Most tech products need to evolve or lose their place in the market, Palm is one well know company that has
suffered because of their lack of innovation.  Products usually evolve, make significant changes for the better or make incremental improvements over previous generations, the newest iPhone dubbed the iPhone 3G is not an evolutionary upgrade but more of an incremental one. This does not mean that it is not a worthwhile upgrade.

Steve Jobs and Apple’s modus operandi is not to put all the bells and whistles in the 1st or 2nd generations of their products.  Instead, they slowly include them through software/firmware updates and model revisions.  The iPhone 3G primary goal is to address the wireless data speed that was severely crippled on the first iPhone because it relied on the slower EDGE data network.  The newest model is named after the faster wireless network that it uses.

As per the wikipedia entry on 3G: “It is often suggested by industry sources that 3G can be expected to provide 384 kbit/s at or below pedestrian speeds, but only 128 kbit/s in a moving car.”  These speeds are closer to DSL than dial up which the first iPhone clearly ran on.

Besides the speed upgrade in using 3G, the iPhone 3G also has true built in GPS.  Do these two features warrant upgrading from your original iPhone?

Today I will look at the iPhone 3G and compare it to its predecessor.

Read Full Comparative Review HERE

Asus recently contacted us with an interesting 3D graphics product that was intended to be nothing more than a proof of concept.  The product was affectionately named Trinity and though it didn’t necessarily conjure up visions of leather-clad vigilante-dominatrix-hotties for us, it certainly did have an intriguing design and board build.  The Asus Trinity prototype is built on a trio of AMD ATI Radeon HD 3850 GPUs in CrossFireX mode for tri-GPU performance in a single slot.

Direct Link:

http://www.hothardware.com/News/Asus_Trinity_TriGPU_Graphics_Prototype_Benched/

Digit-Life Review: Conroe vs. Wolfdale: To the Limit

Excerpt:
“We shall examine two interesting families of Intel processors with 333 MHz (1333 MHz Quad Pumped) FSB, based on the relatively old (Conroe) and relatively new (Wolfdale) cores. We selected the slowest and the fastest CPU from each series. So, even if you are not interested in core comparison, you still get useful information about performance ranges of these CPU families.”

Article: http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/cpu/intel-c2d-e6550-e6850-e8200-e8500-p1.html

Title: Thermaltake BigWater 780e Water Cooler
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/588
Category: First Look

Summary:
We took a look on BigWater 780e, a water cooling solution that uses three 5 ¼” bays from your case, comes with a copper CPU block and is compatible with ESA technology.

Here is a snippet:
“BigWater 780e (CL-W0169) is a liquid cooling solution from Thermaltake that goes into three 5 ¼” bays from your case and is compatible with nVidia’s ESA technology, which allows you to monitor the system if you have an ESA-compatible PC. The main building block comes with the water tank, water pump, radiator and a 120-mm fan already assembled. All you need to do is to install the copper CPU block that comes with the product on top of your CPU, install (and cut) the hoses and pour the coolant liquid inside the water tank. Let’s take a look on this cooling solution from Thermaltake.”

Gadi Singer, Vice President of Intel’s Mobility Group, and Doug Davis, Vice President of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group, held a conference call today to discuss a brand new product line from Intel targeted at security, storage, communications, and industrial applications, the Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor family.  The Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor family, however, is more than just a new processor.  The products actually consist of new System on a Chip designs that integrate a Pentium M core, with a Memory Controller Hub (MCH), I/O hub (ICH), and in some cases specialized security, TDM, and data path acceleration engines, which have been dubbed Intel QuickAssist Technology.  We’ve got a preview of the technology posted right here…

URL: http://www.hothardware.com/News/Intel_Unveils_New_System_On_A_Chip_Designs/

Site: http://www.hothardware.com/

I4U NEWS published a review of the waterproof Mighty Mouse 5 from Man & Machine.

Quote from the review:
“Today we are going to look at the Mighty Mouse 5 from Man & Machine. The mouse is covered in silicon and is totally waterproof and can be disinfected.

Overall, the Mighty Mouse 5 is very good and the added ability to sterilize the mouse to prevent germs from causing illness and the waterproof design this may be the perfect general use mouse in a shared computer setting.”

Full Review:
http://www.i4u.com/full-review-454.html

Homepage Link:
http://www.i4u.com

here is our newest review

http://lanoc.org/reviews/?p=432

NEW CONTENT (Casing & Cooling) - Rosewill RX630-S-B Xtreme 630W PSU

QUOTE: “Rosewill has long had a reputation of providing a quality product for an affordable price. With that theme in mind, these guys have come up with a line of power supplies aimed at the enthusiast market. They still look at providing an affordable power solution, but this time around they have added features to keep those with extreme power needs happy.

The Xtreme series of power supplies weigh in at models from 630 watts to 850 watts. Today we will take a look at the little guy in the lineup, the 630 watt model to see what it can do with a reasonably intense system. Stability will be key so we will look not only the level of power but also at whether or not it can maintain this level with little to no fluctuations.”

For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1515/rosewill_rx630_s_b_xtreme_630w_psu/index.html

Best Regards,

The TweakTown Team
http://www.tweaktown.com

Quote: “High performance without the high price tag? We take a look at PowerColor’s HD4870 to see how it fairs against the green teams GTX260. ”

Link: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.php?/gpu_displays/powercolor_hd4870_512mb_pci-e/1

The Otterbox Defender Series case for the iPod nano offers some of the best protection out there. The Defender Series not only looks sleek, but keeps the grime and scratches of everyday wear and tear off of your iPod nano. There is the added bonus of protection during drops, saving you an embarrassing trip to the Apple store.
This special version, the Strength case, is pink in color and was exclusively designed for the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. Ten percent of the purchase price is donated to the crusade, with a focus on the helping the medically underserved.

Review URL ::
http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1285