giving, not being greedy.
December 11, 2009
Happy Chanukah!
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on December 11, 2009 at 11:27:52 PM
Tonight is the first night of Chanukah! Wish your Jewish friends a happy one. The first day is tomorrow. Did you get anything good yet?
November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on November 26, 2009 at 12:43:05 PM
Be safe, eat until you're stuffed, and remember those that don't have. That's what giving thanks is all about.
November 3, 2009
Vote
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on November 3, 2009 at 10:43:39 AM
If your state has an election today and you are eligible to vote, do your civic duty and vote! Even if you vote for no one, your vote is counted.
October 15, 2009
Microwave Radiation Collector Made
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on October 15, 2009 at 9:06:42 AM
While the media calls it a black hole, scientists have actually made a radiation collector. The device traps microwaves and doesn't allow them to escape the event horizon (like a black hole). They are planning on moving to visible light soon.
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Now Tie Jun Cui and Qiang Cheng at the Southeast University in Nanjing, China, have turned Narimanov and Kildishev's theory into practice, and built a "black hole" for microwave frequencies. It is made of 60 annular strips of so-called "meta-materials", which have previously been used to make invisibility cloaks. Each strip takes the form of a circuit board etched with intricate structures whose characteristics change progressively from one strip to the next, so that the permittivity varies smoothly. The outer 40 strips make up the shell and the inner 20 strips make up the absorber. "When the incident electromagnetic wave hits the device, the wave will be trapped and guided in the shell region towards the core of the black hole, and will then be absorbed by the core," says Cui. "The wave will not come out from the black hole." In their device, the core converts the absorbed light into heat.
October 14, 2009
Moore's Law Hits A Wall In The Future
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on October 14, 2009 at 11:16:59 AM
There are properties of nature that even Moore's Law cannot break through. The so-called "Law" was made up by Gordon Moore working at Intel. He said that integrated circuits would pack twice the number of transitions every two years or so (people assume he said performance would double, not the case).
There are physical constraints to the doubling that happens. Soon, we won't be able to make faster computers! OH NO!
Though, we could do some crazier things that we don't know about today to break through this wall.
There are physical constraints to the doubling that happens. Soon, we won't be able to make faster computers! OH NO!
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If components are to continue shrinking, physicists must eventually code bits of information onto ever smaller particles. Smaller means faster in the microelectronic world, but physicists Lev Levitin and Tommaso Toffoli at Boston University in Massachusetts, have slapped a speed limit on computing, no matter how small the components get. "If we believe in Moore's laW ... then it would take about 75 to 80 years to achieve this quantum limit," Levitin said. "No system can overcome that limit. It doesn't depend on the physical nature of the system or how it's implemented, what algorithm you use for computation … any choice of hardware and software," Levitin said. "This bound poses an absolute law of nature, just like the speed of light."
Though, we could do some crazier things that we don't know about today to break through this wall.
October 13, 2009
Press Releases For 10/13/2009
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on October 13, 2009 at 9:23:33 AM
SPARKLE Announced First 40nm GeForce GT 220 Graphics Card Bringing Better Graphics Processing Power With lower Power Consumption.
EVGA Announces 210 and GT 220 Graphics Cards.
New JVC Pocket Camera Shoots HD Video & 8 Megapixel Stills.
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Taipei, Taiwan - October 12, 2009 - SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today announced the SPARKLE GeForce GT 220 Graphics Cards the first NVIDIA graphics cards based on advanced 40nm process, they bring better graphics processing power with lower power consumption.
EVGA Announces 210 and GT 220 Graphics Cards.
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Brea, California and Munich, Germany - October 12, 2009 - EVGA, the leading-edge 3D processor graphics cards and motherboard manufacturer, announces the EVGA GeForce 210 and GT 220 graphics cards, offering great price, performance and features. The 210 and GT 220 products offer DirectX 10.1 support, NVIDIA PhysX technology, HDMI 1.3a ouput and NVIDIA CUDA technology meaning these new cards are essential for any media PC!
New JVC Pocket Camera Shoots HD Video & 8 Megapixel Stills.
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WAYNE, NJ, October 13, 2009 - JVC today announced the launch of its first pocket flash memory camera, the new PICSIO GC-FM1. PICSIO is designed for those who want a small, simple, camera that allows easy sharing and delivers high quality video and still images.
September 18, 2009
Happy Rosh Hashana!
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 18, 2009 at 10:54:08 PM
There is a new moon and it is that time of year for the start of a new Jewish New Year. This is the time when Jewish people celebrate their High Holy Days ending with Yom Kippur next week.
September 11, 2009
9/11: Eight Years Ago
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 11, 2009 at 3:20:55 PM
We will never forget when America was attacked.
The scars still remain, but we must move on. We must strive to be the best we can be. We are Americans and we will never forget.
The scars still remain, but we must move on. We must strive to be the best we can be. We are Americans and we will never forget.
August 8, 2009
Activision CEO would like game prices to be higher.
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on August 8, 2009 at 11:33:58 PM
Professional douchebag Bobby Kotick, hot on the heels of Activision announcing Tony Hawk will cost £100, as well as them posting crazy profits and market share increase, responds in an interview that if he was in charge of game prices... he would raise them.
Linky.
I really have to wonder how far publishers will milk this "oh no games are so expensive" bullshit before the entire industry backlashes and stops buying altogether. The COD price increase was hilarious enough, considering the PC version of the exact same game costs 20 pounds less.
I also laugh at the people who think this is the kind of thing digital distribution will solve when it will allow publishers even more control over game prices and eliminate used game sales.
In fact, Activision are being such douchebags of late, particularly when Kotick says stupid crap like this right after having the balls to blast the PS3 for costs, I may reverse my self-imposed EA ban and move it to Activision instead. Activision is being more of the "evil publisher" than EA ever was anyways. This whole mess is honestly nearly as bad as Nintendo raising the price on their-made-a-profit-from-the-beginning Wii in the U.K. under the silly pretext of exchange rate deficiency (even ignoring the hedge that the Wii's absurd U.K. price already created), then saying flat out the next month that the Wii costs half as much to make as it did when it first came out. I feel sorry for you Brits.
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With retail and consumers alike still getting to grips with the prospect of shelling out £54.99 for November’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has admitted that he would like to push prices even higher.
Linky.
I really have to wonder how far publishers will milk this "oh no games are so expensive" bullshit before the entire industry backlashes and stops buying altogether. The COD price increase was hilarious enough, considering the PC version of the exact same game costs 20 pounds less.
I also laugh at the people who think this is the kind of thing digital distribution will solve when it will allow publishers even more control over game prices and eliminate used game sales.
In fact, Activision are being such douchebags of late, particularly when Kotick says stupid crap like this right after having the balls to blast the PS3 for costs, I may reverse my self-imposed EA ban and move it to Activision instead. Activision is being more of the "evil publisher" than EA ever was anyways. This whole mess is honestly nearly as bad as Nintendo raising the price on their-made-a-profit-from-the-beginning Wii in the U.K. under the silly pretext of exchange rate deficiency (even ignoring the hedge that the Wii's absurd U.K. price already created), then saying flat out the next month that the Wii costs half as much to make as it did when it first came out. I feel sorry for you Brits.
July 8, 2009
ASE Adnet July 2009 Contest: Win an iPod Touch!
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on July 8, 2009 at 5:02:01 PM
If you have a website or are in to affiliate marketing, this is your chance to win a free iPod just by posting about the contest at ASE Adnet!
http://www.aseadnet.com/articles.php?id=111
ASE Adnet is a Cost Per Click price comparison shopping network built by publishers for publishers. While the focus is on technology related items, there are numerous products that are in the catalog.
http://www.aseadnet.com
Get in on the contest today! Post about ASE Adnet on your own site to be entered and be sure to join up as a publisher to make some money!
http://www.aseadnet.com/articles.php?id=111
ASE Adnet is a Cost Per Click price comparison shopping network built by publishers for publishers. While the focus is on technology related items, there are numerous products that are in the catalog.
http://www.aseadnet.com
Get in on the contest today! Post about ASE Adnet on your own site to be entered and be sure to join up as a publisher to make some money!
July 4, 2009
Happy 4th Of July
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on July 4, 2009 at 8:31:33 AM
Happy USA Independence Day everyone! Remember that today isn't all about grilling and hot dogs. Today was when this country was born and founded.
Our ideals seem to be wanning as the government moves us more towards a socialistic nanny state. People, the power of the government is in YOUR hands. Don't let greedy and power hungry politicians control your life. We need to stop spending money we don't have on pork projects and bailouts.
Our ideals seem to be wanning as the government moves us more towards a socialistic nanny state. People, the power of the government is in YOUR hands. Don't let greedy and power hungry politicians control your life. We need to stop spending money we don't have on pork projects and bailouts.
June 12, 2009
US DTV Switch Finally
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on June 12, 2009 at 11:19:51 AM
The USA has finally switched to DTV and of course the FCC has mandated technologies that are patented by companies and those patents aren't released to the public. It is said that each DTV tuner costs $40 to the patent holders (strangely, the coupons are $40 for those converters... hmm?).
This sort of government forcing people to use non-free technology is terrible and those patents should become public domain. Oh, most people that have received over the air analog TV will probably notice many stations that they now won't receive. DTV doesn't die gracefully as analog TV did.
We need to stop how companies force these technologies on the market through the government. The FCC is horrible corrupt and needs to be disbanded.
If you still get over the air analog TV, that's it. Time to get a digital tuner.
This sort of government forcing people to use non-free technology is terrible and those patents should become public domain. Oh, most people that have received over the air analog TV will probably notice many stations that they now won't receive. DTV doesn't die gracefully as analog TV did.
We need to stop how companies force these technologies on the market through the government. The FCC is horrible corrupt and needs to be disbanded.
If you still get over the air analog TV, that's it. Time to get a digital tuner.
April 23, 2009
Ubuntu 9.04 Released
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on April 23, 2009 at 5:47:26 PM
The 9.04 edition of Ubuntu and Kubuntu have been released today.
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/904features/
This release of Ubuntu focuses on faster boot times and a unified notification system. I've been using 9.04 of Kubuntu for a few days and it seems very solid compared to 8.10.
KDE 4.2 is a huge improvement as well.
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/904features/
This release of Ubuntu focuses on faster boot times and a unified notification system. I've been using 9.04 of Kubuntu for a few days and it seems very solid compared to 8.10.
KDE 4.2 is a huge improvement as well.
April 12, 2009
Happy Easter
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on April 12, 2009 at 9:40:39 AM
Happy Easter to those that celebrate it.