TechwareLabs has published a review of the  Razer Piranha Gaming Headset. Here’s a clip from the review:

Quote: Michael tests out the low cost gaming headset from Razer called the Pirahna. The Pirahna is outfit with good speakers and a microphone but there is more to a good gaming headset than just that. Find out how Michael liked the Piranha’s fit and functionality in our review.

LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/gaming/razer-piranha/

Title: Razer Piranha Gaming Headset @ TechwareLabs

* Description: So here’s the deal, guys: You bought an Asus Eee PC, and you got all the ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’ from your non-geek friends who’ve never seen such a thing you ever wanted. What now? One of the biggest ‘problems’ faced by majority of Eee PC users with regards to current generation Asus Eee PCs comes down to storage capacity limitations of the subnotebook’s flash SSD — with configurations starting at 2GB and the higher end (Read: More expensive) models consisting of a 4GB Silicon Motion solid state disk, it’s not hard to imagine that you’re running low on disk space even after an nLited installation of Windows XP, plus a few programs to boot. I have an Asus Eee PC 4G; and with a somewhat slimmed down version of Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Office 2000 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with minimal features, Foxit Reader, Firefox, Windows Live Messenger, Wavelab Lite — just to name a few off my head — already used up 2.5GB. How about some multimedia files such as music, videos, and pictures? Good luck with that. Well, thankfully, Asus had considered that already with the Eee PC and incorporated a SD/SDHC card slot that’s can accommodate a card fully engaged into the unit with no edges left sticking out. It’s very convenient, and solves the storage problem fairly well. But what card are you going to use? A-DATA presents to you their solution. The A-DATA SDHC Class 6 Eee PC edition cards are designed for this very purpose. My Eee PC is white in color, and these white colored cards will fit the scheme just perfectly — along with a performance of excellent read and write performance, how will it step up to its task? Let’s jump right into our A-DATA SDHC Class 6 Eee PC Edition 8GB flash memory card review.

* Link: http://aphnetworks.com/reviews/a_data_sdhc_class_6_eee_pc_edition_8gb

Title: Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer CPU Cooler @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk

Briefing: Last week we had a look at Xigmatek’s Red Scorpion CPU cooler, the first direct heat pipe cooler that we’ve reviewed. Luckily enough it shocked us all with pretty good temperatures. Fortunately today we have another cooler of this type for review, the Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer. This cooler doesn’t just pack performance though; it’s also incredibly innovative…

Link: http://tech-reviews.co.uk/reviews/sunbeamtech-core-contact-freezer/

TechwareLabs has published a review of the Kingston 4GB DDR2-1066 HyperX Memory. Here’s a clip from the review:

Quote: We have a need, a need for speed at TechwareLabs. And to feed this hunger only the fastest memory will suffice. Kingston recently feed our apetite with their HyperX Gaming memory rated at 1066MHz. Find out if we are still hungry, or if our beast within has been satisfied.

LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/memory/kingston-ddr2-1066/

Title: Kingston 4GB DDR2-1066 HyperX Memory @ TechwareLabs

Title: ASUS P5E3 Premium WiFi-AP @n @ Phoronix
Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12592
Summary: “Last October we had looked at the ASUS P5E3 Deluxe motherboard that was designed around the Intel X38 Chipset and it had arrived with its share of ASUS innovations such as ASUS AI Lifestyle, Crystal Sound, and EZ DIY. In addition, this was the first motherboard on the market to feature DeviceVM’s SplashTop, or Express Gate as it’s called on the ASUS motherboards. Today at Phoronix we are looking at the updated version of the P5E3 Deluxe, which is now called the P5E3 Premium. The ASUS P5E3 Premium is similar to the earlier Deluxe model but is now engineered around Intel’s newer X48 Chipset.”

TechwareLabs has published a editorial on Overclocking Pros and Cons. Here’s a clip from the editorial:

Quote: Is overclocking worth the risks? What are the pro’s and Con’s to this often mysterious and often misleading practice. Is it something you can accomplish using your machine or does it require specialized equipment? Joseph takes a look at the art that is overclocking and gives you the real facts, plus the pros and cons of putting it into practice.

LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/articles/editorials/overclocking-pros-vs-cons/

Title: Overclocking Pro’s and Con’s @ TechwareLabs

CPU3D Review: Xigmatek HDT-SD964 CPU cooler

It’s one of the quietest CPU cooler we’ve tested to date. The Xigmatek HDT-SD964 CPU cooler features a new technology called Heatpipe Direct Touch. It consists of exposed copper heatpipes at the base of the heatsink unit, which allows direct contact with the processor. The heat is dissipated via aluminum fins cooled by an ultra quiet 92mm fan.

“The Xigmatek HDT-SD964 installed with its low rpm 92mm fan, is one of the quietest CPU coolers we’ve tested to date … hardly a murmur.”

Read the rest of the review … http://www.cpu3d.com/content/view/5383/52/

Title: Batmobile PC Up for Bids @ FusionMods.Net

Link: http://fusionmods.net/index.php?theCase=viewThread&threadID=1591&page=last

Quote: “Batfan06, the creator of the Batmobile PC has just put it up for bid on eBay. This is a really cool computer and it\’s had a ton of features. It\’s made it up on Diggs front page before, it\’s won MaximumPCs Rig of the Month, and I\’m sure it\’s done even more that I\’m just not aware of, lol.”

We take a look at PC Power & Cooling’s high-end 750W PSU that not only keeps things running smoothly, but also does it without a lot of noise.

“Overall we were very impressed with the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad Power Supply . The power output and quality were excellent and easily handled both of our test systems. The exhausted heat was a bit warm for our liking, but the chassis was not scorching hot as we may have expected, thus we’re not concerned of this becoming a issue.”

http://www.viperlair.com/index.php/reviews/pc-power-cooling-silencer-750-quad-psu.html

“HP’s dvd1040e is an external 20x Super Multi DVD burner. Thus, it lets you quickly record to single- or double-layer DVDs, and to DVD-RAM. It lets you preserve (and edit) up to 8.5GB of video, photos, and multimedia on one double-layer disc, plus store, backup, transport, and share documents on DVDs and CDs. And this high-speed drive supplies you with the latest version (1.2) of HP’s cool LightScribe v1.2 disc labelling technology. The only downside is that it doesn’t play Blu-ray movies. Plus, it fell of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.”

http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/rev.php?id=780

Title: Lian Li Tyr PC-X500 Case Review
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/582
Category: Reviews

Summary:
Tyr PC-X500 is an all-aluminum mid-tower case that Lian Li will be launching very soon. Using a very unique design we had the opportunity of reviewing this case before it reached the market.

Here is a snippet:
“Tyr PC-X500 is an all-aluminum mid-tower case that Lian Li will be launching very soon, featuring two 5 ¼” bays, one external 3 ½” bay and four internal 3 ½” bays in two hard disk drive cages, plus four 120-mm fans (with a speed control circuit for two of them). It uses a very unique design, being shorter than traditional tower-style cases. This was accomplished by moving the external bays to the side of the case instead of being located on the front of the case. We had the opportunity of reviewing this case before it reaches the market. Check it out.”

Hollywood is often littered with decisions that in hindsight seem to be utterly insane. For all of the big budgeted films that go on to do huge business, there are films such as Waterworld, Howard The Duck, Hudson Hawk, and countless others that make you scratch your head and wonder who thought they were worth the investment of millions of dollars that were needed to bring them to the big screen.

One such decision that will undoubtedly look bad with the passage of time, was the decision for Columbia not to continue the Hellboy film series and allow it to walk away to find a home elsewhere.

Review URL ::
http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1215

Visiontek Radeon HD 4850 Videocard Review:

Link: http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Visiontek/4850/1.php

Quote: Today we are taking a look at a ATI HD 4850 videocard from Visiontek. This card is a middle class card but I have seen stats that show this card should perform as well as many other high end cards on the market. We are going to put it against the Asus 9800GX2 Top and the Asus 3870 X2 videocard to see what type of performance we can expect from this 4850 from Visiontek.

The Jungle Book 2 Special Edition DVD Review @ Ascully.com

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The Jungle Book 2 feels like a redo of the original film, which is really not that bad of an idea. While the voice acting is obviously different (it has been 36 years since the original Jungle Book was released) it still works. John Goodman is a great Baloo, and Haley Joel Osment is good as Mowgli. The songs are catchy, just like the original, and the spirit of the movie is identical to the original…..”

Article Link - http://www.ascully.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=777

Article Title - The Jungle Book 2 Special Edition DVD Review @ Ascully.com

Title: Modders-Inc Interview with mnpctech.com part 2

Summary: We continue our podcast with Bill Owen of mnpctech.com and creator of some of the best mods out there. If you want the inside scoop on modding you really need to continue with this series.

Articles URL: http://www.modders-inc.com/modules.php?name=NDArticles&op=Story&ndar_id=21

Site URL:  http://www.modders-inc.com

NEW CONTENT – Pure Xbox 360 Hands-On Preview

TTGamer have today posted a hands-on preview of Pure for the Xbox 360 (also being released on PC and PS3). This ATV arcade style racer could prove to be one of 08’s biggest surprises. At the very least, it is certain to have some of the prettiest environments seen on the current consoles to date.

For more information, please visit - http://gaming.tweaktown.com/articles/971/pure_xbox_360_hands_on_preview/index.html
Best Regards,

TTGamer Team
http://gaming.tweaktown.com

NEW CONTENT (Digital Lounge) - The Blu-ray Schedule Heats Up

QUOTE: “A few moons ago, I wrote an article entitled “Where have all the Blu-rays gone? – But why the future is still bright!”. Essentially, the gist of the article was that even though at the time there was a distinct lack of new release Blu-ray titles, and the highlight of the upcoming release schedule was “Alvin and the Chipmunks”, it gave promise that the future was full of hope - bright, starry eyed hope.

I am sorry to say that at the time I couldn’t exactly say why or how I knew this, nor could I be specific about many of the highly desired titles. You see, I’ve been writing for many years now, and have acquired many contacts from all facets of the DVD industry, from production to manufacturers, product reps and marketing. From time to time they chime in with bits and pieces of information which create a general ‘off the record’ picture of the industry. Whilst I would love to share the news, and revel in the popularity of making TweakTown hitting Google news for a few days, I doubt many of my contacts would ever speak to me again, so I hope you understand.”

For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1502/the_blu_ray_schedule_heats_up/index.html

Title: Solaris Express Community Edition Build 93 @ Phoronix
Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12594
Summary: “Two weeks back we had looked at Solaris Express Community Edition b91 to explore some of the recent OpenSolaris advancements. We weren’t completely satisfied with SXCE as many of the features found in OpenSolaris 2008.05 were yet to be back-ported into Solaris Express Community. In addition, many of the packages shipping with this build were out-of-date. The good news is that SXCE Build 93 has been released this week and a number of these packages have been updated. We have screenshots in this article from SXCE Build 93 as well as a brief look at the major changes.”

Title: SteelSeries Ikari Gaming Mouse @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk

Briefing: The mouse – a word of two meanings: one is a small rodent commonly eaten by cats; the other is on of the most important pieces of hardware that without your computer could not be controlled effectively. So naturally the second of the two meanings needs great consideration whether a hardcore gamer or a basic user. Steel Series is a fairly new company to us at Tech-Reviews who specialise in gaming peripherals. One of their latest products is the SteelSeries Ikari coming in both laser and optical formats. Can it live up to the importance of its job?

Link: http://tech-reviews.co.uk/reviews/steelseries-ikari/